Buckner Killed by Japanese on Okinawa Front
Lt Gen Simon Buckner Jr commander of the Tenth Army is killed by a Japanese shell at a forward observation post near Makabe Okinawa. Navy reports say he died on the day of victory and his death follows a dramatic day amid heavy bombardment as Marines push toward the town.
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Associated Press
Okinawa
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
Tenth Army
Makabe
Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Buckner
Navy Medical Corps
Robert B. Hilburn
Wichita Falls
Tex
Marine
Martin Cohen
West Long Branch
N. J
C. R. Wallace
Arlington
Eighth Marine Regiment
Wm. Chamberlain
Chicago
Adm
Wm. F. Halsey Jr
Nimitz
Pacific
Alaska
Simon Buckner
Gen
Gen. Buckner
Simon B. Buckner
Louisville Courier
Arnall rules out extra session on Georgia move
Governor Ellis Arnall said no self convened extraordinary session is likely this year and urged waiting for January's regular session to decide on lifting the constitutional ban on governors succeeding themselves. He added that if a call is needed it should be initiated by the legislature. Rep. Ben Fortson Jr. may reintroduce his amendment if a session occurs.
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Atlanta
Arnall
Washington
T. G. Head
Georgia
Gov
General Assembly
Veterans Department
Ben Fortson Jr
Wilkes County
House
Senate
Birth Certificate Law Takes Effect July First
In Atlanta on June 18 the State Department of Public Health announced a new birth certificate law that will take effect July 1. Parents and physicians submit identical information for a double check, with penalties up to 1000 dollars fine or six months imprisonment for false filings, supported by Federal Census Bureau aid.
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Atlanta
State Department of Public Health
Department
Federal Census Bureau
Georgia to Pay 1 833 000 on Debt Retirement Fund
Georgia will pay 1 698 000 toward the 1838 Western and Atlantic Railroad bonded debt and 135 000 on railroad rental discounts on June 30 to retire public debts. Governor Arnall says debt payments proceed without new taxes and state moves toward being debt free. Auditor Thrasher notes 863 702 of the old W A debt remains for July 1 1946.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Ellis Arnall
Western and Atlantic
B. E. Thrasher Jr
Lost Pearl Clip Triangle Shape at Church
Small pearl clip triangle shape lost at Methodist church Sunday. Finder please return to Miss Ruth Dunwody in Butler Georgia.
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Ruth Dunwody
Butler
Five Taylor Co. Men Leave for Army Induction
Five Taylor county white men depart Monday for Ft. McPherson for induction. Names include Robert Cochran Marion Jamerson Hershell Whitley James Barfield Joe Youngblood. Next Tuesday sixteen men go for pre induction exams, listing William Turner Charlie Ferrell Candler Peed Cecil Morris Cullefer Jesse Lewis Austin Norman Taylor Jr. Julian Monk Whatley Wanza Wisham Alvin Hill Wilbur Neisler Clifford Bloodworth Tom Posey Billy Payne Daniel Whatley Payne Jr. Shelton Wainwright. One man reports Friday to Ft. McPherson for induction, Henry Blair.
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Taylor County
Ft. McPherson
Joe Benjamin Youngblood
William Alton Turner
Charlie Marshall
Hortman Ferrell Candler Peed
Cecil Morris Cullefer
Jesse Lewis Austin Norman Taylor Jr
Julian Monk Whatley Wanza Samuel Wisham
Alvin Chasso
Talbot County Farmer Lll for Weeks Found Dead in Woods
Mr J Ben Bussey a 70 year old O Nea district resident and prominent local citizen was found dead Monday in a wood lot near his home. His illness had kept him home and an immediate search by family and a servant led to the discovery. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church and will be missed.
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Talbotton
J. Ben Bussey
O'Neal
Darwin
Bussey
Primitive Baptist Church
Windshield Stickers Ended as Ration Coupons Take Over
The Atlanta district OPA announced that windshield rationing stickers are no longer required. Vehicle operators now use endorsed serially numbered gasoline ration coupons. A spokesman for the Office of Price Administration explained the change this week.
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Atlanta
OPA
Office of Price Administrator
Ration Currency Held For Better Address
The local War Price and Rationing Board holds rationing currency for the listed individuals. If these persons call the office or send their new address, the currency will be forwarded to them.
Appointment of Taunton to Oversee County Rabies Inoculations
Mr. G N Taunton named by the County Board of Taylor County to replace Dr. Wilbur Neisler. All county dogs must be inoculated by July 1, 1945, with a $1.00 fee per dog. After July 1 the fee rises to $1.50, and owners should see Taunton before July 1. He will be in Butler each Saturday afternoon.
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N. Taunton
Taylor County
Taunton
Wilbur Neisler
Butler
War Bond Rally at Dean Theatre Nets 59500
A War Bond Rally at Dean Theatre on June 13 raised 59500 in bonds. The event featured Cochran Field stage shows and drew quick praise for exceeding two thirds of Taylor county seventh loan quota, with Butler and other cities ranking high in the state. Names of various donors and contributions are listed, including several amounts from individuals.
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Dean Theater
L. R. Dean
Cochran Field
Taylor County
Butler
Waycross
Macon
Atlanta
Ernest Blackwell
T. L. Fountain
Ruth Peed
Lorenzo Doyel
T. B. Joiner
Benny
Fred Adams
B. F. Moore
Bailey Joiner
Lynn Mitchell
J. M. Bone
Bertha Bazemore
James F.sikes
Geneva N. Sikes
Ann P. Guinn
Maxwell
Harold Heath
Jane Hart
H. J. Porter
J. S. Green Jr
Bobby Burns
Lewis Benson
J. R. Wilson
Mary and
Jerry Gibson
Louise Hill
M. B. Pittman Dean
R. M. Suggs
Saunders
W. H. Trussell
S. E. Waller
W. J. Butler
J. Campbell Jones
Flint R. E. A. Corp
Bobby Childres
Mr Marvin L Griffith Dies At Home In Reynolds
Mr Marvin L Griffith longtime Reynolds resident died Friday June 8 at his home after a short illness. He was a carpenter and a member of Reynolds Methodist Church. Funeral services were held June 9 at 5 PM at Reynolds Methodist Church with Rev Leon Edwards officiating. Interment in Hill Crest Cemetery. Pallbearers: Harry Powell E T Shealy William Powell C F Seay Joe Royeton H C Bond. Surviving are two sons and two daughters three sisters Mrs O Saunders of Atlanta Eva B Griffith Winnie Griffith Reynolds and one brother E H Griffith Reynolds. Goddard Funeral Home of Reynolds in charge of arrangements.
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Marvin L. Griffith
Reynolds
Griffith
W. J
Alice Long Griffith
Hill Crest Cemetery
Harry Powell
E. T. Shealy
William Powell
C. F. Seay
Joe Royeton
H. C. Bond
O. Saunders
Atlanta
Eva B
Winnie Griffith
E. H. Griffith
Goddard Funeral Home
Fire Destroys Ellaville Barn With Heavy Loss
A large barn behind Mrs. Lillie Dixon’s residence in Ellaville burned at night, likely from an undetermined cause, causing heavy losses though two mules escaped. Neighbor Buster Barwick helped free the animals as fire units led by Wilson Tondee arrived. the home was saved by quick response.
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Ellaville
Lillie Dixon
Buster Barwick
Wilson Tondee
County Red Cross Officers To Be Elected at Annual Meeting
The county Red Cross will hold an annual meeting at the local courthouse next Wednesday at 4 30 p m. Voting is open to all War Fund Drive donors of 1945 who attend. The meeting will elect a county chairman and fill several committee chairmanships as the current chairwoman wishes to devote time to home service. M Ogburn County Chairman urges attendance.
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County Red Cross
Red Cross
Home Service
Pfc. Thomas Carter Home on 30 Day Furlough
Pfc. Thomas Carter arrived in Mauk this week to spend a 30 day furlough with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jas A Carter. He returned to the States on June 8 after serving overseas for nearly ten months and was wounded in France last February while stationed at Oliver General Hospital in Augusta.
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Thomas Carter
Mauk
Jas. A. Carter
Carter
States
France
Oliver General Hospital
Augusta
Postponement of Tax Officials Meeting in Americus
Americus June 19 The meeting of tax officials from 24 counties of the Third Congressional District scheduled for next Monday in Americus is postponed for a second time due to City Court sessions. State revenue commissioner Eugene Cooke said a new date will be announced soon and Gov Arnall is expected to attend.
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Americus
Eugene Cooke
City Court of Americas
Court House
Cook
Arnall
Rent Violation Fines Total 2500 At Columbus
Judge T Hoyt Davis outlaws further rent breaches in a Columbus case. F R Duncan pleads guilty to contempt of court for violating a prior injunction against rent regulation violations. Injunctions also issued against Roma Starkie and Clara and Hugh McMathal) to stop demanding excessive rents or evictions.
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Roma Starkie
Clara
Hugh McMathal
Columbus
Roberts
OPA
Funeral Sunday at Reynolds for C B Marshall
Col Chesley Brown Marshall prominent attorney of this section died at his Reynolds home Saturday morning after illness and a spell in Atlanta hospital. He was born January 12 1879 in Taylor County to the Marshall and Pyron families. Surviving relatives include a daughter Mrs W F Bransom Reynolds postmaster and a son Chesley B Marshall Jr in Spartanburg SC. Funeral services were Sunday at Reynolds Methodist Church with Rev J N Shell and Rev Leon Edwards officiating and burial in Hill Crest Cemetery. Pallbearers were E A Newsom D T Montfort E H Joiner J Neisler R L Swearingen and B Hicks.
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Chesley Brown Marshall
Reynolds
Col. Marshall
Atlanta
Taylor County
Thomas J
Mattie Pyron Marshall
Marshal
Pyron
W. F. Bransom
Chesley B. Marshall Jr
New York Life Insurance Co
Spartanburg
S. C
W. E. Marshall
Robert Gower
John E. Ellis
Havanna
Fla
Maude Miller
LaFayette
Ind
Delightul
Columbia University
Mercer University
Athletic Association
Georgia
Reynolds Methodist Church
J. N. Shell
Columbus
Leon Edwards
Marshall
Hill Crest Cemetery
E. A. Newsom
D. T. Montfort
E. H. Joiner
J. Neisler
R. L. Swearingen
B. Hicks
G. H. Goddard
Goddard Funeral Home
Georgians Nominated for Brigadier General Rank
President Truman named two Georgians for promotion to brigadier general on Monday. F. L. Hayden of Fort Screven and M. W. Arnold of Hogansville were among the officers moved up from colonel.
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Washington
Pres. Truman
F. L. Hayden J
Ft. Screven
M. W. Arnold
Hogansville
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Taylor CO
Talbot
Dean Theatre
Rev
M. Ogburn
County
Pfc
C. B. Marshall
Attornney
Fidelity
Methodist Church of
Jase Tena
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