Bankrupt trustee named for Macon store
APEN Gilmore Jr , Macon attorney named trustee for the Rant Store at Macon after a voluntary bankruptcy petition. Milton K Wallace, 28, Macon attorney and former newspaperman, named deputy clerk for the U S Court in the Macon division of the Middle District of Georgia. Anax entries: amateur burglars fail to steal from Seaboard Air Line safe in Americus. 106 year old Arta Johnson dies in Butts county. Frank McDonough of New York identified after death by hanging near Atlanta railroad terminal. Former Georgia governor Hardee visits Roosevelt at Warm Springs and invites him to Salt Lake City conference. James Carter held in LaGrange for auto collision that killed J L DeGive, Atlanta magnate. Miss Vandiver located in Atlanta after hitchhiking from Macon. Rural letter carriers to meet in Americus May 80. Kiwanis and American Legion to host. Fugitive couple F J Sylvia of Brunswick jailed in Forsyth after auto fight. Louis Moore resigns as Georgia Legion historian. Twelve injured in Macon auto crash returning from cemetery. Spring Music Festival program announced at Albany municipal auditorium. Wesleyan Benefactors Day observed with half-holiday. George Seney honored. Dr R B rooks named Kahn Fellow 1980 81. Ernestine Gason and Gladys Hendley injured in Vienna auto crash. Cason injured in separate crash.
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Apen Gilmore, Jr
Macon
Hich
Milton K. Wallace
U. S. Court
Middle District of Georgia
Seaboard Air Line
Americus
Arta Johnson
Butts County
Jackson
Atlanta
Frank McDonough
New York
Hardee
Florida
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Salt Lake City
James Carter
LaGrange
J. L. DeGivé
Grantville
Carter
DeGive
Miks Sara Vandiver
Stasly Abbey
Moni
Kiwanis Club
American Legion
Anand
F. J. Sylvia
Brunswick
Monroe County
Forsyth
Smarts Station
Resignation tendered to Democratic Exec Committee
F Danielly states health requires resignation as chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of the 28th district. He suggests the Crawford County committee propose a alternate committeeman and submit the name to the 23rd Senatorial District Executive Committee.
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Crawford County
F. Danielly
Methodist exonerates bishops at Dallas Me ez
Dallas conference votes to form a five member committee to draft an unqualified reprimand of a press campaign against four bishops implicated in charges from 1928. The action aims to balance publicity with a formal rebuke to media coverage, as bishops discuss the issue with reporters.
Walter Anthony Opposes Southern Methodist Constitution
Dallas Texas May 12 Dr Walter Anthony of Savannah Georgia has spoken twice in the effort to defeat the proposed constitution of the Southern Methodist church He is described as an outstanding leader against adoption and predicts failure of final passage Wednesday amid many changes in the document
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Dallas
Tex
Walter Anthony
Savannah
Southern Methodist Church
State highway board delays let on several road projects
A supplemental notice from the state highway department indicates five sections of an extensive road building program will be let on June 26 instead of May 29. Eight projects remain slated for May 22, with the rest postponed to the later date and include expansions in Houston Cobb Bulloch Lowndes and Pike counties on the Perry Hawkinsville Atlanta Austell Swainsboro Statesboro Valdosta Waycross Griffin Zebulon routes.
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Atlanta
State Highway Department
Houston County
Perry
Spanish American War Hero Visits Gov Hardman
Capt Richard Pearson Hobson, famed from the Spanish American War, called on Governor Hardman in Atlanta on May 18 to ask him to attend the world conference against narcotics next year. Hobson praised Hardman as well qualified to discuss and lead narcotics efforts and hoped he would help carry on the battle after his state duties.
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Atlanta
Richard Pearson Hobson
Hardman
Hobson
Civil War Veteran Dies After Barbershop Altercation
Richmond police report Jacob Heater aged 89, a Civil War veteran at Lee Camp Soldiers Home, died Sunday from a blow inflicted by 82-year-old W. M. Butler after an argument when Butler claimed he reached the barber shop first. Butler was arrested and charged with manslaughter.
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Richmond
Jacob Heater
Lee Camp Soldiers Home
W. M. Butler
Butler
Thomaston man dies after brief illness in Savannah hospital
H B Harrell 81 of Thomaston died Sunday morning May 11 at the U S Marine hospital in Savannah after a brief illness. He was a veteran and a member of the Thomaston Legion post. He is survived by his widow two young sons and his parents Mr and Mrs D P Harvey of Thomaston. The Chevrolet franchise of Americus closed its doors Tuesday as it could not meet obligations. L S Shealy is president of the suspended firm. failure to redistribute second hand cars is blamed. Creditors expect only a small part of sums owed when liquidated. Judge M J Yoemans of Dawson, veteran Pataula circuit judge, was taken to Piedmont Sanitarium in Atlanta Sunday for treatment of injuries from a car accident near Parrott Friday night. He will be there for several days with a fracture of the right arm and minor other injuries. He had been in Atlanta for a peach growers conference and was en route to Dawson with his stepdaughter Miss Sarah Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stevens. Other members of the party were uninjured when a car driven by Stevens skidded into an embankment.
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Dallas
Texas
Mondiy
French
Rembert Smith
Washington
Committee On Episcracy
H. B. Harrell
Thomaston
U. S. Marine’ Hospital
Savannah
Thomaston Legion
D P. Harvey
Chevrolet
Americus
L. S. Shealy
M. J Yoemans
Dawson
Pataula Judicial Circuit
Piedmont Sanitarium
Atlanta
Parrot
Sarah Jones
Ed Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Locust Grove Institute Receives 60 Anonymous Scholarships
A Georgia philanthropist donated 60 scholarships for Locust Grove Institute for 1980-81. Disbursement includes fifteen $50 rooms and board packages, twenty $250, and twenty-five $100 awards. Criteria require grades, health certificate, age 14 or older, and an application by June 1. Ineligible are Locust Grove students in senior year or within 80 miles.
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Locust Grove
Locust Grove Institute
Georgia
Cuba
3.C. Kinnaman
Kinnaman
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
U.S. Army
WSB
Atlanta Journal
Judge McLaughlin Suggests Detention Home for Youths
Columbus Ga May 13 Judge C F McLaughlin asked the Muscogee county grand jury to consider establishing a detention home as part of the penal system for delinquent youths and neglected husbands who fail to support their children. He warned against harsh punishment for youths, arguing such measures push white youths toward crime and urged reforms to steer them away from lifelong delinquency.
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Columbus
C. F. McLaughlin
Muscogee County Grand Jury
Superior Court
Fred H. Schomburg
McLaughlin
County Officials In Annual Session At Valdosta
Valdosta Ga May 12 From indications based on Mondays registrations Fred Houser secretary of the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia expects an attendance of over 600 at the 16th annual meeting which convened at Valdosta Wednesday morning Secretary Houser arrived Sunday although other members had preceded him and many others arrived during Monday Besides the members of the organization practically all Georgians who expect to be in the race for state house offices this year have made reservations and expect to be in Valdosta through the session John N Holder former chairman of the state highway board and candidate for governor has made reservations Others coming include William Harrisons state comptroller B D Rivers south Georgia candidate for governor and Sam Slate
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Valdosta
Fred Houser
Association of County Commissioners of Georgia
Valdosta Wednesey
Houser
State House
John N. Holder
State Highway Board
William Harrisons
B. D. Rivers
South Georgia
Sam Slate
Negro pastor, 75, ends 21 day fast
Marion Murray, a 75 year old retired Negro preacher from near Leesburg Georgia, completed a 21 day abstinence from food and drink after a divine message. He reported losing 44 pounds and plans a 40 day fast to enable miracles. Murray has long been active in local colored religious affairs.
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Leesburg
Marion Murray
Murray
Montezuma Mill Reopens After Three-Week Closure
Montezuma Ga May 12 after a three week shutdown the Montezuma Knitting Mill reopened Monday with all operatives on full time. R C Collier president returned from New York and is optimistic about the coming season. The mill employs 110 people.
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Montezuma
Montezuma Knitting
R. C. Collier
New York
Texas Mob Burns Courthouse and Blocks in Texas
In Sherman Texas a mob killed George Hughes on Friday and burned Grayson County’s $60,000 courthouse. The mob then destroyed three blocks of buildings in the Negro section on Saturday. Fifteen people faced incitement charges as the riot spread amid gunfire and explosions. Witnesses described officers vaulting the trapped man and a chaotic scene with a body carried away.
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Sherman
Texas
George Hughes
Grayson County
National Xiarde
Hughes
Dr Phillips of Mobile Named Shorter College Speaker
Rome Ga May 12 Four days of activities will mark Shorter College s 67th annual commencement ending June 9 Diplomas awarded June 8 at 10 00 am John Waut Mobile one of the South s leading ministers will address the audience Dr Phillips highly sought as commencement speaker Dr W D Furry president of Shorter College lauds the choice and praises his brilliance A senior breakfast at 8 am in Hotel Forrest will precede the exercises hosted by President and Mrs Furry
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Rome
Shorter College
John Waut Ad Mobile
South
Phillips
Marsh to Succeed Starr as Georgia Power Manager
John R. Marsh named to head the public relations department at Georgia Power Company, succeeding Linton K. Starr who resigned due to ill health. Marsh, a Kentucky native, came to Atlanta a decade ago and has worked with the Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta Journal and Associated Press before joining the power company six years ago.
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Atlanta
John R. Marsh
Georgia Power Company
Preston S. Arkwright
Marsh
Linton K. Starr
Kentucky
The
Atlanta Georgian
Atlanta Journal
Associated Press
Washington
Power Company
Gas firm gets franchise for Montezuma mains
Montezuma Georgia May 12 at a city council meeting an ordinance was passed granting a franchise for 12 months to the Georgia Natural Gas corporation to lay and maintain gas mains in Montezuma for domestic industrial and other transmissions.
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Montezuma
Georgia Natural Gas Corporation
Macon Court Convenes At May Term In Oglethorpe
The May term of superior court convened in Oglethorpe with Judge Z A Littlejohn presiding and Hollis Fort as solicitor general. The docket includes two murder cases and the session is expected to run through the week.
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Montezuma
Superior Court
Oglethorpe
Z. A. Littlejohn
Americus
Hollis Fort
Child Fatally Shot by Brother in Georgia Home
Americus, Ga May 18 Hazel Hearon two year old daughter of r and Mrs R L Hearon died at lains hospital near Americus Monday night from gunshot wounds inflicted by her four year old brother Wallace Hearon. The incident occurred at the Hearon home in Prpohe Lctistrict Webster county Murday when an unloaded gun was found by the children. Details remain unclear as Wallace cannot explain the event. The body was taken to McBee South Carolina where funeral and interment occurred Wednesday.
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Americus
Hazel Hearon
R. L. Hearon
Wallace
McBee
S. C
Talbotton Trustees Elect High School Teachers
The Talbotton Consolidated School board elected Mrs W Forsee of Nashville Tennessee and Miss Norfon Middleton of Bronwood Georgia to teach in the high school. W C Forsee of Alma Georgia was also elected superintendent for the next term and will move to Talbotton late next week.
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Talbotton
Presshaven opening by Georgia editors set for May 30
Atlanta May 10 Presshaven the mountain camp of the Georgia Press Association on Lake Rabin will be opened on Friday May 30 with several dozen editors to attend an outing. The opening date was announced by Hal M Stanley secretary of the association. Plans for the July convention in Barnesville were also set at a meeting at the Biltmore Hotel.
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Atlanta
Jack Williams
O. W. Passavant
W. T. Shytle
John Paschall
Hubert Dyer
N. W. Taare
C. E. Benns
Association
Savannah
St. Simon Island
Brunswick
Candidate Announcement for Twenty-Third District Race
A fragmentary notice seeks support for a candidate in the Twenty-Third District race for the General Assembly. The message pledges active, energetic, faithful service to all sections of the district and requests voters’ backing at the upcoming election.
Townsend Refuses Nugget Sale In Dahlonega Georgia
Dahlonega Ga May 9 The lonega Nugget once a gold rush relic with homespun ethos rejects an offer to sell The Nugget The weekly paper founded by editor Townsend remains a hand set, hand operated publication noted for quaint observations quoted nationwide.
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Dahlonega
California
Benjamin Franklin
Townesend
The
Nugget
North Carolina
Townsend
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Thomasville
Georgia Department of the American Legion
C. P Graddick
Barnesville
Moore
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L. H. Stewart
Stewarts
Municipal Auditorium
Albany
South Georgia Music Festival Association
Wesleyan
George Seney
Wesley‘an
R. §. Brooks
School ‘of Commerce
University of Georgia
Bureau of Busines Research and Institute of Public Affairs
Oven
Kahn
United States
Ernestine Gason
Vienna
Americas Normal College Summer School
Gladys Hendley
Mids Cason
Pick
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Senatorial Committee
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Anthony
Gov. Hardman
President Kinnaman
Montezuma Mill
Dr, Phillips
Mobile
Presshaven
Reynolds
Geo Abel
the Twenty
Benen
Nugcay
New Yor York
Boston
E and
Portland
Aintton
Halifax
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Georgia Central OF Georgia Railway
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Central
Georgia Railway
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