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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1963
Page
5
Amvets dance at Post home Saturday at 9 p.m. World War I veterans meet Monday at VFW Home 7 30 p.m. Rebekah Lodge at IOOF Hall 8 p.m. Day Auxiliary at Chapter Center 8 p.m.
The AP reports a slow afternoon on Wall Street with oils, motors, and sugars edging higher while rails and utilities show slow gains and losses. The Dow averaged up about four, with industrials and rails rising modestly as investors waited through vacation season and the July 4 holiday.
President Hershell Foo Siieo will address the Kiwanis Club Friday at 1 pm in Glen Arven. Banuges moves from Thomasville to Colonial Heights Virginia tomorrow to become city manager. Bob Vickery to succeed him as the club’s president with Herman Goodman moving up and a new second vice president to be elected July 5.
Hog receipts 2600 for 2%4 hour period ended 7 a.m. Friday at plants in Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Dothan Jacksonville with prices 2c higher. Chicago hog receipts 5500 with barrows and gilts steady to mostly steady and sows lighter weights steady to 25c lower. Georgia cattle auctions weekly receipts 6140 cattle and calves. slaughter and feeder prices vary by class with steadier steers and heifers and weaker bulls and calves.
Eight people drowned when a car sped off an embankment into the flood swollen Oconee river in Athens Georgia. Officers said the accelerator jammed causing the plunge. Names include J L Barnett Mae Watkins and children from the Epps and Green families.
Dr. William B. King becomes president of the Thomasville Rotary Club succeeding Robert A. Wise. King, son of former Rotarian Dr. John T. King, inherits a 98.54 percent attendance record and pledges to keep the club among Georgia’s top in 1964. Wise praised directors Herschel R. Clay Joe Feinberg and Robert Jinright for their service. King gifts Wise the Past President pin and outlines plans for 4H banquet financing and student loan aid.
Mrs Annie Thompson Leslie aged 92 died unexpectedly Thursday at 1 pm at a daughter’s home in Brooklyn New York. She leaves a daughter Mrs J P Cannady of Thomasville and several other children. Funeral services are planned in Brooklyn with burial Monday beside her husband who died in 194. Survivors include three daughters four sons and many grandchildren. A family group will fly to Brooklyn for the rites. She was born in Edinburgh Scotland and came to the United States at 21 living in Brooklyn since.
The Thomasville Shrine Club gathers at 7 30 p m today at Pete DeSantis summer home on Boston Road. Refreshments will be served as J N Rosalio urges all Shriners to attend this important meeting.
Three motorists escaped injury in a three car crash on the 200 block of Smith Ave City Police reported. Betty Joyce Sculley 22 Rt 1 Boston Kenneth Causey 19 BA 3 Thomasville and Johnny Highsmith 27 Rt 2 Boston were charged with careless driving and having a wreck in the city.
The National Safety Council says motor vehicle deaths totaled 15 190 from January through May, a record for the first five months. Deaths rose 6 percent while travel rose 4 percent, yielding a 48 per 100 million mile death rate, up 2 percent. May deaths reached 3 650, up 13 percent from May 1962, with 17 of 19 months showing increases.
The Thomas County Riding Club elected George Owens as president for 1963 64. Other officers are Charles Smith vice president and Irene Norton secretary. The club meets here each Sunday for a two hour riding period.
The mother of a former Thomasville woman was indicted on perjury in a Florida Georgia area gambling probe. Dorthea McQuaide of Fern Park faces lies about being at a Seminole County house raided for bolita equipment. Her daughter Dorthea Radford of Sanford awaits trial in Thomasville on gambling paraphernalia charges.
Albany voters and officials move toward selling the city's remaining white swimming pool to private individuals. The sale awaits title clearance from Dougherty County Commission before final approval.
Weather outlook for Thomasville and vicinity is cloudy warm with scattered thundershowers through Saturday. Five day Georgia outlook shows near normal temperatures with light variable winds. Albany commission approves bid for Tullulah Massey Pool while race based pool closures and a pending court suit draw attention. Technical Trainee Airman Billy A Collins advances in Air Force training in Amarillo Texas.
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