Columbus Aims for Growth Highlighting City Plan and Progress
A column recalls Columbus Georgia's development framed by a 19th century essay noting the city as a textile and hydro electric hub with 480,000 spindles and 150,000 horsepower. It praises a planned growth, strong schools, parks, and a commission manager government while lauding churches, banks, and municipal water.
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Stafford Rooks Buys Webb Funeral Home in Fort Valley
Stafford Rooks, long associated with Webb Funeral Home, has purchased the business. The deal takes effect Aug 7 and the firm will be renamed Rooks Funeral Home. Rooks, a Gupton Jones graduate, has helped operate the home after Alva Webb’s death.
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Ft. Valley Leader-Tribune
Stafford Rooks
Webb Funeral Home
Rooks
Negro infantry seize Little Cassino in night assault
With the 24th Infantry Regiment advancing west of Hamnan, Negro troops silently climbed a mountain and captured Little Cassino behind North Korean lines with no casualties. The effort follows days of heavy combat and marks a major ground action in a night operation.
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Rivers to Speak at W O W Meeting in Reynolds
Hon E D Rivers National Director of the Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society will be principal speaker at the Reynolds Camp 452 Elders Night Friday August 25 at 8 30 p m in Reynolds High School building. Presentation of 25 year pins to eligible members will occur. Public invited.
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E. D. Rivers
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society
Woodmen
Reynolds
Reynolds Camp No. 452
Rivers
Reynolds High School
Fickling Lodge 129 Marks 100th Anniversary in Butler
The One Hundredth Anniversary of Fickling Masonic Lodge No. 129 is observed in Butler with a two-session program. Grand Lodge officers and distinguished Masons attend. 153 members and families expected. luncheon at the Community House and an all-day program.
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Fickling Masonic Lodge No. 129
Butler
Grand Lodge
Fickling Lodge
Butler Junior Legion Baseball Team Honored at Banquet
The American Legion Auxiliary hosted a luncheon for the Butler Junior Legion Baseball team at the Legion Home. M. P. Dean served as master of ceremonies. Frank Andrews and Charlie Short of Thomaston spoke, praising the team’s progress and sharing the Thomaston team’s history. Dean thanked team members and Butler businessmen for their support in funding the project. The players present included Jack Hart, Harold Sullins, Paul Casey, Ferrell Bone, Earl H. Dunn, Harold Brown, Alton Payne, Preston Childs, Milton Edmondson, Eugene Allen, Benny Adams, Edward Cooper, Billy Amos, and Paul Pierce.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Butler Junior Legion
Legion
M. P. Dean
Junior Legion
Frank Andrews
Thomaston Junior Legion
Charlie Short
Thomaston
Dean
Butler
Jack Hart
Harold Sullins
Paul Casey
Ferrell Bone
Earl H. Dunn
Harold Brown
Alton Payne
Preston Childs
Milton Edmondson
Eugene Allen
Benny Adams
Edward Cooper
Billy Amos
Paul Pierce
Pastor at Antioch Preaches on John Five Six
Antioch church invites the public to Sunday services including Sunday School at 10 30 a m and preaching at 11 30 a m by Pastor J H Stanford with text John 5 6. Assoc year ends Sunday with important business. evening worship at 8. Pray for the pastor and bring friends to hear God’s Word.
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Antioch
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Philip Jarrell
J. H. Stanford
Ideal Citizen Dies of Personal Safety Related Wound
Walter Wells Poole aged 56, an Ideal merchant, died from a gunshot wound deemed personal safety related by a coroner's jury. Funeral Tuesday at the Ideal Methodist Church with Rev. Forest Gilbert and Rev. Lancaster. interment in Ideal cemetery. Survivors include wife Fannie Mae Johnson, four daughters, a son, four sisters, two brothers, and eight grandchildren.
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Harmony Quartet to Perform in Taylor Mill Saturday Night
The Harmony Quartet of Thomaston will entertain at Taylor Mill on Saturday night in a Ladies Aid sponsored program at Mr. Olive Church. The program starts at 8 30 p m with admission 25 and 50 cents and all are invited.
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Harmony Quartet of
Thomaston
Taylor Mill
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Local pastor urges church attendance in days like these
The Butler Methodist Church invites worshippers to attend Sunday services amid calls to defend liberty of worship against communism. Sunday School at 10 a.m.. sermon at 11 a.m. on The Worth of Man. Youth Fellowship at 7 p.m. and all-church worship at 8 p.m. Woman's Society of Christian Service sponsors attendance.
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Fair Land of Liberty
Butler Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Marion man wins awards for painting
Chas M Goodroe of Buena Vista Marion County has won an award for the oil painting Trains at the Buffalo Society of Artists 55th annual exhibit in Buffalo New York. The 31 year old artist previously earned prizes for Moonlight Serenade and Winter at the 1949 Buffalo art society exhibition. He formerly toiled on his father’s farm near Buena Vista before pursuing art in Buffalo about eight years ago.
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Grover Goodroe
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New Weekly Paper Begins at Griffin
Griffin Ga August 11 The Spalding County Times debuts as the latest weekly with Fred F Darsey a 27 year old World War II veteran as editor and publisher He previously attended the Henry W Grady school of Journalism at the University of Georgia and runs Fayetteville Enterprise and The Campbell News.
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Griffin
Spalding County Times
Fred F. Darsey
Darsey
Henry W. Grady School of Journalism
University of Georgia
Fayetteville Enterprise
Campbell News
Man Indicted in Death of Son in Ft. Valley
Peach county grand jury indicted Jesse Bloodworth of Ft. Valley for the knife death of his son Hooper in a May 12 pool room brawl. Bloodworth allegedly killed his son during the altercation that erupted from a pool hall scrap.
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Peach County
Jesse Bloodworth
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Bloodworth
Hi Neighbor Day invites Taylor County residents to Columbus Phenix City
The HI NEIGHBOR program prompts Taylor, Macon, Marion and Schley county residents to visit Columbus and Phenix City on Wednesday Aug 23 for a day of fellowship. Officials expect 5000 visitors with luncheon at Elks Club and awards in the center parkway area. Special gifts, tickets, and a radio broadcast will accompany moving pictures of Taylor County.
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Phenix City
Chattahoochee Valley
Elks Club
Broadway
Columbus
C. R. Wells
Alton V. Foster
W. C. Tucker
Hoke S. Wilkinson
Carl C. Slocumb
David Miller
F. H. Schomburg, Sr
Lawrence C. Smith C. L. Dobbs
O. B. Newsom
Oates Ave. Baptist Church
Three Dawson Residents Die in Accident Near Cuthbert
In Cuthbert Georgia on Sunday Willie DuPree 37 of Dawson died at Patterson hospital after a crash four miles east of Cuthbert on the Cuthbert Dawson highway. His wife 29 and Hubert Lumpkin 17 both of Dawson were killed in the impact.
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Cuthbert, Ga
Willie DuPree
Dawson
Cuthbert
Patterson Hospital
Cuthbert-Dawson
Mrs DuPree
Hubert Lumpkin
Governor Talmadge Seeks 25 to 30 Million for Education Fund
Gov. Talmadge announced plans to ask the January General Assembly to provide 25 to 30 million dollars to finance the Minimum Foundation Program for Education in full. This marks the first time he named a specific amount for the school expansion promised during his re election campaign.
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Talmadge
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