Baptist Village Doubles Capacity for Retired People
Waycross Georgia Baptist Village expands to 50 residents with a second housing unit, adding 28 beds and 24 apartments in their eight cluster master plan. The project, part of a 3 million dollar Ga. Baptist Convention effort, includes new day rooms, dining rooms, and health and activity spaces.
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Waycross
Village Board of Trustees
Ga. Baptist Convention
Joe Higgins
Tommy Harrison
H. & H. Construction Co
Thomasville
Stevens and Wilkinson
Atlanta
Allen Ferry Co
Thejustees Re
Georgia 4 H Delegates To Chicago Congress Vie For National Honors
Four Georgia youths compete for national honors at the 89th National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago. Paul Weitman, Claudia Stembridge, George Garrett Jr., and Mary Lou Maness will travel all expenses for events November 27 to December 1 and seek $400 college scholarships among 1 300 peers. Weitman, from Springfield, excels in agriculture and forestry, Stembridge models a prize dress, Garrett gardens with 22 vegetable varieties, and Maness pursues a health program with 25 health exhibits. Travel funded by International Harvester Co Eli Lilly and Co and Simplicity Pattern Co support the winners.
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Georgia
Chicago
Windy City
Paul Weitman
Springfield
Claudia Stembridge
Ellijay
George Garrett, Jr
Warrenton
Mary Lou Maness
Savannah
Weitman
County
International Harvester Co
Stembridge
Maryville College
Simplicity Pattern Co
Young Garrett
Garrett
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
Miss Maness
Village apartments feature intercoms and barrier-free design
The eight buildings form a cluster with a central service area and covered walkways to the first unit. Each unit includes bedrooms, foyer, large storage, walk-in closet, private bath and patio. No steps exist anywhere in the Village.
Portrait of Hamilton to adorn Georgia State Capitol
Friends of State Treasurer Geo. B. Hamilton will present a life oil portrait of him to Georgia. The presentation occurs December 19 at 11:30 a.m. in the House chambers with Gov. Vandiver to accept for the state. Hamilton joins Sen. Talmadge and Sen. Russell as living Georgians honored with Capitol portraits.
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Atlanta
Friends of State
Geo. B. Hamilton
Hamilton
Charlie Smith
St. Marys
Vandiver
Capitol
Sen. Talmadge
Sen
Russell
Old Days Christmas Was Simple Yet Full
Ernest Rogers recalls a Bar tow county back country Christmas after the Civil War. The Good Doctor says they had little but found joy in simple provisions like meat from the smoke house and ground corn, cherishing what they possessed as Christmas approached.
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Ernest Rogers
Bartow County
Gen. Sherman
Government waste on brick costs in Canberra glare
A Memphis Commercial Appeal note questions U S government spending on bricks for the Canberra embassy. It cites bricks sourced from Virginia at 15 000 and 22 000 shipping, arguing the total was seven times the price of Australian bricks and accusing a bureaucrat of unnecessary expense.
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U.S
Canberra
Australia
State Department
Virginia
Congressional
Memphis
Roberson Names Durden Sheriff Bibb County
Macon, Ga. Bibb sheriff elect W L Robertson announces Durden’s appointment as chief deputy. Durden will serve under Robertson when office begins January 1. This marks the first personnel change announced for the sheriff’s office since the election.
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Roberson
Durden
Bibb County
Macon
Newburn Durden
W. L. Robertson
Bibb
Robertson
Wreck Kills 5 in State Weekend Toll
Georgia weekend traffic toll rose to 13 as five people died in a late Saturday crash near Winokur. Cpl. Griffin of the Waycross office said the car burned, killing two men two women and a baby en route to a funeral in Wadley. Victims not yet identified.
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Georgia
State Patrol
Cpl. Griffin
Patrol
Way Cross Office
Winokur
Wadley
Thanksgiving Reflections by Fulton Lovell
A Thanksgiving 1960 warm reflection by Fulton Lovell on outdoor life. He thanks the Giver for nature’s gifts including air, pine forests, quail, ducks, fields, trees, and wildlife. He praises sportsmanship, cooperation with farmers, conservation-minded Georgians, Georgia’s lakes and streams, and the free hunting and fishing country.
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Time and Fish Department
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Baptist Village
W. B. Mathias
Riley
Miss Stembridge
George Garrett
By Fulton Lovell
America
Galaxie Club Victoria
Cost
FORD
L'Alta Moda Italia
Payne Motor Company
Butler, Georgia
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