Georgia News Roundup Highlights Local Deaths And Events
El L. Pease 70, Columbus, found dead at home. Savannah opens Summer with Savannah Beach ceremony. Georgia Bankers meet in Home June 11. Nationwide holiday violence toll tops 880 for three days. LaGrange Hospital valued at 226000 to open soon. Sam C. Monk 68 dies of heart attack in Marshallville. Bessie Tift College awards 41 A B degrees. Morris Roberts 8 dies after fall. Buena Vista high seniors graduate. John B. Wilson speaks. Macon to host instrument balloons for hurricane study. Thomaston to Barnesville highway paving finished. traffic in ten days. Clayton County man commits suicide amid arrest. About 300 Georgia Tech seniors to graduate June 14 with jobs in sight. Harry Hermance dies. Oglethorpe benefactor. Archaeology society meets in Atlanta June 11. Ed Dodd guest. Monroe Sadler, 32, drowns in Savannah River. 20 Georgia dew berries sold for 80 per ton to northern firm. Atlanta police barbecue set June 10 at Lakewood Park. Adele Fluker funeral in Atlanta after home fire. Dixie High School seniors join Capitol ceremony via Congressman Cox. Maud Palmer dies, Thomasville hotel operator. Wesleyan College praises Florrie Cook White on retirement. State highway contracts to loom at two million monthly. W. L. Miller chairs. Wabanks, 86, dies in Ft. Valley. Q. P. Grover sells 338 Poland China pigs at 32 each. H. H. Wilson found shot in Statesboro car. Old Slade, 69, Pike County citizen dies after illness. Rev J Hughes, Adrian Baptist pastor, dies at 67.
Notable Georgia Local News From 1937-38 Highlights
A roundup of Georgia items includes the deaths of Ralph Riley and Minnie Bullock, education moves with uniform study adoption and high school text contracts, and new appointments such as W. E. Gear as Quitman County high school superintendent. Also noted are bond votes in Dawson, a Poppy sale in Atlanta, a Georgia pastor school opening, bank clearings rise in Columbus, a federal building dedication, a county home demonstration effort, and various local elections and recognitions.
Husband and Wife Open New Law Firm in Valdosta
Valdosta Ga May 81 Announcement is made of the opening of a new legal firm here Pindar and Pindar. The firm is composed of man and wife George A Pindar and Mrs Mary Rogers Pindar who have been practicing their profession in Macon.
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Valdosta
Pindar and Pindar
George A. Pindar
Mra
Mary Rogers Pindar
Macon
Albany High school to confer 131 diplomas at exercises
Albany Ga May 31 The largest Albany High school class graduates 131 at the city auditorium commencement exercises. Girls outnumber boys 76 to 55. Gov E D Rivers will give the address and W H Burt will hand out diplomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany, Ga
Albany High School
City Auditorium
E. D. Rivers
W. H. Burt
Board of Education
Fort Valley Beauty Chosen in Contest
Nine teen young women from Fort Valley competed in a beauty pageant at the Princess theater to name Miss Fort Valley. Helen Anthoine won the title with Eloise Watson taking second place, and Anthoine will compete in Panama City on July 25 against 36 girls for a trip to New York.
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Americus
Panama City
Fla
Rylander Theatre
J. N. Morgan
Fort Valley
Princess Theater
Helen Anthoine
Eloise Watson
Anthoine
New York
Bids Sought for Americus Church Annex
Plans for the First Baptist Church of Americus education building annex were approved by the special building committee on Sunday. Bids will be advertised immediately and then reviewed by the congregation for final approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
First Baptist Church of
Lawson Rites Planned For Ellaville Victim in Macon
Mrs. O. T. Lawson mother of Evening News columnist Miss Sarah Lawson died suddenly early Saturday in Macon after a period of poor health. Her husband, a retired contractor, died two months ago. Funeral set for Ellaville Sunday at 8 p m with burial in Ellaville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Wabanks
Ft. Valley
W. M. Mathews
Macon
O. T. Lawson
Sarah Lawson
Evening News
Watson Estate to Become Shrine of Rural Free Delivery
Washington Georgia May 31 plans to purchase the 179 acre estate of the late Senator Watson for 25 dollars develop it as a shrine to the father of rural free delivery were announced at the annual meeting of the Tenth District Letter Carriers association Hamilton McWhorter of Lexington said a formal drive for funds for the project would get under way immediately.
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Washington, Ga
Senator Watson
Tenth District
Thomaston Names Constitution Group
Thomaston mayor Hugh Thurston appoints committees to work with the National United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission for planning the 150th anniversary observance. Members include W. H. Dallas, James R. Davis Jr, Dr. R. L. Carter, J. B. Hardy, and Mark Smith.
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Thomaston
Hugh Thurston
W.H. Dallas
James R. Davis, Jr
R. L. Carter
J. B. Hardy
Mark Smith
Plans for Georgia cotton institute at state college
Savannah Ga May 31 Plans for the establishment of a cotton institute at the Georgia College of Agriculture were announced Monday in a speech by Dean Paul Chapman before the Cottonseed Crushers Association. The institute would be the first of its kind in the South and aims to lower production costs increase acreage yields improve the quality of cotton and the stalk and expand market demands.
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Savannah
Georgia College of Agriculture
Paul Chapman
Cottonseed Crushers’ Association
South
Atlanta Man Survives 2300-Volt Electric Jolt
Atlanta June 1. R C Banks 31, an electrical worker, survived a 2300 volt jolt at a power house transformer while on the job. He ate baked chicken in a hospital bed, seemingly unconcerned, noting the high exposure and daring state prison reference to electrocution.
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Atlanta
R. C. Banks
Banks
Georgia
Historic Cook home destroyed by fire near Oglethorpe
The 1856 Cook family house two miles from Oglethorpe on the Americus road burned in the early hours. Built by Jacob Cook, later owned by Emanuel Cook, the home housed tenants at the time with survivors Will Cook Nettie Cook and Bob Cook among the descendants.
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Oglethorpe
Cook
Americus Road
Jacob Cook
Macon County
South Carolina
Emanuel Cook
Will Cook
Miss Nettie Cook
Rural letter carriers meet in Camilla for convention
Albany Ga May 31 Taking advantage of a post office holiday rural mail carriers in 14 counties of the Second Congressional district met at Camilla today for their annual convention. J E Mobley of Albany is president of the district association with J C Hoggard Camilla postmaster and J W Westbrook organizing the program. Judge B C Gardner delivered the principal address. The state convention of rural carriers meets in Albany in July.
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Albany
Camilla
J. E. Mobley
Trs
J. C. Hoggard
J. W. Westbrook
B. C. Gardner
Rural Cariers
Gains Reported in Southeast Employment and Payrolls
Atlanta May 31 The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said the sixth district ended March at new high recovery levels with employment up 1.8 percent and payrolls up 3.4 percent from February to March. Year over year, employment rose 11.1 percent and payrolls 21.4 percent.
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Atlanta
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Pistol Wound Fatal to Columbus Youth
Robbie McElvey four-year-old son of Mr and Mrs C A McElvey of Steam Mill road died at Columbus city hospital after noon Monday from a pistol wound to the head. The injury occurred at the McElvey residence when Beatrice Taylor thirteen year old negro servant fired the pistol. J A Wright telephone company employee near the house at the time carried the boy to the hospital.
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Columbus
Robbie McElvey
C. A. McElvey
Steam Mill Road
City Hospital
Beatrice Taylor
McElvoy
Douglas High School Senior Drowns During Picnic
Douglas Ga May 27 Jack Tanner 18 son of the late G A Tanner former mayor and nephew of Mrs J R Stalet drowned Thursday in Crystal Lake Irwin County while on a Douglas high school senior picnic. Body not recovered at last report but lake is small and recovery anticipated. Tanner was a popular senior who had just returned from a class trip to Washington and was set to graduate June 1.
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Douglas
Jack Tanner
G. A. Tanner
Alma Tanner
J. R. Stalet
Crystal Lake
Irwin County
Douglas High School
Jack
Douglas High
Washington
Georgia counties show rise in 1936 income tax returns
Washington reports widespread increases in personal income tax filings across Georgia in 1936. The state total reached 47,397 returns, up from 38,716 the prior year, with 1934 figures at 32,068. The Bureau notes county city and town allocations reflect taxpayer addresses on returns.
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Washington
Georgia
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Millen Educator E Pafford Named State School Supervisor
Millen Ga May 31 W B Pafford longtime Millen High school superintendent has been named by Superintendent M D Collins as a supervisor with the state department of education Pafford a native of Laurens Ga holds AB and master's degrees from Emory University studied at UGA and taught summer school at South Georgia Teachers College since coming to Millen he has served on the Methodist church board of stewards
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Millen
W. B. Pafford
Millen High School
Supt
M. D. Collins
State Department of Education
Pafford
Laxeland
Emory University
University of Georgia
South Georgia Teachers College
The
Methodist Church
Miss Lucy Caldwell Elected Editor of Colonnade
Milledgeville Ga May 29 Miss Lucy Caldwell a junior was elected editor of the Colonnade newspaper at the staff election meeting recently She succeeds Miss Evelyn Aubrey in this position Also named as associate editors news editors exchange editor business and circulation staff with assistants and managers listed by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville, Ga
Lucy Caldwell
Evelyn Aubrey
Betty Donaldson
Mary Kethley
Jeanne Armour
Bonnie Burge
Marion Arthur
Exchange
Dorothy Howell
Jane Suddeth
Betty Shell
Helen Reeve
18 Pounds of Money Used in Auto Sale
Americas May 28. B T Finch sells cars and trades in a 1984 vintage auto. A customer paid with a tin can containing 18 pounds of currency and coins. The lot included several $5 and $20 bills and 1,280 quarters seen among the payment.
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Americas
B. T. Finch
Finch
Tifton raid nets 15 women and 7 men held on vagrancy charges
Tifton Georgia May 27 Sheriff Jas M Walker said 15 women and seven men were held on vagrancy charges after a series of raids in the southern section of Tifton. The drive followed 80 complaint warrants sworn out to clean up wholesome moral conditions. Names of those in custody were withheld pending arrests of others warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tifton
Tift County
Jas. M. Walker
Prolonged Memorial Day Toll Tops 200 Lives Lost
The Associated Press reports that during the extended Memorial Day holiday, traffic crashes and other incidents killed about 200 people on Monday as Decoration Days stretched the weekend. Texas saw the heaviest toll with Memorial and Decoration Days not widely observed. Accidents claimed sixteen lives in traffic, plus fatalities from shootings electrocution drowning acid and a train incident.
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Associated Press
Texas
Mrs Isidor Harris Takes Sweepstakes at Montezuma Show
Montezuma Ga May 27 Mrs Isidore Harris won the sweepstakes prize at a flower show and fashion revue at the Clearview Club house Visitors from Montezuma Oglethorpe Clinchfield Cut-off Ideal Americus Perry and Butler were entertained Winners in the fashion revue included Mrs Nelson Andrews Mrs Isidore Harris Mrs Estelle Marney Mrs Phil Jackson and Mrs Sam Batton First prize in the vegetable display went to Mrs Hoke Jackson Others winning blue ribbons included Mrs J P Jackson Mrs O F Thomson Mrs Aubry Brown Mrs R L Merritt Mrs J B Batton and Mrs S B Bush Judges were Miss Leggitt Callie Welborne and Mrs E W Foy.
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Montezuma
Isidore Harris
Clearview
Oglethorpe
Clinchfield
Cut-off
Ideal Americus
Perry
Butler
Nelson Andrews
Estelle Marney
Phil Jackson
Sam Batton
Hoke Jackson
J. P. Jackson
O. F. Thomson
Aubry Brown
R. L. Merritt
J. B. Batton
S. B. Bush
Miss Leggitt
Taylor County
Callie Welborne
Cut Off
E. W. Foy
Ideal
Editor's Daughter Has Fine Record
Ruth Williams of Waycross, daughter of Senator Jack Williams, will graduate from Georgia State College on June 11 after a three year program and a summer session. She made the dean's list every quarter and was named one of eight outstanding seniors to be featured in the Pine Cone. She plans to apply to Wellesley for graduate study in physical education next year, and she humorously notes her goal of newspaper work and someday writing a biography of her father.
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Valdosta
Ruth Williams
Waycross
Georgia State College
Jack Williams
Misa Williams
Wellesley
Collier Acree Analyze Amendments in Sunday American
Tarleton Collier and Amgus Acree, veteran editorial staff, completed boiling down the Georgia constitutional amendments for the June 8 vote. Their special Sunday American page on June 6 will present the gist of the amendments and summarize arguments for and against. Collier is noted for Behind the Headlines and Acree covered committee hearings and floor debates at the last General Assembly session.
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Atlanta
Tarleton Collier
Amgus Acree
Atlanta Georgian and
Sunday American
Georgia
Collier
Georgia Press Association
Acree
General Assembly
Wesleyan College Sale Halted by Court Order
In Macon on June 1 a court halted Wesleyan College sale scheduled for 11 a m. Judge Malcolm D. Jones issued a restraining order and rule nisi with hearing set for June 14. Wesleyan trustees challenged foreclosure steps while bondholders and trustees discussed a possible interim arrangement. Diplomas were awarded to forty six seniors at the 99th commencement.
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Macon
Wesleyan College
J. }. Hicks, Jr
Malcolm D. Jones
Superior Court
Wesleyan
Historic Institution
Eligibility for Aid to the Poor and to the Blind
The text outlines eligibility for state aid programs. It notes residents aged 21 or older, bonafide state residents for at least one year, not in public institutions, not receiving aid under the aid to the blind act, and having vision impairment meeting the Aid to the Blind Act. It also references those not receiving old age assistance or publicly soliciting.
Coronation Ball and Exchange Day Events Planned
The schedule lists a 2 p m barbecue at Legion Country Club a baseball game and visit to Radium Springs. An evening band concert and drum and bugle corps drills unfold at municipal stadium under arc lights followed by the Coronation Ball at Radium Springs Casino starting 10 30 p m The final session concludes Saturday morning.
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The
Legion Country Club
Radium Springs
Municipal Stadium
Radium Springs Casino
Budget projections for Taylor county project set June 18
From No. 3 Page One Route No. 3 near Roberta the 6,287 miles on Which Kids Were called for Tuesday is estimated to cost about 116,800. Other projects total 983,760 including Taylor county project to be included in the June 18 setting. Securcite reports from Atlanta via Associated Press.
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Roberta
Taylor County
Associated Press
Atlanta
Pave One F No.4 Graduation Exercises at College
Graduation exercises at the college auditorium on Thursday June 10 at 10 a m DST with Dr S V Sanford chancellor of the University System of Georgia delivering the literary address Diplomas will be awarded by President Peyton Jacob who spoke at Lumpkin Roberta and Glenwood high school commencements this week Wade Barrington Lott memorial library portrait presented by Mrs L B Lott of Americus Robert Jones incoming student body president accepted gift Lucy Mangham library club president praised library achievements
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Gov. Rivers
Newnan Country Club
R. H. McDonald
Newnan
Col. L. ©. Clark
Greenville
S. V. Sanford
University System of Georgia
Peyton Jacob
Lumpkin
Roberta
Glenwood
Southwestern
American Rotary Club
L. B. Lott
Americus
Wade Barrington Lott
Wade Lott
Robert Jones
Lucy Mangham
Library Club
Poet Wofford Honored in Yearbook of Contemporary Poetry
W. C. Wofford of Montgomery County high school English and French departments is honored with two poems in the Avon House Yearbook of Contemporary Poetry 1937. The lyric White Silence and the sonnet The Pear Tree are among about 400 poems selected from thousands submitted, a nationally acclaimed anthology in the literary world.
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W. C. Wofford
Montgomery County, High School
Avon House
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Fire destroys Claghorn building in Summerville
A fire that began shortly after 1 o clock Sunday morning gutted the Clark son and Baker restaurant area and destroyed the Claghorn building in Summerville Georgia. Estimated loss runs from 60,000 to 100,000 with partial insurance coverage.
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Clarkson and Baker
Claghorn
Summerville
Also Mentioned on This Page
EL L. Pease
Savannah Beach
Georgia Bankers’ Association
Home
la Grange
Sam C. Monk
Marshallville
Bessie Tift
Morris Roberts
Mrs. Floy
Roberts
Buena Vista High School
John B. Wilson
Barnesville
Clayton County
Georgia Tech
Harry Hermance
Miami
Oglethorpe University
Society For Georgia Archaeology
Ed Dodd
Gainesville
Monroe Sadler
Augusta
W. H. Born
McRae
Lakewood Park
Virgil Whitley
Adele Fluker
Dixie High School
Quitman
Capitol
E. E. Cox
Maud. Russell Palmer
Thomasville
Russell House
Florrie Cook White
State Highway Board
W. L. Miller
Q. P. Grover
Hickory Hills Stock Farm
Douglasville
H. H. Wilson
Statesboro Portal Highway
Slade
Zebulon
Mr. Slade
Pike County
J. §. Hughes
Adrian Baptist
God
Adrian Monday
Mr. Hughes
Ralph R. Riley
Minnie Crane Bullock
Marion County
O. C. Bullock
W. E. Gear
Americas High School
Quitman County
Georgetown
Chas. J. O'Hagen
Los Angeles
California
Flanders Fields
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dawson
Danson
State Board of Education
J. C Broomfield
Wesleyan Conservatory Chapel
Columbus Bank
J. A. Hurley
Columbus Clearing House Association
J. W. Cole
LaFayette
LaGrange
LaGrange News
J. A. Corley
L. C Rucker
Joe Slide
Meansville
E. J. Carreker
Concord
Wm. G. Cutts
Calhoun
Mercer University
Blue Key National Honor Fraternity
Cutts
Mercer
Englishville
Pine Tet
Spalding
Henry Ossawa Turner
Clark University
Paris
America
Europe
Wiley C. McGowan
Eighth Infantry
Ft. Screven
Upatoie Creek
Ft. Benning
Eighth Brigade
Mr. McGowan
Vidalia
Savanah
L. W. McPherson
Stephen Pace
Harlee Branch
Branch
Pace
McPherson
Rivers
Talmadge
Rochelle
Governor Rivers
State Executive Department
Sam
NEW Law Firm
Fort Valley Beauty
Americus Church
MSR
Ellaville
Tom Watson
Constitution Group
Plan Cotton Institute For State
Historic
Burns
Cammilla
E. Pafford
G. S. C. W. “Colonnade
Tift
Isidor Harris
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