Dooly camp meeting announced for late July
Vienna Ga June 18 The Rev H E Stipe pastor of the Vienna Methodist church says the annual Dooly county campground camp meeting will be held in the last week of July Rev J P Dell of Moultrie will be guest preacher and Presiding Elder J S Sharp of Cordele will preside
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Vienna
H. E. Stipe
Vienna Methodist Church
Dooly County
J. P Dell
Moultrie
J. S. Sharp
Cordele
Two Atlanta youths injured in cycle accident
June 19 report from Atlanta states two youths injured in a motorcycle crash at a street intersection. William Ivy James, 19, suffered a fractured backbone and was admitted to Grady hospital. Robert F. Johnson, 18, received treatment for bruises.
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Atlanta
William Ivy James
Grady Hospital
Robert F. Johnson
University Begins 37th Summer Session At Athens
Athens June 16 opening two days after the 1939 senior class graduated the University of Georgia started its 37th annual summer session with 884 students registering on the first day. Registrar T W Reed announced the figure and expected totals to rise with Friday registrations.
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University of Georgia
Athens
T. W. Reed
Heat Sets Off Sprinkler in Macon Store
In Macon on a hot June day 96 degrees at 3 p m the automatic sprinkler system activated in Burden Smith department store. Pianos on the top floor damage, millinery on the second floor, cosmetics on the main floor, and basement stock also sustains damage.
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Macon
Burden
Smith
Sheffield Wins Prize at Griffin
Americus reports Wallace Sheffield and Wingate Dykes attended the Griffin airport dedication, where Sheffield won first prize in a bombing contest held for the ceremony. The event featured flour drops and the WPA built airport spans 196 acres.
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Americus
Wallace Sheffield
Wingate Dykes
Griffin
Spalding County-Griffin
Sheffield
Fire death probe to be continued in Georgia
Marietta Ga June 16 Pending further toxicologists tests in connection with the autopsy of Aaron Saunders 88 year old Atlantan fatally burned in a truck near Smyrna Tuesday further hearings at inquest into the death have been postponed until 10 am Monday Sheriff George McMillan said Friday Dr J S Freeman an eyewitness is being held incommunicado on charges of investigation until the inquest has been completed Sheriff McMillan declared
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Marietta, Ga
Aaron Saunders
Baldwin Building Project Sets Milledgeville Rehousing
Milledgeville June 19 A million dollar rehousing project awaits President Roosevelt's signature. Congressman Carl Vinson wired L. B. Fowler that measures were approved and ready for endorsement. Work must begin by Aug 1 with housing for 100 white families and 150 negroes planned.
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Milledgeville
Roosevelt
Carl Vinson
L. 8
Fowler
Wharf rats dine on baby chicks in Lee shipment
Leesburg Ga June 18 wharf rats killed and carried off seventy five baby chicks from the Leesburg post office Friday night. Chicks were addressed to a rural route resident and left in the office overnight. One compartment remained intact saving 25 chicks. Chicken raisers protect chicks until they are several months old.
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Leesburg
Car overturns three times near Ellaville injures Atlanta woman
In Americus on Sunday, a car circled Dead Man's Curve on the Americus Ellaville road, flipping three times. Mrs Cora T. Elyes of Atlanta suffered a broken left arm, lacerations, and bruises while her three children had only minor injuries and were later released. State Troopers blamed excessive speed for taking the curve too sharply.
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Americus
Ellaville
Here
Cora T. Elyes
Atlanta
Prather
Missing bank attache sought in $9,500 shortage
Milledgeville Georgia June 20 local police and FBI agents sought a missing attache of the Merchants and Farmers Bank after a $9,500 shortage was uncovered by cashier Furman Bell Jr when the vault opened Monday. An auditor from Atlanta confirmed the shortage.
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Frank Broome
Milledgeville
Cason Balck
Merchants and Farmers Bank of Milledgeville
Broome
M. H. Allen Bank
Merchants & Farmers' Bank
Furman Bell, Jr
Atlanta
Georgia postmasters elect Rushing head of group
Savannah June 14 Mrs L this sixth year elected president of the Georgia branch National League of District Postmasters. She was chosen at the concluding session of the annual convention Tuesday Toccoa named as site for 1940 convention Officers elected to serve with Mrs Rushing were J W Slade Zebulon first vice president C M Proctor Summit second vice president P L Miles Metter third vice president and Miss Mellie Pitts Newborn secretary treasurer.
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Savannah
L’bertie Rushing
Glennville
Georgia
National League of District
Toccoa
Rushing
J. W. Slade
Zebulon
C. M. Proctor
Summit
Sec
P. L. Miles
Metter
Miss Mellie Pitts
Newborn, Sectytreas
Noted Terrapin Gets New Start in State Waters
Atlanta June 20 The state plans to restore Georgia’s diamondback terrapin once common along the coast. Acting director Chas N Elliott said the federal government will ship a thousand terrapins to Georgia for coastal distribution. Once in vast numbers, commercial fishing nearly wiped them out.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Chas, N. Elliott
State Division of Wild Life
Tiny abandoned baby boy mystifies Newnan doctors
A week old abandoned baby boy found in a burlap bag near Senoia remains race uncertain as blood tests fail to determine if he is white or negro. Dr. Glover notes racial characteristics may be indistinct without parental history. Welfare authorities plan to move the child to Atlanta agency.
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Newnan,'Ga
Newnan
Senoia
Glover
Atlanta
Airport dedication marks Griffin gateway in Georgia network
Griffin, Ga., June 19. The $85,000 Spalding County-Griffin Airport, built by the WPA with city and county funds, joins Georgia’s growing air network. Miss Gay B. Shepperson noted roughly $1.68 million spent on statewide airport improvements through April 1, 1989, creating a 50 mile spaced system of landing fields. The facility covers 196 acres with two runways 8,300 and 2,200 feet long.
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Griffin
Spalding County-Griffin
WPA
Georgia
Gay B. Shepperson
Air Commerce
Rescue attempt proves fatal to Fitzgerald man
Brunswick Ga June 19 B 3 Wilcox of Fitzgerald died Sunday while attempting to rescue three exhausted swimmers off St Simons Island two of them his sons His wife and Miss Irene Jones aided two brought in one bay Wilcox aided a second Then both went after the third swimmer and Wilcox died likely of a heart attack as he reached the youth Miss Jones held his body until coast guardsmen arrived with a boat
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Brunswick
Wilcox
Fitzgerald
St. Simons Island
Irene Jones
Miss Jones
Miona Springs and Its Forgotten Georgia History
The article traces Miona Springs near Oglethorpe Georgia from early colonial era through 19th century, noting its rise as county seat and later shift after railroad, the area’s seven mineral springs, a hotel built c 1890, and famous visits by Florida patrons. It recounts Civil War troop movements ending at the springs and the site’s enduring but decayed resort legacy with Indian relics and annual gatherings fading over time.
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Augustus Robinson
W. H. Robinson
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Columbus
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Florida
Sheriff seeks names of fatal Taylor County traffic crashes
In a call to residents Sheriff Bone asks for any remembered fatalities on State Route Three in Taylor County. He plans to mark each site with a cross and hopes community cooperation will prevent overlooked deaths.
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Taylor County
Sheriff Bone
Bone
Southeastern meet semi finalists to clash in card
No. 3 Pac One semi finalists J C Roberts of Ocilla Southeastern champ 165 pounds and Dallas Myrick of Ft Benning Southeastern amateur champ meet in the bout. Arthur Palmer of Ft Benning Atlanta Golden Gloves light heavyweight champ now heavyweight fights an announced opponent. Ellaville and Americus youth boxers join the card. Tommy Hooks of Americus is referee.
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J. C. Roberts
Ocilla
Southeastern
Dallas Myrick
Ft. Benning
Southeastern Amateur Athletic Union
Arthur Palmer
Atlanta
Golden “Gloves
Ellagille Boys
Golden Gloves
Americus
Tommy Hooks
Ex-Gov Eugene Talmadge on Georgia finance sessions
Atlanta June 19 Ex-Governor Eugene Talmadge speaks out on ideas for two summer special legislative sessions to fix Georgia finances. He says he is surprised there won’t be three sessions and shares his blunt view on the plans.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Georgia notice of mortgage foreclosure succession 1939
The Georgia Loan and Trust Company holds a $400 debt secured by a deed on land in Taylor County Georgia. Josiah Mills died, power of sale transferred to Ella Foy, and the property in Taylor County lot 19, 55 acres, will be sold at public outcry on the first Tuesday in July 1939 to pay principal and interest with costs. proceeds go to estate administrator (Miss) Lila Poy.
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Georgia—Taylor
Herdas
Josiah Mills
Georgia Loan & Trust Company
Georgia Loan & Trust Co
Taylor County
Sarah E. Robbins
Sarah FE. Robbins
Sarah &. Robbins
Ella
Georgia
Ella Foy
Court House
Lila’ Poy
Petition For Divorce Nettie Speer Vs J Willard Speer
The petition for divorce in Taylor Superior Court April Term 1939 names Nettie Speer as plaintiff and J Willard Speer as defendant. The court notes the defendant does not reside in the county or state and service by publication has been ordered. The defendant must appear at the next Taylor Superior Court term on the first Monday in October 1939 to answer the complaint. Witness: Judge C T Mc Laughlin, May 22, 1939. Clerk Thelmon Jarrell.
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J. Willard Speer
Taylor Superior Court
C. T. McLaughlin
Superior Court
Thelmon Jarrell
Trustees Election in Taylor County GA July 1 1989
The county schedules a July 1 1989 election in Butler Reynolds Rupert Mauk Cross Roads Central Wesley Crowell and Turner School Districts to fill board vacancies. Voters must be qualified and ballots cast as other district elections. Returns to be filed with the County School Superintendent by July 5 1989.
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Taylor County
Butler
Reynolds
Rupert
Mauk
Cross Roads
Central
Wesley, Crowell
Turner
Ta Board of Education
Ing
W. T. Austin
Ylor
Greeks Battle Turks at Mesolonghi Defiance of 1820s
A century ago Mesolonghi villagers held off Turkish forces in a heroic defense that drew European sympathy and aid, shifting support away from Turkey as resistance inspired international attention.
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Mesolonghi
Turkey
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