Yearwood Indicted In Williamson Case
Yearwood 22 of Bishop faces trial for the hitchhike slaying of H. W. Williamson, publisher in Atlanta. He confessed to killing Williamson after a ride toward Atlanta following criticism of his intoxication. Williamson’s body was dumped in Hard Labor Creek after the arrest in Gray and chase across states.
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Athens
William H. Yearwood
Bishop
Clarke Superior Court
H. W. Williamson
Atlanta Publishing Company
Yearwood
FBI
Williamson
Atlanta
Hard Labor Creek
Gray
Louisiana
Georgia
Georgia Textbook Business Is Mostly a Racket Says Arnall
Governor Arnall called the Georgia textbook trade mostly a racket while backing a $600000 increase to the $400000 state library and text book fund. He spoke at a pre Legislature conference outlining a $9600000 expansion of state services urged by Speaker Roy V Harris and supported by Senate President Frank C Gross.
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Arnall
Georgia
House
Roy V. Harris
Senate
Frank C. Gross
Albrecht Re elected Columbus Mayor in City Commission Meet
Columbus Ga January 7 Sterling Albrecht won reelection as mayor at the City Commission reorganiz ation meeting. Walter A Richards president of the Tom Houston Peanut Company was sworn in as a new commissioner and is a former city manager of Columbus.
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Columbus
Sterling Albrecht
Walter A. Richards
Tom Houston Peanut Company
William H Garrett Dies at Cuthbert
William H. Garrett aged 69 died in a hospital at Cuthbert after a short illness. He was president of the Georgia Dental Association and father of Dr. W. A. Garrett of Atlanta. Survivors include two daughters Mrs. Lois Hatchell of Bainbridge and Mrs. Elvis Hayes of Albany. He was lifelong resident of Terrell county.
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Cuthbert
William H. Garrett
W. A. Garrett
Atlanta
The
Georgia Dental Association
Cuthbert Tues
Garrett
Terrell County
Lois Hatchell
Bainbridge
Elvis Hayes
Albany
Arnall Opposes Free Zoos On Highways In Georgia
Gov. Ellis Arnall criticized free roadside zoos along Georgia highways as nuisances though lacking clear authority to shut them. He noted some advertise free entry but run skin games when motorists stop and said they mar the highway scenery.
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Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Arnall
Georgia Liquor Board: Taylor County Liabilities Report
A concise liability entry lists amounts of 14,678.69 6,251.10 1,250.00 555.76 and 71,118.56, tied to Georgia in Taylor County. The line item appears as part of a financial disclosure or balance sheet listing.
Father's Slayer Is Shot By Son at Wrightsville
In Wrightsville on a Saturday night the shooting of Dr. Stump Prescott by J. W. Claxton occurred after a barber shop encounter. Prescott, a Georgia farmer and foxhound breeder, lies critically wounded. Claxton is held on $5,000 bond for assault with intent to murder. The earlier duel between Claxton and Prescott’s opponent, also named J. W. Claxton, is noted.
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Wrightsville
Jan
Stump) Prescott
Georgia
University Hospital
Augusta
J. W. Claxton
C. F. Claxton
Prescott
G. C. Carter
Johnson County
Claxton
Dublin
Claxton-Prescott
Atlanta
State Revenue Department
Clean Cutting of Timber Is Unwise
Farm agent E G Blackwell warns Taylor county landowners against clear cutting as it leaves low quality wood and harms future timber. He notes fall and winter timber markets rise and urges leaving seed trees and protecting woods. He also urges fire prevention with breaks and ready equipment.
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Taylor County
E. G. Blackwell
Extension Service
Three Die in Alabama Stove Explosion
Hartselle Alabama January 7 three persons were burned to death in the Summerville community fifteen miles from Hartselle when a heating stove exploded Sunday night authorities reported the fatalities and damage.
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Hartselle
Ala
Summerville
Here
Sacrament Theme in Christian Science Lesson Sermon
The Lesson-Sermon on Sacrament to be read in Churches of Christ Scientist worldwide next Sunday centers on the Golden Text from Psalms and the Luke account of the Last Supper. It cites Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures to emphasize a spiritual Eucharist beyond bread and wine.
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Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Four Columbus Men Rescued From Chattahoochee River
Four Columbus men were stranded on the Chattahoochee River after its flood surged from Habersham to Hall counties. Two men remained marooned on a small island since Saturday while two rescuers were swept downstream before being saved late Monday. Archie Autrey and James Autry, brothers, with J T Clark and Louis Chaple, all of Columbus, were rescued under Army supervision from Fort Benning after their rescue boat hit rocks and overturned.
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Columbus
Chattahoochee
North Georgia
Habersham
Hall
Chattahoochee River
Ft. Benning
Archie Autrey
James Autry
J. T. Clark
Louis Chaple
Clark
Chaple
Autry
Manure Boosts Pecan Yields Says County Agent
Taylor county agent FE G Blackwell advises applying stable or barnyard manure to pecan trees each winter. One fourth to one ton per tree maintains soil fertility, adds humus, improves water holding capacity, and enhances nutrient availability. Slightly acid soils curb rossette and boost growth and nut production.
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FEG Blackwell
Taylor County
White and Negro Soldiers Clash Outside Manila
In the Manila suburbs on Monday night a three hour battle occurred between American Negro and white soldiers. Sgt. Russell Brian killed a negro soldier carrying GI clothing, provoking the clash with machine guns carbines pistols and grenades. No casualties were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Daily Courier
Russell Brian
Quezon City
Memorial Services for Justice Warren Grice in Atlanta
Memorial services for the late Supreme Court Justice Warren Grice of Macon were held in the State Capitol Atlanta on Monday. Former Governor John M. Slaton addressed a large gathering of Georgia lawyers and friends of the late justice.
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Supreme Court
Warren Grice
Macon
State Capitol
Atlanta
John M. Slaton
Georgia
List of Jurors For Taylor Superior Court Here Next Week
A long roster of jurors is listed for Taylor Superior Court sessions next week. Names include L A Peed W R Lawhorn T Whatley O R Montgomery J W Windham A L Waters J B Byrd E T Shealy and many others listed in two columns.
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Taylor Superior Court
L. A. Peed
W. R. Lawhorn
T. Whatley
O. R. Montgomery
J. W. Windham
A. L. Waters J. B. Byrd
E. T. Shealy
W. E. Neisler
M. W. Smith
Frank Callahan
J. H. West B. M. Montgomery
L. T. Peed
F. C. Jarrell
M. L. Parks
D. R. Theus
J. W. O'Neal David Childree
J. W. Woodall
E. C. Ghol
H. W. Jarrell
Arnold Griggs
O. C. Keen
Gleason Fowler Byrd Posey
Joe Brown
W. F. Rogers
H. W. Woodall
J. L. Saunders
W. J. Braddy
Wanza Hartman
Ed Stringfield
E. A. Nelson
J. R. Massey Massey Childres
L. J. Wainwright
J. T. Mathews
H. M. Waters Clay Smith
J. M. Cox
Speedy Draw Contest Ends in Fatal Shooting at Fort Benning
Curtis Benefield Jr., a civilian guard and newlywed, died after a pistol was fired during a friendly draw contest with fellow guard C. D. Colefield at Fort Benning. Investigators say both men drew. Benefield fell and died, Colefield held for FBI inquiry. Benefield, an Air Forces veteran, married Saturday night to Della Lenton of Fortson, Ga. The incident occurred on Out post 10 on the old Cusseta road.
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Columbus
Curtis F. Benefield Jr
Fort Benning
Benefield
Air Forces
Della Lenton
Fortson
Ft. Benning
C. D. Colefield
Baker Village
Coast
Colefield
Outpost 10
Cusseta Road
ASF _ Regional hospital
Lost ring found after 18 years in Brunswick chicken-yard
Miss Marie Everett has her mother's diamond engagement ring returned after being thought destroyed in a house fire 18 years ago. The ring was found by a friend of the current occupants in a chicken yard at the old homesite and restored to its owner.
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Brunswick
Marie Everett
State Baptists View Sites for College
A Georgia Baptist convention committee studied three North Georgia locations, inspecting two sites in Cleveland and one in Helen for a proposed two year junior college. The group was authorized at Macon on November 13 to visit sites and report to the convention's executive committee led by Dr. Louie D. Newton.
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Cleveland
Georgia Baptist Convention
Helen
North Georgia
Macon
Louie D.newton
Atlanta
Mauk Ladies Entertain Friends Before New Home Move
Mrs. R. D. Waller hosted a Wednesday afternoon gathering at her Dacula home to honor Mrs. A. L. McMillan and Mrs. A. F. McMillan before their move to a new home in Dacula Georgia. Guests presented gifts and a Friendship Book with recipes wishes and friendship cards.
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R. D. Waller
A. L
A. F. McMillan
Dacula
A. L. McMillan
B. S. Parker
W. M. McFarland
Willis Garret
L. R. Pike
Carl Turner
J. T. Chapman
Brannon Montgomery
R. M. Jinks
John Daniel
A. G. Wall
H. W. Woodall
Bell Lawhorn
Della Woodall
Susie Lancaster
Heavy Rains Cause Heavy Damage and Loss of Eight Lives
A heavy rain and heat wave drenched the South prompting flood warnings. Eight people died and 45 injured as floods and winds damaged property across multiple states. In Coila Mississippi a cyclone killed a woman and child. Seven Pines was wiped out. several towns reported fatalities and injuries. Communications lines and roads suffered widespread damage with trains and buses delayed.
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Southland
Weather Bureau
Seven Pines
Miss
Indianola
Lake Village
Ark
Jennie
Sunflower
New Orleans
Macon
Montgomery
Ala
Charleston
S. C
Augusta
Memphis
Tenn
Shreveport
Little Rock
Atlanta
Cattanooga
Gainesville
Chattahoochee
Rep Pace asks hearing on cotton ceiling
Americus January 7 Rep Pace urged a hearing before price ceilings on the 1946 raw cotton crop. He said the cotton producers deserve opportunity to be heard before any ceiling is set and noted farm costs have risen, with labor costs about four times normal.
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Americus
Rep
Pace
OPA
Chester Bowles
Arnall Endorses Move To Liberalize Divorces
Governor Ellis Arnall endorsed Judge David Atkinson of Savannah for liberalizing Georgia divorce laws. The proposal, voiced at a pre legislative session in Atlanta, would allow Superior Court Judges to grant divorces in uncontested suits without jury action.
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Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
David Atkinson
Savannah
Georgia
Superior Court
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Pinklham
Bubbles
Albrecht
Department OF Banking State OF Georgia
Citizens State Bank
Reynolds
W. J. Butler
R. L. Bell
U. S
Cotton Commodity Corp
Capital Stock
Said
Cashier
Anne H. Swearingen
State of Georgia
R. L. Swearingen
Chas. Neisler
Said Bank
SfaPsthouk
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City, N. Y
Pepsi-Cola
O. Mason
Father
Son
Alabama
Justice Grice
Vas
Columbus Man
State Baptists
Mauk
United Press
Rep Pace
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