Dependents of Georgia Soldiers Receive Vast Sum from Government
Brig. Gen. Leonard H. Sims disclosed the Office of Dependency Benefits operates as fiscal agent for Georgia soldiers and families. From 1942 to 1945, about 146,275 Georgians received 216.6 million dollars in family allowances, plus 152.2 million in Class E allotments, totaling 368.8 million across 210 million checks nationwide.
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Leonard H. Sims
USA
Butler
Georgia
Army
Newark
N. J
ODB
Sims
Army Service Forces
General Sims
Abbeville Youth Killed While Rabbit Hunting Near Home
Abbeville December 30 16 year old David R Sheffield was fatally shot when he tripped while climbing a fence during a rabbit hunt near his home. A .22 rifle discharged entering his brain above the right eye. He was found unconscious and died after in town medical aid. Coroner Kendrick Cook ordered an inquest with a verdict of accidental death from the gun he carried.
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Abbeville
David R. Sheffield
Kendrick Cook
Democrats Delay State Meeting Over Primary Rules
Atlanta December 30 the State Democratic Executive Committee postponed its meeting to set 1946 primary rules until after the January legislative session. Chairman Lon Duckworth said changes to Georgia primary laws are expected and a plan to keep the white primary safe from Supreme Court rulings may be considered.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Democratic Executive Committee
Lon Duckworth
Supreme Court
Sudden $13000 Cash Lost From Railcar in Georgia Town
A $13,000 mail pouch from the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank to the First National Bank of Dallas, Georgia, blew off a train and scattered along tracks. Searchers recovered some mail and a bag near Chattanooga, but the money was gone. Police, FBI, and rail officials investigated the mishap as wind swept the pouch under the train.
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Dallas
FBI
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
First National Bank of Dallas
Chattanooga
Tenn
Burglars Loot Macon Stores and Hotel Rooms
Macon police reported over 4000 dollars stolen in three incidents Saturday night. Belk Matthews Company lost 2786 in cash and 225 in government bonds from a steel safe. Camp Wheeler Bus Company office 71 in cash was taken. Hotel Lanier guest G L Causey had 225 in cash removed from his room. A Florida resident’s car at the Mil ner Hotel was broken into with a radio stolen. Burglars gained access via back door or explosive breach at Belk Matthews, leaving 340 in silver and 50 bonds untouched.
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Macon
Henry B. Matthews
Belk- Matthews Company
EF. T. Raspberry
Camp Wheeler Bus Company
G. L. Causey
Thomaston
Hotel Lanier
F. E. Clegg
Florida
Milner Hotel
Belk-Mathews
Richland Hospital Fund Boost From Columbus Couple
A $10,000 donation by W C Bradley of Columbus boosts plans for a 50 bed Stewart Webster hospital in Richland and Webster counties. Lions Club and local citizens push a $100,000 fundraising drive for construction and equipment, with initial gifts and a foundation commitment helping spur support.
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Richland Hospital
Columbus
Richland
W C. Bradley
Richland Lions
Stewart-Webster
Sarah H. & W. C. Bradley Foundation
Bradley
Claud Sears
Stewart
Webster Counties
Rites for James W. Wilson US oldest citizen
Vidalia Ga funeral services set for Christmas Day for James W Wilson a former slave who became a Baptist preacher after age 100 He died at 120 and census records list his birth date May 15 1825 A doctor visited him at 117 after a fall He attributed longevity to temperance and obedience to God.
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Vidalia
James W. Wilson
United States
Jim
Wrightsville Headlight Sold to Carolina Editor
Wrightsville Georgia December 28 sale of the Wrightsville Headlight weekly to Dyar Massey of Greenville South Carolina announced by Carl Rountree editor and publisher. The Headlight had been in the Rountree family 29 years and Rountree directed editorship the last two. Massey a University of Georgia graduate has been Greenville Community Chest executive director for four and a half years and will take charge December 31.
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Wrightsville
Dyar Massey
Greenville
S. C
Carl Rountree
Rountree
State Department of Labor
Massey
University of Georgia
Greenville, S. C
Community Chest
Cotton Ginnings in Taylor County Decline From 1944
There were 5 196 bales of cotton ginned in Taylor county from the 1945 crop prior to December 13, compared with 9 774 bales for the 1944 crop.
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Taylor County
Now Country Cousins Can Come to Town
A Cordele woman and a long‑lost cousin meet in a Atlanta 10 cent store and swap patterns and family stories. The piece reflects on how big city variety stores lure shoppers and the joys of a country visit amplified by wartime to peacetime shopping.
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Violet Moore
Atlanta Journal
Montezuma
Atlanta
Big City
Joiner
Reynolds
Tommy
Aunt Mary
Grandpa
Kressberry’s
Enchanted Gate
Jay
Junior
Battle Elected State Senator in 13th District
Ellaville December 31 Charles Battle was elected to fill the unexpired term as state senator for the 13th district. He won 536 votes across Schley Sumter and Macon counties to 157 for R S Greene. Battle, a World War II veteran and farmer, carried all three counties. One Sumter precinct remained unreported but could not change the outcome.
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Ellaville
Charles Battle
Co. I. Battle
Battle
R. S. Greene
Schley
Sumter
Macon
Calhoun editor and retiree die in Georgia crash
Steve L. Ham 52 editor of the Calhoun County Courier and Jim Sword 75 a retired Arlington farmer were killed when their car struck a bridge abutment near Arlington Georgia late Saturday night. State Patrol said a tire blowout likely caused the crash. Sword died instantly and Ham died about two hours after being taken to Blakely hospital.
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Arlington
Steve L. Ham
Calhoun County Courier
Jim Sword
Arlington Farmer
R. A. McNair
C. E. Franklin
Ham
Sword
Courier
Blakely Hospital
Brown Widener
Blakely
Montezuma Man Perishes in Early Morning House Fire
Travis Merritt, a well known resident of Montezuma, died when his home burned in the early hours after the family found the blaze about 2 a m. He lived alone as his wife and two children were visiting in Commerce. Surviving: widow, two children, his parents Mr and Mrs R L Merritt, and three sisters Mrs Gray Vincent Mrs Nelson Andrews and Mrs Don Burgett, all of Montezuma.
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Montezuma
Travis Merritt
Merritt
Commerce
R. L. Merritt
Gray Vincent
Nelson Andrews
Don Burgett
Motezuma
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Robert Quillen
Jack Tarver
Evelyn Hanna
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Channing Cope
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