Notice to Sell Real Estate of P C Watson Deceased
Thelmon Jarrell as administrator of the estate of P C Watson deceased applies for leave to sell the real estate. An order for citation was made at the June term 1938. Heirs at law and creditors are informed that the July term 1938 of the Taylor County Court of Ordinary will decide the petition. If no cause is shown, leave will be granted. Dated June 8, 1938. L T Peed Ordinary.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Thelmon Jarrell
Said . C. Watson
P. C. Watson
Georgia Taylor County Year’s Support for A F Davis
Mrs. A F Davis has filed for twelve months support from the estate of F D Davis deceased. The application will be heard by the Ordinary at the July term, to be held on the first Monday in July. Witness, L T Phed, Ordinary, May 30, 1938.
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Georgia
Taylor County
A. F. Davis
F. Davis
L. T. Phed
Georgians Die in Week End Accidents
Six Georgians died over the week end in drownings automobile and train wrecks. The victims include J. M. Livingston 78 of Avera. Donald Bowling 5 son of Ollie and Mrs Bowling Lindale. Jake Elliott 654 Newton County farmer. Barbara Lucas 6 and James Du Bois 12 of Savannah. Lehman Parrish 18 of Marlow.
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Associated Press
J. M. Livingston
Avera Farmer
Donald Bowling
Ollie Bowling
Lindale
Jake Elliott
Newton County
Barbara Lucas
James Dubois
Savannah
Lehman Parrish
Marlow
Georgia Companies Pay Big Dividends
Atlanta June 28. Dividends totaling 5,786,045 have been declared by Georgia corporations. Most payments due July 1. Coca Cola leads with quarterly 50c on 3,991,000 shares and semi annual 1.50 on 600,000 A shares. Georgia Power Co pays 787,587 across two stocks. Other large payouts include First National Bank 378,000 Bibb Manufacturing 200,000 Atlanta Birmingham and Coast railroad 129,507 Citizens and Southern National Bank 150,000.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Coca Cola Company
Georgia Power Co
First National Bank
Bibb Manufacturing Company
Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad
Citizens and Southern National Bank
Stone Mountain to vanish in 3.47 million years
Atlanta June 26 In a striking forecast geologist A S Fureron of the state mines mining and geology division calculates Stone Mountain wears away at about 1000 pounds daily. Based on granite weight and volume the mountain would drop to the level of surrounding earth in 8 472 163 A D. He cites weathering and chemical action of water as the thinning factors.
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A. S. Fureron
State Mines, Mining and Geology Division
Stone Mountain
Mr. Fureron
Senator Russell Returns Home With Wage Hour Bill
Winder Georgia June 26 Returning home after a long session in Washington Georgia's junior senator Richard B Russell said the wage hour bill is the best bill we could get and entitled to a fair trial He warned it is an experiment and that much will depend on administration He will stay in Georgia about a week before a nationwide agricultural tour He is chairman of the senate agricultural appropriations committee.
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Winder
Washington
Georgia
Richard B. Russell
Russell
Senate Agricultural Appropriations Committee
Boy May Lose Eye in Dry Ice Blast
Atlanta June 28 Little Leroy Coursey of Atlanta may lose the sight of an eye as a result of a bottle of dry ice exploding Sunday. The youth was admitted to Grady hospital after placing dry ice in a bottle and corking it. While holding the bottle in his hand it exploded and flying glass cut him about the eye. Surgeons could not say if the damage would be permanent.
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Atlanta
Little Leroy Coursey
Grady Hospital
Grady
Old $20 Bill Robbery Strikes 83-Year-Old Farmer
In Warrenton Georgia on June 28 an 83-year-old farmer D L Mayes was bound and blindfolded while two men ransacked his home and stole 1500 in old style twenty dollar bills kept in a meat barrel. Fingerprints from Augusta are pursued as clues.
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Warrenton
Augusta
D. L. Mayes
Mayes
America Mayes
Superior Cotton Must Target High Quality for Premium Market
Agricultural guidance urges South Carolina growers to focus on superior staple cotton. Emphasizes selecting high quality varieties, proper fertilization with ample potash, and timely side dressing to boost yields and make fibers more uniform. Notes potash is cheap and promising for wider use.
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South Carolina
South
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
North Carolina
Georgia
Arrington Earns Silver Cup For Community Service
A. A. Arrington of Ellaville and Schley county receives a silver loving cup in recognition of four decades as a merchant and extensive service in education and church work. He served 25 years on the Ellaville high school board and nearly 30 years on the Schley county board of education, with past roles in the state legislature during the 1920s. Arrington and his wife Bertha Burnam have eight children. He joined Shiloh Baptist church as a teen and became a deacon after transferring to Ellaville Baptist, while Eugene Pierce near Crowell’s school owns a Civil War sword his father captured in 1862.
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A. A. Arrington
Ellaville
Schley County
Arrington
Bertha Burnam
Pestry
Shiloh
Sumter County
Ellaville Baptist Church
Eugene
Pierce
Crowell’s School
Taylor County
Cater Pierce
46Th
Georgia
Plaques On Wall Street Buildings Honor Historic Sites
In Manhattan's Wall Street district many houses and office buildings display plaques detailing the historic sites the structures occupy.
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Wall St
Wall Street District
Manhattan
Joshua Chooses Loyalty to Jehovah in Israel’s Covenant
In Numbers and Joshua accounts, Moses dies on Nebo and Joshua is anointed to lead. Joshua proclaims that he and his house will serve Jehovah, urging Israel to abandon idols, reaffirm the covenant at Sechem, and choose steadfast worship. The people affirm their intent to serve Jehovah, warning that forsaking him invites judgment.
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Joshua
Moses
Mount Abraem
Jordan
Mt. Nebo
Gine
Israel
God
Promised Land
Timnath-serah
Sechem
Jacob
University System Reports 6900 Summer Term Enrollment
The University System of Georgia reports summer enrollment totals of 6960 students, up 987 from last June and the largest on record. The University of Georgia leads with 2066, Georgia State College for Women second with 955, North Georgia College at Dahlonega tops junior colleges with 140. Ten units offer summer classes, Georgia Tech expects 500 this summer, included in the total. Chancellor Sanford notes system enrollment has risen about 8,000 since the board’s 1982 formation, with more than 18,000 students in campus instruction this year.
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Atlanta
University System of Georgia
Board of Regents
University of Georgia
Ami Georgia State College For Women
North Georgia College At
Dahlonega
Georgia Tech
W. Sanford
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