Georgia Week In Review Reveals Local Tragedies And Projects
Five Georgians died violent deaths over the weekend. J. D. Lane, 61, Monticello assistant postmaster, died at home after 10 days of illness. Sheriff Benton of Newton County injured in a car crash. Sumter County abandons WPA for a $2,100 livestock market project. Georgia prepares for a new state office building in Atlanta with federal aid and planned occupancy by January 1940.
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J.D. Lane
Monticello
Sumter County to Host Open House Next Sunday
Sumter County commissioners announced an open house from 9 am to noon next Sunday with board members in the receiving line to meet residents and discuss the completed steel and concrete project. The university system regents bought the original Confederate States Constitution for 20000 from W W Devenne of Savannah to keep it in Georgia.
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Sumter
Board of County Commissioners
Confederate States of America
University of Georgia
Athens
Board of Regents of
University System
Regents
Devenne
Savannah
Georgia
Fire destroys Gordon plant and sawmill complex
Fire swept through the Gordon handle factory and sawmill structure today damaging the main facility and lumber stock. Officials estimate damages in the thousands of dollars. owner S. R. Owens was away from the plant when the blaze began and the fire’s origin remains undetermined.
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Gordon
S. R. Owens
Broadway in Columbus Undergoes Resurfacing
Columbus Ga Aug 8 the main business street Broadway in Columbus is being resurfaced The block traffic rerouted only sidewalks open to shoppers Old street car tracks are being removed and the surface will be smoothed The underground wiring in the block has recently been completed.
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Columbus, Ga
Broadway
Columbus
Hitch-Hiker Gets Ride in Own Stolen Auto
Washington man Jack Maier says his car was stolen and he hitched home from work. A kind driver offered him a ride in the stolen vehicle to the police station where officers helped recover the car.
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Gainesville
Jack Maier
Washington
Monier
Maier
Mrs. Tennie T. F. Smith of Talbotton Dies at 88
Mrs. Tennie TF Smith, 88, of Talbotton died Friday at her home after a four month illness. Surviving are three daughters Mrs Kate Battle Mrs Amoret Callaway and Miss Imogene Smith all of Talbotton and five grandchildren Mrs James McMichael Hamilton Miss Frances Callaway Talbotton J L Callaway Reynolds T M Callaway Fort Benning and Miss Jean Battle Talbotton.
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Talbotton
Tennie TF. Smith
Kate Battle
Amoret Callaway
Imogene Smith
James McMichael
Hamilton
Frances Callaway
J. L. Callaway
Reynolds
T. M. Callaway
Fr.Benning
Jean Battle
Youth Fatally Falls From Picnic Truck Near Lake Juniper
Preston Georgia August 6 David san hers 21 year old Webster county resident died after falling from a truck returning from a Lake Juniper picnic He was taken to Bo yett s clinic Ellaville where he died Sunday night Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Tom Sanders brothers John Albany Edwin Guy Ernest Richard Eugene all of Webster county two sisters Forrest Eleanor Webster county and grandmother Mrs Victoria Sanders of Webster county
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Preston
David San‘hers
Webster’ Countian
Lake Juniper
Boyett‘s
Ellaville
Mr. Sanders
Church Hill
Webster County
Tom Sanders
John Sanders
Albany
Edwin
Guy
Ernest
Richard
Eugene Sanders
Forrest
Eleanor Sanders
Victoria Sanders
Columbus Plans Gas and Oil Storage Terminals
Columbus plans to erect gasoline and oil terminals with tanks totaling 730000 gallons of gasoline. The City Commission authorized seeking a dock expert to advise on waterfront terminals and potential ordinance amendments for storage in congested areas. River commerce on the Chattahooche remains resumed and tied to the terminals if permits are granted.
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Columbus
Chattahooche River
Man Finds Lost Check in Gainesville Dump
Carl Stallworth, a manufacturing manager in Gainesville, tossed a $1 560 check into a waste basket and later had a crew dig through the mill dump to recover it. The find ends a costly misplaced funds incident at the plant.
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Gainesviile
Carl Stallworth
Gainesville
Stallworth
Spalding Pre-School Session Set for August Start
Griffin August 6 preschool session of Spalding High will begin Tuesday August 22. Prof A H Schuler superintendent of co notary schools said the program aims to offset lost days from the last term. All students including freshmen and sophomores are asked to return. new students wait until the regular term begins September 4.
Two U S Judges Seek To Retire From Federal Bench
Washington on August six two federal judges C McLelland and J B Sullivan of the U S Customs Court informed President Roosevelt they wish to retire under the Sumners Act. McClelland will be 85 on his next birthday and Sullivan is 80, both appointed by earlier presidents.
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Washington
Federal
C ¥. McLelland
J. B. Sullivan
U. S. Customs Court
Roosevelt
McClelland
Theodore Roosevelt
Sullivan
Woodrow Wilson
Sparrows Employed to Catch Weevils
Dawson reports cotton farmer Jessie Kennedy has found the English sparrow invaluable for boll weevil control. Each evening sparrows swarm over cotton fields, moving from bloom to bloom to feed on the pests, boosting Kennedy's regard for the birds.
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Dawson
Jessie Kennedy
Kennedy
iKennedy
Evening School Names Professor Hollingsworth to Post
Americus Georgia Aug 6 Dr R R Hollingsworth head of the social science department at Georgia Southwestern announced his appointment as professor of social science in the University Evening School of Atlanta Before joining Georgia Southwestern he taught eight years at Town State Teachers College two years at the University of North Carolina and this summer was on the faculty at South Georgia Teachers College
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Atlanta
Public Service
Executive Department
Americus, Ga
R. R. Hollingsworth
Georgia Southwestern
Hollingsworth
Univrsity Evening School
Town State Teachers College
University of North Carolina
South Georgia Teachers’ College
Davis Knighton wedding set for both birthdays
Atlanta, Aug 7. H P Davis of Danielsville Ga and Miss Carolyn Knighton of Benevolence arranged their marriage to fall on both their anniversaries. The Rev E T Wilson performed the ceremony just after midnight. Davis previously served as school superintendent at Colbert PayO and Barwick. the bride had taught at PayO.
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Atlanta
H. P. Davis
Danielsville
Carolyn Knighton
Benevolence
E. T. Wilson
Eagles 79th Birthday Noted In Gainesville History
Gainesville Ga August 7 The Gainesville Eagle marked its 79th birthday with the last edition It was established in 1860 just before the Civil War The paper has grown with the region and featured notable leaders including editor owner W H Craig and A F Dean now editor owner for nine years W M Brice serves as business manager.
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Gainesville
W. H. ‘Craig
A.’F. Dean
Col. H. H. Dean
W M. Brice
Boy 7 Killed by Oil Truck Near Decatur
Atlanta reports seven year old David Wright son of Mrs J W Hatcher was struck while playing on the highway shoulder three miles north of Decatur. The truck driver J W Wages of Decatur was not charged. The boy died en route to Grady Hospital. The incident occurred on Lawrenceville highway Tuesday.
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Atlanta
Lawrenceville
David Wright
J. W. Hatcher
Decatur
J. W. Wages
J. W. Jones
DeKalb
Eter
Macon Area WPA to Resume Dismissals Over 700 Workers
Macon reports threaten to dismiss more than 700 relief workers in an 18 month rule. H P Derry, 26 county WPA director, will notify affected workers as orders arrive. State WPA officials had halted dismissals on July 28, previously notifying 715 workers in the area.
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Macon
WPA
Macon Idirea
H. P. Derry
State Administrative Office
Derry
Co. F. GC. Harrington
Thomaston Man Severely Injured In Motorcycle Collision
Thomaston resident J. E. Mathews Jr sustained a badly crushed leg when his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Monk Antonio at Main and North streets. He received treatment in Thomaston and was moved to Piedmont hospital in Atlanta where doctors feared possible leg amputation.
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J. E. Mathews, Jr
Thomaston
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta
Greek boy from Athens becomes Athens mayor for a day
A 12 year old Greek boy Count Brastias Mark Sikelianos visiting from a YMCA camp near Tallulah Falls was made honorary citizen of Athens, Ga for life by Mayor A G Dudley. The boy is grandson of a poet laureate and relative of dancer Isadora Duncan. He will deliver a greeting to Athens Greece.
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Athens
Greece
Brastias Mark Sikelianos
YMCA
Tallulah Falls
A. G. Dudley
Courtland Palmer
Colony Club
New York
Isadora Duncan
Delphi
Woman's identity remains a mystery in Leesburg incident
In Leesburg on July 28 a unidentified white woman was found dead on Sandy Beach road. Deputy J. D. McBride said initial identifications as Mrs. Gladys Williams were incorrect and a missing Moultrie woman identification also failed. A coroner's jury ruled she was run over by an unknown driver and she is buried in Leesburg cemetery. Efforts to locate the driver and confirm identity continue.
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Leesburg
J. D. McBride
Lee County
Sandy Beach
Gladys Williams
McBride
Moultrie
Governor Orders Salary Increases For Highway Department
Atlanta August 7 Governor E D Rig gers ordered monthly raises from 25 to 75 for eight executive employees of the State Highway department under the state budget law. The measure restores most cuts made in April when the Governor trimmed highway payrolls and reduced several salaries. Board Chairman W L Miller loses his 150 monthly reduction.
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Atlanta
E. D. Riggers
State Highway Department
Budget Commission
W. L. Miller
Press Association Plans Dinner in Rome August 25
Roy McGinty vice president and host to the Georgia Press association of Calhoun announced the annual dinner would be held August 25 in Rome. The association meets August 23 at Calhoun and John Temple Graves III of Birmingham will address the dinner. Visitors will tour Berry School and the Nome levee system.
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Rome
Roy McGinty
Georgia Press Association of Calhoun
Calhoun
John Temple Graves
Birmingham
McGinty
Rome Chamber of Commerce
Berry
Nome
Crawford County Youth Dies in Lizella Auto Wreck
Herschel Hamlin 19, Crawford County farmer, died instantly near Lizella Sunday when his Ford coupe ran off the road and struck a pine tree. Ambulence from Macon hospital arrived too late. He lived with grandmother Mrs. S. A. Marshall in Crawford County.
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Macon
Herschel Hamlin
Crawford County
Lizella
Hamlins
Young Hamblin
S. A. Marshall
Worldly Notes From Home And Abroad In Wartime Letter
Alma McGee writes of longing for Jouss Ballet in Columbus and fond memories of England. She describes travel plans to Holland Belgium Switzerland and France and notes friendships, theater music by Tchaikovsky Prokofieff and Berlioz, and a London visit with Parliament bombing talk and a Radio BBC studio outing.
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Tshaikowsky
Prokifieff
Berlioz
Columbus
Amsterdam
Emily's
Wesleyan
Mr. McGee
Epworth
Helen Bates
England
Holland
Belgium
Switzerland
France
Georgia Letter of Dismissal for W L Foy Estate
C W Foy as Administrator of the W L Foy deceased estate petitions the court for discharge. The Ordinary calls all interested parties to show cause why he should not be discharged and receive Letters of Dismission on the first Monday in September 1989.
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Georgia
Taylor County
C. W. Foy
W. L. Foy
L. T. Pred
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State Board of Corrections
R. L. Paine
Emory Junior College
Oxford
J. J. Hughes
W. G. Benton
Newton County
Covington
R. E. Gormley
American Bankers Association
Seattle
Central of Georgia Railway
W. B. Cochran
Thomasville
Georgia Hairdressers Association
W. W. Carter
Department of Agriculture
R. E. Ogburn
Qué Bedraan
Pierce Daniel
Dudley
Penfield Baptist Church
R. W. Hayne
Muscogee Superior Court
J. 8 Robinson
Cordele
Milledgeville
W. Harry Wynn
Lizella Man
Helen Williams
Georgia Military College
O. M
Conn
Bright Leaf
Fave
Hetate Department of Agriculture
Buena’ Vista
Marion County
Bena Vista
NYA
Don Moore
Crawford Long Memorial Hospital
Cleveland
Ohio
Marshallville
John B. Murph
Edward L. Cody
W. B. Cody
Lake Rabun
Lakemont
J. M. Crowder
Coosa
Joe S. Burgin
Buena Vista
Gov. Rivers
State Soil Conservation Committee
Orville Pope
Future Farmers Club
LaFayette High School
Muscogee County
United States
C. F. McLaughlin
Grand Jury
Superior Court
P. Vandiviere
Baldwin County
Sumter County
Richard Binion
County Health Board
First Methodist Church
Valdosta
Asheville
N. C
Norfolk
Fred Anderson
John Howell
Rivers
State Hosptal Authority
State Hospital For the Insane
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Vienna
Talmadge
Riddleville
Goy
KE. D. Rivers
Life Builders
PWA
E. D Rivers
Hire
Gordon Plant
Boradway
Spalding
U. S
Athens, GA
Pate
Alma McGee
P. S
Parliament
British Broadcasting
Hamilton Hardy
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