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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1969
Page
5
Four British explorers, the first to cross the polar ice cap, returned to Portsmouth England aboard the Endurance. They said polar bears were the biggest danger, capable of biting rubber boots and sniffing high velocity bullets. The men appeared suntanned after sixteen months in the polar region.
The market opened lower as tight money concerns weighed on trading. The Dow stood at 867.96, down 8.20, with the Associated Press index down 2.5 and most active NYSE shares lower. Occidental Petroleum led the losses as many issues fell across exchanges.
Services for Edgar Tomlinson 59 were held in the Church of God with burial at Beulah Thomas Cemetery by Cox Funeral Home. A native of Jiles County Tennessee, he lived in Decatur County 33 years. A retired carpenter and Church of God member, survivors include wife Fannie Lee Kent Tomlinson, a daughter Mrs Richard Harman of Germany, a son Sgt Will Daniel Tomlinson US Army in Germany, three granddaughters, his mother Mrs Lillie Mae Tomlinson of Bradenton Florida, three sisters and a brother.
William Joseph Brady Sr. 83 of Bainbridge died after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Oak City Cemetery. He was a native of Bainbridge, a retired merchant, and a First Methodist Church member. Survived by son William J. Brady Jr. of Atlanta, sister Miss Fannie Brady, Bainbridge, and brothers Blackshear Brady, Cochran, and Roy Randell Brady, Dublin.
Lenton Lickey Washington of 403 McKinley Street died Saturday at home after a lengthy illness. He was a native of Thomas County and longtime member and teacher at St. James Primitive Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife Everlena Byrant Washington and two daughters, Rosa Ann and Peggy Washington, along with two brothers and several nieces and nephews. Services will be announced by Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home.
City police investigated three weekend accidents with no injuries. A 1966 sedan driven by David L. Stewart collided with a 1953 sedan driven by Oscar Spires, then hit Brenda Stewart's 1965 sedan. All three drivers were charged with involvement in an accident.
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Guyton Metcalf of Tampa Florida who died here on Sunday will be announced. She was the sister of Johnny Guyton of Metcalf.
The Thomasville State Farmers Market lists current prices on June 21 showing fresh produce, dairy, and baked goods. Buyers are advised to arrive early for best selection and note posted market hours and vendor contact information.
Georgia cattle auction receipts at three markets were steady from last Friday. Slaughter steers 31.50 to 33.00 per hundredweight. heifers 29.50 to 31.00. cows 15.00 to 23.50. bulls 22.25 to 26.50. Calves and feeders ranged widely with varying grades. Atlanta produce market saw slow watermelon movement. Florida oranges around 3.00. grapefruit 2.00 to 2.50. cantaloupes 1.75 to 2.25. peaches 2.00 to 3.00. tomatoes, okra, corn, peas, squash and other items quoted across several price bands.
Demand for live broilers and fryers remains high in Atlanta with farm prices around 16 cents. Trading is light though offerings are generally adequate for heavy hens and ample for light hens with farm prices about 13 cents for heavy types and 7 cents for light types.
Georgia Florida and Alabama packers receive 4 200 hogs with barrows and gilts steady to 25 cents higher. Plant delivered basis quotes include 1 3 weights 200 230 lbs at 24 60 25 00, 85 head high Fielding 200 lbs at 25 50, 2 3 190 240 lbs 34 60, 2 4 240 270 lbs 23 26 24 00.
Cuthbert Oliver 67 died Saturday at Arch bold Memorial Hospital. Services were Sunday at First Methodist Church with Revs. George L. Zorn and Marshall Woodson. burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Oliver, a wartime pharmacy official, served at Thomas Drug Store since 1946 and was secretary of the firm. He had five years on the State Board of Pharmacy and was Rotary Club member and church leader. He leaves a son Clance Sharpe Oliver and Eldon Cuthbert Oliver Jr both of Thomasville, daughter Mrs Reuben Finney of Birmingham, grandson Harold Oliver Finney of Birmingham, three brothers and two sisters.
Services for Mrs John M Harrison aged 8375 who died Thursday after a brief illness were held Saturday at Climax Methodist Church with burial at Cedar Grove Cemetery. She was born in Decatur County and lived here 47 years. She belonged to the Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons Chason L Harrison of Macon and M G Harrison of Tallahassee, plus three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Thomasville firefighters battled six calls over the weekend including repeated grass fires at Wildwood and Clay with flare ups after 7 p.m. Saturday. They also extinguished a housing project fire at 102 Lowery Ave and a car fire at the Sing Oil station on W Jackson involving a 1962 Ford owned by Andrew Hopkins caused by a dropped cigarette.
State patrol investigated four crashes over the weekend, two in Thomas County. A head on collision eight miles north of Cairo injures Alonzo Cooper of Pelham with forehead lacerations. William H. Ansley unharmed. A flat tire on U S 19 near Ochlochnee injures James Bush’s wife. Other crashes involve Ben Harrison Foy of Coolidge and Gussie Welton Barfield of Albany on US 319 and a Mitchell County bump north of Pelham with no injuries.
Local want ads mention Whiddon's Funeral Home in Thomasville with the phone number 226-5621 for arrangements and inquiries. The entry highlights funeral services and a key contact for readers seeking assistance.
Classified notice style ad copy describing want ads rates and contact numbers plus listings for careers in hair design, carpets, furniture, floor coverings, and lawn equipment services. Names include Frank Connell and Goodrum's Floor Coverings with phone numbers and addresses.
Bainbridge Police Chief Ennis Pittman announced Harold F. Turner Jr. as a new patrolman. The 22-year-old Bainbridge native is a Bainbridge High School and Albany Junior College graduate, formerly with Englehard Minerals & Chemicals in Attapulgus, and lives at 1113 Julia Circle with his wife Katherine Green.
Laurie Schimmoeller, 23, en route to a Frankfort hospital with her husband in morning rush hour traffic, gave birth to a baby girl in the car about a half mile from the hospital. Within two more blocks, a second daughter arrived before arrival. Both mother and girls were reported fine.
Brig. Gen. John G. Appel, longtime commanding general of the Deseret Test Center, is transferred to Washington to become director of plans in the office of the deputy Army chief of staff for logistics. Col. Robert Muldrow will lead until a successor is named.
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