Personal Notices of Residents and Events
Mrs E Vose Peck returned Saturday from New Orleans where she visited the McCalls. Mr and Mrs Robert Heinsohn spent last weekend at Ponte Vedra, Fla, guests of Robert Balfour. Mrs W H Burch arrived home after visiting Mrs W H Lewis and Mr Teddy Burch in Petersburg Va. Misses Mary Edith Montford Ruth Martin and Rebecca Floyd have returned after a week in Jacksonville Beach Fla. Kiwanis meeting changes from Friday to Wednesday at the Three Tom’s at 1 pm. Miss Patricia Lavender will visit as guest of Mr and Mrs L vender of Pal a Cal July fourth. The Georgia State Patrol urges license renewals today as the office resumes regular schedule after midnight.
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Robert Heinsohn
Ponte Edra, Fla
Robert Balfours
Mirs
W. H. Burch
S W. H. Lewis
Teddy ‘Burch
Petersburg
Mary Edith Montford
Ruth Martin
Rebecca Floyd
Jacksonville Beach, Fla
T. T. Scott
Patricia Lavender
Lounder Lavender
Pala, Cal
Georgia State Patrol
Thomasville
Festive Visit Details At Inman Home On Boston Road
Nan Past Crain notes a large party at the James Inman home on Boston Road. Guests include Allison Siegling and family from Charleston, E Thurston Brown and son from Cairo, Richard Tman from Houston Towns, H C Gill, Bunny Best, Zane Best of Atlanta, W D Mtooning of Albany, J B Franklin and Eva Pearl Franklin. They toured Inverness Mississippi, Gulfport Biloxi, Panama City, sunning on a cottage vacation before returning home Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
H. C. Gill
Bunny Best
Zane Best
Atlanta
W. D. Mtooning
Albany
J. B. Franklin
Eva Pearl
Franklin
Inverness
Greenville
Mississippi
Gulf Port
Biloxi
Panama City
Ladies Bridge Tournament at Country Club Seeks Participants
All ladies entering the Bridge Tournament Tuesday at the Country Club should bring their own cars and score pads. Anyone can join, not required to be a member. The event runs July 2 to July 5 with prizes announced at the close.
Annual July Smoker Event Promises Talk and Prizes
Good News for the Men announces the Annual Smoker during the 4th of July Tournament to be held Wednesday night July 2 at 8 15. A speaker is planned and reservations are urged. Tickets cost 1 50 and are sold at the Golf Shop with reservations due by noon Tuesday.
Fourth of July Tournament Dance at Country Club
All participants and their families and friends are invited to a large dance at the Country Club on Wednesday night July 33rd at 10:00. The free event is for in town and out of town participants with optional dress. formals are uncommon and attendance is high.
Young Jack Cummings Of Cairo Died Here
Family mourns seventeen year old Jack Dean Cummings who died from a liver abscess at the hospital after a week of illness. Son of T W and Lyle Belle Cummings formerly of Cuthbert Alabama. Funeral services were held at Capel Church with Rev William Davis officiating. Pallbearers included George Royals Lonnie Royals Copeland Hancock Crory Mills Chester Doswell Marion Galloway. Survived by his parents and four brothers Lamar Joe Jerry and Bobby. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs L D Royals. Funeral arrangements were handled by South Georgia Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dean Cummings
T. W
Lyle Belle Cummings
Cairo
Cuthbert
Ala
Capel Church
William Davis
George Royals
Correction on Community Council appointment
The Saturday story misidentified a council member. It states Mrs. Lawrence Steyerman was named to the Community Council instead of Mr. Lawrence Steyerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Steyerman
Potato Skins Kept Soft by Greasing with Drippings
To ensure tender skins, apply meat drippings to the potato skins before baking. This method helps retain moisture and enhances flavor during roasting.
Liquor Spending Compared With National Budgets Sparks Debate
The American Business Men's Research Foundation reports 1946 liquor, beer and wine spending at 8.7 billion dollars, about 25 percent of the anticipated 35 to 40 billion national budget. Critics call liquor a enduring social ill tied to crime and broken homes, linking it to New Deal policy debates and wartime privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Business Men’s Research Foundation
Congress
America
Former Georgian Killed in Wreck on Monticello Rd
Florida State Patrol reported 24 year old Guy Stone of Georgia was killed instantly when his 1946 Ford Truck loaded with brick veered into a truck carrying watermelons driven by H B Phillips of Walnut Mississippi on U S 19 five miles north of Monticello Florida. Stone died from a fractured skull. Phillips and a companion were uninjured. Damage totaled about 2500 to Stones truck and 2000 plus 400 watermelons lost on Phillips vehicle. Phillips was en route from Florida to Thomasville. Time given as 845 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Stone
Monticello
Fla
Florida State Patrol
Stone
H. B. Phillips
Phillips
Georgia
Walnut
Mississippi
Florida
Thomasville
U. S. Highway 19
Truman signs bill extending Army enlistment terms
President Truman signed a bill extending the army voluntary enlistment age to 17 and adding provisions to boost recruitment. Original enlistments may run two to six years, with re-enlistments up to six years in the regular army. Noncommissioned officers may re-enlist for unspecified terms and receive a $50 bonus after each year. The prior maximum was three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Village and Hamlet Speak on Liquor’s Devastation
In a nation hearing, local voices describe the deplorable conditions caused by liquor in small communities. Residents cite broken families, economic strain, and rising crime as proof of the problem's reach.
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E. Vose Peck
New Orleans
The
McCalls
E. C. Jarrett
Lila Poole
Mccormick,s. 2
Bernard Swann
Sammy
Rayle, Ga
James Adams
Sarah Ann Garrison
Jimmie Garrison
Macon
Mildred Scott
Roscoe Fleetwood
George
iMirs
Frederick Bull
Betsy
Wm. H. Flowers
Carrabelle
Fontaine
Maury
Daphne
Ponte Vedra Beach
T. J. Silva
Mobile
Edwin Callaway
Nan
Carolyn
Prince E. Jinright
East Washington Street
East Side Grammar School
Jack Cummings
Yours
Arrow
Catalina
N. Broad St
Leh BY
Kelly
Monticello Rd
Rexall Drug Store
Thomas
Thomasville, Ga
Palm
Panama
McGregor
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