Women Voters Open State Meeting at Columbus Today
The Georgia League of Women Voters holds its ninth biennial convention in Columbus May 6 and 7 with delegates from 15 cities. Dr. Philip Weltner will speak at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Mirror Room of the Ralston Hotel on government’s issue for progress. registration and a buffet lunch follow. A Fort Benning tour is planned, with sessions Friday morning to elect officers and four directors and set a state action program.
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Atlanta Transit Workers End Six Day Strike
Atlanta's 500000 riders returned to buses and trolleys as Georgia Power workers ended a six day strike after Local 732 AFL ratified a new contract. The deal includes a 19 percent wage boost for 1350 operators and yearly payments to a pension fund. Hourly rates rise to 1.07, previously 0.87.
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Hall Veterans To Talk Thy Campaign Plans In Georgia
Georgia World War II veterans from Hall County discuss shaping their political slate rather than seeking handouts. The Hall County Veterans for Carmichael Club met in Atlanta to set a date for a campaign speech in Gainesville with James Carmichael.
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Bill Moore
Guards regain control of Alcatraz mutiny
San Francisco May 4 The bodies of three dead convicts including leaders Bernard Paul Coy Joseph Paul Cretzer and Marvin Franklin Hubbard were removed from a cell corridor as Warden James A Johnston said the riot was largely over A cell by cell search for missing prisoners continued and rigor mortis showed Cretzer appeared to fire a rifle Hubbard wore an officer's coat with a rifle nearby and Cretzer had an officer's pistol holster and ammo belt with keys to control doors in his pocket
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Chairman Duckworth Names Group to Settle July Primary Disputes
Atlanta May 5 Lon Duckworth chairman of the state Democratic executive committee names a contest committee to settle disputes over July 17 primary results. If contested races arise the committee acts before certification by the chairman and secretary. A runover date is set for July 31 due to timing before the state convention and filing deadlines.
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Railroads to Move Peach Crop Despite Coal Shortage
In Macon on May 7, Georgia Fruit Exchange President W C Bewley said the peach crop will not be affected by Truman’s coal conserving order. Perishable food shipments are exempt from the embargo, and railroads have assured normal handling with trucks available in emergencies.
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Americus Flagman Killed After Fall From Freight Car
Aubrey P. Dunlap a flagman on the Seaboard railroad died in a local hospital from injuries after falling from a boxcar near McRae on Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services are set for Friday at 10:30 p.m. at the I. B. Davis Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Harold White officiating. Burial will follow in Laurel Hill cemetery, Thomasville.
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SenatorGeorgeBackAtCapital Returns to Work in Washington
Senator Walter F. George, Georgia’s senior senator, resumes duties after over a month ill. He arrives as Congress prepares to vote on a controversial proposed loan to Great Britain before week’s end. He traveled to Georgia for a medical checkup and a brief Florida recovery.
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Divorces Rise in Valdosta Amid War Aftermath
In Valdosta local records show about 102 divorce cases filed for the May term, with at least 100 carried over from the previous term. The surge reflects wartime marriages and quick unions many now seeking dissolution.
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Graduation Exercises Set for Crawford County High
Supt W H Ferguson announces Crawford County High School graduation events. The senior class will perform Miss Smarty on May 10 to fund their five day Florida trip. Baccalaureate is May 19 in the community hall, with a speaker to be announced. Commencement exercises are scheduled for Tuesday May 21 with Hon H L Wingate of Pelham Farm Bureau president as speaker.
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Thomaston Firm Gets Rural Electric Loan
Washington approves loans totaling 4,729,000 to 19 rural electric cooperatives for 3,462 miles of power lines. The Upson County Electric Membership Corporation of Thomaston Georgia receives 129,000.
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Rural Electrification Administration
Upson County Electric Membership Corporation
Thomaston
Farm Training Program for Veterans Under Public Laws Seventy
Veterans may receive on the job farm training with subsistence allowance and up to 100 in tools from the VA. Payments are based on individual progress and training progress may be interrupted if not satisfactory. Information available from the VA office in Columbus Georgia at 200 First National Bank Building.
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Georgia
Pace Warns of Food Shortage
Pace warns of rising costs as wages boost prices while farmers rely on subsidies that could end. James Brownlee notes dairy price rollbacks to September 1945, but Anderson disputes any loss to farmers. Pace says he has not seen butter in two months.
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