Georgia News Roundup Highlights Tragedy and Tax Records
Four Columbus residents died in accidents Sunday with three drownings. Georgia gasoline tax revenue reached a record around 1.915 million dollars this month. The Georgia Supreme Court orders a new trial for Cleve Carter in the Ware county wife slaying. Sheriff J C Durrence of Evans county dies at 52. July foresees safety campaigns as the deadliest month approaches. Other items note postmaster nomination for Alton H Harvey in Thomas ton, a new post office contract in Starke Florida, and a wide range of local incidents and appointments across the state.
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Preliminary census boosts Bibb County population figure
Yesterday's preliminary census puts Bibb county population at 83 791 up from 77 042 in 1980. Speedene, a pine stump derived gasoline substitute by B B Mooney of Statesboro, will soon reach the market. Columbus is among 150 US sites offering Non-College Civilian Pilot Training primary phase with 50 ground school applicants, top ten earning free flight scholarships. Harp and Joiner announce a Western trip including the San Francisco World Fair and Yellowstone Park via Canada, away several weeks.
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Statesboro
Columbus
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Hicks District
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Reynolds
San Francisco
Yellowstone Park
Eight Old Cargo Vessels Sold for $1,010,000
Washington June 22 The Maritime Commission Friday sold eight old cargo vessels to the Ocean Dominion Steamship Corporation New York City for 1 010 000 dollars.
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Roberta Woman Lula Nelson Dies at 48
Lula Gordon Nelson 48 of Roberta died unexpectedly Saturday at her daughter Mrs. Hugh Howell in Hawkinsville. Survived by husband B. F. Nelson and 12 children, youngest two months old.
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Ewing to Head Wesleyan Conservatory
J R Ewing of Rochester New York will serve as executive director of Wesleyan Conservatory in Macon. President Dice Anderson announced the appointment as Prof Joseph Maerz remains director of music at the school.
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Months for Rooster Theft Stirs Ellaville Case
James Homer Baker an Ellaville resident, pleaded guilty in city court to stealing a Rhode Island Red rooster from Martha Whitaker. He received six months or a $40 fine and chose to serve the sentence.
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Rhode Island
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Power Extension for Upson County
Thomaston Ga June 28 The Upson R E B A Membership Corporation expects final federal approval to extend 88 miles of rural electric lines. The expansion would accompany 150 miles already serving Upson and nearby counties. Final approval awaited before bids are let.
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Melon Pickers Die of Lightning Bolt
Seven water melon harvesters were killed nine miles north of Ocala as a thunderstorm forced them to take shelter under a tree. A bolt struck the tree, killing some instantly and fatally injuring others. Deputy Sheriff A L Connell said the fatalities occurred on a farm late Friday.
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A. L. Connell
Atlantan offers Georgia estate for war refugees
Atlanta attorney Wm. R. Brandt proposes his North Georgia estate as a temporary home for 25 to 30 British or French children during the current war. He writes Lord Lothian, the British ambassador, describing a 1 acre tract plus a large country house and several smaller houses in White County’s Blue Ridge area near Mount Yonah.
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Peaceful
North Georgia
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White County
Baby Girl Becomes Mother at Local Hospital
A 15 year old girl at Macon Hospital gave birth to a normal sized baby boy early Monday. Attendants say both mother and child are doing fine. The birth makes her one of the youngest mothers on record at the institution.
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Rev. R. H. Daniel Hurt in Auto Accident
Hawkinsville Georgia Rev R H Daniel 66 rector of St Luke Episcopal was painfully hurt in an automobile crash four miles from town near Bembrys Mill. He was returning from Dublin after services at Dublin and McRae when his car struck an embankment. A passing motorist took him home.
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Former Georgia Regents employee sentenced to year and day
Macon June 21 Federal Judge K S Deaver sentenced W B Lamb former employee of the University of Georgia Board of Regents to a year and a day in prison for taking money from contractors to rush building projects in Washington He was convicted at Athens and gave notice of appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans
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Athens
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2000 Aliens Registered in Georgia Across States and Atlanta
An estimated 2000 aliens from 48 countries were registered in Georgia as of Friday, with about 1600 at 29 Highway Patrol alien stations and over 800 registered by Atlanta Police Identification Bureau. Commissioner Lon Sullivan notes roughly half of Atlanta aliens also appear in state records, listing nationalities such as Germans 168 English 101 Greeks 118 Italians 45 Poles 34 Portuguese 88 Russians 62 Chinese 49 Canadians 68.
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Lon Sullivan
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