Arnall backs Carmichael in Georgia governor race
Governor Ellis Arnall declared in a radio address that James W. Carmichael will win Georgia's governor race. He cited straw polls from major colleges and predicted broad support from women, veterans, and youth, while criticizing rivals and vowing honest government and fiscal discipline.
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Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
James W. Carmichael
Georgia
WGST
Arnall
Carmichael
Cobb County
University of Georgia
Georgia Tech
Georgia State College For Women
Mercer University
Arnail
Haid
Della Wainwright dies at home near Fickling Mill
Mrs. Anna Delia Gaultney Wainwright aged 74 died at her home near Fickling Mill after eight days of illness from heart trouble. A lifelong Coweta County resident, she was born April 6 1872 and belonged to Midway Baptist Church. Funeral services were at Midway Baptist Church graveside with Rev. J H Stanford officiating. Pallbearers included Robert and Shelton Wainwright Leonard Dorsey Gordon Bloodworth Durward and Hubert Gaultney. Surviving are two daughters Blanche Hancock and Neil Allen both of Butler five sons Walker Lewis Homer Howard and J D Wainwright one brother Frank Gaultney of Ft Valley and twenty six grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren. Goddard Funeral Home directed arrangements.
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Anna Delia Gaultney Wainwright
Fickling Mill
Midway Baptist Church
Messrs
Robert and
Shelton Wainwright
Leonard Dorsey
Gordon Bloodworth
Durward
Hubert Gaultney
Blanche Hancock
Neil Alen
Butler
Walker
Lewis
Homer
Howard
J. D. Wainwright
Frank Gaultney
Ft. Valley
Goddard
Postmasters Hear Ramspeck at Savannah Convention
Georgia chapter of the Nationals Association of Postmasters will hold its annual convention at the DeSoto Hotel in Savannah July 21 24 with hosts Marcus Stubbs and Gordon Miller. Speakers include Robert Ramspeck Jesse Donaldson Walter Myers Roy North Ambrose O Connell Hugh Peterson Louise Richardson and local officials Pete Nugent Edward A Dutton Jas Houlihan among others.
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Savannah
Georgia
Nationals Association of Postmasters
DeSoto Hotel
Alton H. Harvey
Thomascon
Georgia Group
Phillip J. Gallagher
National Association
Marcus Stubbs
Gordon Miller
Savannah Beach
Robert Ramspeck
Air Transport Association of America
Jesse Donaldson
Walter Myers
Roy North
Mallory Phillips
Air Mail
Ambrose O’connell
U.S Court of Customs and Patent Appeal
Hugh Peterson
Louise Richardson
National Association of Postmasters
O. E. Myers
U. S. Civil Service Region
M. H. Ackerman
Atlanta
Darry G. Miller
Central Accounting Office
Pete Roe Nugent
Edward A. Dutton
Jas. P. Houlihan
Chatham County
Americus Man Fort Appointed Assistant U S Attorney
J B Fort of Americus sworn in as assistant U S Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia announced by U S Attorney John P Coward. Fort resigns as secretary to Rep Pace and will work from Macon serving 70 counties across seven divisions with courts in Athens Macon Columbus Americus Albany Valdosta and Thomasville. Judge T Hoyt Davis of Vienna presides.
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Americus
James H (Squire) Fort
U. S
Middle District of Georgia
John P. Coward
Fort
Rep
Pace
U. S. Navy
Macon
Middle Georgia
U. C. Court
Athens
Columbus Americus
Albany
Valdosta
Thomasville
T. Hoyt Dvis
Vienna
Taylor County Camp Meeting Well Attended
Taylor County Holiness Camp meeting opened at the local grounds with Dr. John Paul of Asbury College and Rev. Harry Blackburn of Parkersburg preaching on alternating days. A large group of visiting ministers and out of town guests attended, with a full daily schedule of morning and evening services and seven cottages occupied by guests from Folkston, Cogdell, Thomaston, Americus, Odum, and other nearby towns.
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Taylor County
John Paul
Asbury College
Kentucky
Paul
Harry Blackburn
Parkersburg
W. Va
Joe Darity
Macon
Esent
M. J. Wood
Ft. Valley
John M. Cox
Butler
O. B. Belmont
C. P. Shell
Leon Drummond
Waycross
H. H. McAfee
Lakeland
Fla
C. H. Thomas
Thomaston
J. K. Kelly
East Thomas
Bill Parrest
Singer
Virgil Kirkpatrick
Missionry From
Africa
I. K. Chambers
Ackson
W. L. Peed
Jackson
Leon Edwards
Reynolds
J. O. Fuller
Nashville
M. C. Hatch
Geneva
V. Russell
Keysville
Tegular
W. P. Folds
Folkston
C. B. Newton
Cogdell
G. L. Bunn
W. S. Oliver
Americus
O. B. Bankston
Horace O. Oliver
Edgar Martin
Odum
Revival at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Begins Second Sunday
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church announces a revival starting the second Sunday in August. The pastor will preach next Sunday at 11 a.m. on the topic Does Prayer Change Things. Sunday school starts at 10 30 a.m. with classes for all ages and a Sunday service at 8 p.m. Rev. J. H. Stanford invites the public to attend.
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Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
Publc
J. H. Stanford
Carmichael to Address Voters in Thomaston Rally
Hon James V Carmichael candidate for Georgia governor will address voters in Thomaston on Saturday July 13 at 430 pm. The event, sponsored by the Upson County Carmichael for Governor Club, invites voters from Taylor and adjoining counties to attend.
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Carmichael
Thomaston
James V. Carmichael
Georgia
Upson County
Taylor
Retired farmer W. C. Cosey dies at 73 in Panhandle
Will C. Cosey a 73 year old retired farmer and active churchman and Mason died at his son Willie Rob Cosey’s home around 8 30 p m Wednesday July 3 after months of declining health. He was born in Taylor county September 13 1872 and lived all his life in Panhandle. He married Ionne Dixon and leaves two sons Willie Joe and Dixon Cosey, eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Crowell Methodist church July 5 with interment at Crowell cemetery. Pallbearers were John Montgomery E Pierce Horace Casey James Young Herbert Young and Paul Montgomery.
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Will C. Cosey
Willie Rob Cosey
Mr. Casey
Taylor County
John
Maranda Cosey
Panhandle
Ionne Dixon
Willie Joe
Dixon Cosey
Casey
Crowell
Browns Plan Shriner Special Trip to California
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Brown with granddaughters Carol and Vivian Fain will depart Tuesday on the Shriner Special Train from Macon at 3 p.m. heading to San Francisco with 28 Al Shi Temple members and families joining the excursion. Brown plans to cook a country cured ham borrowed from his brother’s smokehouse for the journey.
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R. L. Brown
Carol
Vivian Fain
San _ Francisco
Calif
West Coast
Shriner
Macon
Brown
al Shi Temple
Taylor County Voter List Shows 3100 Qualified Voters
Registration closed Saturday and Tax Commissioner P A Jenkins along with the Board of Registrars prepared a qualified list for the state primary next Wednesday. 3100 total qualified voters include 2900 whites and 172 Negroes. Of the Negroes, 450 registered and 278 failed to qualify. Women registrants and qualifiers set a county record.
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Taylor County
P. A. Jenkins
Board of Registrars
Revival Services Begin At Local Baptist Church
Revival services start next Sunday morning at the local Baptist church with Rev. W. B. Heats as pastor. Rev. H. E. Rogers of Roberta Baptist will preach. Ralph Cox leads singing each day through Friday night the 19th. Public invitation extended to all.
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Baptist Church
W. B. Heats
H. E. Rogers
Roberta Baptist Church
Ralph Cox
Hobbs Rites Held For Reynolds Area Resident
Mr. M. J. Hobbs aged 65 died at his home near Reynolds after a brief illness. Born March 20 1881 in Crawford County he farmed near Reynolds. Survived by wife Hattie Underwood five daughters two sons and several siblings. Funeral at family residence with Rev W B Heats and Rev Leon Edwards officiating. burial in Hill Crest cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Marshall Jackson Hobbs
Reynolds
Hobbs
Mr. Hobbs
Crawford County
Owen
Sara Dumbley Hobbs
Taylor County
Hattié Underwood
Herald prints ballots for 21 Georgia counties
The Herald commercial printing department reports supplying plain and Australian ballots to 21 Georgia counties and for the state primary next Wednesday. The effort marks progress toward Butler becoming a premier local printing center, creating jobs for youths and recent World War II veterans.
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Commercial Printing Department
The
Herald
Butler
Peach Shipping Season Closes With Elaborate Barbecue
The closing and sealing of the 112th refrigerator car of peaches occurred at the W. J. Butler packing shed at noon on July 4. Mr. Butler honored the hundreds of faithful employees with an elaborate barbecue dinner and trimmings. The peaches came from the orchards of Butler, J. Campbell Jones, and Walter Wainwright, including Hiley Bell Georgia Bell and Elberta varieties, rated among the highest quality by Federal Fruit Inspectors.
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W. J. Butler
Butler
J. Campbell Jones
Walter Wainwright
Hiley Bell
Georgia Bell
Elberta
Georgia highway program allocates 175000 to Taylor area project
Governor Arnall announced a 2 000 000 state highway investment with Taylor County receiving about 175 000 for grading and site prep on a ten mile Butler Buena Vista road segment and two bridges. The plan includes paving work on state highway 96 the Butler Columbus link and nearby projects. Engineers have been reviewing plans in Butler to ensure the projects boost local trade and manufacturing.
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Taylor
Georgia
Arnall
Butler-Buena Vista
Taylor-Marion County
The
Herald
Howard
Geneva
Butler-Columbus
Macon
Butler
Veteran Lawyer Foy Stricken In Courtroom Monday
Hon R S Foy veteran lawyer suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in a Fort courtroom Monday morning while representing a client in a civil case Judge T Hicks heard the matter Col Robert S Foy fainted and was rushed to a local hospital where doctors described his condition as serious but improving later He is a well known attorney native to the county and former solicitor general of the Tift County Circuit
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T. Hicks Fort
Robert S. Foy
Col. Foy
Col. C. W. Foy
Tift County
Polio Ban Is Enforced By Ft Valley Health Board
Fort Valley officials impose a quarantine on children under 16 to curb infantile paralysis after four local cases in ten days, restricting church attendance. Three victims are under four and near each other, one aged 10 to 12. a fifth case lies ten miles away in Crawford county. Grady hospital reports 38 polio cases statewide with two respirator patients. Georgia extends a Florida-returning quarantine to curb the outbreak.
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Ft. Valley
Crawford County
Grady Hospital
Atlanta
Georgia
State Health Department
Florida
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Talmadge
James Carmichael
Della Wainwright
Ficklings Mill
Midway Cemetery
J. B Fort
Americus Man
U. S. Attorney
W. C. Cosey
California
M. J. Hobbs
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