Public sale under Georgia deeds to secure debt Reynolds area
Notice of sale by Home Owners' Loan Corporation as attorney in fact for John Mathews. At the Taylor County court house August Tuesday 1987, the property in Reynolds Block 88 Lots 1 2 3 fronting Collins Street will be sold for cash to satisfy a principal of 478.73 with interest and expenses, including fixtures and equipment, subject to unpaid taxes.
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TE OF
Georgia
Uunity OF
Taylor
John Mathews
Homesis’ Loan Corporation
Superior Court
Taylor County
Reynolds
Aid
Collins Street
Order of Home Owners' Loan Corporation
John Athews
Home, Owners’ Loan
Corporation
Lis L. Brown, Jr
Atty
Fort, Valley
Special election set for August to fill Greer senate seat
Quinaries of Macon Sumter and Key counties call a special election on August 18 to name a successor to Dr. C A Greer who resigned as thirteenth district state senator in Georgia.
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Macon
Sumter
Key Counties
C. A. Greer
Georgia Sealed bids sought for Reynolds Roberta road project
The State Highway Board of Georgia invites sealed proposals by August 18 1987 for a single contract to construct 6 468 miles of surface treated road in Taylor County on Reynolds Roberta and Oglethorpe Reynolds roads. Plans and specs cost 2 85 and 2 50 respectively while bids require 4400 bond and licensed general contractors only. Proposals opened as advertised with right to reject bids or delay award up to 30 days.
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State Highway Board of Geora
Capitol Square
Atlanta
Taylor County
Reynolds-Roberta
Oglethorpe- Reynolds
Reynolds
Roberta
Macon
State Highway Department
State Highway Board
Georgia
Board of County, Commissioners
Butler
United States
Department of Industrial Relations
Licensing Board
State of Georgia
State Highway Board OF Georgia
W. L. Miller
J. L. Gillis
H. H. Watson
Solons to Probe Escape of 8 Georgia Prisoners
Atlanta reports a joint prison committee will investigate a mass escape in Wilkes County where eight prisoners fled a highway project at dawn. Two convicts were shot and critically wounded, including Tom Booker and Bubber Jackson, as guards attempted to stop the break. Authorities say more than ten prisoners escaped, with at least seven recaptured or still at large.
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Atlanta
House and
Senate
Wilkes County
Georgia
Washington
Jr. Orr
Tom Booker
Bubber Jackson
Booker
Jackson
Iran
Orr
Lange
Editors to Hear W. T. Anderson at Sylvania Meet
W. T. Anderson editor and publisher of The Macon Telegraph and News will be principal speaker at the First District Press Association convention in Sylvania on August 2. The invitation came from the Sylvania Chamber of Commerce through President J. Henry Howard and Mrs. W. M. Hobby. The outdoor affair will include journalists and their spouses, along with chamber members and their spouses.
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Sylvania
W. T. Anderson
Macon Telegraph and News
District Press Association
Sylvania Chamber of Commerce
J. Henry Howard
W. M. Hobby
Sylvania Telephone
The
Press Association
Chamber
Petition for Letters of Administration in Taylor County Georgia
Thelmon Jarrell has filed a petition for permanent letters of administration on the estate of W. T. Amos, late of Taylor County. The heirs and next of kin are cited to appear at the ordinary's office within the legal time to show cause why permanent administration should not be granted. Witness my hand this July 6, 1987. T. Peed, Ordinary.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Thelmon Jarrell
W. T. Amos
Cauge
Windham year’s support petition filed in probate court
Mrs KE R Windham has applied for twelve months support for herself and five minor children from the estate of B R Windham deceased. The Ordinary will hear the petition at the August term on the first Monday in August 1987. Dated July 7, 1987. L T Peed Ordinary.
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Georgia
Taylor County
KE. R. Windham
B. R. Windham
L. T. Peed
Escaped Schley County Convicts Sought
Ellaville Ga July 24 Officers across Georgia hunted two white convicts who escaped Schley County chain gang Monday night Will Jacobs 36 and Jack Henderson 41 fled in a stolen car from near Ellaville and left the county. The car was found damaged near Perry with no further trace of the pair. Jacobs is 6 3 188 pounds with grey eyes brown hair and a missing upper row of teeth. Henderson 5 8 170 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair bears USN tattoo on his left forearm and has prior prison sentences in South Carolina 1929 and Georgia 1982.
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Ellagille
Georgia
Schley County
Will Jacobs
Jack Henderson
Glen Lindsay
Ellaville
Oglethorpe Highway
M. J. Arrington
Perry
Jacobs
Schley
Brantley County
Henderson
Meriwether County
Muscogee County
USN
South Carolina
Welfare heads meet at Americus in Georgia district
County Welfare Directors from the Third District of Georgia gathered in Americus on July 27 to discuss regional welfare work. Sumter county was represented by acting welfare director Miss Sadie Lunsford. The meeting took place at the surplus commodities warehouse on Ms Garrah street.
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Americus
Third District
Georgia
Sadie Lunsford
Sumter County
Garrah
Rivers Governor Granted Rest After Medical Clearance
Governor Rivers was dismissed by his physicians Saturday after noon but advised to stay away from his office for one more week. Dovalis Musgrove announced the X rays showed no complications and the governor would be in fine shape with continued rest. E. D. Rivers Jr. said chest X rays cleared, but a minor stomach disturbance remained, to be corrected by diet.
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Rivers
Dovalis Musgrove
Initials E A T on Watermelon Spark Milledgeville Mix Up
Milledgeville Georgia July 20. The letters E A T may be initials of Dr E A Tigner Milledgeville post master but locals see a food cue. Workers at the Atlanta Ice and Coal Company icehouse found a large melon with the inscription scratched by a customer and treated it as directions. Dr Tigner complained.
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Milledgeville, Ga
E. A. Tigner
Milledgeville
Atlanta Ice and Coal Company
Tigner
Term of Wisdom Ends This Week in Georgia
Atlanta July 24 Governor E D Rivers will add one more appointment upon returning to duty after illness. State Auditor Tom Wisdom's commission expires this week ending his second four year term since 1929 under Governor Hardeman. Senate confirmation expected after Rivers calls a fall special session. Wisdom continues on present commission until action. Other awaiting decisions include a public safety commissioner nominee from the Georgia Peace Officers Association a radio commissioner to take over WGST from Georgia Tech and one member of the state sterilization board.
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Atlanta
E. D. Rivers
Tom Wisdom
Hardeman
Senate
Rivers
General Assembly
Wisdom
Public Safety Commission
Georga Peace Officers Association
WGST
Georgia Tech
Elgin Woman Elizabeth Echols Ivey Dies in Texas Crash
Mrs Ray Ivey of Elgin Texas formerly Elizabeth Echols daughter of Mr and Mrs A Echols of Stephens Pottery was killed Saturday afternoon in an automobile accident near Henderson Texas while en route to Milledgeville to visit her parents. Mrs Ivey was driving and killed instantly. Two children suffered only minor bruises and cuts.
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Ray Ivey
Elgin
Texas
Elizabeth Echols
A. 3, Echols
Stephens Pottery
Henderson
Milledgeville
Ivey
Childen
Jailer Stops Armed Prisoner in Bibb County Jail
In Macon Georgia on Monday jailor T J McCommon faced an armed escape attempt by inmate Charles J Muse 26 at the Bibb County Jail Muse drew a 38 caliber revolver at the guard from his shirt front at the top of a stairs After calling for help McCommon told Muse the keys were gone and he would face the electric chair Muse surrendered and was returned to his cell
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Macon
Bibb County
T. J. Mcc Common
McCommon
Chas. J. Must
C. L. Ridley
Muse
MecCommon
E. E. Happold
Fuel tax up in Atlanta July collections rise
Atlanta reporter notes Comptroller General W. B. Harrison said July motor fuel and kerosene tax receipts totaled about $127,000 more than the same period in 1986, indicating stronger state revenue.
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Atlanta
W. B. Harrison
Land Cleared for New Buildings in Hawkinsville Georgia
Hawkinsville July 26 work will begin soon on two major structures the new 460000 post office and the 65000 RJ Taylor Memorial hospital both on commerce street within a short distance of each other. The lots have been cleared and plans and architect drawings are prepared for immediate construction.
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Hawkinsville
RJ. Taylor Memorial Hospital
Commerce Street
Macon to test five cent bus fare plan
Macon city officials move to cut local street bus fares to five cents. The plan, to be temporarily adopted August 1, could become permanent if satisfactory. Current rates are 10 cents per ticket, 15 cents for two tickets, or 6.5 cents per block of eight or more. The reduction was requested by Georgia Power Company officials.
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Macon
Georgia Power Company
Two Ask New Trial in Ga Bank HoldUp
Macon Ga July 23 Hearings of motions for new trials of ante Cartee and Martin Prisament both of whom were convicted of robbing a national bank at Crawfordville In a record trial at Athens will be held August 28 Prisament attempted to kill himself by leaping from a courthouse while he was being carried from Athens to Macon following the trial according to deputies.
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Macon
Ante Cartee
Martin
Prisament
Crawfordville
Athens
Governor Heads to Mountain Retreat for Recovery
Governor Rivers slipped away from Atlanta on Thursday for a week at an unnamed retreat in the Georgia mountains to recuperate from recent illness. He had final X rays at an Atlanta hospital before departure. Family said constant harassment at the mansion made rest impossible, and officials noted he would return in time for the State School Board meeting to review textbook bids on July 30.
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Rivers
Atlanta
Georgia Mountains
State Executive Department
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W. T., Anderson
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Jen Corporation
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Taylor County Motor Company
Reynolds and Butler
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