Georgia News Roundup Highlights deaths and local events
Georgia reported 1131 highway deaths in the past year. Sen. Herman Talmadge celebrated his 44th birthday. Retiring Bibb county farm agent D F Bruce served 32 years. Dublin teen Joe Davis died in a private fishpond. Fire in Savannah killed an elderly couple. New Meriwether Memorial Hospital to open Nov 1 at Warm Springs. Mercer and Wesleyan expect larger student bodies this fall. Macon purchasing agent Ann Oliver retiring. Senate honors Walter George. Columbus Toastmasters organized. Roy Brown elected president. Sumter county man John T Gray dies at 93. Georgia Municipal Association elects Elmer George executive secretary. Sheriff Gus Giddens of Bleckley indicted for extortion. 50 Georgia calves die in truck crash bound for New York. 1000 attend Sumter EMC session in Americus. Rockmart mother James Holland awaits word from son in West Germany. Perry HS senior Stewart Blodworth elected Georgia FFA president. Macon Federated Garden Clubs opening center in Neel home. 84-year-old Maconite arrested for illegal liquor in Twiggs county. Many Georgia teens fail to register for draft. Attorney W W Dykes dies at 81. Rev J D Alexander to move to Buena Vista Aug 18. Georgia Baptist Foundation bequest of 26000 to Mercer University. Garland Byrd warns against foreign aid drawing funds from veterans hospitals. Two Thomaston boys face penalties for crime tracing to LaCrosse Wisconsin. Ft Valley Leader-Tribune notes no pedestrian deaths in 1956 in Ft Valley.
State Board Calls For Names Of Dismissed Teachers
Atlanta reports the State Board of Education demands the names of 10 teachers fired for irregularities in roll-keeping during last year. The board suspends a $1000 monthly penalty for Johnson County over fictitious records and orders a report detailing incidents in South and North Georgia.
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Atlanta
State Board of Education
Johnson County
State Board
W. E. Pafford
State Education Department
Henry Steward
Cedartown
Jim Peters
Manchester
Pafford
South Georgia
North Georgia
Francis Shurling
Wrightsville
Sumter County Boy Lost Dogcaused Upset Spurred Bus Trip
An 11 year old Sumter County boy Shelby Broach ran away after his family planned to give away four puppies from a stray dog. He boarded a bus to visit his grandmother in Waycross but was located in Albany after a passenger heard a radio bulletin. The boy was upset over the loss of the dogs and had intended to keep one of the pups.
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Americus
Shelby Broach
J. H. Clark
Waycross
Albany
Donald McCook
ASC to Check on Records Kept by Cotton Ginners And Buyers
Georgia ASC officials instruct cotton ginners and buyers to maintain detailed bale records including ginning date farm operator producer and delivery details. Violations carry up to 500 fine per offense and penalties apply for unidentified cotton. Buyers must track producer name date origin gin bale number lint and seed figures and penalties.
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ASC
Georgia
J. F. Bradley
Ga. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee
Bradley
Typhoid Shots Recommended for Campers and Travelers
Georgia public health officials urge typhoid vaccination for those entering areas with poor sanitation such as summer camps and long trips. Those not previously vaccinated should complete a three shot series a week apart, with boosters for those already protected. Carrier rates remain low across the state.
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Georgia Department of Public Health
W. J. Murphey
Murphy
South
Georgia
Scholarships for Nursing At Piedmont Hospital Atlanta
Piedmont Hospital School of Nursing in Atlanta offers a three year nursing course for fall class starting Sept 13. Miss Genevieve Garren, Director, says the September class is nearly full but a few places remain for late applicants. Scholastic aptitude tests have a Sept 4 deadline and financial aid is available through scholarships and loan funds.
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Piedmont Hospital School of Nursing
Atlanta
Genevieve Garren
Piedmont Hospital
Peachtree Road
South
Reverend A P Foster 86 Dies After Illness in Macon
Funeral for Rev. Andrew P. Foster aged 86 will be held in Memorial Chapel with Rev. H. K. Erwin and Chaplain John Foster officiating. Born in Rayburn county he attended Emory University and lived in Macon for 14 years as a retired Methodist minister and farmer.
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A. P. Foster
Methodist
Macon
Andrew P. Foster
Memorial Chapel
H. K. Erwin
John Foster
Mr. Foster
Rayburn County
Emory University
Macon Man Killed in Auto Crash Raises 1957 Death Toll
J. R. Faskey of Macon died in a Friday auto crash. The death marks the seventeenth traffic fatality in Macon and Bibb county for 1957.
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J. R. Faskey
Macon
Bibb County
Columbus man arrested on abandonment warrant after Alabama crash
Wheeler Puckett 34 of Columbus was injured last week in a Union Springs Alabama crash that killed two. He has been arrested and placed in Muscogee county jail on an abandonment warrant.
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Wheeler Puckett
Columbus
Union Springs
Ala
Muscogee County
Aircraft trainee Henry M. Johnson Jr. dies in Kansas crash
Henry M. Johnson Jr., 22, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Johnson Sr of Cataula, died last week from multiple injuries after an aircraft accident during flight training at the U S Naval Air Station Hutchinson Kansas.
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Henry M. Johnson Jr
Henry Johnson Sr
Cataula
U.S. Naval Air Station
Hutchinson
Kans
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Sen
Herman Talmadge
D. F. Bruce
Joe Davis
Dublin
West Point
Margaret James
Ft. Valley
Meriwether Memorial Hospital
Warm Springs
Savannah
Mercer
Wesleyan
Ann Oliphant
U. S. Senate
Walter George
New Columbus Toastmasters Club
Roy Brown
John T. Gray
Sumter County
Georgia Municipal Assn
Elmer George of
Griffin
Gus Giddens
Bleckley County
New York
James Holland
Rockmart
West Germany
Iron Curtain
Stewart Blodworth
Perry High School
Georgia Future Farmers of America
Jim Thomas
Patterson
Federated Garden Clubs of
J. N. Neel
Twiggs County
Atty
W. W. Dykes
Andersonville
Buena Vista Baptist Church
J. D. Alexander
Brookhaven
Miss
The
Georgia Baptist Foundation
Mercer University
G. W. and
Sarah Light
Veterans
Garland Byrd
Taylor County
American Legion
Valdosta
Thomaston
LaCrosse
Wis
Raymond Paty
Emory
University System of Georgia
State Highway Department
Tennille
State Toll Bridge Authority
Georgia Highway Board
U.S. Highway 17
Glynn County
Sydney Lanier Toll Bridge
Peach County
Grand Jury
Claudia Thompson
C. P. Thompson
Columbus Enquirer
Enquirer
Ohio
North Wales
Wisconsin
Canada
W. Smith Sales & Service
Thurston Ave
Thomaston, Ga
McCants Poultry Farm & Hatchery
Butler
Labor Day
Gort
Levy
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