This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1939
Page
2
Miss Christine Davis, bride elect, was honored at a shower hosted by Mesdames Von Hurst and Daisy Shepherd at Mrs. Hurst’s home on Fletcher Street. The rooms displayed summer flowers, Davis received a lamp and the bride’s book, guests wrote in the book, Evelyn Hurst and Frances Lewis served a salad course, and a large gift basket followed.
Nebraska City resident Henry Morgan narrowly escaped disaster when his tractor wheel jammed at a railroad crossing as a Missouri Pacific passenger train sped by. He reported the tractor shook and the crank and radiator were missing after the near collision.
The missives enumerate Sara Ruth Allmond Margaret Thomson Anne White Mary Harris Margaret Bracey Margaret McLendon Faye Sparks Edith Jean Dickey Emily Speight Beverly Craigmiles Frances Lewis Evelyn Hurst Josephine Craig and other ladies listed alongside Henry Russell Osgood Cook James Culpepper II E Q Stacey Herbie Carlton William Harris Jemmie Davis Paul Joyner Belle Dekle and Gordon Davis as attendees or honorees in a society notice.
The Georgia Employment Service reports 2,498 job placements for the week ending June 10. Private employers hired 1,241 and 1,257 were placed on public works projects. week placements more than doubled from 1,004 the prior week. The Thomasville office led in private placements with 162 workers on private payrolls.
Mrs P I Dixon will attend the annual American Legion Auxiliary convention in Raleigh from June 25 to 27. Attendees from Thomasville include Mrs R G Vinson and Mrs B W Stone among others. The column notes several visits and travels of local members to camps, fairs, and cities such as Hendersonville, Panacea Springs, New York, and Savannah.
Mr. William A. Dawes returned this week after a trip to San Francisco to visit relatives and attend the Fair. He toured various places of interest along the way.
Mr and Mrs H H Harris of Columbia South Carolina join Mr and Mrs F V Efidson as they travel to Valdosta for a wedding tonight.
Misses Jane Caldwill Barbara Holder Camille West and Frances Titus return from St Simons where they attended the Episcopal camp for girls for two weeks. A party of adults departs today to attend the adult camp for the next two weeks including Misses Julia Annie Wright Beatrix Hoyt Mrs L F Driver and Mrs EB M Smith. Mrs Joe M Beutell at the camp will also attend.
Augusta beats Macon 7 4 snapping two win streaks as Spartanburg tops Columbus 5 4 in eleven innings. Greenville defeats Jacksonville 6 2 while George Lee stars on the mound. In all games miscues were offset by stronger hitting.
A long term demographic shift shows the United States population center moving westward from Maryland to Indiana over 150 years. The change marks a historic pivot in settlement patterns and regional growth across the nation.
Funeral services set for Sunday at five o'clock from the residence of his daughter Mrs. William A Palin. Interment in Laurel Hill cemetery. Born October 9 1855 in Lincoln Alabama Acker lived in Iron City and Thomasville before settling in this area where he ran a lumber business. He is survived by his wife and daughter two brothers J E Acker of Ozark and D Acker of Lincoln. He was a devoted Methodist and known for open honest conduct and simple creed.
Minix Prescription Shop thanks the public for a strong turnout at its formal opening held yesterday. The store promises best in prescription and drug service with fixed savings year round and quick delivery. It promotes a cool retreat from summer heat and its joint service with distinctive drinks and sodas.
Scores from Southern Association, National League and American League show Knoxvilles 7 Little Rocks 8 in Knoxville Birmingham 3 Chattanooga 0 and Nashville 7 8 Memphis 5 8. New York 7 Cincinnati 0 Pittsburgh 2 Brooklyn 1 Chicago 4 Philadelphia 3 Cleveland 12 Philadelphia 6 Detroit 7 Washington 4 rain postponed games. South Atlantic Greenville 6 Jacksonville 2 Augusta 7 Macon 4 Columbus 4 11 in inning Columbia 6 Savannah 6.
Funeral services for Mrs Cora Foreman Adams were held at the Pavo Methodist church this afternoon. Rev John Swan officiated as pallbearers and relatives mourned her death after a two week illness at Daniel Hospital. Interment followed at Lebanon cemetery with survivors including a daughter Mrs C H Everett and several sons across Florida and Georgia.
The Associated Press lists games: New Orleans at Atlanta, New York at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at Chicago, and Boston at St Louis with Memphis at Nashville, Little Rock at Knoxville, and Atlanta at Chattanooga.
Mrs. Marcella Littleton of San Francisco visited a friend at the local sanitarium and remained a week. While entering her car to depart she tripped and broke her ankle, was carried back inside and placed in bed.
The Supreme Forest Woodman Circle No. 42 of Thomasville will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday night June 26 at 7 30 in the Woodman hall above the Gift Shop on Broad Street. All officers and members urged to attend. Lucile Singletary.
The Thomasville Municipal Band will give a concert tomorrow afternoon at 4 80 oclock at the courthouse. A good program has been arranged and a large crowd is expected.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.