Taylor County July Term Grand and Traverse Jurors Named
Taylor County Superior Court will convene Monday morning July 4 with Judge J R Thompson presiding and Hon John Land of Columbus aiding. A lengthy list of grand and traverse jurors is named for the term including Irwin Jones Ollie Bazemore Silas Harris Homer Chapman James Ricks and many others. The jurors hail from multiple local areas and include several residents with long county ties.
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Taylor County Superior Court
J.R. Thompson
Columbus
John Land
Irwin Jones
A. B
Floyd W. R. Childres
Halley J. P
Harmon Ollie Bazemore
Morris Lawhorn
T. L. Ruffin
Silas Harris
Macon Bar Chief Defends Judges Amid Bloc Voting Probe
Macon Bar Association president Neal D. McKenny called Sheriff James I. Wood’s criticism of three Bible Superior Court judges deplorable. He urged full public cooperation with the grand jury investigation into Negro bloc voting, saying the probe deserves support from all citizens, colored included. The sheriff warned of political persecution under the guise of law enforcement.
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Neal D. McKenny
Macon Bar Association
James I. Wood
Bible Superior Court
Grand Jury
McKenney
Wood
Middle Georgia
Judge Orders Reynolds To Pay Attorney Fees After Divorce Trial
In Claxton Georgia Judge Henry Durrence ruled that R J Reynolds must pay 62 500 in lawyer fees and 21 000 in expenses to Mrs Muriel Marston Reynolds attorneys. They sought 150 000 in fees plus expenses after a three week Darien trial alleging extreme cruelty and extravagance.
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Claxton
R. J. Reynolds
Henry Durrence
Superior Court
Muriel Marston Reynolds
Darien
Reynolds
Local Man in Critical Condition After Tree Limb Fall
F. E. Rowe and Otis Rowe visited their father J. F. Rowe of Tifton at a local hospital last Thursday. The elder Rowe suffered a neck fracture when a tree limb fell on him and remains in critical condition.
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F. E. and
Otis Rowe
J. F. Rowe
Tifton
Mr. Rowe
Tifton Hospital
Delegates to South Georgia Methodist Conference Named
Those attending the South Georgia Annual Methodist Conference at Epworth by the Sea this week include Rev. Ted Griner and Mr and Mrs W M Mathews of Butler, Rev and Mrs Chas Hillis and Mr and Mrs E H Griffith of Reynolds, Rev Tegler Greer and Mr Hugh Cheek of Howard Charge. Pastoral appointments will be released Friday.
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South Georgia
Epworth-by-the-Sea
Ted Griner
W. M. Mathews
Butler Methodist Church
Chas. Hillis
E. H. Griffith
Reynolds Methodist Church
Tegler Greer
Hugh Cheek
Howard
Macons Mayor Criticizes Bible Grand Jury Probe
Macon Mayor Ed Wilson condemned Bibb County Grand Jury's Negro voting probe calling it political and the worst blow to race relations. Macon Bar Association President Neal D. McKenney labeled the remarks untimely and potentially hindering the investigation.
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Macon Telegraph
Macon
Macon Bar Association
Ed Wilson
Bibb
Oscar L. Long
Bibb County
Neal D. McKenney
Wilson
The
Bar Association
McKenney
Grand Jury
14 Year Old Go Boy Wins Not's Honors
Bobby Hill fourteen, who raised funds over 400000 for Dr Albert Schweitzer, arrives from Europe en route to Washington to be honored by Pentagon officials and the White House. He is the son of Air Force Staff Sgt Henry Hill of Waycross Georgia.
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Mcguire Afb
N. J
Bobby Hill
Albert Schweitzer
Europe
Washington
Bobby
Air Force
Henry Hill
Waycross
Italy
Pentagon
White House
Schweitzer
Naples
Richard C. Lindsey
Allied Forces
Africa
Lindsay
Charleston Pilot's Condition Improves After Wreck
Skeeter Scalzi Charleston base ball manager was seriously injured in an auto wreck returning from a Savannah game. He was listed in critical condition Friday night and is improving by Saturday.
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Skeeter Scalzi
Charleston
Savannah
New Bethel Church to Be Dedicated Sunday June 19
Dedication Sunday June 19 at eleven o clock for Bethel Congregational Methodist Church seven miles north of Butler on Highway 19. A memorial service will follow, inaugurating Homecoming Week with Dr Marvin Sheffield of Dallas as speaker and Hollis Cannon of Carrollton to direct music. The church organized in 1905 under Rev J R Birdsong, building completed under Rev Charles Hartsfield. Basket lunch at noon. all invited to attend and worship.
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Butler
New Bethel
J. R. Birdsong
Jerry Partain
Charles Hartsfield
Two Men Die In Private Plane Crash Near Albany
A small single engine plane en route from Fort Valley to Bainbridge clipped a tree during an attempted forced landing in a pasture between Albany and Sylvester Georgia. Both occupants were killed in the crash and burned beyond recognition.
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Albany
Sylvester
South Georgia
Fort Valley
Bainbridge
Husband admits placing bomb in gift package
A 29 year old housewife forgives her husband Lavoy Tate who confessed to booby trapping a gift that exploded. The blast tore off her hands and also injured her two daughters Charlotte and Becky. Nurses say visitors are barred from her room. She says he is crazy and she forgives him.
Two Atlanta Men Trapped In Garbage Truck
Two city sanitation workers in Atlanta were nearly crushed when a garbage truck trapped them on the North Expressway near 14th Street. Rescue teams freed them after about 30 minutes as northbound traffic stalled at 10th Street.
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Atlanta
14Th Street
10Th Street
Thirteen Year Old Wins National Spelling Bee
Thirteen year old Henry Feldman of Oak Ridge Tennessee won the 33rd annual national spelling championship on his third attempt. The eighth grader spelled eudaemonic, a Greek derived word meaning filled with a sense of well being, to clinch the prize.
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Henry Feldman
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Henry
Eisenhower greeted by huge ovation in Manila stop
President Eisenhower arrived in the Philippines after a Wake Island departure with a trans Pacific flight via Alaska. More than a million Filipinos began streaming into Manila for what was planned as a major welcome during his Far Eastern tour.
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Wake Island
Eisenhower
Philippines
Manila
Anchorage
Alaska
Wake
Orient
Georgia Peach Crop Outlook Good
The Agriculture Department estimates Georgia's 1960 peach crop at 3,500,000 bushels and total U S production at 76,809,000 bushels. Last year Georgia produced 3,500,000? no, 74,339,000 overall and a 10 year average of 62,528,000 bushels with state breakdowns for Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama and Arkansas.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Georgia
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Arkansas
Butler Lions Club Thanks Public For Chicken Q Support
The Butler Lions Club expresses gratitude to all who helped with their Chicken Q fundraiser. The group reports progress on a testing machine purchase for Taylor County Health Center and notes it will be available soon, per Mrs. Eppie Arnold.
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Butler Lions Club
Eppie Arnold
Taylor County Health Center
Mattie Mims Re-elected President of Local GEA Unit
At the Taylor County Unit of GEA meeting on June 8 in Butler School Library, Mrs. Mattie Mims of Reynolds High School was re-elected president for a two year term. Susie Woods will serve as secretary, Brainard B. Huling of Butler High School becomes president after next school year. Frances Jarrell joins a committee to coordinate with PTAs and civic groups to attract and retain teachers in Taylor County. A lunch at City Cafe followed the session.
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Taylor County
GEA
Buttler School
Mattie Mims
Reynolds High School
Susie Woods
Butler High School
Brainard B. Huling
Mims
Frances Jarrell
City Cafe
Butler
FHA FFA Leaders Attend State Leadership Conference
The Butler FHA and FFA leaders Miss Miriam Tucker and Mr. Shadrack Barmett join FHA FFA presidents from Roberta and Preston at the State Camp at Lake Jackson. They will gain information and skills to apply to local clubs during June 2025 summer work.
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Butler F.H.A
FFA
Miriam Tucker
FHA
Shadrack Barmett
Roberta
Preston
Lake Jackson
Columbus Second Largest City in Georgia Report
Columbus, the state’s second largest city, ranks fifth in retail sales while the 14 county trade area around it declines. Georgia Tech’s Engineering Experimental Station produced a 128 page report showing the core issue as local development amid faltering surrounding farm income.
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Columbus
Georgia Tech Engineering Experimental Station
48 Mfg Industries Locate In Georgia Since 1960
Georgia Power Co reports 48 manufacturing firms located in Georgia during the first five months of this year. These plants represent 2,875,000 dollars in capital investment 446 jobs and 1,448,000 dollars in annual payrolls.
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Georgia
Georgia Power Co
Phil Campbell Announces Candidacy for Georgia Governor
Phil Campbell states he will seek the Georgia governor's office in the 1962 primary. The move is noted as a political novelty but reflects Campbell's characteristic decisiveness.
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Georgia
Phil Campbell
Gov ‘Ernor
Locke Family Reunion Postponed Until Further Notice
The annual Locke family reunion has been postponed to a later date and will be rescheduled. Various contacts will be made later. Mrs. Marjory Fitzsimmons serves as secretary for the notice.
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Amnual Locke
Reynolds Kiwanis Polio Clinic Sponsored in Reynolds
The Reynolds Kiwanis Club sponsors a polio clinic at Reynolds City Hall in Reynolds Georgia on Friday June 24, 1960 from 9:00 a m to 4:00 p m. Two graduate nurses will administer shots costing 1.00 per shot with free inoculation for children and under. Vaccinations cover first second third shots or booster for those who completed the series. Adults are urged to be vaccinated as well because they are as susceptible as children.
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Reynolds Kiwanis Club
Reynolds
Fee Alleged For Former Governor's Brother In Law
The Criminal Division reports Bruce Davis of Tallahassee Florida received 14246.50 on gross liquor and tobacco tax stamp sales to Georgia during 1956 58 as a 10 percent fee for introducing an official of American Decal comania Co to former Revenue Commissioner T W Williams.
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Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Robert H. Hall
Griffin
Bruce Davis
Tallahassee
Fla
Davis
Maconite Shot While Fleeing Prison Work Detail
William T Hobbs 19 of Macon was shot Wednesday afternoon as he tried to flee a state prison branch work detail between Jacksonville and Lumber City authorities said. Hobbs serving four to one year for burglary of a Macon gun shop last March listed in critical condition at Reidsville State Penitentiary after emergency treatment in Telfair County office.
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McRae
William T. Hobbs
Macon
Jacksonville
Lumber City
Hobbs
Reidsville State Penitentiary
R. P. Balcom
Telfair
Canning Plant Set To Open June 21
The Butler Canning Plant will open Tuesday June 21 and operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays until further notice. Patrons may use modern equipment like the pea and bean peeler and corn cutter. Cans Nos 2 and 8 cost 8 and 10 cents respectively under Harold J. Ragan and H B Parks. Reynolds Plant opens today.
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Butler
Harold J. Ragan
H.B. Parks
Reynolds
Rupert H D Club Chicken Barbecue Notice
Rupert H D Club hosts a June 24 chicken barbecue at the club house. Serving starts at 1 pm. Plates cost 1.25 dollars and include dessert and drink.
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Rupert H. D. Club
Rupert H. D. Clut? Ihouse
Library Notice Opens at Butler High School
The Taylor County Library at Butler High School announces summer hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Bessie Nelson, Librarian.
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Taylor County
Butler High School
Bessie Nelson
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Traverse
Cc. H. Trussell
W. J. James
L. H. Vaniandingham
V. A. Bailey Henry G. Hicks
John Mangham
Louise P. Bryan
B. R. Dent Calvin Jarrell Woodfin Hinton
Cecil Gaultney
Benjamin H. Neisler
Talmadge Whitley
Cecil Wilson Ellis Pike
J. D. Kirksey
G. D. Locke
William Maxwell Bernard J. Fuller Moody Peed
William B, Guined
Wilson Jarrell
J. W. Mott, Jr
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Jewett Hartley
G. L, Cooper
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F. Averett
Beaumont Rodgers
T. E. Tante
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Edward C. Cooper
Lester Peed
R. F, Maddox
H. N. Culverhouse
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Odell Hartley
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Cecil Pennington
H. A. Scott
J. E. Children
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John W. Hinton
Arene
So. Ga
New Bethel Congregational Methodist Church
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Marjory Fitzsimmons
City Hall
Maconite
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