Meigs Personal News Highlights This Week
Miss Dorothy Bond left Meigs for Bathbridge to visit her uncle Roy Young and Mrs. Young before returning to Fort Lauderdale Florida. Alden Folmar family moved back to Meigs from Atlanta. Little Ann Seegers visits her grandparents George and Lillie Bunch in Meigs. Gene Ross and Tommy Martin returned to Albany after a brief Meigs visit. Vivian Grant extending stay in Atlanta. Mrs Joe Singletary and son Joe Jr. of Wilmington North Carolina listed among local mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folmar
Meigs
Atlanta
Miss Ann Seegers
George IL. Bunch
Mesdames
Gene Ross
Tommy Martin
Albany
Miss Vivian Grant
Bainbridge Lions Club Holds Ladies Night Installations
Bainbridge Georgia on June 27 the Lions Club held a Ladies Night at the Sportsman's Club. Newly elected officers were installed led by W Hébert Miller as president with W D McCord as vice president T S Hodges as secretary and treasurer Robert T Concon as lion tamer and Clarke Gutley as tail twister. The dining room fountain flowers and a three course supper accompanied brief talks by E G Elcan W D McCord and Marvin Griffin before dancing into the night with about fifty guests present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bainbridge
Bainbridge Lions Club
Sportsman's Club
W. Hébert Miller
W. D. McCord
T. S. Hodges
Robert T. Concon
Clarke Gutley
G. Elcan
Marvin Griffin
Bainbridge Junior Country Club Hosts Homecoming Dance
Bainbridge Georgia June 27 The Bainbridge Junior Country Club sponsors a big homecoming dance at the Country Club Thursday night June 29 at 9 30. Bit Farmer and his orchestra from Dothtah Ald have been booked for the occasion. College students will be home for the summer, promising a large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bainbridge
Bainbridge Personal News and Local Wedding
Bainbridge and nearby areas feature visits from Edson McKenzie and other travelers, with multiple residents hosting relatives from Georgia and Florida. A quiet June 25 wedding tie joins Meigs and Cairo, unannounced beforehand, uniting Floyce Evelyn Segler and Douglas Brown Summerford at Ochlocknee with Rev. Garrigan officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Sezler
Meigs
Meigs High
J. R. Summerford
Grady County
Summerford
Cairo
Social guest list includes Boltons and Singletarys across several states
The column notes visits and returns of numerous local residents. Dr and Mrs E S Bolton host Mrs Elmer Singletary and Miss Carmen Singletary after a Wilmington trip. Mr Hammond Braswell visits Meigs after a trip to Hagersville and several states. Other entries include Mrs R G Davis visiting her daughter in Wilmington, J J Ford visiting Thomasville, and Mr Clarence Boswell visiting from Tampa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Wilmington
N. C
Sak Yi Thei
George’ Hanson
Athelié
Gené’ Ross
Albany
Meétga
Clarence ‘Boswell
Tampa
Fla
Miss Floyce Evelyn Segler Weds
Miss Floyce Evelyn Segler and Douglas Summerford of Cairo wed in a ceremony linked to Meigs County with many friends noting the event in Thom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyce
Evelyn Segler
Douglas
Summerford
Cairo
Meigs
Thom
Local Folk News Highlights In Ochlocknee And Nearby Towns
Mr Harry Harlem of Tallahassee visits Ochlocknee. A. E. Speer recovers at Archbold Hospital Thomasville and will go home. Eleanor Kennington and Grover visit sister Mrs W C McCullough in Kingstreet S C for several weeks. Mrs J Gorham Garrison at bedside of her mother Mrs LM Smith in Coolidge. Miss Martha Singletary and Julille Robertson attend Baptist assembly in Norman Park. Carol Merritt joins county agricultural agent office in Thomasville. Harry D Pinson visits father John N Pinson after medical degree in Athens. Mary Bennett Giles and Jeanne Garrison attend Baptist Young People's Assembly in Norman Park. Laila Clifton visits Albany. James M McGill family weekend in Tifton. Miriam Garrison visiting friends in Tifton. G H Stone returns to Athens after visit with J M McGill. Guy Harrell of Whigham visits with E M Braswell. Mrs Braswell hosts Mr and Mrs Herbert Stribling. Bill Kennington of Valdosta visits with B N Stanland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Kennington
Grover
W. C. McCullough
Kingstreet
S. C
J. Gorham Garrison
LM. Smith
Coolidge
Martha Singletary
Julille
Robertson
Baptist Assembly
Norman Park
Carol Merritt
Thomasville
Harry D. Pinson
John N. Pinson
Augusta
University of Georgia
Mary Bennett Giles
Jeanne Garrison
Baptist Young People’s Assembly
Laila Clifton
Albany
James M. McGill
Tifton
Miriam Garrison
G. H. Stone
Athens
J. M. McGill
Guy Harrell
Whigham
E. M. Braswell
Braswell
Herbert Stribling
Bill Kennington
Valdosta
B. N. Stanland
Average age of passenger cars in use in the United States
An official estimate places the average age of passenger cars in use in the United States at 444 years. The figure reflects long vehicle lifespans and aging auto stock across the country.
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The
United States
Plans to give cotton goods to relief workers
The agriculture department is crafting plans to supply cotton goods to relief workers via the blue stamp program. With large cotton surpluses, officials consider boosting domestic use, subsidizing exports, and creating new uses for cotton while noting the long production chain from bale to finished garment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ragsdale
Washington
Agriculture Department
Rochester
Dayton
Ohio
Poundmaster Uses Car Exhaust Device to Kill Stray Dogs
Birds Landing California reports county poundmaster J. M. Talbert created a metal box connected to a car exhaust to euthanize stray dogs with humane society approval. The piece notes debates over cotton subsidies, loan-bound reserves, and price fluctuations between New Orleans and Liverpool affecting exports and domestic market alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poundmaster
DQG
Birds Landing
Calif
J. M. Talbert
The
Humane Society
Talbert
United States
U.S
Mot
New Orleans
Liverpool
Cough Advice Urges Doctor Visit Mentho Mulsion Ad
An old advertisement warns readers with long standing coughs to see a doctor and avoid home remedies. It promotes Mentho Mulsion a vitamin fortified cough medicine by a noted laboratory sold by druggists at 75 cents with a money back satisfaction guarantee.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mit
Townsend
Francis E. Townsend
Robert C. Townsend
Townsend Pension Plan Movement
Independent
Indianapolis
Joe Singletary
Joe, Jr
Wilmington,n. C
Pempsey’s Cash Feed Store
S. Broad St
Thomasville Sales Co
Nealers
Martha Ann Jester
Lions Club
Bainbridge Personals
Edson McKenzie
Diamond Match Company
J. G. McKenzie
T. &. Rich, Jr
Moultrie
L. D. Bouy
St. Petersburg
Hefe
W. C. Sheffield
Florence Lane
Elizabeth O'Neal
Arinat Moore
Wallace Plowgén
Olen Hodges
Clift Rattte
Still Springs
Oslar Wheat
Maston O'Neal
Tallahassee
Flé
Glover Burney, Jr
Evelyn McGrory
Dothan
Earl Lewis
H. J. Maddox
Stuart McKenzie
Stuart
Joy
Eve Tan Hotsie
Keaton
W. C. Shulfield
Marttin Sheffield
Hattie
St. Peters
J. Charles Willisis
St. Augustine
Odthow Jones
Lanette Bannister
Water Works
Sheriff's Office
Bainbridge Hospital
Riverside Hospital
Dick Jones
Times- Enterprise
Chlochnee
Ochlochnee
Harry ‘Harlem
Tallahasaee
Ochlocknee
A. E. Speer
Archbold ‘Hospital
Agriculture
Miami
Admiralty
H. M. S. Winchester
Florida
London
Winchester
Elizabeth Ann Tuttle
Colusa
Clement E. Smoot
Houston
Texas
Roy Barnett Cohen
San Francisco
Smoot
California
Miss Tuttle
Cohen
Keno
Nev
Roosevelt
John'm. Carmondy
New York
Rural Electrification Authority
New Federal Works Agency
Roy Rogers
Rose Theatre
Golden Brothers Co
S. Broad Street
Kirby- Evans
Mill
Smith
Aue
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