Miss Whatley Defies Old Notions of Teacher Fun
Atlanta Journal profiles Miss Vic Whatley of Reynolds Road Oglethorpe Ga a lively teacher and principal who transformed a rough log school into a well lit building with new desks while pursuing further degrees. Her career includes summers at the University of Georgia Mexico California and Washington DC reflecting a rewarding life in education.
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Oglethorpe
Miss Vic” Whatley
Reynolds Road
Miss Vic
Reynolds School
Bethlehem
Reynolds
Vic
Potterville
Potterville School
University of Georgia
Vic’s
Mexico
California
Washington, D. C
Bureau of the Census
Daughter of Local Couple Serves as Army Nurse in Miami
First Lt. Carolyn Wadsworth, daughter of Mrs. J. A. Wadsworth and the late Mr. Wadsworth of Taylor county, has been assigned to the RAF Regional and Convalescent Hospital in Miami District. A Ft. Valley High School graduate, she later attended Emory hospital school of nursing after Georgia Southwestern College. She enlisted February 25, 1943 and served at Robins Field Station Hospital, Daniel Station Hospital, and Northington General Hospital before her Miami posting. promoted to first lieutenant last May.
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Ft. Valley Leader-Tribune
Coral Gables
Fla
Carolyn Wadsworth
J. A. Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Taylor County
RAF
Miami
Ft. Valley High School
Georgia Southwestern College
Americus
Emory University Hospital School For Nursing
Atlanta
Army Nurse Corps
Robins Field Station
Danield Station Hospital
Georgia
Northington General Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Cemetery Work Day at Wesley Methodist Church
July 10 has been set aside for cleaning the Wesley Methodist church cemetery. All interested are asked to bring tools and help to do this work.
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Wesley Methodist Church
Memorial services for McCorkle brothers in Buena Vista
A Sunday service at Providence Baptist Church in Buena Vista honored Pfc. Andrew P. McCorkle and Pharmacist Mate James Eugene McCorkle, sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McCorkle, both killed in World War II. Andrew served with the Second Ranger Battalion at Normandy and died June 8, 1944. James Eugene, with the Fifth Marine Division, died on Iwo Jima after aiding a wounded Marine. Memorial speakers praised their service and citizenship, with military escorts present and Bronze Star and Purple Heart recognitions noted.
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Buena Vista
W. A. McCorkle
Providence Baptist Church
Andrew P. McCorkle
James Eugene McCorkle
Andrew
Pruitt
D Co
Ranger
Normandy
Arthur Boyette
Rangers
McCorkle
War Department
Eugene
Co. A
Fifth Marine Div
USNR
James
Iwo Jima
26Th Marines
Ed McMichael
Gene
Ft. Benning
J. R. Smith
Bethel Primitive Baptist Cemetery Cleanup Planned
The Herald announces that Bethel Primitive Baptist church cemetery and churchyard will be cleaned next Tuesday. All who have loved ones buried there are urged to attend and help with the work.
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Bethel Primitive Baptist Cemetery
Bethel Primitive Baptist Church
Third District Representative Holds Enviable Record With Colleagues
Funeral services were held at Mt. Pisgah church for Miss Anna Harmon age about 55 daughter of the late Mr and Mrs H H Harmon She had been ill and bedridden for over a year She was a faithful Mt Pisgah church member Survived by one sister and four brothers J R Lew J P and H D Harmon and many nieces and nephews
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Mt. Pisgah Church
Anna Harmon
H. H. Harmon
Miss Harmon
J. P. Harmon
Cal Ingram Receives Bronze Star for Gallant Service
Cpl. Calvin Ingram son of Mrs. Mae Ingram of this city earned the Bronze Star Medal for outstanding performance in action against the enemy. The award was presented by his commanding officer in Schleiz Germany on June 5. Ingram enlisted in Taylor County about two years ago and has served in Europe for 18 months.
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Cpl
Calvin Ingram
Mae Ingram
Schleiz
Germany
Cpl. Ingram
Army
Taylor County
Talbotton Fire Destroys Home. Man Burned, Injuries Reported
Howard P. Winburn 44 suffered severe burns in a late Saturday kitchen explosion that wrecked his six room Talbotton home. Painter Gorman injured. Mrs Winburn and neighbor children aided by volunteers as flames rose high and firefighters rushed to save surrounding structures. Blood donors were urged for Winburn who was connected with World Asbestos Co.
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Talbotton
Howard P. Winburn
Atlanta
Winburn
World Asbestos Co
Gorman
Talbotton Hospital
Thch Hospital
Linda
Doris
Fiermen
Federal Auto Stamp Sales Lag Before July First Deadline
County motorists delay buying the $5 Federal Automobile Stamps as the July 1 deadline nears. Post offices in Butler and Reynolds say they will assist motorists in obtaining the stamps before the legal expiration date.
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Butler and
Reynolds
Pace's drive to stabilize agriculture and reform Georgia farming
Gladstone Williams profiles Steve Pace, Georgia congressman and agricultural reformer. He hit Congress ten years ago seeking soil conservation rural electrification parity prices and crop insurance as four essentials. Pace helped pass lower interest rates for REA loans and champions farm modernization and parity pricing.
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Washington
Congress
Steve Pace
Georgia
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Americas
Pace
Terrell County
House Agricultural Committee
REA
Rep
Injured in France Pfc William Carpenter Visits Mother
Pfc. William Lawrence Carpenter, stationed at Finney General Hospital in Thomasville Georgia, visited his mother Mrs Beulah Carpenter requesting treatment for injuries to both legs suffered in France on December 25 He enlisted from the county in January 1943 and spent 18 months overseas in England France Belgium and Germany returning May 29.
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William Lawrence Carpenter
Beulah Carpenter
Carpenter
Finney General Hospital
Thomasville
France
England
Belgium
Germany
States
Col Theo J McGee Elected to National Housing Board
Columbus learns Col Theo J McGee, chairman of the Columbus Housing Authority, has been elected to the National Public Housing Conference board. The event follows his June trip to Washington where officials recognized Columbus as a leader in public housing.
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Col
Theo J. McGee
National Housing Board
Columbus
Columbus Housing Authority
Washington
National Public Housing Conference
United States
Paul Jefferson Peed Promoted to Fireman First Class
Paul Jefferson Peed of Butler has been advanced to fireman first class aboard a destroyer in the Atlantic Fleet. He trained at Naval Training Station Norfolk and wears the American Theater ribbon with star and the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater ribbon with two stars for WWII service including Normandy and southern France and shore bombardment duty along the Northern Italian coast. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Peed. another son, E. L. Peed, serves as Army Engineers. Previously he worked for Ft Valley Crate and Lumber Co. and attended Butler High School through 1936.
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Paul Jefferson Peed
Butler
Atlantic “Tincans
Naval Training Station
Norfolk
Peed
Normandy
France
Italy
F. C. Peed
E. L. Peed
Army Engineers
Navy
Ft. Valley Crate and Lumber Co
Ft. Valley
Butler High School
Taylor County Teachers Receive Two Months Bonus Payment
Taylor County Superintendent E. H. Dunn announced a State Department of Education check for 11127.81 to cover two months extra pay for Taylor County teachers. The payments were mailed to 50 white and 45 colored teachers, with Dr. M. D. Collins calling the move historic and hoping for another month's pay next year.
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Taylor County
E. H. Dunn
State Department of Education
M. D. Collins
Georgia Public
Taylor County Superior Court Opens With Docket Heavy
The Taylor county superior court will open Monday at nine with Judge T Hicks Fort presiding. The civil docket includes eighteen divorces and a $35000 damage suit by the C H Neisler Estate of Reynolds against Georgia Power. Grand jurors and traverse jurors are listed for the term, with one murder charge among about 35 cases.
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Taylor County Superior Court
T. Hicks Fort
Columbus
Ed Wohlwender Jr
R. O. Perkins
Georgia Power Company
C. H. Neisler
Reynolds
J. M. Bone
Johnnie Lee Walker
George Bush
H. G. Windham
F. A. Ricks
W. H. Trussell
D. C. Abbott L. D, Kirksey
R. E. McCants
T. L. Fountain
J. L. Austin
J. E. Locke
G. , Young
A. B. Shehee
Wanza Hartman E, H. Kilby
W. F. Gray IV, J. Butler
D. N. Sealy
A. H. Jarrell
E. L. Wilson B. J, Byrd
H. W. Cox
R. H. Brown
B. W. Hinton
E. W. Cook
David Posey
J. W. Edwards
Fred Jarrell
J. W
Jim Hartman
D. W. Payne
H. C. Adams
James Brown
Id. H. Neisler
J. P. Posey
W. R. Childres
T. E. Tante
H. H. Riley
J. W. O'Neal
C. B. Montgomery
W. B. Ray
IR. D. Pye Roy Eubanks
Alfonso McCrary
H. J. Porter
J. P. Harmon
J. N. Turner
H. N. Culverhouse
Hubert Young
Death of Mrs. Annie Cobb Andrews Adams Laments Local Friends
The death of Mrs. Annie Cobb Andrews Adams wife of V. J. Adams occurred May 31 in Houston Texas where they had lived for years. Both were active in church work social and civic affairs and in Red Cross U S O and Sunday School efforts at St Paul Methodist church where Adams served on the Board of Stewards and led the Boy Scouts troop. Adams a former president and manager in the insurance world has connections to Reynolds and Atlanta. Funeral services were held at the Nee Kirk of the Heather Glendale California church.
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Annie Cobb Andrews Adams
V. J
Judson) Adams
Houston
Texas
Red Cross
St. Paul Methodist Church
Adams
Stewards
St. Paul Church
Insurance
Houston World General Agents
Southern California
James A. Adams
Reynolds
Judson
Mintie Adams Pope
Atlanta
Annie Cobb Andrews
Colored Canning Plant at Butler Opens This Week
The Butler colored canning plant opened Monday June 18 with operations on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. Mary Brown is named supervisor. Wanted notice seeks a baby bed and provides contact J H Newton Butler Ga.
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Butler
Butler Colored
Mary Brown Hillsman
J. H. Newton
Butler, Ga
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Miss Whatley
Violet Moore
Atlanta Journal
McCorkle Brothers
Marion County
Mt. Pisgah
Bronze Star
Talbot
Gladstone Williams
Constitution Staff
Pfc
Lawrence Carpenter
Taylor County ‘Superior Court
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