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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1940
Page
3
The article urges inspecting doors and windows in warm weather for issues like misalignment, faulty locks, broken cords, weather stripping needs, and potential hardware updates. It notes repairs can be funded via loans from FHA Modernization Credit Plan insured lenders.
The notice lists passenger train arrivals and departures in Atlantic Coast Line times with routes to Montgomery Savannah New York Jax and other cities. It notes daily service and exceptions and mentions a thru sleeper to Montgomery Savannah Atlanta Tampa St Peters burg Detroit and Chicago. M. T. Welle is the ticket agent.
City notes describe Mr. Steve Watkins buying the suburban residence of Mr. T. P. Walton and planning to move in with his family. It highlights property at the Boston highway and Summerhill road facing Thomasville, with about 21 acres. It also discusses home maintenance tips and a debated anti shingle ordinance for Thomasville, including roof conversion costs and fire insurance considerations.
FHA officials advise prospective homeowners to consider room ceiling height due to impact on overall construction costs. The article notes that late 19th and early 20th century homes used high ceilings to stay cool, while modern architects favor lower ceilings and warn that spaces more than 12 inches above a window head add little value without ventilation.
In Hopkinsville Kentucky a plasterer found a seven inch diameter tree growing inside a restaurant wall. The plant thrives despite no soil or sunlight and is rising five feet above the ground.
FHA circular clarifies termite origins and behavior worldwide, noting subterranean termites as most destructive to framed houses. It warns against misbeliefs about spread via lumber and tropical migration, and outlines three-point protection and construction factors affecting damage and prevention.
Meigs news notes Sunday school convenes at 10 20 oclock at the Methodist and Baptist churches. Senior Epworth League meets Thursday night at the regular time with Mrs Roy J Bond in charge.
Meigs on June 29 reports Miss Lougenia Davis and Ann Rose Wilkes enjoying a Michigan vacation with plans to visit Canada. Norfolk VA guests Clyde Banks and son stay with relatives, while Mrs. Haddock recovers at home. George Carter family guests in Jacksonville and Lakeland Florida trips noted. Shirley Guest returns from Atlanta visiting Miss Lila Jean Ferguson. Charlotte Smith from Columbus visits her mother.
Wittman Evans near Phoenix on June 29 engaged in a baboon hunt when Babs the six year old baboon escaped. Evans fired two shells without effect and sought refuge in a covered cage. Babs preceded him into safety, prompting deputies to capture the animal.
The text outlines good practice in wood use, masonry and concrete construction, and a mechanical termite barrier. It stresses the first two principles as fundamental to preventing infestation and decay, with a third line of defense and wood preservatives for high risk or infected areas.
Mrs. Fannie Sue Read, 81, died yesterday morning at 7 15 at her daughter Mrs. J T Martin’s home on Troupe Street Bainbridge Ga Funeral services were held today at 3 30 from the chapel of Player Funeral Home Rev Ralph Porterfield and Rev Harold Miles officiated Interment was in Oak City Cemetery Music was by G C Griffin and Mrs Freddie Campbell Pallbearers were members of the Methodist Sunday School men’s class She had lived in Bainbridge two years with her daughter coming from Arizona and was active in the Methodist church
The Bainbridge recreation program sponsors a five site camp system built by the national park service for Georgia demonstration. Training under W P A supervision, staff includes group leaders, a safety water director, and a nurse. Camp runs through summer with activities in athletics swimming crafts drama and nature study.
Bainbridge Georgia June 29 the Bainbridge Country Club announces Everett Nelson has joined as golf professional coming from Marianna Florida He is assisted by his wife and previously worked six years at Duluth Minnesota seven years at Westmoreland Country Club Chicago and built a Marianna golf course He also spent four years in Dothan Alabama teaching and rebuilding nine holes with grass greens He plans to promote golf among women and men and will be at the clubhouse all day for private lessons.
Captain W. Bird Thompson, a retired Royal Navy officer and American naturalized citizen, spoke at the Bainbridge Lions Club meeting about the European military conflict. The program included remarks of thanks to flower donors and plans for officers’ installation and a ladies night on July 12 at the Bainbridge Sportsman’s Club.
Seventy five boys and girls from Bainbridge Ga will depart on Monday July 1 for a two week camp near Waycross under head counselor Mrs Susie Mae Hitler. The community information indicates the event is organized by local youth groups and aims to provide outdoor training and recreation.
Dr Charles K E Belville son of Mr and Mrs C E Belville of Attapulgus Ga graduated with 303 Emory University class on June 10 1940 He will begin internship at Emory Hospital in Atlanta Miss Hilda Herring visits Simmons Lodge Oldfield Fla as guest of Miss Virginia Claire Simmons J G Kwilecki moved to Piedmont Hospital Atlanta after weeks of illness
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