Athens Boy Wins GA U Scholarship
Athens Ga July 4 Robert Bob Bennett a graduate of Athens High School in June has won a $100 scholarship to the University of Georgia in recognition of the highest scholastic average in his class. He is the son of Prof and Mrs F W Bennett his father is associate professor of animal husbandry at the university.
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Athens,Ga
Robert Bobby” Bennett
Athens High School
University of Georgia
F. W. Bennett
University
Officer Cleared In Bagby Death In Hawkinsville
Sheriff Jim Hill announced the investigation into the slaying of 30 year old painter Joseph Bagby found Chief George Cobb acted in self defense. An eye witness to the shooting negated plans for an inquest and limited discussion of other circumstances.
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Hawkinsville
Jim Hill
Joseph Bagby
George Cobb
Death of Columbus Pharmacist J E Bradford
Columbus July 2 J PR Bradford well known pharmacist in Columbus for almost 30 years died here today He graduated from the Atlanta College of Pharmacy and introduced several now used medical preparations He was a Mason and was active as a Shriner.
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Columbus
J. PR. Bradford
Atlanta College of Pharmacy
Neck Fracture From Swim Mishap In Statesboro
Statesboro July 4 John Willie Akins 19 of Bulloch county is hospitalized with a broken neck after a diving accident Sunday at a small mill pond near Statesboro He struck a snag while diving and was treated at a local hospital where x rays confirmed the fracture Attending physicians offered no recovery prognosis at this time
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Statesboro
John Willie Akins
Bulloch County
Akins
Vergie Akins
U S Marine to Enlist 25 Men This Month
Macon area headquarters announce 25 Marines will be accepted in July for enlistment. Applicants must be 18 to 28, 64 to 74 inches tall, of good character and in good physical condition with at least one year of high school education. Full information available from Macon headquarters.
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US Marine Corps
Macon
J. M. Tindsley
Second fracture of neck proves fatal to Vienna youth
Vienna Ga July 8 Funeral services set for Lee Tombley 17 who died in an Atlanta hospital today from injuries suffered weeks ago while swimming. Son of Mr and Mrs J B Tombley he fractured his neck in a diving accident at Monroe. It was the second time his neck had been broken.
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W. H. Kitchens
Julia Kitchens
Sandersville
Vienna
Lee Tombley
Atlanta
Young Tombley
J. B. Tombley
Georgia Baptist Hospital
Monroe
Editor Returns to Warm Springs Paper Ownership
Warm Springs residents learn that Stuart M. Stout has reacquired the Warm Springs Mirror from H. B. Poor who had run the paper for six years. Stout also runs the Tri-County Review and Hogansville Progress with Mrs. Stout and their son Edward, who studies journalism at the University of Georgia. The plant has been moved to Warm Springs.
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Warm Springs
Stuart M. Stout
Georgia
Columbus Girl Ends Life in New York Visit
Eveline Cowdery, 16, once a noted teenage glamor figure on a New York trip, died in a Columbus hospital from a self-inflicted bullet wound. A coroners jury ruled death by own action. Daughter of wealthy Mrs. Walter Cowdery, the teenager had no stated motive. A witness said she appeared in good spirits the day before. she was found wounded in bed and died about three hours later.
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Eveline Cowdery
Columbus
New York
Columbus Hospital
Miss Cowdery
Walter Cowdery
Dublin Barber and Daughter Die in River Accident
A Dublin barber aged 40 and his 7-year-old daughter Sara Zelle Warren drowned when a river outing on the Oconee River capsized near the old brick yard site. The barber’s wife swam to safety as Sheriff Coleman led a search. the father’s body was found in 10 feet of water near where the cat overturned.
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Sara Zelle Warren
W. QO. Warren
Oconee
Dublin Sunday
Dublin
Here
Coleman
Laurens County
Warren
Sara Zelle
Three Escape From Talbot Jail in Georgia
Talbotton Georgia July 8 three inmates Charlie Martin burglary Pierce Holmes murder and L Hamp burglary are still at large after breaking from Talbot county jail Saturday night. Sheriff John Shipp said the men dug through a gas wall with a sledge hammer and pick with outside help. Two other prisoners remained jailed. Break was found around midnight with no clues to their whereabouts.
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Talbotton
Charlie Martin
Pierce Holmes
L. Hamp
Talbot County
John Shipp
Mr. Shipp
Snipes to Train for Patrol Place Ellaville
Bernard Snipes, longtime Ellaville drugstore employee, has left for Atlanta to enter the state highway patrol training school after passing the physical and meeting other requirements. He will study six weeks in Atlanta before taking final exams. Snipes, son of Willie and Mrs. Snipes, recently married to Carolyn Athon, has been active in sports and served as manager of the Ellaville Athletic Club basketball team.
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Ellaville
Bernard Snipes
Atlanta
State Highway Patrol Training School
Snipes
Athinta
Willie Snipes
Carolyn Athon
Macon County
Route through Washington highlights a cadet trip landmarks
A group travels by bus from Baltimore to Washington visiting Annapolis landmarks and Navy Band performances for cadet classes. They see the tomb of John Paul Jones, Capitol passes for House and Senate, White House, Mount Vernon, Arlington Cemetery, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Lincoln Memorial and Library of Congress, then return to Macon by train with Butler autos.
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Baltimore
Washington
Annapolis
Naval Academy
John Paul Jones
Capitol
House
Senate
White House
Mount Vernon
Arlington Cemetery
Lincoln Memorial
Library of Congress
Macon
Butler
Trip to New York World’s Fair by Georgia graduates
A party of 36 graduates recounts a June journey to New York via boat ride to Ellis Island and Battery Park, tours of the R A Building, Times Square, Central Park, and the Statue of Liberty. They visit Ward’s Island and Welfare Island, observe the 72 story observation tower, and attend Georgia Day at the fair with Governor Rivers. The trip includes a ride in an airplane, bus to Baltimore, then Washington visits, including the White House and Naval Academy.
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New York
Bedloe's Island
Governors Island
Times Square
Central Park
Battery Park
Ellis Island
United States
Bedloe‘s Island
Bartholdi
France
Governor‘s Island
United States Army
Welfare Island
Hell's Gate
Ward's Island
Yankee Stadium
Polo Grounds
New Jersey
Aneto
Georgia
Governor Rivers
Trylon
Perisphere
Baltimore
Oriole
Washington
Annapolis
Naval Academy
White House
Houses of
Congress
Washington's Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Arlington Cemetery
Congressional Library
The
Capitol
George Washington
Georgia Peaches in New York City Tour Experience
A Georgia travel group recounts a June inland to New York trip from Macon led by Butler and guided by Byron. Shows include Rockefeller Center tours, television studio demonstrations, the seventy story observation tower, the fairgrounds with Trylon and Perisphere, Times Square, and a sight-seeing cruise past Liberty Island and bridges. Local hotel guests greet them with Southern charm and greetings.
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New York
Park Central Hotel
Rockefeller Center
K. O
Hollywood
Trylon
Times Square
Manhattan Island
Statue of Liberty
Bills
Governor's Islands
Brooklyn
Manhattan Bridges
University of New York
Hall of Fame
Trip to New York and Washington Faces Rain and Fun
A group toured the Fair Ground and exhibits including the World of Tomorrow and Aquacade then visited Harlem sights. They rode subways to Baltimore Annapolis and Washington seeing the Naval Academy White House Capitol and Lincoln Memorial before a late train home.
Legal Advertisement of Sheriff Sale in Taylor County Georgia
The sheriff of Taylor County Georgia will sell on the first Tuesday in August 1939 at the county courthouse steps the 60 acre portion of land Lot 4108 in the 14th district. The sale is to satisfy an execution from the 787th district court in favor of Mrs J R Bennett against C J Peterman and Mrs GC J Peterman. Levyed upon as the property of Mrs C J Peterman with tenant in possession notified by law.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Court House
Wi. M. Bone
Mary Anthony
Mattie A. McCants
Mirs
J. Peterman
C. J. Peterman
Justice Court
787Th
Ig. M
Said
J. R. Bennett
GC. J. Peterman
J. M. Bond
Petition for Divorce Speer V Speer in Taylor Co Court
Nettie Speer files for divorce from J Willard Speer in Taylor Superior Court. Due to nonresidence in and out of state, service by publication is ordered. Defendent must appear at the October term to answer the complaint, per Judge C T McLaughlin. Clerk Thelmon Jarrell records.
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Nettie Speer
J. Willard Speer
Taylor Superior
Willard Speer
Haying
Taylor Superior Court
C.tf, McLaughlin
Superior Court
Thelmon Jarrell
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Maconnegro
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J. A. Goyette
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Sazerene Creek
Savannah
Macon Builders
Joseph N. Neel Company
Americas
Bundry P
Efias Nour
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Jack H. Walker
Rome
Piedmont
Ala
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Jones County
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Winder
Howard Phillips
Charleston
L. P. James
Georgia Unemployment Compensation, Bureau
Ben T. Huiet
Ament
Uncle Sam
Phil Brewster
State Department of Public Welfare
Aésistant Adjutant General of
Works Progress Administration
Edna Nicholson Dixon
Richland
Wooman
Ond Mott's
Evanlistic ‘Club
T. Hicks
Hugh Wallace
D “Athens
W. J.garrison
Aeros
Mark Cleveland
Elberton
J. C. Slayton
Calhoun Falls
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R. L. Keener
University of Georgia Horticulture Department
Board of Regents
Abbeville
Amos Spradley
Tifton
J. J. Eubanks
Electrado
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Spradley
Tift County
W. A. Ross
Thas
Ross
C. T. Adams
Athens
Bagby
J. E. Bradford
Oconee River
Talbot
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Orchestra
Coconuts Grove
Stephen Pace
Sims ‘Garrett, Jr
Byron
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Plaza of Light
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