Grand Jury Presentments for Taylor County July Term 1958
The July term 1958 Grand Jury of Taylor County Superior Court presents thanks to Judge Thompson and Judge Land for guidance and cooperation. It commends the Public Health Department and County Nurse and calls for reappointment of three Ex Officio Justices of the Peace. It also urges parole board consideration for a recaptured escaped convict, requests courthouse plumbing repairs, and asks publication in the Butler Herald with a $20 appropriation.
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Taylor County Superior Court
Georgia
Taylor County
Taylor Superior Court
J. R. Thompson
John H. Land
R. C. Kirksey
Potterville
Parole Board
Walter Booker
Court House
Grand Jury
Butler Herald
J. H. Neisler
H. E. Allen, Jr
Columbus Girl Reunites With Mother After Fifteen Years
Mary Thaxton a 17 year old from Columbus will fly to Ephrata Washington to reunite with her mother and stepfather whom she has not seen since she was two. She says she will recognize her mother and her stepfather at the airport. The girl has lived at Anne E Shepherd Orphans Home for 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ephrata
Wash
Mary Thaxton
Anne E. Shepherd
Mary
Butler Methodist Church Trustees Elect New Officers
A trustees meeting of Butler Methodist Church was held at Mr W J Butler’s home Sunday at 5 PM. Rev Ted Griner chaired the session and the board elected Dr Eli Garrett as Chairman W M Mathews as Vice Chairman and C B Hartman as Secretary. The next meeting is set for July 11 at Butler’s residence 8 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Methodist Church
W. J. Butler
Ted Griner
Eli Garrett
W. M. Mathews
C. B. Hartman
C. B. Hortman
Antioch Church Cemetery Cleanup Day Planned
All Antioch church members are asked to attend a July 17 cleanup of the church and cemetery. Bring lunch and supplies. those with lots should bring materials for permanent markers. Signed E. M. Gaultney.
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Antioch Church
E. M. Gaultney
Vaccine avenues open for cancer forms, report says
The report highlights the potential to develop vaccines that could prevent numerous cancer forms as medical science understands them today, signaling a major frontier in cancer prevention research.
July Court Term Adjourned After One Day Session
The July term of Taylor County Superior Court adjourned Monday afternoon after a one day session. Judge J R Thompson presided with Solicitor General John H Land and Court Reporter Thomas Huey present. Grand jury foreman J Howard Neisler and Clerk H E Allen Jr. led a quick round of trials and true bills. The next regular session will convene the first Monday in January 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Friends Honor Court Reporter Ocea Perkins On Retirement
Lawyers from Columbus and nearby communities honored Ocea Perkins after 42 years as official court reporter of the Chattahoochee Circuit. They contributed a typewriter to mark his retirement while hinting he may still report trials in the counties of the circuit.
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Columbus
Adjacen
Ocea Perkins
Chattahoochee Circuit
Perkins
Ocea
Revival Services at Horeb Baptist Church
Revival services begin July 20 at Horeb Baptist Church near Howard with worship at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. each day. Rev. H. E. Whitley, pastor, will preach at all services. The public is cordially invited.
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Horeb Baptist Church
Howard
H. E. Whitley
Rothschild Confesses Murder of Drake to Free Foster
Charles Rothschild a 33 year old former Cairo Illinois police officer confessed to killing Charles Drake a Jefferson merchant during a June 1956 attempted robbery. The confession names A D Allen a Winder Georgia used car dealer as the finger man and could free James Foster who has been jailed for two years under death sentences.
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Rothschild
A. D. Allen
Winder
Allen
Atlanta
James F. Foster
Greer
S. C
Brooks
Jackson County
Foster
Jefferson
Columbia
Charles Rothschild
Cairo
Ill
Charles Drake
James Foster
Editor Duncan and Schley County Teacher Wed in Eufaula
Elise Buchanan of Sumter county married Raymond Duncan of Ellaville Saturday at the First Presbyterian church in Eufaula Alabama. Rev G N Barron officiated with assisting Rev Anderson Buchanan Princeton University as bride's brother. The bridegroom edits the Ellaville Sun and is superintendent of Schley County consolidated schools.
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Eufaula
Ala
Elise Buchanan
Sumter County
Raymond Duncan
Ellaville
First Presbyterian Church
G. N. Barron
Anderson Buchanan
Princeton University
Ellaville Sun
Schley County
Ross Brothers Meet Monday After 47 Years
Reynolds resident John Mangham learned Monday that his brother Charles Ross Turner, long believed dead, survived since 1911 adoption in the Hepzibah Orphans Home. Turner, visiting Dublin, Georgia, connected by phone, then joined Mangham for a reunion in Reynolds before heading to Columbus, Ohio to visit their daughter.
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John Mangham
Reynolds
Charles Ross Tummer
Orlando
Fla
Macon
Jones County
Charles Ross
Hepzibah
Charles Ross Jr
Turner
Charles Ross Turner
New York City
William Ross
J. E. Mangham
Charles R. Turner
Dublin
Mr. Mangham
Charles
Mr. Turner
Ora Turner
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio City
Beverly Griffith Named Asst Vice President Eastern Air Lines
Beverly Griffith, Eastern Air Lines director of public relations for 23 years, was elected assistant vice president. Announcement by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker notes Griffith as a widely known PR figure honored for 50 years in the field with a scroll signed by 78 national media figures. He joined Eastern in 1935 after prior film industry work and WWI service. his headquarters remain in New York.
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Beverly Griffith
Eastern Air Lines
Eddie Rickenbacker
Griffith
Eastern
Air Corps
Universal City
Calif
Universal
Spain
British Isles
Mexico
Cuba
Hawaii
China
Japan
Butler
Atlanta
Horace Greely
Parker
Arizona
California
Griffith’s
New York City
Revival to Begin Monday at Howard Methodist Church
Revival services at Howard Methodist church start Monday with Rev. M. C. Mathison of Opelika Alabama preaching. Two daily services 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Mathison is in his ninth year as pastor at Opelika First Methodist and is noted for evangelism. Attendees are invited to hear sermons from God's Word.
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Howard Methodist Church
M. C. Mathison
Opelika
Ala
Mathison
First Methodist Church, Opelika
Howard
God
Funeral Services for W F Peterman Held Sunday
William Franklin Peterman 55 died July 4 in West Palm Beach after a heart condition. Born May 10 1903 in Taylor County he lived in Thomaston before moving to Florida. Survivors include wife Thelma, son Randall and son W F Peterman killed in Germany in 1955, seven sisters and one brother. Edwards Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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William Franklin Peterman
West Palm Beach
Fla
Peterman
Taylor County
Alvin Peterman
Zetta Locke Peterman
Thomaston
Florida
Mt. Pisgah
Butler
Thomaston Baptist Church
Perdue
Messrs
Ray and
Filmore Bone
A. A. Locke
Julian Locke
Bernard Peterman
Bobby Locke
Thelma Barfield Peterman
Randall Peterman
Macon
Wm. F. Peterman
Germany
Edwards Funeral Home
Mrs Elizabeth Foy Cannon Returns From Burma Child Doctors Hope
Mrs Elizabeth Foy Cannon and her daughters Ann and Judy spent a year teaching in Burma under the Fulbright Grant. On returning to Georgia she plans to host Caroline Alexander, an Anglo-Burman student who aspires to become a doctor.
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The
Herald
Atlanta Constitution
Elizabeth Foy Cannon
Burma
Cannon
R. S. Foy
Butler
Conner
Chamblee
Ann
University of Rangoon
Judy
Georgia
Butler High School FFA FHA Group Attends State Camp
Butler High School Future Farmers and Future Homemakers attend the State FFA FHA Camp 12 miles south of Covington on Lake Jackson headwaters. Mrs Betty Allen and Mr Harold J Ragan accompany the group with Emily Allen. Camp directed by T D Brown under the State Department of Education.
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Butler High School
Betty Allen
Harold J. Ragan
Emily Allen
Vocational Division
State Department of Education
Covington
Lake Jackson
FFA
FHA
T. D. Brown
Butler
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