Second Registration to Be Held in County Next Tuesday
A local notice outlines the July 1 selective service registration for men turning 21 since October 16, 1940. It details registration locations at Butler and Whatley's Warehouse Reynolds, hours 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and lists required information including full name, residence, mailing address, telephone, age, birthplace, date of birth, occupation, a reliable contact, and employer details to ensure accurate cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local Selective Service Board
County Local Board
Butler
Whatley
Reynolds
Georgia
Pace Advises Farmers on Revised Peanut Law Provisions
Congressman Stephen Pace outlines changes in USDA regulations under the Soil Conservation Act aimed at Georgia peanut farmers. The revisions allow peanut planting for oil on cotton allotments, enable peanuts for hogs to meet crop requirements, and reduce penalties for excess peanut acreage, boosting farmer income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Pace
Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Prominent Ideal Citizen Honored On 75th Birthday
Relatives of Mr. G. A. Chapman, a beloved Macon county citizen, gathered at his Ideal home Sunday to celebrate his 75th birthday. More than fifty guests attended and an elaborate barbecue and dinner was served to all.
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G. A. Chapman
Macon County
Ideal
Weeklong Shows at Dean Theatre Headlines
Sunday and Monday feature Million Dollar Baby praised as Cinderella comedy with Pri scilla Lane May Robson Jeffery Lane and Ronald Reagan receiving praise. Wednesday and Thursday offer Tall Dark and Handsome with Cesar Romero Virginia Gilmore Charlotte Greenwood Milton Berle. Friday and Saturday present Tobacco Road with Chas Grapwin Marjorie Rambeau Gene Tierney and William Tracy plus a double bill Prairie Schooner with Bill Elliott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Lane
May Robson
Jeffery Lane
Ronald Reagan
Chicago
Cesar Romero
Virginia Gilmore
Charlotte Greenwood
Milton Berle
Darryl F. Zanuck
Tobacco Road
Chas Grapwin
Marjorie Rambeau
Gene Tierney
William Tracy
Bill Elliott
Prairie Schooner
Handsome New Brick School Building Rising at Taylor Mill
A nine room brick schoolhouse nearing completion at Taylor Mill to replace the fire destroyed building from January. Erected for Bibb Manufacturing, the facility will serve Bibb employees’ children and local students. Local businessman U S Underwood oversees the project with Prof W T Austin assisting, and it should open at the fall term in September with about one hundred students enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Mill
Bibb Manufacturing Company
U. S. Underwood
Taylor County
Underwood
W. T. Austin
Six More Taylor County Men Are Called To Serve
The Taylor County Draft board calls six men for U S Army service. Three Negro volunteers depart for Ft Benning on July 10 and three white draftees go to Fort McPherson on July 14. About 1,120 registered men have been notified of their classifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
U. S. Army
Sealy
Marion County School Official Removed From Board By Court Order
Judge Geo C Palmer removed L W Wells from the Marion County board of education and named John T Davis to fill the vacancy until the next grand jury meets when Davis will be re elected or replaced. The Marion County grand jury of April recommended Wells removal for not being a freeholder of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Geo. C. Palmer
L. W. Wells
Board of Education
Marion County
John T. Davis
Wells
Red Adams Wins Merit Scholarship to West Point
Taylor county resident William Adams known as Red Adams has earned a four year merit scholarship to West Point Military Academy valued at 780 dollars annually. He is a Butler High School 1939 graduate and one of five statewide scholars selected after a Civil Service Board exam and local interviews in 1940 and 1941. Adams departs this week for three weeks of basic training at West Point before rejoining for the four year course.
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Taylor County
Williams Adams
Red Adams
West Point Military Academy
Adams
W. B. Adams
Butler High School
Civil Service Board
Atlanta
West Point
Camp Six
N. J
FBI Law Enforcement Mobilization Meeting In Columbus
Harris Talbot Taylor Schley Webster Randolph Clay Quitman Stewart Marion Chatahoochee and Muscogee counties held a Federal court dome conference in Columbus Georgia under FBI Law Enforcement Mobilization. The aim is to guard against the fifth column and train officers in countering spies saboteurs and subversive elements with Attorney General Ellis Arnall delivering the principal address. Conf at Atlanta Macon Albany Valdosta Athens Rome preceded by Savannah field office coordination for eastern Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Talbot
Taylor
Schley
Webster
Randolph
Clay
Quitman
Stewart
Marion
Chatahoochee
Muscogee
Columbus
Federal Bureau of Investigation
F. R. Hammack
Atlanta
FBI
Ellis Arnall
Macon
Albany
Valdosta
Athens
Rome
Savannah
Rains and Mild Weather Boost Taylor County Crops
Taylor county received several days of soaking rains and moderate temperatures that revived and increased growth of field crops, gardens, flowers, and shrubbery, signaling improved prospects for local farming.
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Taylor County
Card of Thanks for Alton M. Halley
The Halley family expresses gratitude for condolences and floral offerings after the sudden passing of Mr. Alton M. Halley. They thank those who assisted with funeral arrangements and extend blessings. Reynolds Georgia, June 25, 1941.
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Alton M. Halley
A. M. Halley
Ann Halley
Reynolds, Ga
Men Over 27 Drafted Under Updated Washington Order
Taylor County registrants over 27 may lose their deferment as a revised federal order takes effect. Congress considers freeing men above the age limit from service while state headquarters says no legal grounds exist to extend deferrals beyond age rules. Officials caution that those in upper age brackets may receive consideration but cannot be deferred solely for age.
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Taylor County
Washington
Brother of Mrs. Fain Dies at Michigan Hospital
J. B. Belcher 53 of Fort Valley died in Ann Arbor Michigan after visiting relatives. Funeral services were held at the Fort Valley Methodist Church Rev L E Williams officiating with interment following. He was a Central of Georgia Railway flagman for 25 years and a member of ERT No 376 Woodmen of the World American Woodmen and the Fort Valley church Men’s Bible class. He is survived by his wife two brothers S I Belcher and I W Belcher both of Atlanta and three sisters Mrs Louise Norton Atlanta Mrs Elizabeth Hornburger Atlanta and Mrs Annie Embry Macon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Belcher
Ft. Valley
Ann Arbor
Mich
Fort Valley Methodist Church
Belcher
L. E. Williams
A. F. Fain
Butler
S. I
I. W. Belcher
Atlanta
Louise Norton
Elizabeth Hornburger
Annie Embry
Macon
Central of Georgia Railway
Fort Valley
Miss Betty Fehring Breaks Left Leg In Fall
Betty Fehring daughter of Mr and Mrs Al Fehring of Butler fractured her left leg while visiting Rome last week. She fell from a spring board hitting timber midway between ankle and knee and was cared for by Rome physicians who advised delaying her return home for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Fehring
Rome
al Fehring
Butler
Helen Hardage
Dr Dice R Anderson Accepts Virginia Government Professorship
Dr Dice R Anderson, former Wesleyan College president since 1931, will teach government at Mary Washington College in Fredricksburg, Virginia for the 1941 42 session. He previously headed Randolph Macon College in 1920 and spent 11 years at the University of Richmond.
Georgia's Population Density Ranks Low in U S States
Census Bureau tabulations from the 1940 census show Georgia averaging 53.4 persons per square mile, ranking 23rd among 48 states. Rhode Island is the densest with 713,346 people on 1,058 square miles, while Nevada records about one person per square mile on 109,802 square miles.
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Georgia
Census Bureau
Rhode Island
Bureau
Nevada
Pots and Pans Urged for U S War Effort
The government calls for aluminum pots and pans to aid airplane production. Housewives are asked to collect old aluminum utensils and donate them to the U S O campaign, with proceeds supporting the defense drive.
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U. S
Body of Alf Hogg Found by Searching Party Sunday
The 50-year-old Alf Hogg was found decomposed in a wooded area fifteen days after his disappearance from Spillers Farm. A heart attack during an attempt to reach the Spillers home is suspected. an inquest was held and the body buried at Midway cemetery. Survived by wife, one son, and brother Tom Hogg.
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Alf Hogg
J. B. Goodwin
Fickling Mill
Hogg
Fom Spillers
Spillers
Midway Cemetery
Milledgeville
Mr. Hogg
Tom Hogg
County
Taylor County Farmers Vote For Soil District Directors
County Agent E G Blackwell and Soil Conservation Supervisor M P Dean urge Taylor county farmers to vote on Saturday June 28 for directors of the Middle Western Ocmulgee River Soil Conservation District. W J Butler is nominated. five directors total. Election at the County Agent's office in the local courthouse with managers E A Hollis J Lawsom Wilson and W E Neisler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Blackwell
M. P. Dean
Taylor County
Middle Western Ocmulgee River
W. J. Butler
Coort House
Georgia
Middle Western
Ocmulgee River Soil Conservation District
Messrs
E. A. Hollis
J. Lawsom Wilson
W. E. Neisler
Flames Destroy Ideal High School Building
The Ideal consolidated school building burned late Saturday night, value about $25,000 with partial insurance. Origin unknown. the gymnasium and shop remained intact as flames consumed the main structure after 9 o'clock. The building had not been in use since closing weeks earlier.
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Ideal High School
Ideal
Ideal Consolidated School
Births announced for Hobbs and Montgomery families
Mr and Mrs Sam Hobbs announce the birth of a daughter June 24 at their Reynolds home named Brenda Carvis. Mr and Mrs C D Montgomery announce the birth of a daughter June 23 at Montgomery Hospital here.
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Sam Hobbs
Tune 24
Reynolds
Brenda Carvis
Also Mentioned on This Page
al Butler
Pace
Dean Theatre
William Adams
Military Academy
Columbus, Ga
Mrs. Fain
Dice R. Anderson
Wesleyan
Virginia
Directors of
Soil Conservation Dist
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