Noted Journalists Promised at Georgia Press Institute
Athens reports that the 1940 Georgia Press Institute will run February 21 to 24 at the University of Georgia Grady School. Noted speakers will be announced as soon as final acceptances arrive. Buford Boone of Macon Telegraph will lead a round table on The Future of The Georgia Community Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Georgia Press Institute
Henry W. Grady School of Journalism
University of Georgia
A. S. Hardy
Gainesville News
J. &. Drewery
Grady School
Round Table
Georgia
Buford Boone
Macon Telegraph
Mercer University
Georgia Community Press
Hardy
Newnan
Boone
Macon News
Telegraph
Boston Post
New York Herald Tribune
New Yorker Magazine
Mercer
Press Institute
Atlanta Constitution
The
Atlanta Journal
Fulton County Daily Report
Athens Banner-Herald
Augusta Chronicle
Savannah Morning News
Evening Press
Macon Telegraph-News
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Emily Woodward
Harszid
Georgia University system re elects 16 white unit presidents
Presidents of all 16 white units in the Georgia University system are re elected for another year. Names include H. J. Cadwell at the state university W. L. Brittain at Georgia Tech Peyton Jacobs at Georgia Southwestern College Americus and Dean Kelly at the university medical school Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia University System
H. J. Cadwell
the State University
W. L. Brittain
Georgia Tech
Peyton Jacobs
Georgia Southwestern College
Americus
Dean Kelly
The
University Medical School
Augusta
Gift Of Home For Girls Kept Secret In Georgia
Atlanta reports a $29,000 state owned girls home near Macon for delinquent African American girls was kept idle due to funding gaps. Built with help from the Bibb County Commission and WPA, it has 75 beds but needed about $10,000 to operate. officials say 60 to 75 girls could be housed at roughly $25,000 annually. The lack of a home was called an astounding situation by a 1989 DeKalb County grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Commission of Interfacial Cooperation
Macon
State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs
Bibb County Commission
G. C. Kennedy
State Welfare
Interracial Commission
DeKalb County
Talbotton Physician Dr William Leonard Dies Suddenly
Dr William P Leonard Sr prominent Talbotton physician dies suddenly at home after two weeks illness born Aug 21 1876 son of Roderick and Mattie Leonard survived by wife Susie Atwater Thomaston son Dr William P Leonard Jr Atlanta two daughters Mrs William Bilmire New York Mrs Roy McKnight Charlotte N C two grandsons Roy and Rodney McKnight sister Mrs W C Hightower Buena Vista funeral at residence Talbotton with interment Rose Hill cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbotton
Wm. P. Leonard
Roderick
Mattie M. Leonard
Susie Atwater
Thomaston
W. P. Leonard, Jr
Atlanta
William Bilmire
New York
Roy McKnight
Charlotte
N. C
Roy
Rodney McKnight
W. C. Hightower
Buena Vista
Talbott
Rose Hill Cemetery
Burned to Death Seven Injured in Fire at Borgs Academy
In Waynesboro Georgia a fire destroyed the Borgs Academy girls dormitory. One student Lula Mae Lewis died from burns and seven others were burned or injured. Survivors were hospitalized in Augusta with six admitted and one released after emergency care. Executive Director C W Francis identified the victim.
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Waynesboro
Borgs Academy
University Hospital
Augusta
C. W. Francis
Acad
Lula Mae Lewis
Millen
Retired Fort Valley widow weds 84-year-old Barnett
In Ft Valley on January 18 Mrs. Adaline Strickland age 84 and J. S. Barnett age 88 were married at the First Baptist church parlor. Four attendees joined the couple and minister Rev Reed. They will live in Hampton where Barnett has a 60-year residence and five sons. Mrs. Barnett has no children.
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Ft. Valley
Adaline Strickland
J. S. Barnett
First Baptist Church
Reed
Hampton
Gallogly to Try New Plea for Freedom in Texas
Life term convict R. G. Gallogly who escaped from guards during transfer to Tattnall prison will appeal in Austin to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals seeking habeas corpus relief. Assistant State Attorney General Herschel Smith heads Georgia’s team opposing the appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
R. G. Gallogly
Tattnall
Texas
Austin
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Herschel Smith
Georgia
Burning clothes of girl saved by scout sister
In Thomasville Georgia on January 23 a four year old girl Mertha Ann Mitchell nearly burned after her bath robe caught fire. Her 12 year old sister Emily Mitchell who is a Girl Scout trained acted quickly wrapping the girl in a coat and rug to smother the flames. Emily was burned but is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Mertha Ann Mitchell
Jimmie Mitchell
Emily
Scout Knife Saves Boy In Air Tight Car Luggage
Milledgeville Georgia January 28 Harold Green son of Mr and Mrs W C Green of Meriwether community used a Boy Scout pocket knife to free himself after getting locked inside an airtight luggage compartment of an automobile. He remained alive and well by Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville, Ga
Harold Green
W. C. Green
Meriwether Community
Hollywood Cavalcade Leads Week at Dean Theatre
Sunday and Monday feature Alice Fay and Don Ameche in Hollywood Cavalcade a sweeping fictionized history of cinema with Technicolor. Tuesday brings Jane Withers and the Ritz Bros in Pack Up Your Troubles plus Glen Hughes Round Up Gang. Wednesday and Thursday present Dust Be My Destiny starring John Garfield and Priscilla Lane. Friday and Saturday feature Allen Baxter Jacqueline Wells in My Son Is a Criminal and Tim McCoy in Code of the Cactus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Fay
Don Amechee
Hollywood
Filmdama
Techniccolor
Jane Withers
Ritz Bros
Withers
Glen Hughes
John Garfield
Priscilla Lane
Allen Baxter
Jacquelline Wells
Tim McCoy
Fort Benning troops simulate finish type warfare
At Fort Benning Georgia 7500 First Division soldiers endured subfreezing temps sleet and cold while practicing a make believe battle against a Red force near Parrott Plains and Cuthbert. Brig Gen Karl Truesdell commanded the Blue army which defeated the Reds in a mock clash along Upatoie Creek amid icy conditions and harsh wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Benning
Columbus
Parrott, Plains
Cuthbert
Benning Reservation
Sulphur Springs
Karl Truesdell
Upatoie Creek
Truesdell
Church Silver Recovered After Theft in Columbus
Police recover Trinity Episcopal Church silver service stolen last week in Columbus. The two pieces, a flagon and a chalice, were Tiffany works of silver and gold studded with jewels, given by church ladies in memory of the late Dr. Hunter. The jewels are missing and no arrest is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ga
Trinity Episcopal Church
Tiffany
Dr. Hunter
Perfume Named for Island Chypre
A perfume called Chypre derives its name from Cyprus, the island in the Mediterranean near Syria, reflecting its geographic origin and aromatic inspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chypre
Cyprus
Syria
Two Men Held in Ala In Kidnap Robbery of Macon Woman
Clanton Alabama highway patrol reports two Macon Georgia youths aged 24 and 26 confessed to abducting Mrs. W A Bootle wife of Mercer University Law School dean and stealing her car after a 2 am arrest by Clanton police. A third hitchhiker was cleared. They claimed use of a toy pistol and said they sold tobacco from the car on the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ala
Macon
Clanton
Alabama
W. J. Williams
W. A. Bootle
Macon Ga
Montgomery
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Williams
Federal funds withheld in Georgia road dispute
Atlanta Jan 20 The federal government will not concur in two Georgia highway contracts totaling 58987 until the legal status of most of the state highway board is clarified Attorney General Ellis Arnail says at least two of the three board members are legally holding but does not identify them Gov E D Rivers appointee L L Patten asked for the opinion noting the Federal Division Engineer may have thought two memberships were in question The action delays awarding the jobs pending legal clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
State Highway Board
C. D. Snead
Montgomery
Ellis Arnail
L. L. Patten
E. D. Rivers
W. L. Miller
Snead
Merchants Invited to Macon Chamber Dinner Meeting
Middle Georgia merchants receive invitations for the Macon Retail Merchants Bureau dinner on February 5 at Hotel Demsey. A committee led by Roland Neel W J Juhan and Lee S Trimble has sent letters to wholesalers asking them to cooperate in inviting local merchants. David Owens a merchandising expert from Charlotte North Carolina will speak at 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Georgia
Chamber of Commerce
Roland Neel
W. J. Juhan
Lee S. Trimble
Chamber of
Rosetta Stone Found by Frenchman in 1799
The Rosetta Stone provided key to decipher Egypt's monuments and was unearthed by a French explorer in 1799.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Retired Baptist Minister J J Harvil Dies at 74
Oglethorpe January 22 Reverend J J Harvil aged 74 died at his home after eight years in Oglethorpe and five years of declining health He was a Mason for 50 years Survivors include his widow and two sons J C Harvil Atlanta and D Harvil Miami with brothers J W Harvil and A A Harvil of Atlanta
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Oglethorpe
J. Harvil
Harvil
Atlanta
Ogle
J. C. Harvil
D. Harvil
Miami
Flaang Brothers
J. W. Harvil
A. A. Harvil
Mercury Learning Sparks Century-old Debate
Mercury has been known for over two millennia, yet its width and early observations sparked a modern dispute about its development over centuries.
Wanted: Man with cay profitable Rawleigh Route
Wanted man to take over profitable Rawleigh route in Dolph and Terrell counties near Ft. Ley. Must be satisfied with good income at start. Apply Rawleighs GAL-42-101F Memphis Tennessee see J C Fuller Reynolds GA (12144tp).
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Rawleigh
Indolph
Terrell Counties
Ftley
Memphis
Tonn
J. C. Fuller
Reynolds, Ga
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