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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1940
Page
7
Temperature highs yesterday and this month are noted with historical context. Low temperatures are unrecorded. Precipitation totals show a one hour and month to date figure, with year to date since January 1st. Normal values are referenced but unclear.
Evangelical Lutheran services are set for Tuesday evening June 25 at 8 30 p m in the YMCA auditorium Thomasville. Rev B H Albers will speak on How Am I Building For Eternity God has something to say that is worth hearing All are invited to attend.
Officer Sylvester Delaney attended a safety school in Atlanta with police representatives from several cities. The program covered reducing traffic accidents and promoting motorist and pedestrian safety, bicycle registration, and the Junior Police patrol. Speakers included FBI and New York and Atlanta police department representatives.
A passenger car and a Citizens Oil truck collided head on one mile north of the Florida line on the Thomasville Tallahassee highway. Drivers Andrew Reynolds and Howard Thrower escaped injury, as did Charles H. Martin of St Marks. The oil truck was northbound and the car southbound. A second weekend head-on crash occurred on the Meigs Cairo road involving Bubber Clark and Jasper Mitchell with no serious injuries.
Fire crews were summoned for a second time to tackle a sawdust pile blaze at the Bracey Lumber Company plant early Sunday. The fire was extinguished without damage.
The regular ladies group holds a golf lesson Tuesday morning at 11 at Glen Arven Country Club followed by lunch at 1. Reservations for luncheon and Thursday night buffet supper should be made at the club.
Thomas Earl Farmer, 15, son of Mr and Mrs J C Farmer of Sylvester Georgia, died today at Archbold Memorial Hospital after several days as a patient. He was brought to the hospital about six days ago.
Washington June 24 retiring Secretary of the Navy Edison announced the navy was ready to let contracts for 68 additional vessels totaling 750 million dollars once the president signs a bill authorizing negotiation without competitive bidding. The 68 will join 23 ships contracted earlier.
A labor battalion began moving the Compiegne Forest railway car that signed the 1918 armistice terms to Berlin. Ordered by Adolf Hitler as a war trophy, the car will be loaded onto a low wheeled trailer and towed to the nearest railway line by a tractor.
The Albany Tourists drew a good Saturday night crowd as two straight wins over the Trojans boosted morale. Abner Cathey delivered a standout pitching cameo, fanning two with bases loaded, while Dale Alexander faces a month out due to a thumb injury. The team weighs first base changes and a spotty hitting slate as a busy week begins with two night games at Albany park and matches against Americus and Okefenoks, amid war era political chatter and airport development chatter in the region.
The Woman's Missionary Union rally of the Thomas County Baptist Association will be hosted by New Shiloh Church near Thomasville on Wednesday June 26. Mrs. J. Gorham Garrison announces the event with a noon lunch and a full program themed A new song based on Psalm 96.
Rome June 24 foreign correspondent Fillmore Calhoun and Life magazine staff photographer Thomas D McAvoy were told to leave Italy at once by the minister of popular culture. The ministry called an Life article on Marshal Rodolfo Graziani unfavorable. Both men are on a three month special assignment and Calhoun is accompanied by his wife.
German tanks and armored cars entered the French lake resort of Aix les Bains near the Swiss frontier late this afternoon. Reports came from the Swiss frontier noting the advance toward the Alps and Jura region.
The Rose Theatre hosted a midnight benefit for the Red Cross raising about 275 dollars for the Thomas county quota. Paramount Pictures and Jose Theatre supplied the feature and staff, with Junior Club members promoting ticket sales. The Red Cross fund totals about 2,250 toward a 4,000 dollar goal, and local contributions from Ochlocknee and a workplace box add to the total.
Dr. Frank F. Jones of Macon Georgia told the American Osteopathic Association in St. Louis that Americans must consider the general welfare and that doctors are Americans first. He urged freedom of patient choice and warned against greed and regimentation. About 2,500 osteopathic physicians planned to attend a five day convention opening with his address.
Rev J C Saville pastor of the Metcalfe Methodist church died suddenly at his home this morning likely from heart failure. He was born January 20 1882 in Marion County Georgia and married to Lora Vey in Brookland on February 10 1907. He leaves a son and his wife. funeral arrangements by Whiddon's Funeral Home with services possibly in Richland Georgia.
The British admiralty announced an Italian submarine was destroyed east of Suez, likely in the Red Sea or the Indian Ocean. The communiqué said several Italian submarines have been disposed of. The admiralty also reported the loss of the British naval yacht Campeador with about 20 men believed lost.
The U S circuit court of appeals affirmed Earl Browder's conviction for wilfully using a passport obtained by false statements. Browder, general secretary of the Communist Party in the United States, was sentenced to four years in prison and a 2500 dollar fine after a federal jury verdict on January 22.
Atlinta June 24 affidavits required for about 37,000 WPA workers in Georgia to certify they are not members of the Communist party Nazi ring or any group seeking to overthrow the U S government. They must also certify citizenship and non affiliation by July 1 under penalties of up to 2000 dollars and two years in prison for falsification.
Brewton Supply Co advertises prompt plumbing service with Expert Plumbers ready to help in trouble. The ad lists a phone contact and emphasizes quick response for emergencies. It conveys a local hardware-store origin and service offering.
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