Palatka Notes Honor Local Figures and NATO Visit
The Palatka column notes a street named for T C Butler Jr and honors Brig Gen Asa L Singleton with a portrait at Fort Benning. It records fall prep in schools, gin crews, and picker transport. Visits by Quimby Melton Sr, Louie Menzell, and Carl Rountree are recalled as editors tour NATO nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa L. Singleton
Butler
Infantry School
Ft. Benning
Singleton
Warm Springs
Herald
Quimby Melton Sr
Griffin Daily News
Chas. R. Crisp
Chas F. Crisp
U. S
House of Representatives
Quimby
Quimby Jr
The
News
Louie Menzell
Sloan Paper Co
Carl Rountree
Dawson News
United States
Georgia
Scotland
Norway
Sweden
England
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Carl
Wrightsville
Wells of Marion County Dies. Ex‑Commissioner and Educator
Joseph Oliver Wells 64 of Buena Vista died suddenly of a heart attack at his home. Funeral at 4 p.m. Monday at Tazewell Methodist Church with Rev. R. W. Whitmore and Rev. T. E. Pickren assisting. Burial at Tatew gll cemetery. Wells served as Marion County commissioner 1944 48 and long time board of education member. Born August 29 1886 in Muscogee County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buena Vista
Joseph Oliver Wells
Tazewell Methodist Church
R. W. Whitmore
T. E. Pickren
Abbeville
Tatew
Wells
Marion County
Marion County Board of Education
Tazewell
Cooper Ethridge Reflects On A Rough Week At Perry
Editor Cooper Ethridge of the Home Journal Perry recalls a difficult week with multiple mishaps. A Linotype rheostat burned out three times, an electrician cared for three days, a late page ad, Unadilla Lions selling subscriptions disrupting mail, two lightning outages, and a Model A Ford misbehaving, all blamed on a streak of bad luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper Ethridge
The
Home Journal
Perry
Bro. Ethridge
Henry Powell
Mexican laborers arrive in Georgia for cotton harvest
Vienna August 22 the first truck load of Mexican laborers arrived to work on the Roy Noble farm. Some 395 are expected to be brought in to aid Dooly county cotton harvest. Last year 175 Mexicans were employed on Dooly county farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Roy Noble
Dooly County
Remembering Local Leaders and Labor for Crops
The article honors Uncle Bas Mauk, Hon. J. T. Garrett, R. D. Waller, the Woodalls, and many neighbors. It notes farmers’ crops including potatoes, peanuts, and cotton and discusses the idea of securing Mexican laborers to aid harvest. It also mourns two deaths in Tazewell E H McMichael and J O Wells, recounts a large turkey business, and closes with pride in the country and region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bas Mauk
J. T. Garrett
R. D. Waller
Woodalls
Tazewell
Murray’s Cross Road
Concord
Schley
Marion
Respess
Stewarts
Royals
Murrays
Hills
Drs. Edwards
Murray
McMichaels
Halleys
Stewards
Messrs
E. H. McMichael
J. O. Wells
McMichael
Death Claims L. A. Eubanks After Short Illness
Lu cius Adram Eubanks died from a heart attack at Sams hospital Reynolds shortly after midnight on Monday Aug 25. A lifelong Taylor county resident and former Reynolds farmer now in dry cleaning, he was born Oct 17 1882 and survived by wife Vera Windham Eubanks and children Brown Joe Roy Ralph Simmons Lawhorn brother Tom. Funeral services were held at Mt Pisgah church with pallbearers Eubanks Simmons and Smith. Goddard Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucius Adram Eubanks
Sams Hospital
Reynolds
Eubanks
Taylor County
William Joseph
Harrison Eubanks
Vera Windham Eubanks
Jim Simmons
Morris Lawhorn
Butler
Brown Eubanks
Joe Eubanks
Roy
Ralph Eubanks
Thomaston
Tom Eubanks
Crowell
Mt. Pisgah Church
Eld
John Mangham
J. H. Stanford
Messrs
E. T., Herman
Frank and
I. C. Eubanks
Ben Simmons
Hamp Smith
Goddard Funeral Home
Taylor County Schools Prepare for New Term
All Taylor County schools reopen Monday at 9 am under Superintendent W H Elliston. Teachers list shows staffing for Butler Crowell Taylor Mill Cross Roads and other campuses with several vacancies in athletic and tech science departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
W. H. Elliston
Elliston
Butler
Mary E. Mce Corvey
Winnie G. Breazealle
Reba Lou Turner
Atheline Saylor
Louise Parks
Hazel Elliston
Irma Barfield
Louise Fuller
Pauline Bembry
H. B. Brown
John Peterman
Dorris Callahan
E. G. McCants
Mabel Stinson
Gordon Hunter
Margery Fitzsimmons
Annie Spillers
Myra Byrd
Bessie Nelson
Voc
W. G. Hornsby
California Quake Loss Toll and Damage Estimated
Bakersfield reports two dead and 32 injured from Friday's quake with estimated business and infrastructure damage at 10 million dollars. A second tremor rattled Los Angeles as Kern County officials sought state aid. Governor Warren promised emergency assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Bakersfield
Calif
Los Angeles
Kern County Board of Supervisors
State of California
Earl Warren
Sacramento
Towalgia District Sunday Meeting at Bethel C M Church
Bethel C M Church hosts the Towalgia District Fifth Sunday Meeting on Sunday Aug 31 with a full day of sermons devotionals and lunch on the church grounds. Scheduled speakers include Rev Paul Peed W C Bond Horace Moore Wayne Mills A R Williams Sister Frank Goens and Rev W M Black with Jerry Partain as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel C. M
Towalgia
Paul] Peed
W. C. Bond
Christ
Horace’ Moore
W. C. Godsby
Wayne Mills
A. R. Williams
Frank Goens
W. M. Black
Jerry Partain
Rev Robert Gardner to Speak at Reynolds Methodist Church
Reynolds Methodist Church schedules a Sunday program with Church School at 10 a m led by J T Goodroe, Methodist Youth Fellowship at 7 p m led by Mrs. John Mims, and a fifth Sunday night union service with Reynolds and Baptist churches featuring Rev. Robert Gardner, pastor of the local Baptist church, presided by N L Halley in the pastor’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds Methodist Church
J. T. Goodroe
Methodist Youth Fellowship
John Mims
Methodist Church
Reynolds Methodist and
Robert Gardner
Baptist Church
God
N. L. Halley
Alexanders "Uncle Alex" Boone Dies at 59 in Milledgeville
Alexander 5 Boone editor of the Wilkinson County News at Irwinton died of a heart attack in Milledgeville at age 59. A colorful figure, he mentored in law and ministry, long allied with Gov. Eugene Talmadge and Herman Talmadge, and openly praised the Ku Klux Klan. He served Wilkinson county in the Legislature and earlier held local posts in Toomsboro, including clerk of Superior Court and postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Alexander
Alex” Boone
Sdoot
Wilkinson County News
Irwinton
Richard Binion
Boone
Eugene Talmadge
Talmadge
Herman
Ku Klux Klan
Georgia Press Association
Savannah
Wilkinson County
State Senate
Oglethorpe University
Atlanta
Toomsboro, Ga
Toomsboro
Taft
Wilson
Superior Court
Klan
Two Lail Children Rushed to Macon for Treatment
Infantile paralysis fears rise in Taylor County as three year old Charles William Lail and one year old Carl Robert Lail, sons of the Lail families, are rushed to a Macon hospital for observation and tests. Police aim to prevent serious after effects if polio is confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Charles William Lail
Carl Robert Lail
William Lail
James Lail
Macon
Lail
Dr Waldrop Accepts Pastorate at First Baptist Columbus
Dr John Waldrop, former pastor of West End Baptist in Atlanta, will assume the pastorate at First Baptist Church Columbus on Oct 1 after unanimous call by the congregation. He previously served as associate pastor under Dr Frederick Porter and preached at First Church Aug 10. He holds A B from Carson Newnan College and theology degrees from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary plus a doctorate from Atlanta School of Law. He previously led Owensboro and West End churches and directed a Wynnton revival July 13–23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John Waldrop
West End Baptist Church
Atlanta
First Baptist Church
Frederick Porter
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Atlanta School of Law
Waldrop
Porter
Owensboro
West End
Court Modifies Order Over County School Transportation
Judge Cleve land Rees of the Macon County Superior Court changes a temporary restraining order affecting Peach and Taylor counties. The modification allows Delta District students to travel to Reynolds in Taylor County and Marshallville High students to attend Fort Valley High in Peach County while preserving Macon County teacher allotments and funding practices. The order keeps the original restraining order in force except as modified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oglethorpe
Cleveland Rees
Macon County Superior Court
Peach
Taylor Counties
Macon County
Reynolds
Taylor County
Delta
Marshallville High School
Fort Valley High School
Peach County
Soil Testing Visit By Griffin Station Setter Sept 9
Dr L C Olson of the Griffin Experiment Station will bring a soil testing unit to Taylor County on Sept 9. Farmers should submit samples before 9 am that day at the County Agent's office to receive analysis for fertilizer lime and crop needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin Exp
County
L. C. Olson
Griffin Experiment Station
Taylor County
Chest X Ray Clinic Planned at Taylor County Health Center
The Taylor County Health Center will hold a Chest X Ray Clinic on September 23. People wanting X rays should contact Mrs Arnold, County Nurse, before that date. A history form must be completed prior to imaging, and Mrs Arnold will be in her office each Wednesday and until noon Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County Health Center
Also Mentioned on This Page
Palatka, Fla
T. C. Butler, Jr
Palatka
Logue’s
Mark Charing
Rupert
J.0. Wells
L. A. Eubanks
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
Alex Boone
Dr. Waldrop
Columbus, Ga
Reynolds School
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!