Belivar I Ray Dies After Paralysis In Roberta
Belivar I Ray longtime Macon business figure died at his Roberta home Friday night after a stroke two years earlier. He ran a Macon warehouse and livestock business before moving to Roberta. Survived by wife and seven children including C E Ray of Moultrie and B H Ray Jr of Jacksonville.
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Macon
Belivar I. Ray
Roberta
Dr. Ray
C. E Ray
Moultrie
Mr. Ray
T J. Ray
B. H. Ray, Jr
Jacksonville
Marvin Ray
Lake City
Fla
Lucile McClain
Ruth’ Fordyce
Long Island, N. Y
G. P. Ray
Cincinnati
Birch Ray
Roberta. Con
Valdosta Melon Crop Sets Value Records for Season
Valdosta reports the melon crop valued around 146000 dollars for the season with about 470 carloads moved to market in ten days yielding near 100000 dollars. Officials expect similar movement and total near 150000 dollars as early-season shipments break records for quick disposition. The crop's early maturity keeps prices stable and benefits growers.
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Valdosta
Governor Hardman appeals for public aid in state session
Georgia Governor L G Hardman calls on citizens to cooperate with the legislature. He urges patience and willing to postpone all nonessential matters until the legislative session ends. He emphasizes public support to push reforms and sustain governorship efforts.
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Atlanta
Hardman
Mr Robert F Cooke Dies after Illness at 71
Mr Robert F Cooke longtime Talbot County resident dies at 71 after six years with paralysis stroke. His funeral held in Howard with burial in the family plot. Survived by wife and eight children W H Collier Tabotton W P Parks Howard A C Adams Butler J J Cook M C Cook Woodbury C R Cooke Key West J D Cooke Butler R W Cooke Howard.
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Robert F. Cooke
Talbot County
Cooke
Howard
Mr. Cooke
W. H. Collier
Tabotton
W. P. Parks
A. C Adams
Butler
J. J. and
M. C. Cook
Woodbury
C. R Cooke
Key West
Fla
J. D. Cooke
R. W. Cooke
Thomaston Man Dies by Suicide in Macon
Thomaston, Ga June 21 Mr Shelby Hancock took his own life in a Macon hotel by drinking poisonous acid. He left Thomaston for a marriage meeting with a fiancée from another state and carried a license. Despondency over love affairs and parental objection were cited as motives. Hancock, about 27, was a popular local man once with Williams Therapy and leaves many friends and sorrowing relatives.
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Thomaston
Shelby Hancock
Macon
Hancock
Williams
Two Held For Counterfeiting in Macon Incident
Macon police say a counterfeit plot using $50 notes was uncovered after two youths described as peach packers from near Monticello, Jasper County, were arrested. WM Bolton 23 and Co Ww Gambrell 20 were held after two bills passed at Plantation lunch and Carr’s restaurant. Authorities warn of forged Grant portraits.
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Macon
Monticello
Jasper County
WM. Bolton
Ww. Gambrell
B.T. Watkins
Federal Reserve
Grant
Wedkins
Macon Bank
U. S
Broadway
Carr’s
Hail Wrecks Taylor County Crops Across Wide Area
A severe hailstorm and cloudburst late Friday afternoon devastated hundreds of acres of corn and cotton in Taylor County. The damage spanned about two miles by twelve miles, centered near F. C. Jarrell’s plantation and touching multiple farms including Jarrell, Bazemore, Heath, Spinks, and others. Farmers report near total loss with hailstones described as marble to hen egg sized, leaving washed lands and broken window panes, damaged walnut shells, and a large watermelon as a local exhibit of impact.
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Taylor County
A. E. Guinn
Talbot County
F. C. Jarrell
C. W. Bazemore
C. C. Heath
W. A. Spinks
J. A. Heath
John Adams
Walter Willis
J M. Haywood
J. F. Posey
H. W. Jarrell
A. H. Jarrell
C. T. Vann
John Vann
L. B. Booth
Special Day at Crowell Methodists Sunday
Crowell Methodist Church in Taylor County invites all for a Sunday program. The Presiding Elder preaches at 11 00 am followed by dinner near the church. At 2 30 pm Judge C F McLaughlin of the Superior Courts will speak on Law Enforcement.
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Crowell Methodist Church
Taylor County
Angiege Crowell
C. F. McLaughlin
Chattahoochee
Butler district trustees elected after board election
An election by the Taylor county Board of Education filled two vacancies in the Butler district. H. H. Riley and W. M. Brown were elected to succeed themselves.
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Board of Education
Taylor County
Board of Trustees
Butler
Messrs
H. H. Riley
W. M. Brown
Buick Stolen Near Five Points After Midnight
A 1923 Buick from the garage of farmer George Aultman on route three near Five Points was stolen sometime after midnight Friday. Descriptions include motor 96246 and Georgia tag 61748. A liberal reward is offered for the return of the car or capture of the thief.
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George Aultman
Aultman
Route Three
Five Points
Georgia
Vision Restored To Girl Blind Since Age Two
Augusta Augusta June 21 Twenty years of blindness for Lavada Amos an honor student in Augusta schools ended by a surgical operation Friday The first attempt on Tuesday failed another on Friday allowed brief vision then darkness to protect the work She will be gradually exposed to light A former Academy for the Blind student in Macon Amos ranked high in Augusta Junior College and high school
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Augusta
Lavada ‘Amos
Augusa
Lightning Shock Wrecks Farm Worker Near Butler
Five miles south of Butler on a Friday afternoon S. E. Cox a prominent city warehouseman was struck by lightning while inspecting crops. He suffered severe burns to the left arm chest and right leg and foot. His watch and pockets were damaged. He recovered consciousness after a swoon and was driven to town for treatment. He expects to be bedfast a week to ten days.
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Butler
S. E. Cox
Mr. Cox
Methodist Ladies Rummage Sale Resumes Next Saturday
The ladies of the Methodist church resume their rummage sale next Saturday at the Masonic Temple building. All contributions are welcome, with packages left at Col. H. P. Wallace’s office receiving careful attention. Mrs. Sarah Harris.
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The
Methodist Church
Masonic Temple
H. P. Wallace
Sarah Harris
Waters Undergoes Appendectomy In Macon
J. W. Waters fifteen years old son of Mr and Mrs Clem Waters was taken to the Oglethorpe Infirmary Macon Tuesday night for an appendectomy. The operation was successfully performed and he was reported resting well yesterday.
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J. W. Waters
Clem Waters
Oglethorpe Infirmary
Macon
Supt Brown Buys Hammock Residence in Butler Move In
Superintendent C. R. Brown newly elected for 1929 30 buys the N B Hammock residence and adjacent lands on route three near the city edge. He and his family moved from Richland and will run a poultry operation during vacation, with Brown returning to lead Butler schools.
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C. R. Brown
Butler Consolidated Schools
N. B. Hammock
Hammock
Brown
Richland
J. T. Childs
Prof. Brown
Butler High School
Butler
Garret Died After Long Illness in Local Home
John E. Garrett a respected county resident died Sunday morning at the R. L. Walker home where he and his wife resided. He had served in key roles with the Central Railroad and A B C, retiring due to health. Funeral services were held Monday at Bethel Presbyterian Church led by Revs. H. M. Wolfe and John Locke. he leaves a wife formerly Cornelia Martin.
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John E. Garrett
R. L. Walker
Garrett
The
Central Railroad
Bethel Pr
H. M. Wolfe
John Locke
Cornelia Martin
Negroes Die in County Tragedies Over Weekend
Three African Americans died in separate incidents over the weekend in the county. Rat Wouss, 18, was shot on a public road between Butler and Tazewell near Marion county. Jere Roquemore and Willie Simmons were killed after being struck by an eastbound freight train near Charing while employed on local farms. A man and a woman were arrested in Buena Vista on assault charges tied to a separate farm incident. An inquest ruled the railroad deaths accidental.
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Rat Wouss
Butler
Tazewell
Marion County
Gordon Trice
P. W. Purvis
Wiggins
Buena Vista
Brigman Naval Stores Co
Charing
Jere Roquemore
Willie Simmons
A. B. and C
Messrs L. M
Cecil Gill
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L. G. Hardman
Grand Theatre
King OF Kings
Cecil B. DeMille
Jesus
Steen
FOX News
Robert F. Cook
W. M. Bolton
C. W. Gambrell
Peach Packers
Crowells Methodist Church
Butler Dist
BUICK
Academy For the Blind
Jeanette Wallace Oliphant
Lightning
Frenquish
Bolt
Talbotton
Team Columbian Lodge Center
West Georgia
Talbot-Taylor
Olive Lodge No. 10
Talbots
Junction City
Taylor
Butler, Reynolds and
Mauk
Columbus
J. T. Adams
J. R. Lunsford
Reynolds
J. E. Garrett
Rat Vouss
Willie ‘Simmons
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