Power Giant Aims to Run Factories in Three States
Isville Alabama January 21 The great est President-elect Franklin Roosevelt has shown in hero electric wat projects culminate in 3 Visit Saturday to Muscle Shoals one of the greatest of them all has renewed the hope of residents of that region that something soon is to be done about Muscle Shoals Residents of the Tennessee Valley ranging in occupation from farmers to manufacturers are united in a movement urging early action on Uncle Sam's potential power giant The mammoth project has cost the government more to 125000000 and can generate enough power to turn the factory wheels of three states but has been idle except for a small portion of its energy sold to Alabama Power Company for distribution over its lines The plant generates 600000 horsepower and yields enough energy to create 100000 tons of fertilizer annually yet no commercial fertilizer has been produced by the great nitrogen plant on the Sheffield side of the Tennessee river Henry Ford made a strong bid for more details on Page 8.
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Isville
Ala
Franklin Roosevelt
Hero Electric Wat
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee Valley
Uncle Sam
Alabama Power Company
Sheffield
Tennessee River
Henry Ford
Phillips Exonerated In Killing Battle At Reynolds
Major Phillips, colored, was acquitted of murder in the fatal shooting of Bobbie Battle, a negro, Sunday at Phillips’ home in Reynolds’ Negro quarters. The two men clashed after a dispute. Phillips fired with a shotgun as Battle approached, leading to Phillips’ surrender and detention before Reynolds proceedings.
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Phillips
Reynolds
H. H. Aultman
Bobbie Battle
Hegro Quarters
Battle
Butler
Important Announcements By Agricultural Agent
A Taylor Reynolds county poultry sale announced for Thursday January 26 uses a War ren Produce Co truck from Atlanta to reach Reynolds and Butler. Prices listed include colored hens 10c Leghorn hens fryers 18c roosters 5c tur keys 10c geese 7c ducks 5c capons 10c. Seed Loan bills progress noted with anticipated early passage and loan applications expected in February. Old borrowers with collateralized or paid 1982 loans get preference. committees named and Washington approval in progress to speed fertilizer funding.
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Taylor County
Warren Produce Co
Atlanta
Reynolds
Butler
Fountys
Peach
Taylor Counties
W. A. Lundy
Govergne
Congress
Hoover
Washington
Randolph County farmer slays son then commits suicide
Cuthbert Georgia January 24 Chas J Hammond 50 and his son Paul 22 were found slain at their home ten miles southwest of Cuthbert near Mobley academy. A coroner's jury ruled the father killed his son and then killed himself, citing mental derangement from business worries and his wife’s recent death.
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Cuthbert
Jan
Chas
J. Hammond
Paul
Cuthbert-Blakely
Mt. Hebron
Hammond
Mobley Academy
Odum and Herring Transferred to Milledgeville
Odum and Herring two white men jailed at Talbotton since October for kidnapping Nightwatchman Duke were moved to Milledgeville Saturday to begin their sentences.
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Odum
Herring
Milledgeville
Talbotton
Duke
Illinois Senator backs loans for local education plea
Washington Jan 24 Senator Lewis Illinois joined Senator George in urging a Senate banking subcommittee to authorize a Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan to fund school operation. He criticized the RFC board, warned that closing schools risks hungry teachers and unemployed youths, and warned of an “army of new criminals.”
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Washington
Lewis
Oflinois
F. George
Georgia
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Reconstruction Finance J Corporation
Corporation Board
Geor
Chicago
Six Injured When Car Overturns Near Roberta Ga
Six people were injured but none seriously when an automobile driven by Mrs. Earl Bentley overturned after hitting a tele phone pole near Roberta Georgia on Tuesday night. D Causey, father of Mrs. Bentley, was among the most seriously hurt with an arm injury. Passengers included Miss Ollie Elveen Miss Pauline McAfee Miss Lillie Bradley teachers at the Roberta school and Miss Maude Jour tney. they all suffered bruises and minor injuries while returning from a basketball game between Roberta and Ft Valley.
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Roberta
Earl Bentley
D. Causey
Bentley
Ollie cElveen
Pauline McAfee
Lillie Bradley
Sberta School
Maude Jourtney
Many To Go To Presidential Inauguration
Columbus and regional residents plan to ride the Warm Springs Meriwether County Roosevelt special train to Washington for Roosevelt’s March 4 inauguration. Depart Columbus March 2 at 7 am, return March 4 night. Round trip fares include railroad ticket and berths. deposits and reservations handled by Judge H. H. Revill and a Greenville committee.
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Columbus
Washington, D. C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Meriwether County
Roosevelt
Southern Railway
H. H. Revill
Greenville
Washington
Pullman
Upner
Judge Revill
Revill
R. B. Gilbert
J. B. Jarrell
R. Doval
I. H. Tavia
Manchester
Field Agent Locates At Montezuma
Montezuma Georgia January 19 Mr C B Moore of Marietta general field agent for the Bureau of Markets arrived in Montezuma this week and will use it as headquarters His territory includes Dooly Dodge Pulaski Houston Macon Taylor Peach Crawford Upson Monroe Lamar Pike Spalding and Butts counties The department of state agricultural work aims to assist farmers in planning and marketing their produce.
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Montezuma
C. B . Moore
Marietta
Bureau of Markets
You Can Raise Oranges in South Georgia Demo
Demonstration claims growing oranges in South Georgia is feasible with three year Sat Bumas priced at 35 cents each. Wight Nurseries of Cairo, Georgia markets the fruit tree stock and notes success in the regional climate.
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South
Georgia
Wight Nurseries
Cairo
Beautiful Rocker Gift From Taylor County at Warm Springs
Mr J R Wilson of Butler presented President-elect Franklin D Roosevelt with a solid walnut rocking chair crafted entirely from Taylor county products. The gift, carved by Wilson, features fine grain leather and ornate woodwork and was given at Roosevelt’s Warm Springs cottage after a cordial, minutes-long chat with the President-elect and accompanying Wilson family members.
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Franklin D. Pau
J. R. Wilson
Butler
Roosevelt
Warmpanes
Rdea
Wilson
A. Wilson
Rev Dunn Leaves For Columbus To Enter New Pastoral Work
Reverend E H Dunn resigns as pastor of Batten Baptist Church and Junction City to assume duties as pastor of Emanuel Baptist Church in Columbus. The townsmen praise him as a fine Christian minister with many loyal friends, and hope his larger field of usefulness brings continued blessing.
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E. H. Dunn
Columbus
Batten Baptist Church
Junction City
E. H.dunn
Mr. Dunn
Emanuel Baptist Church
Dunn
Behhind
League Council Meets Talbotton New Era
The Talbot County young peoples union held a council meeting at Rev. and Mrs. M E Peavy home to plan a young peoples conference. Rev G E Clary of Macon Rev W E Hightower of Butler Rev L A Harrel and Miss Lucile Moore of Columbus aided planning for a conference set for the week of April 9 at Talbotton. Three courses will be offered two for youths and one for youth and adults. The union invites broad attendance and urges full participation at the next meeting on February 24 at Geneva.
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Talbotton
Geneva
Former Butler Man is Elected Warden in Macon County
Montezuma Ga Jan 24 County commissioners elected B P Beeland of Peach county as county warden, succeeding Q E Worthington who resigned. Beeland, son of late J R Beeland longtime Taylor County sheriff, has nine years as Pike County road superintendent and five in Peach County. He will live in Oglethorpe.
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Butler
Macon County
Montezuma
Maxon County
Oglethorpe
B. P. Beeland
Peach County
Q. E. Worthington
Beelan
Pike County
Peagh County
Mr. Beeland
J. R.beeland
Taylor County
Buttler
Taylor County Opposes Diversion of Highway Funds Resolution
Taylor County commissioners at January term adopt a resolution asking state lawmakers to vote against diverting any highway funds to other uses. They cite agitation in press and a plan allowing counties to contract to maintain surplus convicts, seeking to bar diversion for any purpose.
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Taylor County
State Highway Board
Prison Commission of
Georgia
Boads
Mrs H H Waters Succumbs to Long Illness
Dawson Georgia January 20 Mrs H H Waters 64 longtime Dawson resident died Friday at home from a heart attack after a year and a half of poor health She was born January 31 1869 in Taylor County and married H H Waters in 1889 The couple later moved to Randolph Terrell and finally Dawson where he died about 11 years ago She leaves six daughters Mrs James McGill Mrs Elmore Kennedy Miss M H Black Mrs L O Rowland Martha and Lennie Waters and son H Graddy Waters Funeral services will be held at the home on Sunday with Rev W T Pearman of the Dawson Presbyterian Church officiating
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Dawson
H. H. Waters
Martha Priscilla, Parker Waters
David H. Parker
Taylor County
Randolph County
Waters
Terrell County
Bronwood
James McGill
Elmore Kennnedy
Parrot
M. H. Black
Tarpon Springs
Fla
L. O Rowland
Misaes Martha
Lennie Waters
H. Graddy Waters
W. T. Pearman
Dawson Presbyterian Church
Delayed Pension Checks for Soldiers and Widows
The ordinary's office reserved a $405 payment to each pensioner on Monday. The funds were drawn from W. and A. rentals. The attorney general ruled transfer assignments for the 1930 balance are invalid, with $200 of the $360 due in 1980 already paid.
Missionary Institute at Busna Vista Church Feb 1
The Missionary Institute will be held at Busna Vista Methodist church on February 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pastors, Sunday school superintendents, charge lay-leaders, presidents of Woman's Missionary Societies, and chairmen of missionary stewardship committees are urged to attend. W. E. Hightower, Pastor.
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Busna Vista Methodist Church
Woman‘s Missionary Societies
W. E. Hightower
Slayer Faces Trial in Oglethorpe Commitment Hearing
Montezuma Ga Jan 24 A commitment trial in Oglethorpe before Judge B F Murray heard Lee Hill a white man charged with murdering Emmett Goudie a negro on Jan 18 Hill pleaded self defense and was bound over to the spring term of superior court Both Bolieter Hollaforts of inson Americus repr the state
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Montezuma
Oglethorpe
B. F.murray
Lee Hill
Emmett Goudie
Mode
Bolieter Holla
Inson
Americus
Reward Offered for Cemetery Shrubbery Theft in Butler Ga
Mrs. W. J. Butler of Butler Georgia offers ten dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who stole shrubbery from her cemetery lot.
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W. J. Butler
Butler, Ga
Adjourned Taylor Court Adopts Busy Session Tone
Taylor superior court reconvened an adjourne d term to clear the civil docket of undisposed cases at the October 1982 session. Judge Woodrow G. C. presides with Judge W. C. Wo rris assisting. The roster includes injunctive and contract actions with several verdicts and dismissals noted, including damages awards and dismissals by default.
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Worrill
Pataula
McLaughlin
Taylor Superior Court
de Ees
Frankie Lang
Secu Tie
Wi CG
Pataula Circuit
Cuthbert
A. Jones Perr
R. C. Perkina
Sheriff to Offer Motor License Forms at Local Office
The state revenue commission will mail separate forms to Sheriff R. P. McGuffin for vehicle license applications. Auto and truck owners in Taylor County and statewide may visit the sheriff’s office to obtain papers, avoiding writing to Atlanta for licenses. The change aims to speed service and reduce nuisance for motorists.
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R. P. McGuffin
State Revenue Commission
Atlanta
Taylor County
McGuffin
The
Revenue Commission
Appointment as long term fertilizer inspector named by agriculture commissioner
J. L. Alexander of Forsyth Georgia announces appointment as fertilizer inspector for Taylor County by G C Adams commissioner of agriculture. Farmers in Taylor County are urged to notify Alexander at Forsyth GA when services are needed.
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G. C. Adams
Taylor County
Forsyth
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M. J. Riley
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