Georgia Obituary Notes Include Prominent Lawyers and Politicians
Linton Dean, 79, Rome attorney and Shorter College trustee, died Monday. Wm Edwin Brown, 76, longtime Americus resident, passed away Tuesday night. R. Willis, Columbus merchant, died after months of illness. Dr N C Alston, 78, southwest Georgia physician, died from paralysis. Other regional figures faced resignations, appointments, or illnesses, including sheriff Hadley Jones, publisher Herschel V. Jenkins, and state officials in Decatur, Columbus, and Athens.
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Linton Dean
Rome
Shorter College
Wm. Edwin Brown
Americus
Prance Selected Farm Colony Head. Jacob to Succeed Him
Atlanta announces J M Prance will head Chancellorsville Homestead Community Inc in a million dollar Georgia project to develop a model farm with 200 families, 20 000 acres, and a central market. Peyton Jacob will succeed Prance at Georgia Southwestern College subject to regent approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americas
Georgia
John M. Prance
Georgia Southwestern College
Federal
Americus Kiwanis Lb
Atlanta
J. M. Prance
Americus
Chancellorsville Homestead Community, Inc
Peyton Jacob
Department of Education
Mercerversity
Prance
Board of Regents
The
Georgia University System
Jasper
Federal Public Works
Ecta Hitch
Cobb County
University of Gece
Georgia Tech
Mercer
the Americas School
Georgia Southwestern
Dallas
Leolge
Chanellorsville
Ben
Chancellorsville
Lawrence Takes Post At Milledgeville Prison Farm
Atlanta Jan 3 The state prison commission announced former Milledgeville superintendent Lawrence to be superintendent of the state prison farm at Milledgeville. B H Dunaway, former prison farm superintendent, named Tattnall county warden. He succeeds E F Atherhardt who was transferred to Rip County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
State Prison Commission
Lawrence of Milledgeville
Milledgeville
B. H. Dunaway
Tattnall County
E. F. Tberhardt
Risp County
Editor Miller Buried in Statesboro Georgia
Statesboro Georgia December 22 funeral services for J R Miller editor of the Savannah Hawkeye were held at Pembroke home of his son. The services were led by Reverend Co Moleson and others with interment in Statesboro cemetery.
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Statesboro
J. R. Miller
Savannah Hawkeye
Pembroke
Mm. John S. Wilder
Saannah
J. A. Thornton
Co. M.oleson
Statesboro Cemetery
Fugitive Hides No More After 12 Years Free
John H. Theus, an escaped life prisoner linked to the 1921 murder of Inez Rowell, surrendered to Sheriff Rehnihan in Douglas Georgia after 12 years on the run. His long odyssey included escapes from trial, recapture, imprisonment, and a westward period of marriage and fatherhood before returning to Georgia to face justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas, Ga
John H. Theus
Life
Liberty
Texas
Douglas
Rehnihan
Theus
Inez Rowell
Coffee County
Georgia Doctor Held in Dope Case
Waycross Georgia December 29 Dr A D Williams a well known Folkaton Waycross physician and former congressional candidate is held on $500 bond after commitment before a United States commissioner on a narcotic complaint filed by Agent C E Miller The Harrison anti narcotic act charge says he unlawfully sold morphine sulphate not under the required order form The case will be reviewed by the next federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia to be convened in Savannah
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
A. D. Williams
Congress
Eighth District
United States
C. E. Miller
Williams
Georgia
Savannah
Talmadge fixes auto tag price for state vehicles
Atlanta, Jan. 1. Governor Talmadge suspended most license tag fees for trucks and passenger cars, retaining a $5 payment for some, under authority to pause taxes pending a legislative session. Motorcycle sidecars face full suspension. 1984 tags feature orange letters on blue, smaller than 1933, labeled A to E by vehicle size.
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Atlanta
Talmadge
General Assembly
Mosley Named Fourth Corps Area Commander
Washington reports Maj. Gen. George Van Horn Mosley, currently commanding the Fifth Corps area at Fort Hayes Columbus Ohio, named Tuesday to lead the Fourth Corps area with headquarters in Atlanta. He succeeds Maj. Gen. Edward King who died of a heart attack last week. Mosley, from Evans ton Illinois, was formerly deputy chief of staff in the War Department. No word yet on the new commander of the Fifth Corps Area.
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Washington
George van Horn Mosley
Fifth Corps
Fort Hays
Columbus
Ohio
Fourth Corps
Atlanta
Moseley
Edward King
Evanston, Ill
War Department
Furniture Dealer Fatally Burned in Columbus Home
E. R. Mc Kee, a Columbus furniture dealer, was found burned to death in the basement of his home on Friday. Police initially saw no foul play but will investigate after Mrs. Mc Kee reported threatening letters. Mrs. Mc Kee was away in Birmingham when the body was discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
E. R. McKee
Jail Breaker Recaptured in Atlanta Bond Set at Five Thousand
Durant Shaddix, 21, leader of three escaped convicts who abducted and beat Supt. B H Dunaway of the state prison farm, was recaptured at his mother's Atlanta home at 3:00 am Friday after a former sweetheart tipped off officers. He was bound over to the grand jury under a $5,000 bond following his capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Durant Shaddix
B. H. Dunaway
Grand Jury
Montezuma May Get Airport
Montezuma Georgia residents push to establish an air field with city officials and citizens backing the project. Engineers visited the chosen site and approved its location. The city secured a lease and option to buy the land for the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montezuma
Macon County
Dore
Smith Renamed Mayor of Columbus In Third Term
Columbus, Jan. 2 H. Smith was reelected mayor for a third term. J. B. Knight won reelection to the city commission and took oath for five years. William Del. Worsley was reelected city attorney and Milton Long reelected city clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
H. ©. Smith
J. B. Knight
William del. Worsley
Milton Long
Cotton Mills at Newnan are Padlocked
Newnan Georgia December 28 Gates of the East Newnan Cotton mill were padlocked by a crowd of men Wednesday and the mill was shut down by the management, throwing about 800 workers on day and night shifts out of work. R H Freeman president of the Newnan Cotton mills said the locking of the gates appears to be in protest at a recent decision of the State Labor Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newnan
East Newnan
R. H. Freeman
Prohibition Repeal, NRA Ties and Camp Measles Reflections
A fragmenting political reminiscence links prohibition repeal to NRA and Democratic shifts since 1882, noting postwar peace hopes and League of Nations revival. It mentions Camp 1480 boys preferring western climates, jokes on John Jones and High-nacheo, holiday meals, and a measles quarantine casting grim moods at camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Recovery Administration
NRA
U. S
Atlantic
Russia
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Tammany Hall
Gierr
Gerl’s
CWA Work in Georgia to Run Through March 1
Telegrams from Senators George and Russell and Congressman Castellow state that CWA work in Georgia will continue at least until March 1 and should not interfere with farm work. Georgia officials oppose extending it to other states or paying Georgia laborers less than in other states. They expect any changes to be general, not discriminatory, and aim to restore nationwide prosperity without delays.
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George and Russell
Castellow
Georgia
Hopkins
United States
Ellaville Merchant Attacked and Robbed in Store
Ellaville Ga Dec 26 Albert Richardson a well known Ellaville merchant was attacked and robbed as he counted the day's receipts in his store Saturday night Two men and a boy entered struck him rendering him unconscious and robbed him It took over an hour for him to recover enough to report the crime The amount taken was not determined
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Ellaville
Albert Richardson
Richardson
Vinson kin fill nine government posts in Georgia
Relatives of Congressman Carl Vinson, powerful Naval Appropriations chair, hold nine government jobs across county administrations and federal agencies. In one district, nine Vinson kinfolk work on the payroll, though none carry the Vinson surname. The Macon airship’s naming is cited as proof of Vinson’s influence in Washington and Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Georgia
Carl Vinson
Naval Appropriations Committee
Vinson
Washington
Macon
CWA
PWA
Fleetwood names Georgia Press Board Members
Cartersville Ga Dec 27 M L Fleetwood president elect of the Georgia Press Association reappoints W T Shytle editor Adel News to the board of managers. Board includes W K Sutlive C E Benn Hal M Stanley B H Hardy Gordon Saussy Louie Morris Jack Williams John Paschal W C Passacet and Shytle. Fleetwood to announce full committee list early in the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartersville
M. L. Fleetwood
Georgia Press Association
W. T. Shytle
Adel
Adel News
Comrad
Mr. Fleetwood
W. K. Sutlive
The
Blackshear Times
C. E. Benn
Butler Herald
Hal M. Stanley
Atlanta
B. H. Hardy
Barnesville News-Gazette
Gordon Saussy
Savannah
Attorne
Association
Louie Morris
Hartwell Sun
Jack Williams
Waycross Journal Herald
John Paschal
Atlanta Journal
W. C. Passacet
Newnan Herald
Shyde
Fleetwood
Closed season on vote hunt urged by dean
Braswell Dean of Alma, in Valdosta, urges a closed season on vote hunting. He argues political patronage should be removed from Congress and transferred to state central committees to ensure fair, square terms. He notes the job of a Congressman is hard and aims to do good for his constituents.
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Dean
Valdosta
Congress
Braswell Dean
Alma
State Central Political Committee
Washington
Canadian boy defines grass widow in schoolhouse humor
Montreal December 5 the school season is underway and the first boyish efforts appear. A nine year old boy leads with a witty definition of a grass widow stating that it is the wife of a dead vegetarian.
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Montreal
Howlers
Miss Stripling Killed in Crash Near LaGrange
LaGrange Ga Dec 28 Margaret Stripling 21 of Chipley was killed and six others injured when an automobile collided near LaGrange on Wednesday night.
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LaGrange, Ga
Margaret Stripling
Chipley
LaGrange
Spanish American officers elected in Americus camp
Americus Georgia December 23 Officers elected by W C G Davis camp United Spanish War Veterans are A F Fain Butler commander F A Peed Butler senior vice commander M E Morgan Americus junior vice commander H G Stanfield Americus adjutantmaster S D Furlow Americus trustee three years R A Nicholson Americus patriotic instructor Rev J B Grant chaplain Fred Rowe Butler officer of the day Jesse Peek officer of the guard Jesse Joiner sergeant major Palmer Hurt chief musician Camp reports indicate operations are in satisfactory condition
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Americus
W. CG
Rev. J. 8
Grant
Fred Rowe
Butler
Jesse Peek
Jesse Joiner
Palmer Hurt
Samuel Black Named Thomaston Mayor in Recent Election
Thomaston December 28 Samuel Black will be the next mayor of Thomaston having been elected Friday to succeed B G McKenney who did not offer for reelection G Clevel Cecil Harris E H Black and F B D McKenney were elected to city council
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Thomaston
Samuel Black
B. G. McKenney
G. Clevel
Cecil Harris
E. H. Black
F. BD. McKenny
Georgia farmers receive 1983 crop value of 128.863 million
Athens Georgia farmers earned 128863000 dollars from crops in 1983, a 92 percent rise from the prior year, according to a report by the Georgia Crop Reporting Service dated December 28.
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Athens
Georgia
Georgia Crop Reporting Service
Bessie Tift dairy manager commits suicide
Forsyth Ga Dec 24 A J Wilson Jr 31 shot himself in the head Friday and died without regaining consciousness He was employed as a dairy manager at Bessie Tift College in Forsyth authorities stated the tragedy stunned the campus and local community
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Forsyth
A. J. Wilson Jr
Bessie Tift College
Zach Arnold Again Heads Pataula Bar Association
Fort Gaines Ga Dec 14 The Pataula Bar association met with the Clay County Bar association with President Zach Arnold and Secretary Jas W Bonner in Blakely presiding. Hal F Lawson Georgia Bar president spoke. W W Dykes urged joining the state association. Judge C W Worrill urged local lawyers to join. Arnold reelected president Bonner secretary.
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Zach Arnold
BAR Association
Pataula
Fort Gaines
Pataula Bar Association
Ft Gaines
Clay County Bar Association
Jas. Wbonner of
Blakely
Hal F. Lawson
Georgia Bar Association of
Hawkinsville
W. W. Dykes
Americus
Third District Bar Association
C. W. Worrill
Cuthbert
Pataula Circuit
Arnold
Bonner
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Hadley Jones
Brantley County
Herschel V. Jenkins
Savannah Press
H. A. Edger
Schley and
Webster Counties
R. P. Swan
Wrena, Ga
Stewart County
L. J. Johnson
Augusta
Ramspeck
Edwin McKenzie
Miss May Adams
Robert L. Willis
Columbus Hospital
N. C. Alston
Richland
Sam P. Rakestraw
Elks
Gy Srg
Walter P. Meier
Decatur
Scott Candler
Robert Ramspeck
J. J. Haverty
Grand Opera
Chicago Opera Company
City Auditorium
Homer Parker
State of Georgia
Phettsemset Sarying
Valley Forge
Grady Benford
R. K. Andrus
Colorrhian “Os Company
Colembhus
Miami Beach
Fla
W. Goldstein
Griffin
Mr. Goldstein
State Highway Board
Highway Department
University of Georgia
Acworth
State Department of Agriculture
J. M. Sutton
G. C. Adams
Sutton
Ome Canning
Chicago
Zack D. Crayey
McRae
Peter S. Twitty
Cravey
Telfair County
Butlerang
J. N. Peacock
Albany
Mr. Peacock
South Georgia Methodist Conference
G. B. Hamilton
G. P. Ellis
American Society of Certified Public Accountants
Alice G. Carr
American Near East Foundation
Greece
Foundation
New York
Fox
Paramount
Will Horne
Dudley Gatewood
J. H. Shumuke
John Worthy
John Monahan
Sherley Hudson
R. L. LeSner
City Recorder
Grady Cooksey
Albany Herald
BE i. Cox
J. M. Mayo
United States Home Owners Loan Corporation
J. A. Heek
Marietta
W. E. Wilburn
Oglethorpe
Vienna
City of
A. D. Poole
Cook County
T. T. Carstarphen
Carstarphen Warehouse Company
Muncon
Mr. Carstarphen
State Revenue Commission
P. H. Doyal
Doyal
A. C. Chancellor
Claude A. Hatcher
Nehi
Jacob
Lawrence
Dunaway
Miller
General Mosley
Smith
Mississan
John Barlycorn
John Jones
High-nacheo
Hindman
Odin
Arkansas
Mess Hall
Everette
George
Russell
Miss Stripling
Samuel Bllack
Bessie Tift
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