Boy Hero Heads Family After Parents Die in Lightning
Six year old Charles Chavous becomes decisively responsible after his parents Cleveland and Thelma Gray Chavous are killed by a lightning strike near Belair. He carries his two year old sister Josephine to safety, guiding her to relatives and a neighbor for help through rain and woods.
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Augusta
Charles Chavous
Surburban Belair
Cleveland Chavous
Thelma Gray Chavous
Charles
Josephine
Fannie Powell
Woman Killed by Lightning While Singing in Bible School Choir
Decatur Alabama reports say Mrs Roy Garrison nineteen was struck by lightning Friday night while singing in the choir at a Bible school held at Dock River Baptists church Cullman county The bolt knocked out the church lighting circuit and when power returned she walked a few yards before collapsing Efforts to revive her continued for two hours without success.
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Decatur
Ala
Roy Garrison
Dock River Baptists Church
Cullman County
H. M .Pruitt
Garrison
Election for school trustees in Taylor County districts
An election will be held July 31 1941 in Butler Reynolds Rupert Mark Wesley Turner Crowell and Stross Roads School Districts to elect trustees for vacancies on local boards. Eligible voters participate with returns filed to the County School Superintendent for consolidation by the County Board of Education at their August 5 1941 meeting. By order of the county Board of Education. w. T. Austin Supt Taylor County Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
Butler
Reynolds
Rupert
Mark Wesley
Central
Turner, Crowell and Stross Roads
County Board of Education
Sheriff of Taylor County GA Public Auction Notice
Taylor County will sell on the first Tuesday in August 1941 the 5th day at the courthouse door a warehouse in Mauk bounded by J W Lancaster street and Lewis Watson for taxes of Joe Wilder and wife for 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939. Levy completed July 8 1941 by J M Downs L C. J M Bone Sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
Court House
Mauk
J. W. Lancaster
Public Street
Lewis Watson
Roy Waller
Joe Wilder
Levy
J. M. Downs
L. C
J. M. Bone
Auction Notice of Ford Truck Sale in Taylor County
Will be sold at the court house door in Taylor County Georgia on the First Tuesday in August 1941 the 5th day of August 1941 to satisfy a mortgage fifa. One 1934 Model Ford Truck serial 18 1126472 levied upon as property of N E Adams defendant in fifa in favor of Johnnie Shelley transferree. Sale to highest bidder for cash. This 7th day of July 1941. J M Bone Sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
Court House
Fifa
N. E. Adams
Said County
Johnnie Shelley
J. M .Bone
Year’s Support Hearing for Eva Halley Widow
The Court of Ordinary hears Mrs Eva G Halley widow of A M Halley on twelve months support for herself and a minor child. Appraisers return filed. All interested persons cited to show cause at the next regular session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
Taylor Court of Ordinary
Eva G. Halley
A M. Halley
Wreck Halts ACL Champion Train Near Ludowici
A. C. L. Champion streamline train derailed when it struck a cow near Walthourville. Two seriously hurt: Capt. H. L. Ketch and Miss Ethel Friedman. 457 aboard. Relief train sent from Savannah to continue to New York. Passengers aided as chaos followed the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludowici
Champion
A. C. L. Streamline
Walthourville
H. L. Ketch
Camp Blanding
Fla
Ethel Friedman
Philadelphia
Miami
New York
Ketch
152Nd Field Artillery
Miss Friedman
Camp Stewart
Savannah
Talmadge Proclaims Aluminum Drive Week in Georgia
Gov. Eugene Talmadge issued a proclamation designating July 21 to 29 as National Defense Aluminum Collection Week in Georgia. He urged residents to donate all unserviceable aluminum articles to local collection committees organized by the Georgia Council for National Defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
National Defense
Georgia
Georgia Council For National Defense
Court ruling on July 7 1941 at Lunsford Ordinary
August 1941 term of this Court records a judge’s statement that the application should not be granted. Magistrate J. R. Lunsford signed the order on July 7 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Lunsford
Letters of Administration for G T Whatley Estate
W R Cook applied for permanent letters of administration for the estate of G T Whatley. Creditors and next of kin are cited to appear at the office within the legal time to show cause why permanent administration should not be granted to the county administrator or another fit person. Witness dated July 2, 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
W. R. Cook
G. T. Whatley
Notice to heirs on Rosa Turner estate administration
J M Weaver applies for Letters of Administration de bonis on Rosa Turner estate in Taylor County Georgia. Citations issued to heirs and creditors to appear at the August 1941 Court of Ordinary session on August 4 to show cause why letters should not be granted. Signature dated June 27, 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
J. M. Weaver
de Bonis
Rosa Turner
J. R. Lunsford
Special Term of Taylor Superior Court Set for July 21
An order announces a special term of Taylor Superior Court to convene July 21 1941 at 10 a m for civil and criminal business. The Grand Jury from April 1941 is to report for service. Publication in the Butler Herald and sheriff notification are required. Judge George C Palmer presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
Superior Court
Taylor Superior Court
Butler Herald
Butler
George C. Palmer
Georgia Defense Site Advisory Body Meets in Atlanta Today
Gov Talmadge calls first meeting of the industrial location advisory committee for 11 a m at the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank to aid locating national defense industries in Georgia. Officers will be elected and luncheon follows with F H Neeley of the Federal Reserve Bank hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Defense Site
Atlanta
Talmadge
Federal Reserve Bank
Georgia
F .H. Neeily
Federal Reserve District For Defense Contract Service
Office of Production Management
W. C. Cram Jr
Defense Contract Service
Georgia Committee
Jim Hicks
Bibb County
Ben Tarburton
Sandersville
Cason Callaway
Hamilton
Norman J. Elias
R. D. Groves
Savannah
Dew
W. B. Haley
Albany
J. D. Robinson Sr
Robert Strickland
H .Lane Young
Georgians may get fines refunded after sheltering in shack
A party of Georgia tourists fined 97.50 in London Tennessee for sheltering in a deserted shack during a rainstorm may receive a refund. Magistrate Homer Ward will introduce a motion to repay them when London county court convenes. The Smyrna party said no hotels or tourist homes were available and officials later jailed them after the shotgun incident. Local residents have contributed funds toward the refund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tenn
Georgia
Homer Ward
London County Court
Bob Hasty
Smyrna
Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains
Ity
Prentice Cooper
Funeral Held in Pennsylvania for E L Sears Former Ellaville Resident
Services for E. L. Sears 79 formerly of Ellaville are scheduled in Belle Vernon Pennsylvania on Sunday at the home of his brother in law Sam Jones. He will be buried in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Sears died at his niece’s home Mrs B T Rainey in Buena Vista after a long illness.
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Ellaville
E. L. Sears
Belle Vernon
Penn
Sam Jones
Sears
Asl
B. T. Rainey
Buena Vista
Marriage Worth Huge Amount to Bridegroom
In Graham North Carolina on July 11 magistrate C N Jones presided over a marriage for a Black couple. When asked his fee the bridegroom replied with the line Whatever you think its worth Jones returned fifteen cents in change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
N. C
C. N. Jones
Jones
Harris County Superior Court Opens July Term
The Harris county Superior Court opened its July term in Hamilton with Judge Geo C Palmer presiding and Hubert Calhoun as solicitor general. A large number of petty cases were heard for minor infractions while the civil docket is short and the session is not expected to exceed a week. The grand jury will review about six cases charging assault with intent to murder and one murder case carrying forward on the docket.
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Hamilton
Harris County Superior Court
Geo. C. Palmer
Hubert Calhoun
Leadership Institute Planned for Rural Youth at UGA
The Georgia Rural Youth Council, formed at the University of Georgia in 1940, announces a 10 day leadership institute July 21 to 30 on the College of Agriculture campus in Athens. Delegates aged 16 to 26 will engage in occupational counseling citizenship training and rural dramatics while scholarships of five dollars help defray lodging and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
University of Georgia
Georgia Rural Youth Council
Youth Council
College of Agriculture
Paul Chapman
Dean Chapman
Taylor County Civilians Urged to Join Civil Defense Survey
Taylor county organizations are to be interviewed this week about their roles in Civilian Defense. The effort, requested by New York Mayor and Civilian Defense Administrator Fiorello La Guardia, is led by the Historical Records Survey and the WPA Community Service Division. Officials aim to catalog leaders and members to classify groups for 36 possible defense activities and to finish by August for national filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Firovella LaGuardia
New York
Historical Records Survey
Community Service Division
WPA
United States
England
Chivilian Defense Administration
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lion Clubs Boy and Girl Scouts
Civilian Defense Administration
America
Forty six U S Flying Cadets Complete Training at Souther Field
Americas Ga July 12 46 American flying cadets finish a 10 week primary training course at Southern Field depart for Macon to begin basic flying. They graduate from a class of 60 with an unusually high average and will transfer to Albany or Montgomery for advanced aviation. Fifty three British cadets in training at the field have about five more weeks before final graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americas
Southern Field
Macon
Albany
Montgomery
Lakeland Plans to Fence Out Cattle
Lakeland Georgia moves to enclose the town with a ten mile fence to keep wandering cattle from entering streets. The city council asked the WPA for help as farmers refuse to fence their stock, citing an ongoing cattle menace and repeated appeals failing to curb the problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeland
South Georgia
WPA
Driver's license extension announced for July 31
Atlanta drivers seeking licenses faced a week of delay as Maj. Jno E Goodwin of the State Department of Public Safety announced a new deadline of July 31. He cited a backlog of more than 250 000 applications and said the planned July 15 start could not proceed. The legal deadline had been June with a prior 10 day extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Jno. E. Goodwin
State Department of Public Safety
State Capitol
Maj. Goodwin
Albany Woman Seeks Help Locating Missing Son
Mrs. Jas. R Horn Sr of Route 4 Dixie Heights seeks help from officers and the public to find 15 year old Jas. R Horn Jr missing since June 11. He is described as 125 pounds brunet with brown hair brown eyes full face dark complexion and was last seen wearing a brown suit brown shirt and sailor cap. Any information should be reported to authorities or Mrs Horn at her Albany home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Jas. R Horn Sr
Route 4
Dixie Heights
Jas. R. Horn Jr
Brides change bouquets as war alters Albany trends
Albany Georgia is seeing bouquets shift from lilies of the valley to stephanotis as lily imports from Germany cease. A local florist notes the pips for valley lilies were imported before supplies dried up, causing a several month gap in use. Stephanotis gained popularity after being used by one of the Roosevelt boys wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Germany
Roosevelt
Five Race Drivers Hurt in Atlanta Track Spills
On July 13 at Lakewood Park in Atlanta five drivers were injured and one ejected during an automobile racing program. Harley Taylor suffered a broken shoulder blade while Tip Lanthier Red Byron Leroy Hicks and T W Bowen sustained various injuries including fractures lacerations and head trauma. Lloyd Seay was tossed from his car narrowly avoiding the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Lakewood Pari
Harley Taylor
Tip Lanthier
Winder
Red Byron
U. S. Army
New Orleans
Leroy Hicks
Decatur
T. W. Bowen
Lloyd Seay
Taylor
Lanthier
Bowen Hicks
Byron
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Hotel Lanier
Macon, Georgia
W. T. Austin
Taylor County Schools
Sheriff’s Sale
Sheriff's Sale
Georgia Stages, Inc
National Trailways System
J. R. Lunsford, Ordinary
Party of
Pennsylvania
U. of Ga
U. S
Souther Field
Son
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