Georgia News Roundup Highlights Local Shifts and Losses
Rev G A Briggs accepts Baptist call in Buena Vista to Oglethorpe church. Dr M D Collins to address Tifton educational rally. Atlanta mother of six and one half pound son, her 18th child, reported. Over $200000 in new Georgia GWA projects announced by Miss Gay Shepperson. Dr Wm N Adkins dies at 60 in Atlanta hospital. Robert Maddox retires as First National Bank chairman. Various local resignations, transfers, and appointments across Georgia including Fulton, Macon, Thomaston, and Richland. Copied items include crime arrests, weather, and civic notes.
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G. A. Briggs
Buena Vista Baptist Church
Oglethorpe Baptist Church
M. D. Collins
Tifton
Melvin F. Smith
Atlanta
Georgia Gwa
Indian mound excavations draw large Macon crowd
A special traffic squad patrolled Macon Georgia streets as about 3000 visitors, despite rain, toured the Indian mounds east of the city under Dr A E Kelly of the Smithsonian. Work by CWA crews aimed to study a vanished civilization, yielding skeletons and relics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
A. E. Kelly
Smithsonian Institution
CWA
Dr. Kelly
Ben T. Watkins
Train Plows School Bus Killing Three in Bassfield
Bassfield Mississippi January 8 Mississippi Central passenger train plowed into a roadside school bus killing three Jeff Davis County children and injuring a score more with broken limbs cuts and bruises as the bodies lay in the morgues Monday night all readable facts from the incident reported by the local press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bassfield
Mass
Jeff Davis County
Mississippi Central
Fire destroys A. B. and C. shops in Manchester
Manchester Ga Jan 9 about five oclock Sunday morning the car repair shed office and tool house of the car department of the A. B. and C. railroad were destroyed by fire. Origin of the fire is not known and the loss amount is not yet determined. The building was one of Manchester's oldest landmarks and among the first erected by the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
A. B. and C. Railroad
A. B. and C
Teete PLANNING OLY LAND TOUR DURING FEBRUARY
Marshallville Georgia January 6 Rev W C Bryant pastor of the First Methodist church of Marshallville will sail from New York on February 8 for a visit to the Holy Land and several European countries. The trip is a present to Rev Mr Bryant from the members of his church. He will be away about two months visiting places where Christ and his disciples lived. Other countries include Greece Egypt and Italy. During his absence his pulpit will be filled by Dr Lelana Moore of Macon presiding elder and pastors from Montezuma Perry and Fort Valley.
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Marshallville
W. C. Bryant
First Methodist Church of
New York
Holy Land
Bryant
Christ
Greece
Egypt
Italy
Mr. Bryant
Lelana Moore
Macom
Montezuma
Perry
Ft. Valley
Six Dives Into Tar Vat Trying To Aid Chile
In Columbus Georgia on January 8 James Teal aged six fell into a tar vat. His eleven year old brother Douglas and eight year old Louis Mills leaped in to help. Their father Bert Teal and stepfather M. L. Robinson joined the rescue, followed by Dan Carter and Billy Brooks. All seven were pulled from the vat and scrubbed at the city hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ga
James Teal
Columbus
Douglas Teal
James
Louis Mills
Bert Teal
Douglas
M. L. Robinson
Dan Carter
Billy Brooks
Teal
Poole Convicted In Pafford Case Involuntary Manslaughter
Adel Ga Jan 5 Cook county jury finds former Atlanta police officer Douglas Poole guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the crash that killed Joe Pafford and Miss Winona Patterson. Jury says Poole acted while lawfully performing a duty but without due caution and recommends misdemeanor punishment. Trial last six and a half hours after 4:25 p m verdict. Prosecutors sought murder while defense argued accident unavoidable. Poole had previously been convicted of manslaughter in Patterson death. state supreme court later granted him a new hearing.
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Adel
Cook County
Douglas Poole
Atlanta
Joe Pafford
Pooler
H. C. Morgan
J. P. Knight
Nashville
Poole
Pafford
FE. D. Rivers,, Jr
Winona Patterson
Thomasson Reflects on 84 Years as Carrollton Editor
Carrollton Georgia editor J J Thomasson marks 84 years at the Carroll County Times recounting a life in journalism since 1899. He recalls vast changes in the town and in the paper and predicts further evolution for the future as he reflects on subscriber succession after purchasing from T A Majors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Thomasson
Carrollton, Ga
GPS
Carroll County Times
Carrollton
Thomasson
Georgia
T. A. J. Majors
Land donated to Southern Industrial Orphans Home
Baxley Ga Jan 2 quarterly meeting of the board of trustees of the Southern Industrial Orphans Home Inc met at the home Rev J M Branch of Davisboro spoke followed by Rev Mr Cox of Laurens county and Dr J C Brewton of Vidalia E L Odum formerly of Appling County now Waycross gave 1050 acres of land with 65 acres swamp and the remainder timbered to establish an industrial orphans home for southeast Baxley on the Baxley to Blackshear road near Mount Vernon Baptist church Rev Z O Farrell of Douglas is general manager and Rev F J Piddle of Alma assists in soliciting contributions
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Baxley
The
Southern Industrial Orphans Home Inc
J. M. Branch
Davisboro
Mr. Cox
Laurens County
J.C. Brewton
Vidalia
E. L. Odum
Appline County
Waycross
Avrling County
Blackshear
Mount Vernon
Gormeley Sees Quick Moves on Closed Georgia Banks
Atlanta Jan 11 The state banking chief reports all Georgia banks applying for Federal Deposit Insurance Corp membership were accepted. Excluding 26 Fed member banks, 174 applied and were accepted, with 40 more liquidations expected in weeks. The RFC may fund receivers, deposits paid in 60 closed banks total 8671 765.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
R. E. Gormeley
State Banking Department
Federal Reserve System
Insurance Corporation
Gormeley
Open Bank
Sant. Gormeley
Decatur
Rie Bank & Trust Co
Atlan
400 Georgians to Die in Auto Crashes in 1984
Georgia motorists face a predicted high death toll from automobile crashes. Charles Cook of the Dixie Moby Club cites 40,000 unfit drivers and urges licensing reforms while noting 374 deaths nationwide in 1988 and 70 in Atlanta, with drinking drivers involved in 369 accidents.
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Georgia Newspaper Alliance
Chas. Cook
Dixie Moby Club of
Atlanta
Cook
Motor Club
Almost Million Cut Off Georgia Power Bills
Atlanta news reports that about $1,000,000 was cut from Georgia power bills after a pact between the Georgia Public Service Commission and utility companies. The Georgia Power & Light agreement removes the service charge for residential customers, saving about $14,000 annually for those served by the Valdosta headquarters unit, while commercial rates stay the same. Towns buying power from Georgia Power for distribution face roughly 12 percent savings on average under the new rates agreed at a recent conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Georgia Public Service Commission
Commission
Georgia Power & Light Company
Valdosta
Georgia Power Company
Local cooperation urged to sustain Butler CCC Camp work
The text urges active local participation to extend the Butler area CCC camp's forest protection efforts. It notes that lack of local cooperation risks ending services, while enrollment of remaining timberland and owner support can sustain and possibly expand benefits before CCC disbands.
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Butler
Thatiey
Butler C. C. C
Lanford Cited as Candidate in Congress Fight
Waycross Jan 4 Unofficial notice in the Coffee County Progress Douglas indicates W C Lanford of Douglas former congressman from the Eighth Georgia district is likely seeking his last congressional seat in this year’s election. The piece notes Braswell Deen’s victory and lists other potential candidates including A J Tuten WR Dibbs FB FE Dakle Hadley Brown and several unnamed men across the district.
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Waycross
Coffee County
Douglas
W. C. Lanford
Georgia
Lankford
National House of Representatives
Braswell Deen
Alma
South Georgia College
McRae
Deen
Telfair
Washington
A. J. Tuten
Swernbay
Georgia Senate
WR Dibbs
Jesup
Brunswick
FE. Dakle
Valdosta
Hadley Brown
Georgia survey of rural housing hires 250 women
Approximately 250 women have been assigned to a CWA rural housing survey across 18 Georgia counties including Bulloch Bryan Liberty Cherokee Columbia Dooley Early Hancock Henry Jackson Lowndes Meriwether Mitchell Pierce Polk Rabun Habersham and Taylor. Under Miss Willie Dowdy sixteen supervisors direct data collection to assess farm housing conditions and potential farm home public works programs. The project covers over 10 percent of Georgia rural population and more than 18 percent of farms, a U.S. Department of Agriculture state extension service effort.
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Athens
CWA
Georgia
H. L. Brown
University of Georgia
Bulloch
Bryan
Liberty
Cherokee
Columbia Dooley
Early
Hancock
Henry
Jackson Lowndes
Meriwether
Mitchell
Pierce
Polk
Robin Habersham
Taylor
Willie Dowdy
Brown
U. S. Department of Agriculture
State Extension Services
United States
Page Announces Blanks Ready for Income Tax Returns
W E Page collector of internal revenue said deputies will be in every county about Feb 15 to help taxpayers file returns. All individuals who filed income in 1982 and all corporations and rising income since 1932 must file by March 15 to avoid 25 percent penalty. Unmarried individuals earning 1000 or more and married men earning 2400 or more yearly must pay. Banks pens available from Page's Atlanta office with zone offices in Rome Columbus Valdosta Savannah Macon and Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Newspaper Alliance
W. E. Page
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Department
Dividend Offer Ignored by Depositors at Defunct Bank
Albany Ga Jan 8 thirty two thousand dollars were made available to depositors in a defunct bank more than a week ago but most disregarded a plea to come and get it and the receiver doubts about the existence of a low mood The defunct New Georgia National Bank would pay a five percent dividend After waiting for depositors to claim their money Shirley Hiatt receiver issued another appeal stating it would be impossible to keep his office open indefinitely to make payments.
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Albany
New Georgia National Bank
Shirley Hiatt
Cattle Truck Upset Claims Georgian in Plains Accident
Americus Georgia January 4 Mr Wm E Mullinniz aged 58 a farmer died when a truck load of cattle overturned near Plains pinning him beneath His neck and back were broken Three other men on the truck were not seriously injured His wife two daughters and seven sons survive
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Americus
Wm. E. Mullinniz
Plains
Plantations of Yesteryear Split into Small Farms for Prosperity
In Americus, Georgia on January 6, Dr. John M. Prance outlined a federal funded $1,000,000 farm colonization plan to break up large plantations into owner operated small farms. The project aims to establish an 80,000 acre Piedmont tract with homesteads, processing plants, and marketing facilities to rehabilitate rural families and diversify agriculture.
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Americus
Georgia
John M. Prance
Prance
Georgia Southwestern College
Piedmont
Dr. Pranve
Sharvest
Alents
Heflin Declares Candidacy in Fifth Alabama District
LaFayette Ala Jan 9 former Senator J T Heflin formally entered the race for Congress from Alabama fifth district filing his qualification papers after an earlier announcement He has left the Senate race to seek the House seat and is now a declared candidate in the forthcoming election The move confirms Heflin as a challenger in the 5th district race against incumbents and other hopefuls
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LaFayette
Ala
J. T. Heflin
Alabama
Heflin
Miller Named Editor for Hawk Eye in Pembroke
Pembroke Ga Jan 5 The Pem broke Journal announces Hawk eye will continue under F O Miller editor after the death of J R Miller An office is leased at Statesboro and may issue from there Jan 15 with Miller as editor and publication office at Statesboro TO
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Pembroke
Pembroke Journal
F. O. Miller
Hawkeye
J. R. Miller
F.O. Miller
States
Statesboro
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Wm, N. Adkins
Fulton County
Robert F. Maddox
First National Bank
Dorothy V. Lane
Dewey Lane
Ft. Benning
Frank E. Coffee
Atlanta Retail Labor Board
G. K. Xamaker
Emerson Brooks
Greenville
Warm Springs
Raymond Harper
Robert Benson
Des
Vineyville Station
Wm. J. Davis, Jr
Clifford Walker
Continental Life Insurance Company of
St. Louis
Pomeroy
Fulton Superior Court
C. C. Perry
Georia Power Company
Richland
Hasen
M. G. Bell
Cordelo
Mr. Perry
Jams L. Key
H. I. Tyson
U. S
Secret Service
Walter F. George
B. T. Castellon
Poland
T. J. Hamilton
Augusta Chronicle
Order of Polonia Restituta
Frances Cook
North Fork
W. Va
Wesleyan
Ruby Kidd
Preston
Miss Kidd
J. W. Montgomery
R. E. Dallas
Thomaston, Ga
Thomeston
Elberton
Orr
Sxuel
James L. Bennett
W. A. Candler Hospital
J. J. Cornell
Rev
C. W. Curry
Macon Telegraph
H. I., Smart
NRA
Talmadge Aaiq
Pickett and
L. W. Camp
Elizabeth Ingram Ashe
Marietta
Peachtree Christian Church
Wm. B. Meir
122Nd Infantry
Georgia National Guard
Elizabeth Haulbrook
Louisville
Elizabeth
Thomaston
North Center Street
Billie
Frank Miller
Master William
Congress
Homer C. Parker
Bos
Ashburn
Jefferson Creamery
Ashburn Ice & Cold Storage Co
Ashburn Distributing , Company
State Motor Vehicle Department
McWhorter
W. S. Witham
LaGrange College
George Spence
Witham
Troup County
George A. Greer
Lift County
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Paul A. Porter
la Grange Dailyews
Porter
South
A. D. Stedman
Rre
Teete
Chile
Orphans Home
RFC
Lan&ford
Survey OF Rural Housing
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