Whitfield Honored With Camellia Named After Him In South Georgia
J J Whitfield of Hawkinsville famed for Camellia gardens receives a Camellia named for him by Magnolia Gardens Nursery of South Carolina. The red peony shaped flower with yellow stamens caps Whitfield's contributions, while a booklet on Camellia history and culture gains readers across states.
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J. J. Whitfield
Hawkinsville
South Ga
Kinsville
Magnolia Gardens
South Carolina
Whitfield
Camellia Cottage
Macon
Sophie
Mr. Whitfield
Mr .Whitfield
H. H. Whitfield
Woman Storekeeper at Columbus Defies Armed Youth
A 17 year old Georgia reform school escapee, Herbert Yancey of Glennville, confronted storekeeper Mrs. Bessie Farris in Glennville Alabama, brandished a 32 caliber pistol, and demanded money. She refused and he fled with clothing, vowing to return. He was captured later at his home and jailed in Russell county on armed robbery charges.
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Columbus
Georgia Reform School
Russell County
Glennville
Ala
H. R Mathews
Bessie Farris
Herbert Yancey
Yancey
Columbus Speedway Mishap Injures Seventeen Spectators
At Columbus New Columbus Speedway seven miles from the city a stock car driven by Robert Byron of Anniston Alabama lost tire control on the 38th lap of a 40 lap feature, plunging into the crowd. Seventeen injured with at least two serious including A R Bartram who lost a leg and Roy Brannon who suffered a fractured skull. Of the injured sixteen were treated at area hospitals and seven admitted.
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Columbus
Robert Byron
Anniston
Ala
New Columbus Speedway
Blackmon Road
A. R. Bartram
Phenix City
Roy Brannon
James Brannon
Kinnett Dairies Inc
Life expectancy gaps by sex race in United States data
Washington July 25 Science Service reports national Life expectancy reached 67 in 1946 with white girls born today expected to live to 70 and white boys to 65. Preliminary 1948 figures show slight decline. life expectancy varies by race and sex with whites generally longer at older ages.
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Washington
Science Service
United States
National Office of Vital Statistics
Public Health Service
Fire destroys AP Photo Room in Atlanta
A dawn fire on July 23 gutted the AP wire photo plant on the fifth floor of the Atlanta Journal building. Thousands of dollars in equipment and records were lost. A ventilator helped confine the blaze to one room, and firemen brought it under control in about 15 minutes. News Photo Editor Ralph Johnson suspected a compressor unit for a cooling system as the origin. Firemen fought from the Journal's editorial room about 20 feet away.
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Atlanta
Associated Press Wire
Atlanta Journal
News
Ralph Johnson
Journal
Audit shows Georgia finances sound under Gov Thomspon
The state audit dated June 3 1948 reports Georgia has 584 545 955 in cash free of debt with funds to cover the highway program and a June 30 1948 surplus of 1 32 336. Education welfare health forestry and entomology funding rose, veterans services expanded, and highway spending climbed to 27 505 613 amid a broad fiscal expansion without new taxes.
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B. E. Thrasher, Jr
Georgia
Thompson
General Assembly
M. E. Thompson
Department of Agriculture
Forestry Department
Latte
Department of Entomology
University
Board of Education
University System
Veterans Service Offices
Veterans Education Council
Highway Department
Battey Hospital
Southeast
Department of Public Welfare
State Hospital
Friends of
Savannah Man Quits Smoking Outgrows Clothes
Scott Edwards, a Savannah U S District Court clerk, quit smoking for a year but resumed after gaining 17 pounds and needing new clothes. He told his wife she did not like his weight gain, and he replied I can fix that by starting to smoke again.
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Savannah
Scott Edwards
U.S. District Court
Edwards
Tyler Printing Primary Ballots For Sept 8 Primary
Manchester reports that Tyler Printing, via Tyler and Company of Hapeville, is printing ballots for the September 8 Democratic primary. Chairman J. S. Peters says ballots will be mailed to county committees by week end with no change in ballot forms.
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Manchester
State Democrati
J. S. Peters
Tyler and Company of
Hapeville
Peters
Costly Chapel in Utah Uses Georgia Marble
The Salt Lake City meditation chapel, dedicated to Utah World War II dead, is described as the world’s most expensive per square foot. Designed in Greek style, it cost over $150,000 with pink Georgia marble exterior, Botticino interiors, and a mosaic floor of French and Italian marbles. Only about four people can be seated at once.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
United States
Castor Oil Warning Over Label Mixup Reaches Georgia
The Food and Drug Administration warned Georgia physicians and residents that Nasco Brand Castor Oil labels may conceal turpentine. National Specialty Co of Nashville mislabelled turpentine as castor oil, with shipments sent to Georgia and 16 other states, risking infant harm.
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Washington
Food and Dry Administration
Food and Drug Administration
National Specialty Company of
Nashville
Donald Ross Brewster Obituary Encounters Heat Fatality
Donald Ross Brewster aged 60 a fores try expert and former field director of the Herty Foundation died unexpectedly in Savannah Sunday from a heart attack attributed to exposure to extreme heat.
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Donald Ross Brewster
Herty Foundation
Savannah
Griffin Negro, 99, Gains Right to Vote for Life
In Spaulding County Charles C. Cain, a 99 year old Griffin resident, was granted lifelong voting rights after officials purged the lists and exempted him from further qualification checks. Cain has voted for many years and remains eligible to vote as long as he lives.
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Griffin Negro
Griffin
Ation
Spaulding
Charles C. Cain
Cain
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Castor
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Central
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Merrel P. Callaway
Erle Cocke
Fulton National Bank
R. R. Cummins
T. M. Cunningham
Rosert W. Groves
Strachan Shipping Co
Rosert E. Hightower
Thomaston Cotton Mills
Thomaston
H. V. Jenkins
Morning
Evening Press
A. R. Lawton, JR
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Rome
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Bankers Trust Co
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Liberty National Bank & Trust Co
D. Abbott Turner
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