Vista Methodist Church Centennial Celebrated in Georgia
Rev. B A Wall leads Buena Vista Methodist Church during June 25 to July 2 centennial week. The 1844 organization by Rev. David Newsome Burkhalter moved from Tazewell to Buena Vista in 1848 and expanded after joining Liberty and Uchee churches. The history covers war impact, reconstruction, a 19th century revival, and long standing women’s missionary work led by figures such as Mrs. Ed gar M Butt and Miss Alice Webb. The piece notes Sunday School growth and current leadership in 1930s. In Griffin, W H Beck Sr is named judge of the City Court to fill an unexpired term.
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Buena Vista
B. A. Wall
Methodist Church
David Newsome Burkhalter
Tazewell
Marion
Burkhalter
Liberty
Uchee Methodist
Blakely Smith
W. D. Ball
New South
Buena Vista Methodist Church
Edgar M. Butt
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Mary Cartright
Oxford
Warren F. Candler
Jennie Doyle White Rogers
J. S
Griffin
W. H. Beck Sr
Henry Connor
Letter From Soldier Near Asia Describes Jungle Life
In Asia on June 1, 1944 a service member writes to his mother about jungle conditions near a base in tents. He recalls snakes cobras mosquitoes red ants and heavy rain with high humidity. He mentions friends and jokes about 4-F classification and promises to write back.
Former Enquirer Man To Moscow For U P Foreign Desk
John B. McDermott, 1940 Grady School graduate, is being transferred to United Press New York cable desk as a precursor to a Moscow assignment as foreign correspondent. He has spent three years at the Miami bureau as night manager, bureau manager, and Florida manager. Earlier he worked with the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Dr. L. Brittain concludes 22 years as president of Georgia Tech and becomes president emeritus as Col. Blake van Leer takes over. Judge S. Price Gilbert lauds Brittain and Tech’s growth.
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Athens, Ga
John B. McDermott
Henry W. Grady School of Journalism
University of Georgia
New York
United Press
Moscow
McDermott
Miami
Florida
Columbus
Ledger-Enquirer
Atlanta
L. Brittain
Georgia School of Technology
Blake van Leer
S. Price Gilbert
State Board of Regents
Mrs James A Farley to Vote Republican in November
Mrs James A Farley arrived in Chicago and announced she will vote for the Republican presidential nominee in November. She says her action does not reflect her husband’s views and notes she has long been an independent voter. She spoke to International News Service in an exclusive interview.
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Chicago
James A. Farley
Farely
International News Service
Farley
New York
Mexico City
Prominent Box Springs Man Killed by Hit Ram Driver
Talbotton Georgia June 25 Edgar Patterson Gordy 65 was killed Saturday night on the Columbus Macon highway when struck by an automobile driven by an unidentified Negro soldier J M Grier Box Springs merchant witnessed the tragedy Gordy a native of Upson county was a leading farmer in Chattahoochee county before moving to Box Springs He is survived by wife Alice Gordy a daughter Mrs M C Perkins of Thomaston two sons W C Gordy of Macon and H M Gordy of Thomaston He was a noted Baptist layman who contributed to Baptist causes and helped build a church in Chattahoochee county Sheriff J H Ferguson Talbot County is investigating State highway patrol officers have been asked to locate the car and hold the driver awaiting coroner s jury action.
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New Baptist Church
Box Springs
J. H. Ferguson
Talbot County
T. S. Roberts Dies at 71 in Columbus Civic Leader and Printer
Columbus. Thomas Slade Roberts 71 longtime commercial printer and founder of T S Roberts Printing Company died Sunday after seven weeks illness. A Columbus civic leader he served in vocational roles with the public schools and helped promote the annual poultry show at the Chattahoochee Valley Exhibition.
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Columbus
Thomas Slade Roberts
Roberts
T. S. Roberts Printing Company
Chattahoochee Valley
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G. Vista Methodist Church
Berta Cook
Walker Williams
R. L. McMichael
R. W. Stevens
W. B. Mosley
Thad Brown
Charlie Lowe Williams
Pearl Short
J. M. Rogesr
J. H. McClung
W. W. Greene
Guy Garrett
H. P. Gurr
J. P. Hogg
Marion County
W. H. Beck
M. L. Brittain
Asia
Georgia Tech
Enquirer
Jas. A. Farley
T .S. Roberts
Mr. Copland
Chattahooche Judicial Circuit
Savannah
Judicial Circuit
California
Maine
Georgia
Woolwender, Jr
Chattahoochee
Ed Wohlwender, Jr
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