Col L H Sims Receives Honorary Law Degree
Colonel Leonard H Sims USA director of the War Department Office of Dependency Benefits and the Office of Special Settlement Accounts received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Chattanooga at its 60th commencement exercises. He is lauded for his wartime service in WWI and WWII and for leadership in U S fiscal matters in Europe and North Africa.
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Leonard H. Sims
USA
War Department
Office of
Special Settlement Accounts
University of Chattanooga
Tennessee
David A. Lockmiller
Col. Sims
Lockmiller
Army
England
Gibraltar
North Africa
Italy
ODB
OSSA
Newark
New Jersey
Headquarters
Army Service Forces
Mediterranean
Dwight L. Eisenhower
Jacob L. Devers
J. T. McNarney
Mark Clark
Africa
Order of the British Empire
Army of Occupation
Germany
Chattanooga
James Meredith Sims
Southern Express Company
Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia
United
Pacific
United States Disciplinary Barracks
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Tientsin
China
15Th Infantry
Finance Department
Washington, D. C
Fort Benning
U. S. Army
Fort Mason
San Francisco
California
London
A. U. 5S
S J Slim Scarborough Escapes Florida Prison In 12 Man Break
Atlanta reports S J Slim Scarborough a Georgia convicted murderer and fugitive along with 11 other inmates escaped Florida State Prison Raiford at midnight. The convoy seized a truck after a guard was overpowered and a fellow convict feigned illness. The escape includes Brusel varrish Edwin Martin Ralph Stalvey Robin Bowden Dave Walder and others as authorities search, with Scarborough previously escaping from Dallas camp and linked to a 1941 escape that liberated 43 convicts.
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Atlanta
S. J
Slim) Scarbrough
Georgia
Florida
Raiford
Fla
Associated Press
Scarborough
Dallas
Forrest Turner
Turner
Hamilton
L. F. Chapman
Lawtey
Brusel Varrish
Jackson County
Edwin Martin
Polk County
Ralph Stalvey
Dade County
Robin Bowden
Duval County
Dave Walder
Dilsborough County
Rev J H Stanford To Preach at Mt Pisgah Church
Rev J H Stanford will preach at Mt Pisgah Baptist Church next Sunday. Sunday School at 10 30 a m. Sermon at 11 30 a m on Can Christians Compromise. Evening service at 8 o clock. All members and friends invited to attend.
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J. H. Stanford
Mt. Pisgah Church
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
Campaign to Stamp Out Rabies Infested Foxes
Taylor County commissioners launched a program offering a two dollar reward for each fox head delivered to county authorities near town. Rabies infected foxes have been attacking livestock, leading to losses and livestock killings during a food shortage.
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Taylor County Board of Commissioners
Cemetery Cleanup Planned for Union Cemetery Date
Notice sets Wednesday June 12 for cleaning Union Cemetery and urges all interested persons to attend.
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Union Cemetery
Two Peacock Triplets Die After Birth in Taylor Mill Tragedy
Bonnie and Ronald Peacock died at home in Taylor Mill after birth on Tuesday May 28. Donald survived at a Macon hospital under oxygen. funeral services for Bonnie were held at Mt Olive Cemetery and for Ronald at the Taylor Mill graveside. The Peacocks' infant Joyce is five. Pet Milk funded one year of formula for the triplets per physician’s prescription.
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Bonnie
Ronald
Frank J. Peacock
Taylor Mill
Donald
Macon
Mt. Olive Cemetery
C. H. Moore
Goddard Funeral Home
Reynolds
Peacock
Taylor County
Opening of Southern Frozen Foods Plant at Montezuma
More than 2000 guests attended the advance opening of Southern Frozen Foods Inc. in Montezuma. Hosts W. H. McKenzie Jr., J. B. Easterline Jr., and C. G. Haugabook showcased a 65 by 340 foot brick plant east of town. The facility can process over 2000 bushels daily in peak season for hotels, bakeries and food manufacturers, with 175 workers planned at full operation. Ed Bentley of Macon County built the plant using local labor.
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Montezuma
Southern Frozen Foods Inc
W. H. McKenzie Jr
J. B. Easterline Jr
C. G. Haugabook
Memorial Club House
J. A. Mays of
Griffin
Ed Bentley
Macon County
Irwin R. Kimzey Visits Butler in AG Campaign
Hon. Irwin R. Kimzey, candidate for Attorney General in Georgia, spoke in Butler on Wednesday in support of his July 17 primary bid. A Habersham County lawyer and former Solicitor of Habersham County Court, he enlisted in 1942 and served 22 months overseas as a Tank Commander with Patton's 3rd Army.
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Irwin R. Kimzey
Georgia
Butler
McKimzey
Habersham County
Patton
3Rd Army
Mule for sale or trade near Rupert Georgia
One fine mule offered for sale or trade for cows or hogs. Viewable at the seller's farm near Rupert in Butler Georgia Route 1. Seller W R Lawhorn accompanies the notice.
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Rupert
W. R. Lawhorn Butler
Rte
State Officials Cautious On Bus Desegregation Ruling
Georgia officials reacted cautiously to the Supreme Court decision against segregation on interstate buses. Governor Arnall and Attorney General Eugene Cook were unavailable for comment. Georgia Public Service Commission Vice Chairman Matt L. McWhorter said federal law will prevail in interstate traffic while state segregation laws apply within the state. Bus line spokesmen and lawmakers urged restraint to prevent disturbances, with comments from Alabama Governor Chauncey Sparks and Rep Wood noting Klan threats as a local concern.
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Atlanta
Supreme Court
Matt L. McWhorter
Georgia Public Service Commission
General Assembly
Cartersville
Bus Line
Arnall
Eugene Cook
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
Representative Wood
D-Ga
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Wood
Georgia
10 Taylor County Men Return Home After Receiving Discharge
Ten Taylor County servicemen return home after discharge. Eight white veterans and two Black men are welcomed by friends and relatives after years of service with overseas time. The list includes Dolphus Suddeth Billy J. Ranon Julian A Locke Robert E Aultman Jr Nobel E Stafford Dan Callahan Rufus Trussell Millard Lee Amos J C Roquemore Clarke W Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolphus Suddeth
Navy
Billy J. Ranon
Julian A, Locke
Robert E. Aultman, Jr
Nobel E, Stafford
Dan Callahan
Rufus Trussell
Millard Lee Amos Negroes
J. C. Roquemore Clarke
W. Williams
Reynolds Post Names High School Student to State Meet
The Hodges Kirksey American Legion Post sponsors Hugh Sawyer to attend the State meet of boys at College Park June 7 17 for training in good citizenship. Sawyer is a Reyn olds High School junior and son of Mr and Mrs C S Sawyer Reynolds.
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Hodges-Kirksey American Legion Post
Hugh Sawyer
College Park
Sawyer
Reynolds High School
C. S. Sawyer
Reynolds
Wallace resigns from Georgia forestry district post
J M Tinker visitor to Butler says W G Gordon Wallace district forester since 1940 resigns effective July 1. Wallace to join Wallace Brothers Timber Service with brother Don, offering logging, timber management, marketing, appraisals and replanting later. Olin Witherington to replace him. district headquarters moved to Americus.
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J. M. Tinker
Georgia Department of Forestry
Butler
The
Herald
W. G
Gordon) Wallace
Gordon Wallace
Mr. Tinker
Gordon
Wallace
Wallace Brothers Timber Service
Don
Jackson
Taylor County
Olin Witherington
Jenkins County
Tinker
Americus
Mercer U. ceremony honors Ben Giles for rapid degree
Ben Julian Giles, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Giles, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mercer University in Macon with a chemistry major and biology minor, completing four years of work in under three. He graduated as Butler High valedictorian and plans medical study at the University of Georgia.
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Ben Julian Giles
H. T. Giles
Willingham Chapel
Mercer University
Macon
Wm F. Ogburn
University of Chicago
Otis Knight
Spright Downl
Giles
Butler High School
Emory University
Phi Delta Omega
Kappa Phi Kappa
Glee Club
Mercer Players
Mercer Cluster
Aalembic Science
Two Butler youths chosen for Georgia Boys State
Messrs Lorenza Doyel and Elton Wright were selected to represent Butler at the Georgia Boys State in College Park next week. They depart Sunday to join participants from across the state, sponsored by American Legion Post 124 and the Fickling Masonic Lodge.
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Messrs
Lorenza Doyel
Elton Wright
Butler
Georgia Boys State
College Park
American Legion Post 124 J
The
Fickling Masonic Lodge
John R Cooper Killed in Action Near Ellaville
John R. Cooper 32 of Rupert and Baimbridge died in an automobile crash four and a half miles west of Ellaville on State Highway 26 at 4 20 Thursday. Hugh Bryant of Americus was injured and treated at Brother Clin ic. Cooper, driving to overtake a bus for Bryant to ride to Columbus, struck a guard rail on a curve and overturned. Funeral at Sand Bethel Methodist near Rupert with Rev. Lawhorn. burial at Sand Bethel Cemetery. Survived by wife Sara Gee, three children, mother Mrs J W Cooper, three brothers and six sisters. He had moved to Baimbridge three months ago and worked on the Seaboard Railway. in line for promotion July 1.
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John R Cooper
Rupert and
Baimbridge
Ellaville
Hugh Bryant
Americus
Brother Clinic
Cooper
Americus Columbus
Bryant
Columbus
Sand Bethel Methodist Church
Rupert
We. R. Lawhorn
Sand Bethel Cemetery
Butler
Sara Gee
Bobbie
Billy
Rebecca
J. W. Cooper
Messers
A. D
Ft. Gaimy
J. Ran
Julian
W. E. Bone
C. T. Wright
Lilliam McGinty
Lenora
Corene Cooper
Seaboard Railway
Taylor County Dog Rabies Inoculation Drive Urges Compliance
G N Taunton appeals to Taylor County residents to inoculate their dogs against rabies. He warns that unvaccinated dogs will be killed by law and announces June 29 as the last day for services in Butler. He dismisses reports of mad foxes and emphasizes protecting human lives.
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Taylor County
Butler
G. N. Taunton
Stewart Editor Seeks House Post
Richland June 4 Stewart announces Lt Commander Byron Anglin USNR has qualified as a candidate for Stewart County representative in the next General Assembly. Anglin, soon to retire from the armed forces, previously served four years as Stewart County legislator and is associate editor of the Stewart Webster Journal.
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Richland
Stewart
Byron
Red) Anglin
USNR
Stewart County
Anglin
Mactire
John M. Anglin
Lumpkin
Stewart-Webster Journal
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Col. L. H. Sims
Law
University of Chattanoogee
Slim) Scarbough
Florida State Prison
Macon Hospital
Public Service Commission
Reynolds Post Names High
G. Wallace
Forestry Dept
Ben Giles
Mercer U
John R. Cooper
Sand Bethel Church
House Post
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