Georgia highway board to award five $1,000,000 paving contracts
Atlanta on June 4 reports the state highway board will award five hard surfaced highway contracts totaling about 1 million dollars to create a continuous paved route from Marietta to the Georgia Tennessee line near Chattanooga. awards postponed from May 30. Also bids readvertised for a 48 mile Augusta to Jacksonville paving project to connect Louisville Swainsboro Baxley. Union church ladies to serve ice cream Saturday to fund piano.
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Atlanta
Cobb
Bartow
Gordon
Whitfield
Catdose
Marietta
Chattanooga
State Highway Board
Cobb County
Bartow County
Gordon County
Whitfield County
Catoosa
Catossa County
Ringgold
Highway Board
Augusta-Jacksonville
Swainsboro
Emanuel County
Piney Bluff Bridge
Toombs County
Augusta
Jacksonville
Louisville
Baxley
Slade Jr Injured in Ford Car Wreck En Route to California
B I Slade Jr formerly of this city now of Eufaula Alabama was injured while en route to California in a Ford car with two companions. The crash occurred when the driver Herron fell asleep tipping the car into a ditch. Slade suffered a badly bruised shoulder and returned home while Espy and Herron continued toward the Golden State.
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B. I. Slade, JR
California
FORD
Eufaula
Ala
New Orleans
John Espy
B. T. Slade
Edward Herron
Herron
B. T
Golden State
Georgia W M A Meets in Forsyth at Bessie Tift
Forsyth June 6 The 46th annual session of the Woman's Missionary Union Georgia Baptist Convention opened at Bessie Tift College with about 800 women present. Mrs W J Neel presided. Pearl Todd of Chefoo China spoke. Rev J H Clark welcomed Baptist women. A Chamblee spoke for Bessie Tift College. Delegates arrived by train and bus, and a recital by Mrs A B Cunyus and Miss Lucy Cunyus preceded proceedings.
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Forsyth
Woman's Missionary Union
Georgia Baptist Convention
W. J. Neel
Cartersvile
Bessie Tift College
Pearl Todd
Cheefoo
China
J. H. Clark
Presbyterian Church
A. Chamblee
A. B. Cunyus
Lucy Cunyus
Carteraville
Negroes Attack Sumter Farmer in Georgia Town
In Americus, Georgia on June 3, unknown assailants attacked white farmer Jim Reeves near N. A. Ray's farm. Reeves was critically wounded by a gunshot believed fired by a Black assailant. his nephew Preston Reeves and Reeves’s young son were present. The shooting followed a damaged tire incident after a reported Negro barbecue. motive unknown.
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Americus
Jim Reeves
N. A. Ray
Board of Commissioners
Sumter County
Reeves
Preston Reeves
Primary rules set for September 12 1928 Taylor County
The Taylor County Democratic Executive Committee met to fix a September 12 1928 primary for Governor State officers and district seats. It sets precinct elections at Butler Mauk and Southland with strict rule compliance and requires white registered electors to vote. Delegates may be appointed after results, and assessments fund the primary with deadlines for payment and ballot printing.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Taylor County
Court House
Butler
Bell
Mauk
Southland
State House
Chattahoochee
State
State Executive Committee
Third Congressional
Executive “Committee
Chattahoochee Circuit
Twenty-third District
J. T. Adams
C. E. Benns
List of Contributors to M E Church Building Fund
A past week report shows contributors to the M E Church Building Fund. Names and amounts vary with local residents contributing what they can. The notice notes ongoing fundraising and vigil for ongoing support in East Liverpool.
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M. E. Church Building Fund
Butler High School Commencement Crowning Season
Sixteen graduates received diplomas as Butler High marked a strong commencement season. Highlights included music by Mrs. Julian Edwards, a primary and intermediate play Mother Goose Island, the operetta Madamoiselle Louise, and Sunday exercises at the school auditorium. Rev. B E Donehoo delivered the sermon, and Prof Kyle T Alfriend addressed graduates urging further study and continued community support.
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Butler High School
Julian Edwards
Madamoiselle Louise
Glass
B. E. Donehoe
Montezuma Baptist Church
Donehoo
Kyle T. Alfriend
Georgia Educational Association
Georgia
Alfriend
Bertha Cox
Evelyn Gilmore
Eloise Bolding
Fiano
Martha Benns
H. C. Sadler
Butler Baptist Church Sunday Services and Attendance Appeal
The pastor B M Wolfe will preach at 11 a m on The Tragedy of not Believing in Christ and at 8 p m on Silent Energy. Sunday School starts at 10 a m and aims for full attendance. B Y P A meets at 7 p m with all members urged to be on time. A special 11 o’clock service precedes important business.
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H, M, Wolfe
Bishop Guerry Shot in Office. Assailant Dies After
Right Rev. W A Guerry bishop of the South Carolina Diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church was shot by Rev J H Woodward aged 66 in his private office at the diocesan headquarters. After operatio n for a bullet in the left chest Guerry regained consciousness though critical. Woodward then killed himself. Woodward had been a minister in the diocese for 20 years and was known for fixed views on the Negro question.
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Charleston
W. A. Guerry
South Carolina
Protestant Episcopal Church
J. H. Woodward
Dioccnsan
Guerry
R. S. Cathtart
Diocesean
Miss Jervey
Woodward
Bluffton
St Mary’s Episcopal Church
Brunswick
Darien
Clarendon County
Florence
Marion
Parlington
D. C
University of the South Sewanee
Escaped Convict Recaptured After Week-Long Escape
Louis Anderson, a Black inmate from the Taylor County convict camp, escaped during work duty in Rupert territory and was recaptured at Columbus last week. He is returned to serve more than twenty years.
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Louis Anderson
Negro Trusty
Taylor County
Rupert Territory
Columbus
MR E. J. POOLE ANSWERS SUMMONS AT Reynolds
Mr E J Poole a long time Reynolds resident and prominent Mason died at 68 after paralysis. Funeral at Reynolds Methodist Church with Masonic burial. He served as Reynolds marshal, L C of Reynolds District GM and bailiff of Taylor Superior Court. Survived by two wives, four children, two brothers and a sister.
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Taylor County
K. J. Poole
Reynolds
M. O. Williams
Poole
Methodist Church
Grand Lodge
Chief Poole
L. C
Taylor Superior Court
E. J. Poole
Church committee applauds public for help with debt
The church committee reports a net receipt of $100 from a minstrel by the school auditorium Tuesday night. The funds go toward the two miles of pennies pledged to liquidate the debt on the new Methodist church building. The committee thanks all contributors for their time, talent, and liberal patronage.
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New Methodist Church
H.J. Porter
F. A. Peed
Liquor Still Destroyed Near White Water Creek
Sheriff McGuffin and Deputy Homer Bazemore destroyed a 60 gallon capacity liquor making outfit yesterday morning near White Water Creek south of Charing. The plant showed it had been in operation the day before. No whiskey or mash was found and no arrests were made.
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McGuffin
Homer Bazemore
White Water Creek
Charing
Meeting R. A. M. Regular Convocation in June
The Taylor County Chapter Royal Arch Masons will hold its regular convocation Monday night June 11 at 8 o'clock. A full attendance of all members is urgently requested.
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Taylor County
Royal Arch Masons
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Sumter
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Butler Baptist Church
Uth Carolina Episcopal Dignatary
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