Scout Leaders Quit Canoe Trip Head for Home
Four Boy Scout leaders from Athens and nearby towns abandoned a planned six mile portage and fell behind schedule on a canoe trip from Athens toward Darien. The group intended to continue downstream to Dublin and then coast via the Oconee and Altamaha rivers, preparing for a larger Explorer Scout voyage next summer in the Cherokee district.
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Athens
Ronnie Ely
Sonny Cooper
Gus Turnbull
Toccoa
Tommy Kirk
Monroe
Darien
Lake Sinclair
Dublin
Oconee
Altamaha
Cherokee District
Blairsville Mayor Charged After Shooting Incident
Blairsville Ga mayor O W Pruitt was charged in a state warrant with assault with intent to murder after a Saturday night confrontation in which a shot allegedly pierced a car windshield on the city square. The mayor posted a $2,000 bond. no injuries were reported.
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Blairsville
O.W. Pruitt
Arbert Smith
Smith
Pruitt
Supreme Court
Candler
Collins
John Cable
U.S
Plott
Three Boys Admit Vandalizing Col. Singles Home
In St Petersburg Florida three boys aged 11 to 14 admitted causing over 15000 dollars in damage to the home of Col Walter Singles retired Army veteran who had served as Eisenhower instructor at West Point while he was away visiting a daughter. Items smashed include antique furniture china crystal paintings rugs and more. Paint sprayed on windows and screens slashed.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Walter Singles
Eisenhower
West Point
Singles
Private Guerilla Army Training in California
A private group of 50 veterans led by W. F. Colley of San Diego trains intensively in California. The unit calling itself the Loyal Order of Mountain Men says it volunteered for civil defense and evacuation work and conducts field problems in mountains near San Diego and along the Colorado River.
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el Centro
Calif
W. F. Colley
San Diego
Loyal Order of Mountain Men
Colorado River
Colley
Jury Clears Winder Wife in Slaying
A coroner's jury in Winder Georgia exonerated a wife who shot and killed her husband during an alleged beating of their 10 year old son. The verdict found justifiable homicide, given the husband’s attack prior to the shooting by the 32 pistol owner. Mrs Briscoe was treated for shock at the local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winder
John Biscoe
Spear Me. Elroy
Legion Auxiliary Joint Meeting at Legion Hall
The Butler Legion Post 124 and Auxiliary Unit will hold a joint session Tuesday night at 7 45 at the Legion Hall. A covered dish supper will be served and a large attendance is invited. Publicity officer notes the fellowship will be fine and attendees will be glad they came.
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Butler Legion Post 124
Legion Hall
Notice to Contractors for Road Construction in Georgia
State Highway Department of Georgia invites sealed proposals by Aug 31 1961 for resurfacing 7.25 miles of State Route 3 90 from Rupert to Ideal. Plans at Atlanta and Thomaston offices. Bid security $3000, bid date 11 a m EST. Authorities note limits and payment terms.
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State Highway Department of Georgia
Capitol Square
Atlanta
Ideal Road
Rupert
Ideal
State Highway Department
Georgia
Thomaston
Georgia State Highway Authority
Georgia Rural Roads Authority
United States
Jim L. Gillis, Sr
Willis N. Harden
Clarke W. Duncan
Administrator seeks discharge in Taylor County estate case
Martin A. Chapman as Administrator de bonis with the will annexed for R. S. West asks the court to discharge him and receive Letters of Dismission. Citations are issued to all interested parties to show cause by the First Monday in September 1961. MRS. BUSSEY CHILDS, Ordinary Taylor Co.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Martin A. Chapman
de Bonis
R. S. West
Bussey Childs
Taylor Co
Bobbie Jean Whitley
Busey Childs
Trade Name Affidavit Georgia Taylor County
Lewis Watson Jr. and Joe Brown operate as Howard Land Company and Butler Land Company in Taylor County Georgia with offices in Howard and Butler. Sworn affidavits dated July 28 1961 acknowledge registration under the 1929 Georgia act.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Lewis Watson, Jr
Joe Brown
Howard
Butler, Ga
Howard Land Company
Butler Land Company
W. B. Guined
Cs.c
Annulment Filing Noted in Taylor County Court
Frances Palmer Oliver sues William P. Oliver in an annulment action filed July 28 1961. Court orders service by publication and requires appearance within sixty days at Taylor County Superior Court. Judges Hubert Calhoun and J R Thompson preside. W B Gained is clerk. Robert E Lanyon serves as plaintiff attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Palmer Oliver
William P. Oliver
Taylor County
Georgia
Hubert S Calhoun
J. R. Thompson
W. B. Gained
Robert E. Lanyon
Sheriff’s Sale In Taylor County Georgia 1961
Will be sold September 5 1961 at the Butler Georgia courthouse door to satisfy an execution in favor of T Whatley against Jasper Childree and Asa Childree. The purchaser receives an undivided 93 224 interest in the east half of lot 123 in the 13th District. Sale by Charlie J Wright Sheriff under order of Superior Court judges Hubert Calhoun and J R Thompson dated June 26 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
Court House
Said County
Butler
13Th District
Jasper Childree
T. Whatley
Asa Childree
Hubert Calhoun
J. R. Thompson
Superior Court
Charlie J. Wright
Said
McCormick
Walter Wainwright
Ed Richardson
Vandiver Praised For Georgia Medical Care Plan
The Georgia Medical Association lauds Gov. Vandiver for a $7 million medical care for the aged program. Dr. Simonton of Chickamauga says the association of 3,000 doctors pledges cooperation and support for hospital and skilled nursing home care for 100,000 seniors beginning next January.
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Atlanta
Doctors of Georgia
Vandiver
Medical Association of Ga
Simonton
Chickamauga
Georgia
General Assembly
The
Medical Association
Citation or Dismissal In Whitley Estate Case
Martin A. Chapman as administrator for Bobbie Jean Whitley reports to the court regarding the administration of the estate. The notice references Mrs. Busey Childs in relation to the case.
McCormick Tractor Seized in Georgia Sheriff's Sale
Legal notice of sale under court order in Georgia listing a 1952 McCormick WD9 tractor owned by Walter Wainwright, seized to satisfy Ed Richardson claims, with sale authorized by the Superior Court on May 31, 1961 and proceeding dated July 12, 1961.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors Georgia Taylor County
All creditors of the estate of John V. Ritter late of Taylor County are notified to render demands to the administrator Ira Ernestine McClusky Ritter. All persons indebted to the estate must make immediate payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
John V. Ritter
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Taylor & Macon
Sheriff’s Sale
Walker
PEG
Carton Cudahy
Ballard Biscuit
Maxwell House Coffee
Libby
Alimosa
NBC
Ira Ernestine McClusky Ritter
Taylor Mill School
Potterville, Georgia
Travelers Quartet
Journeymen Quartet
Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church
Butler Fickling Mill Hwy
Alex Lawson
East Main St
N. C
Webb Eye Clinic
Fort Valley
Willis L. Webb
Thomas L. Webb
Optician
Valley, Ga
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