Georgia News Highlights From State Events Of 1939
WPA announces a survey to count deaf Georgians and Georgians urged to fund infantile paralysis fight. Col umbus reports fire losses down from 60 to 41 cents per capita since 1937. Cecil Crawford named retail group manager for Sears in Atlanta. Hugh Martin buried in Columbus after army death in San Diego. Legislators reconvene to discuss a state hospital authority for federal funds. Talbotton elects 1909 officials. Soil Conservation Service headquarters to move to Atlanta. George Cleybourn indicted for slaying Dr. Lee to stand trial in Glynn County. Atlanta mother and child treated after a rat attack in Grady hospital. ABA loan request for power lines in Cobb Cherokee Fulton counties. Decatur man found helpless in submerged car after DeKalb creek plunge. A. J. Walton replaced as Reidsville warden. Forest staff changes at Extension Service. Peddler fined for ordinance violation challenges constitutionality. Two escaped convicts captured in Macon. Wilcox county abolishes convict camp. Georgia House urges federal funding for old age pensions without state match. Swainsboro incident involving Rhode Island youth and grandmother killing. Bibb County reports first fatal traffic accident of year. Macon births rise 22 percent in 1938. deaths down. Cobb grand jury organized with fast work and record true bills. Sumter EMC to bid on 327 miles of power lines. Columbus approves 1989 budget. expenses within income for sixth year. Fitzhugh Lee auditorium dedication set for birthday of Gen. Lee. Cobb ministers fish trip to gulf waters near St Marks. Dr H C Whitener chairs fishing party.
Youthful Slayer’s Doom Upheld by High Court
Atlanta reports the Georgia Supreme Court Saturday sustained the death sentence of S. J. Wheat Jr., 19, who was condemned for the murder of 77-year-old W. W. Cape, a Bankhead highway drink stand operator, on the night of January 7, 1988. Wheat was tried in Cobb Superior Court before Judge J. H. Hawkins.
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Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
S. J. Wheat, Jr
W. W. Cape
Bankhead
Cobh Superior Court
J. H. Hawkins
Carlotta Barragan Engaged to Charles Bickers
Savannah announces the engagement of Carlotta Elizabeth Barragan to Charles D. Bickers. Bickers is a University of Georgia journalism alumnus and chemist at the Herty Foundation. his father was editor of the Savannah Morning News. The couple’s families, including Mr and Mrs Frank Barragan, make the announcement.
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Savannah
Frank Barragan
Carlotta Elizabeth
Charles D. Bickers
D. G. Bickers
Mr. Bickers
Bickers
Henry Grady School of Journalism
University of Georgia
The
Herty Foundation
Savannah Morning News
Eighteen Cobb Countians Face Trial Over Smyrna Conflict
Eighteen Cobb County residents indicted for acts of conflict stemming from October disturbances in Smyrna confront trial at the January term of superior court opening Monday. The unrest followed the slayings of an elderly farmer and his daughter by Willie D. Russell, who was recently electrocuted at Tattnall Prison.
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Marietta
Smyrna
Superior Court
Willie D. Russell
Tattnall Prison
Two Tattnall Wardens Reportedly Ousted
In Reidsville Georgia on January 16 unofficial reports claimed Warden A J Walton and Deputy Warden Mark Sims of Tattnall state penitentiary were relieved of their posts. A M Anderson executive secretary would not confirm but noted both men were absent and promised a later statement.
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Reidsville
A. J. Walton
Mark Sims
Tattnall State Penitentiary
A. M. Anderson
State Board of Penal Administration
Anderson
Walton
Slash Pine Forestry Program Opens in Waycross
The slash pine forestry visual education program launches in Waycross with a mass meeting at the Y M C A auditorium. The project, aided by the Atlanta regional U S Forest Service office and Slash Pine Forestry Association secretary J S Elkins, features the March of Time film Old Dixie's New Room about Dr. Charles Herty's Savannah pulp and paper laboratory experiments.
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Waycross
South Georgia
Atlanta
U. S. Forest Service
J. S. Elkins
Slash Pine Forestry Association
March of Time
Old Dixie
Chas H. Herty
Savannah
Mother and Two Sons Held for Slaying in Georgia
In Augusta Georgia on January 15 a middle aged Glasscock County farm woman and her two sons were jailed after a justice of the peace hearing in Gibson led to murder charges in the killing of Clellian Chalker a Gibson merchant. The trio named John Sherman Harris his mother Mrs Emma Harris and a brother Roger face murder and accessory charges with John charged with murder the mother as accessory after the fact and Roger as accessory before the fact.
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Augusta
Glasscock County
Gibson
Clellian Chalker
John Sherman Harris
Emma Harris
Roger
John
Baby Found Beside Road In Lumpkin County Georgia
A baby boy about five months old was found beside a road near Julia by a family member en route to a dance. The child was cared for by Mrs. King and later placed in Sheriff Worthingtons custody. A note in a corrugated box said the infant is alone in the world and from California. The baby has blue eyes and a red birth mark.
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Lumpkin
W. T. King
Julia
California
Americus Credit Record Cited at Stockholders Meeting
Americus Georgia January 15 1939 Americus Production Credit Association reports loans to 249 members in 1938 totaling 186826 with net earnings of 8191.84 and assets of 13423067. Stockholders own 9710 in voting stock. Five year history shows total loan losses under 0.25 percent amounting to 34 18 of 583447 loaned.
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Americus
Americus Production Credit Association
Sumter
Schley
Stewart
Webster
Marion
Association
Escape Promises To Return Bond Sent By Friends
Moultrie January 14 Admitting a bond in the hand is worth a prison term the sheriff today marked off his list of eight prisoners who fled Colquitt county jail early this week Seven negroes and one white man remain unaccounted for and all face minor charges Sheriff Beard said a negro booked as Marshall McCullough sent a $50 bond through friends guaranteeing his appearance at the next term of city court McCullough was among those who cut a jail cell and fled with a key fashioned from a piece of cell and the bond was accepted
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Moultrie
T. W. Beard
Colquitt County
Marshall McCullough
McCullough
Beard
Howard City adopts Crepe Myrtle and Abelia as symbols
The Howard Woman's Club nominates watermelon pink crepe myrtle and abelia for membership in the Chattahoochee Valley Floral Wheel. The project, sponsored by Mrs. O. M. Martin, aims to plant cuttings along the highway, church lawn, and local homes with club support and community cooperation.
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Howard
Chattahoochee Valley
Woman‘s Club
O. M. Martin
Howard Woman's Club
R. L. Brown
J. Es. Brown
iMiss May van Landingham
Woman's Club
Taylor County News Highlights and Local Obituaries
Taylor County events cover election planning at the district level, a county executive committee meeting results, and upcoming primary rules. Local deaths include Johnnie J. Whatley and Mrs. Jennie Wallace Scandrett, with Reynolds and Butler communities noting graduates, new offices, and civic concerns. The period also includes road projects, school graduations, and notable visits by state figures.
Butler Named Official Flower of City of Dogwood and Petunias
The Chattahoochee Valley Wheel of Flowers committee chosen by the Parent-Teacher Association selects dogwood and petunia as the town's official flowers. City officials mayor Gorman and council approve, with the American Legion Auxiliary also backing the choice. Butler, noted for flowers and gardens, will showcase the plants to beautify the town.
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Butler
Chattahoochee Valley
Wheel of Flowers
Dogwood
Petunias
Parent-Teacher Association
Nelson M. Shipp
Wheel of Flower
Tigner Honored by Postal Employes in Milledgeville
Dr. E. A. Tigner retiring as acting postmaster received a gift from local postal workers after six years of service. He was later greeted at home with a dressing gown and slippers. H. H. Herndon was appointed by the Postmaster General as acting postmaster.
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Tigner
Milledgeville, Ga
E. A. Tigner
Employes
H. H. Herndon
Farley
Americus Bar Association Elects Officers in 1939 Banquet
Americus January 15 W T Lahe dr is new president of the Americus Bar Association. Lane, a noted attorney, serves as city recorder. Other officers elected include H G Bowers vice president J B Fort secretary treasurer and Dr J B Lawrence chaplain. The group will meet monthly in 1939 and urged establishing a legal library at the federal courthouse.
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Americus
W. T. Lahe
Americus Bar ‘Association
Lane
H. G. Bowers
J. B. Fort
J. B. Lawrence
Vermont Pair Arrested in Talbotton Robbery
Talbotton Georgia January 16 Sheriff John Shipp reports a confession from a couple named Mr and Mrs Charles Baccardia of Vermont who were arrested Wednesday for robbing George Grahams filling station. They were en route to California and offered no motive for taking candy cigarettes jewelry and a small amount of money.
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Talbotton
John. Shipp
George Graham
Charles Baccardia
Vermont
California
Georgia Taylor County Dismission for A F Davis Estate
Whreens C W Foy administrator reports full execution of A F Davis estate. The court cites all concerned to show cause why he should not be discharged and receive Letters of Dismission on the first Monday in February 1939. Witness my hand this January 9, 1989. L Pend, Ordinary.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Whreens
C. W. Foy
A. F. Davis
A. I. Davis
Support for J B Vissage Estate Filed for 12 Months
Mrs J B Vissage has filed for twelve months support from the estate of J B Vissage deceased. The application will be heard by the Ordinary at the February term 1939, on the first Monday in February. Witness dated January 8 1939.
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Georgia
Taylor County
J. B. Vissage
Public sale of Tollie Dobson property in Taylor County
Under a power of sale in a deed to secure debt from Tollie C. Dobson to C. W. Foy the Jim Shaw house and lot in Butler Georgia, one acre in lot 241, will be sold on February 7 1989 at the Taylor County courthouse. Proceeds cover sale costs and the secured debt 241.96 dollars, with any surplus to the grantor. Cash terms. Attorney in fact for Tollie C. Dobson C W Foy Jr agent.
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Georgia
Taylor County
W. Foy
C. W., Poy
Tollie C. Dobson
Sheriff's Sale in Taylor County Georgia
Taylor County Georgia sheriff sale announces auctions on February first, 1939, for lots 163 and 156 in the 14th Land District plus mill machinery from Anthony's Mill. The property, tied to Mrs. S. D. Anthony, secures a Taylor County Superior Court judgment in favor of International Agricultural Corporation. Inspection allowed before bid, sale may occur in parcels then as a whole.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Court House
Anthony
S. D. Anthony
Superior Court
International Agricultural Corporation
J. M. Bone
Notice of the First Meeting of Creditors
In the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Georgia Columbus Division a notice announces the first meeting of creditors for a bankruptcy proceeding. The document sets the venue and general purpose of the meeting and identifies the court division involved.
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District Court of the United States
Georgia
Columbus
Notice of City Charter Repeal for Mauk Georgia
The Mayor and Council of the City of Mauk Georgia announce that within 80 days they will apply to the Georgia General Assembly for passage of a local bill repealing the 1913 charter of the city. The notice is given under state code provisions dated January 16 1939.
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Mauk
Taylor County
Georgia
General Assembly
General Assembly of Georgia
Jin
Legislative’ Authority
Market Canners official held on larceny charge
H. F. Wilkins former president and organizer of the defunct Market Canners Inc is jailed on larceny after trust charges awaiting trial at the next Troup Superior Court session. He was placed under a $1000 bond following indictment by the Troup grand jury according to Sheriff Hilyer.
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Trust
H. F. Wilkins
Market Canners, Inc
Troup Superior Court
Hilyer
Troup Grand Jury
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San
Richard B. Russell
W.B. Miller
Cecil H. Crawford
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Hugh
Martin
U. S. Army
San Diego
W. C. Thomas
C.’M. Calhoun
Robert Slade
Frank Freeman
Gus Persons
T. ‘A. McDowell
E. L. Bardwell
Agriculture Department
Washington
Soil Conservation Service
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Spartanburg
D. C
George Cleybourn
Chas. H. Lee
Christ Episcopal Church
Glynn County Superior Court
Grady Hospital
J.T. Manning
L. R. Langley
ABA
Cobh
Cherokee
Fulton
Decatur
DeKalb County
H. C. Carruth
Georgia Agricultural Extension Service
DuPre Barrett
George Ellis
Lloyd. Devore
Leslie, Ga
Georgia Court of Appeals
Upson County
Macon
Leonard Smith
Percy Mitchell
New Orleans
Curtis Dixon
Frank McDaniel
Wilcox County
House of Representatives
Frank M. Dixon
Binningham
Rhode Island
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Elmer. Leduc
Providence
Bibb County
Greyhound
Houston’ Road
Porterfield
Marion Hunter
Chatham County
J. S. Tillman
Thomas Chester
S. F. Hogg
Jas, T. Anderson, Jr
Cobb
C. BE. Wood
Fitzhugh Lee School
Cobb County
R. E. Lee
Fitzhugh Lee
Gulf
Thomasville
St. Marks
H. C. Whitener
Buford
W. H. Major
Miss Barragan
Tattnall
Bond
Crepe Myrtle
Abelia
Democratic Executive
Ft. Benning
Mesris
Arthur Lee McCrary
Sidney Puckett
Flint River Bridge
Taylor County Executive Committee
Walter Davis
Butler Naval Stores
Reynolds High School
Young On Christian
Association of Georgia
Johnnie J. Whatley
Taylor County Democratic Executive Committee
D. S. Beeland
Reynolds
Georgia House of Representatives
W. E. Steed
State Senate
J. W. Edwards
C. B. Marshall
Senate
Hugh Howell
Leonard Foy
M. ‘T. Gaultney, Jr
Alya Bazemore
Americus College
R. E. Porter
H. J. Porter
Marine Hospital
Surrey
Highway Department
Bobby ‘Adams
W. A. Adams
Thomaston
Crawford
Houston
Peach
Chattahoochee
J. L. Austin
Taylor
C, BE
Bazemore
Steve Pace
Parent-Teachers Assn
City of
Americus Bar
Sheriff's Sale
Irene Gray
Trene ‘Gray
Farmer
John H. McGchee
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