New York Publisher Harris Dies at 65 After Illness
Charles K Harris, famed New York song publisher known for creating fortunes from publishing, died at 65 after a three week illness. He built wealth from songs like After the Ball and helped launch careers, with survivors including a widow formerly Cora Lehr of Kentucky and relatives in Michigan, Chicago, Milwaukee, and New York.
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New York
Chas. K. Harris
Cora
Lehr- Ky
Saginaw
Mich
Cago
Milwaukee
Y York
Hareweetheart
Chicago
Aldrich
Bijou
Ibaa
Harris
James J. Walker
Youn Immy
Tax increase not needed Harrison says in Georgia plan
Comptroller General W B Harrison states that targeted restatements of Georgia tax laws can close the deficit without new tax hikes. He promises data to committees, a plan to adjust levies and improve revenue, while avoiding upward revisions and aiding business payments.
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W. B. Harrson
Harrison
General Assembly
George
Savannah Press 5 Bought by News
Announcement reports the Savannah Press being acquired by News and its editor A. Stovall remaining as editor. The merger follows a trend seen in other cities where competing papers join to form a larger, unified outlet.
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Savannah Press
NEWS
Savannah
Cenvennes
Savannah Mo Ae
A. Stovall
the Press
Stovall
Ian
Asheville
Ashevill
Frontier Echoes Stir Texas Citizens with Wary Warnings
West Texas residents face forced relocations from homes and urge women to be ready to shoot the War element day and night. The editor notes this echoes Thollan frontier days when the country felt nearly as wild and dangerous.
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West Texas
Thollan
Taylor County 4-H Corn Club Records for 1980
County records show 29 boys logged 29 acres producing 1 060.18 bushels averaging 36.55 per acre. Alfred Gaultney leads with a 4-H scholarship to Camp Wilkins. Other clubs note pig calf poultry and cotton work with multiple awardees and medals planned for advancing years.
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Corn Club
Taylor County
Alfred Gaultney
Rte
Butler
Edward Rustin
Mauk
J. W. Waters
Robt
Carol Peacock
Winston Taunton
Reynolds
Fred Jarrell
Arthur Jarrell
Ralph McCants
Harold Williamson
Frank Hill
Rupert
Lewis Garrett
Phillip Jarrell
Thomas Horton
Eugene Downs
Howard
Edwin Harris
Dan Fountain
Robert Dunlap
Hubert Young
Hugh Gilson, Jr
Woodrow Harris
Hugh VY
Millicons
Eugene
Peterman
N. E. Peterman
Turner's Chapel
Macon
Camp Wilkins
Athens
Pig Club
G. ©. Spillers
Felton Posey
Calvin Jarrell
Cecil Parks
Howard McCants
Wayne McChargue
S. V. McChargue
Carl Brown
Wm. Elliston
Cotton Club
Lawrence Simmons
Oglethorpe
Guy Adams
Penny Gaultney
Wanza Hartman
L. E
Tra Peterman
A. E. Guinn
Poland
Wilson & Co
Soda Feeding Increases Corn Yield In Taylor County
R B McCants and County Agent W A Lundy demonstrated profitable fertilizer use on a 2 acre corn field. One acre received no fertilizer, the other with 200 pounds of Soda side dressing yielding 19.5 and 44.9 bushels respectively, extra cost about 5 dollars. Lundy says Tur possible to raise corn more economically with proper fertilizer than acreage increase.
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R. B. McCants
Taylor County
W. A. Lundy
Lundy
Macon Plans Major Job and Construction Push
Macon officials announce increased employment for 500 workers with Rice resuming full time operations. The plan includes spending over 225 000 on projects in Macon with a 28 000 gas line and an annex to Hotel Dempsey. A new county convict camp is projected at 380 000 plus.
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Macon
Macon Water Works Department
Dempsey
Unremovable Tags for Autos Proposed by Georgia Official
Secretary of State George Carswell announced a contract with a Georgia firm to supply patented automobile tags that cannot be removed. The tags aim to curb use of one tag on multiple vehicles and deter theft, with an expected state savings. A federal report cited vehicle registration discrepancies, estimated at about 68 000 motor vehicles. The new tags will be placed on the windows of the motor vehicle department this year.
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Atlanta
George H. “Carswell
Georgia
Carswell
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Ee Made
Motor
Macon Merger Involves Five Tile Firms
Five tile firms join to form the Southern Brick and Tile Co in a merger announced in Macon led by W L Dunwody president of Standard Brick Co. Other merging entities include Bible Brick Co Cherokee Brick Co Georgia Carolina Brick and Tile Co Augusta and the Columbus Brick and Tile Company Jacksonville Fla. Presidents of all firms remain officers.
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Macon
Southern Brick and Tile Co
Southeast
W. L. Dunwody
Dunwody
Standard Brick Co
Bible Brick Co
Cherokee Brick Co
Geora-Carolina Brick’ and ‘Tile Co
Agusta
Columbus Brick and Tile Company
Jacksonville
Fla
Death ends career of Johnny J. Jones famed circus man
Deland Florida veteran circus owner Johnny J Jones died at his winter home after brief illness. Death attributed to uremia. He lay in bed two days with a week of illness. At the bedside were his wife and a son and sisters and in laws. The Jones shows family has wintered in Deland for five years. Surviving are three sisters leaving 14 siblings total in the circus clan.
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Deland
Fla
Johnny J. Jones
Florida
Johnny, Jr
Grant Smith
Sue
Ray Meade
Meade
Jones
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