I A A Committee Election Set For Saturday December 4
Taylor county farmers will vote on farmer committeemen to administer the Agricultural Conservation program for 1949. Polls run 9 a m to 4 p m at listed community locations. Any eligible farmer may vote and should participate to control the farm program.
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Taylor County
H. A. Sealy
County Agricultural Conservation Association
Butler
Court House
Carsonville
Cedar Creek
Tessie Callahan
Cross Roads
Daviston
Wesley Church
Howard
Vanlandingham
Panhandle
B. F. Moore
Potterville
Taylor Mill Court House
Reynolds
City Hall
Austin
Jack Jurner
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Swollen Chattahoochee recalls Hoover flood of 1929 in Georgia
Columbus Georgia recalls the March 15 1929 Hoover flood as the swollen Chattahoochee reaches 53.3 feet. The flood displaced 350 to 400 families and destroyed homes. Phoenix City saw water reach Broad Street while prisoners were freed to help rescue others. River overflow submerged streets near Eagle and Phenix mill and impacted cotton, power and streetcars. Spectators gathered along the banks as coal cars and trestles were carried away across the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Chattahoochee
Herbert Hoover
Phenix City
Fifth Street
Broadway
Fourth Street
Golden Park
Fair Grounds
Georgia Power Company
Central of Georgia Railroad
Carful
Special Term Legislature Meets December 16 17
Governor Talmadge asks state lawmakers to draft legislative proposals as a special term convenes December 16 and 17. The session aims to set priorities and outline measures for priority bills and potential policy changes.
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Lows
Talmadge
Georgia to Lose One Congressmen After 1950 Census
Georgia faces loss of a congressman due to population decline affecting district apportionment. Only Florida may gain representation while New York and Pennsylvania lose seats. Georgia must redraw districts as rural areas shrink by up to a quarter in the last decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
North Carolina
Florida
South Carolina
Virginia
Louisiana
New York
Pennsylvania
Pace to Washington to urge milder peanut quota cut
Ame ricus November 27 Congressman Pace rushes to Washington to argue against a 35 percent peanut acreage reduction next year. He says a 10 percent cut is preferable and that action should be staged over three to four years to avoid boosting cotton plantings amid a surplus. He will meet with the Secretary of Agriculture in Atlanta before boarding to continue talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
Nie
Pace
Ameri ‘Us
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Atlanta
Butler as a US place name spans sixteen communities
Britannica Atlas lists sixteen Butler communities in the United States from Butler Texas the smallest to Butler Pennsylvania the largest. Other Butlers are in Alabama Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Maryland Minnesota Missouri New Jersey Ohio Oklahoma South Dakota Tennessee and Texas. Butler ranks among the most common geographic names in the atlas.
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Butler
United States
Texas
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
Ohio
Okahoma
South Dakota
Tennessee
Lois Smith Dies At Home In Macon After Heart Attack
Former Butler man Mr Lois Smith dies at his Macon home on Thanksgiving night from a heart attack. He was a former Butler merchant, brother of ex mayor G C Smith, married to Blanche Smith, survived by two brothers J I Smith of Macon and G C Smith of Eastman. He worked for Central of Georgia as conductor before retirement and was a member of Fickling Masonic Lodge and First Methodist church Macon. Funeral was held Friday with Rev George Zorn officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Taylor County
Lois Smith
Macon
Mr. Smith
G. C. Smith
Blanche Smith
Butler Telephone Co
J. I. Smith
First Methodist Church
Brotherhood of
George Zorn
Brooks Montgomery awarded 4027 in Americus accident verdict
A Sumter superior court jury awarded Brooks Montgomery 4027 against Bernard Waitsman for damages after being struck by a car allegedly driven by Young Waitsman. The collision occurred last summer at the Jackson and Forsyth streets corner. Police records show Waitsman was fined and his license revoked for several months.
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Americus
Sumter Superior Court
Brooks Montgomery
Bernard Waitsman
Waitsman
Jackson
Forsyth Streets
Captain Jarrell Transferred To Base In Sendai Japan
Captain Floyd C. Jarrell, son of local residents, serves with Headquarters IX Corps 172nd Station Hospital in Sendai on Honshu. He joined the Army in 1947 after earning a medical degree at the University of Georgia and sailed for overseas duty in November 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd C. Jarrell
F.C. Jarrell
IX Corps
172Nd Station
Sendai
Honshu Island
Jarrell
Army
University of Georgia School of Medicine
Japan
172Nd Station Hospital
State Research Meeting Draws Georgia Historians to Atlanta
More than 200 men and women from across Georgia gather in Atlanta for the third annual Georgia Society for Historical Research convention. Activities include a tour of Atlanta sites, a visit to The Wren's Nest, an open house at the Atlanta Historical Society, and a banquet at Woodring's with Dr. A R Kelley discussing The Age of Etowah and Etowah river basin discoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia Society For Historical Research
University of Georgia
Etowah River
Cartersville
Butler Native Ashton Jones Halted by U S on World Tour
Rev. Ashton B. Jones born in Butler and his Atlanta wife were ordered to return to the United States from Egypt after about six weeks abroad. They planned to visit India and China next while writing a book on world brotherhood. passports remain valid for return only. The American consul general stated no revocation, only limit to U S return.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ashton B. Jones
Butler
Atlanta
United States
World Brotherhood
India
China
South America
France
Britain
Holland
Switzerland
Jones
Herald
Midway Baptist and Horeb Church Saturday Sunday Sermons
Church conference at Midway Baptist church Saturday 11 30 a m with Sunday School at 10 30 and Bible study. Preaching at 11 30 by the pastor Isaiah 45 22 text urging attendance and urged family participation. Horeb Church invites worship Sunday at 3 p m and prays for the pastor J H Stanford pastor.
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Midway Baptist Church
Isaiah
Horeb
J. H. Stanford
Mission Study Session At Butler Methodist Church
The Mission Study Group of Butler Methodist Church will hold a study course tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All Circle members should attend and bring a covered dish. Mrs. Ola Hicks of Reynolds will lead the session with the book On Our Own Door Step and theme Americas Geographical Frontier. Neighbors in W.S.C.S. are invited.
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Butler Methodist Church
All Circle
America
Ola Hicks
Reynolds
W.S.C.S
Worship Services at Methodist Church Next Sunday
Worship at 11 a m and 7 30 p m with Sunday School at 10 a m and MYF at 6 30 p m Miss Mary Luna Cheek presiding. Mm note WSCS meets Monday at 3 p m. The article invites all to join church groups for Christmas season worship and fellowship led by church leaders James A. Gibson Frank Riley and families.
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James A. Gibson
MYF
Mary Luna Cheek
Frank Riley
WSCS
Dr. Porter, Longtime Pharmacist, Injured Crossing Street
Dr H J Porter a local druggist of over 30 years was hospitalized in Montgomery after being struck by an automobile driven by R C Threat a colored man. He suffered a painful fracture of the left knee and rests fairly comfortable at the hospital as he recovers likely ten days more. Threat was released after officers ruled the accident entirely accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Porter
Montgomery Hospital
R. C. Threat
Porter
Citizens State Bank
Three Districts Likely To Hold J P Elections Next Saturday
Three districts Butler Potterville and Panhandle plan J P elections next Saturday with H B Walker Lee Posey and Keith Trapp as declared candidates. If other districts do not vote, the Ordinary may appoint to fill vacancies though the Ordinary favors public appointments.
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J. P
Taylor Country
Justices of the Peace
Butler
Potterville
Panhandle
H. B. Walker
Lee Posey
Keith Trapp
Atlanta Obituary of S. B. Fouche 74
Simon Riley Fouche died October 19 in Atlanta at his daughter Mrs. Lara Stark’s home. A native of Tazewell, he worked 27 years at Capital City Laundry and ten years with Dinkler hotels. Survived by wife Mrs. Ceries Flemming Fouche, a daughter Mrs. Fouche Burlingame, another daughter Mrs. Stark, three granddaughters, five great grandchildren, and a grandson in Orlando.
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Simon Riley Fouche
Ceries Flemming
Fouche
Lara Stark
Atlanta
Tazewell
Marion County
Capital City
Dinkler Hotels
W. H. Thompson
Henry Rodgers
Atmore
Ala
Forts Welcome Son James Anthony Nov. 23 Birth
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Fort of Columbus announce the birth of a son, James Anthony, on November 23. Mrs. Fort was formerly Miss Mildred Miller, and the baby is the grandson of Mrs. John Miller Jr. and Judge T. Hicks Fort.
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Wm. A. Fort
Columbus
James Anthony
Fort
Mildred Miller
John Miller Jr
T. Hicks Fort
Heavy Rains Flood Streams and Block Highways
After days of downpours, rains subsided and sunshine returned allowing traffic on county roads to resume. Flint River bridges between Butler and Thomaston and the Neisler bridge between Reynolds and Roberta saw record-high flooding with water spreading about a mile on either side. No. 3 highway faced potential suspension earlier, but was kept open. other routes suffered damage yet were reopened swiftly by state and county crews. Rural mail service continued without interruption.
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Flint River
Butler
Thomaston
Neisler
Reynolds
Roberta
No. 3
State Highway Department
Georgia soil conservation leaders gather in Atlanta
M P Dean and A S James attended the Georgia Association of Soil Conservation District Supervisors meeting in Atlanta this week. Noted speakers included Kent Leavitt, Herman Talmadge, and Rev Msgr Geo J Hildner. Awards honoring Channing Cope, Dr E H Collins, and Susan Myrick were announced.
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Georgia Association of Soil Conservation District Supervisors
Atlanta
A. S. James
M. P. Dean
Kent Leavitt
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Millbrook
N. Y
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Geo. J. Hildner
Villa Ridge
Channing Cope
E. H. Collins
Susan Myrick
Reburial Planned for Pvt J Riley Harmon in Mt Pisgah
The body of Pvt. J Riley Harmon, World War II casualty, is en route from San Francisco for reburial at Mt. Pisgah cemetery. He died March 11, 1945 in battle in the Far East. He was the son of Lou M Harmon and Beulah Millicons Harmon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Riley Harmon
Ima Jimo
Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
San Francisco
Lou M. Harmon
Beulah Millicons Harmon
Far East
Veterans Urged to Check Reports on Job Training
Veterans in training under the GI Bill should confirm November progress reports were sent to the VA if their December subsistence checks are late. Georgia VA regional manager Vaux Owen warned many schools failed to forward monthly reports, required for all veterans except those in college or institutional farm programs. Reports must reach the VA by the 10th of each month.
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Macon
Veterans’ Administration
Vaux Owen
Georgia
Owen
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Chattahoot
Hoover
Southeastern States
UJ. S. A
Taylor Countian
Capt. Jarrell
Ashton Jones
U. S
Midway
Methodist Church
S. B.fouche
Judge T. Hicks
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