Sneak Thieves Hit Four Columbus Churches During Worship
Sneak thieves raided four downtown Columbus churches during morning services. Purses and a coin purse were stolen from members at St Luke Methodist First Baptist and First Presbyterian churches. Two suspects were detained and later released as police investigated.
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Columbus
St. Luke Methodist
First Baptist
First Presbyterian
St Luke Methodist
St. Luke
Robert Bonner
Elizabeth Hunt
W. E. McTier
St. Paul Methodist Church
McTier
Emmett Cartledge
First Presbyterian Church
Former farmer of Sylvania to receive Medal of Honor
Sgt. J. R. McKinney of Sylvania Georgia, a machine gunner with the 123rd Infantry, 38th Division, will go to the White House to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions at a Philippine outpost on May 11 1945. He was discharged at Ft. McPherson and is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs D H McKinney.
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Atlanta
White House
J. R. McKinney
123Rd Infantry
McKinney
Army
Ft. McPherson
D. H. McKinney
Journal of Labor editor and Fulton representative injured
W Cicero Kendrick editor of the Journal of Labor and Fulton county representative in the state legislature is hospitalized after his car skidded and overturned on a wet highway between Forsyth and Indian Springs. He suffers a broken collarbone two fractured ribs and shock. Kendrick was driving north alone when the car lost control on the oily surface.
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Atlanta
W. Cicero Kendrick
Journal of Labor
Fulton County
Grady Hospital
Forsyth
Indian Springs
Kendrick
Arnall Outlines Major Teachers and Health Plans
Governor Arnall addressed the Georgia General Assembly with four key funding proposals for his fourth year. He calls for 1.5 million for teachers pay and 1 million for textbooks, 1.5 million to expand public health and 1 million for tuberculosis hospital operation, 2 million for warehousing mental facilities, 2 million for a permanent building program, and 1 million for old age pensions funded by new liquor warehouse charges.
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Arnall
General Assembly
Death of John A. Brice President of The Atlanta Journal
John A. Brice 69 longtime president of The Atlanta Journal Company since 1939 died after a heart attack at Emory University Hospital. He devoted 49 years to the paper rising from clerk to president and was a key adviser to Major John S. Cohen. Brice lived near the Journal office, was active at North Avenue Presbyterian church, and was known as Deacon by close friends.
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Atlanta
John A. Brice
Atlanta Journal Company
Journal Organization
Emory University Hospital
John S. Cohen
Major Cohen
Journal
Mr. Brice
John Brice
Journal Company
Jas. M. Cox
Brice
Capital City Club
North Avenue Presbyterian Church
Valley View Farm
Johnson's Ferry Road
J. J. Jenkins
Democratic state primary eyed for early date
Atlanta January 12 Chairman Len Duckworth of the Democratic State Executive Committee said there is a movement to move the state primary earlier this year. The committee will consider the matter in February after the legislature adjourns with observers suggesting possible dates as early as May.
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Atlanta
Len Duckworth
Democratic State Executive Committee
Duckworth
Georgia Pair Robbed of 10000 In Cash and Bonds
Mr and Mrs A Clifford Parks of Pendergrass near Jefferson reported Saturday night two men robbed their home of 10000 in cash 12500 in Victory bonds and jewelry. Parks was knocked unconscious and Mrs Parks was held at gunpoint during the robbery which occurred at 9 p m Saturday. The couple run a mercantile business and poultry operation in a small Georgia town with no bank, leaving over weekend cash on hand.
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Jefferson, Ga
A. Clifford Parks
Pendergrass
Jefferson
Noted Baptist Leader W D Barker Sr Dies in Atlanta
Atlanta obituary reports W D Barker Sr 52 longtime Georgia Baptist Hospital superintendent and Southern Baptist leader died at home after noon Monday. He served as editor of the Southern Hospital Magazine and chaired Georgia Hospital Association. Born in 1894 in McNeill Mississippi he held key hospital posts in New Orleans Missouri before leading Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Wm. D. Baker Sr
Georgia Baptist Hospital
Southern Baptist
Baptist Hospital of Missouri
St. Joseph
Twins born in different years in Georgia home
Judy Elaine Isom arrived December 31 1945 at 11 30 p m and Jimmy Wayne Isom followed January 1 1946 at 1 30 a m in a three room unpainted house ten miles north of Buena Vista Georgia. The 12 day old twins weighed six and a half and six pounds respectively.
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Buena Vista
Jimmy Wayne
Judy Elaine Isom
Lester Isom
Route 1
Juniper
Judy
Jimmy
Marion County
Talbotton
Isems
General Wainwright Visits Lee County on Hunt for Bob White
Albany January 15 General Jonathan Wainwright arrives at Turner Field for a two day hunting trip in Lee county. He steps from a silver C 47 amid a reception by Col. J B Patrick and staff after flying in from Miami Beach Florida through bad weather. The Bataan and Corregidor hero is greeted by a military reception committee and band.
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Turner Field
Col
J. B. Patrick
World traveler and missionary Townson dies in Sumter
Willard Elmore Townson, 87, noted world traveler and missionary to Japan for 26 years, and a pioneer Southern Missionary, died after a long illness in an Americus hospital. Born in St Louis, he studied at Vanderbilt, began ministry at 28, served Georgia churches, returned to Japan in 1920 for five years, and retired in 1937.
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Americus, Ga
Willard Elmore Townson
Japan
Americus Hospital
St. Louis
Mr. Townson
Vanderbilt University
Man Killed and Officer Injured in Baxley Night Club Brawl
Baxley Georgia January 14 One man identified as John McClelland is dead and Night Policeman Marion Harris is in critical condition after a pistol firing during a brawl at Star Grill near Baxley. Officers Harris and Weaver confronted LeRoy and Virgil Martin with McClelland. a scuffle erupted and police fired twice, killing McClelland. LeRoy and Virgil Martin jailed for resisting officers.
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Baxley
John McClelland
Marion Harris
Baxley Land
J. T. Holt
Harris
Star Grill
C. H. Weaver
McClelland
LeRoy
Virgil Martin
Barney Griffs
Martins
Billy
Harries
J. D. Wright
I. J. Davis
Dr. Holt
Albany Eyelaw Put In Code For Ogling Women
Albany Georgia January 12 The Albany Herald reports an old city ordinance from 1913 bars any male from ogling or winking at women in public places. Violators could be fined up to 200 dollars or jailed 60 days according to the code.
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Albany
Albany Herald
Jimmy Robinson
Taylor County Grand Jury recommends publication of presentments
The Grand Jury of the January Term 1946 of Taylor County Superior Court recommends that the Presentments be published in The Butler Herald and that $15.00 be appropriated for the publication. The order is dated January 15 1946 and signed by Foreman Thurmon Whatley and Clerk E T Shealy. Judge T Hicks Fort approves the publication at the same date.
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Board of Education
Said County
Chas. Stone
H. E. Sealy
Franklin McCants
H. E. Neisler
Z. R. McCorkle
Taylor County Superior Court
Butler Herald
Thurmon Whatley
E. T. Shealy
Georgia
Taylor County
T. Hicks Fort
Taylor Superior Court
Dressed Fit to Kill but Her Slip Was Showing
A Columbus woman boarded a Rose Hill bus dressed in hat coat blouse shoes and stockings but forgot her skirt. A passenger alerted her to the slip and she exited the bus amid laughter.
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Columbus
Rose Hill
Dennis announces purchase of weekly paper in Georgia
Covington printer A Belmont Dennis says he bought the McDuffie Progress at Thomson and assumed ownership January 1. He will print this week’s issue in Covington and notes the Thomson paper was purchased from a company of several stockholders. Dennis is president of the Georgia Press Association.
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Covington, Ga
A. Belmont Dennis
McDuffie Progress
Thomson,Ga
Covington
Thomson
Dennis
Georgia Press Association
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Sylvania
U. S
Fulton
Solons
Atlanta Journal
Max Hardie
Soil Conservation News
W. D. Barker
Production Marketing Association
Walter Wainwright
Cal Purvis
Zack McCorkle
E. H. Bazemore
Gen. Wainwright
Lee County
Bob White
Sumter
Fa Beert
Ea Ata
Pune
Kicey Crackers
Graham
Signet Syrup
U. K
Doyel’s Furniture Store
G. E
Maytag
Hoover Vacuum Cleaners
Bendix Radio
Stewart Warner Radio
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