Summary of the Week in Georgia, 1941 Hints and Losses
A roundup of early 1941 Georgia events reports deaths from hunting, rail, and auto accidents totaling at least nine. News notes include state officials gifting Gov. Rivers a new car, Crosby County housing funds, retirement plans for educators, licensing plates and 1941 automatic tags going on sale, and various arrests, legal actions, and public notices across Macon, Atlanta, Savannah, and other counties.
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Georgia
Capitol
Atlanta
Fortune teller license fee raised to 100 a month
Americus officials approve a new licensing plan requiring fortune tellers to pay 100 per month and post a 1000 surety bond. Exterminators from outside the city face 50 annual fees and a 1000 bond, while local firms pay 25 yearly without bonds.
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Americus
Leases approved for Albany air school site
Albany December 24 a lease between Albany and the government covers 1600 acres in east Daugherty county for an advanced air training school manager Q Wright says leasing also planned at Macon for an air school south of that city
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Albany
Govrnment
Daugherty County
Q. Wright
Macon
Far mers and Merchants Bank to Open in Leslie
Leslie Ga December plans are complete for the opening of Farmers and Merchants Bank, Leslie's new financial institution. W T Anderson president and cashier says the bank will open Thursday and invites the public to visit.
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Leslie Ga
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Leslie
W. T. Anderson
Anderson
Dennis to Open Paper at Conyers
Covington Ga Dec 28 Belmont Dennis editor and publisher of the Covington News announced a new weekly paper to start in Conyers on Feb 1. The Conyers News will be printed and published there with Belmont Dennis editor and W T Hay advertising manager.
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Covington
Conyers
Belmont Dennis
Covington News
Dennis
Conyers News
W .T. Hay
Mrs D T Ellis Dies In Macon Baptist Leader
Macon December 31 Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Mrs D T Ellis a leader in the state Baptist Women’s Missionary Auxiliary She led the Baptist W M A Rehoboth association for years and chaired the Margaret funds supporting education for children of Baptist missionaries for five years Her death follows a long illness and involved church charity workers and state religious groups.
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J. T. Boone
First Baptist Church of
Macon, Ga
Waxahachie
Texas
Macon
D. T. Ellis
Ellis
Baptist W. M. A
Rehoboth Association
Margaret Funds
Roosevelt to deliver annual address in person
Washington reports President Roosevelt will deliver his annual address to the new Congress in person on Monday January 6. The decision to go to the Capitol on the session’s third day, January 8, came after long-distance talks with Senate and House Democratic leaders.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Cochran Students Gather Wood for Needy Families
In Cochran Georgia on December 30 thirty truckloads of wood were collected by Cochran public school students under T M Purcell. The wood will heat indigent residents and the class that collected the most earns a half holiday. The senior class received the holiday this year.
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Cochran
Cochran Public
T. M. Purcell
Purcell
City council hikes Americus wine license fees
Dec 28 the city council moved to clean up the retail wine trade. They found many violations were from drinks sold for immediate consumption. Licenses for firms selling wine for on premises use rise from 25 to 250 dollars per year. Shops selling only bottles face 75 dollars per year, up from 25.
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Americas
Carroll County Ready to Start Defense School
Carrollton Ga Dec 29 shaping of the 6381 defense training program of Carroll county schools is under way with Mt. Zion principal L H Bagwell enrolled enough students to start classes. County Superintendent Joe H McGibbons says applications for instructors are coming in but faculty completion may delay start. an appeal for more enrollees is renewed. Classes must begin by April 1 to use the allotted funds by July 1.
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Carrollton
Carroll County
L. H. Bagwell
Mt. Zion
Joe H. McGibbons
Carroll
Multiple Taylor County tax sale notices in 1940 record
Property to be sold on the first Tuesday in January at the courthouse door for taxes due 1933 through 1949 across numerous parcels in Taylor County Georgia. Listings include 252 1/2 acres in lots 65 and 66, 20 acres in lot 18, 50 acres in lot 65, eight acres in lot 245, 14 acres in lot 246, a city lot, 2 acres in lot 241, 111 acres in lot 52, a house and lot in Butler, and other parcels, with specifics on boundaries and creditors names. Sheriff J M Bone notes levy by J M Downs S C on December Wth, 1940.
Sheriff Sale Notices in Reynolds Georgia 1941 Courthouse Auction
Multiple properties in Reynolds Taylor County Georgia will be sold at public auction on the first Tuesday in January 1941 to satisfy state and county tax liens. Parcels include houses and lots in Reynolds bounded by local streets and landmarks, with parcels tied to Ned Rodney Minnie Floyd Est Sarah and Love Dent Wiley Bryan Pinkie Jordan and others. Sheriff J M Bone notes levies and transfers by G O Horton with dates in December 1940.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Said
Reynolds
Lily Jenkins
Lizer Ingram
Charlie Ingram
Ned Rodney
G. 0
Horton
L. C
Dora Corbin
Roberta
Minnie Floyd
Levy
GO Horton
S. C
F. A. Ricks
Lula Turner
Eulis Davis
Sarah and Love Dent
GO. Horton
Daisy Davis
F.A. Ricks
Wiley and Leila Bryan
Lizzie McCrary
Citizens Oil Co
Pinkie Jordan
G. O. Horton
J. M. Bone
Property levy notice for Charley Rhing in Taylor County Georgia
In January 1941 in Taylor County Georgia before the court in Butler the property of Charley Rhing is described with bounds North by Johnnie Lowe South by R A Seandre t t Estate West by Lilie Rowe East by the Butler to Fickling Mill highway. Levy made and returned to me for years 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1987 1988 1989.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Court House
Butler Ga
Johnnie Lowe
R. A. Seandrett
Lilie Rowe
Butler
Fickling's
Charley
Tax sale notice for multiple Taylor County properties
Real estate parcels tied to J. M. Downs L C and L. C. Butler are levied for state and county taxes for 1936 through 1939 and 1987 to 1989. One 12th land district lot 186 encompasses 2021/2 acres in Taylor County. Bounded by Cliff Gray Leona McCrary Ed Mathews McDougle Estate. Another described property of Harvey Hicks R H Brown with bounds North State Highway No. Three East J F Posey property South Alice Riley West New York Street. Date noted as December 10 1940.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Court House
Said
Fink Callahan
S. A. Waller
8. BE
R. D. Waller
W. P. Purvis
R. B. Bell
Swearingen Estate
F. L. Purvis
J. M. Downs
L. C
Ella Foy
M. T. Gaultney
Bennie Peterman
J. & Wall
Dewey Weldon
S. C
14Th Land District
Parker
Rich Gray
Anthony
Harvey Hicks
Hamp Woodall
Jim Sparks
Viola Powell
Albert Powell
Dick McCrary
Clyde Hicks
Margaret Little
Claud Ivins
Claud Bivins
Bill Crane
Levy
J.M. Downs
Bennie Colbert
W. A. Payne
J. S. Green
Mattie
J. W. Phillips
Mitchell Whatley
Eva B. Sutton
J. C
Butler
Colored School
R. S. West
Dr. Walker
Ada Durham
Rogabell
J.I
W. J. Robinson
B. F. Moore
H. F. Moore
F.moore
Della Suddeth
L.C
Satie Threat
L. T. Peed
L. T. Peer
George Burns
A. B. Shehee
Dukes Place
W. J. Barfield
Lester Lightner
J. M. Bone
L. M. McGriff
Cliff Gray
Leona McCrary
Ed Mathews
McDougle
R. H. Brown
J. F. Posey
Alice Riley
New York Street
Public Auction Notice in Marion County Georgia 1941
Notice is hereby given that on January 8, 1941 at 9 30 a m the undersigned will offer for sale at the former J S Rogers Home Doyle Marion County Georgia five miles from Buena Vista farm mules horses hogs cattle corn pea vine and peanut hay wagons harrows mower plows and gear farming tools household goods furniture tables chairs beds rugs sofas cabinets dressers and more all to be sold to the highest bidder for cash. Tickets invited. December 19 1940 Mrs Elizabeth M Rogers.
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Georgia
Marion County
J. S. Rogers
Doyle
Elizabeth M. Rogers
Estate sale of W S Gorman property in Mauk Georgia
Under an order of the Ordinary of Talbot County the estate of W S Gorman will sell at the Talbotton courthouse door on the first Tuesday in January 1941 between legal hours. The single Block B lot in Mauk is to raise funds for heirs and debts with Mrs Mildred G Brown administratrix and John A Smith attorney for the administratrix.
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Georgia
Talbot County
Talbotton
Mauk
W. Ss. Gorman
Maul
Taylor County
Mildred G. Brown
W. S. Gorman
John A. Smith
Letters of Dismissal for Goodwin Estate Proposed
Thelmon Jarrell administrator of W M Goodwin estate seeks discharge. Court cites all interested to show cause why he should not be discharged and receive Letters of Dismissal on the first Monday in January 1941.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Thelmon Jarrell
W. M. Goodwin
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Southern Freight Association
W. P. Jones
Bibb County
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Roy Mann
State Prison Commission and Parole Board
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Savannah
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Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
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Leroy Morton
Augusta
Louis Hubbard
Jefferson County
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Georgia State Penitentiary
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Richmond County
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Woodruff
Public Service Commision
Downing Musgrove
Gov. Rivers
74Th Field Artillery Brigade
Georgia National Guard
Gainesville
Tom Linder
Max McRae
Bureau of Markets
State Department of Agriculture
McRae
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Market
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Linder
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Albany Air Schools
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