Albany Jail Death Ends Noted Georgia Lawyer’s Life
W. I. Geer a 67 year old former legislator judge and attorney died of heart disease in Dougherty county jail Albany Ga after a heart attack following his conviction for murder of Mrs. Charlie Mae Cook Houston Geer had been convicted March 15 this year by a Terrell county jury and sentenced to death at first trial in Dawson in 1986 He had lived in Colquitt practiced law there and served in the legislature and as superintendent of schools ordinary and judge He is survived by five children and a brother and was active in church and fraternal groups all his life.
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Albany
Wm. J. Geer
Charlie Mae Cook Houston
Dougherty County
Terrell County
Colquitt
Mercy
Dawson
Geer
Georgia Supreme Court
Miller
Terrell Superior Court
Miller County
Judge Geer
Dawson Road
Houston
J. Judge Geer
P. Z. Geer
Walter Geer
Bill Geer
JT. Bush
Olin Ross
Savannah
Painter Tinker Bagby Shot Dead in Hawkinsville
Pulaski Sheriff says Police Chief George Cobb shot and killed 30 year old painter Joseph Tinker Bagby at 7 pm Monday in Hawkinsville. Chief Cobb will give a formal statement with reasons for the shooting at an inquest. No eye witnesses found. Bagby died a half hour after being shot.
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Hawkinsville
Pulaski
Jim Hill
George Cobb
Joseph
Tinker) Bagby
Hill
Cobb
Bagby
J W Bivins Crisp County Leader Dies at 70
Cordele Ga July 1 J W Bivins 70 long time Crisp County school superintendent for 31 years banker and Cordele publisher died at home after a short illness Identified with educational religious and commercial work for 49 years He helped name Crisp County Survivors include son J W Bivins Jr Cordele daughter Mrs T G Fletcher Cordele granddaughters Virginia and Joanne Bivins Cordele brother Rev R L Bivins Cusseta Ga Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church Cordele with multiple ministers officiating
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Cordele
J. W. Bivins
Crisp County
Dooly County
J. L. Drake
Mr. Cutler
W. L. Robuck
J. S. Davis
J. W. Bivins, Jr
T, GB
Fletcher
Virginia Fletcher
Joanne ‘Bivins
Extortion Scheme Details Given By Chauncy Cornett
Chauncy Cornett, son of Columbus police chief, describes liquor and financial distress as causes for four extortion notes to industrialist W. C. Bradley. He claims no harm intended, calls it a bluff, and says reactions began after Bradley's reply. He faces a $2,000 demand and federal scrutiny by the FBI. He surrendered to Columbus police and was handed to federal authorities and arraigned before a U. S. commissioner.
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Hamilton
W. C. Bradlley
Columbus
Mr. Bradley
Clyde C.' ‘Cornett
H. W. Cornett
Harris County
Bradley
Cornett
Collins Brothers Win Medals for Rescuing Youth
Atlanta July 5 two Collins brothers Arthur William 18 and Richard Owen 12 won Lewis H Beck Medals at the Atlanta Boy Scout honor court meeting for saving a life. They subdued a gasoline blaze after Charles Pope Jr 12 was ignited while handling a can. The awards honor meritorious service created by L H Beck. J S Roberts praised their coolness and Scouting knowledge.
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Atlanta
Arthur William Collins
Richard Owen Collins
Lewis H. Beck
Honor Court
Charles Pope, Jr
Collins
J. S. Roberts
Atlanta Area Council
Committee On Scout Advancement
Roberts
Beck
L. H. Beck
County farm agent resigns amid puzzling AAA rules
Dublin Ga July 2 Laurens County Farm Agent J F Hart moved his resignation to July 31 in the interest of harmony amid a cotton marketing quota mix up. He blamed confusing AAA regulations for the confusion, saying a clearer interpretation is needed. About 500 farmers received white cards last year instead of red penalty cards due to overplanting, an honest error attributed to misinterpreting AAA rules by state officials.
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Dublin
Harmony
Laurens County
J. F. Hart
AAA
Bart
H. S. Durden
The
Two Discontents and the Courage to Act
A concise reflection contrasts two forms of discontent. One spurs action to obtain change, the other yields only worry. The text suggests that outcome hinges on bold effort rather than passive lament.
Royalty Enjoyed Real Georgia Watermelons at Hyde Park
Sowega melons from South Georgia were served to the King and Queen of England at Hyde Park on Sunday afternoon. Miss Malvina Thompson, Mrs. Roosevelt's secretary, and the Hyde Park butler testified to the event, with a long distance message confirming the melons were ice cold and vine ripened. A Sowega Melon Association truck carried 80 crates from New York, delivering two to four melons per crate.
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Quitman
South Georgia
England
Hyde Park
Georgia
Malvina Thompson
Sacrament Lesson-Sermon in Churches of Christ and Science
The Sunday Lesson-Sermon titled Sacrament will be read in Churches of Christ and Christian Science worldwide. Citations include Galatians 3 26 27 on baptism into Christ and the Christian Science text Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures noting purification from error and symbolic bread wine and cup as metaphors of Truth and Love.
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Churches of Christ
Scientist
Christ Jesus
Mary Baker Eddy
Doctors to Attend Chattahoochee Valley Meeting at Radium Springs
Albany Georgia July 4 the 29th annual meeting of the Chattahoochee Valley Medical Association will be held at Radium Springs July 11 13 with about 200 doctors from Georgia Alabama and Florida. The Dougherty County Medical Society hosts a barbecue and other entertainments include a golf tournament a dance and a women s bridge party. W J Love Memorial address will be given by Dr M S Davie of Dothan Alabama president of the Alabama State Medical Association. Officers include Dr J S Turberville president Dr W J Dillard first vice president Dr C R Bennett second vice president and Dr F K Boland Sr secretary treasurer. Among Georgia doctors are Drs J H Boland Exum Walker W S Goldsmith R Brown Earl Floyd J L Pittman A P McGinty J J Clark and L M Petrie of Atlanta Lt Col C A Stammel Ft Benning G J Dillard Columbus and W H Myers Savannah J C Peterson Cuthbert president and president elect of the Medical Association of Georgia.
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Albany
Georgia
Alabama
M. S. Davie
Dothan
Ala
Alabama State Medical Association
J. S. Turberville
Century, Fla
W. J. Dillard
Columbus
C. R Bennett
Eufaula
F. K. Boland
Atlanta
J. H. Boland
Exum Walker
W. S. Goldsmith
R. Brown
Earl Floyd
J. L. Pittman
A P. McGinty
J. J Clark
L. M. Petrie
C A. Stammel
Ft. Benning
G. J. Dillard
W. H. Myers
Savannah
J. C. Peterson
Cuthbert
The
Medical Association of Georgia
Violent Deaths Mar Long U 8s Holiday
By the Associated Press sudden death marked the nation's long holiday, with 357 lives lost in the first three quarters and more than 550 for the Fourth of July weekend. Cars caused 172 fatalities, drownings 106, while fireworks injured five Brooklyn boys as cannons exploded in a tin container.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
Aqe
State Trooper Jailed On Murder Charge In Youths Death
Atlanta July 4 The father of Herbert Daniel 23 of Bogart swore out a warrant charging State Trooper W H Jones with murder after a highway chase ended with Daniel killed by a patrolman s bullet The trooper surrendered to Clarke County Sheriff and was jailed pending grand jury action Raymond T Morgan 27 also of Bogart faces speeding and reckless driving charges the coroner s jury made no recommendation and Morgan s two sudden stops were cited as provocation for the chase The killer shot was allegedly ricochetted from a rock in the road
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Atlanta, Ga
Herbert Daniel
W. H. Jones
Raymond T. Morgan
Bogart
Jones
J. C. Walton
Morgan
Hogs Could Build Prosperity Says Georgia Expert
Athens July 5. Dr M P Jernagin head of the U GA animal husbandry department told the Georgia Swine Breeders Association sale in Macon June 27 that hogs can become the great prosperity builders of the South. He cited the Middle West as mortgage lifters and urged Georgia to imitate the southwest’s thriving swine industry with improved cropping, sanitation, and superior breeding stock to boost hog production to meet state needs.
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Athens
South
M. P. Jernagin
University of Georgia Animal Husbandry Department
Georgia Swine Breeders Association
Macon
Middle West
Jarnagin
Georgia
College of Agriculture
Columbus Teen Glamour Girl Dies by Own Action
Eveline Cowdery, 16, once noted as a teenage glamour girl during a New York visit, died in a Columbus hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A coroner's jury ruled death by own action. Daughter of prominent Mrs. Walter Cowdery, she had few surviving relatives and was reportedly in good spirits yesterday before being found wounded in her bed.
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Columbus
Eveline Cowdery
New York
Miss Cowdery
Walter Cowdery
Two Die In Oconee River near Dublin
A Dublin barber and his 7-year-old daughter drowned when their boat capsized on the Oconee River near a brick yard site. The barber W. O. Warren, 40, was recovered from 10 feet of water by Sheriff J. F. Coleman and investigators. his daughter Sara Zelle remained missing as search continued. The wife swam to safety during the Sunday outing on the river.
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Dublin
Oconee
Here
J. F. Coleman
Laurens
W O. Warren
Sara Zelle
Warren
Col Candler Named Superior Court Judge By Gov Rivers
Lakeland Ga July 2 Governor Rivers named Tom Candler of Blairsville to the Northeastern Superior court circuit replacing the late Judge Robert McMillan who died Friday night at Clarksville. Candler a Union county lawyer with about 25 years of practice will take the oath in Atlanta Wednesday.
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Lakeland
Rivers
Tom Candler
Blairsville
Superior Court
Candler
Union County
General Assembly
Cane Ner
Atlanta
Robert McMillan
Clarksville
McMillan
Ben Gailliard
Gainesville
Gov
Dewitt Named Director of Americus WPA Recreation
Americus July 1 R T Dewitt director of physical education at Georgia Southwestern College has been named director of the WPA recreation program for Americus and Sumter County. The 12 month demonstrational project will head city and county activities with Mrs W H C Dudley continuing as city supervisor and Mrs Mary Billings as county supervisor.
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Mary Billings
Dewitt
Five Candidates Enter Fourth District Congress Race
Atlanta July 8 five qualified candidates entered the race to succeed the late Congressman A S Camp in Georgia's Fourth District as election day approaches Gov Rivers issued the official proclamation naming August 1 as the election date. Qualifiers include Edgar Blalock O M Duke T R Luck L C Clark B B Garland and J H McGehee who later withdrew. Blalock announced he would not vote to send American soldiers to fight on foreign soil.
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Atlanta
Congress
Inter Emmett Owen
Rivers
Ang
John B. Wilson
Edgar Blalock
A. S. Camp
0. M. Duke
Flovilla
T. R. Luck
Carrollton
L. C. Clark
Greenville
Meriwether Superior Court
B. Garland
Jaackson
J. H. McGehee
Aur
Shivers
Norwood
Tenth
Blalock
Kroger to Build Georgia Peanut Plant in Macon County
Officials announce a Kroger peanut shelling plant to cost over 100000 in Macon County Georgia on Kroger property between Montezuma and Oglethorpe. The project aims to buy 300000 to 400000 dollars worth of local peanuts yearly, employing about 60 people when completed in July. The venture seeks to shorten the producer to consumer chain and aid Georgia agriculture with assured cash markets for farmers. Governor Rivers and local leaders praised the plan, highlighting potential expansion and cooperative canning support.
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Macon County
Georgia
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
Cincinnati
Montezuma
Oglethorpe
Montezuma | Kiwanis Club
Ma‘con
E.D. Rivers
Kroger Company
Kroger
Midwest
Atlanta
Albert H. Morrill
Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad
H. D. Pollard
Central of Georgia Railway
W. L. Campbell
E. D. Rivers
George Oakley
Morrill
Leta Harbuck
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W. I. Greer
Painter
Chauncy Cornett
Radium Springs
Daniel
Jernagin
Oconee River
Col. Candler
Americus
Hotel Lanier
Macon, Georgia
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