Georgia News Briefs From Across The State
A series of short reports notes a deadly lightning strike in Tennille, a North Georgia cotton course due to ill health, and a Columbus women’s self harm act. Other items include a Wesleyan camp meeting at Ashburn July 10 20, Georgia Power lineman Alton Sutton killed near Sandersville, and state Supreme Court ruling on free public schooling.
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Segarettye
Tennille
Georgia School of Technology
W. H. Perry
Columbus
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Ear Ashburn
P. Mills
Albany
Buena Visa
Barcelona
Spain
Alton P. Sutton
Dublin
Georgia Power Co
Sandersville
State Supreme Court
Georgia
Second annual B Y P U convention at Riverside Academy
Five hundred youths from junior to adult unions across Georgia will attend the second state B Y P U convention and encampment at Riverside Academy in Gainesville. The event opens Saturday evening June 21 and runs through June 28 with F A Hooper Jr of Atlanta named as new president.
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Negro Doctors of Georgia
Atlanta
Emory School of Medicine
Rosenwald Foundation
State Board’ of Health
Grady Hospital
Gainesville
Riverside Academy
F. A. Hooper, Jr
Aes
Convicted Woman Sentenced for Manslaughter in Georgia
Atlanta June 13 Mrs Permy French was convicted Friday night of manslaughter in the shooting death of J S Garmon road dispatcher on February 11 and sentenced to eight to twelve years. The defense admitted she killed Garmon and sought to show the affair had been broken off and that she acted in self defense when he threatened her with a pistol at her home. Her husband, a traveling salesman, sat beside her during the trial.
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Atlanta
Permy French
J. S. Garmon
Nch
Garmon
Sonks
Inventor of Artificial Ice Plant Dies in Eufaula
Eufaula June 18 G B Blakely 86 who was said to have built and run the first artificial ice plant died at his home in Eufaula Thursday night He earlier worked as superintendent on the Columbus Georgia Iron Works about fifty years ago and is credited with creating the first artificial ice plant at Apalachicola Florida
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Eufaula
G. B. Blakely
Hufaula
Blakely
Columbus
Apalachicola
Fla
Bride Edna Childres Becomes Mrs Charles Vaughn
Simple wedding united Miss Edna Louise Childres and Mr Charles J Vaughn Sunday afternoon at 8 at the bride’s grandfather W L Reid home on the Ellaville Americus highway. Mrs Vaughn is daughter of Wallace and Mrs Childers of Griffin formerly of Schley county. Mr Vaughn is a Griffin businessman who formerly lived near Athens.
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Edna Louise Childres
Charles J. Vaughn
W. L. Reid
Ellaville- Americus Highway
Vaughn
Wallace Childers
Griffin
Schley County
Mr. Vaughn
Athens
Montezuma Garden Club Eyes Dixie Highway Beautification
Montezuma Georgia June 16 at the home of Mrs J E Hayes the Montezuma Garden club discussed beautifying the Dixie Highway by planting alternating pecan and crepe myrtle trees along the road in Macon county landowners touching the highway expressed willingness to cooperate and plant trees the club hopes to push the project to completion
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Montezuma
Montezuma Garden Club
J. E. Hayes
Dixie Highway
Macon County
Vets to Receive Larger Pension in Georgia
Atlanta June 13 The state of Georgia will make every possible attempt to pay Confederate veterans the 80 dollars per month authorized by the last legislature, which failed to provide funding. Governor L G Hardman announced payments would start July 1, dependent on state income tax receipts, and continue as funds allow under the law.
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Atlanta
Georgia
L. G. Hardman
Texas Tornado Toll and Damage Rise After Storms
A series of Texas tornadoes last week left six dead and more than three score injured, with property damage estimated above one million dollars.
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Texas
Bar Examinations Set for Two Circuits in Columbus
In Columbus Georgia on June 16 the Chattahoochee circuit and Coweta circuit bar examinations will be held before Judge C F McLaughlin on Wednesday June 25. Coweta tests will be in Columbus at the request of Judge C B Roop who will be away from his circuit. Exams open at 8 80 in the morning and must finish by midnight.
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Griffin
Georgia
Spalding County
Columbus
Chattahoochee Circuit
Coweta
C. F. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
C. B. Roop
Millen Lumber Company Wiped Out in Fire Loss
Millen Georgia June 12 The Turner Lumber Company the largest in Jenkins County owned by W R Turner was destroyed by fire Thursday. Loss estimated over 195000. Flames started in the dry lime or ice plant around noon and spread to the saw mill lumber sheds trucks and the office. The town’s entire male population responded to help contain the blaze which for a time threatened neighboring property.
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Millen
Turner Lumber Company
Jenkins County
W. R. Turner
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