Jarrell Builds Splendid Fish Pond Near His Home
Freddy Jarrell plans a large pond behind his Taylor county home to provide recreation and livestock water. Floyd Jarrell praises the project as he awaits full filling and stocking with fish. The farm leader backs soil conservation work with ongoing pasture improvements for fifty dairy cows and reduced cotton planting.
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Freddy Jarrell
Talor County
Freddy
Floyd Jarrell
Soil Conservation Service
F.C. Jarrell
Taylor County
M. P. Dean
Jarrell
Middle Western
Ocmulgee
Johnston family dominates Irwinton spelling bee
Irwinton Georgia August 23 the “spelling Johnstons” from Bullards Twiggs county swept prize money at a local spelling bee held in the Irwinton courthouse four of five prizes went to the Johnston clan First prize to A S Boone Sr editor of the Wilkinson County News followed by Hilda Johnston Mrs Frank Johnston W W Johnston and Mrs Mildrea Johnston Richerson R J Coates of Macon was bee master
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Irwinton
Johnstons
Bullards
Twiggs County
Johnston
A. S. Boone Sr
Wilkinson County News
Hilda Johnston
Frank Johnston
W. W. Johnston
Mildrea Johnston Richerson
R. J. Coates
Macon
Mother and daughter killed in car train collision
An Atlanta accident left Mrs. D. E. Grinner, 32, and daughter Carolyn Grinner dead after their car collided with a Central of Georgia streamliner. Their seven-year-old son Kenneth Grinner was seriously injured. The engineer on the Atlanta bound train was H. R. Lee, 65, of Macon.
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Atlanta
D. E. Grinner
Carolyn Grinner
Kenneth Grinner
H. R. Lee
Macon
Notice to creditors and debtors in estate of Nettie S. Adams
In Taylor County Georgia all creditors of the estate of Mrs. Nettie S. Adams deceased must file their demands with the undersigned and all persons owing money to the estate must pay promptly. August 5, 1947. John B. Adams Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. Nettie S. Adams Deceased.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Nettie S. Adams
John B. Adams
Eight Held in Telfair Political Fight
McRae, Ga. Eight men bound over to Telfair county superior court on assault and battery charges after a hearing into a fight following an anti administration political meeting. George Mobley faces a pistol without a license charge. Others bound over include Jno. B. Walker Jr. son of the sheriff J. B. Walker the sheriff’s nephew L E Batchelor Matt Pittman J H Webb Dudley Williams and Claud Hinson. Bonds set at 200. County grand jury meets third Monday in October.
Paralysis Proves Fatal To Mississippi Senator
Senator Bilbo of Mississippi died at Foundation hospital after a prolonged cancer battle. The frail Democrat had recently rallied briefly from a blood clot removal operation in his lung area and succumbed to pulmonary embolism surgeons had tied off the affected vessel. Earlier procedures aimed to restore part of his jaw, with Dr. Ochsner performing major cancer surgery in January.
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New Orleans
Bilbo
Mississippi
Foundation Hospital
Dr. Ochsner
Macon Minister Teaches Deaf Congregation by Sign Language
Rev. Jas M Johnson 25 year old assistant pastor at a Macon Foursquare Gospel Church directs Sunday sermons in sign language. He started deaf services after translating Sister Edna Barretts sermons into hand signals for deaf and dumb members.
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Macon
Jas. M. Johnson
Foursquare Gospel Church
Johnson
Edna Barrett
Barrett
Minister Arrested at Graveside in Faith Proving Poison Death
Rev. Gordon Miller of the Free Church of God was arrested at the burial of Ernest Davis after Davis died from a faith proving poison draught at a Brush Arbor service in Georgia. Davis and Miller had previously ingested poison in faith tests. Miller faces a murder warrant and a hearing to determine his role.
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Summerville
Gordon Miller
A. H. Glenn
Glenn
Miller
Free Church of God
C. D. Rivers
Justice of the Peace
T. C. Brown
Trion Ga
Ernest Davis
Taylorville
Miller’s
W. A. Hyden
David
Davis
Lord
Brush Arbor
Lyerly Ga
A. L. Martin
Trion Cemetery
T. J. Esty
Martin
Esty
Parents Fatally Burned Saving Baby in Ga Home Fire
Dawsonville Georgia reports a family of three died from burns after a Sunday night fire that destroyed their new home. Mrs Hugh Bruce age 19 and her 2 month old daughter Cleo perished in the flames while Mr Bruce died later at Downey hospital in Gainesville from burns. Bruce said an explosion from kerosene poured into a Steve started the blaze and that he and his wife tried to escape but returned to reach the baby.
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Dawsonville
Methodist
Hugh Bruce
Cleo
Bruce
Downey Hospital
Gainesville
Steve
Bomb attack misdated as executives mansion target claims
Gov. M. E. Thompson argued the Atlanta reporter C. E. Gregory may have been the bomber’s target instead of his own executive mansion after a state guard alert around the mansion. He warned of rowdy political gangs as security agencies brace for potential clashes, while a $1000 reward fund for Gregory bombers was launched.
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Atlanta
M. E. Thompson
Executive Mansion
Thompson
Telfair County
Talmadge
George Callihan
J. B. Walker
The
Atlanta Journal
C. E. Gregory
Prado
Ansley Park
Gregory
Herman Talmadge
Gregory Home
Charles Stewart
Christ Jesus Lesson-Sermon Focus
The upcoming Christian Science Lesson-Sermon centers on Christ Jesus with the golden text from John 3 17 affirming salvation through him. It cites John 1 14 noting the Word made flesh and the glory of the Father and quotes Mary Baker Eddy on Jesus as the highest human concept of the perfect man inseparable from Christ.
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Christ
Christ Jesus
Mary Baker Eddy
Jesus
God
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Telfair
Gov. Thompson
City Hall
Cashier City
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Tri-City
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Constitution
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Tarver
Ee Tarver
Atlanta Constitution
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