Thomaston Sheriff’s Office Freak Accident Injures Turner
In Thomaston, master mechanic Turner was shot when a pistol in Sheriff Meeks’ vault discharged as the coat holding the weapon slipped. The bullet struck Turner in the shoulder. the gun did not pass the vault door. Both men were inspecting copper for Peerless Mill war contracts.
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Thomaston Times
Grady Weeks
G. BE
Turner
Peerless Mill
Meeks
Mr. Turner
Doug” Reeves
Doug
Peerless
Thomson Plant Receives Army Navy E Award
Washington reports the Thomson Company Thomson plant in Thomson Georgia earned the Army Navy E award for excellent war production records. The award was announced by the War Department on Monday.
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Washington
Army- Navy
Thomson Company
Thomson Plant
Thomson
Escaping Prisoner Shot in Colquitt
Six inmates at Colquitt county work camp attempted an early Friday escape led by a man identified as Red. A shotgun blast through a stockade window wounded Red in the legs, ending the breakout effort without further success. Guard action halted the escape.
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Moultrie
Colquitt County
Red
W. C. Rowland
Douglas Policeman Named Warden of State Prison Camp
Cauley Shaw, longtime Douglas police officer, takes over as warden of the state prison camp near Douglas three miles north. He succeeds Talmadge appointee Fred Goble, who has held the post since the camp moved to Coffee County two years ago. Shaw resigned this week and was sworn in in Atlanta by the state prison board. Jyde Goodwin will move to Shaw's police post, and Spurgeon Wooten is a new appointee to the department.
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Douglas
Cauley Shaw
Douglas Police Department
Prson
Talmadge
Fred Goble
Offee County
Shaw
Atlanta
Jyde Goodwin
Palmetto Services Mark 38th Anniversary of Dr B J W Graham
Palmetto Ga May 1 Dr B J W Graham pastor of Palmetto Baptist church marked his 58th year as a Baptist minister in services at Palmetto. Georgia Supreme Court Judge Warren Grice spoke on the minister’s value to community life. Dr J B Turner introduced Dr James W Middleton who delivered the principal address. Graham, born 1862 in Cherokee county, led Locust Grove Institute and edited the Christian Index 1900 to 1920. He authored Baptist Biography and three volumes on ministry and doctrine.
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Palmetto
B. J. W. Graham
Palmetto Baptist Church
Warren Grice
Georgia Supreme Court
J. B. Turner
Griffin
Jas. W. Middleton
Atlanta
Dr. Graham
Cherokee County
Christian Index
Locust Grove Institute
Locust Grove
First Baptist Church
Hapeville
Commissioner Linder Warns of Urban Food Shortage
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tom Linder warned that urban Georgians face a food shortage unless OPA and the federal agricultural department relax rules to let native farmers market in local markets. He flies to Washington to meet J. F. Byrnes Prentiss Brown and others to push for higher ceilings and broader planting to meet war needs.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Tom Linder
OPA
Federal Agricultural Department
Linder
Washington
J. F. Byrnes
Prentiss Brown
Charity Costs Rise At University Hospital Augusta
University hospital in Augusta treated 1 908 charity patients last year, 104 more than the prior year, with total costs of 157 560 dollars, up 31 771 dollars. Each patient stayed nearly 20 days on average.
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Augusta
University Hospital
Monticello Church to Dedicate Pews
Monticello May 1 Dedication of new pews at Monticello Baptist church will take place Sunday in observance of Rev W Clarke's second anniversary as pastor. Over the past year the church spent more than 3000 dollars on beautification efforts.
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Monticello
Monticello Baptist Church
W. Clarke
Three Aboard Plane Buried Alive In Mud
Mobile Alabama reporters say an Army plane crash left three crewmen trapped in the nose as the craft sank into mud. The pilots were Flight Officer Allen Hayden from Desmet Dakota, 2nd Lt R F Fennelly from Detroit, and 1st Lt H W Tikkanen from Marquette. Two other crew members, Staff Sgt Robert Beeman from Covington Ohio and Pfc Amos Ritter from Paulsboro New Jersey, escaped.
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Mobile
Ala
Brookley Field
Lawson Field
Allen Hayden
Desmet
R. F. Fennelly
Detroit
H. W. Tikkanen
CUTHBERT GETS BUS STATION
Cuthbert will have a new bus station within 60 days. The office moves from Walker's Drug Store recently sold to Dr. Patterson to a new Depot street location with adequate parking loading and unloading space and modern waiting rooms and facilities.
Eleven Die in Blast at Powder Plant in Elkton Maryland
At least eleven killed and 75 injured in a Triumph Explosive Works explosion. The blast struck a storage building and caused a nearby structure to be damaged. Fire crews from Elkton, Northeast, Chesapeake City and Newark responded quickly to the scene.
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Elkton
Triumph Explosive Works
Chesapeake City
Newark
Del
Two Bowdon Youths Die In Pond Drowning
In Bowdon Georgia on Friday the bodies of Billy Rowell twelve and Bobby Yates eleven were found in a pond near the Bowdon railway depot. Police say both youths apparently drowned while swimming. A passerby alerted Mayor Lynn Layvern and Scoutmaster Billy Barrow who retrieved the bodies and artificial respiration was attempted for hours. Rowell’s burial is planned for Sunday and Yates had moved to Bowdon two weeks ago with his mother Mrs Lucia Yates.
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Bowdon
Billy Rowell
Bobby Yates
L. E. Taylor
Lynn Layvern
Billy Barrow
Young Rowell
Herschel Rowell
Yates Boy
Lucille Yates
Seeing Tots In Uniform Macon Negro Mammy Is Puzzled About Future
A Macon scene shows three very young children in military dress headed with their father toward Cherry Street. The oldest appears to be in second lieutenant infantry, the four year old in US Navy blue, and a two year old girl in WAAC gear. The mother wonders how long the war will last as she watches.
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Tots
Macon
Cherry Street
Infantry
J.g
USNR
WAAC
Broadway
Sam
Forestry Contest Seeks 4-H Winners For National Congress
Farm Agent E G Blackwell outlines a Tay lor county 4-H forestry contest offering a free educational trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. The Georgia Bankers Association sponsors the event, with goals to teach practical forestry, share farmer outreach, and develop critical thinking through projects like nursery, planting, thinning, and protection.
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Taylor County
Chicago
E. G. Blackwell
Georgia
Extension Service
Blackwell
Georgia Bankers Association
Mrs Glenn Seeks Husband's Office in Abbeville
Abbeville Georgia May 1 Mrs L H Glenn wife of Ordinary L H Glenn killed in a recent automobile accident has announced as a candidate for the unexpired term of her husband Wright Mixon acting Ordinary has called an election May 14 to fill the office and Mrs thus far is without opposition
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Abbeville
L. H. Glenn
Wright Mixon
School Burns and Church Damaged Near Dublin Georgia
Fire destroyed the Marie school building four miles north of Dublin and damaged Marie Baptist church nearby. All pupils were moved to safety as residents formed a bucket brigade to save the church. The wooden structures sparked a second fire in East Dublin earlier, destroying F. M. Aiken’s general merchandise store.
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Dublin
Marie Baptist
Laurens County
F. M. Aiken
State Mourns W. C. Perkins He Died In Auto Crash
W C Perkins 54 prominent Millen business man planter merchant and former Georgia state legislator was killed in an automobile accident on the Garfield-Graymont Summit highway. The body found Thursday after he likely fell asleep at the wheel. Funeral services were held at Millen Baptist church with burial in Perkins cemetery. Survived by wife Freddie Bargeron daughter Mrs Charles Degenhardt mother Mrs Jennie Lewis. Perkins served as assistant commissioner of agriculture 1938 1941 and was a Jenkins county commissioner and Millen deacon.
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Millen
W. C. Perkins
General Assembly of Georgia
Garfield-Graymont Summit
Perkins
Atlanta
Millen Baptist Church
Perkins Cemetery
Freddie Bargeron
Sardis
Charles Degenhardt
Jennie Lewis
Columbus Roberts
General Assembly
Jenkins County Board of Commissioners
Bateman Mill News Social Visits Span Wide Circle
Mr. and Mrs. Wanza Carpenter spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Carpenter, Mrs. G. A. Allman and Ann Hill were Tuesday visitors of Mrs. Grady James and Mildred. Mrs. Ora Barrow spent part of last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Barrow. Misses Helen and Sybel Barrow spent Tuesday evening with Miss Mildred James. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Allmon, Ann Hill and Mr. Graysdon Allmon were in Butler Friday. Mrs. Grady James and Mildred were Thursday visitors of Mrs. Allmon and Ann. Mr. Philmon Green was the weekend guest of Messrs Ralph and Howard Barrow. Dinner guests Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Barfield and family and Mrs. W. G. Palmer and family of Rupert. Miss Ann Hill was a weekend visitor of Miss Mildred James.
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Wanza_ Carpenter
J. J. Carpenter
G. A. Allman
Ann Hill
Grady James
Mildred
Ora Barrow
J. S. Barrow
Helen
Sybel Barrow
Mildred James
G. A. Allmon
Graysdon Allmon
Butler
Grady
James
Pace Announces Renewal Wheat Purchase Program
Washington report says the Commodity Credit Corporation will run a Georgia wheat purchase program similar to last year. Representative Pace of Georgia announced the rate at about 1.35 dollars per bushel, about 10 cents higher than last year.
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Washington
Georgia
Commodity Credit Corporation
Pace
Woman named director at University of Georgia Press
Mrs Inez P Cumming of Athens was named director of the University of Georgia Press succeeding Ralph Stephens who has entered the armed service.
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Athens
Inez P. Cumming
University of Georgia Press
Ralph Stephens
Millen News Editor Ben A Neal Dies After Illness
Millen editor and civic leader Ben A Neal died at his Millen residence after a three week illness. He led the Millen News for 19 years with his wife Ruth Harris as associate editor and served on civic and church activities. He was born to A A Neal and Scott F Neal of Wilkes county and previously worked in the grain business in Texas. He is survived by his wife, a foster daughter Pansy Reed Neal, an adopted son Dennis R Neal, a sister Mrs Turner of Pelham, and other relatives.
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Millen
Ben A. Neal
Millen News
Mr. Neal
A. A. Neal
Scott F. Neal
Wilkes County
Middle Texas
Chicago Board of Trade
Neal
Ruth Harris
Corsicana
Tex
Pansy Reed Neal
Augusta
Dennis R. Neal
Mr. Turner
Pelham
Cochran Field Executive Officer Is Transferred
Col Richard H Wise executive officer at Cochran field has been transferred to Maxwell Field and will be succeeded by Lt Col Chas R Cross. Wise was part of the original cadre arriving two years ago and previously served as post operations officer and squadron commander. He left Cochran to act as post executive at Turner Field Albany Ga but returned to Cochran in 1941.
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Macon
Richard H. Wise
Cochran Field
Maxwell Field
Chas, R. Cross
Wise
Cochran
Turner Field
Albany
Georgia WPA closes Georgia office after eight years
Atlanta April 30 The WPA is closing its Georgia office on Friday after eight years of operation. During that period the agency spent about 180 million dollars on materials and labor for public buildings roads street improvements school lunch programs sewing room projects airport construction and improvement drainage and water sewer systems.
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Atlanta
WPA
Georgia
Summer Forage Crops Gain Importance In War Time
County Agent E G Blackwell says summer forage crops including cowpeas soybeans velvet beans sorghum and millets become essential due to seed shortages for livestock. He urges planning now for planting use of good land proper fertilization lime stone and AAA payments for phosphate on legumes.
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E. G. Blackwell
Extension Service
Blackwell
New Trial Motion Filed by J B Lewis in Brimberry Case
Moultrie May 1 The motion for a new trial filed by attorneys representing J B Lewis who is serving a life sentence in the slaying of C F Brimberry Jr will be argued before Justice Crow of Albany circuit June 12 The 32 year old Mitch ell county bachelor was arrested after Brimberrys body was found in a Lewis home guest room At trial Lewis relied on his statement and defense arguments The jury convicted of murder with a mercy recommendation after deliberating a few hours.
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Moultrie
J. B. Lewis
C. F. Brimberry Jr
Crow
Albany
Mitchell County
Birmberry
Lewis
Night grade crossing crash kills three rail crew
The account describes a fatal grade crossing collision where a freight train struck a gasoline truck at 1:32 am, igniting a blaze that claimed the engineman, fireman, brakeman, and the oil truck driver. The wreck damaged the locomotive, 27 freight cars, nearby homes, and vehicles. The National Safety Council is cited.
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The
National Safety Council
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