Salvation Army Set to Commission Thomasville Post Sunday
The Salvation Army post in Thomasville will be commissioned at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Salvation Army Church on West Jackson Street. Brig. George Marshall of Atlanta will lead the ceremonies with Brig. Verna Davis and other officers from Atlanta, Valdosta, Tallahassee, and Albany attending. Lt. Falin will present the outpost to Maj. Marshall, resuming to state headquarters in Atlanta. The Thomasville outpost, created in February 1952, will oversee the Bainbridge Salvation Army Service Unit.
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Salvation Army
Thomasville
W. Jackson St
Brig
George Marshall
Atlanta
Salvation Era
State of Georgia
Marshall
Verna Davis
O. Davis
Valdosta
Richard Clark
Tallahassee
John White
Albany
Falin
Marshal Sunday
Galvation Army
Swrounding Corps
Balvation Army
Valdosta Corps
Thomasville Corps
Bainbridge Salvation Army Service
Burglaries Probed Here In Smith Avenue Area
Police investigate a spree of break ins at Golden Oil Co. 33 Smith Ave Standesd Oil Co. 500 Metcalf Ave and Angrow Seed Co. 539 Seith Ave after a Thursday Cooper Transfer Co. 312 Bennett Br. burglary where $10 vanished. Burglars broke glass to enter each site in a similar method.
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Smith Ave
Golden Oil Co
Standesd Oil Co
Metcalf
Newport Jazz Festival license approved by council
The Newport City Council unanimously approved a license for the Newport Jazz Festival this year for the first time. The approval marks a new level of local support and allows the festival to proceed with the planned events in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Newport, R.I
Weekend Weather Outlook for Thom asville Area
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts hot humid conditions with scattered thundershowers this weekend in the Thom asville area. Rain chances are 70 percent today 30 percent tonight and 40 percent Sunday with highs near 94 today and 96 tomorrow. Winds will be variable to southwest around 15 mph. Monday should see showers decrease but little change otherwise.
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U. S
Tallahassee
Thomasville
Weather outlook with showers and heat in St. Marks Florida
Partly cloudy warm and humid today through Sunday with widely scattered showers and thundershowers mainly in the afternoon. High Sunday 95, low tonight 74. Temperatures include a predicted low of 74 and high of 95. rainfall noted as 118. Tides listed for St. Marks with specific high and low times.
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ST. Marks
Fla
Gulf Life Promotes Harry Taylor To Agency Assistant
Harry P. Taylor, longtime Gulf Life Insurance executive in Thomasville, promoted from head of a five member sales staff to agency assistant in the home office. O C Kirkland, Thom asville district manager, announced the move after Taylor’s 27 years with Gulf Life and 12 years as a top sales producer.
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Hary P. Taylor
Gulf Life Insurance Co
O. C. Kirkland
Thomasville
Taylor
Gulf Life
Lbany
Jgod Jeter
Thompson Named New Sales Manager
Liberty Homes of Georgia Inc announces Whitey Thompson as sales manager based in Thomasville. Thompson will head the Southern division covering North Carolina to Louisiana, bringing over nine years in the mobile home field. He and his wife Theresa have two children and will relocate to the area.
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Whitey Thompson
Liberty Homes of Georgia, Inc
Thomasville
Robert J. Serschen
Liberty
Syracuse
Ind
Thompson
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Wee Crmane
Lila
Readiness Examinations Scheduled for Young Children
Charles P. McDaniel of Thomasville City Schools announced readiness examinations for children who will be six between November 15 and January 1. Six-year-olds admitted to first grade if they meet tests. applications due by July 6, tests July 8, with a $3 fee. Parents urged to delay entry if unsure of readiness. Contact the superintendent at 226-1601 for applications.
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Charles P. McDaniel
Thomasville
McDaniel
Board of Education
Deaths in Bainbridge Lillian C Hodges 73
Last rites held for Mrs Lillian C Hodges 73 at First Methodist Church Chapel in Bainbridge burial in Oak City Cemetery Cox Funeral Home in charge She died in Atlanta Tuesday widow of William L Hodges born in Atlanta lived in Tampa Florida 20 years returned to Bainbridge last March Survived by daughter Betty Hodges Atlanta two sons C B Gibson Atlanta R S Bubba Gibson Bainbridge a sister A P Hammett Tampa four grandchildren two great grandchildren
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Bainbridge
Lillian C. Hodges
First Methodist Church
Joe H. Bridges
R. M. Stephenson
Oak City Cemetery
Cox Funeral Home
Hodges
Atlanta
William L. Hodges
Tampa
Fla
Methodist Church
Betty Hodges
C. B. Gibson
R. S. [Bubba] Gibson
A. P. Hammett
Clayton and Andrews Rites Set in Florida and Miccosukee
Services for Mrs. Onie Bell Clayton, 64, will be held at 4 pm Sunday at Cairo Church of God with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Surviving are husband R L Clayton three daughters and two sons. Also service for Herndon Andrews, 29, of 1101 Wright St will be at 12:30 pm Sunday at St Paul Primitive Baptist Church Miccosukee with burial in Union Cemetery. Surviving are wife Louise and daughter Ruby Jean Andrews and mother Minnie Andrews.
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Cairo
Onie Bell Clayton
Cairo Church of God
D. T. Toler
W. E. Pledger
Miller Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
R. L. Clayton
C. M. Miller
Crestview
Fla
Russell L. Miller
Baton Rouge
J. D. Pell
Crawfordville
Charles Bell
Tallahassee
Joseph Bell
Miami, Fla
Herndon Andrews
Wright St
St. Paul Primitive Baptist Church
Miccosukee
G. H. Wilson
People’s Funeral Home
Union Cemetery
Louise Andrews
Ruby Jean Andrews
Thomasville
Minnie Andrews
Mrs. R. R. Shaffer Dies at 84 in Quitman
Funeral services held at Maxwell Funeral Home chapel for Mrs. R. R. Shaffer 84 with Rev. Ernest T. Vines officiating. Burial followed in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by daughters Miss Marie Shaffer and Mrs. K. N. Kennedy both of Quitman. sons Robert D. Shaffer Moultrie Douglas E. Shaffer Miami and H. Shaffer Quitman.
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Quitman
R. R. Shaffer
Maxwell Funeral Home Chapel
Ernest T. Vines
Oak Hill Cemetery
Marie Shaffer
K. N. Kennedy
Robert D. Shaffer
Moultrie
Douglas E. Shaffer
Miami
Fla
H. &. Shaffer
Services for John Marvin Baggett Held at Providence Baptist
John Marvin Baggett died Friday. Services conducted at 4 pm Sunday at Providence Baptist Church by Revs. Eugene Miller and O. B. Hughes. Burial at Clark Funeral Home in the church grounds.
Keeping Up (Continued From Page 1) the largest Georgia grown pro
The article notes the largest Georgia grown products market in the state continuing on page 1, highlighting regional agricultural trade and local product promotion. It mentions Georgia producers expanding market reach and consumer interest in state grown goods.
Thom asville merchants set July 4 holiday hours
Al Dixon, chairman of the Retail Merchants Assn., says stores will keep normal hours on Monday July 3 and Wednesday July 5 while July 4 is observed as a holiday. The association notes five annual holidays: Christmas New Year’s Day July 4 Labor Day and Thanksgiving.
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Thomasville
al Dixon
The
Retail Merchants Assn
Lottery Charges Jail Brothers
Two Pavo brothers Herbert McKnight and William L. McKnight were charged with operating a lottery. Deputies arrested them at their home northwest of Pavo around 11 a.m. Both are jailed in lieu of \$2,500 bond each, with Superior Court next month.
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C. A. Rehberg
Rehberg
Herbert McKnight
William L. McKnight
Pavo
Superior Court
Ladies Night Set By Pelham Lodge
Pelham Masonic Lodge will hold Ladies Night at 7 30 p m tomorrow in the Masonic Hall. Guest speaker will be Clint Kimbrough minister of music and youth at First Baptist Church of Pelham who will leave about August 1 to prepare for his appointment as a foreign missionary to Brazil.
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Pelham
Masonic Lodge
Masonic Hall
Clint Kimbrough
First Baptist Church of
Brazil
State-Supported Junior College Visioned Here In Next Three Years
Thomasville may host an accredited state-supported junior college within three years if growth at the University of Georgia center continues. Center Director H D Meyers cites rising enrollment from 51 to 181 students this quarter and urges a 500 student target to satisfy the Georgia Board of Regents. He notes regional population growth supports recruiting 400 to 500 students from Thomas, Grady, Colquitt, Brooks, Mitchell, and Seminole counties, and asserts no Georgia state-supported junior college exists without a preceding university center.
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Thomasville
University of Georgia Center
H. D. Meyers
Meyers
Georgia Board of Regents
Board of Regents
Georgia
Thomas County
Thomas
Grady
Colquitt
Brooks
Mitchell
Seminole
United States
Sabotage Hinted In Air Crash
FBI investigators examined sabotage possibilities after a deadly air crash near Blossburg New Jersey. The NTSB sent in forensics and recovery of a flight recorder was completed while witnesses described engine trouble and a wing on fire before the plane vanished on a mountain top.
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National Transportation Safety Board
Department of Transportation
Maine
John H. Reed
Washington
S Blossburg
Corning
N. J
Blossburg
Louis Schultz
Schultz
Glassboro summit renews hope amid cautious optimism
Johnson and Kosygin met in Glassboro New Jersey and spoke of a world of peace for future generations. They warned that one meeting does not create a treaty while Moscow and Peking offered mixed reactions and United Nations diplomacy continues toward a nuclear disarmament pact. The town braces for a second influx of visitors as talks drift toward potential agreement at Geneva.
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Glassboro
N.J
New York
Johnson
Philadelphia
Washington
Kosygin
Christian
Radio Peking
United States
U.N
Red China
Vietnam
U.S
Saudi Arabia
United Nations
Jamil M. Baroody
Rusk
Gromyko
Public Hearing Planned on Zoning Change in Thomasville Georgia
The Thomasville Thomas County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing July 18 1967 at 2 30 PM in the Municipal Building to consider rezoning land from RIA to R-2 within Thomasville and Thomas County. Citizens may review the map at the City Engineer office and comment in person or in writing.
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Thomasville-Thomas County
Thomasville
Thomas County
Georgia
Parkway
Tuxedo Drive
Oeginning
Malone
Pelham Civilians Install Allen Pelham Civitan Club President
Allen Pelham Elmer Allen is installed as president of the Pelham Civitan Club by John William Glenn, the South Georgia Civitan lieutenant governor. He succeeds Dr. C. Ray Snellgrove and is a Pelham native active in church and civic work. His wife is Shirley Jones. they have one son, Gregg.
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Pelham
Elmer Allen
Richard Reis
Jimmy Thomas
C. Ray Snellgrove
David Mobley
Lester Piland
Lester Darby
John Butler
Crawford Darley
Dodd bids farewell after censure vote in Senate
Sen. Dodd thanks colleagues and his wife as he leaves the Senate chamber saying a grave mistake has been made and he bears the scar of it. Ethics chair Stennis calls adoption of the censure a new start for the Senate and for Dodd.
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Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Chamber
John Stennis
Senate
Pavo Chooses Savannah Firm for Sewer Project
Mayor P W Reddick announced Bahr Wileson and Associates Inc of Savannah will provide engineering for a proposed Pavo sewer system. The project, funded under the Farmers Home Administration program offering up to 50 percent grant and low interest loan, will begin with a preliminary feasibility report followed by final plans and a construction bid.
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PAVO
P. W. Reddick
Savannah
Bahr, Wileson and Assoc, Inc
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Local Man Funeral Services Set at West Side Baptist Church
Funeral services for a local man will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at West Side Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack T. Aldernf and Dr. Louis F. Kennedy officiating. Burial will follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery by Kirkland Cray Hughes Home for Funerals. He is survived by his wife Elsie Lancaster Young, mother Ola Young of Thomasville, brothers Earl and Ernest Young of Thomasville and Homer Young of Augusta, a sister Mary Helen Williams of Hinesville, and three step-daughters Sandra, Diane and Yvonne Roberson of Thomasville.
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West Side
Mary Helen Williams
Hinesville
Sandra
Diane
Yvonne Roberson
Thomasvillgy
Kiwanians Hear Tale Of Underground Iranian City
Thomasville Kiwanis heard speaker M. W. Maxwell describe Dezful in western Iran where residents live underground to escape desert heat. Maxwell, a former U S Army sergeant major, says the 1960 census lists 62 000 people with 80 percent blind and life spent in cellars now packed with silverware copperware and Persian rugs as chief crafts. He laments lack of government aid and urges prayers.
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Thomasville Kiwanis Club
Iran
M. W. Maxwell
Quitman
Dezful
Persia
Dez River
Maxwell
U. S. Army
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