Improvements Tied to Columbus City Hospital Budget
The week’s Georgia items report early improvements planned at Columbus City Hospital totaling 98 210 dollars. Obituaries note jeweler Alexander H. Kirkland and Henry Walton Searcy both dying in Georgia, with Searcy formerly Forsyth tax collector for 24 years. Draft delinquencies are listed in Dougherty county, while Sumter and Fulton races shape state politics. Georgia grape and tobacco prospects are buoyant, and a Savannah judge nominee declined. Jno Bouhan declines eastern circuit judgeship, while Atkinson seeks regular term. Cookie donations from Dawson women aid Army Navy YMCA USO. Felix Jenkins of Columbus dies after illness. he worked with Coca Cola and was a Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno
J. Bouhan
Savannah
Eastern Judicial Circuit
Arnall
John Rourke Jr
D. S. Atkinson
Felix J. Jenkins
Columbus
Americus
Americus Hospital
Jenkins
Upatoi
F. L
Charlie Ree H. Jenkins
Coca-Cola
Methodist Church
Five Georgians Commissioned as Army Officers
Camp Lee Virginia July 2 five Georgians joined 238 cadets taking the oath of office as commissioned officers from the Quartermaster school. Named are Lester E. Bush Sr. of Atlanta Jack E. Halsey Jr. of Savannah Walter C. Sanders of Augusta Ferdinand Z. Southerland of Empire and Edward W. Stone of Whigham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Lee
Quartermaster School
Lester E. Bush Sr
Atlanta
Jack E. Halsey Jr
Savannah
Walter C. Sanders
Augusta
Freinand Z. Southerland
Empire
Edward W. Stone
Whigham Ga
Fifteen Oil Tank Cars Wreck at Offerman Georgia
Fifteen oil tank cars of an A. C. L. train were wrecked at Offerman on Sunday after a tank car equipment dragged and tore up track, causing a pileup. No injuries were reported as the caboose stopped 100 feet behind the damaged rails. Freight and passenger traffic from Waycross to Savannah were rerouted via Nahunta and Jesup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Offerman
Waycross
Savannah
Nahunta
Jesup
U S Employment Service Opens Branch Office in Court House
The U S Employment Service announces a new branch in Butler located in the courthouse courtroom. It will operate bi weekly beginning July 6 at 10 a m and every other Thursday thereafter with staff from Thomaston in charge. Employers and job seekers are urged to use the office for all types of jobs and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Employment Service of the Manpower Commission
Butler
Thomaston
U. S. Employment Service War Manpower Commission
West Main Street
Georgia
Son of Prominent Columbus Minister Returns from Overseas
Sgt James R Shell son of Rev and Mrs J N Sheld of Columbus has been returned to the States after two years overseas duty with the ground force of the Air Corps. He served as a mechanic in the Ninth Air Force under Gen Lewis H Brereton which supported Gen Montgomerys Eighth Army through the Tunisian campaign. Rev and Mrs Shell have two other sons in service Sgt L A Shell at Buffalo New York and Cpl H P Shell at Craig Field Ala.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Shell
J. N. Sheld
Columbus
Air Corps
Ninth Air Force
Lewis H. Brereton
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Cpl
H. P. Shell
Craig Field
Ala
Officer Shot in Still Raid in Gainesville
Gainesville Georgia June 30 state revenue agent Will McGinnis 55 in serious condition at Down ey hospital as three men are jailed in Hall county following a shooting affray in the Roberts district Sheriff Crow said Sylvanus Wheeler 45 of Gwinnett county Fred M Wylie 25 of the U S Army home in Gwinnett and Claud Wyllie all held on assault with intent to murder with Wyllie charged as accessory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Will McGinnis
State Revenue Agent
Downey Hospital
Hall County
Roberts
W. A. Crow
Sylvanus Wheeler
Gwinnett County
Fred M. Wylie
U. S. Army
Gwinnett
Claud Wyllie
Fred Wyllie
Wheeler
Roberts Funds $50,000 Auditorium at Bessie Tift College
Forsyth Georgia June 30 Colum bus Roberts announced during the School of Religious Education gathering at Bessie Tift College his plan to donate $50 000 for an auditorium in memory of Mrs Roberts. The couple has recently given $50 000 to the college endowment and building plans will be set and construction begin when regulations allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forsyth
Columbus Roberts
Bessie Tift College
C. L. McGinty
Norman H. Davis Dies. Red Cross Leader Remains 65
Norman H. Davis, 65, chairman of the American Red Cross and adviser on postwar foreign policy plans, died at Hot Springs Virginia after a stroke. He had led the Red Cross since April 12 1938 and chaired the board of governors of the League of Red Cross Societies, 61 nations. Nelson D. Jay will handle administrative duties until a new chairman is chosen.
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Hot Springs
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Roosevelt
Davis
Red Cross
League of Red Cross Societies
Red Cross Organizations
Washington
Nelson Dean Jay
War costs and 1944 outlays top $89 billion in fiscal year
The Treasury reports war outlays in the year ended June 30 1944 totaled about 89.7 billion dollars with total war expenditure since July 1940 near 199.94 billion. Receipts rose to 44.15 billion while the deficit reached 49.6 billion. public debt stood at about 202.63 billion. Top agencies all spent more than last year though some nonwar agencies cut spending.
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Washington
Treasury
RFC
I Nation
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
War Shipping Administration
Department of Agriculture
Overseas Soldier to Get Home Water
In Jacksonville Florida a GI overseas asks his mother in Titusville to can Titusville water and ship it to him. Wm L Wilson director of the State Farmers Markets notes the Titusville market helped with the request and says mothers are canning biscuits cookies candy spaghetti and other foods for troops abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
G. I. Joe
Titusville
Wm. L. Wilson
State Farmers Markets
Macon General Leads 29th in Normandy Drive
Macon native Major General Charles Hunter Gerhardt commands the 29th Infantry Division as Allied forces push through the Normandy peninsula after Cherbourg. Gerhardt, a longtime Georgia resident, is married to Nina McClesky with two children in Macon awaiting news.
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Macon
Normandy
Cherbourg
Supreme Headquarters
France
A.P
Charles Hunter Gerhardt
Clarence R. Huebner
Tennessee
Gerhardt
Georgia
Nina McClesky
Editors Plan Atlanta Meeting for Georgia Press
Georgia editors plan to attend the Georgia Press Association summer meeting in Atlanta in July 2022. Otis A Brumby and Hugh H Trotti lead arrangements. The association also adds three new governors: Frank O Miller D B Turner and W R Frier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Georgia Press Association
Otis A. Brumby
Cobb County Times
Marietta
Hugh H. Trotti
The
Atlanta Constitution
R. E. L. Majors
Claxton Enterprise
Important Questions on U S Employment Service Program
Questions and answers outline the new manpower priority control program by Owen J. Adams manager USES Thomaston Ga. It explains priority referral channeling workers to urgent war jobs and that all non agricultural employers must hire from USES referred workers or via local USES after labor committee consultation. Employers seek instructions by contacting USES at 208 W Main Thomaston Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen J. Adams
USES
Thomaston
WMC
United States Employment Service
Local Uses
Area Management Labor Committee
U. S. Employment Service
W. Main Street
Thomaston, Ga
Family donates Crisp library books to Georgia Southern College
The family of late Congressman Chas R. Crisp has given Georgia Southwestern College a large collection of volumes from his personal library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. R. Crisp
Georgia Southwestern College
Georgia grape crop hits record $100 a ton price
Georgia's grape industry expects 2000 tons from Ives and Concord varieties with two Atlanta firms contracted to buy the entire crop at a record $100 per ton. The fruit will be used for jelly and domestic wines, with growers in South Georgia starting harvest this month and in August further north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
E. L. Love
Georgia Grape Growers’ Association
Love
South Georgia
MIZE PURCHASES CUTHBERT LEADER
Sandersville announces Jesse D. Mize, longtime mechanical chief of the Sandersville Progress, has bought the Cuthbert Leader and takes charge this week. Mize, a noted Middle Georgia linotype expert, previously worked with Alabama and Florida papers. The Leader, Southwest Georgia weekly, was owned by R. P. Kennedy of Eufaula, who also runs the Eufaula Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandersville
Jesse D. Mize
Sandersville Progress
Cuthbert Leader
Mize
Middle Georgia
The
Progress
Alabama
Florida
Leader
Georgia
R. P. Kennedy
Eufaula
Ala
Kennedy
Mrs. Opal Smith Tarrer dies at 67 in Ideal
Funeral services were held at the Ideal Methodist church for Opal Smith Tarrer 67 who died Saturday at her Ideal residence. Born in 1877 in Macon county she lived there her whole life and was a member of the Ideal Methodist church. She is survived by husband Thomas L. Tarrer two sons L. Smith Tarrer Roy E. Tarrer three daughters Ethleen G. C. Jinks Charlotte Tarrer one sister Annie Trussell and nine grandchildren. Interment followed at Ideal cemetery.
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Macon County
Ideal Methodist Church
Opal Smith Tarrer
Ideal
Wiley Smith
Charlotte Smith
Charlotte Tarrer
L. Smith Tarrer
Roy E. Tarrer
Annie Trussell
J. D. McCord
John Zeigler
Ideal Cemetery
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Alexander H. Kirkland
Dougherty County Selective Board
Albany
Henry Walton Searcy
Monroe County
Sumter County
General Assembly
Theron Jennings
E. L. Gammage
E L. Love
Fulton County
J. G. Feagin
Americas Post Office
U. S
Post Office
Camp Gordon
U. S. Highway No. 1
Gordon Camp Road
Women of
Dawson
R. L. Saville
Army-Navy
Ymca-Uso
Court House
Bessie Tift
Norman Davis
OPA
Office of Price Administration
Phillips
Doyel
Doz
Doyel’s Coffee
Genial
Fancy Santos
Cuthbert
Southern Crate & Veneer Company
Macon, Georgia
T. L. Tarrer
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