Governor Talmadge to seek re election next year
Governor Talmadge indicated to staff on St Simons Island that he will run again for governor next year. He urged building a subscription list for a political weekly while avoiding backing any Senate candidate. Brunswick officials reported tentative ship contracts and plans to revive WWI era shipbuilding, with a tour of local yards and a special Talmadge dinner for his party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Gregory
Sra Island
Talmadge
St. Siemens Island
U. S. Senate
U. S
R. B. Russell
Brunswick
Glynn County
Washington
Yacht Club
Sea Island
St. Simons
State Game and Fish Department
J. D. Gould
Brunswick Board of Trade
Brunswick Shipbuilders
W. A. Taylor
Brunswick Shipbuilding Co
Brunswick Yards
Shows for Week at Dean Theatre
The dean theatre week features Men of Boys Town with Father Flanagan and Mickey Rooney in the lead. Dr Kildare series continues with Young Dr Kildare featuring Lew Ayers Lorane Day and Lionel Barrymore. Friday and Saturday offer Nancy Kelley in Scotland Yards and Tim McCoy in Frontier Crusader with other cast members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun & Men
Boys Town
Father Flanagan
Spencer
Mickey Rooney
Wed
Dr. Kildare
Lew Ayers
Lorane Day
Lionel Barrymore
Mary Baker Eddy Quote Reflections on Faith and Conscience
A concise period-era reflection notes that the current era lacks the moral sense of the founding days. It recalls forefathers prayers blended with the winds of the forest home as a guiding memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker | Eddy
Castellow Named Democratic Exec Committee Member in 1912 Plan
Atlanta August 16. Appointment of 68 members of the democratic executive committee from the state at large announced by Chairman J. B. Peters of Manchester. Principal task to set a date for the 1912 primaries, fix qualifying fees, and regulate party affairs. Includes Gov. Talmadge’s son Herman among appointees. committee drawn from state districts with six per district. lengthy list of appointees across cities including Atlanta, Savannah, Macon, Columbus, and Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Democratic Executive Committee
J. 8. Peters
Manchester
Gov. Talmadge
Herman
State Committee
Gov Rivers
Almon
Frankling
J Arnold
Griffins
Bouhan
Savannah
O.bridges
Blakely
I W. Bush
Colquitt
Bruce
Bentley
Roberta
Beasley
Glennville
Miss Stuart
Brown
Royston
Howard Clarke
Albany
B. T. Castellow
Cuthbert
Walter Candler
Tom Romerson
McRae
J. B. Cannon Christian
Ringgold
Lucy
T. B. Kelly
Louisville
E.E. Lindsey
Rome
B. D. Murphy
Fayetteville
E. W. Maynard
Macon
Tom Martin
Homer
Phillip Morgan
Guyton
J. H. McCalla
Conyers
Roy McGinty
Chatsworth
Otis Nixon
Covington
H. P. Blair Moultrie
Henry Powell
Hazlehurst
Allan Parnell
Thomson
Thaines
Ellaville man named Wesley School principal for 1941 42
David McCorkle of Ellaville has been elected principal of Wesley school in Taylor county for the 1941 42 term opening Sept 1. The school employs three teachers. A Schley County High School graduate and former standout basketball player, he is the eldest son of Eld and Mrs Hassell McCorkle of Ellaville.
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Schley County News
David McCorkle
Ellaville
Wesley School
Taylor County
Schley County High School
Georgia Southwestern College
Americus
McCorkle
Eld
Hassell McCorkle
Huey Long Newspaper to Be Sold at Auction
In New Orleans on August 16 1935 Louisiana political journalism ends as Huey Longs publications the Louisiana Progress and the American Progress near final issue will be auctioned September 6. Presses typesetting machinery and other properties will be sold to satisfy creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huey Long
New Orleans
Louisiana
The
Louisiana Progress
American Progress
Progress
State Patrol to Wear Georgia Cap Emblems
Georgia State Patrol troopers will wear bright emblems shaped like the state on their caps. The first emblem, silver colored and embossed with Georgia State Patrol and the officer's badge number, arrived at headquarters this week. Officers will still wear their official badges on their shirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia State Patrol
State of
Georgia
William Flythe Takes Augusta Publicity Post
Augusta Ga August 16 veteran newspaperman and former White House correspondent Wm Flythe returns home to assume charge of publicity for the new cantonment He served in Washington twenty years under Wilson Harding Coolidge Hoover and Roosevelt He accompanied President Wilson to Paris for the Historic Peace Conference
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Wm. Flythe
White House
Universal News Service
Flythe
Washington
Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
Paris
Georgia Editors Gather At Toccoa Today For Annual Press Meeting
Georgia newspapermen convene at Lake Louise for a three day Georgia Press Association session August 21 to 23. Speakers include Col. I F Belser, Bruce McCoy, Doyle Buckles, Ellis Arnall, and J C Seymour. A legal notice forum, banquet, and industry discussions on advertising, circulation and legislation are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toccoa
Georgia
Lake Louise
Hoth
Georgia Press Association
Col. I. Fr. Belser
McCoy
R. &. Ledford
Vidalia
I. M. Rimes
Ludowici
Association
J. Roy McGinty
Calhoun Times
Otis Brumby
Cabb County Times
Habersham County
NYA
F. A. Gabrels
C Purcell
Sumter County REA Adds 28 Miles of Lines
Americus August 18 twenty eight more miles of rural electric wires costing about sixteen thousand three hundred dollars are under construction in nine counties of the Americus section by the Sumter County REA. The lines are in short extensions, project Superintendent R S Hill said with 24 extensions across the 28 miles. Miller Baxter company of Indianapolis is setting the poles for the extensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Sumter County
R. S. Hill
Miller-Baxter Company of
Indianapolis
Mid Georgia Sailors On Roosevelt Churchill Sea Conference
Two Middle Georgia youths served aboard the U S S Augusta which carried President Roosevelt to a historic high sea conference with Winston Churchill. Gunner's Mate C N Elliott and Carl Blasingame of Haddock enlisted three years ago and were among the crew, as disclosed in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Middle Georgia
U. S. S. Augusta
President Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
C. N. Elliott
A. W. Elliott Jr
Carl Blasingame
Haddock
Navy
Augusta
Elliott
Macon Youth Dies of Heart Seizure at Pool
Ernest C. Moore Jr., 16, an Eagle Scout from Macon, collapsed while playing handball in a shallow section of Indian Springs pool in Georgia. A physician attributed death to a heart seizure. A state patrol car rushed an ambulance from Atlanta, making 53 miles in 45 minutes, to attempt resuscitation. Moore was the son of a Macon post office clerk and his father had served as president of Georgia’s federation of post office clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Springs
Ernest C. Moore Jr
Macon
State
Atlanta
Georgia Federation of Post Office Clerks
Two Girls and Uncle Drown While Bathing in River Near Waycross
Waycross, Aug 14 Divers recovered the body of 18 year old Marion Pearl Ponsell at the Sailla river whirlpool six miles from Waycross after an electrical storm. Earlier the bodies of her nine year old sister Mary Lee Ponsell and their uncle Frances Ponsell were found in the whirlpool bend following a drowning when the two girls went beyond their depth and the uncle dove to save them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
Marion Pearl Ponsell
Salilla River
Mary Lee
Frances Ponsell
Negro Professor Arrested After Auto Wreck Near Talbotton
J R Jones of Tuskegee Institute was arrested in Talbotton for causing a wreck and failing to stop. Douglas Johnson of Ft Valley accused Jones of forcing his car off the road on the Talbotton Columbus road. Johnson’s car overturned. Johnson and his sister suffered injuries. Jones paid the damages and Johnson declined prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbotton
J. R. Jones
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
Jas. H. Ferguson
R. A. McKinnon
Douglas Johnson
Ft. Valley
Jones
Johnson
Johnson Leur
Ferguson
Talbotton- Columbus
Box Springs
Sherif Ferguson
Hlockett
Atlanta Auditorium Rebuilding Underway After Fire
Atlanta August 19 mayor LeCrsw states front portion of Municipal Auditorium is being rebuilt with WPA support. Skeleton work will precede completion contract, $48570 allocated by WPA. Elevated floor in main section progressing, finishing in weeks. front rebuilt to replace fire damage on November 11 1940 at an estimated cost of 263000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Municipal Auditorium
LeCrsw
WPA
Burt Welborn
Collins Glennville buy short line railroad
Reidsville Ga Aug 17 Mayor M C Kennedy of Glennville led the bid for Collins and Glennville to buy the Collins Glennville short line railroad for 33000 at auction. The purchase includes all rolling stock fixtures and assets and the line will resume operations after court confirmation in Douglas on Aug 2. The system had ceased operations two weeks prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reidsville
M. C. Kennedy
Glennville
Glenville
Collins
Collins Glennville
Tattnall County
Douglas
Kennedy
Funeral Services Monday for Mrs J M Murray Ellaville Lady
Ellaville Ga Aug 18 funeral services for Mrs J M Murray wife of the late J M Murray who died Saturday were held at Ellaville Baptist church at 11 am. She was born March 6 1855 in Concord community Schley county and was the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Lightner. She married Rev J M Murray Dec 10 1874. Survivors include Dr James Murray Atlanta T O Murray Bessemer Ala Mrs J T Webb Sumter City Mr S L Murray Atlanta Mrs H L Poole Sylvester Mr G P Murray Atlanta Mrs Irene Gregory Mr Harry Murray and Joe Murray Ellaville twenty one grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Pallbearers were T O Murray Jr George Murray Jr Thomas Murray J T Webb Jr Murray Poole and Edwin Poole grandsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellaville
J. M. Murray
Ellaville Baptist Church
Concord
Schley County
J. W Lightner
Phillippi
Sparta farmer W D Driskell Dies From Shotgun Wound
W D Driskell a farmer and former Sparta schools superintendent died at his home near Sparta from a self inflicted shotgun wound to the head. Sheriff Bernard Butts said he had been in frail health for years and feared blindness from an eye trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Driskell
Sparta
Bernard Butts
Death of J W Cole Ongoing Sorrow Among Employees
Washington obituary notes J W Cole 63 deputy second assistant postmaster general since 1936 died after long illness. A field inspector who traveled US, Europe, Cuba and Puerto Rico, he began in 1898 as railroad mail clerk. Funeral in Sharpsburg with burial at Newnan.
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J. W. Cole
Butler
Post Office
Washington
Jas. W. Cole
Postal Service
Doctors Hospital
Cole
United States
Europe
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Department
New Orleans
Atlanta
Railway Mail Service
Florrie
Newnan
Sharpsburg
BIKE SALES SOAR AS GASOLINE SHORTAGE HITS ATLANTA
Atlanta dealers report 46 percent rise in bicycle sales this month compared with last year as more adults take up cycling amid gasoline shortages. Military personnel at Fort Benning are using bicycles for mess transportation, according to Army officials.
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Atlanta
Ft. Benning
Messa Transportation
Ary
Prominent Talbotton Man Stricken Seriously
W K Couch a leading Talbotton resident is in critical condition at Emory University Hospital Atlanta. He has been in hospital three months with hopes of returning home last week. His wife Maud Jordan of Talbotton, a son W H Couch Jr, and a daughter Mrs J C Watts, wife of the county school superintendent, are at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbotton
W K. Couch
Emory University Hospital
Couch
Hope
Maud Jordan
W. WH. Couch Jr
J. C. Watts
Ss Bedside
Columbus Youth Fatally Injured in Tank Accident
Camp Polk La Aug 17 Prior First Class J D Robinson of Columbus was fatally injured today when a tank overturned near Leesville and caught fire He died in a nearby army hospital of internal injuries and leg fractures a few hours after the accident He was a gunner in a crew of four with Company G 66th Armored Regiment Second Armored Division His death is the first reported in 3rd army maneuvers and the other crew members escaped serious injury
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Polk
J. D. Robinson
Columbus
Leesville
Robinson
Army
Pvt
66Th Armored
Macon Girl Gives Blood To Milledgeville Polio Victim
Doris Miller, a 15 year old polio survivor from Macon, donated blood to Jimmie Cox, 11, son of Dr. C G Cox of Milledgeville, to help treat infantile paralysis. The act showcased Middle Georgia's response to the rising polio crisis, with Miss Miller aiding in the fight against the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Middle Georgia
Doris Miller
Jimmie Cox
C. G. Cox
Milledgeville
Cox
Permanent Letters of Administration Granted or Denied
Georgia Taylor County notices A S James applies for permanent administration on L F James estate. Creditors and next of kin must appear at the Ordinary’s office by law to show cause why administration should not be granted. Witness dated August 6, 1941, J R Lunsford, Ordinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
James
L. F. James
A. S. James
Petition for Divorce in Taylor Superior Court 1941
Eva B Meelinvale files for divorce from Reginald Rex Meelinvale Sr at Taylor Superior Court October Term 1941. Service by publication required as he resides in Georgia. Court notices Rex to appear at the next term, first Monday in October 1941, before Judge George C Palmer. Thelmon Jarrell, Clerk, August 20, 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva B. McInvale
Reginald
Rex) MeelInvale, Sr
Taylor Superior Court
Eva B. MeelInvale
Rex) McInvale
State of
Georgia
Rex) McIinvale
George C .Palmer
Thelmon Jarrell
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Friends Disclose
Dean Theatre
Democratic
Ellaville School
State Patrol
William Flythe
REA
Mid-Georgia Sailors
Uncle
Collins and
Glennville Buy
Short Line Railroad
J. R. Lunsford
Bill Bazemore Butler
Dreizin’s
Butler, Ga
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