PIlkinton Family Man Dies After Long Illness in Georgia
John Pilkinton born in 1854 in Johnston County North Carolina moved to Georgia as a youth to work turpentine and farming. He died December 25 1925 in Taylor County after two years of declining health supported by his wife and five children. He was a Missionary Baptist and a devoted Christian layman. funeral services were conducted by V H Horton of Columbus.
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Taylor
Mr. Pilkintons
Johns Son County
May
Gorgia
Taylor County
Lexers’ Lewis
Robert
Ira
Pily Kinton
Vienna
Rupert
Columbus
Barro
Buttery Fours Brothers
B.S. 5
Pilkinton
Georgia
North Carolina
C. Daughtry
North Caroling
Hope
Charley” Powell
Fitegeraye
AL Brawer
Macon
Mamie ‘Move
North
Caroline
McSwain
Orth
W. Ry Pilkintons
Noe
Alg Rigaby
Sycamore
Burl
Missionary
Baptist
V. H. T. Horton
Coniolan
Georgia Law Forces Stop at All Grade Crossings
Georgia's new law requires auto drivers to halt before grade crossings designated safe or unsafe by county officials. Railroads must place signs within sixty days, signs must be white with red letters, ten feet high and 80 by 40 inches. Violations carry fines from 540 to 2500 dollars or up to 18 months of imprisonment.
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Georgia
Winlen
Power of Prayer Letter From Death Row In Georgia
A fragmentary letter from Gerri Bloodworth and Wille Jones, condemned to die in Georgia for the murder of HLF Underwood, expresses sympathy and faith. They urge Coggeshall and McClelland to seek personal salvation and prayer, sharing comfort from God and offering to hear from them. The note is unsigned beyond Bloodworth and Jones.
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Macon
Gay
Jane
Sesenia
Cogmeshall
Floyd McClalland
Gounty
Gerri
Bloodworth
Wille Jones
HLF
Underwood
Taylor County
Coggeshall and McClelland
Gov. Walker
Columbus
Norday
Ydus
Jones
Law and Order Sunday Observance Stressed by Georgia Baptists
The Georgia Baptist Convention at Savannah adopted a resolution urging observance of Sunday January 10 as Law and Order Day. The social service committee sent notices to all Baptist pastors to preach on the theme, citing rising crime and urging strong church and community action. The North and South Georgia Methodist Conferences plan a joint program for the day to inform and mobilize Georgians as Christian citizens.
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Christian Upe
United States
Georgia Baptist, Convention
Savannah
Social Service Committee
Convention
Aiitain
Hipaly
Rial Service
North
South Georgia
Methodist
Bank report notes 1985 profits and 1 percent dividend
The report states 1985 profits were the highest since organ ization. A dividend of 1 percent was declared and carried to the undivided profits account. Officers elected for the year include J Hy Stevens president A C Murray vice president Harry F Dixon cashier James H Hart assistant cashier Directors J Hy Stevens Ay Murray Dr J hk Jackson T Hy Stevens H F Dixon
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H.F. “Dixon
J. Hy
Stavans
A. C. Murray
Harry F. Dixon
James H. Hart
Hy Stevens
Murray
J. Hk. Jaxdan
T. Hy Stevens
H- F. Dixon
Texan ad touts kidney bladder remedy with dubious claims
An advertisable misspelled Texas drug ad touts a gravel kidney and bladder cure priced at 1.25 per bottle. It mentions multiple testimonials and lists a druggist in Fort Worth and a Missouri address, illustrating a wartime era patent remedy promotion.
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Texas
Mali
Hall
St. St Low's
Br Trugmiste
Centralia Railway to Broadcast Orchestra Concert Tonight
The Centralia station WSBE will air a band orchestra program with vocals and brief talk by Ly Fal Downs from the Central of Geoy. Patrons and friends are invited to tune in Central Time at 9:00 p.m. Monday night on Tanta Journal, Atlante.
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Waa Pee Yes
Centralia
Wi Central
Jen Wsbe
Tanta Journal
Atlante
Chestra
Ly Fal Downs
Dent
Central of Geoy
Zlven
Central
Dawes Asked to Quit Using Tobacco in New Year Plea
Chicago vice president Charles Dawes grinned when asked about a telegram from the No Tobacco League at Indianapolis urging him to make a New Year’s resolution to stop using tobacco himself. The question followed Dawes’s remarks on tobacco policy and public health.
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Charles Dawes
Chicago
Charle Dawes
Campaign rhetoric sparks temperance talk in Washington
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a debate scene in Washington amid claims of tampering with tobacco policy and vice presidential reactions. The text mentions the No-Tobacco League and references to reformist stances, with unclear phrasing about smoking bans and political leverage.
Killed in Auto Accidents in South First Week in 1926
Atlanta report shows New Year week ranked close to Christmas in traffic fatalities across the Southern States. The survey by the Associated Press records 61 deaths in the week ending Monday, with 279 injuries and 70 deaths the previous week, highlighting notable state figures including Virginia and Florida with high counts.
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South
Atlanta
Associated Press
Wvirginia
Florida
Georgia
Lousiana
Alabama
Georgia editor killed in auto accident near Cartersville
Mi Dinesvanton Georgia December Birthmore editor of the Lincolnton Journal was found dead under an overturned automobile in a creek near Cartersville Wilken county. The car lay submerged in about water depth. A coroner’s jury returned a verdict that Birthmore died from accidental drowning after the vehicle went over an embankment into the creek.
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Tdinesvanton
Ois
Birthmore
Lincolton Journal of
Lincolnton
Cartersville
Wilken County
Beeneath
Virgil Fagan Dies in Macon Georgia
T Virgil Fagan ages 70 died suddenly at his Macon home on Tuesday afternoon He was a native of Houston County and had lived in Macon eight years He represented Houston County in the lower house of the Legislature for several terms and had served in the State Senate He was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church
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Macon
Virgil Fagan
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Naith
Hall and McClellaning
Power OF Prayer
Joss
Baptist Churcres
Gia Unith
Delco-Light
A. W
Hudson Bay
J. P. Allen & Co
Stone
Martin
Allen's
Allen
Nltra
Byers
Senate
Weadigton
Responsive
T. Virgil Fagan
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