Edenfield Named Floor Leader for Talmadge Administration
Lt. Gov. Marvin Griffin, president of the Georgia Senate, says Sen. Homer Edenfield of Kingsland will be the floor leader for the Talmadge administration in the January 1953 legislative session. He will succeed H. Grady Rawls of Albany, who will not return next term. Edenfield represents Camden Charlton and Glynn counties and previously served as floor leader for the late Gov. Eugene Talmadge.
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Atlanta
Marvin Griffin
Georgia Senate
Homer Edenfield
Kingsland
Talmadge
Edenfield
H. Grady Rawls
Albany
Georgia
Rawls
Camden
Charlton
Glynn
Eugene Talmadge
New Bible Burned by Minister Despite City Ban
Crestview Alabama December 14 A Baptist minister Rev M D Garrett evangelist from Chattanooga Tenn burned a copy of the new standard revised Bible in a tub of water as about 2000 spectators watched Garrett called the Bible the work of Satan and Communists Law officers took no immediate action though the Crestview City Council last Tuesday passed an ordinance against burning or willfully destroying a copy of the Bible.
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Crestview
Ala
J. A. McArthur
M. D. Garrett
Chattanooga
Tenn
Garrett
Thomaston Plans Hospitality Tour for Visiting Tourists
Thomaston merchants will arrest a tourist car weekly, escort occupants to a restaurant for a free dinner, shower gifts, and arrange lodging with local tourist courts. A photo, taped interview, and newspaper story will be shared with home papers and radio stations to boost publicity and visitor traffic.
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Thomaston
Hays Arnold
Johnny Antonio
Charles Kersey
J. K. Lewis
Dixie Highway Association
Reynolds Colored High School Basketball Schedule 1952 53
Reynolds H and I Cagers announce 1952 53 schedule. Team on seven game win streak with wins over Marshallville Ellaville Flint River and Lincoln Park. Conference games include Woodland Butler Ellaville Marshallville Buena Vista and more coached by Charles Amos and J H Woodall.
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Reynolds H. & I
Bobcats
Marshallville
Talbotton
Flint River
Lincoln Park
Ellaville
Woodland
Butler
Buena Vista
Charles Amos
J. H. Woodall
Pork Prices Fall Sharply in Chicago Market
Chicago shoppers welcomed lower meat costs as pork roasts sold for as little as 29 cents per pound. Middle grade beef prices also dropped amid wholesale cuts. Market experts anticipate further relief when the top grade corn fed cattle run begins at the stockyards, aided by a larger cattle herd nationwide.
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Chicago
Union
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Georgia Farm Bureau Leaders Defend 90 Percent Parity
Georgia Farm Bureau members press to keep 90 percent farm price parity amid debate over government support. Washington delegates, led by H. L. Wingate, push for 90 percent while opponents discuss flexible pricing. Farmers face drought losses and low farm incomes. cotton and peanut yields and incomes slide.
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Georgia Farm Bureau
Seattle
Washington
H. L. Wingate
Georgia Farm Bureau Federation
Dwight Eisenhower
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Agricultural Advisory Commission
Republcans
American Federation
Georgia
Georgia agricultural census shows farm decline and wage costs up
The 1950 Georgia agricultural census reports fewer farms but more farmland, significantly fewer Negro farm operators, higher cash yields yet higher wage costs, and more tractors but not many more automobiles or milking machines. The Bureau of the Census released the findings, analyzed by the Atlanta regional office of the Department of Commerce.
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Atlanta
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Tragic End to World Cruise for Mrs. Massenburg
News reaches Georgia and Mrs. George Y. Massenburg in Macon that she was seriously injured by a fall aboard her ship between New York and Nova Scotia. She began her world voyage last July and had covered about one third of the distance. she is hospitalized in Halifax.
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Georgia
George Y. Massenburg
Macon
New York
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Stiffer Penalty on Cattle Thieves Sought By Senator Jordan
State Senator R H Jordan of Talbotton backs a bill to raise cattle theft penalties from two four years to ten to twenty years. The move follows a Talbot grand jury recommendation. Local Talbot plans include county commissioner and tax assessor salaries and a state librarian library replacement mandate. The 1953 session begins in January.
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Columbus
General Assembly
R. H. Jordan
Talbotton
Jordan
Talbot
Talbot County
Winter Legumes Boost Soil Fertility and Erosion Control
County Agent Vernon Reddish explains winter legumes improve soil fertility by adding nitrogen and organic matter, reduce erosion, and use leftover fertilizer. He lists Austrian winter peas, vetch, crimson clover, blue lupine, and some small grains as suitable options to rotate with other crops.
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Vernon Reddish
Reddish
County Agricultural Extension Service Office
Chipley Girl to Be Crowned Queen December 21
Miss Mary Francis White of the Chipley Girl's Auxiliary will be crowned Queen at a service at Chipley Baptist Church on December 21 at 7 30 p m The Auxiliary members will be recognized as Maidens Ladies in Waiting Princesses and Queen based on their advancement in Auxiliary work
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Chipley
Mary Francis. White
Chipley Baptist Church
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Gov. Talmadge
Reynolds, Ga
Pittsburgh Paints
C. W. Smith
Thaxton Ave
Thomaston, Ga
Ford
Fordomatic
Payne Motor Company
Butler, Georgia
Georgia Farm Group
Chipley, GA
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