Columbus Man Seeks Solicitor General Post in Circuit
The Columbus Enquirer reports Arthur F. Copeland of Muscogee seeks the Georgia circuit Solicitor General seat in the August election, challenging Ed Wohlwender Jr. who was appointed in 1942 to serve the remainder of Hubert Calhoun’s term through January 1945. Copeland, a Columbus attorney and former legislator, vows to run lawfully and efficiently if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Enquirer
Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit
Arthur F. Copeland
Muscogee
Georgia
Chattahoochee Circuit
Ed Wohlwender
Copeland
Arnall
Judicial Ciart
Judicial Circuit
Law and Order
T. Copeland
Columbus
Atlanta Law Ponools
McCutcheon and Bowden
Legure
If Columbus Board of Education
Eet
Civitanub
Lion
Columbus Lawyers Club
Die Wohlwender
Binedemadge
Hubert Calhoun
Youre
Office of Solicitor
Milk cow for sale near Crowell church
Henry Hartman advertises a milk cow with heifer calf for 135 dollars and a cow with calf for 110 dollars. Located near Crowell church, Reynolds Route 1. Contact Henry Hartman.
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Crowell Church
Henry Hartman
Reynolds
Rte. 1
Mrs Fountain christens Kaiser ship at Richmond California
Mrs Aldine S Fountain wife of Kaiser's Richmond California Shipyard No 2 assistant superintendent christens the 10500 ton S S Sheldon Jackson built for the U S Maritime Commission. Ronald Fountain launches the ship with aid from his father as it slides into San Francisco Bay marking its entry into the Victory Fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Fountain
Butler
Kaiser Shipyard NO. 2
Richmond
Aldine S. Fountain
Kaiser‘s
Calif
S.S. Sheldon Jackson
Kaiser Co., Inc
U. S. Martime Commission
Fountain
Johnnie Manis
Charleston
Shirley Crispen
Albany
San Francisco Bay
Ella Fordham
Milledge‘ville State Hospital
J. E. Fountain
Reidsville
Savannah Paper Corp Seeks Pulpwood with High Cash Offer
The Union Bag and Paper Corporation of Savannah advertises a strong cash price for pulp wood. It notes thousands of wood cards go to waste locally and are needed for War Production plants. Mr. W. T. Austin can provide specifications at his courthouse office.
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Savannah Paper Corp
Union Bag and Paper Corporation of
Savannah
W. T. Austin
Father and Son Tucker Buried in Thomaston Hours Apart
Funeral services for Joe M Tucker and his son William Clyde Tucker were held at 4 p m Sunday at Doles Methodist church Thomaston. Joe M Tucker a retired farmer died at his daughter's home after a long illness. William Clyde Tucker a Navy enlistee died at a Macon hospital. Surviving are his widow four daughters and three sons.
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Joe M. Tucker
Wm. C. Tucker
Doles Methodist Church
Thomaston
Thomaston Road
Marvin Crawford
Wm. Clyde
Macon
Tucker
George Tucker
A. Topley Tucker
Bibb County
Martha Strozier
Crawford
H. C. Bush
Vincent Reilly
James Berman
J. E. and
John Tucker
Charlie Tucker
Johnson City
Tenn
Wanted sewing machine in good condition in Butler Ga
Mrs Johnnie Newton of Butler Georgia seeks a sewing machine in good mechanical condition. Will pay a reasonable price. Contact Mrs Newton for arrangement.
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Johnnie Newton
Butler, Ga
Death claims Brigadier General Asa L. Singleton at Fort Benning
Brigadier General Asa L. Singleton native of Taylor County died at Fort Benning station hospital after a weeklong illness. Funeral in Washington, D.C. with burial in Arlington National Cemetery. Singleton rose from private to general, served at Fort Benning and Manlius School, and earned the Distinguished Service Medal and the French Legion of Honor.
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Asa L. Singleton
Taylor County
Ft. Benning
Warm Springs
Washington
D.C
Arlington National Cemetery
Benning
Mabelle Wright Singleton
General Singleton
Columbus
Manlius School
Manlius
N. Y
Singleton
Taylor
Houston County
West Point
Philippines
Louzon
Islands
Regular Army
Cuba
Alaska
Hawaiian
Panama
France
Army
Command and General Staff School
Army Signal School
Army War College
National Guard
Oregon
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
First Army Corps
Eighth
Brest
No. 5
AEF
United States
Notice To Public About Private Lake Access
A private lake owner restricts access to the public, stating friends may use the lake only after returning with the gate key. No one is permitted to climb over or under the fence, per MRS. L. H. SIMS.
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Persons Lake
Dr Norman Huffman appointed pastor Reynolds Crowell charge
Dr Norman Huffman of Wesleyan College is named by Bishop Arthur Moore to supply the Reynolds Crowell Methodist charge until the next conference. He succeeds the late Rev J D Smith who died May 12 and will preach at Reynolds on the first second and fourth Sundays and at Crowell on the third Sunday.
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Norman Huffman
Wesleyan College
Arthur Moore
Reynolds-Crowell
Huffman
J. D. Smith
Ashville
N. C
Duke University
Brown University
Harvard University
North Carolina Methodist Conference
Macon
Reynolds
Wesleyan
University of Chicago
School of Fine Arts
Reynolds Church
Crowell Methodist Church
Son of Reynolds Chief Poole Dies in Japanese Prison Camp
John M. Pool, corporal in the U S Army and aerial radioman, reported missing in the Philippines and later identified as a prisoner of war in a Japanese camp. He died May 11, 1943 in the Philippines according to a Red Cross telegram. He was born to the late J E Pool of Reynolds and lived in East Thomaston. He attended R E Lee Institute and Martha Berry School and worked at Thomaston Bleachery before enlisting in 1939. His sister Mrs Wilma Crawford of Concord and Mrs J H Lackey of Thomaston survive, with brother E S Pool of Macon in defense work. Further information on his burial is awaited from the War Department.
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Thomaston Times
John M. Pool
Philippines
War Department
International Red Cross
Cpl
Pool
J. H. Lackey
Thomaston
Wilma Crawford
Concord
Philippine Islands
Secretary of War
Adjutant General
Cpl. Pool
East Thomaston
R. E. Lee Institute
Lee
R. E. Lee
Martha Berry School
Thomaston Bleachery
Cable Piano Co
Atlanta
E. S. Pool
Macon
Warner Robins
J.E. Pool
Reynolds
R. E. Crawford
Negro Confesses To House Breaking In Butler
George Slaughter, 23, paroled convict, is held on a house breaking charge after confessing to entering the home of Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Montgomery on Saturday night in Butler. Mrs. Montgomery sustained a fractured toe and cuts as she fled. Slaughter had been jailed since arrest near the Montgomery residence. Slaughter was released from a county public works camp a few weeks earlier after serving two one year terms for house breaking from Marion county.
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George Slaughter
Slaughter
Butler
R. C. Montgomery
Youth Convicted for Evasion of Selective Service Orders
Macon June 6 William Stevenson was convicted in federal court and sentenced to 18 months for attempting to evade selective service orders. He claimed conscientious objector status after a summons from his draft board. Earlier, May 28, Joe Teal received a three year sentence for similar acts. The judge noted Jehovah's Witnesses are not ministers under the act.
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Macon
Wm. R. Stevenson
Jehovah's Witnesses
Stevenson
Joe F. Teal
H. B. Lovett
John Cowart
Jehovah‘s Witnesses Organization
Bascom Deaver
Tom Johnson
Government to Cut Meat Prices and Extend Subsidies
The OPA announced butter and meat price rollbacks already in effect and plans to extend subsidies to coffee. Butter subsidies start affecting households Thursday, while meat rollback reaches packers Monday and consumers by late June or early July. The move faces a House Banking Committee vote opposing CCC subsidy payments.
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Washington
OPA
House Banking Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
Death claims elderly Butler lady Tuesday
Mrs. Leona Rayburn Williamson died after 68 years of marriage and rural life in Butler. Funeral services were held at Butler Baptist Church with Rev. Hugh Dozier and Rev. E H Dunn officiating. Interment followed at Bethel cemetery with pallbearers E L Wilson H C Walker H B Walker J R Wilson T L Fountain and W H Trussell and deacons as honorary pallbearers. She is survived by six children, four grandchildren, one great grandchild and her brother J T Rayburn of Malvern Alabama.
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Leona Rayburn Williamson
Williamson
George W. Williamson
Wesley Rayburn
Winnie Rodgers Rayburn
Marion County
Butler
Butler Baptist Church
Hugh Dozier
E. H. Dunn
Reynolds Baptist Church
Bethel Cemetery
Messrs
E. L. Wilson
H. C. Walker
H. B. Walker
J. R. Wilson
T. L. Fountain
W. H. Trussell
Board
James W. Emmett Dies at Home Near Butler
James W. Emmett aged 73 died at his home near Butler on Tuesday evening May 25 after a heart attack the death followed a two year decline in health He was born March 6 1870 in Rayburn County Georgia son of Thomas and the late Mrs Emmett He had been twice married and survived by his wife Lula Stringfield and four young children Funeral services were held at Antioch Baptist Church on Thursday May 27 with interment in a nearby cemetery
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James W. Emmett
Butler
Emmett
Mr. Emmett
Rayburn County
Georgia
Thomas Emmett
Antioch Baptist Church
Lula Stringfield
Local Canning Plant Opens At Agriculture Building
The Butler High School Agricultural Building will open next Monday under the direction of Mr. Herman Amos for the season. It will operate every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and offer preservation of fruits, vegetables, and meats for the public. Cans are available in sizes 2 and 3, and at least two family members must be present to assist in canning their goods.
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Butler High School
Herman Amos
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Olumbus Man
Sol
Ed Wohlwender Jr
Lone Fountain
Cal
Fort Benning
New York
General Staff Corps
War Department General Staff
General Pershing
Army and Navy Joint Planning Committee
Ft.Benning
Ninth Corps
San Francisco
29Th Inf
L. H. Sims
N. Huffman
Pastor Reynolds
Poole of
G. W. Williamson
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