Taylor County votes higher beer and wine licenses in 1944
Taylor County Georgia commission meets March 7 1944 approves 75 license fee for beer and 25 for wine for 1944 and requires applicants to appear for license location and type. Board adopts warrants 8528 through 8600 and deposits funds from dirt hauling tax gas tax and 1940–1943 tax collections.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Commissioners of Roads and Revenues
J. R. Cooper
W. M. Brown
R. L Swearingen
L. P. Anthony
J. W. Edwards
Reynolds Truck & Tractor Co
State of Georgia
P. A. Jenkins, T
Reynolds Tops At Third District High School Meet
Reynolds led with high scores in literary events and total at the Third District High School C meet hosted by Georgia Southwestern College Americus Abbeville Ideal and Montezuma placed well in running field and girl events with multiple winners and podium finishers across sprints hurdles jumps and relays.
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Ideal
Ted Parks
Ledford
Abbeville
James Moffett
Montezuma
Stewart
Bonaire
Ronald Hall
Mann
Fowler
Oglethorpe
Jesse Joiner
McCarty
Jack Thomas
Tanner
Wester
Weltner
Julian Whatley
Reynolds
Richard Martin
Billy Joe Tanner
Virginia Butler
Fannie Ruth Hardy Preston
Rebecca Hunt
Emily Hollingsworth
W. W. McKinnon
Preston
Earl Hightower
Reynal
Billy Larke
Billy Joe Tarrer
Rachel Gaultney
Bernice Everett
Preston Doris Fowler
Inez White
Reading
Martha Jo Byrd
Lillian Perdue
Joyce Dozier
Plains
Charles Cannon
Burrelle Key
Jackie Blanchard
Abbie Gillespie
Edith Parker
Bennie C. Parker
Sugette Shackelford
Thomas Levins
Wendell Kirman
McDuffie
Edwin Wester
Harkins
Bob Writmer
Harry Wood
Billy Sloan
Cannon
George Fowler
James Moffet
William Hurdle
Gene Harden
Montezum
Blanton
Marion Parks
Neal Rumble
J. D. Clements
Howard Jones
Naneth Parl
Lois James
Plants for sale in Butler Georgia offer red skin potato plants
Several thousand certified pure red skin P. A. Potato Plants and Marglobe tomato plants are ready for delivery. Interested buyers can contact P. A. Jenkins in Butler, Georgia by call or write to arrange purchase.
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P. A
P. A. Jenkins
Butler, Ga
Typhoid Clinic Opens In Taylor County April 28
County nurse directs annual typhoid immunization drive in Butler and Reynolds from April 28 to May 12. Clinics run 8 to 12 in Butler courthouse and 1 to 3 in Reynolds school. Three vaccines recommended on first day. single vaccine option available with reduced fees. Free diphtheria toxoid for children six months to five years. County reports very few typhoid cases in eight years due to immunization efforts.
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Taylor County
Butler
Reynolds
Draft halted for men over 26 in Georgia
Atlanta April 22 Col James N Keelin state selective service director ordered Georgia local draft boards to postpone induction of all men 26 and older in essential industry. He directed to focus on under 26 by July 1 and reclassify 18–25 deferments to 1-A where possible to support armed forces needs.
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Atlanta
James N. Keelin
Selective Service
Georgia
Washington
Col. Keelin
Rules for Soldier Voting in State Primary and General Elections
The State War Ballot Commission outlines how armed forces members may vote in the July 4 State Democratic Primary and the November general election. Procedures cover registration, ballot requests via relatives or friends, and authority for sending ballots through county registrars and the Ordinary. A resolution adopted on April 13 clarifies postures after April 1 filing deadlines.
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State War Ballot Commission
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Democratic Committees
Senior Class Day Exercises at Local Methodist Church
The Men’s Bible Class hosts Senior Class Day at the local Methodist church next Sunday at 11 a.m. Principal speaker is Polk Jarrell, former high school graduate and assistant state vocational prehabilitation supervisor. Junior Choir will lead music. program includes hymns, readings, and an address by Mr. A Polk Jarrell. Senior class list includes James Adams, Kathryn Amos, Carolyn Bazemore, Doris Culverhouse, and others.
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Polk Jarrell
F. C. Jarrell
Jarrell
Stae
Joan Gill
Annette Harvey
Jane Harris
Ruth Hobbs
Ruth McCrargue
Carolyn McCrary
Joyce McMillan
Dan Millions
Frances Mott
Fay Sawyer
Frankie Sikes
Mavis Stevens Carol Jane Waller Wanza Wisham
Mary Wright
Lula Stanford Named to Cardinal Key Honor Society
Miss Lula Stanford daughter of Rev J H Stanford of Butler and Mercer University Macon was honored with membership in the Cardinal Key national honor society for women She is among four who received the honor with Miss Margaret Sams of Macon Miss Charis Knapp of Moultrie and Miss Ann Slate of Dalton Also active at Mercer she belongs to the Glee Club I R C Ciceronian Club Card M Club is secretary of the YWA and has served on The Mercer Cluster Silhouette and Cauldron staffs
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Lula Stanford
J. H. Stanford
Butler
Mercer University
Macon
Society For Women
Miss Stanford
Margaret Sams
Charis Knapp
Moultrie
Ann Slate
Dalton
Stanford
Adel
Mercer
Mr J H Carries To Macon Hospital For Treatment
Mrs J H West confined to bed for a week was taken to Macon yesterday for a major operation. Best wishes for a speedy recovery are extended by many friends. Mr West has been associated with H E Allen Hardware Co in this city for years.
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J. H. West
Macon
West
H. E. Allen Hardware Co
For Sale Fifty Acre Farm on Paved Highway in Griffin
Farm offers fifty acres on a paved highway near town with peach or orchard improvements. Interested buyers should contact A. B. Wood of Griffin Georgia to express serious interest.
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A. B. Wood
Griffin
Georgia Senators Dominate Senate Action This Spring
Georgia’s senators Walter F. George and Richard B. Russell share the limelight in Senate activity. George steered the tax bill through the chamber and led postwar planning as finance committee chair. Russell now headlines on anti-poll tax strategy and agriculture funding, pushing FSA continuation and school lunch program support while George focuses on income tax simplification.
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Washington
Georgia
Walter F. George
Vienna
Richard B. Russell
Winder
Senate
Russell
George
Finance Committee
Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee
House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sen. George
Atlanta
Local Baptists Invest In War Bonds And Orphanages
At a church conference the deacons reported 1067 for building and repairs with 1000 invested in War Bonds. The treasurer holds 1100 to be divided among the Georgia Baptist Orphanage 100, Georgia Industrial Home 100, Baxley Orphans Home 100, Missions 100, with 500 kept as sinking fund and current expenses.
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G. W. Hill
Georgia Baptist Orphanage
Georgia Industrial Home
Baxley
Ward M Pafford Accepted for Navy Service
Ward M. Pafford son of Rev and Mrs B A Pafford and assistant professor of English at Emory College will leave for Navy service in late May. A University graduate he earned A B in 1932 and M A in 1933. He taught at Moultrie high school 1933 to 1936 then Clemson in 1936 before joining Emory at Valdosta in 1937 and moving to the University in 1942 when the Valdosta branch closed for the duration.
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Emory
Ward M. Pafford
B. A. Pafford
College of Arts and Science
Navy
Pafford
Moultrie
Clemson
Emory-at-Valdosta
University
Valdosta
Wayne Rustin Killed in Tragic Night Incident
Wayne Rustin an 11 year old Butler youth died after being hit by a car while walking near his home about eight last night. The driver Joseph McDougald and companion Fred McCrary surrendered to Sheriff J M Bone and await further investigation. Funeral services will be held at Butler Baptist Church this afternoon with interment at Bloodworth cemetery.
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J. M. ‘Rustin
Wayne
Butler
Tity
Austin
Garry
Joseph McDougald
McDougald
Fred McCrary
J. M. Bone
Joe Lockwood
Frank Calhoun Jr
Buddy Brown
Walter and
Thomas Mathews
Billy and
Harold Sullins
Funeral Services for Elisha A Gus Waters Held at Bethel
Elisha Augustus Waters 81 died of a heart attack at a Hobbs home near town on April 20. He was born February 19, 1863 in Taylor county, never married, last surviving member of a pioneer family, and member of Ft. Valley Methodist Church. Funeral at Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Friday at 11 with Rev. C L Glenn. interment at Bethel cemetery. Pallbearers named. survivors include three nieces and six nephews.
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Elisha Augustus
Gus) Waters
Henderson Hobbs
Mr. Waters
Taylor County
Elisha
Hannah Whittle Waters
Ft. Valley Methodist Church
Bethel Primitive Baptist Church
Rev
C. L. Glenn
Bethel Cemetery
H. E
John S. Barrow
H. T. Blakely
John Blair
Jack Harris
A. Locke
A. H. Rogers
Maggie Mae Underwood
Viola Jones
Ed A., Vester
Monroe Chester
Roy Waters
Johnnie Shelley
Electric Refrigerator In Good Condition For Sale
Butler Herald reports an electric refrigerator in good condition and almost new available for contact.
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Butler Herald
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Telor County Commissioners
Talor County
J. H
Macon Hospital
U. S. Navy
Wayne Rustin
Baptist Church
Elisha A
Bethel
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