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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1941
Page
6
Cairo Ga June 28 plans have been completed for an old fashioned picnic dinner Sunday on Cairo Methodist church grounds. Rev W M McTier will preach at eleven. third quarterly conference follows with reports and election of church officers for the year. A steak dinner will be served on the grounds after the conference.
Cairo Georgia June 28 The Ady County Baptist Association holds its fifth Sunday meeting at Pine Hill Baptist Church ten miles southwest of town on June 28 and 29 The program titled Win With the Word lists devotional sessions sermons and discussions led by Rev Freeman Johnson Rev Wilburn Smith Rev W E Smith Rev P C Larkley Mrs Lillie Barnett Rev Robert Bowen Rev T J Barnett and Judson Mayfield with a dinner at noon and an afternoon devotion continuing the theme.
Cairo Georgia reports a week of social visits and trips. Rev C G Pepper and Blanche T Woodward attended a Presbyterian youth assembly in Laanteke Florida with Pepper as an instructor. The Ramsey couple left for an extended Georgia trip to Clayton and other towns. Various residents spent time with family in Cedar Springs Brundidge Yellow Bluff Douglas Nashville Adel Morgan and Clarksdale.
The schedule lists events for Sunday including Devotional with F Oates at 10:00 a.m. a sermon by Rev A B Thomas at 11:30 a.m. and lectures on education by Prof Henry Rehberg at 2:00 p.m. It notes reports from the Sunday School convention by J J Edwards and the Southern Baptist convention by Rev Wilburn Smith with The Christian Index by B M Lee.
Mrs. H. T. Legette and children are at Corona do Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Abé Poller and daughter Victoria of Tampa spent several days here this week. Mrs. Roderick Hester traveled to Milledgeville for a few days with relatives. Miss Jan Wallace of Hazelhurst stayed with Miss Mary Forsyth. Mr. M. G. Misenheimer and sons and Mrs. J. D. Thomason of Whigham visited relatives in the Carolinas for ten days.
Local religious groups list Sunday services across four Cairo churches including Second Baptist Presbyterian Methodist and First Baptist. Times cover Sunday School 10 a.m. worship 11 a.m. and evening services 7 or 8 p.m with midweek prayer and activities.
Bruce B. Hall minister leads revival in Shaw mutt Alabama at the Church of the Nazarene with Rev H P Huff and Mrs Huff directing. Services run 8 15 p m nightly and 11 a m Sunday through July 6 with Miss Anna West Richards from Pensacola assisting. Public is invited.
Answers discuss making square or rectangular homes look attractive through wall openings, materials, minor details, porches, bay windows, and entrance doors. Garden walls fences and connecting porches add variety and make the house seem larger.
Meigs Georgia invites everyone to attend Church School Sunday morning at 10 30 from the Baptist and Methodist churches with classes for all ages under skilled teachers Visitors and newcomers in Meigs will be warmly welcomed.
Meigs Georgia reports a Sunday morning breakfast for the Men’s Bible Class at seven o'clock in the Baptist church room. About 40 members are expected. Superintendent W H Rehberg will lead the session in an able manner.
The Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service met at Mrs. L. T. Vick's home in Meigs on Monday afternoon with co hosts Mesdames Lilia Sasser and Edward Shiver. Mrs. R. E. Carter presided in the absence of Mrs. J. A. Hartsfield. Mrs. J. M. Antman led the program and talks on Temperance followed a delightful session led by Mrs. Aultman. Tuna fish sandwiches cake and punch were served to about nineteen attendees.
Meigs Georgia items note Miss Rachel Willis returning from Albany. Miss Claire Wilkes of Pelham visits grandmother Mrs M Wilkes. Miss Lila Jean Ferguson hosts cousin Miss Shirley Guest of Atlanta. Edwina Nelms improves. Edd Carter ill in Laufelleville North Carolina, brother of Mrs Hannah Johnson and Mrs Flossie Booth. Duckworth family returns to Atlanta from Meigs. Effie Powell returns from Thomasville.
The board of directors declared a two percent semiannual dividend payable June 30 to shareholders of record. Checks totaling about three thousand dollars will be mailed next week from the association offices. The firm has paid 2% semiannual dividends for years despite competition from FHA loan programs.
Pittsburgh, June 27 AP. The city cannot obtain steel for a small overpass on Bigelow Boulevard due to a 27 day truck drivers strike. Steel girders, 20 miles from Canonsburg, remain undelivered, hindering access to the Golden Triangle.
Dan Brooks, a rancher from Butte Montana, climbed a hay pile to pull down a bale. A bale struck him and the pile collapsed 40 feet to the floor, sending 74 bales weighing about 7500 pounds through the floor. Brooks survived with only slight injuries after ranch hands freed him in about 20 minutes.
Mr and Mrs L T Vick host their daughter Mrs W J Bailey and granddaughter Miss Billie Bailey of Macon. Mrs Tom Smith visits her daughter Mrs Robert Fouche and Mr Fouche in Columbus.
Construction begins on a brick and white enamel service station at North Madison and West Jefferson on the former Stuart property. The To P P. Anstey Construction Company of Atlanta leads the project with ceramic tile interior and glass brick windows. Completion is expected in about sixty days with opening around September first. landscaping and tree removals alter the street view.
New homes built under the FHA program showed falling average valuations by exterior material across 1938 39 and 1940. The 1939 level was below 1938 and the 1940 level was below 1939, reflecting a continued dip in value per outside finish.
After establishing wildlife on a farm, important to know applicable laws and available resources for conservation. Includes regulatory basics and potential programs supporting habitat and species protection.
An Ohio property valued at 4250 dollars demonstrates economical layout with separated living and service areas, cross ventilation, compact kitchen, and a modest 170 square foot living area. Financed with a 3600 dollar FHA insured mortgage, its monthly payment is about 21 dollars for 25 years, excluding taxes and hazard insurance.
Athens Georgia June 21 announcement of a 10 day training institute for rural youth on the University of Georgia campus June 21 30 to foster leadership in farm communities. Notable speakers include J A Howard Mary Mims and Bonnie Wells Turner with 100 five dollar scholarships.
The Modernization program backed by the FHA makes it easy to upgrade houses while preserving value. Fresh color schemes replace dull grays and buffs with durable, modern hues used on exteriors and accents like trim doors and shutters.
Daily service details show through sleepers to Montgomery Atlanta Tampa St. Louis Detroit Chicago and more. Times list 1:40 a.m. arrival from Le and 2:20 a.m. from Southland with connections to New York Jax Savannah Perry and Waycross. Saturday and quarterly variations noted.
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