Samuel J. Hornbeck dies in electric chair after delay
Samuel J. Hornbeck, once dubbed a society bandit, died in Raiford Florida’s electric chair after a five minute late start. Convicted of bank robberies in six states and murder, he had escaped twice on stays and faced commutation denial due to insanity. He and Myron Goldman robbed Savannah bank, killing Patrolman Robinson in a gun battle.
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Raiford, Fla
Samuel J. Hornbeck
Society
Hornbeck
Raiford State Prison
Myron Peter Goldman
Chatham County
Savannah
Patsy
Citizen
Southern National Bank
Jacksonville
Goldman
T. A. Robinson
Robinson
Florida
Birmingham
Ala
First National Bank
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Nebraska
Traffic accidents in Georgia claim lives over the weekend
Georgia saw fatal weekend crashes with at least five deaths reported across multiple incidents. Authorities investigated the accidents and noted varying causes and locations.
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Georgia
County Tax Commissioner to Sell 1956 Auto Tags
Clifford Adams, county tax commissioner, announces 1956 automobile license plates go on sale around January 1. Tags must be bought in the county of residence with classifications and prices set by weight. affidavits of ad valorem tax payment required, but debt amounts need not be listed.
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Clifford Adams
Clifford H. Adams
Court House Building
Adams
Herald
National Guard
Wheeler explains Reserve Forces Act to Georgia veterans
Hon Pete Wheeler director of the Georgia Veterans Service outlines the 1955 Reserve Forces Act. It lets 17 to 18 year olds enlist for an eight year draft deferred period with six months active duty followed by seven and a half years in the Ready Reserve. Pay includes 50 dollars monthly for six months and drill pay at current rank rate. Wheeler notes duty extends to age 26 for active service after last August nine and urges contact with the nearest Veterans Service Office for details.
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Atlanta
Pete Wheeler
State Department of Veterans~ Service
Georgia
Wheeler
Eisenhower
Veterans Service Office
Department of Veterans Service
Classified ad for sale piano at Sam Jarrell residence
One used upright piano. If interested can be seen at Sam Jarrell residence Butler Ga Rt 2.
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Sam Jarrell
Butler, Ga
Rt. 2
Multiple Classified Ads From Reynolds Butler Areas
Various notices offer sale listings and jobs including a Westinghouse Laundromat for sale in Reynolds, a found gold coin with owner identity clues, a Byrd Cleaners help wanted ad in Butler, Rawleigh's sales opportunity in Taylor County, a three room house for sale near Reynolds, a porch swing and gas range timer lost near Butler, and a lost item notice for a porch swing and clock timer in Butler.
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Byrd Cleaners
Butler
Rupert
J. C. Carpenter
Butler, Ga
P.O
Pianos for Sale and Service and Sparetime Job Offer
An ad offers new and rebuilt pianos with tuning and repair services from Medcalf Music Shop Thomaston GA and mentions a sparetime income up to 400 dollars monthly. It seeks a remote applicant to service a new chain of Greeting Card Display Cases with 8 hours weekly work, car, references, and 619.50 working capital secured by inventory, with interview details requested to ACME Sales Co Fort Wayne IN.
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Medcalf Music Shop
Thomaston
Georgia
Acme Sales CO
P. O. Box
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Ft Valley Pastor Resigns to Resume College Study in Scotland
Rev. Anderson Buchanan of the Ft. Valley Presbyterian Church resigns effective Jan 1 to enter New College at the University of Edinburgh Scotland. He plans to sail from New York in January and pursue postgraduate work. Buchanan came to Ft. Valley in 1952 as student pastor and is a Columbia Theological Seminary graduate.
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FT. Valley
Scotland
Anderson, Buchanan
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Irah. Threat Jewelry & Bicycle’ Shop
Butler, Georgia
Howard
Ernest Coffee
Howard Howard
Wesley Wesley
Citizens State Bank
Chevrolet
L.C.F
America
Chevrolet Task Force
Taylor County Motor Co
Westinghouse
W. C. Lane
Reynolds, Ga
Rawleigh
Taylor ‘County
Frank Massey
Luxomnn
Rawleigh’s
Memphis
Tenn
Reynolds
J. B. Albritton Butler
Rte
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