Coatless Weather Promises Strong Peach Harvest
Ft. Valley reports indicate an excellent peach crop outlook for the season. U S Department of Agriculture horticulturist Dr. J H Weinberger notes at least a normally good crop with 584 hours of dormancy before the warm spell and potential rainfall to avert drought damage across Peach county and surrounding areas including Houston Macon counties Perry and Montezuma.
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Ft. Valley
J H. Weinberger
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Weinberger
Ft. Valley Platea
Peach County
Houston
Macon
Perry
Montezzuma
Peach Belt
Murder charges dropped in Ben Hill County case
In Fitzgerald Georgia three men were freed after murder charges in the death of Johnny Stringfellow were dropped. Judge O T Gower did not press indictments against Godwin Davis C O Revel and Joe Allred and released bonds totaling 25000. Sol Harvey L Jay urged dismissal saying no evidence justified a trial.
Five Million Dollar Fort Benning Homes Project Starts
Fort Benning begins a new self contained housing development on Columbus Custer Road Terrace. The Jordan Company of Columbus will build 600 rental units at a total cost of 5.7 million dollars with completion by September. Rents range from 70 to 95 dollars monthly. Duplex units form the majority and the complex sits near the post cemetery east of Battle Park. Sixty buildings will house single families at 95 dollars monthly while other buildings accommodate four families each.
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Columbus
Custer Road Terrace
Jordan Company of
Fort Benning
Jordan Company
Post Cemetery
Battle Park
Sheriff Sues Judge Over Slander Claim in Georgia
Dade County Sheriff John W. Lynch filed a $50,000 slander suit in Fulton Superior Court against Court of Appeals Judge J. M. C. Townsend. The claim alleges Townsend damaged Lynch’s reputation with remarks in a speech before a Chattanooga civic club on April 15, 1949. Lynch was among 10 defendants in a Rome Federal case last December over turning seven Black individuals to the KKK for flogging, which ended in a mistrial.
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Atlanta
John W. Lynch
Dade County
Court of Appeals
J. M. C. Townsend
Fulton Superior Court
Townsend
Chattanooga
Lynch
Rome
KKK
Survey of Humanity’s New Course Taught at GSC
Georgia Southwestern College offers a new course open to the public titled Survey of Humanity's New Course. Dr. Stanford II leads the survey of world wide contributions in fine arts and literature with instructors Stacy Farr and James W. Byrd teaching morning sessions and independent study options available.
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Survey of Humanity
Georgia Southwestern College
Stanford
Stacy Farr
University of Mississippi and
Peabody College
Jas. W. Byrd
State Teacher’s College
Troy Alabama
Negress Sues White Attorney Over Alimony Damages
A Negro woman files in district court charging Ruth Wey an NLBR attorney with alienating her husband from him. Olive J. Perry identifies as Leslie S. Perry's wife and names the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People as associate party. The suit seeks 50000 dollars in damages.
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Negress
Washington
Olive J. Perry
Ruth Wey
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Leslie S. Perry
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
German girl enrolls at R. E. Lee Institute Thomaston
A 16 year old German student Arte Voigt arrived in Thomaston to study at R. E. Lee Institute for a year. Sponsored by the Thomaston Kiwanis Club she will live with local families and attend as a Senior class member showing strong English readiness despite initial language hurdles.
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R. E. Lee Institute
Thomaston
R. E. Lee
Arte Voigt
New Jersey
R. J. Warner
Germany
Thomaston Kiwanis Club
Warners
Jo Anne
Urte
U. S
Legislature Eyes 250000 for Juvenile Training School
If approved, the State Department of Corrections will take over an abandoned Air Force camp to convert it into a juvenile training school. The two candidate bases are Thomasville and Toccoa.
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State Department of Corrections
Air Force
Thomasville
Toccoa
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Ben Hill
Fort Benning Homes
Survey of Humanities
Dollydale cc
Securit
Dollydale
Security Dairy
Security Mill, Inc
Knoxville
Tennessee
Emory F. Parr Reynolds
VEW
DeSoto
Desoto and
Plymouth
CBS
Suggs Motor Company
Butler, Ga
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