Centennial celebration planned for Ellaville on Nov 20
Observations notes Schley County events and local happenings including Ellaville centennial date, church membership gains, autumn weather, and flowers placed in memory of Wanda Hortman. It also mentions Mrs. Gray's arrest in Tulsa, Mrs. Taylor’s Atlanta subscription, Georgia deer herd gains, Dr Eli Garrett’s upcoming milestones, and praise for C. E. Benns of the Adel News.
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Schley County
Ellaville
Methodist Church
W. W. Hortman
Wanda
Macon Doctor Charged in Murder Plot Against Father-in-Law
Macon Ga. A Birmingham physician Dr. Ray Starkie Jr. has been indicted by the Bibb county grand jury for assault with intent to murder J. V. Skinner of Macon. The indictment alleges Starkie tried to run Skinner down with a car in Macon in May during a dispute.
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Macon
Birmingham
Bibb County
J. V. Skinner
Ray Starkie Jr
Skiner
Physical Checkups Urged Before School Entry
Georgia public health officials urge full physical exams for all entering school children. Parents should ensure family physician and dentist visits, eye exams for signs of muscle imbalance, and booster vaccines including smallpox, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, and polio. Booster doses recommended after entry as needed. John Milton quote closes urging a bright future.
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Virginia McNamara
Ga. Department of Public Health
Eppie Mae Arnold
Georgia
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
John Milton
Revival Services at Church of Jesus Christ In Progress
Evangelist Bobby Woodruff of Thomaston preaches at The Church of Jesus Christ near town. Evening worship starts at 8 oclock. Rev. R E Barnett, pastor, invites the public to attend the revival series and hear the outstanding evangelist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Jesus Christ Now In
Bobby Woodruff
Thomaston
Crawford County Sets Sept 21 Special Election
Roberta, Gay Ordinary K P Lowe calls a Crawford county tax receiver election to fill the vacancy left by the death of E S Wright who served over 40 consecutive years. The election date is Sept 21 with candidate qualifying by 6 pm Sept 5.
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Roberta
Gay
K. P. Lowe
Crawford County
E. S. Wright
Lowe
13 Persons Killed On Georgia Roads Over Weekend
Thirteen people died in Georgia weekend crashes including five in a head on collision near Darien. Curtis Stell, 19, died when his motorcycle veered after the kickstand lowered. I. M. Griffin, 61, former Atlanta Cracker, died in a rollover near Gainesville. One white man and four Black men perished in the Darien crash on U S Highway 17. Three other Black residents were injured.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Darien
Curtis Stell
Brunswick
Stell
I. M. Griffin
Atlanta Cracker
Macon
Gainesville
Griffin
Mobile
Ala
U. S. Highway 17
Woman Arrested Charged With Defrauding Georgia Doctors
Tulsa police detain 51 year old Margaret Burton and her 20 year old daughter Sheila after a receptionist alerted the FBI to their alleged scheme. The pair purportedly bilked Gay doctors in Georgia of about $100000 in long running thefts and embezzlements since 1939.
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Tulsa
Okla
Margaret L. Burton
FBI
Sheila Burton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Morgan County 150th Birthday Sesquicentennial
Morgan County holds a six day sesquicentennial celebration Sept 14 through 21 in Madison Georgia. Events include a gala ball Sept 14 with the Sesqui queen presentation and a Sunday union church service with speaker Dean W. R. Cannen.
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Morgan County
Madison
Morgan
Dean
W. R. Cannen
Sunday Worship Schedule At Local Methodist Church
Pastor Ted Griner invites parishioners to attend Sunday School at 10 A. M. Morning Worship at 11 A. M. Methodist Youth Fellowship at 7:15 P. M. Evening Worship at 8 P. M. The notice encourages attendance despite weather and extols the church’s positive impact on life.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
County Schools Set to Open for 1957 58 Term
All county teachers report for duty as preparations begin for the 1957 58 school year. Opening exercises at 9 a m Monday precede enrollment and 8 45 a m Tuesday classes. Butler High and Reynolds schools appoint principals and a total of 84 teachers are employed.
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W. H. Elliston
Butler
Reynolds
Butler High
A. B. Duncan
E. H. Joiner
Robert L. McDougald
Eureka School For the Colored
R. E. Brown Jr
Reynolds School
Butler High School
Winnie Breazeale
Rita P. Turner
Hazel
Prin
Imogene Garrett
Winnie Duncan
Anne Spillers
M. G. Ahlman
Edith Guy
Betty Allen
Harold Ragan
Charles Cunningham
Verna Griggs Soc
Malcolm Marchman
Bessie Nelson
Lewis Ruffin
C. E. Marshall
Raynolds High School
A. J. Fountain
Otis Ogburn
W. M. Hollis
D. E. Byrd
Susie Woods
Willie B. Johnson
Bessie Johnson
Betty Whatley
Mildred Payne
Marie White
John Mims English
Cecil Saunders
Roy Jones
Jack Thompson
J. A. Pendergrast
Elizabeth L. McRee
Dog Days and Rabies Warnings Highlight Summer Season
Warnings about mad dog danger and infection rise in the Dog Days period. Grier's Almanac notes this as one of history’s oldest seasonal names. The ancients linked the hot season to disease, a connection echoed by modern belief that rabies cases surge now.
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Grier
City Taxpayers Meet as City Receipts Show Small Balance
Mayor Beason and the Butler city council held a special meeting Friday night at 8. The report showed $10 073.07 collected and $9 750.33 spent in six months, leaving $322.24 on hand. A 2 percent tax discount runs August through September with October 1 payment urged to avoid borrowing. Officials plan to assume airport responsibility and survey sewerage system options.
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Lewis Beason
Butler
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Howard Community Club to Appear on WRBL TV Show
Members of the Howard Community Improvement Club and County Extension Agents will appear on the 30 minute WRBL TV Show Chattahoochee R. F. C. Saturday at 12 noon. They will discuss four years of club accomplishments including church activities farming and 4-H Club work and other topics.
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Howard Community Improvement Club
WRBL
Chattahoochee
Funeral at Buena Vista For A. C. Duncan
A. C. Duncan 83, longtime Buena Vista Loan and Savings Bank chairman, died Monday in an American hospital. A Macon county native, he led the bank as director since 1911 and chaired the board since 1951. He moved to Buena Vista in 1896, started a local business, and belonged to the Methodist Church and Knights of Pythias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buena Vista
A. Clark Duncan
Buena Vista Loan and Savings Bank
Shanty Short Says on Asiatic Flu Public Health Roundup
The column muses on the Asiatic Flu with mixed feelings about fear and blame. It notes political enemies and wealthy travelers as sources of worry but urges caution and prevention based on Public Health Service guidance. It urges staying healthy to ward off the potential enemy.
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Public Health Service
French IFYE Visitor From Paris Arrives For Two-Week Farm Stay
Mr. Jean Paul Hausermann of Paris arrives Tuesday for a two week International Farm Youth Exchange stay with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Suggs. The local Extension Office guides his visits to share rural life in Georgia and learn U S farming and culture. IFYE aims to foster international understanding and world peace through cultural exchange with U S 4 H clubs and international partners. Two Georgians are currently IFYE delegates abroad Eleanor Inman in Ireland Ray Brown in Greece.
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Jean Paul Hauserman
Paris
France
Jack Suggs
4-H Clubs
U.S
U. S
United States
Ifye’s Law
Eleanor Inman
Ware
Ireland
Ray Brown
Emanuel County
Greece
England
Hazel Creasy
Mrs. Ruby Lee Brown Dies at Thomaston
Mrs. Ruby Lee Brown 39 a former Crawford citizen died Saturday at her Thomaston residence. Funeral Monday at Little Union Church near Roberta with Rev. Clifford Bradshaw and Eld. W H Hancock. Interment in church cemetery. Survivors include her parents J D Walton and spouse B A Brown of Thomaston, daughter Pansy Little Ft Valley, two sons Arlie and Autry Little Ft Valley, four sisters and four brothers listed from Macon and Ft Valley.
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Ft. Valley
Calvin Hartman
Roberta
Glen Gassett
W. T. Sams
Elsie Stewart
Macon
Robert Monroe
Rufus
Junior Walton
Macon Youth Dies After Head-On Car Crash
Eugene Walden, 22, of Macon died at a hospital from injuries after a head-on collision involving his car. The other drivers James Letser, 18, and Joe Chisolm, 27, were injured and treated. Letser faced a DUI charge, released on $300 bond. the death marked Bibb county's 19th traffic fatality of the year.
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Macon
Eugene Walden
James Letser
Joe Chisolm
Lester
Taylor Imscore
Harvey Rogers
Bibb County
Walton
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Gray
Margaret Burton
Oxla
Herald
T. W. Taylor
Taylor
Talbotton
Taylor McLaughlin
Game and Fish Commission
Eli Garrett
Garrett
Belle Gill
Abou Ben Adhem
G. C. Patton
Adel News
Butler Herald
C. E. Beans Sr
Pres. Hisenhower
Sen
Russell
Sen. Talmadge
Gov
Georgia Press Association
Benns
Rev
Georgia Hays
Ted Griner
Beason
Howard Community Club
Wrbl-Tv
A. C. Duncan
Local Agricultural Extension Office
Ruby Lee Brown
Crawford
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