Funeral services at Reynolds for Mrs. Maggie Glover Beall
Mrs. Maggie Glover Beall dies after months of illness in Columbus. Funeral to be held at Reynolds Methodist Church at 3 p.m. with Rev. Leon Edwards officiating and Hill Crest cemetery interment. Survivors include her sister Mrs. T. D. Seay and relatives in Reynolds and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds Methodist Church
Maggie Glover Beall
Earl Wright
Columbus
Beall
Frank Glover
J. D. Beall
Taylor County
Reynolds
Woman's Improvement Club
Georgia Experiment Station Develops Empire Cotton Type
Georgia Experiment Station reports Empire, a new cotton variety, yielded 19 dollars more per acre than Stoneville B-2 in trial plots. On the Estes farm near Haralson in Coweta county, Empire produced 366 pounds of lint per acre and 552 pounds of seed per acre, totaling 92.39 dollars per acre versus 73.23 dollars for Stoneville. The statewide average lint yield last year was 286 pounds, close to the Estes trial’s Stoneville result.
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Atlanta
Georgia Experiment Station
Stoneville
J. W. Stuckey
Georgia
W. W. Ballard
W. J. Estes
Haralson
Coweta County
Estes Farm
Card Of Thanks For Kindness After Loss
The family expresses sincere appreciation to friends and relatives for kindness and sympathy after the death of their husband and father. They acknowledge floral offerings and blessing from God. Mrs. J. A. Spillers and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Spillers & Children
Tuberculosis Seals Drive Receives County Support
Mrs. R. L. Bell reports strong early results in the Tubercular Christmas Seal Drive in Taylor County and invites more residents to contribute by mail. The list documents numerous donors, including Mrs. R. E. Aultman, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Barrow, Rev. Leon Edwards, and many others, with gifts of $1.00 or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Bell
Taylor County
O. E. Ogburn
E. E. Payne
E.F. Parrers
D. W. Payne, Jr
Lee Posey
H. L. Russell
A. C. Boyeton
Willis Saunders
C. S. Sawyer
E. T. Shealy
Willie Suggs
Terrell
Major Oscar Thompson Promoted to Lt Colonel in Germany
Oscar Thompson of Atalata has been promoted from Major to Lieutenant Colonel and serves with General Hodges First Army on the German frontier. He enlisted in 1940, trained at Fort Benning and Fort Bragg, went overseas as a captain about two years ago, and was promoted to Major after the invasion of France. His wife is Francis Ricks, daughter of Mr and Mrs F A Ricks of Reynolds, who resides there while he serves overseas.
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Oscar Thompson
Atalata
Ceol. Thompson
Hodges
First Army
Ft. Benning
Ft. Bragg
N. C
France
Col. Thompson
Francis Ricks
F. A. Ricks
Reynolds
Brady granted motion for new trial in wife murder case
Columbus December 13 Judge T Hicks Fort granted a motion for a new trial in the case of John M Brady and set a hearing for Friday in superior court chambers. Brady was convicted at the October Marion county term for his wife Lulu Davis Brady murder with a shotgun and sentenced to death. Brady admitted the slaying but said it was unpremeditated and he was intoxicated. His two children testified for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
T. Hicks
John M. Brady
Superior Court
Brady
Marion County Superior Court
Ed Wohlwender
Joe Ray
Joe Rogers
Buena Vista
Lulu Davis Brady
Hazel
Power Group Backs Next REA Administrator Pick
Georgia REA cooperative members pledge support to Roosevelt’s choice to replace Harry Slattery as REA administrator. Steve Tate, retiring president, says the program will grow beyond any one man and opposes Slattery’s favored co op setup. The group backs Senator Hill’s Rural Telephone Administration plan and outlines postwar goals for electricity in every rural Georgia home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Roosevelt
Harry Slattery
Georgia Electric Membership Corporation
Steve C. Tate
Tate
Slattery
REA
Georgia
Lister Hill
Alabama
RTA
Walter Harrison
Millen
Mr. Tate
T. S. Mason
Hartwell
F. S. Bachelor
Gray
Mr. Harrison
W. S. Bullard
Pelham
J. K. Peavy
Vienna
A. C. Caswell
Roopville
W. H. Barnett
24 White Men Report Monday For Army Duty
Twenty four Taylor County young men will leave Monday for Fort McPherson for induction into the army after passing pre induction physicals. Names include James Howard Shehee William Freeman Carpenter Ralph Alton Mott Philip Eugene Parks James Cyrus Royal Willis and others. Next Tuesday six local white men will leave for pre induction examination. listed are Julian Alfonso Locke Christopher Carlton Jordan Ellis Aubrey Bloodworth John Luther Youngblood Jr. James Calvin Bartlett David Theodore Montfort Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twnsty
Taylor County
Fort McPherson
Army
James Howard Shehee
William Freeman Carpenter
Raiford E. Jarrell Monroe
Junior Layfield Otha Lee Peterman
Fred Franklin Parks
Sidney Mirabou Dent James Cornelius Hinton
Eugene Franklin Barfield Jr
Dolphus
Milton Suddeth
Bobby Ransom Dent Jr
Ft. McPherson
Julian Alfonso Locke
Christopher Carlton Jordan Ellis
Aubrey Bloodworth
John Luther Youngbood Jr
James Calvin Bartlett
David Theodore Montfort Jr
Heath Sworn Into U S Navy in Macon Training in Bainbridge
Mr. Alton Heath son of Mr. and Mrs. G M Heath of this city was sworn into the U S Navy at the Macon Naval Recruiting Station. He and several others then left Macon for Bainbridge Maryland for basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Alton Heath
U. S. Navy
Macon
Alton Heath
G. M. Heath
Mr. Heath
Bainbridge, Md
Sims Garrett Jr Buys Nehi Bottling Co in Charlotte
Sims Garrett Jr of Columbus Georgia buys the Nehi Bottling Co in Charlotte North Carolina. He moves to Charlotte to manage the business and resides at a hotel until a home is found. No personnel changes are planned and he has long held civic roles in Columbus.
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Sims Garrett Jr
Sims Garrett
Charing
Nehi Bottling Company
Charlotte
N. C
Charlott News
Nehi Bottling Co
A. B. Fitzgerald
Garrett
South
Columbus
Williams Construction Co
Columbus Homes Inc
Columbus Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
St. Paul Methodist Church
Georgia Highway Commission
Stephen Pace
Antioch Baptist Church Invites All to Sunday Services
Public notice invites all to Antioch Baptist Church for Sunday at 11 30 a m. The sermon titled Can We Still Believe in Christmas asks if Christmas has a message amid war tragedies. The pastor J H Stanford promises plain gospel preaching and old time singing.
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Antioch Baptist Church
Antioch
J. H. Stanford
Harold Byrd Promoted to Captain
Ward received last week that Lt. Harold Byrd son of Mr and Mrs J B Byrd had been promoted to Captain. He is stationed in Atlanta with the Fourth Communication Squadron. The Captain his wife and son reside in College Park.
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Ward
Harold Byrd
J. B. Byrd
Capt. Byrd
Atlanta
College Park
Used Stoves For Sale In Reynolds Ga
Good used stoves for sale including one 3 burner oil cook stove and two coal heaters all in good condition. Price reasonable. Contact W. B. Hoats Reynolds Georgia.
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W. B. Hoats
Reynolds, Ga
New Census Office Opens in Americus for Agriculture Survey
The Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census opens a new Americus office in the Empire Building on West Lamar Street to begin the 1945 Census of Agriculture around January first. The census will measure farmland, crop acreage, livestock value, and farm population, with all data kept confidential and used to aid veterans and policy making. Farmers are asked to cooperate with government enumerators who take oath and are sworn to secrecy.
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Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Americus
Empire Building
Lamar Street
U. S
Congress
Cook elected to Taylor County AAA Committee in 1945
Lawrence W. Cook was elected as a member of the 1945 AAA Committee by delegates from Taylor County communities at the county convention held Saturday. He succeeds John Mangham who did not seek re election. Unanimous vote re elected H. A. Sealy as chairman and A. B. Shehee as vice chairman, with Ray Bone and E. M. Gaultney named as alternates. A retail market at Reynolds Cold Storage and Locker was noted with J. W. Waters as manager.
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Lawrence W. Cook
Taylor County
Cook
John Mangham
H. A. Sealy
A. B. Shehee
Messrs
Ray Bone
E. M. Gaultney
Death of J A Spillers Sudden Heart Attack at 58
James Arthur Spillers 58, of Turners Chapel community, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home. He was born in Crawford County October 22, 1886, married Mae Wainwright, and survived by his wife, four sons Dillard Luther Herman Alton, two daughters Irene and Elmo Ellerbee, with funeral services at Turners Chapel Church conducted by Elder C A Huckaby and H L Knighton. Interment followed at Turners Chapel cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Arthur Spillers
Turners Chapel
Mr. Spillers
Crawford County
John
Rosen Hudson Spillers
Taylor County
Mae Wainwright
C. A. Huckaby
H L. Knighton
G. C
Elbert Spillers
Grover Spillers
R. C. Peterman
A. J. Robinson
Frank Dun
Draft resumes for men 26 to 37 under new ruling
War Mobilization Director J. F. Byrnes ordered that selective service resume drafting men aged 26 to 37 who are not contributing to the war effort. The move aims to replace released servicemen and keep essential war industries supplied, with possible reclassification of those with occupational deferments who leave essential industry.
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Washington
J. F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Army
Navy
Selective Service
L. L. Hershey
Beeland Promoted to Lt Colonel in Army
Col and Mrs Homer Beeland of Reynolds announce their son Dan S Beeland has been promoted from Major to Lieutenant Colonel and was called to active duty in 1943 with assignments in the Pacific area. His wife Frances Williamson of Butler works in war service in Macon.
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Homer Beeland
Reynolds
Dan S. Beeland
Beeland
Army
Pacific
Frances Williamson
Butler
Macon
Farm Implements For Sale In Reynolds Georgia
For sale at the Leonard Peterman farm near Reynolds Georgia are farm implements including plows and mowing machines at reasonable prices. Mrs. Martha Yongue Reynolds Ga.
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Leonard Peterman
Reynolds
Martha Yongue
Reynolds, Ga
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M. G. Beall
County
Chm
R. L. Bell Reynolds
L. R. Adams
L. B Anthony Sr
H. E. Allen
Herman Amos
C. E. Benns
Charles Benns
John Bone
R. L. Burns
W. J. Butler
B. J. Byrd
J. T. Cochran
O. Dreizin
L. R. Dean
J. W. Edwards
Hallie Edwards
T. L. Fountain
Eli Garrett
W. F. Gray
C. L. Glenn
A. E. Guinn
J. J. Green
W. A. Jarrell
Walter
Thelman Jarrell
T. B. Joiner
W. M. Matthews
Walter Suggs
Leon Theus
Mack Turner
W. H. Trussell
Lula Wall
W. G. Wallace
R. S. West
Sara Windham
J. H. West
Walter Wainwright
Mark
L. R. Pike
J. R. Waller
R. M. Jinks
Mrs
Lewis Watson
Germany
Power Group
Williams Construction Company OF
County Aaa
Reynolds Cold Storage
J. W. Waters
J. A. Spillers
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