Head of Wellknown Americus Family Found Dead Monday
Thomas R. Slappey, 45, was found dead in a truck on the Old Friendship Highway two miles northwest of Americus. A 16 gauge shotgun lay beside the nearly decapitated body. coroners jury ruled death from gunshot wounds in the head, injury deemed self defense. Funeral 3 pm Tuesday at Davis Funeral Chapel. burial Ella ville Cemetery. Survived by wife Inez, son Thomas R. Slappey Jr., mother Stella Slappey, and brothers William Lucian and Arthur, all of Americus.
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Americus
Thomas R. Slappey
Friendship Highway
Jack MacArthur
Slappey
MacArthur
Davis Funeral Chapel
James H. Wilson
First Methodist Church
Buriel
Ellaville
Inez Slappey
Thomas R. Slappey Jr
Stella Slappey
William
Lucian
Arthur Slappey
Pershing Dies at 87 After Long Illness
Washington mourns General John J. Pershing, World War One hero and former U S Army chief of staff. He died July 15 after years of illness, having been stricken in 1938. His body lay in state at the Capitol before burial Monday in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Washington, D. C
United States
John“Blackjack
Pershing
General Pershing
White House
Truman
Washington
Philadelphia
Gen. Pershing
Gen Pershing
Arlington National Cemetery
Virginia
Capitol Building
Minnie Wells Travis Had Tour Life at Circus Ends in 1927
Fort Worth Texas memoir notes Minnie Wells Travis survived 36 years safely before retirement in 1927. Since then she has broken her right leg seven times and broken both arms four times each, reflecting an accident prone later life after performing as a bareback rider.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Minnie Wells Travis
Bible Speaks Devotional Reading Cited
The devotional note references Bible Speaks scripture 1 421-27 22 7 and 1 Corinthians 18 1 18. It highlights a reading from Paul’s letter urging unity and moral guidance. The fragment presents a religious teaching moment without further context or quotation.
Jonathan and David a sheltering tree of friendship
A devotional lesson on Jonathan and David portrays their bond as sacred and costly. It cites Proverbs 17 17 and cites Jonathan sacrificing kingship for friendship, urging readers to imitate Christ like loyal, selfless allegiance amid temptations and social pressures.
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Wwe
Coleridge
Sean
Jonathan
David
Christ
Magi Ministers Form Club Illustrating Lessons With Magic
A group of ministers forms the Magi Ministers club to use amateur magic as a teaching aid. Their notable act involves passing a handkerchief through a tube marked Church, changing its color from black to white to symbolize cleansing a blackened soul of sin.
Cox Denies Kiss Allegations Over Election Office Attack
Congressman E. E. Cox of Georgia, campaigning in Camilla, denies rumors from radio commentator Drew Pearson that he kissed or made improper advances to a female employee. He says the incident involved three men who struck him and that the slanderous charges have no basis. He notes no provocation beyond a prior discussion of the employee’s pending marriage.
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Albany
E. E. Cox
Washington
Georgia
Drew Pearson
Cox
J. Neely Peacock
Pearson
Camilla
Georgia Delegation Stands Firm at National Convention
A Georgia delegation at the party convention drew praise for steadfast backing of a favorite son and the pledge that no state should be denied its rights. The writer commends their scrappy stance and calls on every Georgian to thank the committee for its record.
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Georgia
National Party
Wm. J. Bryan
Bloch
South
East
Philadelphia
New York
West Virginia
Indiana
California
Two Slain at Marietta in Custody Dispute over Child
In Marietta a custody fight over a six year old daughter ends in a double homicide suicide. The maternal grandfather Senato Mahorne shot Tom Davis Sr. and wounded Tom Davis Jr. before killing himself, after taking the child to the Davis auto body plant to deliver to her father on a judge’s temporary custody order.
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Marietta
Tom Davis Jr
Davis
Senato Mahorne
Tom Davis
Tom Jr
E. C. Ward
Cobb County Police
Mahorne
J. H. Hawkins
Ruth's Beauty Shop Opens at Residence in Butler
Want ad notes Ruth Taylor Bone announces her beauty shop now open at her residence in Butler Georgia. Appointments via Ruth or Mrs Charles Benns. Also listed are a 1937 Chevrolet two door a Dodge truck with new motor and tires a shaggy brown and white dog named Skippy a Walker Fox Hound trade and contact names Bo Jones and Aunt Hobbs in Reynolds Georgia.
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Charles Benns
Bo Jones
Aunt Hobbs
Reynolds
Easter Lily Bulbs and Business for Sale in Florida and Georgia
Easter Lily bulbs four to six inches sold at one dollar per dozen or six dollars per hundred, with larger quantities at lower rates offered by W. W. Summerlin of Lake Placid Florida. Also available a dry cleaning plant and self service laundry for sale in Roberta Georgia. business is performing well but other reasons for selling. For price and terms contact R. Clifton Murphey in Roberta after six p.m. Lease with option to buy may be considered.
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W .W
Summerlin
Lake Placid
Fla
R. Clifton Murphey
Roberta
Wille
Four-room house with 30 acres for sale in Butler Ga
A four room house and thirty acres of land available in the City of Butler on a paved street near a school building. Priced reasonable for cash. Contact H D Harmon Butler Georgia.
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City of
Butler
H. D. Harmon
Butler, Ga
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Dr. Newton
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Richard Hovey
International Council of Religious Education
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Austin Guinn, Jr
Herman
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