Rewards Paid For Recapture Of Tattnall Prison Escapees
Gov Ellis paid 2300 to 19 peace officers for recapturing 14 of 25 convicts who escaped Tattnall prison on April 16. Rewards ranged from 25 to 1000 dollars with multiple officers named for each capture. One convict remains at large as efforts continue to resolve payments and divisions.
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Atlanta
Ellis Arsaturday
Pernall Ff Sons
Tattnall Prison
Beause
Tattnall
Leland Harvey
Macon
Bibb County
J. R. Gober
Harvey
J. F. Flynt
B. B. McGahee
Forrest Turner
Savannah
H. C. Martin Jr
R. A. Woods
P. K. Heiden
W. A. Shuman
Reidsville
W. B. Baxter
Bruce Baxter
Roy Merritt
George Parker
Dixon
Frank May
Joe McNew
Albert Tucker
Howard Rice
Jim Meriwether
A. J. Kennedy
C. W. Dixon
Glennville
Robert Keith
L. L. Currie
Statesboro
Leo McIntosh
H. L. Seagraves
J. H. Porterfield
Athens
Robert Croker
Jack Lewis
Marvin Meadows
Toombs
Cecil Clarke Jenkins
E. W. Miles
Bryan County
W. L. Chatham
R. Jas. Kellog
Mae West Loans Sparklers to Army for War Work
Hollywood star Mae West announced she loaned her diamonds to the Army for wartime production. Army officers indicated the sparklers could be used in munition plants, with West joining the service on a loan basis to aid cutting tough metals.
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MAE West
ARMY
Hollywood
Ruling on Returned Shoes Explained
Atlantan merchants report shoppers bought shoes with No 17 ration stamps and plan to return after the Tuesday deadline to avoid losing No 17 coupons. John Miller Jr OPA price and ration officer says refunds for No 18 stamps are not required.
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John Miller Jr
OPA
Driving Into Guards Nets Death Penalty
Richland June 16 James Josey a negro charged with driving a car into a crowd of home guards at Dawson Terrell county last Feb. killing J. D. Bridges and injuring several others was sentenced to be electrocuted Aug. 14 by Judge C W Worrill of the Pautaula circuit in Dawson superior court hearings Monday. Joe Ray of Cuthbert was attorney for the defendant while R A Patterson is solicitor general.
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Richland
James Josey
Dawson
Terrell County
J. D. Bridges
C. W. Worrill
Pautaula
Dawson Superior Court
Joe Ray
Cuthbert
R. A. Patterson
Hershey Defines Hardship Exemption For Draft Fathers
Washington June 14 Maj. Gen. L B Hershey Selective Service director proposes near elimination of Class 3 D extreme hardship draft exemption. He defines extreme hardship as a man with two or three children, an invalid wife, and no other support, who must provide meals and household care before work.
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Hershey
Washington
L. B. Hershey
Selective Service
Questions and Answers of Local Citizens on Foods and Canning
A compilation of home economy guidance covering dehydration versus drying foods, budgeting with canned goods, storing and preserving cheese, sugar use in fruit canning, and care for hot weather month-old chicks. Practical tips emphasize using labels, right can sizes, cooling storage, minimal cooking water, and keeping poultry hydrated and shaded in heat.
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Office of War Information
Georgia Extension Service
Road Maintenance Work Slated for Convicts in State Camps
Director R. G. Clay of the state highway board said convicts in 13 camps and a new Folkston camp will work on road maintenance due to labor shortages. Folkston and Brunswick camps will focus on road upkeep, while other camps split time between construction and maintenance within a 30 to 40 mile radius.
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Atlanta
R. G. Clay
State Highway Board
Highway Department
Folkston
Brunswick
Clay
Phenix City Nears Big Hospital Construction Plans
Columbus Georgia June 15 plans for a 250000 hospital in Phenix City move forward as financing and material priorities delay decisions. Three options are under review, including renewed grant aid, combined federal and RFC funding with city match, or a government built and leased facility.
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Columbus
Phenix City
Federal Works Agency
USPHS
RFC
Cobb
New Orleans
Land Terracing Expands Across County In Months
Over four months about 2,200 acres have been terraced in the county. Payment estimates suggest up to 20,000 if all washed land had Kudzu. several farmers including J B Locke and Howard Taunton report terrace work and Kudzu planting to curb erosion. Kudzu pastures and terraces emerge as key conservation practices countywide.
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J. W. Dupree
Kudzu
J. B. Locke
Howard Taunton
Archie Barfield
Childs
Red Level
Jule Edwards
M. R. Williamson
G. D. Locke
Henry Ford II Succeeds Father as Polio Trustee
Henry Ford II, of the Navy, was named to succeed his father Edsel Ford as a member of the board of trustees of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The announcement came Saturday in New York.
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Henry Ford II
New York
Navy
Edsel Ford
The
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Agent Urges Extra Care for Turkeys This Week
County Agent E. G. Blackwell urges turkey growers to prevent losses from improper management and disease. He warns blackhead disease causes most deaths, notes signs, and recommends immediate removal of sick birds, isolation from other poultry, quarantine of new stock, weekly litter changes, and strict sanitation to meet rising turkey demand.
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E. G. Blackwell
Turkey Gromwers
Turkey
Rationing rules for used cars announced
The OPA announced new rules letting buyers obtain gasoline rations for used cars without tire inspection records. If the buyer proves no record exists or cannot be obtained after effort, the local board may issue a ration and a new inspection entry. The change links tire records to ration decisions for oversight.
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Atlanta
OPA
Tinker Named To State Post
Savannah native John M. Tinker is named state forester as Governor Arnall becomes director of conservation under a new legislative act. Tinker, a Georgia forestry graduate and U.S. Forestry Service veteran, will begin July 1.
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Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
Nelson M. Shipp
Columbus
John M. Tinker
Savannah
Tinker
Macon
University of Georgia Forestry School
Walter Dyal
Talmadge
Arnall
W. D. Young
Dyal
Shipp
Ledger-Enquirer
U. S. Forestry Service
Naval Stores
Georgia
Blood Drive In Manchester Sees 160 Donors
Manchester Georgia June 15 160 blood donations were collected during a visit by the Red Cross mobile unit The operation ran under H D Sturdivant with a large staff overseeing work in the community building The team praised the cooperativeness of local participants and organizers
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Manchester
Eel Cross
H. D. Sturdivant
Georgia 4-H Liberty Ship Sat by War Bond Drive
County Agent notes Georgia 4-H Club members led the nations first Liberty ship bond effort. Treasury data in Farm Bond Aids credits Georgia 4-H with selling 2,605,363 dollars in Bonds and Stamps by May 15, and plans to raise 10,000 tons of food. Extension Service says other states may imitate the campaign.
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U. S. Treasury Department
E. G. Blackwell
Georgia Agricultural Extension Service
Treasury Department
Georgia
W. S. Brown
Extension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Ft Valley Negro School Sets Notable Bean Canning Record
At Ft. Valley State College summer school 50 hampers of string beans were canned in a day by a workshop of 685 enrolled students. J H Twitty supervised processing at a local plant. The project aims to boost agricultural output through elementary school teaching materials funded by a $9 800 grant. Special workshops serve Peach Macon Houston Floyd and Bibb counties.
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Ft. Valley
Macon
Houston County
Ft. Valley State College
J. H. Twitty
General Education Board
Peach
Houston
Floyd
Bibb County
4-H Bond Drive Tops Five Million Dollars
Mr Blackwell reported that State 4-H Club members have sold and bought bonds totaling about 5 000 000. The amount is enough to fund more than two ships. Preliminary figures also show the food production goal will be oversubscribed.
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Blackwell
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