Nature's Garden Roses and Their Varieties Discussed
H H Berry of Wesleyan College contributes a feature on roses in Sundays Macon Telegraph. The article traces rose origins from ancient Egypt, outlines major groups bedding climbers and shrubs, and highlights Hybrid Teas Hybrid Perpetuals and Polyanthas with examples and notes on hardiness and color.
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H. H. Berry
Wesleyan College
Macon
Cupid
Egypt
Amelia Earhart
Commer Cal
District of Columbia
Dorothy Perkins
Prinis
van Orange
Dorothy
United States
Supreme Court decides Wohlwender to stay as solicitor general
In Columbus on May 4 the Supreme Court and Muscogee County Superior Court rulings keep A F Copland from taking the office while Wohlwender remains in charge. Wohlwender will prosecute next week and says he will serve the people of Muscogee County despite the months long delay. Copland notes he expected the decision and has no immediate plan to assume the office.
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Ins
Supreme Court
Solicitor General
ED Wohlwender
Muscogee
Columbus
Chattahoocheee Circuit
State Supreme Court
A. F. Copland
High Tribunal
Muscogee County
Wohlwender
Copland
Mr. Copland
Taylor County Registrants Called Into Armed Service
In Taylor County three colored men left for the Columbus Naval recruiting station for immediate Navy induction. The names are James Bit Suggs James Knowlton and Blight J Talton. Three other colored men went to Ft Benning for Army induction Hilliard Dudley Felts Robert Gibson Jr and Aaron Napier. White man Walter Joe Hobbs leaves for Atlanta Navy induction plus May calls for Army pre induction exams and Lt McPherson induction dates with ten colored men and ten white men listed for May 22 and May 23 respectively.
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Taylor County
Naval
Columbus
Navy
James Bit Suggs
James Knowlton
Blight J. Talton
Ft. Benning
Army
Hilliard Dudley Felts
Robert Gibson Jr
Aaron Nappier
Walter Joe Hobbs White
Atlanta
Hobbs
Lt. McPherson
Farmers Resume Planting After Rain Delays in Taylor County
Taylor County farmers push into fields despite weeks of rain and labor shortages. Pimento and peanuts are being planted rapidly, with women and children often operating tractors or following mule and plow. Gardens are late but thriving and the county wheat crop, led by Lester Wainwright north of Butler, is notably good.
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Taylor County
Lester Wainwright
Butler
Secretary Knox Dies After Heart Attack at 70
Washington April 28 Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox died Friday from a heart ailment at age 70. Acting secretary J W Forrestal announced the end at 1 08 P M EWT as flags drooped world wide and lawmakers paused in respect. Knox, veteran publisher and Rough Rider, served in three wars and rose from Grand Rapids reporter to Chicago Daily News publisher before entering politics with Theodore Roosevelt and Alf Landon as running mate in 1936.
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Washington
Frank Knox
Roosevelt
J. W. Forrestal
Senate
House
Forrestal
C. A. Swanson
Navy
Knox
Grand Rapids
Mich
Chicago Daily News
Michigan
Theodore Roosevelt
Rough Rider
Bulloose
Republican Party
Alf Landon
Kansas
Purvis Rites Held for Former Americus Resident in Ohio
Funeral services for Jonathan Hammon Purvis 65 a former Americus resident who died in Cincinnati Ohio April 22 will be held at his brother Mose E Purvis home in Americus this afternoon Rev M C Gardner and Rev D J Evans will conduct interment in Oak Grove cemetery Purvis born in Taylor county May 10 1878 lived most of his life in Americus in real estate later moved to Cincinnati and continued the same business Surviving wife Mary Askew Purvis two sons James and Billy two daughters Elsie and Curry Owell two grandchildren three brothers Cleve Adair M L Purvis and one sister Sister J L Lumpkin all of Americus Pallbearers named
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Americus
Jonathan Hammon Purvis
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mose E. Purvis
M. C. Gardner
Central Baptist Church
D. J. Evans
First Baptist Church
Oak Grove
Mr. Purvis
Taylor County
Mary Askew Purvis
James
U. S. Navy
Billy
Cleveland
Elsie Purvis
Atlanta
Curry .Owell
Eastman
Cleve
Ad Aid
M.L. Purvis
Srs
J. L. Lumpkin
Fred Robbins
E. B. Hill
Harris Council
Ernest Pantone
W. A. McDonald
Peter Wall
Carroll Purvis
Mn Lister
J. J. Hallman
Butler High School Commencement Exercises Begin
The Butler High School Senior Class Day kicked off graduation events led by the Metho distist church Men s Bible Class speaker Polk Jarrell. May 14 baccalaureate at the school with Rev. W B Heats followed by May 16 recital and May 19 diplomas with Miss Betty Fehring as valedictorian and Miss Carol Jane Waller salutatorian. Four grads left for the armed forces. May 23 the seniors travel to Atlanta with Prof E H Dunn Miss Julia Carter and Miss Mabel Sanders.
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The
Methodist Church
Polk Jarrell
W. B. Heats
J. W. Edwards
C. L. Glenn
Carol Jane Waller
Betty Fehring
James Adams
Clem Adams Walter Almgreen
Kathryn Amos Willa Barfield
Carolyn Bazemore
Jim Nat Cooper
Cathryn Culverhouse
Doris Culverhouse
Martha Jane Elliston
E. M. Gaultney
Mildred Gay
Joan Gill
Annette Harvey
Jane Harris
Ruth Hobbs
Ruth McChargue
Carolyn McCrary
Joyce McMillan
Dan Millions
Frances Mott
Billie Pennington
Fay Sawyer
Frankie Sikes
Mavis Stevens
Douglas Taunton
Carol Jane Waller Wanza Wisliam
Mary Wright
John Moore
Herman Clark
Army
Atlanta
Henry Grady Hotel
Capitol City
E. H. Dunn
Julia Carter
Mabel Sanders
Local Colored Citizens Express Regret of Tragedy
The Colored Citizens of This Community express deep sorrow for the Wednesday April 26 tragedy that killed 11 year old Wayne Austin, son of Mr and Mrs J M Austin. They offer prayers for the family and thank white friends for their Christian concern. Signed by Lee Duncan and Joseph Mims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Austin
J. M. Austin
Lee Duncan
Joseph Mims
Windham Accepts Call to Thomaston Baptist Church
Rev James M Windham one time Adel First Baptist pastor accepts call to Thomaston First Baptist joining a community minded minister with civic roles in Valdosta Cook County and Adel He and his wife Avis Louise Miller have a daughter Virginia Gail He begins Thomaston pastorate June 1 with May supply sermons.
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Thomaston
First Baptist Church of
James M. Windham
First Baptist Church
Adel
Windham
Butler
Guy Windham
Eula Wilson Windham
Tifton
Mercer University
Southern Baptist Seminary
Georgia
Kentucky
Valdosta Baptist Association
Cook County Commercial Club
Adel Lions Club
Okefenokee Council
Boy Scouts of America
Avis Louise Miller
Macon
Virginia Gail
Taylor County Soldier in 42 Combat Missions
S Sgt. Howard G. Benford of Mauk has flown in more than forty-two combat missions with the 54th AAF and earned the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. He has 287 combat flying hours and served over Kavieng Rabaul Alexishafen Hollandia Cape Gloucester Boram Wemak and the Bismarck Sea. His plane survived an engine loss during a December raid on Alexishafen and sank a Japanese vessel on a later Bismarck Sea mission. Benford formerly worked at the Thomaston bleachery, is a Butler High School graduate, attended Air Force Armament School in Denver, and earned wings at Ft. Meyer Florida.
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Fifth Air Force
New Guinea
Howard G. Benford
Mary L. Benford
Mauk
54Th Aaf
Kavieng
Rabaul
Alexishafen
Hollandia
Cape Cloucester
Boram
Wemak
Bismark Sea
S-Sgt
Benford
Thomaston
Army
Butler High School
Air Force Armament School
Denver
Ft. Meyer
Fla
Farmers And Students Affected By Pace Bill Proposals
Washington April 28 proposals affecting farmers and school children gain Senate traction as amendments to the Pace Bill. Backed by sponsors, the measures aim to extend the FSA and aid underprivileged students amid a fragmented opposition.
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Washington
Senate
FSA
House
Aaron Dreizin Officially Reported Killed in Action
War Department notified Mr and Mrs Oscar Dreizin that Staff Sgt Aaron Dreizin was killed in action over Germany on January 30 after being reported missing in action. Dreizin born Butler March 6 1922 was a Savannah alumnus and Butler dry goods worker turned radio operator and aerial gunner in the Army Air Corps. He leaves his parents a brother Isaac in the Navy sisters Mrs Dave Sailer and Mrs Izzie Chanin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Dreizin
War Department
Aaron Dreizin
International Red Cross
Dreizin
Butler
Savannah
Army
Air Corps
England
Isaac Dreizin
U. S. Navy
Atlanta
Dave Sailer
Columbus
Izzie Chanin
Santa Maria
California
Clyde Pittman
Mauk
Jack Kirksey
Reynolds
Harley Riley Jr
Otha Jinks
Ideal
Grady Parker
Eugene Bone
Willie A. Windham
Oscar Bloodworth
Frank Lawson
Fire Devastates Peach Valley Egg Farm Warehouse
A Saturday afternoon blaze at Peach Valley Egg Farm near town destroyed about forty thousand pounds of feed and its large storage warehouse. Loss exceeds $5,000 with no insurance. The farm, owned by Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Guinn and sons, is a major White Leghorn poultry operation in the Southern States.
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Peach Egg Farm
Peach Valley
A. E. Guinn and
Story of Georgia Naval Stores Industry Filmed in Color
Valdosta Ga May 2 The film shows how naval stores products are produced from gum flow to the still where rosin and turpentine are separated It highlights Georgia as a major producer accounting for about half of the world output and features Georgia farm people.
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Valdosta
Georgia
Georgia Agricultural Extension Service
American Turpentine Farmers’ Association
The
Extension Service
Soma
United States
For Sale Good one horse wagon and harness
One horse wagon and harness offered for sale by D. W. Payne of Reynolds Georgia.
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D. W. Payne
Reynolds, Ga
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Cope
Nature’s Garden
Ft. McPherson
Butler HS
Glenn
Baptist
Adel First Baptist Church
Servis
Peach Valley Egg Farm
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