Cracker Postmaster highlights Georgia Postmasters Group
June 1937 message from W C Lovejoy Jr. editor notes Cracker ties to Georgia Postmasters Association. President Harry B Vickers recalls Fifth and Seventh District meeting at Acworth Lake and Los Angeles National Convention plans. Transport committee plans good rates and cross country bus trip with overnight rests. warns of upcoming Brunswick meeting.
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Cracker
Bro. W. C
Bill) Lovejoy Jr
Decatur, Ga
Georgia Postmasters Association
The
Herald
Harry B. Vickers
Savannah
Acworth
Lake McClure
Lake Acworth
Lake Ruth
South Georgia
North Georgia
Los Angeles
California
East
Bill Lovejoy
Bill
Brunswick
Quar terly Conference at Union Methodist Church
The six Howard Charge churches meet for the quarterly conference Sunday at Union Methodist Church. Rev Roy McTier District Superintendent will lead and preach at 11 a.m. A dinner follows and he presides in the afternoon. All members and friends are urged to attend.
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Howard Charge
Union Methodist Church
Roy McTier
McTier
Train Wreck Blocks Highway 19 Near Town
About six o'clock Saturday afternoon seven rail cars of a Macon bound freight train derailed blocking Highway 19 until 10 a.m. Sunday. Traffic was diverted via a railroad crossing west of town or through Panhandle and Reynolds. No injuries were reported. Central's Macon Columbus main line was blocked about 15 hours while wreckage was cleared and cars salvaged.
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Macon
Revival Services At The Church Of Jesus Christ
Evangelist Bobby Woodruff of Thomaston preaches at a series of revival services at The Church of Jesus Christ near town. Evening worship begins at 8 o clock as Rev. R E Barnett the church pastor invites the public to attend and hear this outstanding evangelist.
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Church of Jesus Christ Now In
Bobby Woodruff
Thomaston
Butler Girl Hooks Two Dolphins In Florida Waters
Patricia Montgomery, 13, of Butler Georgia, hooked two Key West grunts seven miles off Ball Point while bottom fishing in a 24 foot skiff. Dolphins knocked the fish off the surface and kept them. She fished with Mrs G F Oliphant and Mrs R C Montgomery.
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Surf
Fla
Patricia Montgomery
Butler
Ball Point
Key West
John Whitestone
Miss Montgomery
G. F. Oliphant
R. C. Montgomery
Bibb County Indicts Two Men in 1956 Macon Murder
Bibb County grand jury returns murder indictments against J. K. Bassett and Charles Patterson for the June 9 1956 slaying of E L Jones at a Macon service station. A subpoena seeks Beatrice Hardigree as a witness described as the mystery woman. the date set for trial is September 16. Deputies detained a woman after the shooting but released her without identification.
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Macon
J. K. Bassett
Charles Patterson
Bassett
Bibb County Grand Jury
E. L. Jones
Pio Nono Ave
Bibb Superior Court
Beatrice Hardigree
Patterson
Deuties
Bible Jail
Peach Jury Frees Mrs Thompson in Death of Husband
Mrs Claudia Thompson was acquitted by a Peach Superior Court jury after a two day trial in Ft Valley Georgia. The defense argued the shooting at their home last March was accidental during a playful struggle with a pistol. The trial revealed Thompson had two wives at the time, one in Eatonton with five children.
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Ft. Valley
Claudia Thompson
Peach Superior Court
Thompson
Peach Countian
Eatonton
Annual Receipts of Taylor County Red Cross Campaign
Report of contributions received by the Taylor County Red Cross Chapter during the 1957 Campaign listing allocations from Warner Robins Charity Crusade and multiple districts plus schools and clubs totaling 739.91 dollars. The chapter thanks contributors and workers for raising the Red Cross funds.
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Taylor County Red Cross Chapter
Taylor County Red Cross
Taylor County
Warner Robins Charity Crusade
Butler
Reynolds
Crowell Community
Carsonville
Woman's Club
Taylor Mill
Charing Community
Eureka Colored High School
Reynolds Colored Elemententary School
Red Cross
Dublin Firm Wins Montezuma Housing Construction Bid
Bids for 56 dwelling units an office and a maintenance building for Montezuma Housing Authority ranged to a low of 480974 by T E Cooper of Dublin. Attorney W T Roberts said negotiations would start at the Public Housing Administration office in Atlanta Friday with an official notice to proceed to follow in ten days to two weeks.
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Montezuma
Montezuma Housing Authority
T. E. Cooper
Dublin
W. T. Roberts
Public Housing Administration
Atlanta
Billy Childres Earns B D Degree At Emory
William F. Childres, son of Mr and Mrs Wm R Childres, completed work toward the bachelor of divinity degree at Emory University Candler School of Theology. He was among 150 students awarded degrees at the summer commencement August 17 in Glenn Memorial Amphitheater at 6 30 p m.
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William F. Childres
Wm. R. Childres
Candler School of Theology
Emory University
Glenn Memorial
State Trooper Shot Saturday by Roberta
Frank Hart, sought for shooting Trooper Jack Barker of Hawkinsville, was captured after a multi hour manhunt by about 75 officers near his sister in law’s house in Roberta. Barker, 24, was hit in the shoulder but received aid and continued the search. The trooper’s wife reported Hart armed with a shotgun and Hart was trapped with a small dog leading deputies to him.
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Roberta
Frank Hart
L. E. Floyd
Thomaston
Jack Barker
Hawkinsville
Hart
Barker
Sgt
Floyd
C. E. Loggin
W. F Califf
Perry Patrol Post
Taylor County 4-H Members Excel at Americus District Meeting
Taylor County 4-H members earned district honors at the District 4-H Project Achievement event in Americus. Top awards went to Steve Brown for Soil Conservation and Journalism as District Council Reporter, Freddie Jarrell in Meat Animal Judging, Betty Gee runner up in Junior Canning, and Bobby Clark third in Tractor Maintenance, with several others also placing in various projects.
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Americus
Taylor County
Steve Brown
Freddie Jarrell
Betty Gee
Bobby Clark
Judy Davis
Herbert, Tante
Stanley Gee
Mary Edith Jarrell
Miriam Tucker Jr
Dondra Peed
Jimmy Casey
Freddie Brown
Chapman Named Interim Crawford County Tax Receiver
Roberta August 19 E P Lowe announces Frank Chapman appointed interim Tax Receiver of Crawford County to fill the late E S Wrights 40 year service. A special election to choose a new tax receiver is set for September 22.
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Roberta
E.p.lowe
Frank Chapman
Crawford County
E. S. Wright
Off to College Program Set at Local Baptist Church
College students and incoming freshmen are honored in a special August 25 program during the evening worship hour at the local Baptist church. Those already in college or starting this fall are urged to attend and remember the date.
Missionary Miss Mari lyn Terry Spoke at Nazarene Church
Miss Mari lyn Terry of Langdale Alabama spoke Sunday at the Church of the Nazarene during Sunday School and combined classes. The Korea mission worker described teaching English in a girls school and shared details on Korean education, customs, and living conditions. She is a graduate of Alabama Southern College and Scarrett College Nashville and studies Religious Education in Hartford Connecticut. sponsored by the Methodist church.
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Church of the Nazarene
Marilyn Terry
Langdale
Ala
Miss Terry
Korea
Alabama Southern College
Scarrett College
Nashville
Tenn
Scarrett
Jun
Hartford
Conn
Methodist Church
Terry
Butler Church of the Nazarene
Stinson Family Honored By Local Baptist Church
Last Sunday evening the Stinson family Rev J M Carmichael and church members honored Mrev and Mrs C J Stinson Jim Imy Jack and Billy after evening worship in the Young People's Department. The family moves to Oglethorpe soon but plans visits. A silver bow was presented at the fellowship hour and many expressed appreciation for their faithful church attendance. The gathering closed with a song.
A. H. Wind, Cairo Editor, Dies at 76
Local friends mourn the death of H. H. Wind Sr., editor of the Cairo Messenger, who died August 15. He served as editor since 1922 after starting in 1912 under his father F. J. Wind. Funeral held Friday at the Cairo Baptist Church. His son H. H. Wind Jr. is the current editor.
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H. H. Wind
Cairo Messenger
Butler
Cairo
Marchman Pursues Master Degree at Mercer University
Mr Mack J Marchman of this city is a candidate for the Master of Education degree at Mercer University Macon The annual summer commencement at the Baptist institution is set for August 24 in Willingham Chapel Mercer will award 49 bachelor of arts degrees three bachelor of education degrees one bachelor of laws degree and 40 master of education degrees.
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Mack J. Marchman
Mercer University
Macon
Baptist Institution
Willingham Chapel
Mercer
Wm. A. Spinks Dies at Columbus After Illness
Wm. A. Spinks aged 85, a former county resident, died August 14 at his daughter’s home in Columbus after several years of declining health. He was born December 25, 1871 in Talbot County, lived as a Wesley community farmer, and retired about 12 years ago to Columbus. Funeral services were held Friday at Striffler Hamby Chapel with Rev. H. C. Marx and Rev. H. C. Griffin officiating. interment in Wesley cemetery near Butler. Survivors include his wife, four sons R A Spinks, Lester L Spinks, Johnnie E Spinks, Lewis E Spinks, three daughters C F Slaughter, P D Watson, and Mrs. Fred Jarrell, plus nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Wm. A. Spinks
C. F. Slaughter
Columbus
Mr. Spinks
Talbot County
W. A
Mattie Lawson Spinks
Taylor County
Wesley
Annie Wade
Wesley Cemetery
Butler
Marx
Ted Griner
Midway Methodist Church
Messrs
R.A. Spinks
Orange Springs
Fla
Lester ,L
Johnnie E
Lewis E. Spinks
C. F
Allmon Honored With Senior Warden Post by Third District Masons
W. G. Allmon, a Butler school faculty member and prominent local citizen, was elected Senior Warden at the 57th annual Third District Masonic session in Dawson on August 13. Other officers named include T. M. Gray, Howard Logan, D. L. Paulk, and more as Harvey Stephens of the Grand Lodge praised Masonry for liberty and learning.
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America
Sunday Worship Schedule At Local Methodist Church
Sunday programs at the local Methodist Church include 10 A M Sunday School 11 A M Morning Worship 7 15 P M Methodist Youth Fellowship and 8 P M Evening Worship Pastor Ted Griner invites all to attend. A sermon Sunday morning and a talk on improving prayer life Sunday night aim to help attendees with life struggles.
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Ted Griner
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Gunner
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Florida
Bibb County
Peach
Montezuma Housing
Billy Childres
4-H
Americus Meeting
Chapman
Lady Missionary
Nazarene Church
Stinson
A. H. Wind
Mack Marchman
Mr. Allmon
Masons
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