Wheat Farmers Vote on Next Year's Quotas
Secretary Freeman sets August 24 for a referendum on wheat marketing quotas for 1962. Quotas pass only if two thirds of voting growers approve. If approved, price support ranges from 75 to 90 percent of parity. if rejected, support is 50 percent within allotment. Eligible voters include growers who planted over 13.5 acres in any of the past three years. Polls open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the ASC Office.
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Orville Freeman
ASC
Talmadge Ruling Spars Race Mixing Debate in Atlanta Schools
Atlanta. U.S. District Judge Frank Hooper enjoined the State Board of Education from interfering with Atlanta’s desegregation plan amid a clash over a white student Sandra Malkild seeking transfer to an all white school. The judge set a hearing for Aug 30 as city schools reopen. Herman Talmadge urged quick constitutional action to restore local control over schools.
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Atlanta
U. S. District Court
Frank Hooper
State Board of Education
U.S
Herman Talmadge
Sandra Malkild
Northside High School
Northside
Hooper
Sandra
Atlanta School Board
Dykes High School
Atlanta Board
Winter Hat Workshop Planned for Oct 27
A hat workshop for making winter hats is planned for October 27 with time and location to be announced later. Interested readers are asked to contact Elizabeth Wicker H D Agent to help finalize plans and learn to create or redecorate hats.
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Elizabeth Wicker
H. D
Births Show Allen Munro Heath and Lauren Stewart
Mr and Mrs Carlton M Heath of Woodland announce the birth of son Allen Munro on August 11 at the Medical Center in Columbus. Mr and Mrs A W Almgren Jr of Pelham announce a daughter Lauren Stewart born August 16 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Mrs Almgren is the former Gloria Griffin of Pelham.
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Carlton M. Heath
Woodland
Allen Munro
Medical Center
Columbus
Heath
Betty Jo Jarrell
A. W. Almgren Jr
Pelham
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
Albany
Lauren Stewart
Almgren
Gloria Griffin
Home-Coming Singing At New Life Freewill Baptist
New Life Freewill Baptist church near Mauk hosts an all day homecoming with visiting gospel quartets including several well known groups. J B Lumpkin is the pastor inviting all to attend for a day of singing and fellowship next Sunday.
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New Life Freewill Baptist Church
Mauk
Durden Named Interim Bibb County Sheriff in Georgia
Macon Georgia Chief Deputy Newborn Durden was appointed interim Bibb County Sheriff. He will serve until September 27 when an election fills the term of W. L. Robertson who died in Clearwater Florida. Durden, a 45 year old former Macon city detective, will not seek the permanent post.
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Macon
Newborn Durden
Bibb County
Durden
W. L. Robertson
Clearwater
Fla
Robertson
Lmore
Walter Stevens
Judge Stevens
Methodists Plan Pastor's School in Macon
Almost all Georgia Methodist ministers are expected to attend a pastor's school at Wesleyan College in Macon September 4 to 8. Church officials say the program aims to keep ministers up to date in church business. Dr. Ruppert of Ann Arbor Michigan will be the featured lecturer.
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Macon
Georgia
Wesleyan College
Ruptert
First Methodist Church
Ann Arbor
Mich
Mathews Family Reunion Held At Butler Legion Home
Descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Franklin Mathews gathered Sunday for their annual reunion at the Butler American Legion Home hosted by Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mathews and Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gray. Attendees included numerous Mathews relatives from Georgia Alabama Florida Maryland Tennessee and beyond with many siblings of the late J. T. Mathews present.
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Thomas Franklin Mathews
Butler American Legion
W. M. Mathews
W.F. Gray
J- T. Mathews
Butler
L. Becham
Alice Andrews
W. F. Andrews
Roberta
J. C. Mathews
Perry
W. A. Mathews
Birmingham
Ala
W. P. Mathews
Florala
Lillie Maude Andrews
Minnie A. Holliman
Bennett W. Andrews
Meredith
Frank J. Becham
Kate Andrews
Sandra Andrews
Calvin Andrews
Robert Fudge
Mary
Clarence Davis
Kenneth
Joel Davis
Johnny and
Jeffery
R. W. Mathews Jr
Debbie
Donna
Doris K. Mathews
Eva Spencer
Montgomery
Ethel Mathews McAuley
Norma
Cheverly
W. G. Andrews
Crestview
Fla
Robert Mathews
Knoxville
Tenn
Walker Becham
Macon
R. E. Hartman
Dry Branch
Norris Sikes
Bubba
Miami
Walter Mathews Jr
Mike
Gary
Montezuma
J. T. Mathews
W. E.hightower
W. F.gray Jr
Billy
Thomas and
Elizabeth Mathews
Experts Predict 11 Highway Deaths Labor Day Weekend
Georgia safety officials warn of 11 fatalities and about 170 injuries in roughly 425 auto accidents during the Labor Day holiday from Friday 6 p m to Monday midnight. State Patrol will operate at full strength with radar, road blocks, and air spotters to deter violators. Last year 11 died and 169 were injured in 441 accidents.
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Atlanta
Dept. of Public Safety
William Trotter
Trotter
GBI
Fifteen Year Old Jasper County Youth Sentenced in Fatality
In Monticello Georgia a 15 year old Black youth, Preston Cobb Jr., was sentenced to die in the electric chair for causing the death of a 70 year old white farmer, Frank Dumas, last June. An all white Jasper County jury deliberated 45 minutes before finding guilt, and Ocumulgee Circuit Judge G S Carpenter must impose the mandatory death sentence. Cobb remained calm and offered no remarks when prompted by the judge.
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Monticello
Jasper County
Frank Dumas
Ocmulgee
G. S. Carpenter
Milledgeville
Preston Cobb, Jr
Polio Case Reported In Upson County
Thomaston Ga officials confirm the first paralytic polio case in three years at the National Foundation Hospital Warm Springs. A 14 month old white boy admitted last week, unvaccinated, with diagnosis now confirmed. The child's name withheld pending parental permission.
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Thomaston
Upson County
National Foundation
Warm Springs
O. J. Adams
Talmadge Byrd to Keynote Jekyll Island Peace Officers Meet
Senator Herman Talmadge and Lt. Governor Garland Byrd will be principal speakers at the 61st Annual State Convention of the Georgia Peace Officers Association at Jekyll Island to be held Sept. 26-27. Byrd, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, will deliver the keynote address. Talmadge will speak at the banquet. The two-day event expects over a thousand attendees at the Aquarama Building.
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Herman Talmadge
Garland Byrd
Peace Officers Assn
Jekyll Island
Byrd
Talmadge
Jekyll
Aquarama
Macon
L. B. McCallum
Vandiver
U.S. Senate
Georgia
Peace Officers
Agriculture
Phil Campbell
Eugene Cook
Ben Fortson
Zack Cravey
Jimmy Bentley
Peter Zack Geer
Carl Sanders
Culver Kidd
John Sheffield
Denmark Groover
Woman's College of Ga. Fall Quarter Opens Sept 17
Milledgeville Ga Fall quarter at the Woman's College of Georgia begins September 17 with early registration for entrance. New applicants must file by August 28 and attend a personal interview before registration.
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Woman’s College
Milledgeville
Woman’s College of Ga
T. E. Smith
GSCW
Woman's College of Georgia
Woman's College
Board of Regents of the University System of Ga
Woman's College of Ga
University System
Mr. Jack Wade to Celebrate 89th Birthday Sunday
Longtime county residents Mr. Jack Wade and his wife Miss Lizzie live on a farm south of town. The Herald notes Mr. Wade's long life as one of the county’s oldest and most respected citizens and joins friends in wishing him many more happy birthdays.
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Jack Wade
Notice to Butler Music Students
Mrs. Lewis Ruffin Mrs. Link Marshall and Mrs. Robert Cooper will be in their studios on Registration Day August 30 and welcome students and parents who wish to contact them.
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Lewis Ruffin
Link Marshall
Robert Cooper
Note of Thanks to Friends and Medical Staff
Emmett Wilson thanks his friends and loved ones for prayers visits cards flowers and meals during his hospital stay. He especially thanks Dr Clifford Dr Montgomery nurses and orderly Sterling McCrary for their fine attention and asks God to bless each and every one.
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Clifford
R. C. Montgomery
Sterling McCrary
Emmett Wilson
Army Reserve Units Put on Federal Call-Up Alert
Fort Valley Georgia based 718th Engineer Company light equipment USAR and the 10th Signal Detachment from the 11th Signal Battalion Sandersville are among units nationwide named to a priority list for possible federal service. Sandersville commander Capt Freddie Outts said troops returned from summer training with a 92 percent rating but equipment shortages remain for training.
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Ft. Valley
Army Reserve
Army National Guard
Sandersville
Pentagon
718Th Eng. Co
USAR
10Th Sig
11Th Sig. Bat
National Guard
Freddie Outts
Ft. Gordon
Weekend Georgia Traffic Toll Rises With Eight Fatalities
Georgia police report eight weekend deaths including Billy Heath a 23 year old from Buchanan who fled a county pursuit and died when his car overturned near Buchanan. Other victims include Jimmie Willingham in Athens Enigma’s James Farr Whitesboro resident James Bishop and two women in Woodbine.
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Atlanta
Buchanan
Billy Heath
Haralson
Jimmie H. Willingham
Athens
Woodbine
Allen Watkins
West Palm Beach
Fla
Dorothy Armstrong
White Oak
Roy Collins
Oak Park
Highway 130
Lyons
Harold Roberts
Cleveland
Ed Cone
Billy Fields
Macon
Navy Patents Inflatable Airplane Concept Amid Carrier Debate
The Navy patents a fabric inflatable aircraft using an accumulator compressed air principle for vertical takeoff. Capt. C. R. Bright holds non military commercial rights. Admirals reportedly oppose the project fearing carrier funding loss. The House subcommittee seeks a briefing on the project.
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Washington, D. C
Navy
C. R. Bright
House Government Information Subcommittee
Bright
Dove Season Opens Sept 15
The open season for hunting doves runs from September 15 through October 14 with daily shooting hours from 12 noon to sunset. The bag limit is 12 birds and the possession limit is 24. A second season runs December 7, 1961 through January 15, 1962.
Outstanding 4-H Members Headed to State Meet in Atlanta
Georgia’s top 4-H Senior Club members prepare to travel to Atlanta for the State 4-H Club Congress. The delegation includes district winners like Roger Clark and Mary Edith Jarrell, with state officers and leaders guiding four days of demonstrations banquets and events at Piedmont Hotel and Dinkler Plaza.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Roger Clark
Freddie Brown
Mary Edith Jarrell
T. L. Walton
University of Ga
Cooperative Extension Service
Chicago
Gayle Hill
Pulaski
Mary Alice Belcher
Bulloch County
Marjorie Whally
Randolph County
Bryant Youmans
Emanual County
Freddie McLeod
Lowndes County
Piedmont Hotel
Ga. Power Co
W.A. Sutton
Coop Extension Service
Congress
Ga. Bankers Association
Dinkler Plaza
X15 Aims for 3700 MPH Speed Record
Edwards Air Force Base Calif The X15 rocket plane seeks a new speed record of 3700 mph this week with John Walker at the controls. The craft reached 3603 mph last June 23 in a flight troubled by cabin pressure failure and has been redesigned for safer nitrogen cabin pressurization and suit control.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Joe Walker
Second Coming Sermon Preview at Trinity Church
At 11 a.m. Sunday worship at Trinity Church the pastor continues a series on the Second Coming of Christ. The topic is the Great Tribulation Period and a cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.
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Christ
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J. B. Lumpkin
Bibb
James Wood
Jim Bloodworth
Methodists
Cobb
Upson
Sen. Talmadge
Lt. Gov
Butler Music
Army
Fort Valley
Taylor County
Trinity Church
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