Man held on multiple charges after Crawfordville arrest
O T Summers, 41, was bound over at a Crawfordville preliminary hearing on charges including kidnapping assault with intent murder and carrying a pistol without license. Bond set at 2000 on kidnapping 1500 on assault and 200 on pistol. The sheriff said Summers abducted his wife and took their seven year old son after entering their home and beating her before fleeing.
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Crawfordville
O. T. Simmons
R. M. Moore
Summers
Snakebite Fatal Member of Church of God in Georgia
Rome Ga Aug. 9 A 32 year old Lindaie Bell of Lindale died after a serpent bite during services at the Dolly Pond Church of God near Chattanooga. Bell had been a member of the church 20 years and died at the home of William Harden. This is the third fatal snake bite linked to the church since its founding three years ago.
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Rome
Church of God
Chattanooga
Harvey Bell
Nanacy Bell
Lindale
William Harden
Dolly Pond
Burchwood Tenns
Bell
Doly Pond
Lewis Ford
Daisy
Clint Jackson
Birchwood
Absence of 47 years Returns to Home in Nativity in Schley
Ellaville Ga Mr Henry T Bridges of Mexia Texas who left Schley County 47 years ago and had not returned arrived to visit his brother J R Bridges Sr last week on the exact date of his departure. The brothers recall the departure date and that John Bridges brought his brother to Ellaville in a wagon to board the train. Bridges is visiting his sister Anna Cook and another brother W Bridges of Americus.
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Elllaville
Henry T. Bridges
Mexia
Texas
Schley County
J. R. Bridges Sr
John Bridges
Ellaville
Bridges
Anna Cook
Judge Honored At Crisp Superior Court Tribute
At the Crisp Superior Court opening in Cordele on Monday an impressive memorial service honored the late Judge A V Whipple who died weeks ago. A resolution praised his work as the first judge of the circuit comprising Crisp Dooly Ben Hill and Wilcox counties. Members of the bar spoke of his record as attorney and judge.
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Cordele
Crisp Superior Court
A. V. Whipple
Hee
Crisp
Dooly
Ben Hill
Wilcox
Plane propeller accident injures woman in Fort Valley
Geneva Jeanette Stewart known as Tommie Huckabee, a wrestler recently moved to Jacksonville, was dazed after a first plane ride and stepped into a whirling propeller near Ft Valley. She was taken to Mercy Hospital with injuries described as fair by hospital staff.
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Macon
Geneva Jeanette Stewart
Ft. Valley
Mercy
Jacksonville
Fla
Barbara Pruitt
The
Ft. Valley Aviation Co
Georgia Tops States in Rehabilitation Efforts at Conference
Savannah hosts the state vocational rehabilitation conference at the General Oglethorpe Hotel. P. S. Barrett outlines national outlook and notes Georgia rehabilitated 2,490 handicapped persons in the past year, 13,862 over ten years, leading among states alongside California and New York.
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Savannah
State Conference of Vocational Rehabilitation
General Oglethorpe
E. K. Bell
P. S. Barrett
Georgia
Barrett
California
New York
Mrs William Dykes Hurt in Crash Near Huntsville
Mrs William W Dykes Sr wife of Americus attorney was injured when their car was forced off a Alabama highway near Huntsville yesterday. Mr Dykes suffered serious head injuries and loss of blood while Mrs Dykes had a broken collarbone and other injuries. The couple was en route to Mont Eagle Tennessee for vacation.
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Americus
William W. Dykes Sr
Hutsville
Ala
Huntsville
Mont Eagle, Tenn
Death Sunday Claimed Dr. McAfee, Prominent Macon Physician
Macon, Aug. 8 Dr. Linton C. McAfee aged 69, a noted Macon physician active in civic and religious circles, died Sunday in a Macon hospital. He worked with Clinic Hospital and was a Culloden native. Survivors include sister Mrs Annie McAfee Oliphant and two Macon nephews Dr John C. McAfee and E D. McAfee.
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Macon
Linton C. McAfee
McAfee
Clinic
Culloden
Annie McAfee
Oliphant
John C. McAfee
E. D. McAfee
Washington man sues for overpaid taxes 1940 to 1945
J. W. Blackmon of Washington Georgia files suit to recover 26121.24 dollars in taxes allegedly overpaid to the U S Government during the years 1940 to 1945.
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J. W. Blackmon
Washington, Ga
U.S
Gl Is Critically Hurt In Automobile Crash Near Lumpkin
Columbus August 11 A Lumpkin Ga army sergeant on leave from Camp Jackson S C was critically injured late Tuesday when his car collided with a jeep on the Ft Benning road inside the military reservation. Sgt Milo Sherling was reported in the Post hospital not expected to live due to skull fractures internal injuries and multiple cuts and bruises. The driver Elvie Shirling a Lumpkin filling station operator suffered a fractured right ankle and other injuries and was not in serious condition.
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Columbus
Lumpkin
Elvie Shirling
Lumpkin Filling Station
Hoke Willis Plans Frugal Governorship Push
Atlanta August 11 Hoke Willis from Blue Ridge met with his campaign manager to outline a budget conscious governor elect program. He claims savings on the Capitol coal bill by ending steam usage during sessions and accuses Herman Talmadge and Ellis Arnall of state-owing sums including days of room and board and royalties from a book on the state's time.
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Atlanta
Hoke Willis
Blue Ridge
Capitol
Willis
Herman Talmadge
Ellis Arnall
Herman
Ellis
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Schley
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WDAK
WRBL
WMAZ
WBML
Fort Valley
William Dykes
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Amal
Simmons’ Warehouse
C. R. Simmons
New Modern
Butler
Vaccum
Blue Ridge Coffee
Siles
Vienna
Beaver’s
Stokley
Libby
Cae
Willis S
Dean Theatre
Butler, Ga
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