135 836 Members Listed In Methodist Conference
South Georgia Conference reports a record 135 836 members with 2 744 professions of faith and 4 872 transfers. Property value rises to 10 972 549 with 88 080 debt. Donations total 1 556 877 and ministers salaries reach 385 905. Sunday school enrollment is 71 000 with 36 680 average attendance. Bishop Arthur Moore will preside as over 500 delegates attend in Brunswick.
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Brunswick
Methodist Churches of the South Georgia Conference
Roy J. Bond
Millen Conference Statistician
South Georgia
Bond
Arthur Moore
Atlanta
Georgia Highway Dept Sets Low Bids Under Estimate
Atlanta June 20 the Georgia Highway department received offers on 12 road projects totaling 1,672,000 dollars with the low bids under the state's estimate for the first time in about a year. Director John Beasley warned against collusion while praising interest in the program and urged bids on their merits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia Highway Department
John Beasley
House of Representatives
Highway Department
Beasley
Dry-Crusading Pastor Fights Rose City Ouster Bid
Rose City Michigan on June 17 saw Rev. Cecil H. Scott cling to his pastorate amid community pressure. A reappointment to another year followed a campaign by townspeople citing drunkenness and immorality. The parsonage lacked water after the Wells were cut off and gas and groceries were hard to obtain. The health officer warned he might deem the building unfit for occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose City
Mich
Cecil H. Scott
Scott
Detroit
R. J. Wade
Library named for Winecoff dead in Albany
The John Ann Judy library dedication at the First Baptist church Intermediate department honors intermediates who died in the past year. Ann Walker Julia Nell Hall and John Story Jr. are remembered for losses, including Hall and Walker in the Winecoff hotel fire last December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
John-Ann-Judy
First Baptist Church
Ann Walker
Julia Nell Hall
Winecoff Hotel
Atlanta
John Story Jr
Miss Strange to Wed Mr. Stephens July Fourth
Americus announces the engagement of Miss Mattie Sue Strange of Ellaville to S. P. Stephens of Americus and Atlanta for a July 4 wedding at the bride’s home. Miss Strange, a Business Training Institute graduate, has worked for three years with an Americus contractor. Stephens, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stephens, is a Georgia Southwestern College and Georgia State Teachers College alumnus who served three years in the Army. The couple plans to reside in Atlanta where he is employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
W. G. Strange
Ellaville
Mattie Sue Strange
S. P. Stephens
Atlanta
Miss Strange
Business Training Institute
Stephens
J. E. Stephens
Georgia Southwestern College
Georgia State Teachers’ College
Statesboro
Army
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Methodist
Elebash Jewelry CO
Columbus, Ga
State Highway Dept
M.E. Thompson
Taylor County
Cedar Creek
Little Whitewater Creek
Whitewater Creek
Scott Construction Co
Thomasville
Marion County
Coffee Construction Co
Eastman
Eddy Fleming
Mr. Stephens
Corday Studio
Broadway
Columbus
Elgin
Green
Rogers Brothers
Parker and Sheaffer
Harris Jewelers
Bradley Theatre
Celano SI Liloir
Columbus Finest Mens Store
Columbus, Georgia
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