Georgia News Snapshot: Crops, Accidents, and Daring Loss
Middle Georgia pecan crop judged good. Two boys drown in a swimming lake near Omega. Vidalia honors a 98th birthday. Swift Spinning Mill to add 600000 dollars in Columbus. Boll weevil infection rising in Georgia. Monroe County Democratic primary scheduled for Sept. 12 with 22 candidates for 12 offices. Federal tax take per Georgia taxpayer averaged 442 dollars and 75 cents last year. Summer rains threaten strong Middle and South Georgia cotton. West Point area sees three fatal crashes leaving two dead and six injured. State bids on roughly seven million dollars of new road projects. Central Georgia Electric Membership Corp. held its 19th annual meeting at Indian Springs. Rufus Evans, 55, Georgia music figure, dies after heart ailment. A 16 year old Thomaston boy drowns near Pickard Road pond after peach-harvest work. Mrs. Camila Jackson Wallace of Columbus dies at 99 in a rest home. Captain Emory E. Lang, 32, among four Air Force crew killed near Federal Wyoming. Westinghouse plans multi million plant to manufacture transformers in Athens. Georgia to double road funds in 1956 57. Jackson Lake drowns a second weekend victim. 53 carloads of watermelons leave Montezuma area for northern markets. D. L. Harris of Colquitt County ships first 1956 cotton bale at 40c per pound. bale weighs 525 pounds. Williams Construction bids lowest on Capehart housing at Ft Benning totaling 11 787 500 dollars. Lucile Franklin found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in Hamilton and sentenced to five to seven years.
Georgia candidate seeks House seat in Third District primary
Montezuma dairy farmer and Marine Corps veteran Carl P Savage Jr announces Democratic bid for U S House in Georgia Third District. He outlines a four point platform including deterring Russia, segregation policies, farm price supports, and tariff protection for Southern workers. He invites voters to hear him speak and requests moral and financial support.
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Thomaston PCA Stockholders Meet in Thomaston
Stockholders of the Thomaston Production Credit Association will meet in their 23rd annual session on Aug. 2 at 10 30 a m in the Upson county courthouse. The association serves Lamar Monroe Pike Taylor and Upson counties and is locally owned by farmers. Directors include W J McDaniel J E Ballard Sr J J Pierson Franklin McCants and L E Hancock. Farmers are especially invited.
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Upson County
Rhodes Murphy
Thomaston P.C.A
Lamar
Monroe
Pike
Taylor
Upson
Murphy
Association
W. J. McDaniel
Zebulon
J. E. Ballard, Sr
Barnesville
J. J. Pierson
Culloden
Franklin McCants
Butler
L.E. Hancock
Thomaston
Mass Recruit Training Expanded at Parris Island and San Diego
Staff Sgt. C. H. Ervin announces August recruit training will be stepped up at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island South Carolina and Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego California. Over 26 000 recruits expected, with hundreds of new drill instructors for 12 week schedules. Enlistment options include 2 3 or 4 year terms and ages 17 to 28. Eligible draftees receive a special invitation to discuss the two year program. Butler visits weekly Tuesdays 4 to 4 30 p m for information, or contact Columbus Recruiting Station.
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Marines
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Columbus
Anniversary reunion and local notices across Georgia towns
The 16th annual Gay Nineties Club reunion met in Roberta at Mrs. R C Le Sueur’s home, with 22 members noted. Dr O C Woods named Baldwin County Hill Burton Hospital chief of staff as staff and officials were chosen. County events include Heard County Fair opening in Franklin and camp meeting at Flatrock Aug 12. Franklin’s Western Auto store is purchased by Quin tin Harris of Sylacauga Alabama. Civil War veteran Albert Woolson, 109, is terminally ill in Duluth Minnesota. A Thomasville Alabama highway crash killed six people including an infant. The 27 day New York steel strike nears settlement. The Andrea Doria survivor reunion touched by tragedy as 41 died, including Camelle Ciaferra of The New York Times.
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R. C. LeSueur
Heard County
Franklin
Flatrock
Western Auto Associate
Quentin Harris
Sylacauga, Ala
Albert Woolson
Duluth
Minn
Thomasville
Ala
New York
Andrea Doria
Camelle Ciaferra
New York Times
Spain
Georgia forest fire program gains momentum in two counties
Georgia's fire protection drive expands with forestry programs in Hart and Clarkdale counties. County Ranger Austin Guinn says the increase strengthens state lead, bringing 145 counties under protection as Rockdale Newton and Hart Franklin pairings expand coverage. Total protected forest area reaches 21,051,262 acres. two counties Peach and Houston remain unprotected.
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Hart and
Clarkdale
Guinn
Rockdale County
Newton County
Hart County
Franklin County
State Forestry Commission
Rockdale
Hart
Peach
Houston
Spalding County Food Poisoning Outbreak Report
Twenty six people in Spalding county contracted food poisoning after eating barbecue at a single unidentified establishment. Six were hospitalized at Griffin Spalding and seven at Upson county hospital Thomaston, while the rest were treated at home, according to the Health Department.
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Thomaston
M. P. Moore
Herbert Smith
Crawford County H D Club Celebrates Tea Anniversary
The Robley Home Demonstration Club of Crawford County marks its 16th year with an anniversary tea at the Ladies Clubhouse in Roberta. From 2:30 to 5 p m, honored guest is first president Mrs D I Woodward of Roberta and Atlanta.
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Roberta
Robley Home Demonstration Club
Crawford County
D. I. Woodward
Atlanta
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