Georgia News Roundup Highlights Local Figures and Events
Mrs. J L Maddox of Forsyth turns 100. Indian Springs Camp Meeting ends. Wm R Berry, 61, dies in Fort Valley. Sen Talmadge to speak at Radium Springs Sept 16. Fire damage hits Cartersville furniture store. T W Hollis Sr dies in Buena Vista. School bus drivers to get pay raise. Insects cost Georgia farmers 100 million annually. Zeborah Hopper survives aspirin dose. Georgia Power builds 3.75 million HQ in Forest Park. Marks Oxygen to build 1 million plant in Augusta. Tulip bulbs arrive for Atlanta parks. Warner Robins man injured in Lake Sinclair boating accident. Central of Ga depots consolidated in Forsyth. Carr Consolidated Biscuit Co to employ 150 in Valdosta. Upson Superior Court opens with 113 warrants. J W Coe home burned in Americus. Eisenhower nominates Evans for U S Attorney. Jekyll Island Authority to host travel writers Oct 1. Grimsley golden anniversary, then dies. Robby Bell dies after motorcycle crash with mayor. Americus named Farmers Home Administrator committeeman. Tragic highway wrecks kill seven in Georgia. Dale Ledford named NC/E editor committee member. Walter George memorial services in Vienna. Georgia highway deaths drop 18 percent. Roger Lawson resigns as consultant. possible 1958 governor run. Perry JC tallies drive-safety outreach. Jackson County Grand Jury sets record indictments. Out-of-state cases involve a Detroit woman reviving a child, an Indiana forger, an Oregon gunfight.
Georgia Recorder's First Issue Promises Public Service Focus
The Georgia Recorder announces its first issue aimed at Georgia public servants across municipal county state and federal levels. It pledges editorial restraint and features government personalities while promoting advertising from public bodies. Brenda Greene will attend the National Institute of Cooperation in Ft. Collins Aug 28 31. The U S House passed a postal rate bill boosting three cent rates to four cents effective Oct 1 with votes by Forrester Landrum Pilcher against Blitch Brown Davis Flynt Lanham Vinson and Preston not recorded.
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Recorder
Augusta
Georgia Recorder
Georgia
Brenda Greene
Sumter County
National Institute of Cooperation
Ft. Collins
Colo
Hubert Greene
Brenda
U.S. House of Congress
Senate
Forrester
Landdrum
Pilcher
Blitch
Brown
Davis Flynt
Lanham
Vinson
Preston
Asiatic Flu Epidemic Feared by U S Health Officials
Washington public health officials warned of a possible Asiatic flu outbreak when schools reopen. Surgeon General Burney and Dr. Dauer cited a real risk of a fall or winter epidemic, urging states and communities to prepare for a potential widespread event.
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Washington
Carl Dauer
Leroy Burney
Burney
PHS
Senjate Appropriations Committee
Local safety chairman promotes free coffee for travelers
Nick Strickland Jr. of Ft. Valley, chairman of Joyce's State Safety Committee, helps brew coffee for weary motorists during Labor Day weekend. Parkview Hospital Macon expands with $6000 new operating room equipment, aiming to create a state of the art facility for its size.
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Perry Junior Chamber of Commerce
Georgia
Nick Strickland Jr
Ft. Valley
Joyce’s State Safety Committee
Parkview Hospital
Macon
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J. L. Maddox
Forsyth
Indian Springs Camp Meeting
Wm. R. Berry
Fort Valley
Sen. Talmadge
Radium Springs
Cartersville
T. W. Hollis, Sr
Buena Vista
Georgia School Bus Drivers Association
Griffin
Zeborah Hopper
J. R. Hopper
Georgia Power Co
Forest Park
Marks Oxygen Co
P E. Marks Sr
Atlanta
Holland
A. B. Snyder
Warner Robins
Lake Sinclair
The
Central of Ga. Railroad
Carr Consolidated Biscuit Co
Valdosta
Upson Superior Court
John H. McGee
J. W. Coe
Americus
Senate Judiciary Committee
Eisenhower
F. O. Evans
Milledgeville
U. S
Middle District
Jekyll Island
W. W. Grimsley
Danville, Ga
Robby G. Bell
Columbus
B. F. Register
J. R. Hamilton
Rt. 2
Farmers Home Administrator
J. F. Mask
Ashburn
Manhattan Shirt Co
Wm. A. Spinks
Wesley Chapel
R. E. Ledford
Vidalia Advance
Georgia Press Association
National Editorial Association
Dooly County
Vienna
Walter George
Department of Public Safety
State Highway Board
Roger Lawson
Hawkinsville
Jackson County
Alfred Quillian
Detroit
Indiana
Oregon
Red Hat
Crowell Poultry Farm & Hatchery
Herald
Health Department
C. W. Smith Sales & Service
Thurston Ave
Thomaston,Ga
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Hothorst
Labor Day
Capri
and Exchange
Butler, Ga
McCants Poultry Farm & Hatchery
Butler
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