Local VFW Delegates Return From State Encampment
Allen-Cook Post VFW members and Thomasville delegates attended the Georgia State Encampment in Brunswick June 19 21 with sessions at City Auditorium and social events at King & Prince Hotel and Brunswick Airport. Delegates elected state officers and hosted a large parade led by Flannery Pope. the Auxiliary held its own convention and voted to hold next year’s encampment in Albany.
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Allen-Cook Post
V. FL W
Brunswick
Thomasville
King & Prince Hotel
St. Simons Island
Henry Russell, Jr
Claude Morris, Jr
Fred Clements
Bill Terry
Sol Altman
Neil Everitt
V. F. W. Post
Myrtice Russell
Second District Auxiliary
Dorothy Morris
Mary Ellen Johnson
City Auditorium
Colcix
Shore
James. L. Carmichael
Swainsboro
Dave Price
Jessup
Jimmy Floyd
Summerville
Kelzo Hearn
Monroe
Grady Pittard
Athens
V.flw
Flannery Pope
Dublin
Henry Russell
Allen-Cook
Albany
Rev Jimmy Callahan Appointed Assistant Pastor in Boston
Reverend Jimmy Callahan of Thom asville is named assistant pastor for the Boston Charge this summer per District Superintendent Rev William E McTier The regular pastor Rev John G Ivey has been ill for weeks and is hoped to recover Callahan will preach at both Boston services this Sunday.
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Jimmy Callahan
Thomasville
Boston
William E. McTier
John G. Ivey
Callahan
Health services and safety gains in Thomas County noted
A long view on county health programs traces decades of Red Cross driven vaccination, malaria control, and disease reduction improving public health and safety. Local figures recall fire safety concerns in Thomasville and a Greenwich visit highlighting civic priorities and beautification efforts.
Ministerial Student Jimmy Preaches in Boston Charge
Emory University student licensed to preach for three years is praised as an excellent preacher. He will handle all active work in the Boston Charge during the summer, making a strong impression on local congregations.
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Emory University
Personal notes and travels flow through Meigs county society
In Meigs Ga a string of social items lists Mr O H Lewis a Bank of Meigs cashier hospitalized at Arendold hospital. Frances Frivette Jett flies to Detroit to visit relatives. The Steyerman family returns from Carrabelle Beach Fla. Alice Joseph recuperates at home after Archbold hospital operation. Mrs Ferguson and Miss Ferguson visit kin in Halcyondale and Savannah Beach. Dr D Griffith and family plan visits to Carolinas. Miss June Pittman arrives for cousin Bill Cox and Miss Maxine Payne wedding at First Methodist. The social set includes many trips to Atlanta Hendersonville Nashville and Atlantic City with church and Red Cross events.
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June Pittman
Savannah
J. H. O’quinn
Bill Cox
Maxine Payne
First Methodist Church
Miss Ann Gainey to Present Piano Recital Sunday
Miss Ann Gainey will give a piano recital Sunday afternoon at 4 o clock in the Study Classroom of the municipal building. The program features works by Mozart Chopin Brahms Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich. She holds a B M from the Baldwin Conservatory and studied with Louise N Wright Guy Maier and Mary Esther Winslow. She has taught piano in Thomasville Reinhardt College and will teach in Bainbridge this fall.
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Rachmaninoff
Shostakovich
Miss Gainey
B8winney Conservatory
Manist
Louise N. Wright
Guy Maier
Mary Esther Winslow
Florida State University
Tallahassee
Fla
Gainey
Thomasville
Reinhardt College
Bainbridge
Willie Pollard Dies After Illness in Milledgeville Tailor
Willie Pollard, 39, a well known local colored tailor with a shop on West Jackson Street, died Thursday morning at 8 o clock in Milledgeville after weeks of illness. The body will lie at Jadley Funeral Home pending services at St Thomas church, expected Sunday afternoon. Pollard, who came from Quitman about fifteen years ago, was known for courteous service and had many white patrons. He is survived by his wife Willie Mae Pollard and several siblings.
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West Jackson Street
Milledgeville
Halth
Jadley Funeral Home
St. Thomas v. M
Pollard
Thomasvill
Quitman
Willie Mae Pollard
Severisters
Owners Celebrate U P Tire Co Second Anniversary in Thomasville
Clyde H Ulmer and T A Pilkinton, owners and operators of the U P Tire Co, celebrate their second anniversary in business in Thomasville. The shop, now at 101 Smith Ave, has added service station work and carries a complete line of Gates Tires and Batteries and Gulf products. A special anniversary feature is advertised in today's Times-Enterprise.
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U. P. Tire Company
Clyde EH. Ulmer
T. A. Pilkinton
U. P. Tire Co
Thomasville
Smith Ave
Gates
Gulf of Products
The
Times- Interprise
Carrin Couple Celebrate 30th Wedding Anniversary
The Dawson Street Baptist church community surprised Rev. and Mrs. R. D. Carrin with an easy chair at the close of Wednesday night prayer service to mark their thirtieth anniversary. The couple, who moved to Thomasville last December, now reside on East Walcott Street and are warmly wished many more years together.
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Dawson Street Baptist Church
R. D. Carrin
Carrin
Florence Wimberly Wins Mary Baldwin Scholarship
Florence Wimberly of Jacksonville, a Mary Baldwin College freshman in the class of 1952, tops the entire freshman class in scholastic achievement to win one of three annual scholarships. Daughter of Mrs. Robert Wimberly and granddaughter of Mrs. Eunice Wimberly of Thomasville, she earned honor ratings for both semesters and was active in college groups.
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Mary Baldwin College
Florence Wimberly
Jacksonville
Wimberly
Robert Wimberly
Eunice Wimberly
Thomasville
Gwen Park Named President of MBC International Relations Club
Miss Gwen Park of Thomasville is elected president of the International Relations Club at Mary Baldwin College. A junior history major with activity in Music and Glee Clubs, she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs T M Park and a Thomasville High School graduate.
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Gwen Park
Thomasville
Mary Baldwin
Stanton_Va
Mary Baldwin College
Miss Park
T. M. Park
Thomasville High School
Colored Youths Urged to Register for Summer Jobs
William J. Warner of the Clay Street branch YMCA announces that colored high school and college students may register for summer and vacation jobs. The program mirrors a white youth placement run by Secretary Norwood for the Chamber of Commerce. Employers may call Secretary Varner to hire participants.
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William J. Warner
Clay Street
Y.M.C.A
College Ee
Chamber of Commerce
Norwood
Varner
Georgia's pre-marital exam act to take effect Aug 25
Atlanta June 24 AP Attorney General J Eugene Cook announced Georgia's new pre marital examination act will become operative on August 25. The statement confirms the planned start date and signals readiness to enforce the new health and eligibility checks for marriage applicants.
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Cook
Georgia
Atlanta
J. Eugene Cook
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