Georgia News Roundup Highlights 1940 Events
Georgia reports tag line updates on associations, deaths, and statewide projects. Notables include the Oconee REA president G C Ingram death, Macon doctors convention May 18-16, Savannah Paper Festival April 16-19, and Radium Springs pool reopening April 20. Local factors touch Columbus population, county postmasters, and fire at Cartersville Tribune-News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Macon
Medical Association of Georgia
Fire in Georgia poultry house kills twenty four birds
Ellaville residents Roy and Ellis heard their dog bark and woke to a fire in the poultry house at 1 30 am Sunday. The blaze smothered twenty four chickens and is believed started when a kerosene lamp overturned.
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Ellaville, Ga
Roy Ellis
Hull ends Augusta holiday with departure to Washington
Secretary of State Cordell Hull concludes a two week vacation in Augusta and departs for Washington. He expresses regret at ending his stay and wishes it could have been longer.
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Augusta
Cordell Hull
Washington
Barnesville News Gazette Public Sale Announced
Barnesville newspaper to be sold at public sale today. Paper owned by LP H. Hardy and recently operated by Naomi Kirbo.
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Barnesville
Fort Valley students win debating contest triumph
Fort Valley High School debaters Mary Lilian Culpepper and Harry Slinger defeated Ellaville High in Ellaville on Friday. The Fort Valley team won unanimously on the negative side in the contest titled Reesolved That the Federal Government Should Have More Power.
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Ft. Valley
Mary — Lilian Culpepper
Harry — Singleer
Ft. Valley High School
Ellaville
Macon Air Station to Become Basic Flying School
The War Department announces the Macon air corps station will be a basic flying school. Completion is expected around June 11 with about 400 flying cadets among 2,000 officers and men. Construction cost will reach $2,310,000.
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Macon
Washington
War Department
Air Corps
S A V E S N I C K E L S F O R H O N E Y M O O N
Sandersville farmer H P Byrd stored nickels and dimes in a fruit jar for three years. He proposed last week, bought a four dollar license, and wed, funded by the saved coins.
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Sandersville
H. P. Byrd
Byrd
New York Election Official Dies Aboard Train
Jacob Rosenberg, 53, member of New York City's board of elections, died unexpectedly on a Seaboard Air pony train near Jesup. His son John Rosenberg and nephew Oscar Kahn flew from New York with Mrs. Rosenberg to return home. Rosenberg, born in Russia, will be funeral and buried in New York.
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Jesup
Jacob Rosenberg
Board of Elections of
New York City
John Rosenberg
Oscar Kahn
New York
Rosenberg
Russia
Two Georgians Die in Crashes Early Sunday
At least two Georgians were killed in early Sunday auto crashes in the state. Edward Lee Jones 22 of Clarksville and James W Davis 26 of Rome died in separate wrecks. Jones lost control near Lawrenceville crashing into a filling station and pole. companion Doc Wall suffered broken ribs and a possible fractured shoulder. Davis died on a curve near Powder Springs. Arnold Davenport of Rome was injured.
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Edward Lee Jones
Clarksville
James W Davis
Rome
Jones
Lawrenceville
Royce Smith
Dunnington
Gwinett County
Doc Wall
Davis
Powder Springs
Arnold Davenport
Plans for New Driver Licenses Open Renewal in April
The Department of Public Safety urges applicants to delay applying for new licenses until the renewal period opens, likely in early April. Maj. John Goodwin notes many applications and fees are returned. New law allows minors in a licensed household to obtain licenses for 25c and spouses where applicable for 5c. Chauffeurs pay $2 under both old and new plans.
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Department of Public Safety
Maj
John Goodwin
Department
General Assembly
Mills at Columbus Hire Pay Five Hundred Thousand to Six Hundred Thousand
Columbus textile mills raise annual earnings from 500 000 to 600 000 effective Monday. The wage adjustment covers all cotton mills in the city and will affect thousands of workers.
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Columbus
Columbus Textile Mills
Columbus Mills
Henry Ford Helped Rename Georgia Village Richmond Hill
The Georgia village once known as Ways is now Richmond Hill at Henry Ford's request after he established a 00,00 acre experimental farm there. Applications to railroads and postal authorities moved quickly, leading to swift approvals.
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Richmond Hill
Henry Ford
Richmond Hall
Georgia
Ford
Great World Figure Cited by Dr Denman Chiang Kai-shek Praised
Dr Denman named Madame Chiang Kai-shek as the greatest woman for advancing Christianity and aiding oppressed Chinese. He urged Sunday shoppers to seek spiritual education, noting 17 million children lack it. District Superintendent Rainey urged laymen to plan for June conference and funds for a new church near the Newton D. Baker Housing project.
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Dr. Denman
Chiang Kai-shek
J. S. Lehrmshire
Newton D. Baker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Georgia Retail Growers Association
John M. Doster
G. C. Ingram
Oconee Rea
Dudley
Dublin
Bruce and
David Bullock
Atlanta
Lake City
Fla
Geo. C. Ingram
Oconee Electric Membership Association
Rural Letter Carrier's Association and Ladies Auxiliary
Americus
U. S. Bureau of Census
T. M. Merritt
Prominet
Surplus Marketing Administration
Geogia
Montezuma
FL Perry
Buena Vista
Roy M. Hall
Buena Vista Consolidated School
Georga
R. C. Clay
M. C. McAlpin
Blackshear Bank
South Georgia
Jacksonville
Albany
The
American Red Cross
National
Gr Andchild
Peyton Jacob
Southwestern College
Army
L. Bankston
Roberta
Ohio
W. L. Grayson
Superior Court
Chatham County
Georgia Academy of Science
Wesleyan College
State Scientific Organization
Atlanta Woman's Club
National Defense
Walter George
Richard B. Russell
Rep
Robert Ramspeeck
O W. Silvey
Georgia Military College Grammar School
Milledgeville
Maxwell Field
Ala
Henry Mobley
Harris County
Chipley
Mobley
Georgia League of District Postmasters
Henry Grady
League
J/Bertie Rushin
Glennville
Cartersville
Chattahoochee
H. M. Woodall
Savings and Loans
Nugent Fallon
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
T. F. Davis
Vidalia
Vidalia Bank
C.T. Alexander and Sons
J L. A. Perry
H H. Moore
Dodge County
Eastman
Gov. Talmadge
Talmadge and Moore
Moore
Forsyth
Alma
Asa Singleton
Ft. Benning
Manlius
N. Y
Gen. Singleton
Butler
Kiwanis Club
Ralston
F J. Weber
Dog
Hull
Fort Valley
Man
Seng
Gartars Print Shop
D. Coolik
Ga-Carolina
Ili Garrett
Payne Motor Co
G. K Rogers
E. H. Bazemore
J. M. Bone
Asylum
A. M. Halley
W. M. Brown
J. R Cooper
H. &. Allen
Dreizin
Cash Grocery Co
Cudahay Packing Co
Glover Grocery Co
Gulf Oil Corp
Porters Drug Co
R. C. Montgomery
Butler Bros. Co
Saas
S. Garrett
Garrett
Blalock Mach. Co
AF. Harvey
Highway Dept
J .C. Griggs
Citizen State Bank
State Dept. Revenue
G. R. Rogers
Ga. Power Co
L. P. Anthony
Shirmshire
Compassion Day” Committee
Church and Missionary Boards
Denman
Munro
Quillian
Wimberly
Plasingame
H. J. Sims
Army and Navy
J. J. Page, Jr
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