Georgia Briefs Highlight Local Elections and Happenings
Semi annual term at Chley County Superior Court starts next Monday in Bila ville. Memorial speaker Col Sam A Nunn from Perry set for Dawson April 26. Spanish War veterans Georgia to meet May 14 16 in Albany. Southwest Georgia Fiddlers Convention 16th anniversary at Arlington April 14. W H Goodwin 80 Monroe resident dies of pneumonia. Four Americus playgrounds and two community centers planned. Columbus adopts Central Daylight Time April 30 through last Sunday in September. Peach month movement to be launched in Georgia. Dr Louie D Newton marked tenth anniversary as pastor in Atlanta. Landowners vote April 15 on Lower Chattahoochee Soil Conservation district. Savannah post office clerk Joseph F Davis killed in plane crash at Savannah. Mrs L C Ulmer dies in Atlanta age 40. Simon C Massey found dead in Columbus home. Over 2 000 Hall County soil conservation checks total 71 212. Buena Vista students win cattle show prizes. Bob Webb grand champion. Charlie Pittard murder trial set in Lawrenceville. Columbus post office building to be sold May 5. Wesley McLendon 18 months injured in auto accident. Stewar County revokes many beer licenses. Terrell County jail opens in final inspection. $25 000 damages awarded in Adel auto accident suit. Alice Miller named Georgia Agriculturist woman editor. Crisp County News to publish Constitutional Amendments in Third District. Mrs Dudley Hughes 85 hosts birthday gathering in Danville.
Four Lane Highways Sought for Atlanta
Atlanta April 3 City Councilman J A White proposed four lane highways leading into Atlanta He urged four lanes within a 25 mile radius on all highways to speed traffic and reduce hazards.
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Atlanta
J. A. White Monday
Peanut blamed for death of 16 month old in Macon
Macon Georgia April 3 a peanut is blamed for the death of 16 month old Charles Thoms Jones. The infant swallowed the nut about nine weeks ago and it became lodged in his lung. Doctors believed he was recovering but died in the hospital.
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Macon
Charles Thoms Jones
Columbus Woman-Slayer Seeks Parole Opposition From Official
Columbus Ga April 3 G W M McPuggey serving life for killing Mrs Ralph Reynolds two years ago has applied for pardon or parole Solicitor General Hubert Calhoun said he will vigorously oppose clemency
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Columbus
G. W. M McPuggey
Ralph Reynolds
Hubert Calhoun
Lester Recommended for Post Office Post
Representative Brown of Georgia announced the recommended appointment of Benjamin E. Lester as postmaster of Augusta. Lester was chosen from three Civil Service Commission eligible candidates, with Geo W Mathews and L O Todd the other two.
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Washington
Brown
Democrt
Georgia
Benjamin E. Lester
Augusta
Lester
Civil Service Commisson
Geo. W. Mathews
L. O. Todd
Shep Bruno Sentenced to Death in Aultman Murder
A superior court jury found Shep Bruno guilty of murdering Mrs. Ernest Aultman on September 17. Judge B C Gard ner sentenced him to death in the electric chair with May 12 set as the execution date. Howell Cobb, his defense attorney, planned a motion for a new trial Monday.
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Albany
Shep Bruno
Ernest Aultman
B. C. Gardner
Howell Cobb
Four Injured in Wrightsville Auto Crash
Four young men from John Sonn county were injured when their automobile overturned after hitting a sandbed near Wrightsville Sunday evening. Eula Keyton suffered serious head injuries. Louie Keyton, Tommy Thigpen, and Thurman Price sustained cuts, bruises, and arm injuries. Three victims were taken to Dublin Hospital for treatment.
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Wrightsville
John Sonn County
Dublin
Eula B. Keyton
New Home
Louie Keyton
Tommy Thigpen
Pringle
Thurman Price
Southwestern College Stunt Night crowns campus favorites
Georgia Southwestern students select Miss Southwestern Margaret Arnold and Mr Southwestern Floyd Smith at a Stunt Night. Alva Bazemore named Most Intellectual Boy. Lora Mangham Most Intellectual Girl. Rankings include Most Athletic, Popular, Best All Round, Wittiest, Best Personality, and Most Attractive honors. Proceeds fund the annual publication The Gale.
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Americas
Margaret Arnold
Montezuma
Southwestern
Floyd Smith
Engima
Georgia ‘Southwestern College
Smith
Miss Southwestern
Lora Mangham
Alva Bazemore
Elizabeth Duff
Clarice Haye
Charles Jones
Elizabeth Duf
Oscar Smith
Lois Sikes
Hugh Carter
Reba
Joe Kunze
Mary Alice Martin
Oscar
Remmie Lane
Pat Hodges
Georgia Southwestern College
Pete Gill
Richland
Convicted Slayer Killed by Mob in Panama City
Miles Brown, convicted last night of murdering his former employer Roy Kleeck with mercy recommendation, was shot to death after being taken from the jail at about 3 am by a masked group of four or five men. They overpowered jailer Johnny Goodwin who heard one assailant say the law didn’t do justice but we will.
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Panama City
Miles Brown
Roy Kleeck
John Scott
Johnny Goodwin
Teachers Appeal Sent to Solons
Georgia legislators were asked to pledge willingness to meet in a special session and fund complete payment of teachers salaries. The appeal was sent to all 267 lawmakers by the Chattooga county teachers organization led by G M Enterkin of Summerville.
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Atlanta
Georgia
House Economy Committee
Chattooga County
G.M. Enterkin
Summerville
Etiquette debate frames economy committee talks in Atlanta
The House economy committee and state education officials debated etiquette during the session on April 5. Dr. M. N. Thompson, assistant state school superintendent, was asked to confer with the state board of education on school system economics. An agreement set a joint meeting in the House chamber with no official visitor exchanges.
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Atlanta
House Economy Committee
State Department of Education
M. N. Thompson
State Board of Education
Thompson
House of Representatives Chamber
Seniors Keep School Open in Maxeys Georgia
Maxeys High School remains open as the senior class raises 142 dollars to fund a Washington trip and cover teachers' pay amid countywide budget shortfalls. PTA and other donors contribute while the nine seniors push fundraisers like dances and candy sales. The county's only open school for the term, with others closed. The seniors aim to gather more funds to sustain the school and possibly complete their capital trip.
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Maxeys
Maxeys High School
National Capital
Parent-Teacher Association
Oglethorpe County
Washington
The Haunted Castle presented by Junior Class at Butler High
The Junior Class at Butler High School presents The Haunted Castle Friday night April 4 at 8 oclock in the school auditorium. Admission for students 10 cents and adults 80 cents. Directed by Miss Celetta Clarke. Cast includes Tommy Barksdale Dan Callahan Johnny Nolan Aunt Martha Fritz Von Bismarkus Eloisa Patrica Pansy Vann The Duchess Mallisa Rinaldo Manfred Corliss Brown Miss Lake and others.
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Butler High School
Celetta Clarke
Tommy Barksdale
Dan Callahan
Johnny Nolan
Tommy
Frank England
Martha
Doris Goodwin
Fritz von Bismarkus
Bavaria
Wilbur Neisler
Eloisa
Helen Ewbanks
Patrica
Pansy Vann
Hazel Standridge
Mallisa
Winifred Purvis
Rinaldo
Millard Stevens
Manfred
Earl of
Saxonburg
Corliss Brown
Johnny
C. C. Keen, Jr
Miss Lake
Doris Watson
Taylor County Students on Honor Roll at Business College
Macon and out of town students at the GAB School of Commerce were named on the honor roll for the six weeks ending March 24. Local students include Lila Gignilliat Dolores Nottingham Miriam Chappel Virginia Walker Flora McDaniel Carolyn Greene Sara Moore Marjorie McCord and several staff members. Out-of-town honorees include Margaret Anthony Ripley Tennessee Robbie Elmore Alabama Elizabeth Mathews Camilla Lucile Moore Gray Amanda Sue Fain Donalsonville Ethel Heath Bainbridge Mavis Cone Ashburn Virginia Salter Dawson Mildred Sullivan Byron Geneviva Hogsette Vienna Mildred Neisler Butler Sara Adele Lucas Reynolds Carolyn Wall Butler Mary Neal Montgomery Reynolds Braswell Wynne Toomsboro.
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Macon
GAB School of Commerce
J. A. Knott
Lila Gignilliat
Dolores Nottingham
Miriam Chappel
Virginia Walker
Flora McDaniel
Carolyn Greene
Sara Moore
Marjorie McCord
Nettie Hill Gazaly
Clara Weaver
IF. Yearty
M. G. Burgin
Coleman Motes
Margaret Anthony
Ripley
Tenn
Robbie Elmore
Pansey
Ala
Elizabeth Mathews
Camilla
Lucile Moore
Gray
Amanda Sue Fain
Donalsonville
Ethel Heath
Bainbridge
Mavis Cone
Ashburn
Virginia Salter
Dawson
Mildred Sullivan
Byron
iGeneiva Hogsette
Vienna
Talbotton to Get New Traffic Lights
Talbotton plans for installation of two traffic lights at the courthouse square on the Columbus Macon highway were completed by the city council. The lights will be installed by the Georgia Power Co and operated by the city, pending state highway approval.
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Talbotton
W. C. Thomas
Columbus-Macon
Georgia Powler Co
Roosevelt Studies Bills During Vacation at Warm Springs
President Roosevelt, during his fourth day at Warm Springs Georgia, studies ongoing congressional measures awaiting routine agency reports. Key items include a 358 million dollar army strengthening act and a government reorganize bill enabling bureau consolidation and hiring six White House assistants. Corcoran, a presidential consultant, visited the president and returned to Washington.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Thomas G. Corcoran
Washington
Rural electrification tours across Georgia planned
A sequence of demonstrations at multiple towns from Hartman’s to Cusseta will promote electric membership cooperation. The Farm and Home Coach seats 20 and tours include a rural engineer and home economists advising on lighting ranges and other appliances. Georgia Power Company touts rural electrification as pivotal to social and economic progress.
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Taylor Cooperative
Hartman's
Parr's
Jarrell's
Butler
Gray's
Brantley
Geneva
Box Springs
Belbeck
Cussetta
Power Company
C. A. Collier
Georgia Power Company
REA
Georgia
Butler Grand Jury Presentments Call for Beer Ban and Public Notice
The Butler Grand Jury urges discontinuing selling wine and beer due to obstructed sidewalks and social harm. They commend non tax increases and thank local officials and solicitors, asking publication in the Butler Herald with a $15 payment. The 4th day of April, 1939, marks the formal order and signatures of J. S. Green and P. B. Childs.
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Butler
Two Georgia Cities Win Safety Award
Atlanta April 4 Traffic records in College Park and Milledgeville won recognition from the National Safety Council in Chicago. The two Georgia cities were named on the honor roll for towns with 5000 to 10000 population that completed 1938 without a traffic fatality within city limits. Each city will receive a certificate of commendation for outstanding work in traffic safety.
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Atlanta
College Park
Milledgeville
National Safety Council
Chicago
Georgia
School of Defeat Defeat in Truth Grows Strong
A compact terrace note presents a motto style line about a school named Defeat. It emphasizes that truth strengthens growth within the institution. No other concrete events or entities are detailed in the readable text.
Sale of property in Taylor County Georgia
Legal notice states property sold on the first Tuesday in May 1989 and second day of May 1939 at the courthouse in Taylor County Georgia for cash to satisfy a Fulton County fi a in favor of Corley Manufacturing Company against M T Gaultney. Levied April 4 1939 by Sheriff J M Bone. Property: one 21 inch left hand Corley Junior Edger two 14 inch inserted tooth saws one 50 by 6 inch endless belt. In possession of M T Gaultney.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Court House
Corley
M. T. Gaultney
Corley Manufacturing Company
Superior Court
Fife
J. M. Bone
Sheriff’s Sale of John Deere Tractor in Taylor County
The sheriff will sell on the first Tuesday in May 1939 the John Deere No. Twenty, 111 power motor, serial no 1926, belonging to M T Gaultney Jr to satisfy a judgment in favor of The John Deere Plow Company of Saint Louis issued by the Taylor County Superior Court. Levy notice given. sale to take place before the court. This the 4th day of April 1989. J M Bone Sheriff Taylor County Georgia.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Cour House
John Deere
M. T. Gaultney, Jr
John Deere Plow Company
Saint Touls
Superior Court
Fifa
J. M. Bone
Petition for Divorce in Taylor Superior Court April Term 1939
Trusty Collins petitions for divorce from Mattie Collins in Taylor Superior Court. Service by publication ordered as Mattie Collins is nonresidents of the county and state. The case returns at the April term, 1939, requiring her to appear on the first Monday in April to answer. Witnessed by Judge C F McLaughlin and Clerk Thelmon Jarrell this 14th day of March 1939.
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Trusty Collins
Mattie Collins
Taylor Superior Court
Havng
Taylor Soperor Court
C. F. McLaughlin
Notice to creditors and debtors in Mangham estate
All creditors of the estate of Rospess Mangham late of Taylor County Georgia deceased are notified to render in their demands to the undersigned and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment This the 6th day of March 1989 John Mangham Executor Estate of Rachel Respess Mangham
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Georgia
Taylor County
Rospess Mangham
John Mangham
Rachel Respess Mangham
Millen Druggist Dr Crawford Bell Dies From Wounds
Dr Crawford Bell 89 prominent Millen figure owner of Bell's drugstore and City Drug Co died at his home at 11 am Saturday from pistol wounds. He was son of late Henry Q Bell pioneer druggist and a longtime city and civic leader active in Millen Baptist church and Shrine.
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Millen
Crawford Bell
Bell
City Drug Co
Dr. Bell
Henry Q. Bell
Ogeechee Club
Alee Temple Shrine
Savannah
University of Georgia
Maicon
Convicted Dr Whitehead Granted Five Year Probation
In Columbus Georgia Judge Bascom v Denver substituted a five year probation for a two year prison term for Dr W F Whitehead who was convicted March 14 of violating the Harrison Narcotic Act. The order cites voluntary surrender of his license and pledge to discontinue practice. A certificate from eleven local physicians opines prison confinement would be dangerous to his life.
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Columbus
Bascom v. Denver
Middle District of Georgia Federal Court
W. F. Whitehead
Whitehead
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Chley County Superior Court
Bilaville
Sam A. Nunn
Perry
United Spanish War Veterans of Georgia
Southwest Georgia Fiddlers’ Convention
Arlington
W. H. Goodwin
Monroe
Americus
East Acericus
Brooklyn Heights
Columbus City
Fort Valley
Louie D. Newton
Druid Hills Baptist Church
Sumter County
J. K. Luck
Lower Chattathoochee River
Joseph F
Bubber”) Davis
Valatosta
L. C. Ulmer
Order Ofthe Baste Star
Simon C. Massey
Muscogee County
J. W. Stephenson
Hall County
Buena Vista High School
Chattahoochee Valley
Bob Webb
Charlie Pittard
Herbert Moulder
Duluth
Lawrenceville
Frank Simpson
U. S. Treasury
Coumbus
Treasury
Little Wesley McLendon
Ambrose McLendon
M. W. Moss
Grady Hospital
C. M. Davis
Stewart County
Terrell County
Turner
Mra
W. H. Phillips
Virlyn B. Moore
Adel
C. H. Roth
Roth
Akron
Ohio
Alice Roth ‘Miller
University of Georgia, Athens
Georgia Agriculturist
T. E. Miller
Sasser
Crisp County
J. R. Ham
Cordele
Dudley M. Hughes
Danville
Hughes
Dudley Hughes
Smith- Hughes
Post Office Post
Solons
Business College
Corcoran
Grand Jury
G. R. Windham
Butler Herald
J. S. Green
P._B. CHILDS
C.F. McLaughlin
Chattahoochee Circuit
Sheriff's
Sale
Sheriff's Sale
DR. Whitehead
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