21 May 1962
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1962
Page
1
Partial OCR reads like a newspaper notice listing subscription details and addresses. It references The Times and a Thomasville area postal route, with mention of a department canal and gate patents, plus tax figures and annual rates. The fragmentary text implies subscription pricing and mailing information for a Georgia distribution, with box and street addresses for subscription requests.
Birdwood College students headline a Thomasville Kiwanis program with musical acts. Charron Pitts emceed and introduced performers like Charles Crompton who delivered a trumpet moon river and a Dixieland medley. Other students including Becky Smith Helen Adams William Wilford and more entertained as Pitts led a panel on Birdwood's history and economic value. Next week’s program will feature Salvation Army Sergeant Major S M Farnsworth.
In Pelham about 41 area men enroll in the Georgia Peace Officers training school supervised by Lt. Col. E.8. Burke from the State Dept. of Education. The program, sponsored by Civil Defense officials, covers all law enforcement aspects with emphasis on disaster technique. CD director George Smith calls the school among the finest in the state.
A new handbook for the Girl Guides of Britain compares sex to driving a car with warnings against risky behavior. Chapters include Perils of the Road and Under the Bonnet as guides aim to update material for about 250,000 members. An official says the previous book was too outdated.
Civil Defense directors from Georgia will gather next week for a regional conference at Region III Headquarters Thomasville. Nearly 100 top-ranking CD officials are expected to attend to discuss programs and policies affecting civil defense at municipal and state levels. Maj. Gen. George J. Hearn will chair the event with sessions on communications funds and coordination with health education and welfare.
Thomas County aims to raise 104000 dollars in Series E and H bonds as part of the 1962 Freedom Bond Drive. Jan through June sales will count toward the quota and more families must join the regular bond program with extra purchases during the drive. Macintyre urges individuals to act for peace and freedom amid military ideological and economic risks.
Army Recruiter SFC Walter T. Humphrey announced June 15 as the deadline to submit applications for the Army Women’s Corps College Junior Summer Program. The one month course lets college women finishing junior year sample WAC life with no Army obligation, aiming to show the benefits of becoming a commissioned officer.
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