Social Security Act And Georgia Participation Explained
Harris from the Bureau explains the Social Security Act in three parts and clarifies how June 8 constitutional amendments relate to unemployment insurance and old age benefits. The article details federal matching funds for old age assistance dependent children and the blind, and warns Georgia would lose federal grants if amendments fail.
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Georgia
Georga
Wits
United States
U. S
Feneral
Pace Secures Funds to Fight Peach Mosaic Disease in Georgia
Representative Stephen Pace helped gain 60,000 in extra federal funds to combat peach mosaic and phony disease affecting Georgia growers. Of the total, 10,000 supports Fort Valley Department of Agriculture station research led by Dr. L. M. Hutchins, with the remaining 40,000 for treating and eradicating infected trees and supporting disease control efforts. Local growers praise Pace and colleagues for backing Georgia’s peach industry.
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Ft. Valley
Washington
Stephen Pace
Georgia
Georgia Peach Growers Exchange
Macon
U. S. Department of
Department of Agriculture
Fort Valley
L. M. Hutchins
Pace
Historic Cook home destroyed by fire near Oglethorpe
Oglethorpe Ga May 27 The historic Cook home two miles from Oglethorpe on the Americus road was completely destroyed by fire at an early hour yesterday. Built in 1856 by Jacob Cook first Macon county resident of the Cook family the house later was opened by Emanuel Cook whose children Will Nettie and Bob Cook are named. Tenants were living in it at the time of the blaze.
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Oglethorpe
Cook
Americus Road
Jacob Coots
Macon County
South Carolina
Jacob Cook
Te Emanuel Cook
Will Cook
Miss Nettie Cook
Bob Cook
Atlanta
Notice to Contractors for Taylor County road work 1937
Sealed proposals will be received by the State Highway Board of Georgia at the General Office Atlanta until 10 A M CDT June 18 1937 for labor material and equipment to construct 6 287 miles of surface treated road in Taylor County from State Route No 8 to the Talbot County line as Federal Aid Project 445 F. Bid items include clearing and grubbing earthwork culverts guard rails and finishing. Minimum wages set at 20 30 and 60 cents per hour. Plans and specs in Atlanta Columbus and Butler with copies $3 45 and $2 50 respectively. Proposals $5 each. A $4 700 bid bond required with certified checks. Bidder licensing and qualification rules apply with right to reject any bid. Contract awarded after open bidding with payment schedule and compliance conditions.
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State Highway Board of Georgia
Capitol Square
Atlanta
Taylor County
Macon-Columbus
Talbot County
State Highway Department
State Highway Board
Columbus
Board of County Commissioners
Butler
United States
Georgia
Department of Industrial Relations
Licensing Board For
State of Georgia
Board OF Georgia
H. H. Watson
Build up the home garden for maximum canning yield
H. D. A. urges farmers to maximize home gardens for winter canning with space planning for fall and winter crops. Grow beans, corn, tomatoes, okra, squash, and more in staggered plantings. use quick-maturing corn, apply 9-4-7 fertilizer, practice regular cultivation, and employ safe insecticides like rotenone or pyrethrum along with Bordeaux mixtures for disease control. Monroe Sadler, 82, drowns in the Savannah River while retrieving a dropped paddle near Augusta.
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Bloomdale
New Zealand
Pritchard
Rutgers
Dixie Methodists Vote on Union Plan for One Church
Southern Methodist churchmen ready to ballot on unifying the three branches into the Methodist Church. If approved, the new church would total over 8,000,000 members, with tests in conventions across many states leading up to the 1938 Birmingham general conference.
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Atlanta
Southern Methodist
Methodist Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Protestant Church
South
Florida
St. Petersburg
C. W. Tunpin
Secular Press Bureau
The
Southern Church
Nashville
Tenn
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Group
Morida
Illinois
Odin
Septa
Kentucky
Carlisle
Sap
Baltimore
Winchester
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Pacific
San Francisco
North Arkansas
Ft. Smith
Upper South Carolina
Newberry
Central Texas
Ft. Worth
Texas
Texarkana
North Mississippi
Clarksdale
Little Rock
Hope
Ark
North Alabama
Gadsden
South Georgia
Dublin
Quanah
Oklahoma
Memphis
Brownsville
Arizona
Tuscon
Mississippi
Hattisburg
South Carolina
Marion
Bogalusa
Louisiana
North Carolina
Raleigh
Alabama
Montgomery
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Louisville
Local Health Nurse Surveys Hookworm in Taylor County Schools
Sara Windham R N Ny, County Health Nurse, reports March and April surveys across ten white schools in Taylor County. She conducted three visits per school, collecting specimens, sending them to the State Board of Health, and arranging treatment for positive cases. Of 586 samples, 175 were positive, with multiple infections in families. June aims to recheck and treat. Prevention hinges on sanitation, barefoot avoidance, and community action. she urges information from the State Board before building sanitary restrooms.
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Thaye
Taylor County
State Board of Health
Sara Windham
Albany Graduates 131 At Exercises Today
Albany Ga May 31 The Albany High School graduates a record 131 will receive diplomas tonight at the city auditorium as commencement exercises close The event showcases the largest class in the school’s history with a girls’ team score noted in the chaotic text and a reference to B Dy River.
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Fiah Achool
City Auditorium
Welemde
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Bureau
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Ww. W. Larsen
W. D. Lanier
Tye Employment Service
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Congress of the
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Pace Aids
Ga. Peach Growers
Historic
Burns
Orgia Alcoholic Control Association
Eorgia
County of
Taylor
Cnelass
Corr
Selec. Matl
Willie Legant
Monroe Sadler
Savannah
Augusta
Dixie Methodists
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