Georgia News Roundup Highlights Local Officials and Events
Georgia reports from Americus to Atlanta note the Third District Dental association mid-winter meeting at Windsor hotel Americus highway board bids up to 750000 for road projects to open Feb 1. Officials like W K Campbell and Lawrence Camp feature in state news with elections, resignations, and appointments across counties.
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Third District Dental Association
Windsor Hotel
Americus
State Highway Board
Regional B Y P U Conference to Meet in Albany
J D Parker announces the South west Georgia Regional B Y P U will hold four conference sessions at First Baptist Church Albany on Sunday afternoon Jan 21 with program starting at 2 16 C S T Several hundred youths from 17 associations will attend this rally the first in a yearlong series for B Y P U workers Miss Reva DuPree regional leader will present Christ Must Reign in Our Training Progrim and Edwin S Preston state secretary will give the address A detailed report will be shared for those who did not attend the Nashville southwide conference.
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J. D. Parker
Southwest Georgia
First Baptist Church
Albany
Parker
Nashville
Reva DuPree
Christ
Edwin S. Preston
Fine on Poole Reduced by Judge
In Camilla Georgia on January 15 the Albany circuit court reduced former Atlanta policeman Douglas Poole’s fine from 500 to 300 dollars. Poole had been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Miss Winona Patterson in an automobile accident.
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Camilla
B. C. Gardner
Albany
Douglas Poole
Atlanta
Gardner
Poole
Winona Patterson
Roosevelt Arranges To Prolong CCC Work
President Roosevelt met with Robert Fechner to extend the civilian conservation corps for a second year starting in April. Fechner announced the corps will remain at full strength of 800,000 men, with an appropriation of 300 million dollars for the new term.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
Fechner
Unadilla Team In Bus Crash Near Cordele
A school bus carrying Unadilla basketball players and a teacher overturned between Cordele and Vienna as they traveled to Pitts for a double header. Miss O Kelley sustained minor cuts and was treated at Cordele Hospital before returning home.
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Cordele
Unadilla
Pitts
O’kelley
Cordele Hospital
Vienna
Soldier Tries Suicide After One Day Marriage
Homer Roland, 22, soldier at Ft. Benning, attempted suicide by swallowing poison days after marrying. he said he could not support his wife on his $16.35 monthly government pay and believed death would make both happy. He provided a statement to police without revealing his wife’s maiden name.
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Columbus
Homer Roland
Ft. Benning
Roland
Auto crash kills Admiral Raby on Georgia highway
Rear Admiral J. J. Raby was killed when his car overturned while attempting to pass another vehicle about 81 miles south of Savannah on the Coastal Highway. His aide Lieutenant E. P. Abernathy and Mrs. Abernathy were injured. Mrs. Abernathy was rushed to a Savannah hospital.
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Savannah
J. J. Raby
Admiral Raby
E. P. Abernathy
Abernathy
Three Macon Women Escape Train Collision
Three prominent Macon women narrowly escaped death when the Flamingo passenger train struck the rear of the car they rode in at Wesleyan station on the Atlanta highway. Driver Mrs Henry Birnett suffered a possible fracture of the left arm while Mrs George Hatcher had minor bruises and shock. Mrs Mark O Daniel sustained a nose laceration and bruises and was taken to Macon hospital. Mrs Birnett and Mrs Hatcher were admitted to Oglethorpe private infirmary.
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Macon
Wesleyan Station
Atlanta
Henry Birnett
George Hatched
Mark O’daniel
O’daniel
Bank Robbery Ends in Failed Vault Break-In
Five armed bandits kidnaped the town watchman and held him captive as they attempted to break into the Summreville bank vault with an acetylene torch. They failed to gain entry and fled the scene.
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Summreville
Tragic Domestic Shooting Near Elberton
An eight year old boy, Orr Stribbline, allegedly shot his 28 year old wife at their home near Elberton on a Monday night. After firing, he stood at her head, reloaded a single barrel shotgun, and shot himself through the hand, collapsing across his wife.
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Elberton
Orr Stribbline
Justice Hill Dies After Long Judicial Career
Atlanta 75 year old Justice Hiram W. Hill longtime Georgia supreme court member and son of Hiram Warner Hill died Saturday after two operations for a chronic disorder following a June health break Born near Grenville in 1858 he studied at Emory Harvard and Greenville institutions and served as Greenville mayor legislator and railroad commissioner He led in education advocacy and held trustee roles at Emory University Emory College Wesleyan College and other groups with broad influence across the southeast He belonged to several fraternal and religious bodies including Masons Shriners Elks Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias and was active in the M.E church South.
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Hiram W. Hill
Georgia Supreme Court
Hiram Warner
Justice Hill
Grenville
Greenville Masonic Institute
Emory College
Harvard University Law School
LaGrange
Greenville
Supreme Court
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People's Bank of Greenville
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Southeast
Democratic Executive Committee
Georgia
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General Conference
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Dallas
Texas
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R. A. M. of Georgia
Schneider Gym to Be Dedicated Friday Night
Americus Georgia January 15 the old Schneider Marble Works building leased free to Americus high school and set to become a regulation basketball stadium. Opening program Friday January 19 features Americus high boys versus a Commercial high Atlanta quintet coached by Rufus Godwin, with the girls team also playing and funds raised by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Americus
Schneider Marble Works
E. EB
Harry Schneider
Americus High School
C. M Hale
J. E. Mathis
Junior Chamber of Commerce, of Americas
Americus High
W. L. Loving
Commercial High
Atlanta
Rufus Godwin
Lucy Poole
Georgians Urge Hospital Grant for Milledgeville
Georgia members of the house caucused to press Secretary Ickes for a 2 million dollar grant to build additional facilities at Milledgeville state hospital. The push aims to unlock similar funding for other state institutions including Mt Alto tuberculosis hospital Cave Springs deaf and dumb school Academy of the Blind at Macon Atlanta Training School and Gracewood hospital for mental defectives at Augusta.
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Washington
Georgia
House
Ickes
Milledgeville State Hospital
Vinson
Milledgeville
Mt. Alto Tuberculosis Hospital
Cave Springs Deaf and Dumb School
Camp Outlines A Four Point Program
Waycross Ga Jan 15 Sidney Camp Newnan state American Legion commander urged Eighth district Legionnaires to press Congress for four benefits for veterans. Restore $100 base for service connected disabilities and presumptive service disabilities after proper investigation. Seek hospitalization of needy veterans in existence hospitals and pensions for widows of veterans.
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Waycross
Sidney Camp Newnan
American Legion
Eighth District
Tangled Army Notes From Fort Benning Station Hospital
A fragment notes soldiers transferred to Fort Benning for injuries including a broken windpipe and a fractured vertebrae. It jokes about a night hawk, quarantine, busy mess times, cedar trees in Taylor county, Miss Gladys Crum needing cedar, and Mr. K. J. Fairchild on guard duty. It mentions Isabel and Chamblee needing footwear due to Georgia shoe material limits.
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Scott
Fort Benning
Taylor ‘County
Gladys Crum
Raynolds
Isabel
Chamblee
Georgia
Miss May Campbell Faces Critical Illness in Macon
Miss May Campbell superintendent of nurses at Oglethorpe Private hospital is critically ill after a fall fractured arm. A Scotland native, she settled in Macon as a young girl and is among the Georgia Association of Nurses' surviving charter members.
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Macon
May Campbell
Oglethorpe Private Hospital
Campbell
Scotland
The
Georgia Association of Nurses
Soule Named Georgia Director of National Emergency Council
Dr A M Soule former president of the Georgia College of Agriculture was chosen as Georgia director of the National Emergency Council to coordinate recovery work in the state. He will base offices in Atlanta and pledged full dedication to advancing the President's broad recovery program.
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Washington
A, M.soule
Georgia College of Agriculture
Georgia
National Emergency Council
Brown
Soule
Two Brothers Die in Land Dispute Duel
Abbeville Ga Jan 15 Two brothers W B McCall 50 and C H McCall 48 shot each other after arguing over their mother's will. C H McCall died instantly on the porch, W B McCall died later in Cordele. Sheriff says long standing disagreement over land terms. Both wives and several children survive along with father J M McCall. Funeral services held for W B in Cordele and for C H at his home near Pitts.
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Abbeville
W. B. McCall
C. H. McCall
Pitts
Youth Injured by Falling Log in Ellaville Georgia
Ellaville Ga Jan 15 Billie Snyder oldest son of Mr and Mrs C W Snyder is recovering from injuries after a leg fell on him last week crushing his feet X rays showed no broken bones and he is on the road to recovery The Snyder family reside in the Hopewell community and are among Schley countys most highly respected citizens
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Ellaville
Billie Snyder
C. W Snyder
Billie
Cows Lick Sill Reveals 30 Silver Dollars Hidden
In Statesboro Georgia farm inset, 30 silver dollars minted 88 years ago were found hidden between barn sills after cows licked the wood. Tenants noticed a shine and recovered the coins from the Inman Foy farm near Adam Bell. Local tale speaks of an aged deceased man who hid the money there.
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Statesboro
Inman Foy
Adam Bell
Russell to Head Board Purposes for Agriculture
Washington on January 15 Senator Glass named Senator Russell Democrat of Georgia as chairman of a subcommittee to handle appropriations for the agricultural department.
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Russell
Washington
Glass
Senate Appropriations Committee
Agricultural Department
Georgia to elect governor and legislature in 1985 year
Atlanta Ga Jan 10 Georgians will elect a governor all state officers and a full legislature for two years. The Democratic primary is likely September 5 with the general ballot on the first Tuesday in November the 6th. Gov Talmadge seeks reelection with no announced opposition yet.
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Georgia
Congress
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Lamar Rutherford Linscomb
Habersham County
National League of Women Voters
Amnone
Julius Talmedee
Athens
T. Healey
Atlants
Paul Brown
Elherton
Robert Ramapeck
Necatur
Cotton Gains as Stocks Rise on Gold News
New York traders bought heavily after Washington disclosed monetary moves. Stocks rose by $1 to over $6 a share, wheat gained about 4 cents a bushel, and cotton jumped about $2.50 a bale as bonds also rallied. Foreign exchange strengthened with the dollar near 61.54 cents in gold value. sterling rose to $5.15. The Treasury set a higher gold price, fueling broad market optimism.
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U. S
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Congress
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Stock Exchange
Mrs. Blease Dead Inspiring Cole Campaigns
Mrs. Cole L. Blease wife of former senator and governor died after months of ill health at the Blease home in Columbia. She served as her husband’s counselor in his political campaigns and was known as the prettiest red headed woman in South Carolina. Funeral services were held at the home, with interment at Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry.
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Columbia
D. C
Cole L. Blease
Blease
South Carolina
Rosemont Cemetery
Newberry
Marines Enlistment Requirements Announced in Macon
Macon Ga Jan 15 Lieut Col H W Stone in charge of the U S Marine Corps district recruiting headquarters at the Municipal auditorium says the January quota of eight high school graduates aged 18 to 25 is open and includes four buglers aged 17 to 18 who have completed grammar school Applicants should contact Macon district HQ and present high school diplomas or official graduation certificates signed by the principal with parental consent if under 21 plus two letters of recommendation from prominent community citizens.
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H. W. Stone
U. S. Marine Corps District
Municipal Auditorium
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