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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1957
Page
7
Miss Thelma Harley educational director at First Baptist Church Mrs C C Watts and Miss Truth Burch attend the Baptist Sunday school workshop at Tift College Forsyth this week.
Personal mentions include Mrs R E Panek and her sons from Cleveland visiting Mrs E B Caldwell in Thom asville for weeks. Mr and Mrs W A Watt tour the West Coast and plan time near Spokane with their son Capt Donald Watt who will soon be sent to Germany by the Air Force. Ray Carow leaves July 1 for Albany to become sales manager for WALB TV with Mrs Carow and children staying in Thom asville. Mrs Kenneth Woodward and daughter Janie of Los Angeles visit. Mrs Mabel G Mitchell and granddaughters Noreen and Mary Ellen Morrissey return to Bridgeport after a three week visit with Bil and Mrs Puffer. John B Guy leaves for Augusta for CPA convention. George Stone and family depart for a Maine vacation.
Airtemp News features a brief on the Thomasville Rose Festival and shows this year’s Rose Queen Miss Nancy McLean who also competed in Miss Georgia. Betty Jon Eldridge is noted as runner up for Rose Queen and Miss Georgia Chick and both plan to perform at the Dixie Frolics in Daytona Beach June 30 to July 7.
Mr and Mrs Edgar A Jones of Decatur announce the engagement of their daughter Julianne to J Ansel Dekle son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Young Dekle of Boston Miss Jones graduated from Henry Grady High School and attends the University of Georgia where she is in Alpha Chi Omega and will graduate in August Dekle attended the University of Georgia and Southern Tech and works in Thomasville The wedding and reception will be at Clairmont Presbyterian Church Decatur on September 7.
Staff members for Girl Scout Camp Piney Woods spend this week in training at the camp set to open Sunday. Mrs Ronald Ellison of Thomasville directs the camp with a master’s degree from Alabama Polytechnic Institute and a teaching post. Her team includes Mrs Frank Branda as dietitian and manager, four unit leaders, and assistants Beatrice West and June Reynolds. Assistant waterfront director is Diane Waller. waterfront director and camp nurse will be announced later. Three camp periods are planned with the last two weeks from July 28 to Aug 9 still open. Fee is 30 dollars for two weeks. Girls will live in units of about 16 arranged by age and interest.
Miss Marie Conner, five years in Formosa, will attend Camp Pinehaven during the July 8 12 period. She notes pastors are scarce and women workers often fill pastoral roles. Conner helped establish two new churches in Chia Yi and a chapel with rapid Sunday School growth. The first two camps are filled. reservations open for July 8 12 and July 15 19. A large open house preceded the season with about 200 guests welcomed by campus organizers.
A Friday evening Shrine event at the Masonic Center features Chef and Clark in a recreation program with a guest speaker. Lights go out around 10. attendees noted the unusual timing.
Mrs. Leon Carr former Miss Gladys Candle was honored at a miscellaneous shower at Big Creek Baptist Church Coolidge hosted by Mrs. Edgar Howell and Mrs. Lamar Banister. Prizes went to Mrs. Vernes Linda Alligood and Linda Carlton. Guests enjoyed games and refreshments.
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