Renowned Quitman Editor Royal Daniel Dies at 68
Royal Daniel 68 longtime co editor and publisher of the Quitman Free Press died of a heart attack at his home in Quitman after a two week illness. A Newnan Georgia native he rose from the old New York World to lead the Free Press with his wife Edna Cain Daniel. Survived by widow two sons Royal Daniel Jr and Mell Daniel and brother Raymond Daniel of Atlanta.
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New York World
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Rotary
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Georgia Masons
American Red Cross
Quitman Free Press
Royal Daniel, Jr
Pittsburgh
Penn
Sun-Telegraph
Mell Daniel
New York
Tex‘tile
Raymond Daniel
Atlanta
Georgians Return Sum from World Fair at Terminal Station
Georgia's World Fair contingent of about 400 natives arrived in Atlanta Sunday after four days in New York. They were greeted by friends and well wishers at Terminal Station where the Georgia Girl's Military Band performed despite a thunder shower. The party included Gov Rivers and other officials. Jere Moore and Richard C Job remained in a New York hospital from injuries in an auto accident. Plans discussed for a possible August trip to San Francisco for Georgia Day and a band tour if leaders deem it feasible.
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State Planning Board
Atlanta Historian Paints Tara for Governor Mansion Scene
Gay Wilbur Kurtz, famed Atlanta historian and painter, previews background and costumes for the film version of Gone with the Wind. He completes a Tara painting for the Governor's mansion depicting Scarlett O'Hara's home and key characters.
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Scarlett O'Hara
Building given school to pay student's fees
Dahlonega Georgia June 16 Some 45 years ago J H Moore returned home to find his sister crying over a lack of funds for a matriculation ticket at North Georgia College He later bought the entrance certificate on credit five dollars Now prosperous he offers an old hotel building he rents to the college as a gift with a condition that all graduates of the county high school be admitted without matriculation fees The hotel value will cover the fee until the debt is erased
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J. H. Moore
North Georgia College
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Georgian Mountain
Grocers Oppose Sales Tax and Extra Session Call
In Atlanta on June 19 Georgias 10 000 grocers rejected a sales tax on foodstuffs and any extra session of the Georgia General Assembly. The Georgia Retail Food Dealers association adopted resolutions at its 19th annual convention urging Gov Rivers to study the economy committee report and implement its recommendations. M Blank of Atlanta was elected president succeeding J M McDonald of Augusta.
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Association
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Augusta
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Butler, Georgia
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