Editor C H Cook Dies in Winder After Long Service
C H Cook 63 longtime Winder News editor and civic figure died Saturday. Funeral held Monday at Winder Baptist Church with Rev E H Collins Rev W H Clark and Rev Charles Holder officiating. Born in Commerce Georgia, he worked for the Jackson Economist and Athens Banner Herald and edited Commerce News for three years. He served on city council and was elected to a two year term. He is survived by his wife and a niece.
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Commerce
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Athens
Gadstone Williams Weds Sstyle Writer for Washington Paper
Gladstone Williams, Atlanta Constitution Washington representative and columnist, marries Miss Helen Livingston Kravadze in Colmar Manor Maryland. The ceremony at Wilson Avenue Baptist Church followed her career as a Washington Star fashion writer and Williams long noted Washington political analyst.
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Buena Vista Officer dies after Japanese prison march
Lt. Col. W. B. Short of Buena Vista Georgia is reported dead after a physical collapse on the march to Old Bilibid Prison in Manila. The family, informed through War and Navy Departments, had been seeking details after being listed as missing in action following the fall of Corregidor. Col Short, an Army officer since 1923, attended Georgia Military College and Georgia Tech. He is survived by two sisters and his parents.
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Newspaperman of Savannah Dies after Illness
Edward Compton associate editor of the Savannah Morning News died Saturday after two weeks illness. He was taken to a hospital for surgical treatment and developed pneumonia. Survivors include his widow Elizabeth Compton a sister Miss Jessie Compton and a brother William Compton of Coshocton Ohio. Compton became associate editor in 1935 after earlier roles as editorial writer and city editor.
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Georgia Democrats Defend White Primary After Court Ruling
J Lon Duckworth and other Georgia leaders say the Supreme Court ruling does not affect the state white primary. Georgia voters will decide senatorial and four congressional contests in a system deeming the Democratic primary the election. Attorney General Grady Head would not comment pending an official ruling. Louisiana chairman J F Odom calls the decision serious and promises a formal statement after study.
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U S Underwood Announces GA House Candidacy
U S Underwood declares his candidacy for Representative from Taylor County in Georgia. He states he will honor the Democratic Primary on July 4 and aims to serve all interests of the people, state, and county to the best of his ability.
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Ed Wohlwender Seeks Four Year Solicitor General Term
Ed Wohlwender announces candidacy for the four year term as Solicitor General of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit beginning January 1, 1945. He cites two years of service, dedication to law enforcement, and intent to continue faithful, truthful prosecution and impartial justice.
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Widow and hired man confess in Overby farm murder
Four persons tied to the case in Tifton Georgia activity after the fatal shotgun killing of Benj M Overby on his farm near Tifton. Mrs Overby admitted conspiring with Burnie Coker who confessed to the shooting. Gordon Coker and H H Copeland named in charges.
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Supreme Court Affirms Negro Vote in Texas Primary
Washington April 3 The Supreme Court overturned a nine year old ruling and held that Negroes may vote in Texas Democratic primaries. Justice Roberts warned the court's opinions resemble a railroad ticket good only for one day. The decision may affect the South where a primary often decides the election, though immediate increases in Black voters are unlikely. poll taxes and literacy tests remain as barriers.
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Man and accomplice claim alibi in Overby crime
Gordon Coker testifies he visited the Overby farm Thursday after noon after midnight. Burnie Coker confesses to firing the fatal shot at close range. The case involves three Overby children aged 10, 9, and 7 percent.
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Georgia Supreme Court Hears Solicitor General Case
The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments on the contest for the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit solicitor general seat. Ed Wohlwender claims appointment through Jan 1, 1945, while Arthur Copland and Montage Stephens also claim the office. Copland argues he won a 1943 special election, Stephens contests Copland's eligibility, and the court took the case under advisement with primary voters set for July 4.
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Insane convict escapes hospital after murder conviction
Cart Hyde, 21, serving life for the murder of J. C. Metcalf, a convict camp guard near Dalton, escaped from the Milledgeville state hospital after being classified as insane. He was moved to the hospital March 6 from Tattnall prison and jumped from the reception ward window.
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