George George: Praised Speech On British Aid In Washington
Senator Walter F. George of Georgia delivered a highly praised off the record address at a National Press Club luncheon on the leave lend bill. His speech impressed a large audience of officials diplomats and journalists and a rising ovation followed. Department officials plan to arrange wider distribution of the address.
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Washington
Walter F. George
Georgia
National Press Club
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Veteran railroad worker killed as freight car strikes him
Americus on January 25 Wm Fletcher Hart 68 a longtime Seaboard Airline Railway employee was fatally injured at 7 am when a freight car struck his parked work car Hart stood between two cars as another switched car moved and crushed his head He had worked in Americus since 1900 and belonged to the Brotherhood of Railway Car Men Woodmen of the World and Central Baptist church Born in Schley County in July 1872 he had lived in Americus 42 years
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Americus
Fletcher Hart
Seaboard Airline Railway
Seaboard
Hart
Jack Atkins
W. S. Oliver
G. C. Parker
Brotherhood of
Woodmen of the World
Central Baptist Church
Schley County
Isaac Hart
Mattie C. Hart
Donalsonville Postmaster Charged With Embezzling Funds
U S Commissioner Hansell Watt says Donalsonville postmaster Horace C Cherry has been arrested for embezzling about 18 986 dollars entrusted for postal savings deposits. Cherry pleaded guilty at a commitment hearing and posted 5 000 dollars bond awaiting federal indictment and district court entry. temporary acting postmaster Robert Cox, brother of Rep Eugene Cox, was named.
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Donalsonville
Watt
Rudolph Greer
Frank Ellis
Cherry
Robert Cox
Eugene Cox
D-Ga
Controversy Over Wesleyan College Presidency Sparks Congregation
In Macon on January 27, friends of Dr. Dice R. Anderson react to a Sun day Telegraph and News report about a move to oust him as Wesleyan College president. Bishop W N Ainsworth and church leaders decline to comment while debates over liberal vs fundamentalist views drive the dispute ahead of a trustees meeting.
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Macon
Dice R. Anderson
Wesleyan College
Anderson
Telegraph and
News
Mulberry Street Methodist Church
South Georgia
8. T. Coleman
Wesleyan
Robert Brown to edit Georgia's Red and Black
Robert Brown of Elberton son of Representative Paul Brown will edit the University of Georgia publication Red and Black for the rest of 1941. He succeeds Stanford Smith who had edited the paper since the start of school last September.
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Athens
Robert Brown
Elberton
Paul Brown
Democrat of Georgia
University of Georgia
Brown
Stanford Smith
Macon
Jasper Negro Held in Bibb County Jail
Jasper County resident Sam Rook, 16, was held in the Bibb county jail at Macon after a reported assault on a white girl. Sheriff F R Kell said the girl was knocked down during an attempted robbery, and Rook was detained to prevent trouble.
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Monticello
Jasper County
F. R. Kell
Sam Rook
Rooks
Bibb County
Macon
Richland youth held on forgery charge
Richland Georgia Thomas Jones alias hubber Britton about 18 arrested Tuesday and turned over to U S Post Office Inspector LH Stevens of Atlanta charged with intercepting a letter with a fourteen dollar forty cent Treasury check to Leroy Parramore Jr and forging Parramore s name to cash the check Jones was sent to Columbus for a hearing before U S Commissioner N A Brown and bound over to bond set at one thousand dollars
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Richland
Thomas Jones
Hubber Britton
U. S. Post Office
LH. Stevens
Atlanta
Train-Auto Crash At Dalton Fatal To Six Persons
A Sunday collision in Dalton Georgia between a passenger train and an automobile killed six people: Ivan Ledford age 27 his wife 24 and their three children ages two to seven along with Miss Annie Ledford sister of Iv an Ledford. The Sunbeam of Southern Railway struck the auto broadside as it crossed the track in light rain no witnesses were found. The car was dragged about 100 yards and the train halted 200 yards past the crossing. A watchman is absent on Sundays at the crossing.
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Ivan Ledford
Annie Ledford
Ledfords
Ellijay
Dalton
J. W. Johnson
Southern Railway
Daulton
Johnson
Escaped Cattle Rustler Sought After Fatal Posse Fire
Sheriff officers hunt a third man connected to a cattle rustling party near Valdosta after a posse killed two rustlers Eddie Tellie and B T Page during a raid. Suspects E O Rodgers and Claude Rodgers are jailed on cattle stealing warrants. one rustler may be at large in swamplands. Page’s deathbed denial conflicts with earlier statements.
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Valdosta
Eddie Tellie
B. T. Page
E. O. Rodgers
Lowndes County
Claude Rodgers
Cairo
Lowndes
Dan Wisenbaker
Harry Garbuitt
Page
J. J. Shiver
Tellie
Shiver
Thomasville
L. A. Wisenbaker
Lake Park
Grady County
Talbotton chemistry professor burned in school explosion
Talbotton Ga Jan 24 C BE Nisblack chemistry teacher at Talbotton Consolidated High was seriously burned on his right hand and arm after a phosphorus lab explosion. Pupils escaped injury, quick action prevented worse damage. Injury expected to be painful for some time. property damage described as negligible. Nisblack also coaches basketball and his team was recently recognized in the tri county meet.
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Talbotton
C. BE. Niblack
Talbotton Consolidated High School
Nisblack
H. M McGehee
Niblack
Georgia Governor Narrows Budget to Stabilize Debts
The speech outlines Georgia state finances with debts totaling millions across departments, including the Agricultural, Game and Fish, Milledgeville State hospital, and Highway Department. It details plans for a budget control program, salary reductions, and a commitment to fund teacher back pay by March 1 while seeking laws to support state institutions and highway programs.
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Agricultural Department
Game and Fish Department
Milledgeville State Hospital
Highway Department
State Highway Department
State Hospital
Milledgeville
State Board of Penal Corrections
Education Department
Dalaeses
General Assembly
State Treasurer to report to General Assembly after suspension
The state treasurer or comptroller general may be reported to the General Assembly within 30 days following the suspension.
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General Assembly
Floor Mat from Childs Station in Butler Adds Comfort
Improve vehicle ambiance with a Floor Mat from Childs Station located in Butler. Enhance interior comfort and style while protecting floors with a practical automotive accessory offered by the retailer.
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Childs Station
Butler
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