Taylor County June 1941 county commission session minutes
June 20 1941 special session of Taylor County Commissioners with W M Brown J R Cooper and L P Anthony. Cooper elected chairman to fill Halley vacancy. memorial read praising Halley. July 1 1941 to be published and family notified. Regular June 1941 meeting approved minutes and bills. tax returns for F W Cooper and Jake Montfort adjusted. multiple gas tax and tax collection entries recorded. warrants listed. meeting adjourned July 1 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners of Roads and Revenues
Taylor County
W. M. Brown
J. R. Cooper
L. P. Anthony
A. M. Halley
Halley
Butler Herald
Georgia
F. W. Cooper
Jake Montfort
P. A. Jenkins
Thelman Jarrell
Superior Court
State of Georgia
Read
W. E. Horton
Floyd County
Joe McNew
Emmett L. Foster
Wallace Hutto
C. I. Harris
Senator George to lead Finance Committee duties shift
Washington reports the Senate Finance Committee chairmanship is postponed indefinitely with Senator Walter George of Georgia acting chair during tax bill consideration. The plan assigns senior members to handle bill sections as it moves to the floor. The piece notes possible changes if George keeps foreign relations leadership and mentions other committee positions. Also in Taylor County the second National Registration added 54 young men and 1,174 total registered. 13 Negro residents had previously volunteered for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
George
Georgia
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Committee
House
Harrison
Mississippi
Walsh
Massachussetts
Massachusetts
Navy Committee
Finance
Naval Affairs
H. K. Sealy
Taylor County
Sealy
Court House
County Draft Board
Death of Ed A. Sheridan Retired Salesman
Edward A. Sheridan longtime traveling salesman for Dannenberg Waxelbaum died at his Macon home Monday morning. Funeral held at St Joseph's Catholic church and burial followed in St Joseph's cemetery. He served the Macon firm forty four years retiring about two years ago and called on merchants in Butler and other county towns. He made many friends across the state.
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Edward A. Sheridan
Dannenberg- Waxelbaum Company
Macon
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Sheridan
Dannenberg-Waxelbaum Company
Butler
Camp Meeting Opens at Tabernacle in Butler Area
The Taylor County Holiness Camp Meeting starts today and runs through Sunday July 13. Daily services are at the Tabernacle about six miles north of Butler with nondenominational emphasis. Rev. S F Andrews Rev John Paul Pappas Dr Annie McGee and Miss Marie Banks attend. Bill Parrish and Carliss Hammel provide musical assistance during the revival.
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Taylor County
Tabernacle
Butler
S. F. Andrews
John Paul Pappas
Annie McGee
Marie Banks
Bill Parrish
Carliss Hammel
Harley Riley Jr Sent to Fort Knox Armored Force RTC
Friends note Harley Riley Jr left Butler on June 16 for Ft McPherson and has now been reassigned to the Armored Force RTC at Fort Knox Kentucky. For sale old Dwight Home property at Garden Valley about 325 acres. interested parties contact H D Russell 609 Persons Building Macon Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Riley Jr
Butler
Ft. McPherson
United States Army
Fort Knox, Ky
Dwight Home
Garden Valley
H. D. Russell
Macon
Tim M. Furlow Dies at 67 in Americus Georgia
Tim McBride Furlow noted as a state man educator and businessman dies at a local hospital in Americus. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Lee Street Methodist Church with details of survivors and public service roles noted.
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Americus
Lee Street Methodist Church
Timothy McBride Furlow
Methodist
Lee Church
Sumter County
S. D. Furlow
L. F. Rogers
Macon
Mr. Furlow
T. M Furlow
General Assembly
Stephen Pace Jr Enters West Point Military Academy
Stephen Pace Jr the son of a congressman from Americus will enter the U S Military Academy at West Point on July 1 after passing mental and physical tests. He attended Americus High School, spent a year at Emory University, played football, and earned the Eagle Scout rank with Boy Scouts of America troop No 23. Also entering West Point from the Third Congressional District are William Adams of Butler Taylor County and Dan Wallis Leonard Sims from Fort Benning who earned appointments through competitive examinations.
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Americus Times-Recorder
Steve Pace Jr
Stephen Pace
Americus
West Point
U. S. Military Academy
Young Pace
Walter F. George
Steve
Americus High School
Emory University
Atlanta
Boy Scouts of America
William Adams
Butler
Taylor County
Pace
Dan Wallis
Leonard Sims
Fr. Benning
Farmers and Agents Tour Taylor County for Kudzu Harvest Demo
Approximately two hundred men from nine counties visit Taylor County to observe Kudzu hay harvesting on W A Payne’s farm with tractor and horse drawn setups. Payne’s Kudzu pasture yields a 50 pound gain in 18 days for a 550 to 600 pound cow. Barbecue lunch at McCants Mill precedes tours of Pine seedling plantings by T L Fountain near Taylor Mill. Authorities steering the visit include E G Blackwell, M P Dean, W G Wallace, J W Ray, and W J Butler. Counties in the district are Bibb, Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach, Pulaski, Taylor, and Wilcox.
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Middle Western
Ocmulgee River Soil Conservation District
Taylor County
W. A. Payne
Payne
McCants Mill
T. L. Fountain
Taylor Mill
E. G. Blackwell
M.P. Dean
The
Soil Conservation Service
W. G. Wallace
J. W Ray
W. J. Butler
Bibb
Crawford
Dooly
Houston
Macon
Peach
Pulaski
Taylor and Wilcox
Carithers Farm Sale in Panhandle Community Completed
Col. W. E. Steed executor and heir confirms sale of the Carithers Place a 400 acre Panhandle plantation west of the Flint River to the Hartley Brothers W. E. and Odell Hartley who have farmed it for years. The tract ties to Corbin Chambliss and Corbin lineage connected to Peter Corbin and the Carithers family, with over a century of ownership.
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W. E. Steed
Ella H .Carithers
Fort Valley
Hartley Brothers
W. E
Odell Hartley
Carithers Place
Panhandle
Flint River
Carithers
Corbin
Peter Corbin Chambliss
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Peter Corbin
Steed
Classrooms and Equipment Expanded at GAB School of Macon
In Macon on July 1 two more classrooms were added at the GAB School of Commerce to handle rising enrollment. New typewriters were purchased and 65 additional desks of modern design were installed for student comfort and convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
GAB School of Commerce
GAB
Ex-Chauffeur Charged in Pardons Sale Scandal
Albert Chandler, 34, a former Rivers chauffeur, is indicted on two counts alleging he received money to influence Governor Rivers to grant pardons. The case ties to Fulton County efforts asking the federal government to probe Rivers' income sources during his four year administration. Chandler was arrested at Great Neck New York and extradited to Atlanta with Fulton County investigator Wm. E. Spence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
E. D. Rivers
Fulton County Grand Jury
Rivers
Albert Chandler
Great Neck
L. I
Wm. E. Spence
Fulton County Solicitor General
Spence
Chandler
Mrs. Ella Amerson Dies at Taylor Mill Home at 59
Mrs. Ella Pearl Amerson 59 died Thursday afternoon at her Taylor Mill home after years of declining health. Funeral services were at Mt Olive Church Friday at 11 with Rev. C H Moore. burial in Mt Olive Cemetery. Survivors include three sons Grady Leonard and Clay Amerson two daughters Effie Amerson and Nettie Lewis a brother L E Morrell and sister Mrs Minnie Windham. Goddard's Funeral Home of Reynolds in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Pearl Amerson
James Henry Morrell
Taylor County
Taylor Mill
Amerson
Mt. Olive Church
C. H. Moore
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Messrs
Roy, Peacock
Carl Peacock
William Bartlett
Joe Bartlett
Eddie Windham
Riley Windham
Grady
Leonard
Clay Amerson
Effie Amerson
Nettie Lewis
L. E. Morrell
Minnie Windham
Goddard
Reynolds
Taylor Co Merchants Qualify For Cotton Stamp Program
Taylor county merchants who have qualified to participate include Mrs Bertha Bazemore Oscar Dreizin E H Bazemore B F More Maxwell's 5 10 and 25c Store in Butler D Coolik and Jacob Prager in Reynolds Lewis Watson and R O Rogers in Charing L H Vanlandingham and J A Buckner in Howard Others may participate by signing and returning the Retailer's Statement Form mailed to all merchants for county approval
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Taylor County
Bertha Bazemore
Oscar Dreizin
E. H. Bazemore
B. F. More
Maxwell
Butler
D. Coolik
Jacob Prager
Reynolds
Lewis Watson
R. O. Rogers
Charing
L. H. Vanlandingham
J. A. Buckner
Howard
Dr Seay Leaves Taylor County for Marshallville Practice
Dr E F Seay long associated with Dr R C Montgomery and the Montgomery hospital leaves Taylor County for Marshallville where he will practice medicine. A University of Georgia Medical College graduate, he interned at UGA hospital and has practiced here a year. He is accompanied by his wife and young son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Seay
R. C. Montgomery
Montgomery Hospital
Marshallville
Seay
Taylor County
Montgomery
University of Georgia Medical College
Augusta
University of Georgia Hospital
Extra session court called to select county commissioner
Judge George C. Palmer and Hubert Calhoun publicized a Taylor County extra session on Monday July 21 to pick a successor for the late A M Halley as county commissioner. Grand jurors from the April term are recalled, with Reynolds district likely supplying the unexpired term ending Jan 1, 1945. The other commission board members are J Ran Cooper W M Brown Sr and L P Anthony clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Palmer
Hubert Calhoun
Columbus
Butler
Palmer
Taylor County Superior Court
Taylor Superior Court
A. M. Halley
Board of Commissioners
Halley
Reynolds
Grand Jury
Commission
Messrs
J. Ran Cooper
W. M. Brown Sr
L. P. Anthony
R. L. Swearingen
C. F. Rustin
C. S. Newton
W. R. Lawhorn
D. A. England
Joe Brown
Hugh Gilson
M T. Gaultney Sr
R. L. Philman
R. L. Bell
A. W. Adams
J. L. Rustin
J. W. Mott
E. T. Shealy
Thomas Montgomery
Fred Jarrell
L T. Horton
H. G. Windham
Georgia Stage Lines Adds Two Buses Through Butler
Beginning Tuesday, July 1, Georgia Stages adds two new buses on the Atlanta Tallahassee route through Butler, bringing total daily buses to ten. Northbound arrivals are 5:25 am 9:55 am 2:35 pm 6:15 pm 10:35 pm and southbound at 2:35 am 10:55 am 2:00 pm 5:35 pm 8:25 pm. Southern Stages also runs four Macon Columbus buses daily with eastbound 10:10 am 9:10 pm and westbound 2:00 pm 9:55 pm.
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Georgia Stages
Butler
Atlanta-Tallahassee
This Transportation Line
Macon
Time For Renewing Drivers Licenses Is Extended Ten Days
Atlanta reports a ten day extension to July 10 for 1942 drivers licenses by Public Safety Commissioner J E Goodwin due to a flood of applications. About 100000 new license applications are on hand as staff prepares to issue licenses and highway patrols will check licenses starting July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
J E. Goodwin
Commissioner of Public Safety
Goodwin
Pick-Up For Sale In 1935 International Truck
Bargain sale of a 1935 International pickup in fair condition offered by Bernard Sealy in Butler Ga. Potential buyers may inspect locally and negotiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Sealy
Butler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter George
Ed A. Sheridan
Ft. Knox
Tim M. Furlow
Americus, Ga
Stephen Pace Jr
West Point Military Academy
Con
Carithers Farm
Fulton Grand Jury
Mrs. Seay
Alton M. Halley
Georgia Stage Lines
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