Week in Georgia news roundup features deaths and elections
Mrs. Ila Hollinshed Cooper 84 dies in Ft Valley. Virgil Sorrells 28 dies after being struck by a train. Columbus approves a special tax for chain stores by 1,708 to 1,470. Button Week marks President's Birthday with fight against infantile paralysis. Georgia poll tax repeal measure rejected in senate committee. Theatre name Fulton chosen for Hapeville project opening Feb to March. Georgia road, train, and gun fatalities rise to ten. University farm week slated for Aug 7–12. Richland city elections set for Feb 7. Carlton Cagle, 12, dies after auto incident. Albany High weighs reestablishing interscholastic baseball. Agnes Holland sought by Tampa police hitchhike case. Escapes and recapture of long-time white convict in Worth county. Driver kills pedestrian in Atlanta. Farm and home week planning at UGA. Local and state officials react to weather and transport incidents. Various legal, civic, and education items dominate state news.
Nine universities to send reps to regional Kappa Delta Pi meet
Nine universities and colleges will send representatives to the University of Georgia February regional conference of the Kappa Delta Pi honorary education fraternity. Speakers include President H W Caldwell W D Cocking dean and Babe Williams Georgia chapter president. Chris J Sherlock Jr has been named president of the Alabama Highway Commission. Sherlock, a former Americas resident, was employed by the Georgia Highway Department after graduating from Georgia Tech in 1920 and joined the Alabama commission in 1922. His father has resided in Americus for more than 60 years.
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University of Georgia
Kappa Delta Pi
H.W .Caldwell
W. D. Cocking
Babe Williams
Georgia
Chris J. Sherlock, Jr
Alabama Highway Commission
Sherlock
Georgia Highway Department
Georgia Tech
Alabama Commission
Americus
Walton Asks Law to Assign Post
Lumpkin Jan 21 H T Walton elected to serve as a one man commission has filed quo warranto against C M Davis who refuses to vacate the office. Davis ousted by grand jury and Walton elected to take office by June 10. A hearing set for Friday.
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Lumpkin
H. T. Walton
C. M. Davis
Davis
Mr. Walton
Two Bound Over In Post Office Robbery
Melvin Howard Cline and Forest C. Herring of Columbus Georgia were bound over on charges of taking part in the Warm Springs post office burglary on October 27 1938. A U S Commissioner ordered them held on bonds of $1000 each after a preliminary hearing. About six dollars was stolen.
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Columbus
Warm Springs
Melvin Howard Cline
Forest C. Herring
U. S
N. A. Brown
Georgians Seek Federal Funds for Clarks Hill Dam
A delegation from Augusta Georgia arrived in Washington to press for federal dollars to start the $22 million Clarks Hill dam on the Savannah River. The group met with Georgia senators and Representative Brown but said there was nothing yet to report.
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Washington
Augusta
Clarks Hill
Savannah River
Georgia
Brown
Schley to Let Power Contract for Rural Lines
Bilaville Georgia January 24 Rural electrification project underway in Schley Sumter Terrell Webster Stewart and Randolph counties bids to be opened Thursday project includes 217 miles of lines Schley county now has six miles of rural lines under construction and expansion led by D L Thomas project manager
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Bilaville
Schley
D. L. Thomas
Sumter
Terrell
Webster
Stewart
Randolph
Schley County
Georgia-made brandy goes on sale in March
Macon Jan 21 The first peach brandy legally distilled in this section since prohibition began in 1908 will be placed on the market in March by the Georgia Fruit Industries Inc. The first run started in December but regulations require aging in charred barrels for at least three months before bottling or distribution in Georgia.
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Macon
Georgia Fruit Industries, Inc
Georgia Fruit Industries
Georgia
Registration decline at Georgia Southwestern College
Americas Jan 23 Enrollment at Georgia Southwestern College fell by 18 students from an all time high of 850 in the fall term. Registrar Dr. T. E. Smith announced 382 students enrolled this term including 206 freshmen and 126 sophomores. Fall figures showed 217 freshmen and 138 sophomores with 127 boys and 228 girls last term.
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Americas
Georgia Southwestern College
T. E. Smith
Russell Urges $15 Federal Pension Aid for Aged
Senator Russell of Georgia urged Congress to set a $15 monthly federal contribution to needy aged nationwide, enlarging total benefits to $19 with state funds. He noted Georgia recipients now receive $8 monthly under existing law and tied the payment to states not lowering their own benefits below late 1938 levels.
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Washington
Russell
Georgia
Congress
Women Die In Putnam Crash Near Eatonton
Eatonton January 24 two WPA workers Herbert Moxworth 26 and W P Beavers 50 were killed when their car left the road struck a telephone pole and overturned just outside the city limits. Three others Coy Davis Edgar Black and A Kin were injured. Moxworth leaves a wife and two children and Beavers a wife and a son.
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Eatonton
WPA
Herbert, Moxworth
W. P. Beavers
Coy Davis
Edgar Black
A. Kin‘eaid
Foxworth
Beavers
Henry Morrell Atkinson Dies in Atlanta
Atlanta adopts word of Henry Morrell Atkinson a Georgia financier and chairman of Georgia Power died Saturday night after a long illness at his residence. He was 76 years old widow May Peters and daughter Mrs Jackson P Dick were at his bedside. His only son Henry M Atkinson Jr. was killed in the World War. He is survived by two grandsons Henry Atkinson Dick and Jackson Dick Jr.
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Atlanta
Henry Morrell Atkinson
Georgia
The
Georgia Power Company
May Peters
Jackson P. Dick
Henry M. Atkinson Jr
Rope swing tragedy ends Elberton boy’s play
Elberton Georgia January 21 a deaf 10 year old boy Sidney Parham died after being struck by a car while swinging on a rope attached to a tree limb at the curb of a main street The driver J L Burdett was absolved of blame The swing was a long standing favorite pastime for local children and the fatal jump was the longest on record according to playmates
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Elberton
Sidney Parham
C. W. Johnson
J. L. Burdett
Parham
Burdett Auto
Statewide vote urged on uniform time bill
Georgia would hold a statewide referendum at the next general election to choose between eastern or central standard time. Rep. Allen Chappell of Sumter proposes the measure, arguing the decision should rest with voters rather than the Interstate Commerce Commission boundary.
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Allen Chappell
Bumter County
Atlanta
Georgia
House of Representatives
Allen ‘Chappell
Sumter County
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Mercer Club to edit Montezuma newspaper edition
Twenty one Mercer University Newspaper Club members will travel to Montezuma this week to publish an edition of the Citizen-Georgian on Thursday. They will run both editorial and advertising departments for Macon County’s official weekly, with defined staff roles across managing editors city editor staff cartoonist society editor and others.
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Macon
Mercer University
Montezuma
Macon County
Clyde Calhoun
Colquitt
Herbert Hailey
Stonewall
Billy Geeslin
Dan Grahl
Discharge Request in Georgia Taylor County
W Foy administrator of the estate of A F Davis deceased seeks dismission after proving full execution of the estate. The court is cited to show cause why letters of dismission should not be granted on the first Monday in February 1939. Witness L T Peed Ordinary with official signature January 9 1939.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Whreens
W. Foy
A. F. Davis
L.T. Peed
Georgia-Taylor County Twelve Months Support Hearing
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 of the official signature January 8 1939 by L T Peed Ordinary.
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Georgia
Taylor County
J. B. Vissage
J. JB. Vissage
L. T. Peed
Power sale notice in Taylor County Ga
Public sale under a deed to secure debt by Tollie C Dobson W Foy attorney in fact will sell at Taylor County courthouse on first Tuesday in February 1939 at 11 oclock a m one house and lot in Butler known as Jim Shaw place 1 acre in Lot 241 18th land district bounded by public road Montfort Harvey and Easter sale proceeds to pay costs and debt balance cash bidder assumes risk.
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Georgia
Taylor
Tollie C. Dobson
W."foy
Superior Court
Taylor City
Taylor County
Butler
Jim Shaw
Ind
Said
Prantor
C. W. Foy
G. W. Poy
Tollie C, Dobson
Sheriff’s Saleon Lot 168 and 166 in Taylor County Ga
A sheriff sale set for the first Tuesday in February 1989 at the Taylor County courthouse will auction Lots 168 and 166 in the 14th Land District with mill machinery and related property known as Anthonys Mill. The property belonged to Mrs S D Anthony and is tied to an International Agricultural Corporation judgment. Inspection allowed prior to sale.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Court House
Anthony
Is. D. Anthony
Superior Court
International Agricultural Corporation
S. D. Anthony
First Meeting of Creditors in Irene Gray case
Notice that Irene Gray farmer proposes composition or extension under Bankruptcy Act Section 75. The first meeting of creditors is set for January 21, 1989 at 10 00 o'clock A M in Thomaston Georgia. Irene Gray must attend for examination. Conciliation Commissioner John H McGeher Jr records the filing date January 11, 1989 in Upso County Georgia.
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Irene Gray
Farmer
Thomaston
Georgia
John H. McGeher, Jr
Upso County
Notice of City of Mauk Charter Repeal Request
The Mayor and Council of Mauk Georgia will seek passage of a local bill to repeal the city charter granted August 18 1913. This notice is given under Georgia law and is dated January 16 1939.
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Mauk
Taylor ‘County
Georgia
General Assembly
State of Georgia
Acta
Representative Pace Pushes 2.5 Million Hospital Grant
Washington January 18 Representative Pace of Georgia introduced a bill in the House to appropriate 2.5 million dollars for construction of a public hospital in the Southeast Georgia region. The proposal aims to fund building modernization and expand patient capacity, with Pace urging quick passage to support regional medical care.
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Pace
D-Ga
Congress
Washington
Elan's Administration
Georgia
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