Five Vacancies Filled To Membership on GPA Board of Managers
Perry July 26 Cooper Etheridge president of the Georgia Press Association announced five appointees to two year terms on the GPA Board of Managers. Named were R E Ledford Vidalia Advance J B Chism Pelham Journal Quimby Melton Jr Griffin News Joe Parham Macon News Marvin Allison Lawrenceville News Herald.
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Fitzgerald Herald
C. N. Martin Jr
East Point Suburban Reporter
Catherine Morrison
The
Dade County Times
Dean Broome
Blackshear Times
Louise Harris
Augusta Chronicle
Maid of Cotton To Be Chosen In The Near Future
A Georgia unit of the National Cotton Council says a Georgia belle will be named 1953 Maid of Cotton. The winner will tour London Paris and major cities in the Americas and receive 35 to 40 outfits plus jewelry and luggage. In Atlanta, Fulton County Grand Jury indicted Mrs H L Hoitzendorf for assault with intent to murder the July 19 shooting of her husband, a prominent dentist.
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Cotton Club
Maid of Cotton
Georgia
Fulton County
Grand Jury
H. L. Holtzendorf
Atlanta
Ga. Father Fatally Shoots Two Children Then Kills Self
In McDonough Georgia on July 24 a 33 year old father identified as Jake Mahone shot his son Jimmy 12 and daughter Nancy 8 then used a firearm to take his own life after telephoning friend Lawson Moore for help. Police found the two children dead in the yard and Mahone with a fatal wound beneath a tree. A note reportedly stated nothing was wrong and no investigation was needed.
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McDonough
Jake Mahone
Rt. 1
Jimmy
Nancy
Mahone
Lawson
Moore
Mahone Yard
Owen
Atlanta
Former Warm Springs Patient Weds on Honeymoon Trip
Miss Jo Ann Clark a 21 year old polio survivor who spent years bedridden after an illness, married L. E. Carver 26 in Richmond at the First Christian Church. She wore braces and crutches, had 15 operations and visited Warm Springs polio hospital three times. The couple plans a Warm Springs honeymoon and a postnuptial stop.
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Richmond
Ind
Jo Ann Clark
L. E. Carver
First Christian Church
Brunet
Warm Springs
Political conventions and local leaders highlight Georgia towns
The article recalls the 31st Democratic National Convention ending as delegates praised figures like Sparkman and Hill while Stevenson clinched the presidential nomination amid late cries for unity. It also profiles Georgia cities Butler Reynolds and Taylor County leaders including mayor Florine English and judge T. Hicks Fort, noting civic and forestry efforts and local history.
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C. E. Benns Sr
the Herald
Charles BE. Benns Jr
Benns Sr
Butler
Taylor County
Ebenns Long
Georgia Press Association
Col. R. S. Foy
Reynolds
Florine English
Third District
English
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Maor
Advantages of Automobile Liability Insurance
A vintage guide explains car ownership liability, the protection policy offers for damage to others, and limits like 5000 dollars for property damage and 5000 dollars per person for bodily injury. It notes defense by the insurer, limits, coverage gaps, and cautions on statements that could void claims. Butler, Ga.
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Pro
Schmennes
Pio
Butler
Butler to acquire seventy thousand dollar fire truck
Butler chief executive reports the town will soon obtain a shiny red fire truck valued at 70 000 dollars. A sewer line survey exists but costs prevent installation now. Butler hosts a modern airport serving private aircraft, with various new buildings and community institutions including Montgomery hospital and Taylor County medical center.
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Irem
Butler
Taylor County Medical Center
Montgomery Hospital
Byrd Pontiac Company
Nazarene Church
Alabama youngsters struck on trip to Panama City
Twenty one persons including 17 children visiting Selma Alabama from Selma Ala were hospitalized for ptomaine poisoning Saturday in Panama City Fla. They were rushed to three hospitals where attendants said they were not believed to be in serious condition.
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Panama City
Fla
Selma
Ala
12 Year Old Columbus Girl Weds Paratrooper in five Month Romance
A 12 year old Columbus girl, Jeanette Griffin, married Pvt Trace Furlong of Hannibal after a brief romance that began in a movie. The couple, who allegedly lied about their ages to the justice, plan to visit his parents and are staying with her family in Phenix City while he trains at Fort Benning.
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Columbus
Jeanette Griffin
Jeanette Griffin Sai
Trace Furlong
Hannibal
Phenix City
Ala
Jeanette
New York
Ft. Benning
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