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Band of Blue is rated superior 10 YEARS AGO Oct. 30, 1997 CROWNED ECHS homecoming queens during the halftime ceremony last Friday night were April Whitaker with escort Jonathan Crowdis and DeWana Fields escorted by Darrel Eaford. GEORGIA'S Band of Blue received eight superior ratings at Sylvester's Invitational Marching Festival Oct. 18. STEPHEN Douglas Potts of Fort Gaines was among the summer 1997 graduates from Valdosta State University, with a bachelor of science in education in technical, trade and industry education. 25 YEARS AGO Oct. 28, 1982 THE EARLY County High FFA Chapter won first place in the Early County Peanut Festival Fair Booths competition. MR. AND MRS. Ronnie Taylor proudly announce the birth of a son, Trey, born Oct. 3, 1982 at Miller County Hospital. Trey weighed 9 pounds 1 ounce. MRS. JETTA Lou Houston Matthews was honored Saturday, Nov. 16 with a surprise birthday party at her home. She turned 68 years old. SOUTHWEST Georgia Academy Warriors played their hearts out in Americus Friday night but fell short to powerful Southland for their first loss of the season. THE B-TEAM Packers lost a heart breaker in overtime against Abbeville here Saturday night, eliminating the Packers from the playoffs. 50 YEARS AGO Oct. 31, 1957 IT WAS their 25th straight regular season victory and one step nearer the regional championship when the Blakely Bobcats downed a rugged Camilla 26 to 0 here last Friday night. THE VERY latest in funeral cars has been added to the Bryan Funeral Home equipment, Edsel Bryan, owner, announced this week. JOHN ANDREW Pipkin, Colomokee farmer, was painfully injured and is now undergoing treatment in a Cuthbert hospital, as the result of a wreck between a tractor and an automobile. BEGINNING Nov. 1, the Blakely Telephone Corporation will add to its operations a new service, enabling the Blakely subscribers to reach neighboring Alabama cities by simply dialing 8. MRS. R.K. Sites and Mrs. Ollin Goocher are in Atlanta this week buying merchandise for White-Jernigan Company. MRS. LEWIE Stein and Mrs. T.L. Hilliard spent several days in Atlanta this week purchasing merchandise for the Charles E. Boyett Department Store. MR. AND MRS. R.S. Burchfield announce the birth of a son,Warren Scott, Oct. 18, Holland Hospital. Mrs. Burchfield is the former Joyce Warren, daughter of Mrs. Fred Brooks. 75 YEARS AGO Oct. 27, 1932 THE BOBCATS of Blakely Hi defeated Cuthbert Hi 26 to 0 in Cuthbert last Friday afternoon. Blakely's starting line-up: Buddy Howell, left end; Lamar Pritchett, left tackle; A.J. Singletary, left guard; Emory Giles, right tackle, Bill Duke, center; Lewis Fryer Jr., right guard; Billy Hall, right end; Jack Hayes, quarterback; Curtis Wiley, left halfback; Bert Puckett, right halfback; Grady Holman Jr., fullback. MR. AND MRS. Clarke Jenkins announce the birth of a son on October 23. MR. AND MRS. Cadel Downdey, announce the birth of a son, Kenneth, on October 23. MRS. PHILLIP Talley and little son, Phil Jr., of Macon, are here on a visit to the family of Mr. D.R. Deal. MR. JOHN G. Butler, Mrs. W.R. Stewart, and little Miss Pauline Livingston were visitors in Marianna, Fla., the past Sunday. 100 YEARS AGO Oct. 31, 1907 SHERIFF BLACK and his son, Ed, and Mr. Jim Mulligan flushed a skin game near Bob Jewell's house last week. They got 16 in all. MR. E.H. Hayes has purchased the residence formerly occupied by Mr. G.A. Cole and family, north of the school house. MR. JOE HAMK is erecting a new residence on the west side of Cuthbert street. MR. JOEL W. Singletary has sold his residence to Mr. A.D. Harriss. MR. J.C. Loyless has bought from Mr. G.A. Cole the farm known as Kenney place north of Blakely. MR. W.E. Bergamey and Miss Eva Garner were married at the home of Mr. E.M. Garner in this city last Sunday. Rev. Whitley Langston performed the ceremony. MR. L.E. Black has repurchased his old home on South Main Street. MISS Maggie Killebrew, of Arlington, is the guest of Miss Flewellyn Strong. MR. JOHN T. Williams went up to Macon last Sunday. MISS ADDIE Chandler returned to Macon last Sunday. 125 YEARS AGO Oct. 26, 1882 MISS FANNIE Wade, of Arlington, has been one of Blakely's visitors this week. MR. JOHN Reed and Miss Ella Carmichael were joined in wedlock on Wednesday, Oct. 18. THE CAMP meeting at Pleasant Grove was well attended by Blakely on Sunday last.
MR. TERRELL Perry, of Macon, is visiting the family of his uncle, Col. Joel W. Perry, in Blakely this week.
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