Boy Scout Troop 701 Charters Seminole County District
Donalsonville residents gathered June 19 to charter Troop 701 and form Seminole County District under Suwanee River Council. Dr. H B Jenkins urged scouts toward a future with widened opportunities, as district officials named Parker chair, Sullivan commissioner, and committees formed for camping training advancement and health and safety. Local troops will pause for summer then split into two units in fall, with an explorer troop for older boys planned.
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Donalsonville
Boys Scouts
Seminole County
H. i. Jenkins
H. B. Jenkins
Boy Scouts of America
Seminole-Decatur
Suwanee River
R. A
B. E. Sullivan
Paul Shingler
Arthur Reynolds
Thomas Garwood
Watson Lee
Eugene Ragan
Whitt Aike
Dallas Wurst
Sid Shingler
H. B. Baxley
J. Don Skinner
Jenkins
Wurst
Quwanee River
Lindermuth Threatened as Leftridge Surges in Standings
Lindermuth leads with a .390 batting average as Albany outfielder Lee Leftridge climbs to .383, challenging the season’s top hitter. Moultrie’s Hal Ivy and Valdosta’s Joe Pignatano swap spots, Bremer holds fourth, and Tallahassee's Smith tops in runs with 69 while Albany pitcher Julian Joyer suffers a rare loss. Tim Talas remains the era’s top pitcher with a 10-3 mark. Grand Circuit list notes $2,000,000 in 1950 earnings through June 18.
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Lindermuth
Lee Leftridge
Albany
Ken Stanley
Thomasville
Hal Ivy
Paul Smith
Julian Joyer
Tallahassee
Tim Talas
Nelson
Mout
Ts Strickland
Val
Joyner
Tessin
McGrath
Tal
Moeller
Montgomery
Crale
Talaa
McCallum
Benish
Thom
Pounds
Alb
Benedict
Benedict Alb Trae Sees
del Fiano
Moulé
Hatcher
Moul
Hilliard
Way Bender
Moul Seste Toeseee
Smith
Costello
Tal Nedetemred Ce
Handel
Hushubeck Amer O
Zeski
Ag Stemple
Cor
Kossuth
Bledsoe
Valsroterreree
Wooldridge
Kimber
Tal Eerteree
A Waldrop
Thom Werd
Phillips Cor
Currie
Way
Allen
Way A
Piet
Amer
Brosnan
Vam
Shiavo
Or Et Vo
Michelson
Val A
Hightower
Golembiewski
Wallace
Cor Ay
Callaghan Way
Adams
Hom
Te Hoyle
Tran
Breschinl
Thom PH
Mills Cor
Trllahassee
Savage
Amer As
Aldosta
Arker
Nad
Thompson
Moultrie
Qa Collins Thomah
Farinhassee
Cordele
Waycross
Valdosta
Americus
RBI
Barker
Hamric Val
Kell Pignatano
Lagman
Smith Tal
Utley, Thom
Rose
Spruill Cor
Wasiak Val
Stanley Thom
Oat Benish Thom
R Smith
Austin
Murphy
Amerit
Eames
Lefevre
Wy Long
Seymour Alb
Moorehead Corino
Aes Coles Vai
O'Callahan Stephenson Val
Ong Ford
Bresohini
Matden
Satkowiak
Adelheim
Yan
Aarene
Jhg McNally
Fulton Thom
Saverine
Wret
Amer Pietits
Jakowzcyk
Martini
Courtney
Pict
Hoyle
Boy Scout National Council Meet Draws 1500 Leaders
More than 1,500 adult leaders attend the 40th annual National Council meeting of the Boy Scouts of America in Philadelphia on June 29 and 30. Delegates tour Valley Forge for the National Jamboree opening by President Truman, with 47,000 participants expected July 1–6, the largest such encampment in the Western Hemisphere. Thomasville and Suwannee River Council representatives, including George E. Lewis and J. H. Kansing, will participate with a 91-member Valley Forge contingent drawing from 15 Georgia and North Florida counties.
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National Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Philadelphia
Boy Scout
Valley Forge
Truman
Boy Scouts
George Washington
Hemisphere
Suwannee River Area
J. H. Kansinger
Perry
Suwannee
Rev Lovick Shippey to Lead Quitman Methodists
Quitman welcomes Rev Lovick Dewitt Shippey who arrives from Macon to serve as pastor of the Methodist Church here. He succeeds Rev H C Griffin who leaves for Lynmore in Macon after three years. Shippey, a native of Enigma, is a Young Harris and Emory graduate and has served multiple Georgia churches. His wife and two children accompany him with services beginning Sunday morning.
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Quitman
Lovick Dewitt Shippey
Macon
H. C. Griffin
Young Harris College
Emory University
South Georgia Conference
Chula
Americus Circuit
Lumber City
Unadilla
Lynmore Church
Quitman Methodists
Shippey
Erie
Beach man builds ship models in bottles for a lasting fleet
Gaits Loper of Beach California collects ship models in bottles. He has over a score of vessels including brigantines barques and schooners made from glass and cork. He plans to create a full fleet that could endure a thousand years.
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Long
Beach
Calif
Hareness
Longstanding Couples Mark 108 Years of Marriage in Dalton
In Dalton New York two couples mark milestone anniversaries with a combined 108 years of marriage. Ernest Bancroft celebrates his 58th wedding anniversary while George Russell and his wife observe their golden wedding anniversary.
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Dalton
N. Y
New York
Ernest Bancroft
George Russell
Chastain Lauds County Projects In Reelection Bid
Robert E. Chastain, a Thomas County legislative candidate, lists road contracts bridges and paving completed since 1949, including the Ochlocknee River bridge and County Line Road works. He cites health welfare and school funding gains, state hospital benefits, and driver license provisions for veterans as proof of his administration’s impact.
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Ochlocknee River
Watson Bridge
Georgia
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