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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1940
Page
5
The St. Thomas Episcopal Church will hold Holy Communion on Saturday at 10:00 AM to observe the Feast of St. Peter the Apostle. The service is led by church members and open to the congregation.
The Evangelistic Club will meet tonight at 8 30 at the home of Mrs J B Cason 221 West Monroe Street. Everyone is invited to attend.
Program for the Thomas County Baptist Sunday School convention at Beachton Baptist Church next Saturday June 2 with devotional by the new pastor Mash and talks by Rev W M Davis A H Giddens Par rish Smith Ander son and others plus lunch and committee meetings. Bruce's Juices advertises orange grapefruit tomato juice from J A Turrentine distributor.
Elder Donald A. Rowberry of Idaho Falls Idaho and Elder Frank N. Terry of Ogden Utah have been assigned to labor in Thomasville Georgia for an indefinite period. They represent the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints headquartered in Salt Lake City Utah with a branch office in Atlanta. The group of missionaries numbers about 180 among five southern states led by President Merrill D. Clayson. They describe themselves as self supporting and seek listeners offering a practical spiritual philosophy claimed to improve health prosperity social satisfaction and uplift life while harmonizing various beliefs. They cite St Paul urging to prove all things and hold fast to what is good.
Mrs. B F Avery of this city announces the marriage of her daughter Clara Etta to Aubrey Paul Dunlap of Tallahassee Florida. The ceremony was March 3 with Judge W F Anderson officiating. Mrs. Dunlap is a Thomasville graduate and Southern Bell employee. The couple will reside with the bride's mother on the Tallahassee road.
The Better Babies Exposition and contest for children up to six years old in Thomasville and O T h o m a s county begins Saturday at 9 a.m. Registration runs through the week at 119 N Broad St in the former Van H Priest store. Souvenirs and free portraits are offered with registrations and winners receive loving cups and crowns based on health beauty and popularity. Coronation pageant set for July 18 at 3 0 p m in the High School auditorium with a royal court and votes determining the most popular babies.
A shower at Mrs. G. C. Matthews home in Pavo honors bride elect Miss Rachel Matthews. Guests register in the bride’s book, enjoy fruit punch, partake in contests, and witness a gift basket presentation by Miss Helen Matthews. Ice cream and cake conclude the afternoon with Miss Matthews in a black chiffon dress.
Rosenberg's expansion sale attracted a large crowd from nearby cities and rural areas. The store will move to a corner location into a two story building, with deep discounts on the entire stock as removal proceeds toward August first.
Forecast for Thomiusville and vicinity calls for considerable cloudiness tonight and Saturday with possible thunder showers. Temperature details note highest yesterday and highest this month for reference, plus precipitation totals for the period. Local observations are recorded in the 8 a.m. epoch.
The independent curb market launches Saturday at 8 o'clock on Madison Street near the Neel McDonald Electric Shop. It offers dressed chickens, fresh eggs, vegetables and more, with proceeds supporting Red Cross HQ under Miss Sue Noble. Members include Mesdames J. D. Wurst, Ruth Craine, Roy Golden, Pearl Golden, O. J. Nesmith, Add Turner, A. T. Carlton, M. C. Ball, Mrs. E. D. Barrow, Gladys Holland, Derma Griffin, Kathaleen Duncan, Emogene Davis, Manteen Dukes, Frances Estridge, Julian Way, and others. Managed by Independent Curb Market.
Preliminary notice to members that July dues are payable to obtain pool admission cards. Members paying quarterly must settle accounts by the first of July to avoid embarrassment. Annual and semi annual payers are unaffected.
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