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[S HARRELL AT AND SGT.
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l4P LEE—
Hss Helen Harrell, of Emporia,
j becarrfc the bride of Sgt. Tal
i Gainous, of Cairo and the U.
irmy, in a ceremony solemnized
Saturday, March 6th, at 8
ick, at Chapel No. 1 at Camp
Va., where Sgt. Gainous is sta
;d.
laplain Kelley read the mar
= vows at the chapel after a de
ful supper honoring the couple
been served at the Co. E mess
he bride was becomingly attired
light blue suit and her corsage
of pink rosebuds. The maid-of
pr, Miss F. J. Kovar, of Emporia,
| wore of blue. Pvt. Warren M.
It, Camp Lee, was best man.
hard of honor was formed by
!r soldiers at the camp,
pllowing the ceremony a recep
was held at the camp and the
fy fling spent dancing the remainder of the
at Petersburg en
pinment centers.
gt. and Mrs. Gainous plan to
M a part of their honeymoon
i with his parents and friends
)re returning to Virginia.
vt. West Harris Thomas, who
sred the Army recently, is now
raining at St. Petersburg, Fla.,
tives here have been advised.
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! 1ST METHODIST CHURCH
NEWS NOTES ARE OF
INTEREST.—
The following news notes of activ
ities of the First Methodist Church
here are doubtless of general inter
est:
—Rev. M. P. Webb, pastor, re
ported Sunday’s special “Dedica
tion Week” collection reached a to
tal of $175, which was the largest
for any church in the entire Thom
asville district.
—Rev. M. P. Webb is to spend a
week or ten days later this month
i in Vidalia leading a revival. Bill
!
Parrish, of Nashville, will be the
song i ea der there with him.
—The stewards are sponsoring
the mid-week prayer services dur
ing March with talks by laymen as
a feature. This week’s speaker was
John W. King, who discussed in
terestingly the topic “Why People
Do Not Go To Church.”
—The board of stewards will meet
at the church Monday night for the
March meeting and the quarterly
supper will be served.
Miss Mary Turnage left for Ma
con Friday after a visit here with
relatives and friends. She has com
pleted a course in radio work at
Chapman Springs, near Atlanta,
and will continue her work at Ma
con.
which they volunteered some time
ago.
Pvt. Horace Dollar returned re
cently to Miami, after having been
at home on an 11-day furlough
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Leavy Dollar, and other relatives
and friends.
* * *
Mrs. Harold McGahee, and her
mother, Mrs. Walter L. Wight, re
turned last week-end from Miami
Beach, where they saw the former’s
husband receive his commission as
a second Lieutenant in the Army
last week. Lieut. McGahee has been
transferred to Fairfield Air Depot,
near Dayton, Ohio.
* * *
Marine Private Clair Hume, left,
back from Guadalcanal, tells how
his 37-mm. gun mowed down 64
Japs with canister before he him
self was wounded. William Robson,
right, and script writer, Ronald
MacDougall, get material for realis
tic radio show, “The Man Behind
the Gun.”
* *
Pvt. John R. Peacock, who re
cently completed his advanced
training in radio in Philadelphia
after several months jof training in
Atlanta, was received in the Army
at Fort Geo. G. Meade, Md., on Feb.
5th, and is now stationed at Camp
Crowder, Mo. His wife has returned
home and will visit relatives and
friends for awhile.
* *
Mrs. E. E. Hurst has been with
her daughter, Mrs. James H.
Branch, of Sale City, who has been
undergoing treatment since last Fri
day at Archbold Hospital in Thom
asville. Mrs. Branch was able to be
taken back home Thursday and
hope is expressed that she will re
gain good health in due time.
THE CAIRO MESSENGER FRIDAY. MARCH 12TH. 1943.
Omnibus Column.
Everybody Rides In It. There’s Always Room For One More.
Mrs. P. M. Baggett has been j
spending several days in Miami on !
business. She left last Sunday.
* * *
Mrs. Charles F. Sanders returned
home last week from an extended
visit with relatives and friends in
Miami and Jacksonville.
- * * *
Rev. and Mrs. C. G. Pepper were
called to Hamlet, N. C., Sunday on
account of the serious illness of his
mother, Mrs. C. G. Pepper, Sr.
* * *
Miss Lucille Rogers, of Metter,
came Monday to visit her brother,
Dr. J. V. Rogers, and Mrs. Rogers,
for several days.
» * •
Mr. E. Thurston Brown left last
Friday to return to Dallas, where
he is regional administrator of the
War Production Board.
* * *
Mr. S. P. Cain, attorney for the
local REA co-op, has been a visitor
this week to Philadelphia, Pa.,
where he went on official business.
* » *
Mrs. S. A. Pierce has been spend
ing several days in Miami as the
guest of Mrs. Edwin Carlisle, for
merly of Cairo.
* * *
Petty Officer Alvah L. Reagan, of
the U. S. Naval Reserve, stationed
at Jacksonville, has been spending a
few days here with his wife and
other relatives and friends.
* * *
Mr. N. W. Stanfill, manager of
the local REA co-op, returned Wed
nesday from an official business trip
to St. Louis, Mo., where he confer
red with REA officials.
Pvt. Howard Thrower, Jr., who
recently entered the Army, has been
assigned to duty at San Diego, Cal.,
his parents here were advised this
week.
* * *
Attorney Vance Custer, of Bain
bridge, transacted professional bus
iness with Judge Carl E. Crow in
Grady Superior Court here Mon
day.
Petty Officer Clayton Baker, of
the U. S. Naval Reserve, stationed
at Atlanta, spent last Saturday here
with friends. He practiced law here
before volunteering for service some
time ago.
* * *
Pvt. Earl U. Brinson left Thurs
day to return to his duties in the
reception center at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga., after spending a few days here
with his wife and other relatives
and friends.
* * *
Pvt. Leslie Powell, Jr., and Pvt.
Joseph Rawls, of Cairo, who re
cently entered the Army, have been
assigned to duty at Camp Swift,
Texas, relatives here were advised
week.
* * *
Mr. John Painter has returned
from Washington, D. C., where he
was called because of the illness of
his mother, Mrs. E. H. Painter, who
returned to Cairo with him for an
indefinite stay.
Messrs. Roy Hall and John Pel
ham left Tuesday afternoon by train
to report in Mississippi for train
ing in the Army Air Forces for
Mr. Henry Hester, Sr., spent last
Saturday afternoon and Sunday in
Way cross and vicinity on business.
Mrs. Carl Collins, and young son,
of Griffin, came recently to visit
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Reddick, for several days.
* * *
Mr. Russell Sutton, of Apalachi
cola, formerly of Cairo, has been
here this week with a view of pur
chasing a home. He has been away
in war work for about two years.
* * *
Miss Mary Catherine Coppage, of
Macon, spent last week-end here
with her mother, Mrs. Mary Cop
page, and other relatives and
friends.
* * *
Pvt. and Mrs. Kenneth Pearce
have returned to Jefferson Bar
racks, Mo., after spending a week
here with the former’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. E. Pearce, and other
relatives and friends.
* * *
Major Worth Barron, of the Army
Air Base at Orlando, Fla., and his
wife and young daughter, Alice
Muse, have returned to their home
after a visit of several days here
with relatives and friends.
* * *
Ensign Anne Mizell, of the
WAVES, left Sunday to return to
her official duties in Detroit, Mich.,
after spending slightly more than
a week here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Mizell, her brother,
Mr. Woody Mizell, and friends.
* * *
Miss Margie Jones, of the Army
Air Field at Bainbridge, spent last
week-end here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Jones, and
friends. She had as her guest while
here Lieut. Johnny Martin, also
of the Army Air Field there.
Mr. Maurice Allen plans to leave
this week-end to report at Balti
more, Md., to begin active service
in the Naval Reserve, Seabees div
ision, for which he volunteered
about three months ago. He will
enter as a Seaman (2c).
* * *
Mrs. T. R. Thomson, and children,
Teddy and Peggy, have returned to
their home on Long Island after
spending the winter in Tallahassee
with Mrs. Thomson’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Jones, and in Cairo
with her uncle, Mr. J. W. Southall.
* * •
Mrs. Leo Bass, of Waycross, has
been spending two weeks here
while her mother, Mrs. Graham
Ward, has been visiting another
daughter, Mrs. K. G. Wood, and
family, in Leslie, Ga. Mr. and Mrs.
Theron Davis, of Meigs, spent last
week-end here with her.
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Mrs. Henry Hester, Sr. and
daughter, Mrs. A. B. Reynolds, Jr.,
left Thursday of last week for At
lanta, Columbia and Wilmington to
visit Pvt. Reynolds, Naval Aviation
Candidate David Hester and Mrs.
Hester’s sister, who has been very
ill.
• * e
Miss Sarah Laing, a student at
Norman Junior College, Norman
Park, spent last week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Laing,
and other homefolks. While here
she had as her guest Miss Mildred
Whitfield, of Homer, Ga., also a stu
dent at Norman Junior.
S/Sgt. and Mrs. B. B. Milgram, of
Spence Field, Moultrie, spent last
week-end here with the latter’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Max Gilmore.
Mrs. Milgram is remembered here
as the former Miss Libby Gilmore,
their wedding having been an inter
esting event of last Nov. 8th.
Mrs. T. A. Higdon, of Calvary,
and Miss Mabel Broome, of Cairo,
returned home Tuesday after spend
ing several days in Washington, D.
C., as the guests of their brother,
Petty Officer Cuy Broome, U. S.
Navy, who is now stationed at
Quantico, Va. Petty Officer Broome
has recently been promoted to Pet
ty Officer (3c) and after two more
weeks of advanced training will be
assigned to active duty as a Fire
Controlman.
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* Special Attention To Income
Tax Returns and Other
Tax Matters.
* * *
Mr. Gene Barrineau left Wednes
day to return to Alabama Polytech
nic Institute at Auburn after spend
ing a few days here with home
folks.
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a leave here with homefolks.