Georgia News Summary Highlights Local War Service and Legislation
Seven Attaway sons in the service and a mourning Augusta couple from gas fumes headline a week of Georgia notes. Dr. W. H. Malone, chief surgeon at the VA, dies. Bond day named E day across the state. Georgia Rural Letter Carriers plan a Macon gathering July 23–25. Cotton acreage hits a low since 1895 due to planting weather and labor shortages. Walton County judge J. H. Falker dies. former Oglethorpe University professor W. E. Dendy passes. Americus Legion and Auxiliary installation tout G I Bill aid for veterans and push for a new American Legion home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Rural ‘Letter Carriers’ Association and Auxiliary
Macon
American Legion
Americus
Stephen Pace
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Americus Times Recorder
Pace
G. I
Congress
Legion
Prominent Leslie Man Shot by 14 Year Old Negro Boy
In Americus the well known Fay Harpe was seriously wounded by a 38 caliber rifle shot from a 14 year old African American boy, James Lowe. Deputies and state troopers pursued Lowe north of Leslie as bloodhounds tracked the boy after the incident at a filling station confrontation with Harpe's son Claxton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie
Americus
Woods
Jack McArthur
W. M. Haley
James Lowe
Fay Harp
Harpe
Prather Clinic
Claxton Harpe
Lowe
Dawson
Pike County Wife Slayer Convicted Faces Death
Zebulon Ga July 11 E V Smith a defense worker at Wellston was convicted Monday of murdering his wife and sentenced to die in the electric chair August 25 according to F E Strickland solicitor of the Griffin circuit Evidence showed Smith beat his wife to death with his fists Judge C A Byars heard the case Smith lived at Williamson in Pike county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zebulon
E. V. Smith
Wellston
F. E. Strickland
Griffin Circuit
Smith
C. A. Byars
Williamson
Pike County
Circus Fire Cause Found At Inquest In Hartford
State Attorney H M Alcorn Jr and Fire Marshal Edward J Bickley disclosed the origin of the Hartford circus fire that killed 160 last Thursday. They refused to amplify pending the coroner's inquest findings after Bickley presented his investigation results. The inquest was opened by Coroner F E Healy and will take several weeks to complete witness questioning and evidence review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
H. M. Alcorn Jr
Edward J. Bickley
Bickley
F. E. Healy
Hartford Circus Fire Seen As 13th Major Tragedy In 38 Years
The Hartford Circus fire at Ringling Brothers in Hartford Connecticut is tallied as the 13th major U.S. fire tragedy in 38 years with unofficial dead between 120 and 200. Noted earlier disasters include the Iroquois Theatre fire of 1903 in Chicago and the Cocoanut Grove blaze in Boston in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
Hartford
Conn
United States
Chicago
Iroquois Theatre
San Francisco
Cocoanut Grove
Boston
Hoboken
Monogah
W. Va
Lake View
Cleveland
Rhodes Theater
Boyerstown
Rhodes Theatre
Boyerstown Pa
Triange Shirt Waist Co
New York City
Ohio Clinic
Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus
Morro Castle
Asbury Park
N. J
45 Cent OPA Level Sought on Tobacco
Agricultural Commissioner Tom Linder urged a 45 cent ceiling on tobacco after a Georgia Farm Bureau report that the OPA may have set a 39 cent limit for 1944. He argued that 41 cents was fair last year and farmers need four cents more per pound due to higher prices bad weather and labor difficulties. He criticized the OPA for late announcements and called for delaying Georgia markets opening on July 24 until the ceiling is announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Tom Linder
Georgia Farm Bureau
OPA
Linder
CPA
Georgia
Examinations Set for Welfare Workers and County Directors
Examinations for Public Welfare Workers and County Directors are scheduled for Saturday July 29 under the state merit system. Salaries range from 110 to 140 dollars monthly with July 21 as the application deadline. Additional positions and pay scales are posted with continuous applications until sufficient candidates apply. Announcements and forms available at County Welfare Department U S Employment Service or State Merit System in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
E. L. Swain
U. S. Employment Service
State Highway
Stewart County Reports 17666 Cash Balance in Quarter
Richland Georgia July 10 Commissioner M P Wall reports Stewart county's finances for the quarter ending June 30 are sound with a cash balance of 17666 and all debts paid. He settles county bills, furnishes food for the county farm convict camp, and provides meat. Gas tax receipts of 5012 from the state are included in receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
M. P. Wall
Stewart County
Wall
Savannah launches 58th Liberty ship
A Liberty ship named Stephen B. Leacock slid down the ways at Southern Shipbuilding in Savannah. John R. Bullock of Cincinnati christened the vessel, with Miss Eugenia Willis of Southeastern as maid of honor. Leacock, born 1860 in England, spent most of his life in Canada and died last March as a renowned writer and humorist.
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Savannah
Stephen B. Leacock
Southern Shipbuilding Corporation
John R. Bullock
Cincinnati
Ohio
Eugenia Willis
Stephen Leacock
England
Canada
Killed Terrell County Commissioner W D Davidson in Crash
Funeral services were held for W D Davidson 42 Terrell County commissioner who died when the car he rode in overturned near Sassers Thursday night Rev H G Marx and Rev David Mann officiated at Graves community church with interment at Cedar Hill cemetery in Dawson He was a native of Graves Emory University graduate and a Methodist church steward He is survived by his wife Willie Chappell of Dawson a daughter Ann and several aunts and uncles including Mrs J B Grimes Mrs J P Perry Mrs W D McGregor E C Davidson and Jim Grimes all of Dawson
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Dawson
W. D. Davidson
Terrell County
Sassers
H. G. Marx
Bronwood
David Mann
Graves
Cedar Hill
Davidson
Emory University
Methodist Church
Willie Chappell
Ann
J. B. Grimes
J. P Perry
W. D. McGregor
Decatur
E. C Davidson
Jim Grimes
Mother of Dead Man Restrained From Self Harm
Mrs. Della Nix mother of Tom Kendricks whose body was found on the L and N railroad track near White is said to have attempted suicide by lying across the same track. After a last restraint sheriff Gaddis had her jailed in Cartersville with possible plans for her future liberty and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartersville
Della Nix
Tom Kendricks
White
George Gaddis
Taylor County Camp Meeting Attracts Wide Attendance
Noo 1 Pare One plans for a ten day camp in Taylor County with free lodging. A tent camp has been set up for young people. Dormitory and dining services run by Mr and Mrs J W Lancaster of Fort Valley. Notable visitors include C E Young of Thomson and Dr A J Smith of Florida. About twelve to fifteen teenage girls from the Georgia Industrial Home in Macon attend, chaperoned by Mrs W P Folds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Pople
Wood
Taylor
J.W. Lancaster
Fort Valley
Mauk
Indian Springs Camp
Taylor County Camp
C. E. Young
Thomson
H. D. Overman
Alma
O. B. Belmont
Fitzgerald
F. Aj.bright
Rapp
Illinois
C. S. Newton
O. B. Bankston
Cogdell
G. L. Bunn
Thomaston
A. L. Luce
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. W. Attaway
Pitts
W. H. Malone
U. S. Veteran‘s Administration
Augusta
Agriculture Department
Joseph H. Falker
Walton County
Walton
Monroe Hospital
William Erskin Dendy
Oglethorpe University
DeKalb County
South Carolina
Hartford Circus
Southern Crate & Veneer Company
Macon, Georgia
Antioch Baptist Church
J. H. Stanford
T. E. Bush
Colquitt
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