Jones Perryman and Some Interesting Memories
Jones Perryman leaves The Columbus News-Record locale for Talbotton with his law practice and peach interests. The piece recalls Perryman as former Talbotton mayor, legislator, and reformer who helped shape Georgia penal policy and road improvements while serving as Chattahoochee circuit solicitor general.
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Columbus News-Record
Jones Perryman
Talbotton
Perryman
Talbot County
Church Street
Baptist Church
John H. McGehee
Bethune
Milledgeville
State Penitentiary
Hardwick
Georgia
State Prison Board
Chattahoochee
Muscogee
Life and trade mingle in a bustling town scene
The piece reflects on life with children and hope for the future, warns of kerosene mishaps, and notes lively street activity as merchants and townspeople gather on the Saturday thoroughfares. It honors patient subscribers renewing their subscriptions for the fortieth time.
Bubler Year Closes With Town Boosts and Cheer
As 1937 ends residents of Bubler report fewer knocks and more boosts. Returning locals praise the town’s wonderful improvements and eagerly note the healthier, more connected community than in years past.
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Bubler
Family weighs rug or auto payment for $40
A local family debates spending a $40 saved in the family bank on a new living room rug versus making the initial payment on a new automobile. Odds favor the car since they expect to spend little time in the living room next summer.
New Deal of Brotherhood Urged in Millen News Opinion
The most acceptable service of God is the service of humanity and a new deal of brotherly love. The piece argues for less formal praise and more feeding the needy, and honors the duty to treat enemies justly, despite the difficulty.
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Jehovah
Roosevelt Defends War Referendum Question
At a Friday press conference President Roosevelt said a referendum on war is not consistent with a representative government. When asked by a woman reporter if a public vote should precede war, he replied that the simplest answer is no and stop there.
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Roosevelt
United States
81 Year Old Georgia Woman Takes Flight and Loves It
Mrs. J. S. Patten, 81, of near Abbeville Georgia, rode a plane to Nacogdoches Texas, then visited daughter Mrs. R. B. Blake at 631 North Street. From ox cart to bicycle to automobile, she praises air travel and urges the younger generation to seize opportunity.
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J. S. Patten
Abbeville
Nacogdoches
Texas
North Street
R. B. Blake
Daily Sentinal
Georgia
City Hospital Receives Iron Lung Gift
The city hospital will get an iron lung funded by Columbus and nearby residents. The Enquirer-Sun notes the radiant response exceeded the goal and the life saving device should arrive before Christmas for installation.
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Columbus
The
Enquirer
Columbus Enquirer-Sun
City urges public help to keep streets clean in winter
City authorities seek united citizen support to keep alleys, premises, and public places clean during winter. They urge businesses not to dump decomposed rubbish in alleys and emphasize sanitation for the health of the community.
Recluse in Community Life Cited by Commerce News
The Commerce News questions how many people in a community live as recluses and are truly missed when they pass. It ponders the impact of such individuals on collective life and warns that while the community may continue, it cannot thrive without civic participation.
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Cobb County Times
Cobb County
Mioe
the Times
J.T. Cochran
Otis Brumby
John Thomas Cochran
Butler, Ga
Quitman
Lee W. Branch
Branch
Ihnow
Georgia
Liston Ilbins
Commerce News
Georgia newspapers publish special Christmas editions nationwide praise
The Nashville Herald and many Georgia weeklies won acclaim from the Georgia Press Association for typography and overall presentation. Editors note cotton price disappointments but affirm Georgians' resolve and continued fight to prevail.
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Nashville Herald
Georgia Press Association
Hiawkinsvile Dispatch
Calhoun Times
Thomasville Press
Lavonia Times
Toccoa Record
Villa Rican
Adel News
Hartwell Sun
Cairo Messenger
Walton Tribune
Bainbridge Post- Searchlight
Long marriage remembered in Schley county couple
Elaville editor recounts 62 years of marriage for James A Chapman and Alice DeVane Chapman of near Elbaville. They married December 16 1875 after childhood courtship, raised six children and now enjoy health and active tireless life in Schley county.
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Schley County
Raymond Duncan
Allice Chesterfield DeVane
R. F. Williamson
Mr. Chapman
My. Chapman
Chapman
Dolly
Bor
Sara Winifred Canter Chapman
Wim. T. Chapman
Chesterfield
Henry
Compton Chapman
Lily DeVane
Albany
J. Martin Chapman
LaGrand, Gal
Albbany
That Reminds Me by Frank J Dudley
This brief prose piece offers meditation on honesty, wealth, and human frailty. It notes slothful work predicts failure while reflecting on money’s limits, personal responsibility, and the value of steadfast friends amid aging and hardship.
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Frank J. Dudley
Tax Troubles Prompt Home Repairs and Church Support
A Savannah reader laments tax payments and debts, planning home improvements and church-related fixes. A retired naval officer comments on eastern tensions, noting Japan’s provocations and potential apologies.
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Butler Herald
Butler
C. EB. Benns
C. B. Gox
R. B. Kirkley
Taylor CO
Thomas Spencer
Herakd
John D
Rush Burton
Davonia
Mr. Byrum
Lavonia
Vermont
Ellaville
IHB
Santa Claus
el Biffem
Johnnie Spencer
Philips Brooks
Staij Nves
City Hospital
Mrs. Chapman
Mee
Styx
Strait
P. S
Savannah
East
Japan
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