Georgia PTA president elected as Griffin leader
Mrs. J. C. Owen of Griffin Friday was elected president of the Georgia Congress of P T A, succeeding Mrs. R. A. Long. The report also notes various local incidents including a fatal car crash near Carrollton, a fatality in Macon, a river body identified as J. H. Faulconer, and other regional events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Owen
Griffin
Georgia Congress of
R. A. Long
J. H. Faulconer
North Augusta
S. C
Savannah River
Faulconer
Uniform Pay for Merit System State Employes
A uniform scale of pay for all state employes in the merit system will take effect May 1. The state merit system board has adopted the plan to equalize salaries of workers in health welfare and labor. About two thousand employees in state and county systems will be affected.
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Boar
Health Welfare
Thouerna
Seven Airmen Killed As B‑24 Crashes Near Macon
A B 24 bomber attached to Chatham Field crashed on the edge of Camp Wheeler near Herbert Smart Airport Monday killing seven airmen and injuring two. An official board will investigate. The dead include 2nd Lieutenants Mohler Shellenberger R S Patterson J L Maloney J A Shaw Corporal J Santisteven Private A E Satterwhite and Privates J H Rooney.
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Herbert Smart
Macon
Camp Wheeler
Chatham Field
St.ove
E. C. Muchmore
Smartfield
Smart Field
Smart Airport
Mohler Shellenberger
York
R. S. Patterson
Barre
J. L. Maloney
Watertown
Mass
J. A. Shaw
Forest Hills
L. I
J. Santisteven
Lake County
Calif
A. E. Satterwhite
Richmond
J. H. Rooney
Weekhauken
N. J
Two U S Soldiers Sentenced to Hang in England
London reports two American Army privates, both Black, were sentenced by a U S Army court martial to be hanged for attacking an 18 year old English girl April 4 near their base in England. Pvt. W. W. Smith, 21 of Birmingham Alabama, and Eliya Brinson, 25 of Tallahassee Florida, claimed innocence and an execution date was not set pending appeal.
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London
England
W. W. Smith
Birmingham
Ala
Eliya Brinson
Tallahassee
Fla
Alabaman uses 97 sticks of dynamite in self destruction
Jim Blevins, 39, of Deerhead Cove near the Alabama Georgia line, was killed when 97 sticks of dynamite exploded in a small cave beside his home. A note found from Blevins told his wife to leave the body undisturbed and seal the cave, and authorities say the instructions were followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Payne
Ala
Jim Blevins
Deerhead Cove
Alabama- Georgia Line
E. W. Stewart
Fort Payne
Blevins
Two fined $1000 in slaughter case
Macon May 2 James Dykes and Isaac Cohen were fined $1000 each in U S District Court on charges of violating War Food Administration slaughtering regulations. Dykes, a Cochran abattoir operator, pleaded no contest to a 12 count charge and Cohen, a Macon merchant, pleaded guilty to a 29 count information.
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Grady Carpenter
A. B. Lovett
Augusta
OPA
Carpenter
Isaac Cohen
Macon
James Dykes
Cochran
WFA
Judge B
Deaver
U. S
War Food Administration
Cohen
U.S
John Cowart
Cowart
Bulloch Wife Freed in Husband's Death
Statesboro Georgia April 28 Mrs Maxine Daughtry mother of three children was acquitted of a murder charge in the death of her husband J B Daughtry at their home in upper Bulloch county The defense argued self defense and the jury deliberated about forty minutes confirming the acquittal in Bulloch Superior Court
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesboro
Maxine Daughtry
J. B. Daughtry
Bulloch Superior Court
Georgia Student Art Exhibition Opens in Athens
Columbus to have exhibition of art as 817 entries from 61 schools and colleges display through May 13. Opening May 1 in the University of Georgia fine art gallery, entries come from Albany Atlanta Athens Augusta Baconton Blackshea Columbus Clayton Dexter Douglas Griffin Hazelton LaGrange Macon Marietta Milledgeville McRae Royston Savannah Surry Winter and Winterville. Judges are Verne Bradley Howard Komas and John Charlot.
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Athens
Georgia
University of Georgia
Albany
Atlanta
Augusta
Baconton
Blackshea
Columbus
Clayton
Dexter
Douglas
Griffin
Hazelton
LaGrange
Macon
Marietta
Milledgeville McRae
Royston
Savannah
Surrency
Winter
Winterville
Verne Bradley
Birmingham
Howard Komas
Agnes Scott College
John Charlot
Hon H M Stanley Dies At His Decatur Home
Hon H M Stanley 77 former state commissioner of labor and secretary emeritus of the Georgia Press Association died at his residence in Decatur April 25. Born in Dublin he rose from printer's devil to editor of the Dublin Courier Dispatch and later held multiple state posts including commissioner of commerce and labor. He served as federal director for Georgia during World War I and was active in the Knights of Pythias and First Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife a daughter two sons two daughters a brother and a grandson.
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Decatur
H. M. Stanley
Georgia Press Association
Dublin
Capt
R. A
Martha L. Stanley
Stanley
Dublin Gazette
Dublin Courier
Dispatch
Dublin Courier-Dispatch
State Department of Agriculture
Georgia Weekly Press Association
Commerce and Labor
Labor and Industrial Relations Department
Georgia
U. S. Employment Service
International Accident Boards
Ethel Inez Stubbs
Knights of Pythias
First Methodist Church of
J. C. Peteet
H. M. Jr
Atlanta
Lytton
J. S. Adams
W. R. Haynes
Macon
W. L. Stanley
Jack Peteet Jr
Crisp County Clock Strikes Again in Cordele
Cordele April 29 the town clock in the courthouse dome has been electrified replacing heavy weights with electric power from Crisp County's hydro electric plant on the Flint river. The clock face has been refreshed and the hourly chimes return for the residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordele
Crisp County Commissioners
Grisp
Flint River
Roses in the vicinity suffer from various diseases and pests
No 1 page describes rose problems including black spot, canker, aphids, snout beetles, red spider and insects. It advises regular care with dusts like sulfur lead arsenate and lime sulfur spray, pruning, and washing off light infestations.
498 Americans Lost As Ship Is Sunk In The Mediterranean
Washington May 1 The army announced the loss of 498 military personnel in the sinking of an American ship in the Mediterranean by enemy action. The vessel sank swiftly and survivors were not noted with next of kin notified. The report marks the third major transport loss of life in the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mediterranean
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coolidge
South Pacific
Seven Women Convicted in Mann Act Case
Washington reports seven women linked to the Swank Hopkins Institute were found guilty of conspiracy to violate the Mann Act. The panel deliberated about one hour and twenty minutes. Sentencing date pending with potential terms from four months to two years. The trial referenced a claimed “little black book” of patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Swank Hopkins Institute
Million Dollar Call House
Institute
Acute Shortage Of Methodist Preachers Seen By Kansas Group
Kansas City May 2 a Garrett Institute study to the general conference warns the Methodist church faces an acute preacher shortage within ten years as ministers fail to keep pace with population growth. The report notes 30 percent of ministers are age 53 to 62 and predicts 6,331 will die or retire by age 72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Kansas City
Methodist Church
General Conference
M. H. Leiffer
Garrett Biblical Institute
Evanston
Ill
Leiffer
Good Farm Mule for Sale in Georgia
Good farm mule in gale friendly condition suitable for any work. Ernest Davis handles inquiries from Butler Georgia. Write or see for a spl end did work option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale
Ernest Davis
Butler, Ga
Farm for sale fifty acres on paved highway in Griffin
Fifty acre farm on a paved highway near Griffin Georgia offered for sale by A B Wood. The property is well improved with peach or cherry farming potential. Write if you mean business.
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WOOD
Griffin, Ga
Plants For Sale From P A Jenkins In Butler Ga
Several thousand certified pure red skin seed potato plants along with marglobe and new stone tomato plants are ready for delivery. Interested buyers should contact P A Jenkins in Butler Georgia at once by call or mail to arrange delivery.
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P. A
P. A. Jenkins
Butler, Ga
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