Peggy Jo Hopkins to Wed Larry Benton
Miss Peggy Jo Hopkins and Larry Austin Benton announce their engagement. Peggy is a 1969 Lowndes County High School graduate of Valdosta and Benton is a 1968 Central High School alumnus now studying at the University of Georgia Thomasville Extension Center. The wedding is set for Friday October 10 at 7 p.m. at Swilley Hill Church of God in Valdosta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Jo Hopkins
Larry Benton
Albert Swilley
Valdosta
Larry Austin Benton
Thomasville
Albert Benton
Ochlochnee
Lowndes County High School
Mr. Benton
Paxton Benton
Central High School
Thomasville Extension Center
University of Georgia
Thomasville Sales Co
Swilley Hill Church of God
Fire pails cut kitchen blazes during National Fire Prevention Week
During National Fire Prevention Week some 2% million Junior Fire Marshals will make fire pails in school for mothers. The pails use empty coffee cans with red Fire labels and baking soda for extinguishing, kept within reach to smother grease fires with baking soda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ophelia Smith
H Clu
Helpful Household Hints From Heloise
Readers share practical tips from 1968 on child safety around washing machine wringers and clever uses for plastic items. Amy Buona suggests flatting French cuffs with bag ties, while others reuse plastics as coasters, table coverings, or hair bows. A reader proposes a plastic knife for children and notes a rubber inner tube fix for bed springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irmogene Holloway
Consumer Education
Office of Product Safety, Food and Drug Administration
Heloise
Local Students Begin College Programs
Lois Carlson a 1969 honor graduate of Thomasville High School left Sunday to start at Valdosta State College to major in medical technology. Russell Guy also left Sunday to enroll at Georgia Southwestern College Americus to study business administration. he graduated last June from Thomasville High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Carlson
Thomasville High School
Valdosta State College
Lois
Louis Carlson
Rt. 2
Thomasville
Russell Guy
Georgia Southwestern College
Americus
Russell
John Guy
Pavo Baptist Church WMS Holds September Meeting
The Pavo Baptist Church Women Missionary Society held its September meeting with Groups 1 through 5 concluding their 1968-69 year and electing officers for the October start. Group 1 met at the church with Mrs. Blake Threatt in charge. Group 2 planned its mission action activity and elected Mrs. T. D. James as chair. Group 3 met at the WMA director's home with Mrs. C. G. Wade re-elected as chair. Group 4 elected Mrs. A. S. Dorming as chair with Mrs. P. M. Johnson as co-chair. Group 5 met with Mrs. W. J. Hester presenting The Ultimate Victory. All groups reviewed the year and planned for the new year, emphasizing State Mission programs at the Day and Night Meeting of September general meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arsan’s Missionary Society
Ne Pavo Baptist Church
Blake Threatt
H. J. Alderman
Edward Carey
R. B
Mission Action Group 2
T. D. James
James
Mission Prayer Group 3
Cliff Parrish
C. G. Wade
H. C. Mims
Wade
Mission Action Group 4
S. A. Davis
Mission Activity
A. C. McCorvey
Joe Barber
Sherman Hall
A. S. Dorming
P. M. Johnson
Mission Study Group 5
H. S. Nolen
W. J. Hester
Hester
Letter to Heloise at Thomasville Times-Enterprise
A reader writes to Heloise care of the Thomasville Times- Enterprise at P O Box 650 in Thomasville Georgia 31792 seeking advice or comment on a domestic matter. The note indicates it is directed to the newspaper's advice column.
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Heloise
Annie
Thomasville
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Amy Buona
Casa
Patricia Kaspar
Ernestine K
Pamela Kelley
Thomasville Times-Enterprise
Turrsday
B.B. Murray
Dorothy Stewart
J.M.C
Gerry
Pavo Baptist Church
WMS
Pavo
Tomn Tod Ob Ke
Diane Elkins
Pelham
Jean Colvin
Americas
E. Jackson
Russell's Beauty Salon
Tarda
Orlon
South
Dawson
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Staana
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