Flivver Trip Through Georgia Recounts Griffin Jokes and Roads
Buzz Woodruff describes a leisure driving tour through south Georgia with a relaxed tone. He notes the friendliness of Georgians, praises better roads and county life in Spaulding, Griffin as county seat, and the region’s rustic charm, including vaudeville humor and local traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buzzy Woodruff
South
Georgia
Vaudevillians
Griffin
Spaulding County
Fulton County
Griffin Execution Sentence Echoes Through County News
A historic hanging in Griffin, the first in fifty years, provokes reflection on justice and memory as locals recount the event and its lingering impact. Nearby, a sheriff recounts late bond talks and a back entrance to the courthouse, revealing tense post execution atmosphere. Gypsy caravans travel toward Florida, described with antique literary flair, while columnist John Spencer’s Macon Telegraph piece highlights Georgia’s cultural figures and local color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wraith
Kelley
Spalding
Ack Helley
Atlanta
Trexler
Griffin
Bond
Freeman
Mr.Freeman
Florida
Monroe County
Africa
George Borrow
Sir Walter Scott
Meg Merriey
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
John Spencer
Johnny Spencer
Macon
Commonwealth
John Wesley
Spencer
America
Yorick
Johnny
Bloods
Rotary Club
Montezuma and Peach County Roads and People
A fragmented reminiscence visits Georgia towns from Atlanta to Macon, highlighting Mercer University athletic director Josh Cody, peach growers from Fort Valley, and civic notes on Montezuma prosperity and railroad stations. The piece blends portraits of local leaders, road improvements, a disputed Peach County case, and a travelogue tone about rural Georgia communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh Cody
Macon
Cody
Josh
Mercer
University
France
Peach County
Fort Valley
Tig
Atlanta
Legislatura
Towmake
New County
Georgia
Peach
House Committee
New Commonwealth
Fort ‘Val Montezuma
Montezuma
Macon County
Reilroad
Montazuma
Albany
Dougherty
Fraternal Aid Union Elects Gillett Supreme Guide
Charles Gutete and Newman Laser attend the Supreme Lodge session in Detroit where Mr. Gillett is elected supreme guide for four years by acclamation. Gillett heads Atlanta Lodge 2101 and becomes a district representative. Laser gains expanded duties across the southern states after 23 years with the society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles.Gutete
Newman’ Laser
Atlanta
Detroit
Mich
Supreme Lodge
Gillett
Supreme Guide
Newman Laser
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Fuzzy
Hotels and Resorts
Mountain City
Tiptop
Blue Ridge Mountains
Pace
Chicago
Aris Hemrot
North Shore
Se Sient
Eeote
George F. Adams
Chamberlin
Point Comfort
Sheridan
Sheridan Road
Wilson
Merce
Uplift
Herewich
Aceees
Walnut Grove Lodge
Nantahals
N. C
Nantatela Mountains
Telegraph
Telehomo
Franklin Hotel
Brevard, N.C
Franklin
Terrace and Trimont Inn
Talluish Falls
Clayton Hotel
Clayton
Clue Hidge Mountains
Jone
ED Holden
Arenes
FERMI
Bathe
Gett, Coats
John WJ. Gibbons
Cliff House
Tallulah
Falls
George
J. E. Harvey
Blua Ridge Mountains
Blas Ridge Monitatns
Acheville
N.C
Ius
Louis E. Soubeyroux
Edneyville
New Rabon
Ideal Family
Rabon Gap
New Managemca
Renune
Wire Fc
Brown, Manager
Saint Simons Hotel
Saint Simons BY the Sea
ST. Simons Island
Richards
Highland Lake Inn
North Carolina
Hendersonville
Greenville- Hendersonville-Asheville
Mt. Mitchell
Pisgah Mountain
Caesar’s Head
Chimney Rock
Hickory Nut Gap
Bat Cave
Biltmore
Broadway
70Th St
New York, N.Y
Uegates
J. C. Lavin
ERT
U.S
Highlands
Ontario
Muskoka
Kawartha Lakes
Lake of Bays
Algonquin Park
Timagami
French River
Nipissing
Georgian Bay
Toronto
St. Lawrence River
Montreal
London
Brantford
Hamilton
J. D. McDonald
Grand Track Railway System
West Adams Street
Louis Lamack
Omaha
Noeb
Fiji Islands
Gillett i
AID Union
Misaes Dolorosa
Katherine
Theresa O'Brien
Fond.du Lac
Wis
Theatera
Paria
Prici
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Adam Design
Auburn Ave
Atlanta, GA
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