Georgia News Roundup Highlights Local Deaths and Events
A Georgia week roundup notes Miss Belle Morris of Vidalia fatally shot by an accidental gun discharge, and 97 year old Sara Elizabeth Pasley of Thomaston dying in Birmingham. It also lists an Easter egg hunt in Thomaston, local elections with 11 candidates for Spalding County Commissioner, a Wayne County paper sale, and plans from various cities on public services, festivals, and civic actions.
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Belle Morris
Vidalia
Crawford Jury Frees Anderson in Involuntary Manslaughter Case
Cullen Anderson a Macon white man was acquitted in Crawford county superior court of involuntary manslaughter for a crash near Roberta last June that killed Ralph Schelling of Macon. State troopers said the wrecked car had been stolen from Jimmy Hroody of the Southend hotel in Macon. Anderson was defended by W. J. Wallace of Roberta.
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Knoxville
Cullen Anderson
Macon
Crawford County
Anderson
Ralph Schelling
Roberta
Jimmy Hroody
Southend
W. J. Wallace
Lumpkin Babe Christened Rhae Worthington in Stewarts County
Lumpkin March 27 The mystery baby found beside a lonely road in Stewart County January 7 was christened Rhae Worthington by the Rev J Shell. The child has been adopted by Sheriff and Mrs C W Worthington and is admired by all who meet him.
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Lumpkin
Stewart County
Rhae Worthington
J. . Shell
Rhae
C. W. Worthington
Warm Springs to Dedicate Buildings
Warm Springs Ga March 28 Word from President Roosevelt awaited on completion of a dedication program for two new buildings at the Warm Springs Foundation. Plans call for the ceremony Saturday with one building to house the school and occupational therapy for patients and a second building to contain the operating room and patient facilities, to be finished by June.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Warm Springs Foundation
Foundation
Foundational Hospital
Chief Locked In Own Jail At Americus
Americus Georgia March 24 Chief of Police John Worthy was confined in a city jail cell while questioning a prisoner when the cell block doors were slammed and the bars barred the chief inside. Fellow officers heard frantic shouts but could not reach him for two minutes until the doors were opened.
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Americus
John Worthy
Speed Limit Hike Approved By Georgia Governor
Atlanta measures speed limits outside cities rise from 40 to 55 mph. Governor Rivers signed the bill extending the limit and mandating front and rear reflectors on motor vehicles. The beer tax remains at 2 cents a bottle.
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Atlanta
Governor Rivers
Georgia Assembly Costs Reported Over 200000
The Georgia state legislature has paid out 195287 toward regular session expenses with remaining bills for printing and other costs. State Treasurer Geo B Hamilton notes some members have not drawn their balances and the total cost may exceed 200000 once all bills are settled.
Jurors Who Sat In Gowers Court In 1919 Return
Abbeville March 28 Judge C T Gower convened Wilcox county superior court and found six men who served on a jury here 20 years ago. The six jurors listed are C R McLeod H J Danielson C G McLemore L Goodin N A Statham and J A Moore.
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Abbeville
C. T. Gower
Wilcox County
Monticello Mayor to Return Home Today
Monticello March 24 F L Penn mayor of Monticello who was injured in an automobile accident on March 38 and has been visiting his daughter Miss Josephine Penn a Brunswick school teacher since discharge from a Macon hospital will return home today Maude Penn also injured in the accident will be brought back to Monticello today from Oglethorpe Private infirmary of Macon Both Penns are recuperating and doing as well as can be expected
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Monticello
F. L. Penn
Josephine’ Penn
Brunswick
Macon
Maude Penn
Oglethorpe
Mr. Penn
Deen to Cut Georgia Pension Payments Starting May
Director Braswell Deen announced a wage reduction in the state welfare pension rolls, cutting monthly payments from 484000 dollars to 270000 dollars. The move follows talks in Washington with the social security board about Georgia’s finances.
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Atlanta
State Department of Public Welfare
Braswell Deen
Deen
Washington
Social Security Board
Georgia
Unreality Theme in Worldwide Christian Science Lesson
The Sunday Lesson-Sermon on Unreality will be read in Churches of Christ, Scientists worldwide. Biblically the lesson cites Isaiah 34 and correlative passages from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy, noting that truth is real and error is unreal with understanding growing as error destroys itself.
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Mary Baker ‘Eddy
Budget deficit and aid cuts outlined in state notice
Figures released by Miss Louisa Fitzsimmons show 15 657 beneficiaries would be cut off from aid statewide as federal rules require awards not fall below 76 percent of the deficit. County directors will mark suspended certificates no funds available. pensioners needy blind and dependent children on rolls will receive April 15 checks while suspended recipients get none.
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Louisa Fitzsimmons
Egg judging results listed for county entries
Forty one county entries competed in an egg judging event with scores listed beside each entrant. Notable results include Mrs Lehman Cummings scoring 93 and Mrs J B Byrd 93, with many scores in the low to mid nineties across numerous participants.
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Co. M. Blair
George Theus
Alice Guinn
Austin Guinn
G. D. Locke
Robert Massey
Albert Guinn
Rachel Montgomery
Ruth Neisler
Thyra Merarry
Robert Hall
J. B. Byrd
Carl Brown
Jimmie Stingfield
Jeff Young
Hubert Mosley
Roy Philman
Cecil Renfroe
B. F’. Moore
Cliff Adams
George McCrary
Elbert Posey
Walter Wainwright
Ernest Davis
Lehman Cummings
W. C. Windham
F. S. Dickerson
Martin Harris
T. W. Upton
Asbury McCants
Fugitive Bruce Caught After Farmhouse Standoff in Georgia
Floyd Bruce, 37, son of nitroglycerin, sought after Armco mill robbery and other heists, seen in Ellaville before a county search led to a guarded farmhouse. A youth warned occupants. Bruce surrendered with hands raised as Ernest Morris was killed by postal agents. Bruce is native to Muscogee County, with family in Columbus.
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Floyd Bruce
Ray
Illinois
Ernest Morris
Bruce
Ellaville
Sheriff Rigsby
Rigsby
Missouri
Tennessee
Texas
Mississippi
Muscogee County
Columbus
Ray Bruce
Armco Mills
Newnan
Davison-Paxon Company
Rich's Inc
Pilagille Bank
Pilayille
Americus
First School for Sightless Opens in Paris
Historical note marks the world’s first school for the sightless established in Paris, signaling early efforts in organized education for visually impaired students. The record records the era and location but lacks full date details in the readable text.
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Paris
Frosts damage Georgia peach crop. Hileys spared south of Macon
Georgia peach crops suffer heavy frost damage over 80 days, mainly in the area north of Macon. W. C. Bewley reports Hileys likely near normal south of Macon, Elberta damage uncertain north of the city, and overall prices may rise with a moderate statewide crop.
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Macon
W. C. Bewley
Georgia Peach Growers’ Exchange
Elbertas
Petition for Divorce Trusty Collins v Mattie Collins
Trusty Collins files for divorce in Taylor Superior Court April Term 1939. Service by publication ordered since Mattie Collins is not a resident. Defendant must appear at the April term on the first Monday to answer. Witness Judge C. F. McLaughlin. Clerk Thelmon Jarrell dates March 14, 1489.
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Trusty Collins
Mattie Collins
Taylor Superior Court
C. F. McLaughlin
Taylor County Legal Notice Apr Term 1939
Citizens & Southern Bank of Thomaston Ga files complaint on note against Mary D Amos and others in Taylor Superior Court. Defendants are commanded to appear at the April Term beginning the first Monday in April 1939 to answer. Hon. C I McLaughlin presiding. clerk Thelmon Jarrell notes date February 14 1939.
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Taylor Superior Court
Citizens & Southern Bank of
Thomaston
Mary D. Amos
G. T. Amos
C. i McLaughlin
Thelmon Jarrell
Taylor County
Georgia
Referendum Notice on Inclusion of Lands in Taylor County
The State Soil Conservation Committee announces a March 28 1989 referendum in Taylor County to decide including lands within the Middle Western Ocmulgee River Soil Conservation District boundaries. Voting venues align with regular county elections and mail ballots are available from the County Agent with a 2:00 pm March 28 deadline.
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Middle Western
Ocmulgee River
Taylor County
Soil Conservation Districts
State Soil Conservation Committee
T. L. Alsbury
Notice to creditors and debtors in Mangham estate
All creditors of the estate of Rospess Mangham late of Taylor County Georgia are notified to render demands to the undersigned and all debtors must pay immediately This 6th day of March 1989 John Mangham Executor Estate of Rachel Respess Mangham
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Georgia
Taylor County
Rospess Mangham
John Mangham
Rachel Respess Mangham
Foreclosure Notice by Farmers & Merchants Bank Junction City GA
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Junction City Georgia, holder of a deed to secure debt from R C Gray dated April 9 1985 in Taylor County records Book V pages 148-149, declares full indebtedness due and will sell at public outcry on April 4 1989 during court hours. Lands include 101 1/4 acres in North half of lot 16 14th Dist and 6 acres in southeast corner of lot 162 24th Dist. A deed will be issued to the purchaser.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Farmers & Merchants Bank of
Junction City
R. C. Gray
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Junc
R. G. Gray
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Superior Court
Chas
Stone
Probate of Will In Solemn Form In Re Estate of Rachel Mangham
John Mangham as executor applies for probate in solemn form of Rachel Respess Mangham's last will. Heirs at law who are non residents must appear at Taylor County Court on the first Monday in April 1939 to show cause why probate should not be granted.
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Court of Ordinary
Taylor County
Rachel Respess Mangham
P. L. Holt
Arthur Bussey
G. E. French
John Respess
Zack Respess
Peyton Respess
Nona Respess
Rena Respess
Annette Respess
Wsthur
L. T
Discharge Petition for Guardian J R Theus Georgia Taylor
J R Theus guardian of Victor Odessa Iona Verna Iris Swain and Farris Theus petitions discharge after fulfilling duties Objections must be filed by the first Monday in April 1939 or Theus will be discharged Ordinary L T Peed signs the notice
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Georgia
Taylor County
J. R. Theus
Victor
Odessa
Iona
Verna
Iris
Swain
Farris Theus
L. T. Peed
Notice to creditors of J. N Bryan estate in Reynolds Ga
All creditors of the estate of J. N Bryan late of said county deceased are notified to render demands to the undersigned according to law and all persons indebted to said estate must make immediate payment. This February 6 1939 5 H Bryan Executor J N Bryan Deceased P O Address Reynolds Ga.
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Georgia
Taylor County
J. N Bryan
H. Bryan
J. N. Bryan
P.O
Reyolds
Notice of partnership buyout in Reynolds Georgia
Public notice states that on March 1 1989 the undersigned purchased the interests of Mrs J H Neisler and Mrs Irene Whatley in the firm of M J Wood and Co The message thanks friends and customers and pledges to maintain high business principles and continued trust
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Sara Elizabeth Pasley
Birmingham
Thomaston Garden Club
Municipal Park
Wade Huie
Elberton
Young People's Organization of the
Athens Presbytery
Athens
Spalding County
Liberty County Herald
Hinesville
M. Ilark, Jr
Emily Anderson
Dorothy Greene
Charles Schneider
Americus High School
State Executive Department
Rivers
Georgia Welfare Workers
Albany
Macon Kennel Club
N. Terrell Weaver
Waycross
Atlantic Coast Line
Carolinas
Columbia
S. C
Hardy F. Kejler
Blackshear
H. 8. Robinson
Patterson
Manning
Little James Dorsey
Hugh Dorsey
Eatonton
W. D. Stribling
the Council
Sumter County
Leslie
de Soto
Wesleyan College
Wesleyan Corporation
City Commissioners of
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Georgia Public Service Commission
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Dawson, Sasser and Parrott
Columbus Southern Line
John Richard McKee
West Point Hospital
LaFayette Highway
Lanett
Ala
W., K.sutlive
The
Blackshear Times
Suning
Macon County
R. L. Greer
J. J. Bull
Tate
Joel Chappell
Burke
Wawnesboro
Talbotton Lions Club
Henry Persons
L. C. Watts
Wm. O. Jordan
Barnesville
Cordele
U. S
H. B. Willliams
Thos. T. Lytle
Cordele Banking Co
Ft. Valley
Chamber of Commerce
Clinton Hutto
Hoke Smith
Henry Mathews
Civil Service
Fitzgerald
Wm. A. Adams
J. Bryant Carter
Baxley
Lorace Griffin
Appling Superior Court
Iby
Joe Mitchell
Wildlife Division
State Department of Natural Resources
Mitchell
Crawford
Christens
Gower’s Court
Middle Georgia
M. J. Wood
Qoonen
M. J. Wood Cory Reynolds
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