Week of July 25 31 Set Aside For Safety Observance
Gov. Herman Talmadge proclaimed the week beginning July 25 National Farm Safety Week in Georgia. He urged all farm residents and organizations to promote safe work habits to reduce avoidable farming accidents, noting high death and injury rates in farming and citing 26 second injury risks. 16 year old Sara Ellen Phillips of Emanuel County 4 H Club witnessed the signing.
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Atlanta
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Talmadge
Sara Ellen Phillips
Emanuel County
America
Mrs Barfield and infant die at Upson Hospital
Mrs J L Barfield aged 25 and her infant daughter died Friday night at Upson County Hospital in Thomaston. Funeral was Sunday at 3 p m at East Thomaston Baptist Church with Rev H D Morgan officiating. Burial followed in South View cemetery. Survived by husband J L Barfield, son Johnnie Barfield Jr, parents Mr and Mrs J E Dearing, and three sisters Mrs J A Ruffin Mrs J T Roberts and Mrs Adran Wilburn.
Crop Prospects In County Brighter After Recent Rains
Rain fell for the first time since mid May lifting hopes for crops in the county. Cotton, peanuts, velvet beans, peas, peppers and potatoes look fair. corn remains worst, with 50 percent or less expected. Neighboring counties also received rain. winds were light. The drought stained many fields though some crops matured. Farmers’ optimism centers on county’s May prospects after earlier fears.
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Crawford Peach
Macon
Schley
Marion
Talbot
Upson
Taylor
Georgia Legionnaires Choose Officials at Augusta Meeting
At Augusta on July 18 the Georgia Legionnaires elected new officers for 1954 55 with Jack Langford of Griffin named department commander replacing A S Dodd of Statesboro Others include A E Luke of Atlanta senior and junior vice commanders J R Richets of Augusta R L Smith of Shannon Elmer Barfield East Point and A V Akin of Ashburn as officers The Auxiliary chose Mrs R T Ragan Eastman as president Delegates heard Erle Cocke Jr urge vigilance against communist gains and a renewed fight Americanism.
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Augusta
Georgia Legionnaires
J Jack Langford
Griffin
Langford
A .S. Dodd
Statesboro
A. E. Luke F
Atlanta
J. R.richets
R. L. Smith
Shannon
Elmer Barfield
East Point
A. V. Akin
Ashburn
Legion’s Auxiliary
R. T. Ragan
Eastman
8. C. Moon
Gainessville
Erle Cocke Jr
National Legion
Revival at Horeb Church Opens Next Monday Night
The revival begins Monday evening at Horeb Baptist Church and runs through Friday. Guest speaker Rev. Herbert D. Morgan from East Thomaston Baptist Church will lead services each night at 8 o’clock. All are warmly invited.
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Horeb
Mauk Baptist Church Sunday Services Announced
Mauk Baptist Church invites worshippers to Sunday school at 10 a m and a 11 a m sermon by Pastor J H Stanford. Read Luke chapter 15 verses 4 7, with a call to bring friends and study fundamental doctrines of grace. no evening service this month at Mark Church.
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Mark
Funeral Rites Monday For Two Men Killed Near Macon
Funeral services are set for Clarence Sinclair and A J Thomaston who died after being struck by a Central Railway train near Sec ton Street crossing. Sinclair a World War II veteran born in Laurens County lived in Macon since 1928 and leaves a wife a step daughter a mother a brother and three sisters. Thomaston born in Crawford County lived in Macon 20 years and is survived by his father four sisters a brother and several nieces and nephews.
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Macon
Clarence Sinclair
A. J.thomaston
Secton Street
Hart’s
Mr. Sinclair
Laurens Countty
Charlie Sinclair
Mary D. Sinclair
Dublin
Virginia Thomaston Macon
Louise Spivey
Marry Sinclair
Maeno
Pearl Wommack
Mary Branch
Alice Marshall
Miami
Thomaston
Crawford County
J. B. Thomaston
Josephine B. Thomaston
Houston County
J. B Thomaston
Dock Arnold
Danville
Charlie Hattaway
Steve Adkins
Eugene Thomaston
Dillard Named President of Central of Georgia Railway
W E Dillard, formerly a ticket clerk and telegrapher, was named president and general manager of the Central of Georgia Railway by the board led by A W Ledbetter. The board also created an assistant general manager post and appointed R K Sease to fill it. Sease is Clemson trained and joined the railroad in 1928.
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Savannah
Central of Georgia Railway
W. E. Dillard
T the Road
A. W.ledbetter
Rome
RK. E.seane
Seane
Clemson College
the Central
Dillard
Ellaville
Jae
Ft. Mitchell
Ala
F. Benning
Hartsboro
Troy
Elizabeth Pace
M. D. Pace
Alabama State Teachers College
Columbus
Macon
Sease
Dothan
Atlanta
Mor ris Gordon dies in Tampa at 65
Mrs Jordan Giles travels to Tampa on July 15 for the death of her father, Morris Gordon, 65, after a year of ill health. He is survived by his wife Ruby Gordon and five daughters, including Diana Ruth Gordon of Oceanside and Annette Gordon of Tampa, plus a son Abe Gordon stationed in Japan. Burial is at Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Tampa.
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Jordan Giles
Tampa
Fla
Morris Gordon
Gordon
Taylor County
Myrtle Hill Cemetery
Ruby Gordon
Jone
Abe Gordon
USMC
Japan
Alice Shullman
Bob Hyman
Boston
Mass
Diana Ruth Gordon
Oceanside
Calif
Annette Gordon
Minnie Giles
Butler
Giles
H. T. Giles
This City
Wheat Growers to Vote In Referendum Friday
The local ASC Committee announces a Friday referendum for county wheat growers. Eligible voters must intend to plant over 15 acres this fall. A two thirds yes vote on marketing controls would set quotas for the 1955 crop. otherwise price support remains at 50 percent of parity. Polls open 9 am to 5 pm at the ASC Office.
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ASC
Ivote
Nine Georgia gubernatorial candidates meet in Macon
All nine state hopefuls spoke to the Georgia Municipal Association in Macon on July 16 outlining city aid plans if elected. Barfield urged no state taxes on essentials and quick housing improvements, while Griffin pitched state aid and de centralization. Hand backed new tax sources, Linder urged more markets for rural incomes, Neeson warned on race mixing and urged population dispersal, and Thomas pressed compliance with school desegregation rulings.
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Macon
Gorgia
Georgia Municipal Association
Edmund Barfield
Georgia
Ben Garland
Charles Gowen
Marvin Griffin
Fred Hand
Municipal Tax Study Commission
Reason
Tom Linder
Georgia Assembly
Particlar
Arthur Neeson
United States
South
M. E. Thompson
Grace Thomas
Supreme Court
Wesley Methodist Church Sunday Worship Services
Wesley Methodist Church announces worship Sunday at 12 30 a m with a sermon by the pastor and evening service at 8 p m with another message by the pastor. All members and friends are urged to attend.
You Cant Beat Fun Coming to Reynolds for Two Performances
Reynolds Woman's Club sponsors a musical variety show You Cant Beat Fun at Hi School Auditorium on July 29 and 30. The production features a Broadway style cast with a professional director guiding local rehearsals and talent, no age limit for participants, and announcements to follow.
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Reynolds Woman's Club
Hi School
Annie Monk
Woman's Club
U. S
Canada
Four Columbus Teens Licensed to Preach
Four Columbus youths ages 17 and 18 were licensed to preach after a two hour examination by the Methodist Committee on Ministerial Qualifications at St. Paul Methodist Church. The four are John David Hanson Jas T Pennell Larry B Roberts and John E Horton. The license was granted unanimously and the youths preached for the first time Sunday night at Sherwood Methodist Church under Pastor Rev E J Grimes.
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Columbus
Methodist Committee On
St. Paul Methodist Church
John David Hanson
B. L. Hanson
Jas. T. Pennell
WSB Debuts New Elaborate Atlanta Home On Peachtree
A $1,500,000 WSB complex for AM FM and TV will rise within two weeks in Atlanta. The building blends modern broadcasting facilities with Old South charm featuring strong white columns magnolia landscaping and boxwood as its Southern atmosphere echoes its slogan The Voice of the South and the Eyes of the South.
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Atlanta
WSB
Voice of the South
Peachtree Street
Reynolds Summer School Opens Monday July 26
The Reynolds High and Elementary School announces summer work for students with incomplete work and those recommended for summer programs. Summer School begins Monday July 26 at 8 30 a m under Principal E H Joiner.
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Reynolds High
Reynolds
E. H. Joiner
Reynolds High School
Graveside services planned for C L Seay in Butler
Charles LaFayette Seay 48 died at Providence Hospital Columbia after weeks of illness. Born April 22 1905 in Taylor County he was a Federal Land Bank official and Episcopal church member. Funeral in Butler with burial there. pallbearers named. Edwards Funeral Home in charge.
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Charles LaFayette Seay
Columbia
S. C
Seay
Providence Hospital
Mr. Seay
Taylor County
Thomas D. Seay
Minnie Glover Seay
Margaret Benns
Butler
Betty Seay
Charles Seay
Emory Seay
Reynolds
T. D. Seay
Oakridge
Tenn
Eloise: Erickson
Washington, D. C
Episcopal Church
Kenith Morris
Six Million Dollar Road Bids Set Friday July 30
The State Highway Department will receive bids July 30 for four inch projects totalling about six million dollars. Half funded with federal aid, eight projects fall under the Bridge Building Authority while the rest are state funded. In Talbot County bids cover Pleasant Hill Route 190 grading and paving and Poplar Cross Pleasant Hill road improvements. Sumter bids include Americus Vienna Road grading and paving, with nearby Houstoun and Perry Jeffersonville projects also listed.
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Atlanta
State High—way Department
Talbot County
Pleasant Hill
Poplar Cross
Sumter
Americus-Vienna
Houstoin
Perry-Jeffersonville Road
Explosion at Alabama school ruins new addition
A heavy explosion at an Alabama elementary school construction site in Huntsville damaged the new addition built by non union labor. No injuries were reported. The Huntsville City Council in a special session offered a $5,000 reward for the bombers and urged citizens to increase the reward.
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Huntsville
Ala
Addi Tas
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Upson Hospital
Horeb Church
Mauk Baptist Church
J. H. Stanford
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Railroad
Wesley Methodist Church
Hoke Hatcher
C. L Seay
Alabama
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