Once A Month Pill Used in Chile and Mexico
Atlanta AP reports a Georgia doctor developed a monthly oral contraceptive taken when the moon is full. Dr. Robert B. Greenblatt of Augusta says the pill is 90 to 95 percent effective, aids illiterate populations, and could take a decade to gain FDA approval in the United States.
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Atlanta, Ga
Mexico
Chile
Georgia
Robert B. Greenblatt
Augusta
Greenblatt
Medical College of Georgia
Food and Drug Administration
Thailand
Taiwan
Birth control pills progress and a new monthly option
The article notes Greenblatt’s work with estradiol implants and a progesterone supplement to prevent ovulation, leading to a search for a longer range method and the concept of a monthly contraceptive pill. It mentions the lack of an ideal pill in the United States and the ongoing global experimentation. It also lists newborn announcements for Sandra Gail born June 12 to Mr. and Mrs. John May and Shelba Jean to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Leslie McGarrah Jr.
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United States
John May
Myrtice Wanda Wells
Pelham
Sandra Gail
Albert Leslie McGarrah Jr
Shelba Jean
Teens Hurt When Jeep Overturns
Three local teenagers were injured when a jeep failed to negotiate a left turn off Belmont Drive onto Cottage Lane. Driver Renny Rudolph Davis and passenger Samuel Chastain Davis were treated and released from Archbold Memorial Hospital, while Travis Willis McKenzie was admitted in good condition. Police blamed steering wheel shake in the turn for the loss of control.
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Belmont Drive
Cottage Lane
Thomasville
Renny Rudolph Davis
Longleaf Dr
Samuel Chastain Davis
Gordon Ave
Travis Willis McKenzie
Pinetree Blvd
Renny
Samual Davis
Archbold Memorial Hospital
McKenzie
Grant Awarded to Action Council for Worker Training
An Office of Economic Opportunity grant of 300000 was announced by Senators Talmadge and Gambrell to the Southwest Georgia Community Action Council. Funds will support basic education vocational training and job placement and day care services for migrant and seasonal farm workers in Baker Colquitt Grady Lee Miller Mitchell Terrell Thomas and Worth counties.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Southwest Georgia Community Action Council
Herman Talmadge
David Gambrell
Baker
Colquitt
Grady
Lee
Miller
Mitchell
Terrell
Thomas
Worth
Meigs To Make Water Repairs On Sunday Afternoon
Water service in Meigs will be off Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. to allow repairs on a water line, announced city clerk Mrs. Pearl James. The outage affects all services during the four hour window.
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Meigs
Pearl James
Cairo Pine Forest Church Gospel Sing Saturday Night
Cairo Pine Forest Baptist Church will host an 8 p.m. gospel sing on Saturday featuring the Revelaires. The public is invited to attend.
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Cairo
Pine Forest Baptist Church
Two Injured In Mishap Near Whigham Georgia
Two passengers Leonard Rowland and Katie Boutwell were injured when their car veered to avoid two colliding trucks on U. S. 84, 1.8 miles east of Whigham. Rowland and Boutwell were admitted to Grady General Memorial Hospital in Cairo. The trucks were driven by Archie Turner of Ozark and James Myers of Thomasville.
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Whigham
U.S
Georgia Highway Patrol
Grady General Memorial Hospital
Cairo
Leonard Rowland
Katie Boutwell
Rt. 1
Climax
Eugene Curtis Rowland
Highway Patrol
Archie Wayne Turner
Ozark
Ala
James Randall Myers
Thomasville
Rowland
Turner
Scout Sunday Observed at Second Presbyterian Church
Scout Sunday was observed at Second Presbyterian Church on Fletcher Street by Dens 1 2 3 and 4 of Pack 3h. Ronald A. Bailey of Corpus Cove Texas spoke as a Life Scout and Able Sea Explorer SHP 257 guest speaker, introduced by Earl Williams Jr. of Troop 320. Bailey is the son of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Jimmy F. Bailey and grandson of Mable J. Bailey. He explained Cub Scouting and the role of parents, stressing Scouting as a family and community affair.
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Second Presbyterian Church
Fletcher Street
Ronald A. Bailey
Corpus Cove
Texas
Bailey
Earl Williams Jr
Jimmy F. Bailey
Mable J. Bailey
Thomasville
Applications Open for Rural Mail Carrier in Thomasville
Thomasville Postmaster Clyde E Norwood announced that applications are being accepted for a substitute rural mail carrier examination. Written tests cover vocabulary and reading comprehension with veteran preference. applicants must meet physical standards, hold a Georgia driver license, and be at least 18 with no maximum age. Submit Form PS-2A79AB to the post office before July 11.
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Thomasville
Clyde E. Norwood
Norwood
Georgia
U.S
Classified Ad Rates and Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
The notice lists box numbers and mail reply charges for ads, with 50 cent payment for replies and advance payment needed for certain ad types. It also promotes a beginners AA class at 8 PM Mondays, inviting those with a drinking problem to contact Alcoholics Anonymous at 226 1064 with no dues or pledges.
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Alcholics Anonymous
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Siv
Johnny Lee Favors
Mary. Lee Hicks
Pear St
Chrisander Denise
Thomas Melvin Peterman
Alice Gail Benton
Clair Dr
Thomas Chadwick
Clarendon Haddon Spell Jr
Betty Lugenia Hurst
Dorina Gail
Gerald Allen Broadway
Grant
Action Council
Jackson ST
Ingrady County
Broad ST
Peoples Funeral Home
Kirkland-Cray-Hughes Home
Whiddon‘s Funeral Home
Bob Bibb
Post Office
Fire Dept
State Patrol
Times-Enterprise
Knapp Shoes
Moultrie
Main
State of
Ga. Public Service Commission
Feinberg
Lee's
Burlington House
S. Georgia
Frank Connell
Frank’s
Hair Design
Summer
Goodrum
S. Crawford
Paramount Cleaners
Forrest Hill Day Care Center
N. Pinetree Blvd
W.W. Heaton
W. Jackson St
Call Neel Floor Sanding Co
Call
Horne Howe. CO
General Howe
W. Jackson
Oglesby-Nunnally Monument CO
Abbott - Johnson Masonry
Tallahassee
Murphy
Tasty World Cafeteria
Darrell Coley
Wickes Homes
Thomasville, Ga
Avon
Carol Combs
P.O. Box
Fuller
Waverly Mineral Products
Mergs, Georgia
Albany
Kentucky Fried Chicken
W. Oglethorpe St
Albany, Ga
Baddock Furniture CO
S. Madison St
Cassidy Road
Ed White
Alligood Tile CO
V.W. Heaton
MR. Tweedy
Seafood Market
West Coast
Thomasville Seafood
L.C. Hatcher
Spinet Piano
P.O
Shelbyville
Indiana
By Ned Riddle
Medripole
King Record Shop
W. Jackson Street
Cocroft Music CO
Kelbro Printing Co
Madison St
Mobile Home Chest Freezers
Household Appliance Co
E. Jackson St
Ponder’s Inc
Jefferson St
Cali
Quality Furniture
E.C. Jordan Furniture
Monroe St
Alday & CO
Fletcher
People's Furniture Co
Garrard
Olympia
Electrolux
N. Monroe St
Secrest Allied Service
Singer Singer
W.B. Dunn Co
Singer Sewing Machine
Whitfield
N. Broad Street
Marine Hardware Bellamy Boat Shop
Moultrie Road
Bob Owens
Pete DeSantis, Jr
S. Broad St
Pavo
Tates. Allan N. Crawford Insurance Agency
N. Broad
Tom Rehberg
Georgian Woods
East
Pine Tree Boulevard
Patsy Calhoun
Homne Hardware Company
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