Georgia News Highlights From Athens To Thomaston
W C Page of Athens assigned to Upson county as assistant to the county agricultural agent. LaGrange sees a construction surge with many homes and stores. Camden Lang funeral services held in Silco. Delta Airway to run night mail Atlanta to Dallas. Ft Benning graduation marks 1954 85 class. Cotton ginning tax to rise under Bankhead Act. LaGrange Cotton Oil Co sale to Swift and Co. Thomaston imposes wine and wholesale taxes. Dothan Alabama man injured in crash. Alapaha river beds dry due to weather. DAR in Hawkinsville compiling Pulaski county history. Moreland boy dies from auto wreck injuries. Dalton post office eligible for repairs. Rabies outbreak in Thomaston dogs. Piday captured with corn liquor. Davis found dead with gunshot in St Valley. Georgia Public Service Commission surplus noted. Farm credit aids rise. Clayton memorial for Chief Justice Bleckley authorized. Americus incident at stage injures woman. Treasury expects lower expenditures 1936. Literacy drive in Georgia reports 22 866 taught. Goolsby attack case resolution. Forest service funds for Georgia. Savannah river flood control application filed. Milledgeville prison cemetery to be numbered for identification. Gainesville to hold water works bonds election. Leary mayor Barbre dies. Auto wreck verdicts favor plaintiff. Georgia Market Bulletin mails blast noted. Lamar county mink farm reported. CCC camp prep near Jackson for Indian Springs park work. Hahira merchant Malloy dies. Tax collections show growth. Georgia highway construction totals updated. Federal and local funding contributions outlined.
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James C
Buddy) Brannon
Moreland
Newnan Hospital
Dalton Post Office
Congress
Thomaston
Atlanta
West Side
Jack Painter
Geo. M. Davis
Icead
Bt. Valley
R. J. Spillers
Stone Mountain
Norman Wark
Fredom
Welch
Talmadge
T. W. Wrench
Charlton County Herald
Ward Harrison
Kingsland
The
Herald
Enterprise
Savannah
Augusta
Eric Cocke
Georgia
National Emergency Council
State of Georgia
Tom Wisdom
National Fertilizer Association
Dewey Walton
Swift & Company
Albany
K. Govenstein
Milledgeville
Rollie H. Lawrence
Gainesville
K. E. Taylor
Pleasantville
N. J
Americus
Atlanta-Florida Motor Lines
Sumter
Washington
Post Office Department
Georgia Market Bulletin
Federal
Hahira
South Georgia
Lumber Bridge
N. C
Naval Stores
State of
State Highway Department
Union County Farmer Killed Beneath Logs
Blairsville Georgia June 23 The crushing weight of logs falling from a truck proved fatal to Frank King a 67 year old Union county lumberman and farmer King was injured unloading the truck at his sawmill in the Owl town district Friday and died in a Murphy hospital C hospital
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Blairsville
Frank King
Union County
King
Owltown
Murphy DN. C
Negro is sentenced to death in Georgia attack case
Jefferson Georgia June 24 J B Allen and J B Reece two Black men were tried for attacking a white woman. Allen was convicted and sentenced to die in the electric chair on July 19. The trial lasted about one hour and 40 minutes as national guardsmen patrolled the carts to preserve order under Adjutant General Lindley Camp.
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Jefferson
J. B. Allen
Slins
J. BK. Reece
Lindley Camp
J J Flynt Injured In Auto Accident
Griffin, Georgia June 25 Judge James J Flynt veteran Spalding county legislator and long prominent in public affairs in Georgia suffered serious chest injuries in an automobile accident near Lovejoy today. Hospital attendants described his condition as serious.
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Griffin
James J. Flynt
Spalding County
Georgia
Lovejoy
Trolley Wire Kills Telephone Lineman in Savannah
Savannah, June 26. George S. Hand, electrician for Southern Bell Telephone Co., was struck by a trolley wire while working on a telephone pole and killed instantly. His body toppled onto the pavement in the town town section as a large crowd gathered.
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Savannah
Geo. S. Hand
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Han
List of Unpaid Teachers Asked
Atlanta June 25 Letters asking 159 county school superintendents to compile lists of all teachers unpaid for services this year were in the mills today. They were sent out by the state department of education at the request of Georgia's congressional delegation to fortify an appeal for federal aid, said Dr. M. D. Collins, state school superintendent.
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Atlanta
Woman 86 Killed in Columbus Car Crash
In Columbus Georgia on Tuesday Mrs Shelby Bewley 86 was killed when her car collided with a truck. Her five year old son Jackson Bewley was thrown from the vehicle and seriously injured. The truck occupants were unhurt. Mrs Bewley ran a store near Columbus.
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Columbus
Shelby Bewley
Jackson Bewley
Bewley
Lions Club Leaders Meet in Macon Georgia
Waycross Ga June 21 The presidents and secretaries of all Georgia Lions clubs will gather in Macon July 9 at 10 at the Hotel Dempsey The district governor elect H A Stallings of Waycross will review plans for the coming year After the business session visiting Lions will be guests of the Macon Lions Club at a luncheon with Elbert Peabody presiding
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Waycross
Lions Clubs
Georgia
Macon
Dempsey
H. A. Stallings
Acon Lions Club
Elbert Peabody
Melon Shipping Embargo Imposed by Georgia Committee
Valdosta Ga June 23 only government grade No 1 melons may be shipped from Georgia until midnight June 30 as markets remain crowded. The three day ban last week was followed by a weekend surge, prompting the committee to lift prices for top grades.
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Valdosta
Georgia
Watermelon Control Committee
Dublin Girl Leaves Jefferson Hospital for Georgia Home
Philadelphia June 21 Jeanlington, 12, prepared to leave for home in Dublin Ga. after ten years in Jefferson Hospital. She arrived in 1925 with a dangerous diphtheria throat condition and was unable to speak for a year. Tutors aided her education during her long stay and her health now is good.
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Philadelphia
Jeanlington
Dublin
Jefferson Hospital
Jean
Prominent Smithville Man Dies After Pneumonia Battle
Smithville Ga June 24 Funeral services were held for Hugh Hale 47 prominent Smithville man who died early Sunday morning at Sumter county hospital after a two weeks battle with double pneumonia Hale a rural mail carrier for 26 years was a director designate of the American baseball club and a member of the Smithville Methodist church He was esteemed as a man of character and service to his fellow man
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Smithville
Hugh Hale
Sumter County
Methodist
J. N. Shell
Reynolds Methodist Church
C. A. Jackson
Hale
Americas Baseball Club
Carroll County History Featured In Carrollton Edition
A Carroll County Times clipping recounts Carrollton’s early history. It covers county formation in 1826, naming after Charles Carroll of Maryland, site shifts, establishment of schools, local industry, and pioneering road and tax practices. The narrative highlights regional development and wartime troop contributions.
Carroll County's wartime grit and county pride in Georgia
The record highlights Carroll County's wartime needs and leadership. It notes Col. John B. Beall's plea to limit troop departures to protect food for women and children, while praising Carroll for leading in cotton and food production. It touts county farms, Anglo Saxon yeomen, and a history of congressional representation. It credits Carroll with driving Atlanta's growth and rural white dominance, and emphasizes strong intellect, business sense, and financial clout contributing to broader progress.
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John B. Beall
Presivet Davis
Secretary of War
Carroll
Congress
W. C. Adamson
W. C. Wright
Atlanta
Fulton
DeKalb
Carroll and
Carrollton
Resolution of Thanks to Georgia Press Association Hosts
The Georgia Press Association expresses gratitude for hospitality shown during the 1805 convention in Carrollton. Acknowledgments cover the City of Carrollton, Bowdon, Villa Rica, local clubs, official hosts, West Georgia College, Bowdon College, Bowdon Bulletin, Newnan and Atlanta guests, railroads, and federation officers for a successful forty ninth annual session.
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Georgia Press Association
Carrollton
Carroll County
Bowdon
Villa Rica
T. R. Luck
County of
Carroll
Civitan Club
Lions Club
Carroll County Times
Carroll Free Press
Woman's Club of
J. J. Thomasson
Wayne P. Sewell
Newnan
Atlanta
Hetty Dunaway Gardens
Milton Fleetwood
R. E. Hammack
Jack L. Patterson
Richard Reid
Three Girls Drown at Bathing Hole Near Fitzgerald
In Fitzgerald Georgia on June 21 three African American girls aged fourteen to sixteen drowned at a lime sink near Queenland after entering the water together. A nearby boy was with them. the group slipped into deeper water and all three were pulled under. Their bodies were recovered about six o’clock. Bell Matthews and Henry Matthews are linked to John Henry Matthews, and Emer Gilbert to Tom Gilbert.
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Bell
Henry Matthews
John Henry Matthews
Emer Gilbert
Tom Gilbert
Nineteen cattle die after storm at Trion farm
Nineteen head of dairy cattle were found dead in a pasture belonging to the Trion company after an electrical storm in Trion Georgia on Monday.
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Trion Company
Trion
Wallace Withholds Georgia Road Funds in federal dispute
June 25 report that the Georgia Highway Department risks losing up to 19 million dollars in federal funds for highway and grade crossing work. Senator Tarver letters to state highway chair W Wilburn demand elevated engineering standards to meet federal requirements. Tarver calls on Georgia delegation to press Wallace to resolve the funding deadlock.
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Washington
Georgia Highway Partment
Sececay
Wallace
Tarver
W. Wilburn
State Highway Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Federal Roads Bureau
Georgia
Ball's Ferry
Talmadge
Feder Roads Bureau
Thos. H. McDonald
State Highway Department
Federal Bureau
Ulti de Ree
Nivete
17-Pound Baby Born Near Elberton At Balchin Home
Elberton Georgia June 21 Dr G A Ward reported the birth of a baby boy weighing 18 pounds clothed at birth and born June 14 to Mr and Mrs Claude Balchin near Elberton. Unclothed weight 17 pounds at birth. The Balchins have nine other living children, says Julia Webb registrar of vital statistics.
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Elberton
G. A. Ward
Claude Balchin
Near Elberton
Julia Webb
Killed and 5 Hurt in Three Car Crash Near Gainesville
Gainesville Ga June 28 Mrs Schel V Johnson 65 Gwinnett county farmer was killed and five others hurt two seriously in a three car wreck at Nine Lake south of Gainesville George Hicks of Camac and William Hicks of Murrayville were unconscious after hospital transfer George Ash of Murrayville suffered severe cuts Byron Gaines 13 and Wilbun Gaines were bruised They are Johnsons grandchildren Johnson died after hospital admission and was a prominent local figure
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Gainesville
Herschel V. Johnson
Gwinnett County
Ne's Lake
George Hicks
Camac
William Hicks
Murrayville
George Ash
Byron Gaines
Wilbun Gaines
Mr. Johnson
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Athens
Upson County
8. B. Adair
LaGrange
Camden Lang
Camden County
Woodbine
Silco
Dallas
Delta Air Corpration
School of Infantry
Ft. Benning
Oilberg
AAA
LaGrange Cotton Oil Company
Swift and Company
Cordele
Lamar Feagin
Dothan
Ala
Alapaha
Tifton
Hawkinsville
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Pulaski County
Georgia Public Service Commission
C. R. Arnold
North Georgia
Clayton
Logan Bleckley
Gypsy Smith
Atlanta Woman's Club
Amelia Felt
Uncle Sam
Lyds
Roosevelt
Treasury
M. D. Collins
Clarke
Madison
Oglethorpe Counties
C. Goolsby
Nettie Goolsby
Madison County
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Erle Cocke
J. J. Flynt
Bankston Trophy
Dekalb New Era
H. H. Dean
Lavenir Times
Williams
Dalton Citizen
Bakers
Quitman Free Press
Beth Williams
W. Kirkland Sutlive
Blackshear ‘Times
Association
Jere N. Moore
Milledgeville Union Recorder
Chas, Ei, Benns
Butler Herald
Hal M. Stanley
B. H. Hardy
Lee
Muscogee
Troup
Coweta
Chattahoochee River
State Line
Alabama
West Point
Chas. Carroll
Maryland
Charles Carroll
Troupville
George M. Troup
Clark
Court House
South Street
Carroll Lodge No. 69
College Street
Dahlonega
Hutchesons
Banning
Chas. Herty
the Times
Johnston
J. B. Gordon
Joe Wheeler
Wilburn
Balchin
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