L A Tharpe Laid To Final Rest In Macon
Funeral services for L A Tharpe 45 prom inent Macon realtor and business leader were held Saturday at Ingleside with Rev C E Bruts and Dr W F Quillian officiating. Burial followed at Riverside cemetery. He died after a brief illness linked to influenza. Relatives and hundreds of friends mourned a civic developer praised for Ingleside and his career.
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Maton
L. al Thorpe
Middle Georgia
Ingleside
C. E. Bruts
First ‘Baptist Church
W. F. Quillian
Wesleyan College
Riverside Cemetery
Mecca
Tharpe
Hig
Macoh
Louis Tharpe
Cotton ginned in Taylor county totals drop from 1927
Ginners report 6911 bales of cotton ginned in Taylor county from the 1928 crop before December 1, compared with 10089 bales ginned by December 1, 1927.
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Taylor County
Pickling Lodge Elects Officers for Ensuing Masonic Year
Pickling Lodge No. 129 F and A. M elected G. B. Benns Worshipful Master along with Austin Sr. Warden Brown Jr. Warden F. A. Peed Treasurer L RK Adams Secretary W. W. Douglas Tyler appointments Rev. J. J. Adams Sr. Deacon J. L. Wilson Jr. Deacon J. Ty Matthews Sr. Steward J. M. Austin Jr. Steward. A festival communication and public installation of officers will be held at the Masonic temple on December 27 at 1 o'clock. all lodge members and families are urged to attend.
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Pickling Lodge No
A. M
G. B
Benns
Austin
Negro railway mail cleric arrested in Macon theft case
Willis N. Pitts a 51 year old black railway mail clerk was arrested in Macon on the Albany Macon run for stealing and rifling letters mailed in Albany and between Albany and Macon. Post Office Inspectors S C Ellis and M A Ackerman traced marked money letters to the train and found the money on Pitts. He confessed to the thefts and was held in federal court on a $1000 bond after waiving examination.
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Macon
Willis N. Pitts
Railway Mail Service
Albany-Macon
United States
Post Office
S. C. Ellis
M. A. Ackerman
Albany
Tet Wen
Pitts
U.S
W.E. Martin
Well Known County Citizen Killed by Falling Tree
James W. Cogburn 67, a respected Taylor County resident, died instantly Monday when a falling pine struck him while inspecting cleared land near his Butler home. A longtime county bailiff and Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church member, he left a wife Miss Mattie Locke and siblings in Alabama. Funeral at Mt. Pisgah followed by burial Tuesday afternoon.
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James W. Cogburn
Taylor County
Cogburn
Butler
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
Taylor
County
Ranato the Ongan
Talbot County
Mattie Locke
Messrs
Robert and
Charles Cogburn
Opp. Ala
Lou McGinty
Death claims two Peach County citizens in Fort Valley
Fort Valley Georgia reports the deaths of two prominent local figures on Saturday afternoon. E M Feagan a county adviser and school trustee died at 2 o clock after two months of illness. Dr H M Copeland a druggist and former mayor died at 6 o clock following a brief influenza illness.
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Fort Valley
Ft. Valley
Peach County
E. M. Feagan
Saussy Leads City Ticket in Savannah Mayoral Race
Savannah voters backed Gordon Saussy as mayoral nomine e and 12 alderman candidates in a December primary. A total of 4437 votes were counted for the aldermen, with Saussy receiving 4487 votes, as experts predict no opposition in January city election.
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Savannah
Gordon Saussy
Saussy
Griffin Merchant Shot in Griffin Georgia
In Griffin Georgia an unknown assailant shot and wounded Mark Drewry a prominent local merchant late Monday night Mrs Drewry heard the shot as she entered the garage at his home shortly after eight oclock the assailant fired from close range in what authorities call a bold attack
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Griffin, Ga
Mark Drewery
Griffin
Shipping Clerk Indicted in Hale Davis Killing
Atlanta December 8 a Fulton county grand jury indicted W L Shippey a 20 year old shipping clerk for first degree murder in the slaying of Hall Davis a prominent automobile dealer and civic leader Shippey surrendered at police headquarters within 36 hours and told of the shooting at the warehouse where Davis called for him five pistol shots fired into the dealer s head with few words spoken witnesses described the confrontation saying Shippey claimed Davis broke up his home and drove up to the warehouse after which he fired the shots
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Atlanta
W. L Shippey
Hall Davis
Fulton County
Shippey
Solicitor’ General
H.baid
Davis
Wesleyan senior injured in Atlanta car crash
Miss Colrene Brooks a Wesleyan College senior and Montezuma native is at home recovering from injuries after a Saturday night auto crash in Atlanta. She was riding with friends returning from a football game and dance when their car, lacking lights, struck a cat elsekeeping. Also in the party were Dorothy McCormick of Cartersville, Forrester Barnsville of Akin South Carolina, and Jack White of Atlanta. all were unhurt.
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Montezuma
Colrene Brooks
Wesleyan Collage
BB. Brooks
Atlanta
Misa
Brooks
Miss Brooks
Dorothy McCormick
Cartersville
Forrester Barnsville
Akin
Jack White
One Day Taylor Superior Court Session Set Next Monday
Judge Cy Frank McLaughlin of the Chatta hoochees Circuit is to preside over a one day term of Taylor Superior Court here beginning next Monday at 9 am. No jury cases will be called. motions cer tiarii and chambers matters will be heard as usual in a chambers session.
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Cy Frank McLauglin
Superoir
Chattahooches
Taylor Superior Court
Former Sheriff Indicted for Juror Bribe Probe
Gainesville Ga December 11 An indictment charging B H Collier former sheriff of Jefferson county with making advances on a prospective juror for the trial of four officials of the defunct Adair Realty and Trust Co was returned Tuesday by a federal grand jury.
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Gainesville
B. H. Collier
Jefferson County
Adair Realty and ‘Trust Co
Flu Epidemic Warnings From Health Authorities
Health officials warn of widespread influenza with 8213 California cases and 15000 nationwide. Week ending December 1 shows varied state totals from Montana to Indiana, with San Francisco first reported cases weeks ago. Dr Williams urges avoiding crowds and sleeping in open air as precautions.
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California
United States Public Health Service
Montana
Oregon
Utah
Arizona
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Indiana
San Francisco
Health Service
Hollywood
R. CG. Williams
Forrest Carson Dies in Atlanta During Visit
Friends in Butler hear of the death of Forrest A Carson at age 42 in Atlanta where he was visiting his brother Wallace Carson. pneumonia caused his death after a week of illness following a severe cold. He grew up in Butler and built a hotel business expanding to Florence and Sheffield. He was known for generosity, frank manners, and friendly nature.
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Forrest A. Carson
Butler
Atlanta
Wallace Carson
Carson
Mr. Carson
J. T. Carson
Lillian Carson
Florence
Ala
Roanoke
Sheffield
Lotta
Case of Sammie Hooks Is Nolle Prosseed
The Hooks case, a famed Sumter county criminal matter, ended with a nolle pros entered by Solicitor General Jule Felton in Sumter Superior Court. The case stemmed from an April 26, 1927 home intrusions against a Americus society girl and subsequent fingerprint investigations led to S H Hooks, from a prominent family, but the court halted further action as a conviction seemed unlikely.
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Americus
Dec
Hooks
Sumter County
Jule Felton
Americus Society
W. C. Dean
Macon
Dean
Hes
S. H. Hooks
Sumter Superior Court
Z. A. Littlejohn
Carson Rites Held At Butler Following Funeral Service
The remains of Mr. Carson were brought to Butler and laid to rest in the family burial lot after a funeral service conducted by Rev. H. C. Griffen. He is survived by his mother, a sister Mrs. R. R. Dunwody of Macon, and brothers Wallace Carson of Atlanta Tom Carson and Bob Carson of Sheffield, Ala and Dan Carson of Roanoke Va.
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Carson
Butler
H. C. Griffen
Butler Methodist Church
R. R. Dunwody
Macon
Wallace Carson
Atlanta
Messra Tom and
Bob Carson
Sheffield
Ala
Dan Carson
Roanoke
Cotton yield estimate triggers drop in prices on New York Cotton Exchange
New York on December 8 saw cotton prices fall about eight dollars per bale after the government final crop estimate put the 1928 yield at 14 373 000 bales, about 300 000 more than expected. In Georgia, the final 1928 crop was pegged at 1 020 000 bales, with 3 719 000 acres harvested and yield around 181 pounds per acre, the lowest since 1923. wet weather and cool temperatures slowed south Georgia output while the northern region held up. Tax books close December 20. pay your tax before that date. G A ROBERTS, T, C.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Atlanta
Georgia
W. C. Childs
United States Department of Agriculture
Piedmont
South Georgia
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Tarzan the Mighty
Jack Perrin
Rex the
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Parzan the Mighty
J. W. Cogburn
Mt. Pisgah Church
Ike J. T. Flournoy
John Locke
Griffin Merchant
Hale Davis
Wesleyan
U. S
Forrest Carson
Pneumona
Sammie Hooks
G. A, Roberts, T, C
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