Carlton M Johnson Named Columbus Ledger City Editor
Carlton M Johnson, Columbus Ledger political reporter, named city editor of the Ledger. The roundup notes home accidents in Atlanta numbered 251 last week, plus a Gainesville crossing crash that killed three men. Also mentions Savannah’s Brigadier General Travis death, Camp Stewart reactivation talk, and various Georgia civic, legal, and transportation items.
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Carlton M. Johnson
Columbus Ledger
The
Ledger
Atlanta
Southern Railway
Gainesville
Marines Visit Macon Office Details WWII Era Actions
The Herald hosts U. S. Marine Corps publicity director whose remarks cover the First Marine Division’s World War II campaigns from Guadalcanal to Okinawa. He notes defense estimates predicting 1,000,000 Army manpower and 180,000 Marines this year. The Fourth Marine Division Association selects Chicago as their June 28 1951 reunion site for a three day gathering.
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Macon
U. S. Marine Corps
Atlanta
Korea
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Peleliu
Okinawa
China
Marine Corps
Fourth Marine Division Association
Windy City
Local Teachers to Attend GEA Workshop Program
Mr. Grady Elder and Mrs. John Mims of Reynolds lead Taylor County GEA local unit invited to the annual GEA Workshop for local unit presidents and public relations chairmen at Young Harris College August 13 to 16. GEA leaders from Americus Shellman and Eastman will join about 400 participants to set programs and plans for the year.
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Grady Elder
John Mims
Reynolds
Taylor County
GEA
Young Harris College
G. R. Williams
Americus
Marjorie Gamble
W. F. Smith
Shellman
D. B. Christie
Eastman
Georgia Man Sentenced Life For Murder In Columbus
Billy Roy Lynn aged 28 was sentenced in Muscogee superior court to life imprisonment after a guilty verdict with mercy recommendation for the murder of his estranged wife Carrie K. Lynn in Columbus on May 13. The report also notes a fire in Cleveland destroying three stores, portraits missing from the Georgia Capitol rotunda, veterans tuberculosis benefits review under Public Law 573, a Savannah Beach fishing tale, and Georgia Democratic State Committee selections for the Third Congressional District.
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Billy Roy Lynn
Muscogee Superior Court
Carrie K. Lynn
Columbus
Wm. K. Barrett
State Department of Veterans Service
Savannah Beach
Bomber Crashes at Calif. Base, Brig Gen Travis among Dead
At Fairfield-Suisun Air Base 19 men die or are missing after a B 29 laden with 10 to 12 500 pound bombs crashes bursting into flames. Brig Gen Robert F Travis commander of the base is listed among the dead. the wreckage areas and damage to nearby trailers and automobiles are described.
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Travis
Calif
Fairfield-Suisun Air Base
Cal
Robert F. Travis
Fairfield-Suisan
Savannah
Macon County Fair Association Plans Livestock Building
Montezuma Georgia Macon County Fair Association announces completion of plans for a 25 by 75 foot wood and sheet metal livestock building and begins work immediately. The structure will house hogs and cattle for the fall fair with fair week set for September 25 to 30 and posters in print.
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Montezuma
Macon County Fair Association
Incc
No. 1 From Page 4 About McCants Mill North Home
A description places a home a few hundred yards north of McCants mill which for over a century ground corn and wheat and ginned cotton for farmers across five counties on the same day.
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McCants Mill
Forrester Defeats Myers in District Nomination Vote
In the home-town certification, Mr. Forrester beat Mr. Myers 36 to 18. The nomination was seconded by county officials including Richard W. Best and C. E. Tarver. Forrester pledged to represent all factions and defend American institutions amid debates on communism and FEPC. Resolutions praised Pace, urged army support, and called for fiscal restraint. Religious leaders gave invocations and benediction.
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Forrester
Myers
Richard W. Best
Clay County
C. E. Tarver
Crisp County
Warner Wells
Peach County
J. G. Raines
Terrell County
Wm. A. Fort
Muscogee County
U.S
Mr. Forrester
FEPC
South
Rep. Pace
Korea
M. C. Gardner
Central Baptist Church
Americus
G. Ashton Smith
Leesburg Baptist Church
Raymond Duncan
Ellaville
J. B. Short
Buena Vista
Army to Call 62 000 Men in September and October
Washington Aug. 4 The Army announces it will call up 62 000 reserves in September and October. The Navy also said it is extending enlistments for another 12 months for those in the Navy or Naval Reserves. Both orders affect enlisted personnel.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Talbotton Youth Wins Sears Scholarship for Agriculture
Georgia high school graduates entering UGA College of Agriculture in September receive $200 Sears Foundation scholarships. This year's recipients include R. M. Middle of Talbotton Rt. 3, among outstanding graduates chosen to study agriculture.
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Athens
Georgia
University of Georgia
College of Agriculture
Sears, Roebuck Foundation
R. M. Middle
Rt. 3
Talbotton
Marion County Push for Russell Presidential Bid
In Buena Vista Georgia on August 5 a Baptist minister, county attorney O N Singleton and an ordinary man began a political movement in Marion County urging Senator R B Russell to run for president in 1952. The campaign started after a courthouse sermon condemning communism. At least 100 citizens have signed the resolution with Singleton confident that 80 percent will sign.
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Buena Vista
Marion County
R. B. Russell
Buena Villa
T. H. Harrison
O. N. Singleton
H. F. Davis
Russell
Singleton
Marion
Shortage Foreseen in Printing Equipment For War Effort
Atlanta trade authorities warn of a looming shortage of printing machinery and supplies in the Southeast as wartime production expands. A survey by the Atlanta Graphic Arts Association shows expected slower deliveries and price hikes if the war continues, with precision mechanics in demand and printing labeled essential.
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Atlanta
Southeast
Atlanta Graphic Arts Association
R. A. Stout
The
Graphic Arts Association
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