Thomas Kimbrough Paid Last Honor in Talbotton Georgia
Thomas Kimbrough died at his home in Talbotton Friday night. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Methodist Church with Wall of the church officiating. He was born August 26 1835 in Hart County Georgia and moved to Talbotton in 1860. He married twice, first to Mary B. Lit… He leaves two daughters Mrs W R Bell of Atlanta and Mrs W Ly McGehee of Washington, a second wife Sarah Holmes Leonard, and a large family including a brother Chas W of Talbotton. He was a lifelong Methodist and longtime church steward and Sunday hour secretary. He was a farmer and survived by one brother, two daughters, four grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
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Atlanta
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Washington
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Tallatton
Postmasters to Stop Issuing Social Security Numbers
Joseph R Murphy of the Atlanta Social Security Office announced that postmasters will no longer issue social security numbers. Employers must apply at the nearest Social Security Board office, with field offices planned for Georgia. Applications for identification numbers will be processed in Baltimore. Placards will direct which Georgia field office to use.
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Atlanta
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Georaie
Albany
Savannah
Georgia
Georgia girl finds prince charming via bale of cotton
In Monroe Georgia Willie Mae McDonald 22 works in the cloth room of Monroe cotton mills. She slips a note into each bale reading please write and her address. Ralph Luque 25 a San Francisco shipping clerk answers the plea and they marry after a ten day visit. The couple now plans a California life.
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Monroe Cotton Mills
San Francisco
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Reguar
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Two Atlanta Death Row Inmates To Die Tomorrow
Mitchell Jackson, convicted killer described as a torch slaver, entered Milledgeville state prison death cell on Tuesday. He and Clint Pinson, another Atlanta man convicted in 1984 merchant killing, are scheduled to die in the electric chair the next day.
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Wainwright Heads Big Sales Concern In Texas City
Wainwrights story highlights Bill Wainwright of Marshall as a leading Studebaker dealer. Invited to visit the Studebaker plant, he sold 69 new cars in 89 days and hit a 40 car quota in 53 days. His Marshall shop ships by rail, supports a growing local industry, and marks 10 years in business with a 20 person team.
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Georgia social security aid applications rise in Sumter
Sumter county reports 787 applications for assistance under the new Georgia social security laws filed on Thursday. The Americas board, chaired by T. E. Bolton, will administer the act, but no social service workers have been employed yet.
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Soap Box Derby Car Delivers Snake Bite Injury
Frank M. Noell, a Marion county farmer on the Clark Duncan plantation near Buena Vista, was bitten by a coachwhip snake while cutting grass. The derby car of Ledger-Enquirer and Muscogee Motor Co. transported him to Buena Vista for medical care where Dr. B. T. Rainey treated him.
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Marion County
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Farm Department Fees To Be Ample Says Roberts
Columbus Roberts, commissioner of agriculture, says the department can operate without curtailment for six months under a new fee system that began Thursday. The 1987 Legislature provided for 97 percent of fees to support operations. $297,000 was collected in the first six months but deposited to the state treasury. Roberts estimates about $75,000 in fees will be received in the next six months.
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Coca-Cola Garage Fire Destroys Macon Site and Trucks
Macon Georgia fire destroyed the two story Coca-Cola bottling garage and its equipment and 10 trucks late Monday night. Firemen responded to two alarms. secretary W T Williford said delivery service continued with援 trucks borrowed from Ft Valley Milledgeville Eaton ton Sandersville and Hawkinaville branches until new gear is obtained.
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Dudley Rescues Child From Pool in Americus
Americus Georgia July 2 J C Dudley rescued a 2 year old girl who waded into deep water in the American Legion pool. Dudley fully clothed jumped in to save Martha Poole daughter of Mr and Mrs Owen Poole.
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Cleanup Day Planned at Turners Chapel Church and Cemetery
On Wednesday July 14 the church and cemetery at Turners Chapel will hold a clean-up day. All who have loved ones buried there and church members are asked to attend and help beautify the grounds.
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Turners Chapel
George Dykes Named Welfare Director in Sumter County
George Dykes, a prominent young Andersonville man, has been appointed welfare director for Sumter County. The move positions him to oversee county welfare programs and services.
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George Dykes
Andersonville
Sumter County
Preserve Exhibits Describe Fruit in Rich Sirup Methods
A detailed guide outlines methods for preserving fruits in syrup, selecting ripe fruit, rapid cooking to plump and sweeten, and sealing in hot jars. It covers peaches, figs, rind preserves, pears, apples, and crabapples with specific ratios, temperatures, and processing times for safe canning.
Prayer and the power of petition in everyday life
A devotional piece on prayer as communication with God. It shares anecdotes of healing through prayer, a mother praying for her son who later finds faith after a sermon, and a cow-boy dedicating property and a son to God leading to the boy’s conversion. The writer urges forming prayer groups to see rapid divine responses and notes prayer elevates the prayed for and the pray-er alike.
Senate Passes Bankhead Bill For Federal Expenditures
Washington July 2 The Senate approved the Bankhead bill authorizing 86 million dollars in federal expenditures over the next three years to aid tenant farmers and sharecroppers. The measure was sent to conference.
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