Mrs Simpson Called 'Charming' By Macon Officer
In a Macon Telegraph piece Allen Matthews reports Lieut. Stanley A. Jones, a Georgia-Florida district recruiting officer, called Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson charming while recounting her past as Mrs. Spencer and her ties to China Station in Hongkong during 1923 to 1925. He recalls the couple's Navy life and praises Lieutenant Commander Spencer's service as an aviation pioneer and well-liked officer.
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Allen Matthews
Macon Telegraph
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Edward VIII
England
Stanley A. Jones
Georgia-Florida
Simpson
U. S. Navy
Lieut
Jones
Winfield Spencer
Britain
Spencer
Lieut. Jones
Lieut. Com. Spencer
China Station
Hongkong
Mrs. Spencer
AED
China
Navy
Léeut
Naval
Five injured in Montezuma wreck on Marshallville road
Five persons were injured, one seriously, when two automobiles collided on the Marshallville Montezuma highway about eight miles from Montezuma. W. I. Hudgon of Roberta, a passerby with his son Van Hudson, sustained a broken hip and possible brain concussion and is in a Montezuma hospital in serious condition. The other occupants were Miss Johnnie Lou Miller, Mrs. Ethel Breedlove, and Miss Ethel Beedlove, all of Montezuma. Both cars were badly damaged.
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Montezuma
Marshallville
W. I. Hudgon
Roberta
van Hudson
Johnnie Lou Miller
Ethel Breedlove
Ethel Beedlove
THREE CENT STAMPS EXPECTED TO STICK
Washington officials foresee no return to two cent postage when the three cent rate expires next summer. Deputy postmaster general R. M. North said the extra two thirds has added between 75 and 90 million dollars annually to the department balance sheet, keeping the office out of the red. He noted that in 1984 the balance was about 12 million dollars in the black and dismissed chances of a congressional return to two cent postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
R. M. North
North
Congress
Marion Negro Not Executed
Charley Davis, a Marion County Negro, was sentenced to electrocution for criminal assault on an 11 year old girl in Buena Vista. A motion for a new trial stayed the sentence. the appeal is pending as Davis remains jailed in Muscogee County.
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Columbus
Charley Davis
Buena Vista
Marion Superior Court
Davis
Jones Verryman
Muscogee County
T. B. Rainey
Yene C. Butt
Macon C of C to Sponsor Christmas Benefit Show
Macon Junior Chamber of Commerce announces the Jay-Ce Christmas Follies a charity musical comedy and minstrel double feature to be held December 17 and 18 at the Macon Auditorium both nights at 8 p.m. Local talent performs with all proceeds to charity. Admission 50 cents adults 25 cents students. Cliff Olmstead is general chairman and Dick Cottot directs. No outside aid or expense beyond costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Macon Junior Chamber of Commerce
Dick Cottot
Cliff Olmstead
Jay-Ces
Pace Pleads for Peace and Neutrality in Georgia Address
Representative-elect Stephen Pace of Georgia's Third District urged peace and American neutrality in a Fitzgerald Business Men's Club gathering. He pledged support for a law conscripting wealth and manpower if war reaches U.S. borders, while club president George P. Norris spoke on current affairs and prospective congressional actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Stephen Pace
Georgia
Fitzgerald Business Men's Club
Pace
George P. Norris
Congress
Miss Gordy of Abbeville Convicted of Manslaughter
Abbeville December 3 Miss Christine Gordy 36 was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of her brother in law T M Dix. The jury deliberated three hours before returning the verdict and fixed a sentence of four to six years. Gordy’s lawyers plan to move for a new trial. She testified Dix at his general store ruined her life and was jealous and threatened to kill her. Dix, a mail carrier and store operator, was shot to death at his home several months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbeville
Christine Gordy
T. M. Dix
Dix
Georgia
God the Preserver of Man Lesson-Sermon
The Christian Science Lesson-Sermon on God the Preserver of Man will be read in all branch Churches and Societies of The Mother Church Easter Mass. It cites Isaiah 43 1 2 fear not I have redeemed thee I have called thee by thy name thou art mine and through the rivers they shall not overflow. It also quotes from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy on the divine Mind and the image of God spiritual man as the idea of God unable to be lost or separated from its Principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God the Preserver of Man
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Christian Science Textbok
Mary Baker Eddy
Host of Changes In Constitution Will Be Sought
Washington, D. C. Dec. 4. A host of constitutional amendments will be introduced in the new Congress beginning Jan. 5. Senator Logan says he will seek a clear grant of Congress' power to regulate products moving in interstate or foreign commerce and a referendum veto on declarations of war. Senator Nye and Rep. Fra zier promise proposals on neutrality and arms control. Many amendments to give Congress broader powers over agriculture and industry and to set minimum standards were debated previously and are likely to reappear.
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Washington, D. C
America
Congress
Sen
Logan
D. Ky
United States
Senaoor Frazier
Rep
N. D
Nye
Ashhurst
Dem. Ariz
Three Mauk Men Held Under Bonds After Raid
Monrde Greer Norman Greer and a man named Tanner were arrested at a still near Mauk. They faced preliminary hearings in Columbus before Judge N A Brown. Bonds set at 500 dollars each. released on bond by U S Marshal Gow Walker. About 12 gallons of liquor seized and destroyed. raid ended a completed run on a small still.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monrde Greer
Norman Greer
Robert Tanner
Mauk
Columbus
N. A. Brown
U.S
U. S
Savannah Sees Big Benefits In Paper Plant
Savanah Georgia December 5 The seaport city Savannah which long drew tourists for its history charm and pace is becoming industrial Union Bag and Paper announces a third unit expansion costing 3 500 000 creating about 900 new Savannah jobs and spurring timber land work across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanah
Savannah
Union, Bag and Paper Corporation
Administrator's Sale of Lena Rhodes Bartlett Property in Taylor Co Georgia
The administrator Thelmon Jarrell of Lena Rhodes Bartlett's estate will sell at public outcry at the Taylor County courthouse in Butler Georgia on the first Tuesday in January 1937 for debts and distribution. The sale covers a 34th undivided interest in 100 acres in Lot 145 of the 13th Land District plus a 14th undivided reversionary interest from Mollie Rhodes life estate, with boundaries to Braxton Turner Atlanta Joint Stock Bank and L R Adams. Sale is for cash to the highest bidder. The deed records note life estate reservations and the administrator's authority.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Court of Ordinary
Taylor
State of
Braxton Turner
Atlanta Joint Stock Land Bank
L.R. Adams
Lena Rhodes Bartlett
Mollie Rhodes
Taylor Superior Court
Thelj
Thelmon Jarroll
Georgia fair trade act eyed in next legislature
Macon, GA December 8 The Georgia Better Business Association and the Georgia Pharmaceutical Association plan to sponsor a Georgia fair trade act modeled on California and Illinois laws upheld by the U S Supreme Court. The measure aims to curb loss leaders by allowing minimum prices on standard trademarked products in open competition while not forcing contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
U.S. Supreme Court
H. L. Chichester
Georgia Better Business Association
Georgia Pharmaceutical Association
Chichester
Georgia
Sheriff Sale of Reynolds Property in Taylor County Ga
The sheriff will sell before the courthouse door in Taylor County Georgia on the first Tuesday in January 1937 the fifth day of January 1937 within legal hours to the highest bidder for cash the east half of blocks 4 5 and 6 in Block 12 on Montague Street 75 feet by 150 feet the home of Mrs R H Blackmon now residing Levied to satisfy a tax execution for 1929 by R P McGuffin Sheriff
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Georgia
Taylor County
Reynolds
Montague Street
R. H. Blackmon
Interstate Bond Company
Executrix Seeks Dismission From McCrary Estate
Mamie McCary Evans as executrix of the estate of R E McCrary deceased petitions to be discharged and receive Letters of Dismission on the first Monday in January 1937, citing all concerned to show cause why discharge should not be granted. Witness given November 27 1986 by L T Peed Ordinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
Mamie McCary Evans
R. E. McCrary
R. BE. McCrary
Nature
L. T. Peed
Dismission Request in Taylor County Georgia
Dan S Beeland administrator of Ida Wigwins estate seeks discharge and Letters of Dismission on the first Monday in January 1987. Court cites all concerned to show cause why discharge should not be granted. official signature November 23 1996.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Peed
Petition for Letters of Administration
W Goodwin applied for permanent letters of administration on the estate of W M Goodwin of Taylor County Georgia. Creditors and next of kin must appear by law to show cause why permanent administration should not be granted, dated December 9 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
W. Goodwin
W. M. Goodwin
W. Z. Goodwin
L. T. Peed
Year’s Support Petition In Taylor County Georgia
Betty Howard Neisler Mary Louise Neisler and Will Griffin Neisler, minor children of the late C. q Neisler, filed for twelve months support from the estate of C. q Neisler. The application will be heard by the Ordinary at the January term 1937 on the first Monday in January 1937, recorded December 2, 1936 in Taylor County Georgia.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Betty Howard Neisler
Mary Louise Neisler
Will Griffin Neisler
H Neisler
C. Q Neisler
Nature
L. T. Peed
Towns estate administrator seeks discharge in January 1937
C B Marshall administrator on the estate of Elbert Towns deceased petitions for discharge after filing and entering on record. The court is cited to show cause why he should not be discharged from his executorship and receive Letters of Dismissal on the first Monday in January 1937. Dated December 7 1936. L T Peed Ordinary.
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Georgia
Taylor County
C. B. Marshall
Elbert Towns
Discharge of Estate Administrator In Probate Court
Whereas C B Marshall administrator of the estate of Edgar Towns deceased represents on record that he has fully executed the estate and should be discharged from administration and receive Letters of Dismissal. Witness in hand and official signature this 7th of December 1936 L T Peed Ordinary.
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Mrs. Simpson
Charming
Macon Macon
Stanley Jones
King
Marion
Marion County
Jacksonville
Fla
Montgomery
Ala
Macon C. OF C
ACE
Miss Gordy
Abbeville, GA
Administrator's Sale
Supreme Court
Sheriff's Sale
R. P. McGuffin
Edgar Towns
Edgar
Anderson
PITT
Manning-Bowman
Westinghouse
Handy Grill
SILEX
Royal Rochester
Kilicmon
Georgia Power CO
Macon Telegraph Daily
The
Sunday Telegraph
Radio Weekly
Middle and South Georgia
Daily and Sunday Telegraph
R. F. D. Number
R. F
Georgitt
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