Pimiento and Pecans Forecast in Taylor County Crops
The column predicts a heavy profitable crop of pimiento peppers and pecans for Taylor County this year. It notes a whiskey election in Upson County with wets favored in only one precinct Jug District. The piece recalls Uncle John Holder’s editorials, stresses friendship, mentions corn worm damage, and recounts local history of Taylor County’s formation and early institutions.
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Taylor County
Upson County
Jug
Beatrice Farley and Judge Fort Wed in Atlanta Chapel
Mrs Beatrice Caldwell Farley of Atlanta married Judge Thomas Hicks Fort of Columbus in a quiet Wednesday ceremony at the First Methodist church chapel in Atlanta. The couple will reside in Columbus after a honeymoon to Tennessee, with immediate family present and several Fort relatives attending.
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Columbus Enquirer-Sun
Beatrice Caldwell Farley
Atlanta
T. Hicks Fort
Columbus
Judge Fort
Chattahoochee
Taylor
Talbot
the Herald
The
Enquirer-Sun
First Methodist Church
Thomas Hicks Fort
Pierce Harris
St. Luke Methodist Church
Fort
Emma _ Wright Caldwell
Gilbert Beebe Caldwell
William Farley
William Fort
Mountains
Tennessee
Card of Thanks and Praise for Local Figures
A Thank You card expresses appreciation to the Taylor County Klan No. 1 and Lebanon Baptist Church members for donations to a kitchen shower. It also thanks Mrs. J. T. Garrett for a birthday basket dinner, Mrs. Dora Purvis, and neighbors of Charing for deeds of kindness. Edna Cain Daniel and Beth Williams Powers receive praise in a Telegraph related feature.
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Taylor County Klan No. 1
Lebanon Baptist Church
J. T. Garrett
Dora Purvis
Edna Cain Daniel
Quitman Free Press
Atlanta Journal
Macon Telegraph
Telegraph
Edna
Beth Williams Powers
Free Press
Beth
Aged Houston County Official Killed Riding Bicycle
Judge C. E. Brunson clerk of the Houston County commissioners was killed when struck by an auto while riding a bicycle on the Macon highway three miles north of Perry. The driver Clarence Merritt of Atlanta was detained for investigation. Brunson, 75, a former Perry City Court judge and former mayor, was a Perry Baptist deacon and Mason, survived by his wife, three daughters, and a son.
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C. E. Brunson
Houston County Commissioners
Stantly
Brunson
Clarence Merritt
Atlanta
Houston County
C. C. Chapman
Macon
Chapman
Merritt
Ft. Valley-Perry
Perry Baptist Church
Nell Martin Brunson
Tom Carter
J. T. Davis
Marianna
Fla
Highway Accident Fatal To One Of Thompson's Aids
Dublin August 11 James Coleman a top aide to Governor Thompson in the Democratic gubernatorial race was seriously injured in an auto crash near Dublin. One person H. W. Averitt Jr. was killed and his wife and father were badly hurt. Coleman, with a fractured pelvis and hip, was hospitalized alongside Herman Talmadge who had been treated after a prior crash.
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James Coleman
M. E. Thompson
Claxton Hospital
H. W. Averitt Jr
McMillen
Coleman
Thompson
Leadel
Bulloch Herald
Statesboro
Herman Talmadge
Mayor of Dublin Aids California Bride Search
Bert Stone, a San Fernando foreman, asked Dublin’s mayor to help find an Irish wife. He reported about 250 replies, 200 from U S women, ages 19 to 65, and warned the process must be taken seriously and not rushed.
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Dublin
California
San Fernando
Calif
Bert Stone
Stone
Appreciation for medical care after mother's passing
The Roquemore family thanks the physician and friends for service and kindness shown during the illness and death of our mother. H. B. Roquemore J. S. Roquemore Isa B. Roquemore Mary Bell Gray, Children.
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H. B. Roquemore
J. S. Roquemore
Isa B. Roquemore
Mary Bell Gray
Cotton Insects Increase and Weevil Migration Noted
Agricultural bulletin warns of rising boll weevil infestations after recent rains with south state migration observed. Quick Toxaphene or Benzene Hexachloride applications advised, followed by Calcium Arsenate for lasting protection of young bolls. Also discusses grain fumigation with Ethylene Dichloride and carbon tetrachloride mix and strawberry culture tips for 1949 including fertilization and weed control.
Representative seeks reelection to Georgia General Assembly
Candidate from Taylor County pledges to represent local interests in the Georgia General Assembly. He states adherence to Democratic primary rules on September 8 and asks for support and influence in his reelection bid.
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General Assembly of Georgia
Taylor County
Democratic Committee
Hubert Calhoun Seeks Re election as Solicitor General
Hubert Calhoun announces his candidacy to return as Solicitor General for the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit. He notes six years in office from 1937 to 1942 and expects to qualify with the State Democratic Executive Committee for the September 8 primary, seeking public support.
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Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Hubert Calhoun
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U. S. Supreme Court
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Solicitor-General
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