Peach County Court Sentences Black Man to Death
Eddie Lee Houser, a Black man, was sentenced in Peach County superior court to die in the electric chair on January 27 after a jury found him guilty without mercy. The case, tried in Fort Valley, involved an incident in which Houser allegedly assaulted a prominent local woman and forced her to back of a business. His attorneys indicated plans to appeal.
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Ft. Valley
Eddie Lee Houser
Peach County
M. C. Atkinson
Garrett
Houser
Perry
Bertha Houser
Fort Valley
Montezuma
Haiden
Parade Time Changes At Colored School Event
The local high school sponsored parade for colored students will start at 2 p m instead of 3 p m tomorrow Friday per Herald notice. It proceeds from the crossroads toward the depot to the business section with many majorettes expected and all are invited to view.
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Herald
Corn Loans Open to County Farmers for 1949 Crop
Commod ity Credit Corporation begins loans on the 1949 corn crop to bolster prices. The support price for No 3 or better is $1.59 per bushel. Loans cover on farm or approved warehouse storage. Farmers should contact the PMA AAA office for full details.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
PMA (Aaa
Roberta Citizen Named in Who's Who in America
Dec 6 Rev Crawford Moncrief editor of The Times Crawford county weekly gains Who's Who in America honor for his service in the newspaper world He is a Congregational Methodist minister collects historical data and hobbies in flower culture
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Roberta
Crawford Moncrief
the Times
Crawford County
Moncrief
Congregational Methodist Church
Wall Mend and Mended Walls of Neighbors
Handy Petersen and Easy Roberts repair a stone wall between their farms then discuss how many walls and fences between people are unnecessary. They propose living and letting live to reduce impenetrable boundaries and foster better neighborly relations.
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Handy Petersen
Easy Roberts
Hanty
Easy
Handy
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