Civil Service Pay Hike Gets Group's Okay
The House Civil Service Committee approved two bills to raise pay for federal workers and postal staff. One bill grants $468 yearly or 25 cent hourly boosts for yearly and hourly paid civil service workers, the other $585 yearly or 30 cent hourly boosts for postmasters and postal staff. The raises would start May 1 and end June 30, 1949 unless extended. About 1.3 million workers would benefit, with an estimated $1 billion cost.
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Senate
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Valdosta Boy Frank Harrison to Be Honored by Governor
Acting Governor Thompson invites National Boy of the Year Frank Harrison and Valdosta Boy's Club Director Jimmie Jones to the Governor's mansion in Atlanta for events the weekend of May 1. The Valdosta youth recently toured New York City meeting notables including President Truman.
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Valdosta
Thompson
Frank Harrison
Jimmie Jones
Governor’s Mansion
Atlanta
Frank
Young Frank
New York City
Truman
Taylor Mill News Social Roundup and Club Plans
Taylor Mill residents share weekend visits in Macon Columbus and Perry. Local events include the Senior Girls outing at two miles hike, a Taylor Mill Senior Girl Reserve activity, and a joint Taylor Mill Woman's Club Men’s Club banquet planned for April 23 with May officer elections on the agenda.
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Taylor Mill Woman’s Club
Governor Thompson vows to end KKK floggings in Georgia
Acting Gov. M. E. Thompson ordered a statewide alert to thwart a series of flogging attacks claimed by the Ku Klux Klan and a new group called The Black Raiders. Five alleged Black Raiders were in custody as Gen. Paul Webb linked them to recent floggings in LaGrange and elsewhere while Dr. Samuel Green denied Klan involvement and offered cooperation.
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Atlnta
M. E. Thompson
Joe Berry
Atlanta
Ku Khor Klan
Black Raiders
Paul Webb
Georgia
Samuel Green
Grand Dragon
KKK
Kiam
Green
Thompson
GBI
Webb
Troup
LaGrange
Fulcom
Lawrence Fortner
Steel Company
S. C. Keheley
Berry
Fortner
Fred Bradford
Sol
Klam
Mitchell seeks permit for Atlanta Savannah railroad
Eli Mitchell, 47, railway clerk, will petition the Georgia Public Service Commission for a permit to raise 10 million dollars to build a new railroad between Atlanta and Savannah. Mitchell, veteran of 31 years with the Pennsylvania Railroad, heads the newly formed Southeastern Railroad based in Statesboro, aiming to realize his 12 year old dream.
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Atlanta
Eli Mitchell
Georgia Public Service Commission
Savannah
Mitchell
Pennsylvania Railroad
Southeastern Railroad
Statesboro
Bride of Three Days Fatally Injured in Kingsland Crash
A 19 year old bride of three days, Mrs G L Whitehill formerly Miss Edith Lovas of Philadelphia, died in an ambulance on route to a Jacksonville hospital after an automobile crash near Kingsland. Her husband and two others were injured. Whitehill had a fractured thigh.
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G. L. Whitehill
Edith Lovas
Philadelphia
Jacksonville
Fla
Whitehill
B. Salkowitz
Rochester
N. Y
L. E. Mankiz
Okeechobee
May Meeting Recap and Taylor Mill Wolf Cubs Outing
Committees for May were appointed including Devotional led by Mrs Lorene Hobbs and refreshments by Mrs Lee Posey and Miss Lannis Childree. Mrs Calvin Bartlett presented a fine program and hostesses Mrs Louise Coman and Mrs Harold Gates provided delicious refreshments. The Taylor Mill Wolf Cubs enjoyed a Monday afternoon hike followed by a lunch of cookies sandwiches cakes candy pies boiled eggs chocolate milk and Coca Colas. Attendees included Paul Bartlett Bobby Smith Thurman Windham Jimmie Windham Jimmie Gallman Wilbur Mullins Jake Mullins Robert Palmer Robert Lee Hobbs Ed Parker Vandy Gates Felton Childree Jarrell Peacock Marvin Palmer Maurice Harwell Tommie Harwell and their advisor Mrs Irene Gregory. Officers listed: President Bobby Smith vice president Jimmie Hartman secretary Paul Bartlett treasurer Mrs Irene Gregory.
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Lee Posey
Lannis Childree
Calvin Bartlett
Louise Coman
Harold Gates
Taylor Mill Wolf Cubs
Paul Bartlett
Bobby Smith
Thurman Windham
Jimmie Windham
Jimmie Gallman
Wilbur Mullins
Jake Mullins
Robert Palmer
Robert Lee Hobbs
Ed Parker
Vandy Gates
Felton Childree
Jarrell Peacock
Marvin Palmer
Maurice Harwell
Tommie Harwell
Irene Gregory
The
Wolf Cubs
Jimmie Hartman
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Warner Robins
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J. W. Windham
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A. J. Posey
Anne King
Columbus
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Donald Windham
Robert Brake
Henry Gallman
Jim Windham
Ellis Windham
Garden Valley
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Joyce
Edwin Avert
W. F. Rogers
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Cauley Barrow
Betty Wray
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Will Downs
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Robert Rogers
Anna King
Jesse Windham
G. B. Windham
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Taylor Mill
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Halton
Taylor Mill Woman's Club
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