Second attack in 10 years shocks Cusseta family
Columbus reports 67 year old Geo W McKenzie of Cusseta Ga was jailed after killing his son Carey and injuring his other son in a 1939 feud that flared again. Mrs McKenzie described a long family quarrel over farm work and schooling, noting poverty and dependence on Carey who had supported them through military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Geo. W. Kenzie
Cusseta
c + McKenzie
Seaton
Superior Court
McKenzie
Cogent N. E. Wright
Chattafroochee County
G. ©. McKenzie
Upatoi
C. F. McLaughlin
Mr. McKenzie
Horace
Martha
Carey
Muscogee County
Truman urges merit basis for postmaster appointments
President Truman called on Congress to pass legislation to remove postmaster appointments from politics and let the postmaster general name all postmasters under civil service rules. The plan would end presidential selections and Senate confirmations for first three classes, aligning with Hoover Commission reform.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
Civil Service
Government Reorganization Commission
Hoover
Chatham Sheriff Leads Five Negro Juniors to Washington Tour
Sheriff Bil Harris of Chatham county arrived in Washington with a Negro policeman and four Negro junior deputies for a five day tour of New York and Washington. Harris joked it may be the first Georgia sheriff to take five Negroes on such a trip. Fay Patterson, Savannah policeman, accompanied them. The youngsters were chosen for junior deputy work and were photographed with J Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bil Harris
Chatham County
New York
Georgia
Harris
Fay Patterson
Savannah
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Railway era memories and postwar depots in Georgia history
The narrative recounts pre Civil War depots burned by Yankee troops and the subsequent railroad growth shaping towns like Fox Valley Howard Geneva and Talbotton. It credits Northern capitalists with building six or more rail lines from 1868 through the 1870s and notes regional trade centers and local losses tied to railroad expansion.
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Butler
Fox Valley
Fort Valley
Howard
Geneva
Macon
Columbus
Messrs
Freeman Mathews
Rufus Hunter
Talbotton
Pace Bill for 3 Crop Test in Farm Program Approved
Washington June 28 House Agriculture Committee approved a three crop trial run of the administration proposed farm price support plan. By 17 to 9 vote the panel backed Rep Pace for Brannan to test his production payment scheme next year. Brannan aims hogs potatoes and wool for the test. The move heightens a Democratic Republican farm policy clash ahead of next year’s elections. If enacted the bill would repeal the 80th Congress farm law and shift to a flexible 60 to 90 percent parity for major crops in 1950.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Rep
Pace
D.ga
Brannan
Man Dies in Cell as Atlanta Policeman Indicted for Murder
Atlanta police officer J C Clay was indicted for murder after LeRoy Mooney died in jail from head injuries allegedly inflicted with a blackjack. Eight witnesses testified before the grand jury that Clay struck Mooney repeatedly after his arrest for a drunken charge at a theatre.
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Man
Atlanta
J. C. Clay
Leroy Money
Clay
Mooney
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Sony Cusseta
C. W. Smith
Thurston Ave
Thomaston, Ga
Chatham
Nation
City OF
Reynolds
R. L. Bell
Gerk City of
Reni
Warren
Warren Dealer
Brown Electric Company
Butler, GA
Wsaecid
Verre
Trad Hynes
Business Houses of
Crawford and
Taylor Counties
Robert A
J. & G. Grocery
Hinton and Company
Reynolds Truck and Tractor Company
Aultman’s Super Store
Harry Powell
Meats Farmers Exchange
C. B. Hicks
Citizens State Bank of Reynolds
Flint Electric Membership Corporation
Reynolds Service Station
Citizens Oil Company
Reynolds Pharmacy
G. H. Goddard & Son
McInvale Store
Windham’s
E. T. Shealy Grocery
George Brady N. L. Halley Company
Reynolds Freezer
Taylor Mill
Reynolds Telephone Company
Taylor County Motor Company
Georgia Power Company
Relia’s Shop
Elas Ag
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