Rivers to Take Second Term Oath January 11
Georgia political scene tightens as Governor Rivers prepares for a second term with oath to be administered by Associate Justice W H Duckworth on January 11. Capitol activities include inauguration ceremonies, a Five Points parade view, and session planning amid key proposed laws and civil service reforms.
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W. H. Duckworth
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House
Senate
Legislature
State Department of Public Safety
Civil Service
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Resources Department
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Man
Fireworks Stand Blows Up At Macon
A stray ball from a Roman candle set Cotch's fruit stand ablaze in Macon on New Year’s Eve. The blast damaged $100 worth of fireworks and about $150 of the building. A large crowd gathered as state troopers redirected traffic. The stand remained intact and business continued after the incident.
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Macon
Cotch's
More Decorations Planned for City Next Christmas
A citizen led effort with business and county support lights a living tree on Butler Court House square. Donations total 18 dollars 60 cents after a 50 light batch cost 18 45 with 5 15 donated later to fund fixtures. The press thanks contributors Siena Power Co service man H E Allen J H West W I Butler J G Hartman and J D Cook. Fixtures and lights stored with city police for safekeeping.
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Butler
H. TE. Allen Hardware
Christ
Messrs
Siena, Power Co
Aman
H. E B. Allen
J. H. West
W. I Butler
J. G Hartman
J. D. Cook
Kate Porter
Mrs D G Borom Dies In Macon Sunday Morning
Mrs Susie Townsend Borom of Perry widow of Mr Douglas Borom and mother of Mr S T Borom of Macon died in a Macon hospital early Christmas morning. She was a Perry Baptist member and Brenau College graduate. Survived by two daughters Mrs W B Roberts and Miss Eva Borom of Perry three sons Charlie C Borom of Cuthbert Douglas G Borom of Macon and Samuel T Borom of Macon four grandchildren Harold Clarence and Charles Borom of Cuthbert. Funeral services were held at Perry Baptist church Monday afternoon.
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Perry
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S.‘T. Borom
Macon
T. Borom
Harold
Clarence
Charles Boromi
Cuthbert
Cere Theorgm
iPétry Baptist Church
Parent Teacher Radio Broadcast for January
The Wings for the Martins radio series airs on NBC Blue Network each Wednesday 8 30 to 9 00 pm. Presented by the National Congress of Parents and Teachers the U S Office of Education and NBC. January features Mother Joins a Study Group Kindergarten Streamlined Where Are the Three A’s This Report Card Doesn’t Make Sense.
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Wings For the
NBC Blue
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
U.S. Office of Education
National Broadcasting Company
Preaching at Cross Roads Next Sunday by Reynolds Methodist
Pastor Tinsley and Reynolds Methodist Church will conduct services at Cross Roads School Building, a few miles south of Butler, on Sunday January 8 at 2 30 p m. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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iHe Reyte
Tinsley
Reynolds Methodist Church
Cross Roads
Butler
Savannah Slaying Confession Ties Five Deaths to Robbery
Savannah Ga December 29 A Solicitor General S A Carn said Marion Hunter confessed to killing five people December 21 during a robbery at a two room home and nearby filling station. Deputy J G Miller said Hunter was captured in the city negro section with clothing from victims and led officers to the crime scene reenacting the mass murder. He said the loot totaled about 7 50 from the station and no money from the Tillman home was taken beyond clothing and a shotgun.
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S. A. Carn
Marion Hunter
J. G.miller
Hunter
Tillman
Thomas Chester
Miller
Tillman Cabin
Chester
Americus police deny carnival death probe
Americus Georgia reports police deny a carnival death probe as J. J. McCaffery of Chicago heads a personal investigation into the killing of C. C. Jewell, a carnival concession operator killed at the fair last fall, with a $2,000 reward for the killer.
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Americus
J. J. McCaffery
Chicago
Showmen‘s League of “America
Carnival
Governor Orders 10 Per Cent Slash In Appropriations
Governor Rivers ordered a further 10 percent cut in state appropriations and told department heads to operate on an absolute minimum of funds to direct every dollar to common schools. The plan, sent to all departments, targets general funds and allocated funds alike and warns agencies to live within income. He compared state departments to households and noted earlier revenue projections that failed to materialize. Nine words. One more sentence to cover the rest.
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Atlanta
Rivers
Ansley Hotel
Guy
Rivers and State
Ud Arnold
Voth Ponte
Georgia Highway Patrol yearend deaths and injuries report
Georgia state troopers report 4009 highway deaths in 1938, down from 1987, with about 2,000,000 patrol miles covered and 501 accident victims given first aid. injuries include frequent arm fractures and serious bleeding. Major Phil Brewster urges safer driving in 1939.
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Atlanta
Georgia
State Highway Patrol
Phil Brewster
Maj. Brewster
Brewster
Bartow County Traffic Deaths Drop Sharply In 1988
Bartow county saw a marked decline in traffic fatalities in 1988, with 7 deaths versus 17 in 1987, according to state patrol headquarters in Cartersville Georgia. Speeding was cited as the major cause accounting for about 90 percent of accidents.
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Cartersville
Bartow
Georgia To Have Exhibit at World Fair in New York
Waycross and Ware County Chamber of Commerce join the Georgia State Commission and the Star Planning Board to prepare a creditable exhibit for the New York World Fair. Meeting presided by President Tomin Youngblood hears Jere Moore of Milledgeville discuss the exhibit plan introduced by Jack Williams of Waycross Journal-Herald.
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Waycross and
Ware County Chamber ‘of Commerce
Georgia State ‘Commission On
Georgia” Star Planning’ Board
Georgia Press Appciation
Jack Wilyliams
Waycross ‘Journal-Herald
Georgia Press ‘Association
Cross-Ties Wanted for Gum Cross Ties Market
Am in the market for approximately 60,000 chewed or sawed gum cross ties. See me for further information. W. A. Payne, Butler, Ga.
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W. A. Payne
Butler, Ga
Rep C A Manry of Edison Dies
Cuthbert Ga Dec 31 Clarence A Manry 58 Calhoun county representative in the Georgia Assembly and Edison merchant died Saturday at a hospital after a stroke last Monday He was re elected to the legislature and formerly chaired County Commissioners He was a Baptist and Mason Survivors include wife and children Mrs Clark Wise Miss Merrille and Frances Manry and Albert and Gordon Manry all of Edison
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Cuthbert
Clarence
Manry
Calhoun
Georgia Assembly
Edison
Formrely
Clark Wise
Merrille
Frances Manry
Albert
Gordon Manry
Flagman Found Dead on Georgia Rail Line
The mutilated body of A. G. Jordan, 28, flagman for the Central of Georgia Railway, was found near the Barnesville to Coggins tracks Saturday. Trainmen say he fell between two moving freight cars. H. W. Smith, local passenger agent, reports.
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A.“G. Jordin
Gray
Central For Georgia Railway
Barnesville- Coggins
H. W. Smith
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