Kus County Negro Celebrates 118th Birthday in Vidalia
May 31 reports a centenarian resident, born in Washington County in 1825, observed his 118th birthday last week in Toombs County. Wilson, a former slave, lives with a son near Johnson Corner, supports farm work and tobacco tasks, and remains active despite his age.
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Kus County
Vidalia
Toombsunty
Rome
Wilson
Washington County
Ernest Taylor
Johnson Cornery
Merry Cain
Pleas Walden
Sandersville
Lincoln
Elebratin
Dublin Youth Bound for U S Academy at Annapolis
Moody Brown of Dublin, son of Mr and Mrs M G Brown, was appointed to the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis by Congressman Carl Vinson. He will graduate from Middle Georgia College on June 4 and report soon after, having passed physical tests and entered Annapolis without an exam.
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Dublin
Moody Rowner
M. G. Brown
U. S. Academy
Annapolis
Carl Vinson
Young Brown
Middle Georgia College
Cochran
Dublin High School
Teachers' Colleges Still To Operate In Georgia
Statesboro Ga May 31 Al other colleges have been forced to close but teachers colleges will remain open as long as there are students Chancellor S V Sanford of the University System of Georgia pledged support of the board of regents to the restoration of Georgia teachers colleges Sanford spoke at Statesboro before a joint session of local clubs and said indications point to a satisfactory fall enrollment at teachers colleges
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Statesboro
Alther
Teachers Colleges
S. V. Sanford
University System of Georgia
Board of Regents
Georgia Teachers
Sanford
Beire
Statesboro i
Infantry ends long march from Atlanta to Fort Benning
A 176th infantry unit will march from Atlanta to Fort Benning under forced march conditions to test endurance. The public relations office says the unit aims for 40 miles daily depending on soldiers' condition, and expects to arrive at Fort Benning Saturday after noon meals and breaks.
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Ft. Benning
Atlanta
Theublic Relations Office
Ft. Fining
Gasoline Shortage Seen Likely to Last Weeks East
Washington May 31 Secretary Kes urged minimal gasoline use and warned the eastern states face a tight situation for weeks. He said relief may come from Baseline sources to ease coast shortages while Atlantic Seaboard stocks may not improve inland. He noted east stock levels have hit a bottom and cannot drop further.
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Washington
Kes
Atlantic Seaboard
Mutual Network
Dublin Ranger Walke Jr. Honored on Rotary Night
Dublin Georgia on May 29 W. W. Walke Jr. a Guadalcanal singer and U S Air Force tech sergeant was named Rotary Club’s guest of honor. Walke recently returned to the states from service and is on leave with his family in Dublin awaiting another assignment.
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Dublin
W. W. Walke Jr
Guadalcanal
Iano Tuning Sales and Service Ad
Iano Tuning Sales and Service located at 209 EB E Gordon Street Thomaston Georgia offers tuning and maintenance services. Contact information not fully provided.
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Gordon
Thomaston
Columbus Shoemaker Says Rationing Increases Shoe Use
Columbus Georgia May 31 J B Ragsdale a shoe repairer says rationing drives more wear and use of shoes some brought in mouldy with bran and cottonseed meat he uses army rejected heels leather and wiring woes hamper power and workshop capacity after forty years in the trade while living on the premises and still working despite age and an injury.
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Columbus, Ga
J. B. Ragsdale
Aviation gasoline output to double, officials say
In Baton Rouge on May 30 top officials say Allied air offensives may require doubling aviation gasoline production. They note about 45 plants now, with evidence suggesting at least twice that number could be needed to keep planes flying.
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Baton Rouge
R. B. Patterson
Navy
J. W. Forrestal
W. M. Jeffers
R. K. Davis
Jeffers
Ramspeck criticizes federal hiring practices at postmasters gathering
Atlanta May 31 Congressman Ramspeck leads criticism of federal hiring. He says three million civilian workers were reduced by 60 percent after a manpower review and claims over 300 000 were kept from federal employment saving the government over a half billion dollars. He urges agency heads to hire only those acceptable to the public.
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Arnall
House Civil Service Committee
Ramspeck
Ram
D. M. Nelson
Reed resentenced to die for police officer murder
Edmond Reed, a Black former soldier, is resentenced to die in the electric chair at Reidsville State Prison on June 18 for the murder of police officer J. C. Favors during an altercation at the bus station after Reed was detained on AWOL charges from Fort Benning. A military police officer was wounded in the incident.
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Macon
Edmond Reed
Reidsville
Bible Superior Court
A. M. Anderson
Georgia Supreme Court
Reed
J. C. Favors
Ft. Benning
Convicted on rape charge. 15-year-old charged youth sentenced
Americus Ga May 31 A 15 year old Negro youth Richard Patrick was found guilty of assault with intent to rape and sentenced to 10 to 15 years by Sumter Superior court for an alleged December 27 1942 attack on a 14 year old white girl. The trial lasted a full day with about 30 minutes of jury deliberation.
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Americus
Richard Patrick
Sumter Superior Court
Six Georgia state troopers leave Reidville prison duty
Gov. Arnall authorized the withdrawal of six of the 25 state highway patrolmen from the Tattnall penitentiary. The troopers had been sent April 26 to guard inmates after a mass escape. Warden Duvall requested ongoing guard training until new guards could be trained. Lt. Smith supervised the patrols and training efforts as Royal Mann noted more guards were needed.
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Atlanta
Tattnall Penitentiary
Arnall
W.R. Duvall
J. P. Smith
Royal K. Mann
Farm labor sentence for Macon man ends in jail time
Henry Simmons of Macon near Perry was sentenced by Judge A M Anderson to ten months of nights and Sundays in Houston County jail while working on a farm during weekdays. He must pay five dollars weekly toward a two hundred twenty dollar fine. If he misses farm work the sentence converts to full time prison confinement.
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Macon
A. M. Anderson
Houston County
Henry Simmons
Simmons
Anderson
Perry
Woman and child drown when auto plunges into river
Birmingham police report a mother Mrs. J. C. Britt 29 and her six year old son Joe D. Britt drowned Saturday night when the car she was driving onto a ferry at Powhattan Alabama plunged into the Marriot River. Coroner G M Evans said Britt was nearly drowned in the rescue attempt and the bodies were recovered late Saturday night.
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Birmingham
Ala
Powhattan
Marrior
G. M. Evans
J. C. Britt
Joe D. Britt
Port Birmingham
Britt
Eany
Ramspeck Foresees World Government Under President
Rep Robert Ramspeck chairing the House Civil Service Committee told the Georgia Postmasters Association that a world government under the president should be formed to secure American youth. He asserted the United States would lead in establishing this world government and that defeat of Japan is necessary, noting the task is to "lick the Japs" while acknowledging war aims.
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Atlanta
Robert Ramspeck
House Civil Service Committee
Georgia Postmasters Association
Washington
United States
Japan
Two Sons Lost Two In Service Navy Welcomed In Macon
A Georgia mother Mrs. Lina Grimsley of Sparta who lost one son in the Army and had another missing after the cruiser Quincy sinking, saw her youngest son Jack Sterling Grimsley sworn into the Navy at the Macon recruiting office. Lt W W Walker administered the oath as Jack, 17, prepares to leave for naval training in Pensacola.
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Macon
Georgia
Quincy
South Pacific
Navy
Lina Grimsley
Sparta
Grimsley
Join the Ground Observer Corps in Butler Georgia Today
The message urges citizens along the Eastern seaboard to help protect against enemy air attacks by joining the Ground Observer Corps. District Director D O Brinkley of Taylor County Ga invites locals to contact him or mail a card to Butler Ga to become a member.
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Seaboard
United States
Brinkley
Taylor County
U. S. Army Air Forces
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