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                  <text>•

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one of
Johnsonville ' s outstanding
citizens, was honored with a
surprise birthday party, given
by his daughter, Mrs. 11arry
i."rancis Powell, at the
Johnson ville Rescue Building
Sunday afternoon, January 6.
The occasion marked his 75th
birthday.

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CHIVES PROSSER

Guests were assembled at
the building well in advance,
and Mr. Prosser came
planning to give mechanical
assistance to his daughter. As
he entered the room. every one

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us1nessman,

sang ''llappy l~irthday'' and
his expression was captured by
movie camera for later
enjoyment.
rl"he table was laid with a
birthday cloth and centered ·
with an arrangement of red
and pink camelias floating in a
silver bowl, with silver
candlelabras holding lighted
red tapers on each end. The
table
held
attractive
·arrangements of ham salad
and pimento cheese finger
sandwiches, toasted pecans,
mints and other delicasies
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which were enjoyed with punch

on ore.

by all those who attended .
Mr . Prosser is a t·ormer
mayor of Johnsonville. He
served as rural mail carrier
f'o r 2&lt;J years and f'or four years
was postmaster . His business
activities have included the
operation of an ice plant and
the local theatre for years. He
organized the Johnsonville
State Bank and has served as
its president in the past. He is
also a farmer.
The honor guest was
remembered with inany lovely
gifts 1·rom his friends and

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relatives .
Among those who attended
was his wife, Mrs . Mildred
f&gt;rosser , his grandchildren,
Harry 14.,. Powell, Jr., Timothy
Powell and Roy Roberts, Mr .
and Mrs. L . J. Wise, Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Taylor, Mr. and
Mrs. Hilburn Stone, Mr. and
Mrs. Ashley Creel, Mrs. Ida
Mae Tune, Mrs. Isla Munn,
Mrs. Lamar Stone, Reverend
William L. Edwards, Mr. and
Mrs. David Marsh, Sr., Tom
Mccutchen, Dickey Prosser
and Mrs. Wilna Poston.

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