Hodges of Perry escapes death in crash
General Courtney Hodges native of Perry, serving as military adviser to the United Nations on India, canceled a flight before takeoff and survived a Kashmer crash that killed twenty two, including five Americans. The incident follows Hodges delaying his reservation at the last moment.
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Courtney H. Hodges
Perry
United Nations Commission On India
Indian National Airways
Kashmer
India
Hodges
Houston
Ilome Journal
Elliott Named Temporary Chairman for Macon Party Meeting
Robert Elliott of Columbus will open the state party meeting in Macon as temporary chairman and deliver the keynote address when the convention meets August 9. The gathering aims to nominate Democratic candidates for state posts elect officers and draft a platform with Roy Harris as floor leader and Shelby Mytick of Savannah heading the platform committee.
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Atlanta
Robert Elliott
Columbus
Georgia
National Democratic
Elliott
Macon
House
Roy Harris
Shelby Mytick
Savannah
Central of Georgia Directors Meet in Thomaston
Central of Georgia Railway directors met outside Savannah for the first time in 114 years, gathering at Thomaston Mills. Host R E Hightower welcomed the guests and hosted a barbecue at his home after the session chaired by M P Callaway. Frank Binford extended official greetings from Thomaston.
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Thomaston
Central of Georgia Railway
Savannah
The
Road
Thomaston Mills
R. E. Hightower
Mills
W. H. Hightower
Frank Binford
Walter Graefe
Pomona Products, Inc
Griffin
M. P. Callaway
Board
Central of Georgia Railway Co
Central of Georgia Railway Co. Mr. Callaway
Hightower
Taylor County Fire Report 1949 50 Totals Acres Burned
The Taylor County fire report shows 5147 acres burned in the year ending June 30 1950 about 3.45 percent of county area from 76 fires. One large April blaze exceeded all others. County ranks 14th in burn percentage among 80 counties. Neighbors Crawford and Upson exceeded Taylor while Macon Schley and Talbot had lower. County Ranger John V Orr urges cooperation and to call before burning.
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Taylor County
Crawford
Upson
Taylor
Macon
Schley
Talbot
John V. Orr
Bolivia Offers 30 Officers to Join UN Forces in Korea
The Bolivian Army offers 30 officers and elements of its regular army to join General MacArthur's forces in Korea. The UN disclosed the offer, though the size of the unit was not disclosed. This marks the first definite offer from any UN member in response to the call for help.
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Lake Success
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
United Nations
Jury urges grand jury probe of Moultrie city administration
Waldo DeLoache, Moultrie attorney and banker, asks Superior Court to direct a grand jury to investigate the city administration during mandamus proceedings against the mayor, city council, and city manager in Moultrie. Judge G R Lilly presided at the hearing.
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Moultrie
Waldo DeLoache
Superior Court
G. R. Lilly
Millergeville Man Charged With Murder In Truck Fatality
Sheriff says McCants Etheridge is held without bond on murder charges after a drunken altercation with his sister Mrs. Charlie J. Etheridge six miles outside Mill edgeville. A coroner jury urged murder charges. Witnesses include another sister Mrs. Royce McMullen. Survivors: husband a son two brothers and two sisters.
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Millergeville, Ga
L. D. Stancill
Millergeville
Charlie J. Etheridge
McCants
Milledgeville
Royce McMullen
Negro Appointed to Highest U S Judicial Post
The Senate confirmed Judge W. H. Hastie to the Third U S Circuit Court of Appeals, giving a Negro the highest judicial post in U S history. Hastie, former Virgin Islands governor and federal district judge, serves on the Third Circuit under a recess appointment. The circuit covers Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and the Virgin Islands.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
W. H. Hastie
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
The
Virgin Islands
Hastie
Third Circuit
Circuit
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Hugh Mullin
Ministerial Union of
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Ina Mae Smith
Fulton
Leighty-First Infantry Division
Ft. Benning
81St
Albert S. Goss
Georgia Power Company
W. J. Moore
Lumpkin
State Department of Public Health
South Georgia
Jackson Lake
Frank H. Moxley
Wadley
Georgia Republican Party
Veteran's Hospital
Dublin
Ernest Dowdell
Grady F. Medlock
Cave Springs
P. C. Sewell
Calvin Ww. Chester
Wrightsville
R. B. Bryan
Robert W. Meadows
H. A. Key
Georgia Federation of Post Office
Albany
Thompson
Talmadge
Defense Department
J. M. Cook
Carolyn
Munro Grant
Ideal
Navy
Carrie Grant
University of Georgia
University’s College of Education
State Department of Education
Georgia Association of School Administrators
Macon Telegraph
Henry P., Conner
Burden, Smith and Company
Macon Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U. S
T. Hoyt Davis
New York
Battle Hill Haven
Cairo, Ill
East St. Louis
Fred L. Wham
Georgian State Revenue Department
J. B. Wenger
Central of Ga
Thomaston, Ga
Green's Fuel Gas Company
Thomaston, Georgia
Taylor County Raceway
Lockett
Reynolds
Ford
Dugger Casey
Upson Co-op Daily
America
Ford Trucks
Tle
Witesford
Payne Motor Company
Butler, Georgia
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