Georgia highlights 1952 events and notable deaths
N B Warren, Candler County Ordinary, died Monday. Fort Benning marked 1952 with big events and improvements. Bullock County reported a cash surplus of 133,623 dollars. Sterling W. Dudley retired as Muscogee tax officer after 28 years. Georgia saw a grim 963 traffic deaths in 1952 and a new Negro library in Columbus. The Thomasville Camellia Show dates were announced for January 24-25. The 1953 March of Dimes aimed for 750,000 dollars statewide.
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Sterling W. Dudley
Muscogee
Georgia
Public safety incident ends with suspect in custody
In Hamilton Georgia on January 2 a 20 year old Black man, named by authorities as Walter Bray, reportedly exchanged gunfire with a police officer after striking white woman Mrs Talmadge Gates in the face and chest near her home. Gates and Bray had earlier argued outside a store four miles from town on U.S. 27.
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Hamilton
Hadley
Walter Bray
Rt. 2
Talmadge Gates
Gates
U.S
Bray
Grandmother Helps Design Macon 500-Bed Hospital
Macon January 3 a renowned grandmother architect joins four Macon colleagues to draft plans for a 6 million dollar 500 bed hospital slated to begin this summer and finish in 1954. Mrs Ellamae E League has worked in architecture since 1922 and is among the citys best known designers. She advises against architecture as a career for women despite her success.
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Macon
Ellamae E. League
League
Thomaston Trade Column Highlights Local Growth and Deals
A weekly Thomaston Butler Barnesville column promotes local commerce with items on Christmas shopping crowds in Thomaston, large New Year dances, Green's Fuel Gas service pledges, Neal Logue Co sale, Lyon's Finer Foods modernization, top TV sellers, expected city growth, and Rhodes Furniture January bargain with delivery.
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Talking Upson
Thomaston
Butler
Barnesville
Veterans Clubhouse
National Guard Armory
Reynolds
Talbotton
Pledge Green
Upson
Pledge
L. P
Why Worry About Life and Afterlife in One Quip
A Texas humorist parable attributes worry to success status and health outcomes, tracing concerns from success to illness to fate after death. It humorously concludes that regardless of outcome one may find relief in heavenly or earthly busyness, ending with a signature by Uncle Adolph.
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Heaven
Uncle Adolph
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Cobb County
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