Age No Handicap for 70-Year-Old Fox Hunter in Montezuma
In Macon County, Alvin T. McKenzie, 70, leads a pack of 11 foxhounds and hunts three times weekly. He recalls long chases, including a dog named Spot that chased a fox for 88 hours before it died, and a tale of releasing a fox to test his pack. He plans to continue despite age, cherishing the sport and local fox populations.
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Tir
Ideal
Macon County
Alvin T. McKenzie
Mr. McKenzie
Mr McKenzie
Montezuma
Bugle
Sumter County
Spot
Whitewater social notes from Mrs Ida White's party
Mrs Ida White hosted a spend the day party with the Woman's Home Club on Thursday. Quilts were made in the morning and a lunch followed. attendees included Mesdames D. M. Harris, Henry Barrow, Ora Barrow, T. W. Upton, Miss Lizzie Mott, Mrs. Tommy Upton, Mrs. Henry Montfort, and Misses Lois and Effie Ruth Montfort of Buena Vista. Visitors and locals such as Bud Stringfield and family, Ruby Wisham, Dorothy Barrow, and many others are noted along with flu cases on the decline.
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Ida White
Woman's Home Club
D. M. Harris
Henry Barrow
Ora Barrow
T. W. Upton
Lizzie Mott
Tommy Upton
Henry Montfort
Lois
Effie Ruth Montfort
Buena Vista
Childs
Butler
Bud Stringfield
Talbotton
Ruby Wisham
Dorothy Barrow
William Ivey
T. Hopton
U. S Navy
Bermuda Islands
South Georgia
Thomaston
William Theus
Columbus
T W. Upton
Upton
W. Buchanan
Americus
Childs Service Station
James Barrow
Sanford Carpenter
Lonnie Harris
Florida
Sam Wisham
A Prayer Fors The Preservation of Democracy
A prayer by Rev. J. D. Smith of Reynolds Georgia urges unity across races and nations and seeks world peace through good will. The text stresses reliance on God over earthly powers and calls for democracy and moral renewal amid global conflict and famine threats.
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Earth
Christ
God
Bethlehem
J. D. Smith
Reynolds, Ga
Turners Chapel Rev H L Knighton pastor weekend
Local notes report regular weekend services by Rev H L Knighton at Turners Chapel. Several residents are listed as ill or recovering with wishes for speedy healings and ongoing church gatherings noted.
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H. L. Knighton
Alabama
Childs
Butler
Georgia Legislature Debates Key State Funding Bill
State House notes show Mouse Bill No 1 would grant the governor control of state funds amid bitter debate. Prominent figures include Clarence Thompson on 17 committees, J Hatchett chairing Education No 1, and Speaker Randall Evans Jr denying a trade claim.
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Georgia
Clarence Thompson
Meriwether
House
Thompson
J. Hatchett
Vital Education Committee
Randall Evans Jr
Harris
Talmadge Orders Road Patrolmen to Aid Lady Motorists
Governor Talmadge urged Georgia highway patrolmen to assist female drivers by changing tires and aiding motorists. He framed patrol work as a friendly service and warned arrests should be a last resort, urging tourists to report any mistreatment to him.
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Gov. Talmadge
Atlanta
Talmadge
Georgia Highway
State Highway Patrol
Georgia
Albany aide named state highway board secretary treasure
James W. Smith of Albany is named the new secretary-treasurer of the State Highway Board succeeding S J Boykin. State records show the role paid $4 800 last year. The appointment follows Gov Tamadge gaining board control with Wilburn as chairman and Vandiver as member.
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Atlanta
James W. Smith
Albany
Tamadge
State Highway Board
S. J. Boykin
Smith
Highway Department
Talmadge
W. E. Wilburn
E S. Vandiver
Former KKK Wizard Fined by U S Court for Monopoly
Dr. Hiram Evans once Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan was fined 15000 in the U S District court after pleading guilty to monopolizing asphalt emulsion sales to Georgia. Other indicted firms Emulsified Asphalt Co Shell Oil Co and American Bitumuls Co also faced penalties of 4000 5000 and 6000 respectively.
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Atlanta
Hiram Evans
Ku Klux Klan
U. S. District Court
Georgia
Evans
Emulsified Asphalt Co
Shell Oil Co
American Bitmuls Co
Hawkinsville Opens Canning Plant for Beef Canning
Hawkinsville Georgia January 25 completion of the vocational agricultural building marks the installation of new canning machinery. A C Dorming announces the plant will open two days in January and two in February for beef canning. Users supply their own cans and pay one cent per can. NYA boys and girls will assist. the plant is open to all Pulaski county residents.
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Hawkinsville
Vocational Agricultural
A. C Dorming
NYA
Pulaski Conty
Jarrell Family News and Local Visits
Five Points hosts Mr and Mrs J H Windham and their young son during a weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs T D Jarrell. Ethel Jarrell of Bessie Tift College visits. several Jarrells entertain and travel for medical care. Miss Effie Smith of Butler visits with Mrs W A Jarrell as Mrs Calvin Jarrell mourns her mother Mrs 0 F Montgomery.
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Mrs. Elmo Ellibee
Fort Benning
Mildred Curry
Curry
Simpson Wainwright
Rudolph McCrary
Thomaston
Grady Rogers
J. H. Windham
Litle Son
T. D Jarrell
Ethel Jarrell
Bessie Tift College
W. A. Jarrell
Childs
Butler
Phillip Jarrell
W. B Colquitt
Cecil Pitts
Henry Jarrell
Calvin Jarrell
Marjorie
Marion
Effie Smith
W. A Jarrell
Ft .Montgomery
Jaeren
Inez Jarre
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Macon County Farmer
Fox Hounds
Don Carter
BABY
Brown's Poultry
New Hamsphire Reds
P. A. Jenkins
Taylor County
Turners Chapel
Tommy Hartman
Montgomery Hospital
Elbert Posey
Alfonso McCrary
R C. Rogers
L. J. McCrary
Grady McCrary
Pauline
Estelle Spillers
Mr. B. F Moore
Franklin Dickerson
F. E McCrary
Jack McCrary
Ware Hammock
John Wilder
Ruby Stringfield
Julia Miller
Willie Mae Hancock
J. A Spillerrs
State House
Sid Williams
Senate
Cecil Hartness
Fanin
C. W. Riker
Fannin County
Hartness
Kiker
J. P. Hogg
Marion & Gentleman
Mr. Hogg
Clarkesville
Habersham County
J.P. Inglis
Clarke
Duprée Hunnicutt
Olin Price
University of Georgia
B. W. Fortson Jr
Wilkes County
Oliver Kk. Mixon
Irwin
Fortson
Mixon
Bush Mims
Colquitt
John Drake
Seminole
Macon
Democratic Party
Harry S. Aiken
Bulloch
Washington, D. C
Council of State Governments
Franklin
R. P. Campbell
Wilmer Lanier
John Drinkard
J B. Davis
C. A. Williams
Clyde Harden
Charles Parnell
Dawson Kea
Laurens
Kea
Ell En Amscels
J. W. Smith
Albany ‘New
Sec
Treas
KKK
U. S
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