Notice To Contractors for Flint River Bridge Work Georgia
Sealed proposals will be received by the State Highway Department of Georgia at the General Office in Atlanta until 11 A M EST May 23 1947 for furnishing all labor material equipment and other items for a new bridge at the Flint River and 0 668 mile of graded and paved approaches in Upson and Taylor Counties on Thomaston Butler Road Federal Aid Project F 93 3 in one contract. Includes extensive quantities of clearing grub ditching excavation culverts and concrete pipe work.
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State Highway Department of Georgia
Capitol Square
Atlanta
Flint River
Upson & Taylor
Thomaston- Butler Road
Upson & Taylor Counties
State Highway Department
Macon
Board of County Commissioners
Upson &Taylor
Thomaston
Butler
United States
Georgia
Department of Industrial Relations
J. C. Beasley
Prominent Troup County Man Slain Sunday in Georgia
A. Olin Sands, 42, a leading Troup county farmer, was shot three times after confronting Gus Davidson, Harris county resident, on Whitesville road near LaGrange. Eyewitnesses and state patrols linked the slaying. no inquest was held. Davidson, a Georgian, recently returned to Harris county to live with his father after years in Pittsburgh. The sheriff said the suspect was sought in several nearby counties.
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LaGrange
A. Olin Sands
Troup County
Gus Davidson
Harris County
E. D. Hilyer
Davidson
Mr. Sands
Whitesville
Hilyer
Pittsburgh
Ministers and Laymen Attend Southern Baptist Convention
A large delegation of Baptist ministers and laymen will leave Monday for the 90th annual Southern Baptist Convention in St. Louis Missouri. The opening will be at City Auditorium at 10 a.m. Wednesday with Dr Louie Newton of Atlanta presiding. The sermon will be delivered by Dr W A Criswell of Jarvis Texas. The convention spans 20 states and 26 000 churches with over six million members.
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Atlanta
Southern Baptist Convention
St. Louis
A. B. Cash
City Auditorium
Louie Newton
W. A. Criswell
First Baptist Church of
Jarvis
Tex
Geo. W. Truett
Cash
Maryland
California
Mother and Child Die in Macon Hospital
Mrs. John G. Cheney Jr formerly Beverly Shipp of Ft. Valley and her infant daughter died in a Macon hospital early Thursday. The former Mercer University student attended Alpha Delta Pi sorority and resided in Macon after marriage. Survived by her husband parents Col and Mrs B A Shipp Ft. Valley and grandparents Mr. and Mrs W J Braswell Fort Valley.
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Ft. Valley
John G. Cheney Jr
Beverly Shipp
Macon
Mercer University
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
B. A. Shipp
W. J
Braswell
Fort Valley
Georgia Woman Attends Fire Prevention Conference
Cartersville May 4 Mrs. Fred Knight of Cartersville president of the Georgia Congress of Parents and Teachers has been invited to attend a National Conference on Fire Prevention called by President Truman to develop a practical program for a country wide drive against fire menaces.
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Cartersville
Fred Knight
Georgia Congress of Parents and Teachers
Truman
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Standard Oil Products
Swain
Dean Hotel
Butler, GA
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