Georgia News Snips Highlight Accidents Crop Woes and Elections
Georgia reports show boll worm activity up this year and ongoing rain hurting peach markets. A Decatur boy drowns at Lake Lanier near Cumming while a Fitzgerald teen wins the Georgia State Tomato Festival queen title in Tifton. Weekend crashes claim several lives, and Randall Minor becomes president of Shorter College as five candidates enter the 54th district state senate race. Also noted are screw worm releases in the Southeast, Sumter Livestock sales totals, and tax repeal impact on freight.
Majority of Georgia Crops Are Reported In Good Condition
Georgia crop conditions are mostly good to very good. Heavy rainfall helped central and southern crops while dry weather slowed growth in North Georgia. Corn and pastures improved. cotton viewed as good to very good. peach harvest underway. Boll weevil light to moderate, boll worm very heavy.
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Athens
Georgia
North
Disabled Perry Man Finishes Thirty Nine Years of Safe Driving
George Thomas, a 100 percent disabled man who has used crutches since birth, ends his 39 years of driving after accumulating perhaps a quarter of a million miles across 18 states due to insurer concerns.
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Perry
George Thomas
George
Cemetery Cleanup Day at Bloodworth and Mt Nebo Grounds
July 8 designated as cleanup day at Bloodworth cemetery and Mt Nebo church grounds. All interested persons are requested to meet at the church for the work.
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Bloodworth Cemetery
Mt. Nebo
Parakeet Lost in Butler Georgia Reward Offered
Classified ad states a blue parakeet that is a good talker went missing Monday. Finder should notify Isole Jarrell in Butler Georgia. reward offered.
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P. Blue Parakeet
Isole Jarrell
Butler
For Sale Electric Drink Box in excellent condition
Sell by Mrs H H Parks or Bobby Parks contact numbers Union 2 3186 and 2 3755 at Shell Service Station Butler Ga. Reader informs interested buyers of a used drink box for sale with contact points and location.
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H. H. Parks
Union
Bobby Parks
Shell
Butler
Furnished apartment in Reynolds Ga with amenities
Three rooms with tile bath and nicely furnished unit includes air conditioning gas and hot and cold water. No children allowed. Mr and Mrs G H Goddard Reynolds Ga reference 6192b.
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G. H. Goddard Reynolds
Apartment for Sale in Marshall Buildings
Two Marshall apartments offered for sale with steady rentals. One building contains three units and the other two. Prospective buyers in Butler and Reynolds areas urged to contact E. E. Jarrell or Mrs. Blanche Brunson for details and contact numbers. Local notices note potential income from renting intervals.
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E. E. Jarrell
Butler Ga
Union
Blanche Brunson
Reynolds, Ga
Tilden
Three Bedroom Home in Reynolds Georgia on Corner Lot
Centrally located house in Reynolds Georgia features three bedrooms dining room living room kitchen and bath with screened porches on a large corner lot. For information contact J. W. Windham or H. C. Bond Reynolds Ga. A Watkins route in Taylor County offers earnings from $2.50 to $5.00 per hour. Write J R Watkins Company Atlanta Georgia.
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Georgia
J. W. Windham
H. C. Bond
Watkins
Taylor County
J. R. Watkins Company
Peachtree ST
N. E
Atlanta
New Heads for Pedal and Electric Sewing Machines
Used Singer Portable Electric Machines priced at 39.50. We repair all makes and models of sewing machines. Windham's Sewing Machine Co Reynolds Georgia. Pest control ad offers free inspection with Garfield 9-1352 Perry Ga and Ray Pest Control Service, member of the National Pest Control Assn.
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Reynolds
Georgia
Ray Pest Control Service
Garfield
Perry Ga
National Pest Control Assn
Old Wesleyan Conservatory Site Urged as Historic Shrine
An eight member legislative committee recommended purchasing the old Wesleyan Conservatory property in Macon to establish a historic shrine. Gov. Griffin was given the report but did not commit to funding. committee figures were not disclosed.
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Atlanta
Macon
Griffin
Claxton Editor B T Sanders Dies En Route to Pageland
June 30 Claxton Enterprise editor and publisher B T Sanders died Monday of a heart attack at 9 am near Statesboro while driving his family to Pageland South Carolina for vacation. He moved to Claxton from Pageland in 1956 and served with the Claxton weekly since then. Associate publisher J F Eden noted Sanders’s longtime service.
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B. T. Sanders
Claxton Enterprise
Pageland
S.C
Sanders
South Carolina
Statesboro
Claxton Weekly
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Enterprise
Lockheed JetStar caps cross-country flight in record time
The economy-size JetStar completed a 6 748 mile circumnavigation in 14 hours 50 minutes of actual flying. Lockheed plans early quantity production at Marietta if an Air Force order is received. Senator Herman Talmadge inspected the jet at Andrews AFB praising the multi purpose aircraft.
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Marietta
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Andrews Afb
Talmadge
Air Force
Kelly Johnson
JetStar
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