26 May 1960
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1960
Page
1
Miss Mildred Miller and Mr Calvin Ward Poppell will marry July 3 at Summerhill Baptist Church. The couple and families announce the engagement with plans to reside in Thomasville after the ceremony. Miller is a Thomasville High School graduate and works in finance. Poppell is a Navy veteran and works in construction.
Local artists display about 12 works in Broad Street windows through Saturday morning. An outdoor auction at 8 p.m. at the Youth Center will feature 25 items including ceramic pieces and paintings to raise funds for expanding arts and ceramics programs. Auction proceeds support a youth center instructor position.
Thomasville residents entered Archbold Memorial Hospital. Names include Patricia Anne Spelgner six, Dana H. Harrison six, Betty Jean Poucher, Himes Phillips, Daniel Carter, William F. Johnson fourteen, Charles Hancock five, plus Mrs. Stamat Sampson Jr. and others from Monticello Meigs Greenville Bainbridge Perry Cairo Waukeenah Coolidge Boston Adel.
Ochlochnee news notes a Baptist Women’s Missionary Society vote to fund the proposed Radio mission. The meeting at Mrs. Wurst’s home featured a Pioneer Session program on Southern Baptists and honored speakers, with Rev. Max Hill and others attending. Local visits include families from Cairo, Port St. Joe, and Jacksonville, plus a birthday party for Mr. Reagan’s 72nd birthday and anniversary observances.
Sandra Katherine Tally of Homerville has been named Miss Georgia for 1960. She is the daughter of C. E. and Mrs. Tally and the granddaughter of E. B. Tally and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Crane of Brooks County. A Wesleyan freshman, she was Miss Pierce County in Columbus last weekend and excels in swimming tennis basketball piano and baton twirling.
Psi Gamma Chapter of Chi Omega at Mercer University earns the Kappa Sigma trophy for the second year as the college’s outstanding sorority. Readings praise scholarship, club activities, officers and honors, with Bainbridge members Frances Duggar Eleanor Haynes and Mary Ann Pope cited among active Gamma Chapter members. Bainbridge alumnae include Alice Porter Mrs Irving Hodges and Mrs Oscar Jackson.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Sanders Gilmer announce the engagement of their daughter Sherry Kay to Clifford Eugene Cason of Thomasville son of C C Cason Gainesville Florida The ceremony will be at Ozell Methodist Church June 19 at 8 80 o clock Rev Max E Barlow will officiate The bride elect graduates Brooks County High School next Monday and is an honor graduate Beta Club and FBLA member Mr Cason is a Brooks Barwick High School alumnus class of 1959 and is employed in Thomasville where they will reside after marriage.
Central High School hosts a recital Friday at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium featuring 23 piano and voice students under Mrs. Lewis Burnett. The program includes piano solos vocal solos and duets. Public invited.
Mrs J A Duren of Meigs and Miss Lalla Clifton of Ochlochnee present a piano student recital at the Ochlochnee School auditorium on Tuesday evening May 31. Friends invited. Brooks County praise for Sandra’s honor and six grandchildren described as kings and queens in a charming family note.
Mrs H V Clark was installed as president of the Pavo Parent Teacher Association after a supper meeting in the school lunch room. New officers include C R Reddick first vice president W C Herndon second vice president Mrs Elwin Shelley secretary and Mrs Ed Cone treasurer A musical program preceded the installation featuring Sandra Herndon Linda Smith Rebecca Dorming and other girls with Carole McCorvey at the piano.
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