Georgia News Capsule Highlights Across Cities
Cordele plans a sale of Shetland ponies. The tomato ranks No 1 in Georgia gardens. Eight persons killed in Georgia traffic accidents last weekend. Americus secures its second manufacturing plant within a week. Mr and Mrs Oliver Allen, former Atlanta residents, were killed in an auto accident near Ocala Florida. Georgia peach orchards expected bumper crop this year with 100 peach growers predicting in Macon. Charles R Lampley 22 of Augusta ambushed and shot. Hundreds gathered to honor J H Woodall in Woodland. Prisons Director Jack Forrester orders daily reports on convict labor crews. President Eisenhower flew to Augusta for spring vacation. Meriwether Vindicator marks 87th year. A rose show queen chosen at Thomasville. Tifton State Farmers Market leads in tomato and cantaloupe production. A teenage boy Larry Thomas 16 and a 4 year old girl Carl Ellington killed in separate accidents. Dr Fred Simonton named General Practitioner of the Year in Macon. A new radar system for tornado warnings and soon a radio alert system. Mrs Beulah C C Mayher dies in Columbus. Forrester plans to investigate all convict camps after Gilmer county action. Gov Griffin holds secret meeting with department heads urging restraint in statements to press. Hall county voters split on 75 600 bond proposal for courthouse additions 1719 yes 1719 no. The death of O W Raulerson of Pierce county a former representative and senator noted as a local political figure.
Upson County Girl Wins State Spelling Title
Dianne Sake of Thomaston won Georgia’s state spelling crown in Atlanta by spelling mnemonic correctly and then hey to meet contest rules. Runner up Rudine Jones tripped on mnemonic, a tie to 1947 champion Mattie Lou Pollard’s home county.
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Thomaston
Georgia
Dianne Sake
Rudine Jones
The
Atlanta Journal
Dianne
Upson County
Mattie Lou Pollard
Mattie Lou
G. H. Phillips
C. C. Tate
Thurston Junior High School
Daylight Saving Time Changes Across States This Weekend
Daylight saving time arrived Sunday affecting many states and the District of Columbia. Clocks were set one hour ahead to extend evening daylight, with military posts and federal offices switching at 2 a.m. The timing for returning to standard time varies by state, not all aligning on October 26.
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District of Columbia
U. S
Aid Sought for Georgia War Vets Hospital Beds
Georgia veterans leaders pressed for federal action to add hospital capacity. They seek a new VA hospital in Atlanta and expansion of the Dublin facility after reports that half of Georgia veterans are turned away for lack of beds. The delegation met with House Veterans Affairs Committee members and Georgia lawmakers.
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Washington, D. C
Pete Wheeler
Roy Cousins
Georgia American Legion
Bill Todd
DAV
Teague
D-Tex
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Georgia
Atlanta
Dublin
Wheeler
VA Atlanta
Todd
Davis
Clean-up week in Cordele and Crisp County
Next week is designated Clean-up Paint-up Fix-up Week for Cordele and Crisp County residents, sponsored by the Crisp County Chamber of Commerce with Mrs. Lulamae Perry as general chairman. Also noted is Macon Mayor B F Merritt Jr proclaiming Mental Health Week April 27 May 3 to urge support for the state mental health association. Outside events include the solved disappearance of newlyweds near Universal Pennsylvania after five months, a Denver lawyer and relatives slain by a former convict, a St Louis mother who perished attempting to save five children in a fire, and a Roanoke Virginia case in which a wife and two children were killed by their husband and father.
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Cordele
Crisp County
B. F. Merritt, Jr
Macon
State
Universal
Denver
St. Louis
Roanoke
Woodland Industrialist to Be Feted by PTA in Woodland
J H Woodall Sr of Woodland Georgia a longtime industrialist and Talbot County civic and educational leader will be honored with a 3 p m Sunday reception at the Woodland Grammar School hosted by the Woodland PTA and local residents Invitations extend to friends in Talbot and surrounding counties Woodall president of Ga Cushion and Wrapper Co and Woodland Furniture Manufacturing Co served 39 years on Talbot County Board of Education helped form Georgia School Boards Association and is a director of the National School Boards Association.
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Woodland
J. H. Woodall Sr
Talbot County
Woodland Pta
Woodland Grammarschool
Talbot
Woodall
Gas Cushion and Wrapper Co
Woodland Furniture Manufacturing Co
Talbot County Board of Education
Ga. School Boards Assn
National School Boards Assn
Americus College Plans 50th Anniversary May Day
Americus Georgia plans a May Day program marking Ga Southwestern College's 50th anniversary. The events include a parade of the college’s development, alumni speeches, an exhibit of historical pictures, crowning of Miss Mary Ann Craven and Mr. Emory Parker, a campus barbecue, and a semi formal dance. The college turned 50 on January 4.
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Americus
Southwestern College
Mary Ann Craven
Warner Robins
Emory Parker
Ga. Southwestern
Baxley Report Set for Wednesday on Convict Use
Corrections Director Jack Forrester said a Baxley report on alleged misuse of convicts will likely be finished Wednesday after resolving how much money the state is owed. A Bainbridge probe will follow, with investigation of similar incidents after the Baxley findings, referencing prior Atlanta Journal reports about private property use involving Decatur Prison Branch convicts and mentions of Gov. Griffin and Cheney Griffin.
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Atlanta
Baxley
Bainbridge
Corrections Department
Jack Forrester
Wayne
Jesup
Forrester
Baimbridge
Atlanta Journal
Decatur
Gov. Griffin
Cheney Griffin
10 Per Cent Gas Rate Hike Becomes Effective Today
Atlanta residents face a near 10 percent rise in natural gas bills as the rate increase takes effect. The hike covers heating needs for homes and industry, with the public service commission noting the compromise is about a third less than Southern Natural Gas Co. sought yet still above what officials deem necessary.
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Atlanta
jSouthern Natural Gas Co
Birmingham
Gay Pubic Service Commission
Butts County Leading Citizen Dies in Highway Crash
Jackson Ga. W M Freeman 65 Butts county farmer and chair man of the Butts County Board of Commissioners was killed instantly April 23 in an automobile accident on the Barnesville Highway. Investigating officers said Freeman’s car collided with one driven by B A Allgood of Tocca a farm machinery salesman. Allgood was listed in critical condition in a hospital Freeman was pronounced dead on arrival.
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Jackson
W. M. Freeman
Butts County
Community Notes Highlight Weekend Visits and Conferences
Mrs J E Brown returns home after wintering with children in Butler Douglas and Waverly Hall. Families and friends from East Point Columbus Americus and Macon visit here for church events, conferences, and weekend gatherings. A quarterly conference at Mark draws a large crowd as locals plan to attend District Conference in Butler.
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J. E. Brown
Butler Douglas
Waverly Hall
Paul Jones
Clarence Cramer
Jimmy
Walter Jones
Americus
B. C. Collins
H. D. Collins
Ft. Valley
Quinton Clark
Thomas
Macon
C. M. Renfroe
Cecil
Huie Abercombie
Murray Driskell
Floyd Martin
East Point
Martin
R. R. Day and Sons
Athens
Monticello
Joe Brown
L. R. Adams
William Childres
Butler
Tifton
Willis Garrett
Sara Jane
Charing
W. G. Wall Jr
Terry
Byromville
R. L. Brown
Eufaula
Ala
A. F. Fain Jr
Burt
Frank
Carl Brown
Steve
Fred Brown
Columbus
Montezuma
Augusta student Kesler wins nationwide essay prize
George Kesler, an Augusta high school student, wins first prize of $1,000 in a national essay contest among entrants from 40 states. The contest was conducted by the President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped.
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George Kesler
Augusta
President’s Committee On
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Ocala
Fla
Charles R. Lampley
J. H. Woodall
Eisenhower
White House
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R. K. Stovall
Thomasville
Tifton State
Larry Thomas
Carl Ellington
Walton County
Fred Simonton
Chicka- Mauga
the Medical Assn. of
Beulah CC. Mayher
Gilmer County
Correction Department
Jack Forrreter
Hall County
O. W. Raulerson
Pierce County
General Assembly
Fawn Distributors, Inc
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Upson
Ganot
John H Woodall
Woodland Industrialist
Americus College
Howard News
U.S
Lockett
Taylor County Fishing Club
Peed Bros. Feed Store
Butler Baptist Church
Charles Davis
Reynolds Baptist Church
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