Navy appoints Rear Admiral Goble chief of ordnance
Washington June 4 AP President Truman nominates Rear Admiral Albert Goble as chief of the Navy's Bureau of Ordnance for four years. The appointment requires Senate confirmation. He succeeds Vice Admiral George F Hussey Jr of Brookline Massachusetts who retires this fall. The piece notes that in 1909 US life expectancy at birth was 47 years.
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Washington
Truman
Albert Goble
Navy
Noble
Senate
George F. Hussey, Jr
Brookline
Mass
United States
State Farm Market Bustling with Record Cantaloupes
Thomasville unit of State Farm Market reports the cantaloupe crop at its peak with 99 196 sold across weekend. Traffic lines, nine lanes, and police aid show high volume as corn peas butter beans okra and squash move in. Watermelons draw buyers and shipments extend to marketing centers, aiding areas lacking melons.
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Thomasville
State Farm Market
Singletary
Georgia
Girl Scout Camp Staff Named for Thomasville Unit
The Thomasville Local Girl Scout Council announces the camp staff with Director Mrs. Harry Owens and Nurses and counselors including Miss Anna Mitchell Mrs. Donny Walker Miss Laura Harper and Mrs. H V Yeargen. The camp will feature boats on the pond and new gypsy camps offering fishing and exploring. registration is urged as spaces are limited and scholarships are available through Mrs. W D Hasty at the Youth Center.
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Thomasville
Girl Scout Council
Harry Owens
Donny Walker
Anna Mitchell
Laura Harper
Red Cross
Marshall Lanter
H. V. Yeargen
W. D. Hasty
Betty Terry
Joyce Hart
Honey Sykes
Harriet Yeargen
National Campers Association
Teen Canteen Prom Postponed By Rain
Activities at the Y M C A and Teen Canteen include swimming classes start tonight at 7 30 and a semaphore class for boys interested in signaling. Youth Camp dates August 10 to 16 and camp preparations begin with 4 H and Girl Scouts involvement. American Legion Post 31 junior baseball beat Post 222 14 to 4.
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Teen Canteen
Pidgeon House
Red Milton
Louie Porter
American Legion Post
Post
First Baptist Deacons Meet Tonight
The Board of Deacons of the First Baptist Church will hold its regular monthly meeting at 8 o clock tonight. The note mentions camp experience and adjusting to being away, reflecting an aside about the second week of camp.
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First Baptist
Board of Deacons of the
First Baptist Church
Wasteful removal of Finney Hospital equipment sparks criticism
Observers report big trucks carting valuables from Finney Hospital for days. They question the disposal amid hospital closures and vet waiting lists, warning this waste risks national needs and war readiness while red tape hampers salvage.
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Finney Hospital
Kiwanis Luncheon Speaker Stresses Civic Leadership
At the Pavo Kiwanis Club meeting Joe E. Kelly of the Thomasville Times-Enterprise urged members to act for community progress and cautioned against minority driven propaganda. He linked local actions to global effects, urged club leaders to guide public affairs, and noted committees for future programs. Attendees included D. Clark, T. L. McConnell, and K. V. Adams, with plans made for interclub activity in Sylvester.
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Pavo
Pavo Kiwanis Club
Joe £. Kelly
Thomasville Times-Enterprise
P. W. Reddick
Kelly
Thomas County
Mrade
Sylvester
D. ©. Clark
T. L. McConnell
K. V. Adams
Planters Buyers Join Warehousemen to Set Tobacco Dates
A 15 member committee of planters buyers and warehousemen met in Raleigh to set opening dates for five flue cured belts from Florida to Virginia. They will appoint a chairman decide opening dates and outline market regulations including daily selling hours piles per hour and enforcement methods.
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Raleigh
N. C
Tobacco Association of the
United States
Florida
Virginia
Club Attendance Efforts Highlighted After Meeting
Work to improve weekly attendance was noted at a post program board of directors meeting. Visitors to the club included Kiwanians Fred M. Blackwell H L Key and Neil Boland of Thomasville indicating local involvement.
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Fred M. Blackwell
H. L. Key
Neil Boland
Thomasville
Scion of prominent Ky held in death of parents
Robert Bates a 25 year old scion of a prominent Kentucky family is jailed in Tomkinsville charged with murdering his parents Dr J C Bates and Mrs Bates chiropractors in Madison County. Monroe County Attorney A P Carter said Bates claimed amnesia after arrest. Bodies found Sunday night by Sheriff Felin Ford at Nashvill e Tennessee where Bates had been arrested for drunkenness.
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Tomkinsville,'Ky
Janet
Kentucky
Monroe ‘County
A. P. Carter
Robert Bates
Bates
J. C.bates
Felin Ford
Nashvillé
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Thomasville Tire and Distributors, Inc
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Russia
Everett S. Hughes
Ordnance
United States Army
Atlanta
Hughes
America
Europe
Kiwanis
Inman Drug Store
A&p
A&p Food
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