Pace Nominates Committee Leaders for 24 Georgia Counties
The Third District Democratic executive committee met in Columbus and nominated Stephen Pace as the party’s candidate for representative in the 20th Congress. Delegates from 24 counties elected 24 district executive committee members with Young as chair and Mathis as vice chair. The resolution noted Pace’s strong county votes totaling 64 651 and outlined certification steps to election authorities and state officials.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Third District
William H. Young, Jr
Columbus
Stephen Pace
Democratic Party
Mr. Young
Evan T. Mathis
Americus
Muscogee
B. H. Chappell
W. H Young Jr
James Huff
George M Gamble
Sims Garrett Jr
Peach
Noble P. Bassett
Fort Valley
Wallace Peavy Byron
Pulaski
H. A. Haskins
W. N. Pate
Hawkinsville
Quitman
G. O. Kaigler
H L Balcom Sr
Georgetown
Stewart
Willis
Strickland
Richland
Bradley Perkins Lumpkin
Schley E. R. Jordan
A. C. King
Ellaville
Sumter
W. T. Anderson
Fitzgerald Chattahoochee
A. E. Johnson
Joe King
Cusseta
Clay
Zach Arnold
Fort Gaines
John C. Foster
Bluffton
Crisp J. W. Cannon Jr
L. O. White
Cordele
Dodge
Hall Smith
D. F. Thomas Osro Peacock
R.T. Ragan
Eastman
Dooly
E. H. Conner
Unadilla
Harris
Will Williams
Hamilton
Wiley Wisdom Chipley
Houston
Floyd
Labor
C. Cooper Ethridge
Perry
Lee
Hugh Kearse
Leesburg
C. Cc. Ansley
Smithville
Marion
Horace Clements
B.S. Miller
Buena Vista
Macon
A. H. Clarke
Marshalville
J. B. Easterlin Jr
Montezuma
Webster
T. H. M. Carrah
Willard Rees
Preston
Wilcox
Wright Mixon
Abbeville
LeRoy Tippins Sr
Rochelle
Jail Escapee Sosbee to Return to Thomaston for 24 Months
William James Sosbee, known for impersonating an FBI agent and escaping Upson County Jail, will be brought to Thomaston to serve a total of 24 months after a Virginia detainment. He previously faced sentences totaling 24 months and fines for drunken and impersonation charges. Sheriff Grady Meeks reported Virginia authorities holding Sosbee at Winchester, with no final booking details for an escape charge.
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William James Sosbee
Upson County
F.B.I
Thomaston
Sosbee
Highway 3
Grady Meeks
Sgt
S. L. Woolf
Virginia State Police
Winchester
Sesbee
For Sale 1946 Ford Tractor with Equipment
Classified listing from D. W. Payne of Butler Georgia offering a 1946 Ford tractor with all equipment for sale. Notes contact details implied.
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Ford Tractor
Ex gubernatorial and state race spending disclosed
Former Gov. E. D. Rivers reported expenditures of 21 555 dollars in his unsuccessful bid for governor with 21 555 in contributions. Major donors included Downing Musgrove 2750 and Andy Smith 2000. Other candidates posted varied spending, including Eugene Cook 2040 Kimzey 3889 and Dr. L N Huff Atlanta 16444 with others listed for agriculture secretary treasurer and labor posts.
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Atlanta
E. D. Rivers
Rivers
Downing Musgrove
Andy Smith
Albert Ernest
F. O. Miller
J. W. Greer
Willis Battle
R. L. Patten
Son
Lee Purden
Tommie Lamb
D. J. Brown
Dr. Equen
Eugene Talmadge
J. W. Carmichael
Hoke O'Kelly
Eugene Cook
Kimzey
Dr. L. N. Huff
M. E. Thompson
Spence Grayson
Frank Gross
Marvin Griffin
Belmont Dennis
Tom Linder
Jim Manning
Ben Fortson
Napier Burson
George Hamilton
Ailie ‘Tucker
Ben Huiet
H. E. Monroe
Public Service Commission
Walter McDonald
Tom Durant
Court of Appeals
Hugh McIntyre
E. W. Butler
R. E. Church
OPA to Boost Price Ceilings on Autos and Textiles
OPA officials said they will raise price ceilings on new automobiles and cotton textiles within days under the new price control act. The move marks the first large scale action under the act, with additional boosts planned for coffee durable goods canned goods and other items as computations proceed.
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Washington
OPA
Home Coming Day Observed at New Prospect August 11
Sunday, August 11, will be observed as Home Coming Day at New Prospect Freewill Baptist Church near Reynolds. Everyone interested in the church is invited to attend and bring a basket dinner.
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New Prospect
New Prospect Freewill Baptists Church
Reynolds
Georgia Sees 15 Million in Hill-Burton Hospital Funds
Georgia will receive 3.142 million annually totaling 15.71 million over five years for building and equipping hospitals under the Hill Burton act. The program allocates 60 percent from state or local agencies and 40 percent from federal funds to private and public facilities nationwide. Governor Arnall calls the act a step toward better days for the south and notes long efforts to secure favorable federal grants for poorer states.
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Georgia
Arnall
Georgia Newspapers Are Well Represented in Legislature
Georgia newspaper men won seats in the July 17 primary, with nine Fourth Estate members joining the General Assembly. Senators A S Boone Jr and R G Daniel, and House members including Jack Williams W H Lovett Byron Anglin M F Clark Jr Walter Harrison W H McWhorter and Paul Green are elected to the Senate and House from districts and counties across the state. The group brings veteran editors and publishers to the lawmaking body and is expected to reflect their sections well.
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Georgia
State House
Senate
General Assembly
A. S. Boone Jr
Irwinton Bulletin
R. G. Daniel
Metter Advertiser
Jack Williams
Waycross Journal Herald
W. H. Lovett
Dublin Courier-Herald
Byron Anglin
Stewart-Webster Journal
Richland
M. F. Clark, Jr
Hinesville Herald
Liberty County
Walter Harrison
Millen News
W. H. McWhorter
DeKalb New Era
Paul Green
Clayton Tribune
Americus to Get New Daily Paper Under New Owners
In Americus Georgia on August fifth Jack Marr and Pete Rockett bought the Tri County News from E L Gammage who started the paper fourteen years ago. Marr a World War II Pacific theater captain and Rockett a warrant officer and ex managing editor of the Americas Times Recorder will launch a daily publication once equipment is purchased.
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Americus
Jack Marr
Pete Rockett
Tri-County News
E. L. Gammage
Marr
Rockett
United States
The
Americas Times-Recorder
Murr
Taylor County Secures Half Million Highway Funds
Taylor County leaders thank Sims Garrett Jr. of the State Highway Board for securing about 425000 for county road projects. Work includes 10 miles of paving on Highway 128 from Butler to the Marion line and 3 miles of grading on Highway 96 from Reynolds toward Ft. Valley, to be completed by year start.
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Taylor County Board of Commissioners
Sims Garrett Jr
State Highway Board
Taylor County
Butler
Marion County
Reynolds
Flint River
Ft. Valley
Central of Georgia to Spend 2,360 755 on New Equipment
Savannah reports the Central of Georgia Railway, under trusteeship, authorized to finance 2 360 733 in new rolling stock including 10 coaches and six diesel locomotives. The order, issued by Judge Frank M. Scarlett, covers 200 pulp wood cars and 50 steel boxcars converted to automobile cars, with delivery anticipated this month or next for eight diesel locomotives at 1 604 522.
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Savannah
Central of Georgia Railway
Frank M. Scarlett
U. S. District Court
M. P. Callaway
Central
Ailroad
Callaway
Central of Georgia
Macon
Radium Springs Resort Reopens For Year Round Use
Radium Springs resort four miles south of Albany on US 19, once owned by Baron G. Cole, is purchased by Southwest Georgia citizens and reopened for public year round use. Horace Caldwell, lessee, says reconstruction completed May 15 and facilities expanded from past club only access. Caveats note only the golf course and Radium Country Club remain private. cottages, picnics, barbecues, horseback riding, dining, swimming, and golf now open to all. Georgia’s largest natural spring flows 70,000 gallons per minute with water at 67 degrees year round.
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Albany
Radium Springs
G. Cole
New York City
Southwest Georgia
Horace Caldwell
Caldwell
Collier
Radium Country Club
Georgia
Public Assistance Payouts Reported For Taylor County
The Taylor County Department of Public Welfare reports 42 049.50 paid to dependents in the county for the year ending June 30. Old Age Assistance supported 382 recipients, Aid to Dependent Children 16, and Aid to the Blind 6. Total Old Age Assistance 37 976.50, dependent children 3 123, and blind 950. The department also handles general relief, child welfare, foster home studies, and referrals to medical and rehabilitation services. Office hours are weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 8:30 to noon.
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Lula Wall
Taylor County
Department of Public Welfare
Health Department
Milledgeville State Hospital
Georgia Training School
Chicago College Student Confesses to Triple Murder
William Heirens, a University of Chicago student, confessed to the Degnan kidnapping and murder, the Frances Brown lipstick slaying, and the killing of widow Mrs. Josephine Ross. He claimed a compulsion drove the crimes and said he sought only burglaries as a motive while continuing his studies by day.
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Chicago
William Heirens
Kitetle
Suzanne Degnan
University of Chicago
Heirens
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
Degnan
Heires
000 Unit Freezer Locker Plant for City
Mr E H Bazemore announces construction of a modern freezer locker plant at Butler within weeks. The facility will house 500 lockers for individuals plus a pre cooling unit and meat curing department on the Butler Reynolds highway west of Gulf Oil station. It will be the county's second such plant after Reynolds built two years ago.
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E. H. Bazemore
Taylor County
The
Herald
Butler
Bazemore
Mrs Linwood McGee Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Linwood Christian McGee died at Macon Hospital on Saturday evening August 3 after a two day illness. She lived in Macon for several years and served on a Macon School faculty. Funeral services were held August 5 at Heart's Funeral Home in Macon at 4 30 p m. She is survived by her husband Linwood McGee and brothers Stanford and Sam Christian.
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Linwood Christian McGee
Macon
New Crosley Auto Displayed at Colwell Motor Co
The new Crosley is on display at Colwell Motor Company. It measures 145 inches bumper to bumper and seats four. The 26.5 horsepower motor weighs 149 pounds, carries 5 quarts of water and 3 quarts of oil, achieves up to 50 mpg, and speeds to 60 mph. Mr. T. E. Stewart offers demonstrations.
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Colwell Motor Company
T. E. Stewart
Davison Paxon Plans to Open New Columbus Store
Columbus Ga Aug 4 Plans for a Davison store in Columbus were announced by Charles H Jagels president of the Davison Paxon Co A long term lease has been signed with R P Spencer interests and Marie D Needham owners of two adjoining parcels of property at Broadway and Twelfth Streets in Columbus on which Davison s will build a modern department store as soon as conditions permit The building will be completely air conditioned and will cost in excess of 500 000 and will be one of the chow places of that section The location is in the heart of the Columbus shopping district and plans call for a store in the developing downtown area
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Columbus
Davison
Charles H. Jagels
Davison-Paxon Co
R. P. Spencer
Marie D. Needham
Broadway and
Twelfth Streets
Davison’s
Library closes August 13 for summer term end
The Butler Library will remain closed until the start of the school term. Patrons with overdue books are asked to return them by the August 13 closing date.
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Butler
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PACE
Virginia
Thomaston Times
D. W. Payne Butler
Talmadge
Carmichael
O’kelley
Taylor
Hon. S. Garrett
Board of Commissioners
Chicago College
Linwood McGee
Crosley Auto
Colwell Motor Co
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