Georgia Weekend Traffic Toll and Local News Highlights
At least four killed and 11 injured in Georgia traffic incidents over the weekend. Obituary notes include Prof. Daniel C. Peacock founder of the Peacock school and Atlanta naturalist. Miss Martin becomes Wesleyan College student body president to take office in April. Federal funds totaling 65,702,147 were spent in Georgia in the year ending June 30, 1940. News includes military, legal, educational, and civic items across cities like Atlanta, Macon, Valdosta, and Atlanta.
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Marshallville Waterworks Upgrade Is Underway
Marshallville begins a waterworks improvement project with about $2500 spent on painting and sterilizing the city water tank and related repairs scheduled to start March 16.
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Marshallville
Pine Seedlings Planted in Macon County Soil Program
In Macon County, more than 125000 pine seedlings were planted this season under a soil conservation effort. Farmers also planted 35000 black locusts as part of the same program in Montezuma.
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Macon County
Fort Benning to graduate 78 officers this week
Seventy eight officer students will graduate this week from the officers' communication course at the Fort Benning Infantry School. A class of 126 enlisted men will be admitted for a motor mechanics course.
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Fort Benning
Columbus
Ft. Benning
Two Thousand Women Apply for Camp Wheeler Jobs
Macon Ga March 12 about 2000 applications flowed to Camp Wheeler in Macon for four positions including one senior hostess two junior hostesses and a librarian Maj L R Howell adjutant said the intake shows strong wartime service demand with women seeking roles near home base.
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Macon
Eastman Plans Tree Planting Drive This Winter
Eastman officials announce a city beautification project with 2 000 dogwood holly and oak trees harvested from Dodge county wood lots. Residents will receive trees to plant and care for, aiming to beautify the city in coming years.
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Eastman
Dodge County
Lieutenant Killed in Nine Story Fall
Athens Ga March 14 a coroner's jury held an inquest into the death of Lt Bush Sneed Jr who leaped from a ninth floor hotel room to escape a fire. The jury found his death an accident caused by the fire evidently started by a cigarette.
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Athens
Bush Sneed Jr
Macon Plants 30 000 Azaleas to Beautify Area
Macon newspapers Telegraph and Evening News started distributing 30 000 azalea plants at low cost to beautify Macon and surrounding countryside as Savannah markets an azalea city reputation face competition.
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Savannah
The
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Evening News
Body of Montezuma Woman's Mate Found
Montezuma March 17 the body of Lt Hugh Allison of Minter Alabama husband of a former Montezuma resident was found in Lake Murray near Ft Jackson South Carolina Search for Mrs Allison continues as they were last seen after their boat capsized three weeks ago
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Hugh Allison
Minter
Ala
Lake Murray
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Nine-Year-Old Killed by Moving Truck on Forsyth Highway
A nine year old boy from Forsyth was killed when he fell against the rear of a passing truck driven by Charlie Holloway of Russellville on the Forsyth Russellville highway. Witnesses said the accident was unavoidable and cleared the driver of blame.
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Carl Holley
Sam Hampton
DeSoto
Sumter County
Hampton
Forsyth
Porsyth
Russellville
Charlie Holloway
Electrical Training Department Set Up in Webster County
The Union School near Richland Webster county has formed an electrical training department with Prof Bernard Goodwin of Weston as instructor. It will be the only such program in Webster county and will admit NYA age youths from the county. County Superintendent Paul Stevens aims to add a woodwork training department soon.
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Union School
Webster County
Bernard Goodwin
Weston
Paul Stevens
NYA
Stevens
Webster
Rural power group receives $36,000 loan approval
Carrollton Ga March 16 R D Tisinger counsel for the Georgia Rural Reserve a coalition of 43 electric membership cooperatives announced the national RBA has allotted 36 000 for two new Diesel Generating units The reserve will use the equipment to fulfill its government contract to supply power in a defense emergency generators rented at 360 per month J T Spivey of Mystic is president and J S Bomar of Douglas county is secretary treasurer
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R. D. Tisinger
Georgia Rural Reserve
National
RBA
Tisinger
J. T. Spivey
Mystic
Reserve
J. S Bomar
Douglas County
Sweetpeas Bloom Two Weeks Early This Year
In Americas on March 16, Mrs. Ed Morgan reports sweetpeas blooming two weeks ahead of the usual schedule. She has gathered blossoms already and plans to harvest about 8,000 blooms by April 1, attributing the early bloom to saved seeds and a quirky season.
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Americas
Ed Morgan
Flow of Big Bombers To England Started
Boeing heavy bombers begin deployment to England with 22 ships, first flight from McChord Field with American pilot and British crew. The fleet plans daily departures to Montreal Portland and Dayton. built at Boeing in Seattle, these four motor planes have range sufficient for bombing central Europe from English bases.
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Ore
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Ohio
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Europe
War Dept Awards $1.67 Million for Augusta and Camp Hulen Base
The War Department awarded about $1,668,000 in contracts for construction at the Augusta Georgia air base and Camp Hulen in Texas. Claussen-Lawrence Co of Augusta received $935,962 for temporary housing roads and utilities to serve a base for about 1,800 men.
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War Department
Augusta
Camp Hulen
Texas
Claussen-Lawrence Co
House Passes Defense Land Bill in Georgia
The Georgia House approved a defense land bill by 130 to 26 and sent it to the Senate. The measure authorizes cities to lease or donate property for defense use, notably land for Camp Wheeler and a fuse plant site. The chamber also approved a $2,500 payout to Robert Coleman for five years of wrongful imprisonment.
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Georgia House
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Camp Wheeler
House
Robert Coleman
Clayton County
Coleman
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Permanent Letters of Administration Sought in J Whaley Estate
Taylor County Georgia notices W R Cook applies for permanent administration of J Whaley estate. Creditors and next of kin are cited to appear at the office within the law’s time and show cause why administration should not be granted to the county administrator or another fit person. Witness J R Lunsford Ordinary. February 14, 1941.
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Taylor County
W. R. Cook
J. Whaley
J. Whatley
Whatley
Georgia Posts Affected By Two Army Transfers
The War Department announced five brigadier generals would be reassigned affecting seven posts including two in Georgia. Brigadier General C. W Grisswold moved from Benning to command the replacement center at Camp Court South Carolina, and Brigadier General J. H. Hester, a Georgia native, was moved from Washington to command at Camp Wheeler.
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War Department
Washington
Georgia
C. W Grisswold
Benning
Camp Court S. C
J. H. Hester
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