Georgia News The Week in Brief From Around the State
Georgia headlines recap events include Atlanta selecting as 1989 convention city for the Geogia Education Association. Elberton hosts Tenth District Letter Carriers convention with Claude Dunbar named president. Pelham hosts tomato festival crowds. Hail damages crops in Colquitt county. Memorials, appointments, and local incidents populate the week across cities like Fitzgerald, Sumter, Waycross, Athens, Macon, and Savannah.
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Georgia Education Association
Elberton
Claude Dunbar
Faberton
Biggers Named Director of Atlanta Journal Company
Biggers, long time business manager of the Atlanta Journal, was elected to the company’s board as the board expanded from seven to eight members. The announcement places Biggers among eight directors guiding the newspaper group.
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Atlanta
Biggers
The
Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Journal Company
Government awards $3,000 to Eddie Walker in CCC collision case
Washington reports the House passed and sent to the Senate a bill to pay $3,000 to Eddie Walker of Columbus Georgia. The claim arose from injuries suffered in a collision with a CCC truck near Columbus and Cusseta Georgia on June 29 1934.
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House
Senate
Eddie Walker
Columbus
Columbus Anal Cusseta
Agnes Scott Student In Critical Condition After Crash
Miss Lois Sex ton of Bussamer City North Carolina an Agnes Scott student was injured Wednesday in a crash that also seriously hurt two more Agnes Scott girls and three Tech students. She remained in critical condition at Emory University hospital Friday.
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Atlanta
Lois Sexton
Bussamer City
N. C
Agnes Scott
W Three Tech
Emory University Hospital
Cogdell Qualifies for Labor Post
Atlanta May 31 Alton Cogdell a longtime state affairs figure and a valued official of the national labor relations board qualified with the state Democratic executive committee as a candidate in the September primary for labor commissioner.
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Atlanta
Alton Cogdell
National Labor Relations Board
Democratic Executive Committee
Indictments Involving Surprise Night At Rylander Theatre
Americus May 27 J N Morgan and R E Martin operators of the Rylander theatre were indicted by the Sumter county grand jury on a misdemeanor charge connected with the alleged operation of surprise night where customers in certain seats won cash and prizes. The theater had discontinued the promotion weeks earlier after suspending bank night months ago.
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Americus
J. N. Morgan
R. E. Martin
Rylander Theatre
Sumter County
Grand Jury
Senior class elects Booth valedictorian and Elis f fill high ideals
No.1 as sociation speaker to outline high ideals for graduates. Eleanor Booth earns valedictorian with 95.15 four year average, Lucy Booth to deliver salutatory with 94.79. Senior class enrolls 38 students including Bazemore Booth Booth Brown Cooper Cox Dreizin Gaultney Hammock Harmon Hurst Jarrell Lawhorn Montgomery Neisler P e ed Penton Peterman Ranow Posey Stevens Trussell Turner Walker Will Windham Woodall and others.
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Eleanor Booth Fvill
Lucy Bell Booth
Lenora Ruth Bazemore
Sarah Eleanor Booth
Lucibelle Booth
Dorothy Evelyn Brown
Pauline Cooper
Raye Cox
Aaron Dr
Taunton Cites Pledges To Limit Government In Taylor County
Dudley Taunton promises to oppose new departments and luxury taxes while seeking to restore state employee pay to prior levels. He pledges to repeal the liquor bill, oppose chain store taxes beyond current scope, and cut Welfare head salaries. He would direct pension funds to counties and offices to aid elderly residents and maintain school books protections.
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General Assembly
Senate
Taylor County
Penal Board
Dudley Taunton
Albany Boy Killed In Highway Crash Near Albany
Mack Lancaster a University of Georgia senior from Albany died Saturday from injuries after the car he rode in overturned on a highway near Albany. Nelson Tift of Albany broke an arm in the wreck. Howard Clisham of Athens and Frank Shields of Chickamauga, the driver, were not injured.
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Athens
Mack Lancaster
University of Georgia
Albany
Nelson Tift
Howard Clisham
Frank Shields
Chickamauga
One Girl Drowned at Rock Eagle Lake Tragedy
In Batonton Georgia on Saturday Edith Mae Barnes 17 died and Lorene Schell was revived after a fall into 165 feet of water at Rock Eagle. Dorothy Barnes also nearly drowned while Mrs Barnes and Mrs Schell tried to save them. I N Barnes a former Homer resident aided the rescue and mourned his daughter.
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Dorothy Barnes
Barnes
Dorothy
Edith Barnes
Lorene Schell
I. N. Barnes
Homer
Eagle Rock
Old Union Granel Church
New candidates announced in Upson County
Thomaston May 80. W M New announces for state senate in the 25th district. A H Harvey seeks re election as representative and H P Edwards runs for reelection as county commissioner. The trio forms the slate for Upson County offices.
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Thomaston
Upson County
W. M. New
Senate
Upson
A. H. Harvey
H. P. Edwards
Hazlehurst Post Office to Advance to Second Class
Hazlehurst Ga May 27 Post master A D Finley said the office will be advanced to second class rating effective July 1 This move will place clerks in the classified service raise their pay and reduce hours The office will also be eligible for a government building.
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Hazlehurst
A. D. Finley
Former Georgia grid star dies at 27 in LaGrange
Macon May 29 William Hazlehurst 27 former Lanier High and University of Georgia grid star died at city county hospital in LaGrange Sunday. Son of Mr and Mrs William Hazlehurst of Macon, he had worked at Callaway Mill in LaGrange since leaving the university in 1938.
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Macon
William Hazlehurst
Lanier High
University of Georgia
LaGrange
Wlliam Hazlehurst
Hazlehurst
Callaway Mill
University
Wood for Attorney General in Georgia
Atlanta June 1 Jno S Wood of Canton former Georgia congressman and superior court judge qualified as a candidate in the fall primary for attorney general of Georgia. Born in Cherokee county he was educated in local public schools and attended North Georgia Agricultural College and Mercer University.
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Atlanta
Jno
Milk price cut takes effect in Atlanta territory
The Atlanta milk district lowered home delivered milk from 15 to 18 cents per quart, a two cent decrease aimed at boosting consumption and reducing surplus after recent state milk control board actions. The move reflects regulatory price adjustments to stabilize the market.
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Atlanta
State Milk Control Board
Milk Board
Blakely Man Dies After Self Inflicted Pistol Wound
Blakely Ga May 80 Sheriff S W Howell reports N B Solomon Sr longtime Blakely businessman shot himself in his bedroom and died about 2 am The sheriff called the cause a puzzle with no inquest planned Solomon served as president of the Blakely Peanut Company and is identified as a local business leader.
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S. W. Howell
N. B. Solomon, Sr
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Blakely Peanut Company
Miss Willie Thompson Heads Business Girls
Marietta Georgia May 30 a two day session of the Georgia Business Girl s conference ended with Miss Willie Thompson of Atlanta chosen as chairman and Atlanta designated next year s convention city Miss Fannie Teat of Athens chosen as co chairwoman Miss Sarah McKinney of Atlanta named treasurer and Miss Margaret Carpenter as secretary
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Marietta
Georgia Business Girl's Conference
Willie Thompson
Atlanta
Fannie Teat
Athens
Sarah McKinney
Margaret Carpenter
Forlorn mother treks 10 Atlanta in search of missing husband
Atlanta May 28 A mother with a two year old sought her husband believed to be among Terminal Hotel fire victims. Mrs Scott Harvey, 30, walked about 300 miles from Johnson City Tennessee to Atlanta with her daughter Patsy. Police doubt he perished as he is not among the dead and does not match the unidentified victim.
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Atlanta
Terminal Hotel
Johnson City
Tenn
Scott Harvey
Patsy
Woman Wins $4000 in Third Crash Trial
Americus Ga May 27 A jury in superior court awarded Mrs John Carter 4000 in her 20000 suit against Seabourd Air Line railway. The case grew from a 1935 Americus train auto collision and ended the third trial after earlier verdicts of 5000 and a mistrial.
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Americus, Ga
John Carter
Seabourd Air Line Railway
Americus
Large housing fund earmarked for state
Atlanta reports that about $1.5 million for slum clearance and low rent housing in Georgia is virtually assured by the U S Housing Authority in Washington. The authority has set aside $850,000 for Columbus and $540,000 for Rome projects, part of $23.23 million for 16 southern projects.
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Atlanta
Georgia
U. S. Housing Authority
Washington
Housing Authority
Columbus
Rome
Body Identified as LaGrange Man Edwin Mobley
Talbotton Georgia May 80 The body found mangled on the A B and C railroad track near the depot crossing in Talbotton has been identified as Edwin Mobley of LaGrange by his brother. Mobley’s remains were taken to LaGrange where funeral services were held.
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Talbotton
Edwin Mobley
LaGrange
A. B. and C
Accident at Trion GA kills one and injures another
Trion Ga May 29 One youth was fatally injured and another badly hurt Saturday when their southbound automobile overturned north of Trion. The dead man was Robert Gordon of Chattanooga. He died a few hours after arrival at Trion hospital. With him was a youth admitted as Gordon James also from Chattanooga. Hospital staff had not yet determined the full extent of his injuries.
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Trion
Robert Gordon
Chattanooga
Gordon James
Arso
Traffic death toll 129 over Memorial Day weekend
Violent death totaled 129 across 84 states in a three day period, led by Ohio with 14 dead. The report notes 29 drowned during bathing and boating, eight burned to death, and two killed in plane crashes at Oakland air races as part of the holiday toll.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Oakland
Calif
Dalton High Seniors Going to Washington
A Dalton High School group of seniors will depart by train Monday for Washington, D. C., traveling via Atlanta and Norfolk to Baltimore by steamer. Chaperones Miss Mead Hamilton Frank Taylor and Homer Sutton will accompany them as they visit notable sites in Virginia Maryland and the nation’s capital before returning to Dalton Saturday night.
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Dalton High School
Washington, D. C
Atlanta
Norfolk
Baltimore
Mead Hamilton
Frank Taylor
Homer Sutton
Dalton High
Virginia
Maryland
Sapitol
Georgia Allows Double Exemption for Married Couples
Atlanta May 27 The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a husband and wife living together are each entitled to a 3500 deduction from state income taxes if each has income over 8500. The decision affirmed a 175 refund for W H Rich and Mrs Rich, noting they were entitled to a joint 7000 exemption though only one 3500 exemption was claimed. The court emphasized Georgia law differs from the federal statute which does not allow a double exemption.
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Court of Appeals
W. H. Rich
Georgia
Bids Received On 22 Georgia Road Projects
Atlanta May 27 Low bids on 22 state highway projects opened Friday by the state highway board totaled $1,414,755, $191,245 under estimates. Chairman W L Miller called it the largest post road setting in the state and the largest since he became chairman. Projects include paving Greene and Taliaferro counties to finish the Atlanta and Augusta highway and paving Oronee county to finish the Atlanta Monroe Athens highway. Overhead ramp bridges in Crawford county will finish the Roberta Ft Valley highway with the Dublin Irwinton project set for June 10 to complete that route.
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State Highway Board
W. L. Miller
Highway Board
Miller
Greene
Taliaferro
Augusta
Oronee County
Atlanta- Monroe
Athens
Politic Announcement by W E Steed for State Senate
W E Steed announces candidacy for State Senator from the 23rd District. He cites desire for reduced taxes, streamlined government, and principled lawmaking guided by common sense. He asks for Democratic primary support and pledges faithful service to voters in Taylor County.
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Taylor County
Ereby
Capab
W. E. Steed
Dudley Taunton Bids for State Senate Seat in Twenty Third District
The candidate for State Senate from the Twenty third Senatorial District appeals to Taylor County voters. He pledges to work hard, follow party rules, and honor campaign pledges if elected. He asks for the vote and support to secure the position and influence.
Marshall Seeks State Senate Seat in Twenty Third District
To the People of Taylor County I announce my candidacy for State Senator from the Twenty third Senatorial District subject to the Democrat Primary on September 14. I will be grateful for your vote and influence in my behalf. C. B. Marshall.
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Taylor County
State Senate
C. B. Marshall
Friends of J W Edwards announce J W Si wards for GA House
The Friends of J W Edwards announce Julian W Si wards as a Democratic primary candidate for Representative in the Georgia General Assembly on September 1. They praise his wide basin experience and knowledge of state matters and pledge openness to consultation and county and state issues, requesting voters support.
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Julian W. Siwards
General Assembly of
Georgia
J. W. Edwards
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Candidate for Representative in Taylor County Primary
A candidate pledges to seek votes and influence county residents in the Democratic primary to be held September 14. If elected, the candidate commits to using every effort for the county’s best interests and to represent Taylor County in the General Assembly of Gears.
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Taylor Coun
General Assembly of Gears
Fugitives Captured in Mississippi After Canton Burglary
Jackson Miss May 30 Police and bloodhounds captured three men after they wrecked an automobile near Jackson and fled from Canton the scene of a burglary. Oscar Robinson 31 of Cross Ga Edward Parish Columbus Ga and J D Buie of Quincy Fla admitted fugitive status. Robinson and Buie admitted attempting to burglarize a Canton gasoline station but were frightened away by pursuers.
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Edward Parish
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Georgia
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