Governor-Elect Talmadge Crowned Best Known Man In Georgia
An Atlanta feature profiles Eugene Talmadge, GA's four-time governor elect, tracing his ancestry to 17th century English settlers and noting his lands in Monroe County. The piece lauds his forthright stance on issues and cites praise by Raymond Clapper. It also praises his son Herman and his campaign leadership.
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Atlanta
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Liberty Magazine
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Boston
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Massachusetts Colony
Plymouth Rock
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Monroe County
Raymond Clapper
Washington
Herman
Cement Block Plant Opens in Reynolds Georgia by Ex-Servicemen
Reynolds, Ga. ex servicemen D E Byrd Thomas Byrd Garland Byrd and ex Navyman G L Parks form Byrd and Parks Co to manufacture eight types of cement blocks. The plant with 1600 blocks every eight hours uses Portland cement and crushed granite from Stockbridge and will employ six men at full capacity testing by Georgia Tech and slow curing for 30 days.
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Lanier High
Macon
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Byrd & Parks Company
Georgia School of Technology
Stockbridge
Hides $2,000 in pocket then gives coat away
Navy veteran Jas. A. Smith and his wife faced heartbreak after Mrs. Smith donated four old coats to a garbage collector. Smith recalled he had hidden $2,000 in one coat, his entire life savings after military service, prompting police to investigate the loss.
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Jas. A. Smith
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Talbotton Man Samuel Harris Dies at 69
Samuel N Harris 69 retired rural mail carrier died after a lingering illness in Talbotton Ga He served 34 years as a mail carrier and recently retired He was a longtime Junction City Methodist Church trustee and Sunday School superintendent He is survived by his wife Martha Wood and seven children including R W Harris Atlanta S N Harris Jr B M Harris Talbotton E L Harris St Marie Idaho Mary Moses Uvalda Christine Harris Macon Ruth W Rinkke Atlanta
Death by Own Action Theory Advanced in Morris Clemency Plea
Attorneys for L. H. Morris urged the Georgia pardon and parole board to commute his death sentence to life imprisonment claiming Morris may have been unjustly convicted for the slaying of his wife in Macon. They argued the wife might have caused her own death and noted the reprieve by Gov Arnall followed prior board study.
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L. H. Morris
Morris
A. M. (Phil) Anderson
T. A. Jacobs Jr
Macon
Arnall
State Pardon and Parole Board
Tennesse Town Stays Quiet After Night of Bloodshed
Athens Tennessee on August 3 reports Rev. B Hampton taking over local law enforcement to restore order after Thursday night violence left 20 wounded in the hill county. A flare up in nearby Etowah saw a police car shot but no injuries. Sheriff Pat Mansfield of McMinn county remains missing.
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B Hampton
Hampton
Etowah
Pat Mansfield
McMinn County
Mansfield
Georgia State Banks Show Large Postwar Resource Increase
State banks and seven branches report a net rise of 74 million dollars in total resources as of June 29 1946 compared with June 30 1945. Beasley notes rising government securities deposits and prudent dividend restraint and reserves.
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State of Georgia
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