Presentments by Taylor Co Grand Jurors 1945
The Taylor County Grand Jury for the July 1945 term presents findings on county facilities. It notes repairs needed at Convict Camp bathrooms and heater, jail plumbing, and recurring roof leaks. It commends officials and urges enforcement of Sunday liquor laws, requesting publication in The Butler Herald with a $15 payment.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Taylor Superior
T. Hicks Fort
Ed Wohlwender Jr
Homer Cox
Court House
Butter Herald
B. W. Hinton
D. B. Posey
Butler Herald
Taylor Superior Court
Hawkinsville Woman Killed in Auto Crash Near Roberta
Mrs. Mark Hall Sr. was killed in a Sunday morning crash near Roberta at 7 30. Mark Hall Jr. and his wife Mrs. Mary Hall Clark and a child along with Eddie Sutherland suffered minor injuries while Mrs Clark was hospitalized in Macon. The party returned from a visit to Morgan Hall in Mary Camp Wisconsin. One survivor said Mrs Hall Sr fell asleep at the wheel.
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Hawkinsville
Mark Hall Sr
Roberta
Mark Hall Jr
Mary Hall Clark
Eddie Sutherland
Clark
Macon
Morgan
Get $5 Tax Stamp Or Don’t Drive Autoists Warned
Atlanta July 4 125 investigators from the internal revenue field office will check motor vehicles in Georgia cities. Marion H Allen warned that driving without the $5 use stamp on the windshield is a misdemeanor and owners will be punished. Stamps are on sale at all post offices. buyers urged to purchase promptly to avoid prosecution.
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Atlanta
Marion H. Allen
Internal Revenue
Georgia
Allen
Midway Cemetery Notice for Cleanup Day
Next Tuesday is set as the date to clean Midway cemetery. People with loved ones buried there are urged to come and help with the work.
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Midway Cemetery
Midway
Memorial Tribute to Hon. C. B. Marshall by Taylor County Bar
Taylor County Bar Association adopted a memorial for the late Hon. C B Marshall. The tribute extols the country lawyer as an unseen force shaping law and community, honoring Brown Marshall as a noble, modest, and principled figure. Walter E Steed presided and the memorial was recorded July 2 1945.
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Taylor County Bar Association
C. B. Marshall
Brown Marshall
Brown
Walter E. Steed
Taylor Superior Court
Pres
Generous Offer Made By Publishers of The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal offers readers a free copy of the complete Charter adopted by the recent United Nations Conference. Copies may be picked up at The Journal Building or requested by mail with a self addressed stamped envelope. The published Charter last week was unofficial. the free copy contains the final official draft.
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Atlanta Journal
San Francisco
United Nations
Journal
Forsyth Street
Atlanta
Ex-Gov Talmadge to address Taylor County Farm Bureau
Former Governor Eugene Talmadge will speak at the Taylor County Farm Bureau meeting on the Butler courthouse lawn Tuesday at 6 PM. Judge T Hicks Fort is invited. a barbecue will follow. The event aims to boost Farm Bureau membership beyond the 354 listed.
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Talmadge
Homer Beeland
Bureau
Eugene Talmadge
Taylor County
Farm Bureau
Court House Lawn
Butler
Court House Square
T. Hicks Fort
Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit
Geo. Z. Young
Young
Z. R. McCorkle
Thelmon Jarrell
Sixth Annual Meeting At Taylor County Camp Ground Opens Today
The Taylor County Holiness Camp Ground holds its sixth annual gathering from July 5 to 15 with an opening evening preview. Rev. S. B. Bredholt of Pennsylvania and Rev. and Mrs. L. D. She ton of Trevecca College Tennessee will attend, with Miss Margaret Doggett of Ames Iowa as young people's worker.
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Taylor County Camp Ground
Taylor County
Perview
S. B. Bredholt
Pennsylvania
L. D. She?ton
Trevecca College
Nashville
Tenn
Margaret Doggett
Ames
Iowa
Third Quarterly Conference At Wesley July 13
The Butler Methodist charge holds its Third Quarterly Conference Friday July 13 at Wesley Methodist church. Rev. A W Reese District Superintendent of Columbus presides over the business session and preaches during the devotional hour. Lunch will be served on the church grounds at noon.
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Butler Methodist Charge
Wesley Methodist Church
A. W. Reese
Columbus
Revival Services Begin At Lebanon Church Next Sunday
Revival services start at Lebanon Baptist Church next Sunday and run through the following Friday. Rev W E Browne of Toccoa will be guest speaker and the pastor Homer G Fowler will direct the music. Morning services begin 11 a m and the evening 8 15 p m daily.
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Lebanon Baptist Church
W. E. Browne
Toccoa
Homer G. Fowler
Butler School Library Opens Summer Hours With Eva Byrd
The Butler School Library opens Tuesday with Mrs. Eva Byrd as librarian. It will be open Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays for the remainder of the summer from 3 to 5 p.m. Many new books are available for children, according to Supt. Dunn.
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Butler School
Eva Byrd
Supt. Dunn
Dunn
Referendum Sought on Beer and Wine Sales in Taylor County
At the July session the Taylor County Commissioners ordered a countywide referendum on whether Beer and Wine should continue to be sold. The vote will occur at all precincts on Tuesday August 7 the same day as Georgia’s state constitutional election. Special ballots are being prepared.
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Taylor County
Georgia
Twenty Persons Injured In Train Crash At Smithville
Twenty passengers were injured in a rear end collision between the Dixie Flyer and the Seminole at Smithville. The crash occurred about 2 15 am as both trains from Chicago to Jacksonville were in the station. One Seminole sleeper was damaged. no cars derailed. Traffic resumed after a three to four hour delay.
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Smithville
Central of Georgia Railway
Chicago
Jacksonville
Central of Georgia
Roberta McCrary Named Temporary Crawford County Tax Collector
Roberta McCrary, daughter of the late H J McCrary, appointed temporary Crawford County tax collector. Mrs L J Handcock, county ordinary, says McCrary held the office 25 years. Election date to permanently succeed him to be set soon.
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Roberta
Gray Andrews
Crawford County
H. J. McCrary
L. J. Handcock
McCrary
Head on Train Crash Injures 25 Near Talbotton Georgia
Dixie Flagler from Chicago to Miami collides with a local train near Talbotton Georgia. Engineer O C Malone seriously burned and pelvis broken. fireman Sneak Walker also hurt. About 25 passengers treated for minor injuries. trains rerouted over Central of Georgia tracks.
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Talbotton
Chicago
Miami
Headon
O. C. Mallone
Atlanta
A. B. and C
Malone
Manchester
Sneak Walker
Fitzgerald
F. C. Stimson
J. A. Johnson
C. BE. Irwin
Bryan Collier
Columbus Ledger
Toth
Falbutton
Central of Georgia
Manta
Gest RN
Wélbotton
Frank S. Wenz
Robert A. Smith
Lithia Springs
Willie Mae Hendley
Douglas
Manchester Hospital
Walker
W. W. Barnes
Sara Grogan
Montgomery
Ala
Hankinson Arrives Safely on Mariana Islands
Navy man AMM 2/c J. C. Hankinson has reached the Mariana Islands after serving since 1941. He was in the states until February 1945, then to Hawaii and on to the Marianas. He reports heat and dust and hopes for a swift return home. His wife Helen Taunton works at Sears, Roebuck Co. in Atlanta.
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Helen Taunton
AMM 2
J. C. Hankinson
Mariana Islands
Amm Hankinson
States
Hawaiian Islands
Marianas
Hankinson
Sears, Roebuck Co
Atlanta
Lt Col Harry W Gorman Awarded Bronze Star
Lt Col Harry W Gorman receives the Bronze Star Medal for combat zone achievements. He is the husband of Mrs Clara Gorman of Atlanta and son of Mrs O D Gorman and the late Mr Gorman of Butler.
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Harry W. Gorman
Clara Gorman
Atlanta
Col. Gorman
O. D. Gorman
Mr. Gorman
Butler
Howard Cemetery Clean-Up Notice
The Howard cemetery will be cleaned next Wednesday. People with loved ones buried there are asked to come and assist in cleaning the grounds.
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Howard
Taylor County Superior Court Opens In Session
Taylor County Superior Court, with Judge T Hicks Fort presiding, opened on Monday. The docket includes about thirty criminal cases and one murder case, Johnnie Lee Walker, charged in the June 11 1944 killing. The Grand Jury completed its work and was released after one day.
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Taylor County Superior
J. M. Bone
Johnnie Lee Walker
George Bush
Judge Fort
The
Herald
William Henry Shaw Named Columbus Schools Superintendent
William Henry Shaw of Sumter South Carolina has been elected superintendent of education for Columbus. He will assume duties by January 1 or sooner if Sumter fills his vacancy. Shaw has led Sumter schools for seven years and has 21 years of educational work in the Carolinas. Dr. R. B. Daniel will act as interim superintendent until Shaw arrives.
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Sou Pon
Sumter
S. C
Columbus
R. B. Daniel
Shaw
North Carolina
Carolinas
Beason Completes Twenty Months Overseas with Air Force
Sergeant David L. Beason 27 son of Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Beason recently finished 20 months abroad with the 43rd Bombardment Group Fifth Air Force. His unit Ken's Men hit targets in the Philippines Formosa and China while he serviced Liberators. He holds the American Defense Ribbon Good Conduct Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with four bronze stars and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one bronze star. Beason is a Butler High School 1936 graduate and attended Emory Junior College. He worked as a steel worker in Birmingham before enlisting in August 1941 and trained at Lowry Field before duty in Salinas California ahead of overseas service in November.
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Fifth Air Force
Philippine Islands
David L. Beason
Lewis Beason
43Rd Bombardment Group
Ken
Philippines
Formosa
China
Benson
Butler High School
Emory Junior College
Birmingham
Ala
Lowry Field
Colo
Salinas
Calif
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Col. C. B. Marshall
Taylor County Superior Court
I Reynolds
Courthouse Square
Sol Homer Beeland
Reynolds
Col. Beeland
This County
Zack, Beeland
Vesta Carter
Col Beeland
W. B. Heats
Reynolds Baptist Church
Hill Crest Cemetery
Messrs
J. H. Neisler
J. C. Newsom
T. Whatley
Waltom Hodges
D. T. Montfort
H. G. Windham
M. R. Williamson
H. C. Whatley
F. Wohlwender
R. O. Perkins
Bar
C. W
R. S. Foy
W. E. Steed
C. C. Stone
J. R. Lunsford
Wesley
Lebanon Church
Mecrary
Howard Cemetery
William Henry Shaw
Air Force
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