Georgia News: Bond Vote, Local Edicts and Losses
Albany voters consider a 155000 bond on Sept 16 for 102 school buildings and waterworks extensions. Marion and Taft counties discuss livestock association growth. State highway bids for 1051820 project cost set for Sept 10. A Georgia Baptist Conference hosts Sunday school sessions Sept 3. A 19-year-old man in Eatonton hanged himself in jail to avoid burglary charges.
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Albany
Negro Bay
Eatonton
Veterans regain 75 percent compensation rate
Macon August 22 Jas M Yates district rehabilitation officer of the Disabled Veterans announced that veterans whose compensations were discontinued under the 1983 economy are eligible to receive again at 75 percent of their former compensations. Yates said he received this information from Gen Frank Hines administrator of veterans affairs in Washington.
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Macon
Jas, M. Yates
Disabled Veterans
Yates
Frank Hines
Veterans Affairs
Washington
Convicted 3 Times Fiery Cross Man Plans Third Appeal
Columbus Aug 24 H C Moore charged with rioting over the fiery cross burning in May 1985 will appeal his third conviction his attorney Edward Wohlwender Jr said Tuesday Judge G Y Tigner denied Moore a new trial in City Court Moore is under a $500 fine or six months in jail and has been granted new trials twice
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Columbus
H. C. Moore
Edward Wohlwender, Jr
G. Y. Tigner
Moore
Former Dawson Boy Named French Consul in India
Clifford Farrar native of Dawson and longtime resident has been named French consul in Rangoon Burma. He worked seven years for Standard Oil in India and was most recently in Calcutta. A Dawson High School and University of Georgia alumnus he taught at Gulfport Military Academy before studying French in Tours France and later teaching at Cornwall Military School on the Hudson.
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Clifford Farrar
Dawson
Rangoon
Burma
Standard Oil Company
India
Calcutta
Dawson High School
University of Georgia
Farrar
Gulfport Military Academy
Tours
France
United States
Cornwall Military School
The
Hudson
New York State
Funds announced for high students
Washington announces National Youth Administration authorizations totaling 8,156,250 for needy high school students for the next school year, a cut of 2,918,750 from last year. Allocations for college and university aid will push total student aid to about 20,000,000 versus 28,189,000 last year. Georgia quotas and employment figures are listed with a 50 cent per month rate and 3,402 positions outlined.
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Washington
National Youth Administration
Georgia
Dr Overton Named Dean at Mercer Law School
Macon Georgia August 22 appointment of Dr E E Overton as dean of Mercers 64 year old Law School announced by Dr Spright Dowell president Dean Overton succeeds W A Bootle and marks a new leadership change at the Mercer University Law School
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Mercer Law School
Macon
E. E. Overton
Mercer University Law School
Spright Dowell
Dean Overton
W. A Bootle
Five Georgians Die In Weekend Auto Accidents
Atlanta reports five Georgians among the nation’s weekend toll of auto fatalities. Names listed include Cephas J. Herron, 27, of Atlanta and Tom Nasworthy of Alma, plus Mrs. H. T. Bacon of Savannah and her year-old infant among the victims.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Cephas J. Herron
Tom Nasworthy
Alma
H. T. Bacon
Savannah
Howell to Head World Fair Body
Maj. Clark Howell president and publisher of the Atlanta Constitution was named chairman of the Georgia division of the national advisory committee for the 1939 New York world’s fair. Georgia appointees include Kirk Sutlive of Blackshear T L Huston of Brunswick and J C Harris.
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Maj. Clark Howell
The
Atlanta Constitution
Georgia
Kirk Sutlive
Blackshear
T. L. Huston
Brunswick
J. C. Harris
Mary Amos seeks year's support for minor children in Georgia
Miss Mary Amos filed for twelve months' support for the two minor children of the late W T Amos of Taylor County. The application will be heard by the Ordinary at the September term 1937, on the first Monday in September. Witness my hand this August 4, 1937. L T Peed, Ordinary.
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Taylor County
Mary Amos
W. T. Amos
L. T. Peed
Harris seeks county courts for state patrol cases
Augusta August 24 Speaker Lou V. Harris said the state house will seek a law establishing one day courts at each county seat to try highway patrol cases. He indicated larger cities may use existing courts while smaller county seats may need newly organized courts to stay open all day.
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Lou V. Turns
State House of Representatives
Highway Patrol
Harris
Laurens County Convict Cariune.D in Macon
Vague OCR fragment mentions Laurens County convictions and a Macon location with references to a gang and voters. Names appear distorted: Cariune.D, Bulg, Haig, Davis, Chester, Lia, and references to elections or electors. Details are unclear, but imply escaped or moved individuals connected to Laurens county.
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Suuilly Cibuigau
Davis Lian & Your
Viuicers Sud
Cnester
Dyvvnics
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D. Ly MooWeail Choe
Wily Wallacks
Penang
Laurens County
Saxon Offered University High School Inspector Post
Atlanta August 28 Chancellor S V Sanford said Prof J H Saxon Quitman superintendent of schools has been offered the post of university high school inspector Some details remain to be worked out Saxon has not accepted yet A conference will be held between a board of regents committee and Saxon The move would recreate an office from 1992 for coordinating educational programs across elementary schools and colleges under the regents He would need to resign as Quitman superintendent to take the post.
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S.V. Sanford
Nat
J. H. Saxon
Quitman
Dr. Sanford
Saxon
Board of Regents
Regents
Sanford
Bacon family mourns triple fatal wreck in Dublin
Dublin Ga August 24 The death of H T Bacon of Savannah Tuesday raises the toll of a Sunday wreck to three victims Mrs Bacon and their baby died earlier while Mrs M M Lanier of McDonough is in critical condition Another Bacon child James is recovering D C Kilerbow of Atlanta injured in the other car is reported doing well The Bacon party was en route to McDonough for the funeral of Mrs Bacon's brother of Florence SC
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Dublin
H. T. Bacon
Savannah
Six Injured in School Bus Collision in Newnan
In Newnan Georgia on August 22 an automobile rear ended a school bus carrying 42 Slaton family members en route to a reunion. J L Barge, a bus passenger, reported several injured, with one seriously hurt and others described as painfully but seriously hurt. The bus was heading from Tyrone to McIntyre.
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Sen
Ney
J.L. Barge
McInt
Tyrone
Slaton
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