Judge Homer Parker, Noted State Official, Dies in Atlanta
Georgia figure Homer C. Parker, comptroller general since 1936 and former adjutant general, dies in an Atlanta hospital after a long illness. Governor Ellis Arnall and other officials escorted the funeral in Atlanta. burial in Statesboro followed. Parker served in Congress, the Army, and as mayor of Statesboro, leaving survivors including his wife, two daughters, a son, four sisters, and five grandchildren.
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Ellis Arnall
Homer C. Parker
Patterson Funeral
Statesboro
Parker
Georgia
Congress
W. B. Harrison
Eugene Talmadge
Hugh Peterson
Marshall Nelms
Capitol Avenue Baptist Church
L W. Smith
Park Avenue Baptist Church
H. T. Dobbs
Hugh Howell
W. W. Stribling
W. A. Lloyd
W. R. Mitchell
T. Walker
Jackson Guy Longshore
C. E. Morris
Zack D Cravey Runs For Comptroller General Post
Zack D Cravey is candidate for the office of Comptroller General. The duties are defined by law and the administration of the office shall be governed by law with the people of Georgia in mind. Your support is requested and appreciated.
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Zack D. Cravey
Georgia
County Nurse urges summer physicals for children
County Nurse Sara Windham urges parents to have children examined by family physicians during vacation before school starts. She warns June to September as the polio danger period, recommends vaccinations for smallpox and eye or other needed examinations, noting such checks help prevent lost school time and ensure readiness for fall.
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Sara Windham
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Thomaston man W P Stephens dies at 63 in Atlanta
William Powell Stephens 63 prominent Thomaston Upson county businessman died in an Atlanta hospital after months of illness. Funeral services are set for 4 p.m. Tuesday at the First Methodist Church with burial in The Rock cemetery. He led Stephens Auto Company Stephens Insurance Agency and farm interests and held Masonic lodge Kiwanis yacht club and church memberships. Survivors include wife Grace Moore sister Mary Elia and brothers Roy and Rob.
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Thomaston
William Powell Stephens
Upson County
Atlanta
First Methodist Church
the Rock Cemetery
Stephens
the Rock
Stephens Auto Company
Stephens Insurance Agency
Arthur L. Gilmore
James M. Windham
Richard F. Simpson
Grace Moore
Mary Elia Stephens
Roy Stephens
Rob Stephens
Charles Preston Stephens
Rob Roy Stephens
The
Rock
Deaf Teen Attempts Airplane Dive for Hearing Hope
Byron teen Waverlin Collins, 16, seeks a cure for two years of deafness through a dramatic plane dive arranged by Macon Airmotive Service. Chief Instructor Arthur Arnold piloted a two seat Er coupé from about 10 000 feet, reaching speeds of 160 mph in an effort to restore hearing, after prior doctors failed to help. The plan began with a letter from Earl Jones, Byron Route 2, and included permission waivers and travel to Herbert Smart Airport for the hopeful dive with Collins and her father J F Collins and Jones.
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Macon
Waverlin Collins
Byron
Arthur Lee Arnold
J. E. Marsh
Macon Airmotive Service
Earl Jones
Route 2
Jones
Warner Robins
Marsh
J. F. Collins
Young Jones
Herbert Smart Airport
Martha M Mullins Dies In Talbotton at 53
Martha Miller Mullins, 53, died Saturday at Stinson hospital Talbotton after a lingering illness. A Talbotton Baptist Church member, she worked at Talbotton Telephone Company and local weeklies, last at Manchester Telephone Exchange. Survived by six siblings including J C Miller and S D Bowman. Funeral in Talbotton Baptist Church with interment at Junction City cemetery.
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Martha Miller Mullins
Stinson Hospital
W. P. Miller
Howard
C. W. Miller
Atlanta
O. L. Miller
R. L. Miller
S. D. Bowman
Dawson
J. O. Titshaw
Dallas
Talbotton Baptist Church
Junction City
Porters Pharmacy Sells TEOL FungiCide in Butler Ga
An ad for TEOL fungicide promoting 90 percent alcohol and greater germ kill claims appears from Porters Pharmacy in Butler Georgia. The notice urges readers to obtain the product locally for treating itching.
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Porters Pharmacy
Butler
Nurse confesses to Deanan girl kidnapping slaying in Chicago
Phoenix sheriff announces that Richard R. Thomas, 42, a Chicago native and nurse, confessed to the January murder of six year old Suzanne Degnan. Thomas had been jailed on a morals charge involving his daughter and reportedly described urges and spells leading to the Chicago crime. The confession aligns with key details of the abduction and dismemberment on Chicago's North Side, triggering nationwide crime lab reforms.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Suzanne Degnan
Chicago
Forest Castle
Richard R. Thomas
Thomas
Sheriff Castle
Suzanne
Jane
Husband Drowns Attempting to Save Wife in Georgia
In Zebulon Georgia on June 24 Johnny Phillips 28 drowned in the Flint river at Flat Shoals while trying to rescue his wife who cried for help. A bystander jumped in and saved Mrs Phillips but Phillips disappeared returning later his body was found by state patrolmen led by Sergeant J I Burson and taken to a Zebulon clinic where he died.
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Zebulon
Johnny Phillips
Pike County
Flint
Flat Shoals
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