Ware Grand Jury Condemns Governor Over Sam Mincy Case
Waycross April 29 Ware county grand jury completed five days of deliberations condemning Governor Rivers for his commutation of the death sentence of Sam Mincy a Ware county turpentine worker who killed his brother in law Oliver Strickland in the buckshot murder report says the panel disapproves of alleged misuse of parole pardon and commutation power under Rivers and his predecessor.
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Waycross
Sam Mincy
Ware County
Buckshot
Oliver. Strickland
E. D., Rivers
B.D. Rivers
Christian Science Lesson Sermon on Adam and Fallen Man
Sunday services in Churches of Christ, Scientist worldwide will study the Lesson Sermon with citations from Jeremiah 10 28 and from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. It states mortal man cannot rise from error until recognizing God as the sole life and that man is the image of God.
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Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Speeding Linked to Over Half of Georgia Traffic Deaths
An analysis from the Georgia Department of Public Safety on 1988 traffic fatalities shows speeding blamed for 420 of 8283 deaths. Other causes include improper equipment, drunk driving, passing on hills, and failure to observe signs. Rural fatalities numbered 569 with 218 in cities, pedestrians 248 with 189 on highways, weekend totals 359, and overall costs estimated at 37.085 million dollars.
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Atlanta
Georgia
State Department of Public Safety
Howell and Rivers clash over ballot referendum and judge selection
Atlanta May 1 Howell, last year’s gubernatorial candidate, urged Gov Rivers to place a referendum on higher taxes before the June 6 general election and seek a fresh mandate. Judge Hatchcock condemned an after midnight Fulton superior court appointment and urged letting the people pick a successor to the late Judge Thomas in June. Rivers said he will not decide ballot inclusions until entries close and candidates are certified by Secretary Wilson, who noted entries close Saturday at midnight and a list to be submitted Monday.
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Atlanta
John B. Wilson
Wilson
McFarlane Pink Rose Wins Thomasville Show
In Thomasville Georgia on April 28 the pink Rose McFarlane won the sweepstakes prize for best specimen at the Rose Show. Mrs D Rhett Pringle entered the winning specimen and Mrs E C Peck displayed a garden table with roses and accessories. John Walker a 14 year old student won first in the garden table division. McChesney Jefferies won first in the men’s free for all with a wildflower bowl. An exhibit depicted a life size Twenty Grand Derby winner statue built from Radiance roses with a jockey figure. About 8000 visitors attended by 11 am and more arrived after the exhibits opened to the public at 2 pm.
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Thomasville
Wditor McFarlane
D. Rhett Pringle
City, Water and Light Department
B. A. Pita
Greenwood Plantation
American Legion Post
Leesburg Class Will Visit East Leesburg for Commencement
Leesburg Ga April 28 plans for the 1989 high school commencement have been released by Supt J M Mitchell. The class will leave for the World's Fair in New York on May 29 so the exercises will be a one night program. Graduation is set for Friday evening May 26. The class will depart by train Monday noon for New York spending three days and nights there. On return they will stop in Washington and Baltimore and plan visits to Annapolis Mt Vernon and other points of interest. Several teachers and friends will accompany them.
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Leesburg
J.M. Mitchell
New York
Washington
Baltimore
Annapolis
Mt. Vernon
Pauper Bride Buried After Ten Years Unclaimed
Augusta Georgia May 1 A pauper burial ends a decade long wait for the groom Albert Hunter to claim his bride Geraldine Johnson Hunter who died in 1929 at age eighteen. John Curtis funeral director laid the body after the husband left for Ohio, lost his job and reportedly was in a hospital.
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Augusta
John Curtis
Geraldine Johnson Hunter
Ohio
Nter
Curtis
Albert Hunter
Georgia Iron Lung Sent to Charleston
Augusta reports the University hospital iron lung sped to Charleston for Miles Barkley six who is critically ill at Roper hospital. Dr Thomas Wright Goodwin from Augusta will operate the device until a local operator is trained. The child is son of R Barkley and former Margaret Merry daughter of Mrs W D Merry. Funds for the iron lung raised by The Augusta Herald.
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Augusta
University Hospital
Charleston
Miles Barkley
R. Barkley
Carolina
Maybank
Roper Hospital
Thomas Wright Goodwin
Margaret Merry
W. D. Merry
Augusta Herald
Tour-Legged Chick Attracts Monmouth News Buzz
A four legged chick and a litter of sixteen pigs arrived in Montezuma last week. W. S. Ham of Salem brought the chick alive and well, but it died soon after at the Montezuma Citizen and Georgian office. Nearby Ed M. McKenzie faced a heavy rainstorm while rescuing a pig litter. four pigs later perished.
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Montezuma
W. 8S. Ham
Salem
McKenzie Perry
Ed M. McKenzie
McKenzie
Body of Murder Victim Released in Baltimore Case
Baltimore May 2 Judge E H Niles allowed release of Evelyn Rice body from the city morgue for cremation and burial with relatives in Americas Tarquinio Aurelio Marco 45 a steelworker and ex tavern keeper is charged with murder and dismemberment He says Rice was a barmaid and housekeeper for him He remains jailed awaiting his May 22 trial his attorney pleads not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Baltimore
E. H. Niles
Evelyn Rice
Americas
Aurelio Marco Tarquinio
Dublin
Tarquinio
Pace Asks Memorial For Andersonville Plan Sought
Columbus editor Nelson M Shipp reported May 2 that Congressman Stephen Pace sought approval to establish a peace memorial at Andersonville National Cemetery He also proposed an impartial inquiry into the Confederate prison camp facts.
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Columbus
Nelson M. Shipp
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Stephen Pace
Andersonville National Cemetery
Shipp
Andersonville
Boy's Town at Reynolds New Grand Theatre
Mickey Rooney rises to stardom in Boy's Town with Spencer Tracy. The film follows Father Edward J. Flanagan and Rooney's Whitey Marsh, detailing the creation of a home for neglected boys and the methods transforming troubled youths.
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Boy's Town
New Grand Theatre
Mickey Rooney
Rooney
Spencer Tracy
Tracy
Edwardly
Flanagan
Whitey Marsh
Father Managan
Bed in which trio slept wrecked by lightning bolt
Quitman April 20 Wilson Shef field his wife and baby were asleep in a wooden bed when lightning struck the farm home nearby splintering posts and smashing the bed. The family was dumped on the floor but unharmed as the storm hit a pine tree and the radio aerial along with nearby outbuildings.
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Quitman
Wilson Sheffield
Coltesline
Nedstead
Judge Leach Reco rder loans man 50 cents to pay fine
In Fairburn Georgia a drunkenness case left the judge lending a man fifty cents after the man and his brother raised four dollars and fifty cents to pay a five dollar fine. The loan was repaid shortly after court adjourned.
Bluebird Steals Dime From Mailbox in Bowden
In Bowden Georgia a thrifty blue bird stole a dime from a mailbox intended for postage. Mrs. A W Partian reported the loss and, following the carrier’s tip, searched nearby and found the dime wrapped in newspaper near the bird’s nest.
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Bluebird
Uncle Sam
Livestock Auction Opens Weekly Sale in Buena Vista
Marion Live Stock Co. started weekly cattle auctions in Buena Vista, Georgia, led by Walker Williams and D8 Rogers. Friday’s sale saw 172 cattle and a car of Nos. 1 and 2 hogs sold. fat steers brought 9 cents per pound, stocker heifers 5 to 7.5 cents, and a Hereford calf at 8.5 cents. Top hog price reached 6.25 cents. Next auction set for Friday, May 65.
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Buena Vista
Marion Live Stock Co
Walker Williams
D8 Rogers
Bunca Vista
Marion
Sriday
Bond Posted in Peonage Case in Albany
Hilton Hightower an Early county planter and his overseer B B Grimes face indictment on peonage charges. They posted an $8000 cash bond in Albany Monday, after a federal grand jury in Macon week. Damascus Ty-horse farm operator called the charge absurd and claimed workers earned more last year.
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Albany
Hilton ‘Hightower
B. Grimes
Maco Dast
D. D. ‘Campbeteshtowen
Freight Car Ride Sparks Art School Dream
Camélia Poulaski a Georgia farm girl rode freight to Miami seeking art study. After personal tragedy and hardship she found help from a city matron and a Coral Gables family enabling study at the University of Miami while doing housework.
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Miami
Fla
Camélia Poulaski
Georgia Farmeid
Tron
Camelia
Groverland
Ohio
Augusta
Atlanta
Mra Ethel Saunders
City
Dublin Council Puts Church Permit Under Review
Dublin city officials and property owners discuss delaying a church building permit for the Gospel Center. S. F. Beasley represents owners who seek an investigation into the nature of the planned church before council acts.
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Council
Dublin
Dublin City
Counceil
S. F. Beasley
iGospel Center Des
Army records show 38 866 students in military training
Atlanta May 1 Army records released Monday show 38 866 students in military training in schools and colleges across eight states in the Fourth Corps area. Figures list Georgia Florida Alabama North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana with 16 921 in colleges 3 084 in Military Work high school ROTC 12 188 and about 1 800 in other schools with military courses.
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Atlanta
Fourth Corps
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Geors Heat
Infantry
Pa ‘Coast Ee
Alan
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ATSLO
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Iron Lung
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New Prison
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