Burglars Net $18 750 In Macon Raids And Georgia News
Georgia headlines report burglars netting 18 750 over a weekend in Macon. Major oil firms raise gasoline prices by a half cent. Eisenhower nominates Thos E Sikes for Columbus postmaster. Twelve killed in Georgia traffic crashes over the weekend. A Spence Field instructor and student died in a midair collision near Moultrie. Harris county landmark fire destroys a long time stagecoach stop. Albert W Ray becomes pastor of Macon First Street Methodist. Nina Cox, longstanding Turner County schools chief, dies. Essie Hughes fired by State Board of Education vows to fight. Georgia to receive about 120 million federal highway funds. Randolph Medlock re-elected Georgia VFW state commander. Three year old Atlanta boy killed chasing a puppy. Gambler C O Revel surrenders to Columbus police on tax charges. A dog at Scotland, Georgia waits by its mother, who left it last winter. Grady hospital in Atlanta nearing completion pledges to serve indigents and emergencies only. Efforts to repair G W Towns grave in Macon announced with unveiling by Mrs. Talmadge.
Miss Mamie McCulloh Retires After 65 Years as Pianist
Waverly Hall Georgia church honors Miss Mamie McCulloh for 65 years as pianist at Waverly Hall Methodist Church. Due to declining health she resigns, humbly noting she served a calling that was self compensating despite being 81.
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Mamie McCulloh
Waverly Hall
Waverly Hall Methodist Church
Mamie McCullohs
Swell Sawyer
Mamie
Forrester Endorsed by Sumter County Democrats
The Third District Democratic Committee in Americus endorses E. L. Forrester for another term and votes to use the county unit system in the September 12 primary. Chairman W. H. Young Jr. notes a harmonious meeting in Sumter County with 10 delegates.
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Americus
Democratic
E. L. Forrester
W. H. Young Jr
Columbus
Sumter County Court House
Young
Forrester
Georgia Stewardship Week Draws Large Participation
More than a quarter million Georgians joined Soil Stewardship Week May 6 13 with widespread efforts across newspapers radio TV civic clubs schools and agricultural agencies. Activities included 24 newspaper special editions 793 articles 88 editorials 358 pictures 304 ads 42 TV flashes 264 radio programs 347 radio flashes 13 TV segments and extensive church and school programs. Total participation reached 229 936 excluding media audiences.
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State Soil Conservation Committee
J. L. Gillis Jr
State Association
Soil Conservation District Supervisors
B. F. Statham
Macon News Honored in Georgia Press Association Awards
The Gainesville Daily Times topped GPA awards for general excellence and two more honors in the association’s yearly contest. The Macon News tied for first in two daily categories, while DeKalb New Era in Decatur and Cobb County Times in Marietta each claimed two first places among weekly papers. The GPA announced the results at its 70th annual convention banquet.
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Savannah
Gainesville Daily Times
Georgia Press Association
Macon News
Daily Times
DeKalb New Era
Decatur
Cobb County Times
Marisetta
Georgia
GPA
Two Atlanta Businessmen Die in Brunswick Plane Crash
Four prominent Atlanta businessmen including a former Georgia Tech football star died when a private plane crashed into St Simons Sound near Brunswick. Only R H McKinney was recovered. the others, H D Osner V A Vincoli and Wm Newton, were reported missing as rescuers searched rough seas.
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Atlanta
Brunswick
Georgia Tech
St. Simons Sound
R. H. McKinney
H. D. Osner
H. D. Osner Construction Co
V. A. Vincoli
Osner-Vincoli Construction Co
Wm. Newton
Osner Newton Construction Co
McKinney
United American Insurance Co
Osner
Vincoli
Newton
Coast Guardsman
St. Simons
Savannah
Cotton Insect Field Demonstration At Wilchar Farm
Field demonstration on cotton insects led by C. R. Jordan Extension Entomologist at the Wilchar Farm, Herbert Wilchar, about a mile southwest of Pebble Peach Packing Shed. The session covers boll worms, boll weevil feeding, egg puncture, timing of applications, infestation counts, and group counting methods.
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C. R. Jordan
Herbert Wilccnar
Six Children Die in Brooklyn Tunnel Cave In
In Brooklyn a landslide at a black Square expressway cut during a game of cowboys and Indians killed six children aged 5 to 10. A 25 foot wall collapsed, trapping four boys and two girls before rescuers pulled them from the sand. Five men freed the victims but too late.
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New York
Brooklyn
Cotton field dusting demos urged for farmers
Demonstrations using a dusting machine in the field show how to protect cotton crops from insect damage. The meeting will end with a question and answer period, and Vernon R. Reddish, County Agent, urges attendance for farmer benefits.
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Vernon R. Reddish
Indian Mounds Reveal 13th Century Southern Life
Athens Georgia March reports that Dr. W H Sears, a former University of Georgia archaeologist, presents findings from five years at Kolomoki Indian mounds near Blakely detailing life and sacrificial deaths in the Deep South Georgia region about seven centuries ago.
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Athens
Georgia
University of Georgia
Kolomoki Indian Mounds
Blakely
W. H. Sears
Florida mother with unborn child survives three story leap
In Ft. Lauderdale a 31 year old pregnant woman hurled herself from a third floor hospital window and gave birth twenty minutes later to a healthy 10 pound son. Doctors called it a miracle birth and noted the unborn child survived the fall.
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Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
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U. S. Senate
Spence Field
Moultrie
Harris County
Albert W. Ray
Andrew College
Cuthbert
First Street Methodist Church
Nina Cox
Turner County
State Board of Education
Ashburn
Essie Hughes
Johnson County
Congress
Randolph Medlock
Stone Mountain
VFW
James Overton
J. P. Overton
Gambler
C. O. Revel
Alabama
A. L. Patterson
Scotland
Julia
Grady Hospital
G. W. Towns
Rose Hill Cemetery
Talmadge
Fulton County Bag & Cotton Mills
Thomaston
Clark Hill
H. A. Barron
Ga. Power Co
West Virginia University
Russell County
Ala
Harry E. Randall
Bartlett's Ferry
Lee County
Miami
Daily News
St. Augustine
Florida
Henry M. Flagler
Alcazar
Detroit
U. S
Orlando
Fla., Boys’ Club
Rep
E. L Forrester
Sumter County
Democrats
Napoleon TI
Leverrier
Armoni
Em Sa
U.S
Wilchar Farm
New York Tunnel
Butler, Ga
H. A. Locke, Jr
Standard Oil Products
B.F. Goodrich
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