More Corn Production Seen As South Georgia Needs It
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Phil Campbell told the Thomasville Exchange that the state must expand corn production to support the poultry industry which currently relies on imported grain. He cited tobacco and cotton as big money crops and praised southwest Georgia farmers for agricultural progress while urging continued focus on farming amid rising competition and potential southeastern legislation impacting cotton. The talk was part of a Exchange Club installation featuring officers and honored guests from state and local groups.
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Booth
Georgia
Phil Campbell
Thomasville
Campbell
South Georgia
Southeastern
William L. Benton
Atlanta
George A. Winslow Jr
Pelham Mayor Elected Second District GMA President
Pelham Mayor W. P. Henry becomes the Second District president of the Georgia Municipal Association after being elected at the association’s annual convention. Other Second District officers include Bainbridge Mayor Mack Willis as director and Sylvester Mayor Thomas W. Lawhorne as vice president. Cairo Councilman J. C. Minter is alternate director, with Thomasville City Commissioner Jasper C. Davis named state director at large. Statewide officers include Columbus City Commissioner J. Steve Knight as president, Fitzgerald Mayor Paul E. Ward as first vice president, Savannah Mayor Malcolm Maclean as second vice president, and Gainesville Mayor John L. Cromartie as third vice president.
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Jekyll Island
W. P. Henry
Pelham
Georgia Municipal Assn
GMA
Mack Willis
Bainbridge
Thomas W. Lawhorne
Sylvester
J.C. Minter
Cairo
Jasper C. Davis
Thomasville
J. Steve Knight
Columbus
Paul E. Ward
Fitagerald
Malcolm Maclean
Savannah
John L. Cromartie
Gainesville
Keeping Up On Free Samples And Coca Cola Stand
Co. distributed Pocahontas tomato price samples and Coca Cola Co. established a refreshment stand on site. The details reflect promotional activity still unfolding as the event progresses.
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Coca-Cola Co
Valdosta Youth Escapes Injury In Madison Washington Collision
An 18 year old motorcyclist William Dale Wallace of Valdosta escaped serious harm after a collision with a car driven by Mrs Da Bishop Williams of Whigham at Madison and Washington Streets yesterday afternoon. Wallace received emergency treatment at Archbold Memorial Hospital and was released. Officers Preston Shiver and Charney Yawn said Williams turned left from Madison onto Washington and struck the northbound motorcycle.
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Madison and
Washington Sts
William Dale Wallace
Buford
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Preston Shiver
Charney Yawn
da Bishop Williams
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Postmasters Attend Georgia National Association Convention
Postmaster Raymond OD Hill and Mrs Hill attended the Georgia convention of the National Association of Postmasters at Jekyll Island. The workshop addressed changes in rules and regulations and was conducted by postal officials from Washington.
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Raymond OD. Hill
Hill
Georgia
National Association of Postmasters
Jekyll Island
Wash
Edith Feldman to lead Athens workshop on family services
The senior child welfare worker Edith Feldman of Thomas County will conduct an institute at the Annual Workshop of Social Workers in Athens on June 28. The theme Moving Ahead in Family and Children Services focuses on strengthening family relationships through case work. Feldman will replace Bertha Roberts who cannot attend due to an accident. Louise Chastain and Feldman will attend the workshop together.
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Thomas County Department of Family and Children Service
Edith Feldman
Athens
Feldman
Feldman Wil
Atate
Bertha Roberts
Louise 8. Chastain
Thomas County
Dinamite Case Found By Children In Atlanta
Children in northwest Atlanta alerted police after discovering a case of dynamite and percussion caps. Military demolition experts later said the explosives had deteriorated to a dangerous state and needed careful handling.
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Atlanta
Red Launching Sites Claimed in North Vietnam
The Harrisburg Patriot reports U.S. authorities have evidence of launching sites in North Vietnam for Soviet missiles. The article says launch equipment is shipped from Russia and unloaded at Hai Phong, with sites in the Hanoi Haiphong area near the Chinese border.
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United States
North
Viet Nam
the Patriot
Washington
Edward W. O'Brien
Russia
Haiphong
Hanoi- Haiphong
Disabled Vets Earn National Honors For HVWP Projects
Eight Thomasville VA Domiciliary veterans received national recognition for creative work through the Hospitalized Veterans Writing Project. Awards highlighted by Horace Champion of Tampa winning five honors including first place in cartoons and a Bulova watch, with other HVWP members earning honorary awards for greeting cards, lyrics, music, poems, and articles.
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Hight
Thomasville VA
Horace Champion
Tampa
Fla
Hve
Marines Death Toll from Mass Crash Near El Toro
Radar Chief Warrant Officer John Andre and other Marines searched a fogbound crash site near El Toro. The bio transport exploded after impact, scattering bodies and personal effects as rescuers recovered remains and a cockpit body. Capt. William F. Cordell Jr. is named among those involved.
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John Andre
Andre
Korea
Bio Transport
el Toro
Los Angeles
Santa Ana
Mariner 4 Nears Mars on July 14
NASA reports Mariner 4 has traveled over 303 million miles toward Mars and will pass within about 6000 miles of the planet on July 14. The probe will photograph Mars and relay 21 images to Earth over ten days while sending data on cosmic dust solar wind magnetic fields radiation and cosmic rays.
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Washington
Mars
Red Planet
Earth
The
Space Agency
Mariner 4
Drought Grips Australia Shrinking Rains Threaten Livestock
Drought blankets eastern Australia and parts of New South Wales and Queensland. Farmers delay planting as rivers dry up and cattle and sheep suffer. Sydney records its driest five months since 1888 with 7.63 inches of rain. Officials warn rain needed now and by August to prevent worsening conditions.
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Queensland
Southwest
Australia
Sydney
John L. Green
Walgett
A.O. Coleman
Rose theatre screens mixed music and classic thrillers this week
Sixteen musical groups appear in a Rose week film lineup including two female acts. From the Beatles to the Animals the set trades savage war on music. High Wind in Jamaica stars Anthony Quinn as pirate captain with five clever children who outwit the pirates. A2 Go Go Mania finishes the week as a Technicolor musical for youth. Ali Goldfinger remains at Hiwa as Sean Connery fights to guard Fort Knox. Psycho and Hitchcock classics To Catch a Thief and Vertigo fill the schedule with color and suspense. Legion of Decency ratings indicate mixed suitability for general and adult audiences.
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the Rose
Jamaica
Anthony Quinn
Ali Goldfinger
Hiwa
Sean
Anthony Perkins
Janet Leigh
Vertigo
Alfred Hitchcock
Cary Grant
Grace Kelly
James Stewart
Kim Novak
Calendar of Events for Local Groups Tonight and Tomorrow
Today AMVETS dance at Post home at 9 pm. Tomorrow City Commission meeting at Municipal Building at 7 30 pm. Moose Lodge gathering at Carroll Hill home. Tuesday Ladies Golf Association at Glen Arven 9 30 am. Ladies Luncheon at Glen Arven 12 30 pm. Duplicate Club at Glen Arven 7 30 pm. Ceramics Class at Youth Center 8 pm.
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Amvets
Post
City Commission
Moose Lodge
Carroll Hill
Glen Arven
Youth Center
Weather Outlook With Scattered Thunder Showers
Partly cloudy with little temperature change today tonight and Sunday. Scattered afternoon thundershowers affect 20 to 30 percent of the area mainly in the south. Highs near 85 to 90 and lows around 64 to 72.
Cairo Mystery Deepens in Missing Wife Case
Mrs Single tary was last seen with her husband shortly after midnight in a Cairo motel office. He awoke at 4:30 a.m. to find her missing, the cash box open with about 150 dollars, glasses and shells left in the office. GBI named her a missing person with foul play suspected.
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Georgia Bureau of Investigation
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