Castellow Back Escaped Death in African Hunt
Former Congressman Bryant Castellow recalls a close call in British East Africa as a wounded cape buffalo charged, and a backfire of luck saved him and hunter Mike Cottar. Castellow shot many animals during the safari, avoided a fatal strike when a spinal shot felled the charging beast.
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Castellow
Mike Cottard
Elise
Confessman Castello
Nairobi
Africa
Castellon
Cottar
Congressman Castellon
Richard Reid Named Editor of Catholic News in New York
Richard Reid, former editor of the Augusta Bulletin and long time Catholic press leader, is appointed editor of the Catholic News in New York. He has served as editor of the Bulletin since 1921 and held multiple civic and church roles in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Catholic News of
Richard Reid
Reid
Augusta Bulletin
Augusta Herald
Bulletin
Catholic Laymen‘s Association of Georgia
Southeast
Catholic Laymen’s Association
Mulherin and Reid
Columbia University
Fordham University
Augusta
Augusta Area
Catholic Press Association of
United States
Rome
Catholic Press Association
National Council of Catholic Men
Chilean Nitrate Sales Corp Expands Lykes Charter Fleet
J A Woods president of Chilean Nitrate Sales Corp announces a second charter with Lykes Brothers for five more ships, totaling 12 vessels now operated by Lykes in European trade and transporting Chilean nitrate to the United States for six months.
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J. A. Woods
Chilean Nitrate Sales Corporation
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Inc
United States
Lykes Bros
Chile
Americus Woman Leaps From Burning Apartment
Americus, December 2. Mrs. C. C. Robertson Jr leaped from the smoke filled second floor as flames ripped through a two story building causing substantial damage. Mrs. Cleveland suffered a heart attack from the excitement but remained calm during the blaze directing furniture removal and ensuring everyone escaped. she later fainted and doctors were summoned.
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Americus
C. C. Robertson Jr
Cleveland
Plaques on Wall Street Buildings Highlight History
In Manhattan's Wall Street district many houses and office buildings display plaques detailing the historic sites the structures occupy creating a visible record of the area's past.
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Wall St
Wall Street District
Manhattan
Estranged Husband Accused of Killing Wife and Two Children
Colquitt November 30 Sheriff W R Tabb reports a mother and two of her seven children were killed by shotgun blasts believed fired by estranged husband J W Young. Young was found with a head wound from a 22 rifle and died. He had separated from his wife a year earlier amid jealousy. A 4 year old daughter Shirley and an 8 year old son Max were slain at supper. a shot missed another son in the room.
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Colquitt
W. R. Tabb
J. W. Young
Young
Tabb
Taleb
Shirley
Max
Roberts Amos
Red Cross Sends 10000 To Finnish Aid Effort
Washington dispatch reports the American Red Cross cabled 10000 to the Finnish Red Cross for medical supplies. The funds were sent via London to Finland to meet an urgent appeal for aid.
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Washington
American Red Cross Today
Finnish Red Cross
London
Finland
Praise for Prof G Frank Oliphant of Macon
Eugene Anderson notes Prof G Frank Oliphant of Macon is highly esteemed in this section. He is praised as a man who never forgets and never stops learning. An admirer says he attracts Sunday school crowds that draw people from other churches.
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Eugene Anderson
Macon Telegraph
G. Frank Oliphant
Macon
Frank Oliphant
Margaret Mitchell Drops Out of Gone with the Wind Ball
Margaret Mitchell announces she must confine her public activity at Atlanta's Gone with the Wind Festival to the movie premiere. She cites a recent influenza illness and says attending the official costume ball and other events would be unsafe.
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Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
Fey Lion
Montezuma Opens Four Team Golf Contest
In Montezuma Georgia on Sunday afternoon four teams started a McKenzie Memorial golf contest set to run through December 7. Teams Red White Blue and Green feature players such as John McKenzie Frank Lester Redding DeVaughn Jim Lester and Dave Rumph.
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Jim Lester
George Averill
Sidney Moore R
H. Saunders
R. C. Collier Jr
Blue
Dave Rumph
Rob. Clements
Jamie Lavender
J. 3B
Asterlin
Sherman Gardner
Cullen Richardson
Green
Earl McKenzie
DeVaughn
Sambo Lester
Ralph Hangmaker
Dr. Valentine
Dee McKenzie
Lavonia Times Editor Rush Burton to Be Honored at Dinner
Lavonia, Nov. 80 Rush Burton editor of the Lavonia Times is to be guest of honor at a testimonial dinner Tuesday night December 19 by Lavonia citizens. A committee led by B F Cheek and including Rev A P Watkins and others will host the event at the Lavonia High School auditorium at 7 80 in the evening. Burton is praised for faithful service to agriculture education religion and civic progress and statewide newspaper friends and officials are invited.
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Lavonia
Rush Burton
W. N. Harrison
W S Haley
Ralph Cannon
Hubert Haley
R. C. Davis
Claude Phillips
Elden Purcell
Fred Weldon
C. A. Kidd
S. B. Yow
L. P. Webb
Burton
Lavonia High School
Georgia
25000 Pounds of Fish Removed from Kyle's Lake
WPA workers salvaged about 25000 pounds of fish from Kyle's lake six miles south of Columbus as the lake is drained into Upatoie creek and the Chattahoochee river under a state and county health and conservation project. The effort was led by Buster Brown crane operator and H. J. Parish with game wardens in charge.
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Columbus
Kyle
Chattahoochee River
For Sale R. D. Allen Estate in Taylor County
For sale in Taylor county three miles east of Reynolds the R D Allen estate about 300 acres. One hundred acres are fertile farm land and 200 acres covered with timber including 150000 feet of pine tim ber and a million feet of gum and hardwood timber. Interested parties may write H G Caldwell Cragford Ala or R L.
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R. D. Allen
Reynolds
Taylor County
H. G. Caldwell
Cragford, Alu
R. L
Hunter among last tourists to leave England unsearched
Castellon lucked out again as he returned to Georgia several days ago. The passage notes a lawmaking hunter among the final group of visitors to exit England without baggage screening.
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Hunter
England
Castellon
Georgia
Troposphere Defined as Atmosphere's Lower Layer
The passage explains that the portion of the atmosphere lying below the stratosphere is called the troposphere, detailing its position in the atmospheric layers.
Peach State auto tag samples head toward Atlanta
State trucks carried advance samples of new green and orange Peach State license plates from Tattnall Prison to a Revenue Department warehouse in Atlanta. Each plate bears Peach State above the number with a peach image, leaf green background, and orange imprint. January 1939 registrations totaled 180,103 versus 94,291 a year earlier.
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Reidsville
Tattnall Prison
Georgia
State Revenue Department
Atlanta
Capitol Law
Peach State
Georgia Tops Nation in Motor Deaths Reduction
Georgia led the nation in reducing fatalities in motor vehicle accidents in the first ten months of 1955, saving 148 lives. New York followed with 97 and New Jersey with 80 as strict driver examinations and highway patrols limited unsafe driving. Lon Sullivan credited licensure revocation and DUI licenses checks for the decline.
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Atlanta
Georgia
National Safety Council
New York
New Jersey
of Public Safety
Lon Sullivan
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Bryant T. Castellow
British East Africa
Cuthbert
the Wrior
Mike Cottir
R R. Rail
Catholic News
Catholic Publication In
Cit
RED Cross
Finnis
Prof. Oliphant
Montezuma
Lavonia Times
WPA
Jiggs
Maggie
Lord and Lady
Worthnotten
Grand Canyon
Yosemite National Park
the Atlanta Sunday American
Royal Clipper
Chevrolet
Eve
Fisher
H.P
Flint
Michigan
Taylor County Motor Company
Reynolds, Georgia
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