Reynolds Kiwanis Polio Clinic Set for June 24 in Reynolds
The Reynolds Kiwanis Club sponsors a polio immunization clinic at Reynolds City Hall on Friday June 24 1960 from 9:00 a m to 4:00 p m Two graduate nurses administer shots for 1 00 each with free inoculations for children under see age All adults and children are urged to receive the vaccine as polio affects all ages and booster doses are available for those who completed the initial series.
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Reynolds Kiwanis Club
Reynolds, Ga
Rupert H. D. Club Chicken Barbecue June 24
The Rupert H. D. Club hosts a chicken barbecue at the Club House on June 24. Serving begins at 7 p.m. Plates are $1.25 and include dessert and a drink.
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Rupert H. D. Club
Rupert H. D
Swearingen Wins Connell Memorial Award at Mercer Law
Robert L. Swearingen, a Mercer University junior in the Walter F. George School of Law, earns the George B. Connell Memorial Award for highest quarterly academic average. The cash prize, established by Powell Glass Jr., honors a former law faculty member. Swearingen, a Reynolds resident and former Emory University BBA graduate of 1959, has completed his fourth law school quarter.
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Robert L. Swearingen
Walter F. George
Mercer University
George B. Connell
Powell Glass Jr
Reynolds
Swearingen
Emory University
Mercer
Albany Man 82 Takes Bride 81
Eighty-two year old Thomas M. Mitchell of Albany married Mrs. Curtis Arnall North, 81, after meeting again on June 11. The couple began their romance with a phone call on April 23, concluding a whirlwind courtship at the First Baptist Church.
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Thomas M. Mitchell
Albany
Curtis Arnall North
Cascade Ave
First Baptist Church
Mitchell
The House Votes Pay Hike For Federal Workers
Washington June 15 The House approved a 7 12 per cent pay raise for 1 570 000 federal workers sending the measure to the Senate. Observers expect Eisenhower to veto the bill though passage seems likely.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
West Virginia Vault Heist Nets Major Cash Stolen
In Charleston thieves blasted through eight inches of concrete to reach a vault, stealing an estimated $300,000 in cash from the West Virginia State Motor Vehicles Commission. J. Marshall Holcomb noted checks may push damage toward $500,000, with the haul comprised of recent automobile license receipts. Plates expire June 30.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
J. Marshall Holcomb
Holcomb
Lemmie Barfield Dies At Montezuma After Short Illness
Lemmie Barfield age 62 died at a Montezuma hospital at 1 25 AM Friday June 17 after a short illness. Born July 26 1897 in Macon County he lived there most of his life and had ties to Taylor County. Funeral at Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery with Rev Carl Ayers officiating. pallbearers listed. Survivors include two brothers B B Barfield and Wenzie A Barfield. Watson Mathews Funeral Home of Montezuma arranged services.
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Lemmie Barfield
Montezuma
Mr. Barfield
Macon County
Taylor County
Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
Carl Ayers
Messrs
E. C. Raburn Jr
Maurice Slaton
Thomas Perkins
E. C. Robins Sr
John G. Simmons
Lucius Simmons
B. B. Barfield
Wenzie A. Barfield
Americus
Watson-Mathews Funeral Home
Miss Pam Goodroe Improving After Major Operation
Miss Pam Goodroe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Goodroe of Reynolds is reported improving rapidly after a major operation at the Medical Center in Columbus last week. A latest report says she is expected to return home the latter part of this week.
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Pam Goodroe
Joe Goodroe
Reynolds
Columbus
Juvenile Theft Ring Uncovered On St. Simons Island
Glynn County police reported the arrest of five St. Simons Island youths and a girl aged 13 to 16, ending a two year spree of 47 burglaries. Items were taken from homes tree houses and woods, with authorities concealing names and noting possible further arrests.
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ST. Simons Island
Glynn
Patterson Regains Title With Fifth Round KO
Floyd Patterson became the first heavyweight to regain the title by stopping Ingemar Johansson in 1:51 of the fifth round in New York. Patterson floored Johansson twice with left hooks, with Johansson down again for good as the crowd watched.
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New York
Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Sweden
Patterson
Johansson
Jim Corbett
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Jeffries
Jack Dempsey
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Jersey Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Talmadge Joins Minority On Local Phone Tax Repeal Vote
Senator Herman Talmadge of Georgia sided with the minority as the Senate defeated repeal of the federal tax on local phone service and telegrams by 54 to 30. He also supported the majority on a separate roll call approving repeal of the 4 percent income tax credit for stockholders on dividend income by 42 to 41.
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Washington
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Senate
Health Dept Closed For Polio Clinic in Reynolds
Taylor County Health Department will close Friday June 24. Staff will join the Polio Immunization Clinic at Reynolds City Hall sponsored by the Reynolds Kiwanis Club.
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Taylor County
Reynolds, Ga
Reynolds Kiwanis Club
Massive South Georgia Conference pastor reassignment at St Simons
The South Georgia Conference announced extensive pastor reassignment as Bishop Arthur J. Moore retires after 38 years. Ted Griner Tegler Greer and William Childres return to Butler Howard and Roberta churches, with Culpepper filling Reynolds Crowell and Moore stepping back from active duties. More than a quarter of the conference churches receive new pastors across Americus Dublin Macon Savannah Thomasville Valdosta Waycross districts.
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South Georgia
St. Simons Island
Arthur J. Moore
Dr. Moore
Ted Griner
Tegler Greer
William
Billy) Childres
Butler Methodist Church
Howard
Roberta
Virgil Culpepper
Charles Hillis
Reynolds- Crowell
Hillis
Reynolds
St. Mary’s Church
Waycross
Culpepper
Reynolds Crowell
Clinton la
South
Bobby Gene Coleman
Parrott
Clarence Wallin
Roosevelt
Don Proctor
W Woodland
Lamar Ball
Winchester
South Georgia Conference
Temperance
Moore
Reynolds Methodist Church Named Town and Country Church of the Year
The Reynolds Methodist Church with Rev. Charles Hillis as pastor was chosen as the Town and Country Church of the Quadrennium of the South Georgia Conference. It will represent the conference at Lake Junaluska July 13 17 for special recognition and possible selection as the Town and Country Church of the Southeastern Jurisdiction. Reynolds-Crowell Charge named Macon District Church of the Year and South Georgia Church of the Year for 1957 58.
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Reynolds Methodist Church
Charles Hillis
Town & Country
South Georgia
Lake Junaluska
Reynolds
Town and Country
Southeast
Reynolds-Crowell
Macon
Taylor County Superior Court To Convene July 4
The Taylor County Superior Court will convene the July Term on Monday morning July 4 with Judge J. R. Thompson of Columbus presiding and aided by Solicitor General John Land of Columbus. Grand and traverse jurors are listed to serve this term.
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Taylor County Superior Court
J. R. Thompson
Columbus
John Land
Irwin Jones
A. B. Floyd
W. R, Childres
N. L. Halley
J. P
Harmon Ollie Bazemore
Morris Lawhorn
T. L, Ruffin
Silas Harris S
W. J. James
L. H. Vanlandingham
Vy, A. Bailey Henry G. Hicks
John Mangham
Louise P, Bryan
R. Dent Calvin Jarrell Woodfin Hinton
Cecil Gaultney
M, W. Smith Benjamin H, Neisler
J. E. Bone Talmadge Whitley Benny L. Waller
Cecil Wilson Jewett Hartley
Ellis Pike G, L. Cooper J. D, Kirksey
G. D. Locke
William Max Bernard J
Fi Moody Peed
William B
Guine Wilson
Jarrell
J. W. Mott, Jr
Eugene Shine
Jim Simmons
Charles Benns
H. T. Bartlett
Clarence Whitl
A. J. Locke
Wayne Hill
Hubert Payne
Charlie Montfort
W. T. Williams
A. S, James H. H. Riley
I Hate Him After Shooting Woman in Georgia
Police were called to Robert Grace's Manchester home after his wife shot him in the right temple with a .22 caliber rifle. Grace, 60, believed he had collided with a door and refused ambulance aid. The wife, jailed in Greenville, Ga., reportedly said I hate him and admitted drinking. Docs warned Grace might lose his sight.
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Manchester
Robert Grace
Grace
Greenville
First Cotton Bloom Of The Season Reported
Mr. Harvey Callahan of Rupert displayed the first cotton bloom of the season on Wednesday June 15. Since then several Taylor County farmers including Alton Heath Raymond Johnson E A Welch and Darby Kirksey report blooms with a fine prospect for their cotton crop this year.
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Harvey Callahan
Rupert
Taylor County
Messrs
Alton Heath
Raymond Johnson
E. A. Welch
Darby Kirksey
Methodist Youth To Have Hobo Day
The Methodist Church youth plan a Hobo Day to earn money for summer community activities. They will take on yard work, housework and other odd jobs on Thursday June 30. If you have a job call the church or Ellen Allen to arrange work.
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Methodist Church
Church
Ellen Allen
Mrs. Mae Riley Dies in Atlanta at 81
Mrs. Annie Mae Wallace Riley, 81, native of Butler, died at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta on Sunday evening June 19 from a heart condition. She was born October 9, 1878 in Taylor County, daughter of Arch and Fannie Walker Wallace. She spent most of her life in Butler, moving to Atlanta to live with her daughter. Funeral services were held at Butler Methodist Church Tuesday at 11 a.m. Rev. Ted Griner and Rev. Tegler Greer officiated. Burial followed in Butler Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Frances Bailey of Atlanta and son Wallace Riley of Chamblee, plus several grandchildren and nieces. Edwards Funeral Home oversaw arrangements.
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Annie Mae Wallace Riley
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta
Riley
Taylor County
Arch
Fannie Walker Wallace
Pickens Riley
Butler
Butler Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Ted Griner
Tegler Greer
Butler Cemetery
Messrs Lowery
H. H., Frank
Herbert Riley
Joe Brown
Lewis Watson, Jr
Wanda Hartman
Oscar Martin
Frances Bailey
Wallace ‘Riley
Chamblee
Edwards Funeral Home
Pay Increase Approved by South Georgia Methodist Conference
In St Simons Island Georgia the South Georgia Methodist Conference voted a $600 annual salary increase for full time preachers. The new minimums are $3600 for married ministers and $3000 for single men. The four year budget calls for annual expenditures of $442,703 for world service and benevolence, a 30 percent hike.
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Simons Island
South Georgia Methodist Conference
Boys State Names Mayors And Other City Officials
At the 20th annual Georgia Boys State in Athens youth elected to head 16 mythical cities. Dorsey City names Mayor Charles Bressell and Recorder Lonice Barrett. Perry lists Councilmen Al Kerna and Jim Carson. Rossville has Jim Carson and Steve Bowen. Eastman names Blake Adcock and John Pitts. Newnan assigns Mayor Blake Adcock. Gray names John Pitts and others.
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Athens
Georgia Boys State
Dorsey City
Charles Brassell
Lonice Barrett
Perry
al Kerna
Rossville
Jim Carson
Macon
Steve Bowen
Eastman
Blake Adcock
Newnan
John Pitts
Gray
Fort Valley Approves Housing Unit for 100 Apartments
Fort Valley gains a new 100 unit housing project to aid the city’s housing conditions. The $860,000 program, divided into 70 colored and 30 white units, has been let to contract and is due for completion in about nine months. The plan reflects long-range effort to improve economic health and living standards in the community.
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Georgia
Macon Telegraph
Ft. Valley
Eight Mercer Law Students Named On Dean's List
Robert L. Swearingen of Reynolds was among eight students named to the Dean's List at Mercer University's Walter F. George School of Law for the spring quarter. President Dr. Rufus C. Harris announced the scholastic achievement.
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Robert L. Swearingen
Reynolds
Eigth
Walter F. George
Mercer University
Rufus C. Harris
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M. E
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Mae Riley
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