Georgia Editors Award Trophies At Association Meet
Rome Ga August 26 Newspaper executives returning from the Georgia Press Association convention resumed work covering state national and international affairs. Otis Brumby Marietta Cobb County Times won two honors including the Theron S Shope trophy for censuring mob violence at Smyrna Ga. He then was elected vice president to succeed J Roy McGinty Calhoun Times Publisher. Entertainment Friday night centered in a banquet with guest Medora Field Perkerson associate editor of The Atlanta Journal Sunday Magazine. She spoke on civilizing disagreements noting editors all share a common aim.
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Rome
Georgia Press Association
Otis Brumby
Marietta
Cobb County Times
Smyrna
Theron S. Shope
Association
J. Roy McGinty
Calhoun Times
Medora Field Perkerson
Maggie
W. G. Sutlive
Savannah Press
Perkerson
Atlanta Journal Sunday
Margaret Mitchell
Anderson Appointed Judge in Macon Circuit
Houston County citizen A M Phil Anderson was sworn in as judge of the Macon circuit Superior Court criminal division succeeding the late W A McClellan. Governor Rivers appointed him, making him one of Georgia’s youngest superior court judges. Anderson has a long public service record in penal administration and Houston County politics, and he is married to Laura Gilbert with two children.
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Anderson
Superior Court of
Macon
Atlanta
A. M
Phil) Anderson
Macon Circuit of Superior Court
W. A. McClellan
State Board of Penal Corrections
E.D. Rivers
Georgia
Grover Byars
Rome
Penal Board
Rivers
Charles Garrett
Garrett
Board of Penal Administration
General Assembly
Tattnall State Prison
Phi Deltan Theta College
Laura Gilbert
Superior Court
T. Gilbert
Perry
Cordele 4-H Boys Win Western Trip For Dairy Demonstration
Cordele 4-H boys Homer Williams and Leo Mercer Jr., aged 13 to 15, won first place in a dairy demonstration at the State 4-H Clubs contest held at the Methodist Home in Macon. The prize includes a trip to San Francisco and entry in the national dairy show demonstration contest in October. Hi G Wiley, Crisp County farm agent, will accompany them.
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Macon
Homer Williams
Leo Mercer Jr
Cordele
Methodist
Bibb County
San Fran
Cisco
Hi. G. Wiley
Crisp County
B. L. Southwell
C. E. Bell
Tifton
Kenith Massey
Griffin
W. A. Sutton
War Cry Trophy awards in Georgia press contests
The Milledgeville Union Recorder wins the Herald third prize while the Swainsboro Forest Blade and DeKalb New Era take second and third respectively. Sam W. Wilkes Trophy goes to the Dalton Citizen for neat advertising display. Bartow Herald and Calhoun Times receive commendation. Emory University Trophy honors Tribune-News Cartersville for 85 pictures on July 7. Dalton News and Covington News are runners up. 8. P. Richards Paper Company Trophy goes to Calhoun Times with Union Recorder in second place.
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Calhoun
Board of Managers
Albert Hardy
Gainesville
NEA
Florida
John
Red) Davis
Lake City
Mla
Georgia
Gibson, Ga
Guide
Covington News
Georgia Press Association
W. G. Sutlive
Rome, News-Tribune
Swainsboro Forest Blade
Citizen and Georgian
Hal M. Stanley
Dalton Citizen
Sandersville Progress
W.trox Bankston
Walton Tribune
Cartersville Tribune-News
Newnan Herald
J. C. Williams
Lavonia Times
H. H. Dean
Carroll Free Press
Twiggs County New Era
Milledgeville Union ‘Recorder
Veteran Editor and Religion Leader Dies in Ashburn
Joe Law rence 81 longtime editor of the Wiregrass Farmer Ashburn and The Nashville Herald died at his daughter’s home in Denton after a month of illness. Born September 5 1858 in Ballymore Ireland he helped found Ashburn and shaped South Georgia farming and livestock promotion through the Turner County Plan. Survived by daughters Nora Lawrence Smith and Mary Lawrence Lambert.
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Ashburn
Joe Lawrence
Nashville
Herald
Denton
Lawrence
Mary E. Lambert
Nora Lawrence Smith
Wiregrass Farmer
Georgian Press Association
Calhoun
Mr. Lawrence
Ballymore
Sligo
Ireland
New York City
Madison
Atlanta
Dempsey
South Georgia
Turner County
Meat Packing Industry
Georgia
Nashville Herald
South
Margaret Hall
Appling County
Methodist Church
Indian Springs
Mary Lawrence Lambert
Welfare office races to reunite separated couple
Lowndes county welfare office works to reunite Geo A Poston and his Portugese wife Juanita Costa Poston after eight months apart. Poston left Honolulu when enlisting, and the couple’s plans to meet at Lake Park Georgia are stalled as officials canvass addresses and pursue every lead to bring him to the station for a momentous reunion.
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Haohira
Lowndes County
United States
Geo. A. Poston
Juanita Costa
Poston
Lake Park
Young Poston
Postons
North Carolina
Navy
Honolulu
Juanita Costa Poston
Cupid
Columbus-Andersonville Motorcade Draws Large Crowd
A Tuesday motorcade in west Georgia drew 75 cars and a bus load of people from Columbus to Andersonville and back despite threatening skies. The procession highlighted newly paved highways and local tourist sites such as Providence canyons and Andersonville national cemetery. Congressmen Pace and local officials spoke on peace garden plans symbolizing North South unity. multiple mayors and college leaders welcomed the convoy on its stops in Cusseta Richland Preston Americus Oglethorpe Montezuma Ellaville Buena Vista and back to Columbus. The event ended with remarks by Editor RM Page and Lions club activities before the day concluded with an unspecified accident.
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Americus
Columbus
Andersonville
West Georgia
Providence
Congressman Pace
RM. Page
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Cusseta
J. F. Chastain
Providence Canyons
Richland
M. B. Brown
Preston
Cleveland Rees
T. L. Bell
Feyton Jacob
Georgia Southwestern College
Oglethorpe
C. A. Greer
Montezuma
John McKenzie
Ellaville
S. W. Miles T
Buena Vista
R. S. Stevens
Henry Ford Calls War Threats A Big Bluff In Europe
Henry Ford, staying at Wayside Inn in South Sudbury Massachusetts on August 28, described current war threats as a big bluff. He praised Neville Chamberlain yet blamed war profiteers and said Congress was right to not repeal the arms export embargo. Ford urged a back to the land solution and suggested England will wage war over land use.
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Sudbury
Mass
Henry Ford
Europe
Thomas Edison
Wayshe Inn
Ford
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Congress
England
Car Crash Involving Local Students Near Americus
A car driven by W F Loflin of Columbus struck the rear of Tommy Hooks III of Americus, pushing Hooks into B H Bell of Americus. Loflin suffered a cut lip while attorney H P Pease of Columbus sustained severe cuts. Hooks’ vehicle and the other two cars were badly damaged. others escaped injury.
J Woodward Dies a prominent educator at age 78
Atlanta Aug 29 Col Jno Woodward founder and chief executive of Georgia Military Academy died after a heart attack at his College Park home. A native of Butts County he built the academy into a leading boys prep school and served as president after turning it over to trustees in 1982. He had long served in Georgia schools, led Gordon Institute and Georgia Military College, and held staff roles for Georgia governors. He was active in Masons Knights Templar and Shriners.
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Atlanta
Col. Jno
Woodward
Georgia Military Academy
College Park
Butts County
Col Woodward
R J
Martha Douglas Woodward
North Georgia Agricultural College
University of Georgia
University of Chicago
Col. Woodward
War Department
Georgia
Gordon Institute
Georgia Military College
Milledgeville
Newnan
Academy
Georgia Governors
Columbus Names San Juan Bautista at Porto Rico
Columbus and his crew touched at Porto Rico on November 19 1493 and hastily explored the island renaming it San Juan Bautista to honor Prince Juan the heir to the Spanish throne.
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Columbus
Porto Rico
San Juan Bautista
Prince Juan
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Southern Women‘s Magazine
Tenn
John Temple Graves II
Birmingham News and Age Herald
Houston County
Emory
Mercer
Democratic Executive Committee
Third District Democratic Executive Committee
Lowndes
J. €. Woodward
Lockhart
L. L. Lockhart
Butler
Mr. Morgan McCants
Payne’s
Butler, Georgia
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