Georgia Week in Review Highlights Local Opacity
Georgia news roundup reviews a busy week with Georgia officials, new post office in Pine Mountain Valley, Glynn County leading in New York Works fair display funding, and multiple incidents including deaths, arrests, and state activity. Included are prison transfers, jail plans, highway letting, tax debates, and public notices. Notable figures include Governor Roosevelts appointees and local leaders addressing tax policy and public works.
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Glynn County
Georgia
New Research Unit To Be Dedicated at Coastal Plains Station
Atlanta Nov 29 A 65000 agr icultural research building will be dedicated Wednesday at the Coastal Plains Experiment station near Tifton the state regent s office announces Dr S H Starr of the station announced the regents and citizens who attend the dedication also will inspect experimental work on tobacco hogs and cattle.
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Atlanta
Coastal Plains Experiment Station
Tifton
State Regent's Office
S. H. Starr
Willie E Adams Thomaston Man Dies Tuesday
Willie Elmo Adams age 67 prominent Thomaston resident and brother of Grady Adams managing editor of the Moultrie Observer died Tuesday of a heart attack in Thomaston Ga He served five years as Thomaston city clerk and treasurer a native of Upson County attended Gordon Institute and ran a local business for 38 years He chaired the R E Lee Institute board and the First Baptist deacons while teaching the men’s Bible class Funeral services are set for tomorrow morning Survivors include his widow five sisters and three other brothers including Thad Adams J W Adams Ethel Annie Mae Adams Mrs T H Kirkland Mrs K S Youmans and Mrs P B Beard
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Thomaston
Willie Elmo Adams
Grady Adams
Moultrie
Observer
Upson County
Gordon Institute
R. E. Lee Institute
First Baptist Church
Thad Adams
Greenville
S. C
J.W. Adams
Macon
Ethel
Annie Mae Adams
T. H. Kirkland
K. S. Youmans
Negro dies in chair for attack in Bryan
Reidsville Georgia November 25 Frank Knight aged 26 a Negro from Edgefield South Carolina died in the electric chair at Tattnall state prison. Knight was convicted at Pembroke Bryan county and sentenced to death for rape.
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Reidsville
Frank Knight
Edgefield
S. C
Tattnall State Prison
Knight
Pembroke
Bryan County
Batista Announces $50 Million Public Works Fund For Cuba
Havana Cuba Nov 28 Col Ful genico Batista chief of the Cuban army announced that the reciprocal trade treaty with the United States would be revised and an appropriation of 50 million dollars for public works would be made available immediately. Batista said treaty revisions would benefit Cuba but gave no details of projects or funding.
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Havana
Cuba
Fulgenico Batista
United State
Col. Batista
Gainesville to Get New Fire Station
Gainesville Georgia reports plans for a new 40000 dollar fire station with architect drawings completed and site selection underway. The building will house firemen and equipment and include offices for WPA officials, funded by the city, PWA and WPA. The current fire hall, a frame structure near the grammar school, was lost in the 1936 tornado.
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Gainesville
WPA
PWA
Coffee County Courthouse Destroyed by Fire in Douglas
A dawn fire in Douglas Georgia destroyed the Coffee County courthouse, begun under the roof rear, with the slate roof caving in. The two story brick walls remained, Sheriff Relihan saying the building is a total loss but county records were mostly saved in fireproof vaults.
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Douglas
Coffee County Court House
Relihan
Rehoboth Baptists Set 1939 Goal of 1200 Baptisms
Macon Ga Nov 29 Dr J F Sammons chairman said the executive committee of the Rehoboth Baptist association set a 1939 goal of 1200 new members by baptism The group at Tattnall Square church also voted a 10 per cent budget rise for educational benevolent and missionary work Evangelism will be stressed next year with four sub chairmen named one from each district Dr A C Baker to direct evangelism Rev Seaborn Winn to head Baptist Student Union activities S P T Price of Mercer University to lead Sunday school work A brotherhood chairman will be named later
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Macon
J. FE. Sammons
Rehoboth Baptist Association
Tattnall Square
Sammons
A. C. Baker
Press Institute Set For February 22 25 At University of Ga
The 12th annual Georgia Press Institute will be held at the University of Georgia February 22 25. A S Hardy of Gainesville chairs the institute committee. Sponsored by the Georgia Press Association and the university’s School of Journalism, the event gathers newspapermen teachers students and public officials for round table conferences. Attendees include Bel mont Dennis John Paschall Jere Moore and others from several Georgia papers and colleges. The board of managers and legislative committee also met, with J R McGinty Hal Stanley and other editors among the attendees.
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Athens
Georgia Press Institute
University of Georgia
A. S. Hardy
Gainesville
Press Institute
Georgia Press Association
University
School of Journalism
Hardy
Belmont Dennis
Covington News
J. R. McGinty
Calhoun Times
Hal Stanley
the Press Association
J. F. Kempton
Fulton Daily Report
Atlanta
O. A.brumby
Cobb County Times
Marietta
Gordon Chapman
Sandersville Progress
A. J W. Starling
Nashville Herald
W. K. Sutlive
Blackshear Times
Jack Williams
Waycross Journal- Herald
Clemson Student Rescues Women and Child From Flooded Car
Savannah, Nov 27 Chester Cooler a Clemson College student dragged two women and a child to safety from a submerged automobile after it crashed through the Combahee river bridge railing near Yeomassee. He kicked out a window, helped others to escape, and swam to the bank with one passenger while bystanders assisted. The group received aid and care at a nearby filling station.
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Savannah
Chester Cooler
Clemson College
Combahee River
Mary Cunningham
Peggy
Kkdna MacInnes
Yeumassee
Cooler
Ridgeland
Santa's Elephant Dies in Macon Parade Bow
Queen Helen the 84 year old elephant died in Macon after pneumonia developed from a cold following a Yale parade last Friday night. The elephant, pet of Charles Sparks of the Downie Brothers Circus, had long toured the country and was familiar to circus folk.
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Macon
Queen Helen
Santa Claus
Yale
Charles Sparks
Downie Brothers Circus
Potterville school adds agriculture classes for colored students
Vocational Agricultural classes have been added to Potterville school for colored students. The N. F. A. Club organized last week with Walter Worthy as president and Eddie H. Reese as vice president. The year begins its objective program under new leadership, promising progress in black education.
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Potterville
Walter Worthy
Eddie H. Reese
James Stubbs
H. T. Miller
Lyra Edwads
J. T. Little
Lands of A F Davis Estate Offered In Butler Ga Sale
By order of the Taylor County Court of Ordinary administrator C W Foy will sell at public outcry at the Butler courthouse between legal hours on the first Tuesday in December 1938. The property includes a one half acre Ben Carter Place, a five acre Jinks tract, blocks in Smith Sub-Division, and ninety acres off land lot 72 known as the A F Davis Home Place plus assorted lots, all cash terms.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Court of Ordinary
Taylor
C. W. Foy
A. F. Davis
Court House
Butler
Said County
Ben Carter
Jinks
Smith
C. R. Hughes
Superior Court
Jennie McCants
Co. Wyy
W. Foy
Taylor County Sheriff's Sale Notice in December 1938
The sheriff will sell at the Taylor County courthouse on the first Tuesday in December 1938 the land of P C Watson to satisfy an International Shoe Company judgment. The property includes Lot 250 minus 12 acres in the northeast, totaling about 190 acres, and the east half of Lot 259 about 115 acres, in the Eleventh Land District. Sale begins during legal hours. proceeds to highest bidder for cash. Dated November 7, 1938.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Court House
P. C Watson
International Shoe Company
J. H. Turner
P. C. Watson
P. C. Wat Ison
J. M. Bone
Georgia Taylor County Discharge Notice for Crook estate
M T Gaultney as administrator of the estate of Mrs J E Crook seeks discharge. The court is asked to issue Letters of Dismission. all relatives and creditors must show cause why discharge should not be granted on the first Monday in December 1938. Witness L T Peed Ordinary with official signature November 7 1988.
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Georgia
Taylor County
M. T. Gaultney
J. E. Crook
L. T. Peed
C. B. Marshall
Alice M. Byrd
200 Macon WPA workers cut off
Macon Georgia November 27 between 200 and 800 WPA workers from the Macon district were laid off at local headquarters Friday. H P Derry employment supervisor said lay off offered because the quota for this district had been exceeded. Extra names added to rolls are now being dropped after the quota is reached. WPA offices here, headquarters for 26 counties, were crowded with workers asking about the lay off.
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Macon
WPA
H. P. Derry
Ghoura Taylor County Sheriffs Sale of Gullett Gin Co outfit
In Taylor County the sheriff offers for sale on request a large gin equipment collection from Will A Payne’s Butler operation. The items include Gullett conveyors, hull separators, uprisers, elevators, fans, and miscellaneous piping and fittings. Sale follows mortgage-execution issued by Taylor Superior Court with inspection allowed. the property remains a gin outfit located in the Butler gin house.
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Taylor Superior Court
Gullett ‘Gin Co
A. Payne
Court House
Taylor County
Ainblast
Horiz
DY Borg
W. A. Kayne
Butler
Will A. Payne
Will A Payne
J. M. Bone
Jule Felton
Discharge Petition for Administrator of Byrd Estate
C B Marshall administrator of the Byrd estate asks to be discharged and receive Letters of Dismission. He cites full execution of duties and requests show cause by the first Monday in December 1938. Notice dated November 1, 1938, by L T Peebd Ordinary.
Petition for Letters of Administration in Georgia
Thelmon Jarrell applies for permanent letters of administration on the estate of W M Goodwin of Taylor County Georgia. Creditors and next of kin are cited to appear at the Ordinary's office within the time allowed by law to show cause why permanent administration should not be granted. Dated October 29, 1922. L T PREd Ordinary.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Thelmon Jarrell
State
W. M. Goodwin
L. T. Pbed
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EWS
Carl Bailey
Arkansas
D. Rivers
Post Office Department
Harris Cunty
Pine Mountain Valley, Ga
J. M. Welch
Macon Hospital
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Ohio
Muscogee County
Forest Turner
State Highway Board
Bibb County
General Assembly
Decatur City Court
Frank Guess
Roy V. Harris
Augusta
Karl Vickery
Fast Point Police
Roosevelt
Ross T. McIntire
White House
Navy Medical Corps
Navy
Walter R. McDonald
Georgia Public Service Commission
Henry Jordan
Syiver
Mmanuel
R. N. Hardeman
Ida Fleming
Grady Hospital
Edward Wicher
Iowa
Securities and Exchange Commission
John Hanes
the Treasury
United States District Court 4 i
Inez M. Hickman
Riverdale
Roosevelt Community Church
Pine Mountain
S. JL. Jackson
Murray County
L. and N
Chatsworth
Jere Moore
Solicitor’s Office
G. B. Scoggins
Americus City
Burk Street
iLee
Pim
Hill Street
Hancock
Harold
Dodson
Glessner
Jesse Burnett
Calhoun County
Bob Autry
Chastain
Thomas County
Thomasville
Sheriffs Office
Roselle Westbrook
Milton High School
Fulton Superior Court
W. T. Wright
the Americas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Seth Belcher
W. J. Hill
A. §. Persons
Warm Springs
Mr. Persons
Talbot County
Alex Persons
Geneva
Emanuel County
Dean Smith
Swainsboro
County Welfare Board
American Bible Co
New York
Zach Arnold
Budget Commission
Arnold
H. M. Daugherty
Masonic Orphan Home
Shellman’s Bluff
Mr. Daugherty
Oglethorpe Sanitarium
John B. Spivey
Georgia Senate
Spivey
Senate
Willie E. Adams
Bryan
Coffee County
Rehoboth
University of Ga
Santa
Administrator's Sale
Sheriff's Sale
Sherff's Sale
Dennard & W. T. Donnelly
Reynolds
Fort Valley
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