Georgia Week Highlights From 1937 Snapshot
A statewide roundup reports Dr James A McGahee of Columbus died after injuries from a fall. Georgia Civil Service lessons note Americus as a site for general exams while paving work on Route 90 advances. Georgia clubs plan meetings in Atlanta and Athens. Cartered items include rainfall notes, rural electrification talk, liquor sales in Sumter County, and local elections and appointments across several cities. Local tragedies and civic changes fill the week from Milledgeville to Athens and Americus with notable names like George Cobb leaving for Tahiti posting and Lt Col Sidney Brown reassigned in Washington.
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James A. McGahee
Columbus
Macon County
Record-breaking attendance marks Glynn Academy graduate
Stuart Hopkins graduates Glynn Academy Brunswick Friday with perfect attendance across 12 years, including five in grammar school three in preparatory and four in high school. He had never been absent or tardy. The item lists other Georgia education and government updates from July 1 tax collections to post office bids and civic plans.
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Stuart Hopkins
Glynn Academy
Brunswick High School
Fifteen Arrests by State Game Fish Protectors
Atlanta report announces fifteen arrests and many illegal fishing devices destroyed in the past week. State supervisor Charlie Morgan says eight arrests were in Lowndes County four in Gascock County and three in Inwin County as part of a third consecutive week of anti illegal fishing efforts.
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Atlanta
Charlie Morgan
Lowndes
Gascock County
Inwin County
Murder verdict found in Glennville double suicide shooting
Glennville Ga June 13 Buckshot wounds killed Arley Surrency farm laborer and his wife at Mendes eight miles from here Deputy Sheriff Winston DuBose said a coroner s jury held that Surrency shot his wife with a shotgun then turned the weapon on himself DuBose said the farm hand s two small sons were aroused by the first shot and rushed into their parents room in time to see Surrency fire the gun s second barrel Mrs Surrency lived three hours Surrency died almost immediately
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Arley Surrency
Mendes
Here
Winston DuBose
Surrency
DuBose
Woman killed by rattler near Blythe Island
A rattlesnake bite proved fatal to Mrs. L. S. Bryan 40 of Blythe Island who died in a Brunswick hospital after the attack while gathering wild flowers near her home. She was bitten on the leg Sunday along with two other women.
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Brunswick
L. S. Bryan
Blythe Island
Brunswick Hospital
Deadline set for bus and truck tax payments
Atlanta reports Gov. Rivers administration announces a July 15 deadline for bus and truck owners to register under the new maintenance tax act. Downing Musgrove, executive secretary, stated the extension is intended to give owners sufficient time to comply.
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Atlanta
Downing Musgrove
E. Y. Rivers
Zach Arnold Joins Governor's Staff
Atlanta June 16 Zach Arnold vice chairman of the state Democratic executive committee joined the governor's staff as a secretarial aide. He will have a desk in the governor's office lobby and assist with routine business.
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Zach Arnold
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Democratic Executive Committee
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Ort Gaines
Fall From Truck Fatal To Convict In Roberta Ga
A negro convict returning from work in Roberta was killed when he tried to catch a moving truck and was thrown to the ground breaking his neck. He was serving a sentence for breaking into the J. W. Pearson store at Zenith.
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J. W. Pearson
Zenith
Mercer Graduates Celebrate Law Milestones
Columbus Ga June 10 Judge C Frank McLaughlin and Solicitor General Hubert Calhoun of the Chatta hoochee circuit superior court marked anniversaries of admission to law practice in Georgia. McLaughlin celebrated 30 years since admission and Calhoun 10, both after Mercer University law school in Bibb county.
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Hubert Calhoun
Chattahoochee Circuit
Georgia
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Bibb County
Mercer University Law School
Amendments Join Georgia Constitution After Election
Atlanta June 14 Twenty six amendments become part of the state constitution after Governor Rivers signed a proclamation recording the results of last Tuesday s election. All amendments were approved by a large majority of voters and include those backing a new deal under the governors program.
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E. D. Rivers
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Savannah man dies after drink labeled grape juice
Savannah Ga June 11 a drink of insecticide mistaken for grape juice poisoned C W Thomas dairy farm foreman. He was found groaning on the floor when he did not appear for noon meal. Thomas told workers he had taken a drink from a bottle labeled grape juice, which contained fly poison.
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C. W. Thomas Dairy
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Three WPA workers killed by lightning in Georgia
In Augusta on June 11 a lightning strike hit a group of WPA workers leaving three dead and eight under hospital observation. The three deceased were all Negro men who did not respond to three hours of artificial respiration by a power company crew. Three other Negro workers were dismissed from the hospital that night.
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Storm devastates crops in South Georgia region
Dublin reports describe the worst storm since 1923 dropping into Adrian and nearby towns. Cotton and corn in many fields were destroyed while gullies waist deep washed across roads between Adrian and Soperton. Losses run into thousands of dollars with damage near Kite, Rockledge and Glennwood.
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J. R. Rogers
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Macon Boy Loses Life While Swimming
A seven year old boy, Rolan Sapp, stepson of Police Officer D W Sapp, drowned in the Ocmulgee River in Macon Georgia. Friends reported he went swimming Wednesday evening and did not return. A search party found the body in under six feet of water near 1 a m.
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Castellow Joins Global Expedition From Vancouver
Former Georgia congressman Bryant T. Castellow sails from Vancouver aboard the Empress of Canada to join an around the world tour. He will visit Sumatra, the Philippines, Japan, China, India, and the Holy Land, after leaving Washington last Monday to meet the tourist party. Castellow, who represented Georgia's third district in the 73rd and 74th Congresses, retired to travel and study.
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India
Holy Land
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Ackerman, Miss
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Fleming named to direct Georgia institute in Athens
Mrs. Malcolm Fleming of Richmond Virginia has been chosen to direct the 15th annual Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs institute at the University of Georgia on July 7 and 8. She serves as chairman of club institutes for the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Athens
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Malcolm Fleming
Richmond
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General Federation of Women's Clubs
Man 26 Found Dead By Railroad Tracks
Erastus Waters, 26, a farm hand from Glennville Georgia, was found beside railroad tracks on Sunday. Deputy Winston DuBose said the death is undetermined and that a freight train dragged the body several hundred feet but did not run over it. He noted signs suggesting possible foul play before the train arrived.
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Erastus Waters
Winston DuBose
Colling and
Columbus Man Dies in Florida Crash
Cross City Florida June 14 a head on collision near here killed Lester Avant about 27 of Columbus Georgia and injured three others including T W Tyler of Columbus and Malcolm Mercer of Albany. Fire Chief F C Praender of the Florida state hospital for the insane was slightly hurt in the other car.
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Here
Lester Avant
Columbus
T. W Tyler
Malcolm Mercer
Albany
F. C. Praender
Florida State Hospital
Traffic deaths mount near 106 in restless summer weekend
Auto accidents across the nation, AP reports, killed at least 90 people over the weekend as vacation traffic climbed. In Lexington Tennessee, a school bus crash killed four students and injured ten others while other cities issued or prepared summer motorist warnings amid millions of students released from school.
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Three Roberta Children Injured by Lightning
In Roberta Georgia on a Wednesday electrical storm left C R Reeves three children injured at their farm home. A bolt struck the hallway burning the youngest girl age 10 severely while Grace Reeves the eldest suffered a slight ear drum injury. They were taken to Roberta for medical care and the house received only minor damage.
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President Sends Davis and Doyle Names to Senate
Macon Ga June 11 The United States senate has received President Roosevelt s nomination of T Hoy Davis and Ed B Doyle for reappointment as district attorney and marshal respectively for the middle district of Georgia Both officials have served four year terms and are now engaged in court in the Athens division They were sworn into office in the Athens division in June four years ago Mr Davis makes his home in Vienna but has his headquarters in the federal building at Macon as does Mr Doyle a native of Royston
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Ed B. Doyle
Middle District of Georgia
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Georgia Schools To Get Libraries
Georgia moves to place libraries in every school with a $100 000 allocation for 1937 38 and a planned $250 000 for the following year. A 10 year effort aims to equip rural elementary schools, with Sara Jones of Decatur chosen to head the new library division.
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State Board of Education
Hubbard
Sara Jones
Decatur
Carnegie Library
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Tenn
Grounded in imperfect institutions yet driving future wars
A critical reflection on political and social structures as stepping stones toward a higher order. The speaker argues that old leaders and systems—statesmen, soldiers, industrialists—are doomed as humanity seeks a new type of leader focused on service and aiding others along a path that begins in hardship and ends in divine purpose.
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Douglas Man Takes World Fair Post
Douglas Ga June 13 Dr W R Wilson of Douglas has accepted an invitation to serve on the National Advisory Committee for the 1939 New York World Fair representing Georgia. He is president of the Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis Club and a past district lieutenant governor.
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W. Ri. Wilson
Douglas
Georgia
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Atlantian and Wife Die Within Four Hours Time
Death struck twice in the Folds household as James C. Folds died on the back steps from a heart attack and his wife, Mrs. Folds, suffered a fatal stroke four hours later while watering flowers in the yard. Both were 40 years old and were observing their fortieth wedding anniversary.
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Mrs A Odom Is Paid Tribute
Montezuma Ga June 16 Funeral services were held Wednesday at Hill's chapel for Mrs S A Odom 54 Montezuma woman whose death followed a short illness at Montezuma hospital She was born Julia Parks of a Taylor County family and lived in Macon county before marriage to the late S A Odom She was a member of the Methodist church and the rites were led by Rev J W Hitch pastor of the Montezuma Methodist Church
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Atlanta Aviator 7 Buys Lee Proper
Leesburg Ga June 10 Urgent activity in Lee county real estate circles continues with more 150000 acres sold during the past year. One major deal closed recently involved Roy Keely of Atlanta purchasing two tracts totaling about 1000 acres in Cho district in the extreme eastern part of the county. Keely bought the property from Mrs Lillie Hayes and Miss Lee Cook. Keely is an aviator whose transport plane runs between Chicago Houston Texas and St Louis and he plans to build a landing field on the property.
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le Cook
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