Farmers Home Loans Tied to Soil Conservation Plans
The Farmers Home Administration issues operating and Farm Ownership Loans only to applicants with an up to date soil conservation plan. Since July 1 1954 loans have supported soil and water conservation efforts through FHA in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service. Technical assistance is provided to plan and install improvements such as terraces dikes ponds waterways erosion control structures and irrigation equipment.
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FHA
Soil Conservation Service
A. M. Collins
Armed Forces Week Planned at Thomaston
Thomaston Ga May 11 Armed Forces Week will be observed May 14 19 with a parade of Lee ca dets a Ft Benning Army band a display of tanks helicopters and weapons a band concert and military night and open house The theme is Power for Peace John Haynes is general chairman other officers are listed Military Night for the R E Lee ROTC Unit will be Friday night There will be open house at Lee National Guard and Reserve Armory May 19
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Jack Hutchinson
Billy Torbert
R. E. Lee
Lee
National Guard and Reserve Armory
Bowers of North Ga Announces as Candidate For Sen George Seat
D Talmadge Bowers a tombstone salesman and perennial candidate announces he will run for the George seat in the Senate as a Democrat in the September primary opposing Talmadge. He has previously run as independent liberalist Democrat and write-in candidate.
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Bowers
North Ga
George
Atlanta
D. Talmadge Bowers
Tombstone
Senate
Talmadge
Senator George Accepts President's NATO Post
Washington May 14 Senator George D Ga has accepted President Eisenhowers invitation to serve as his personal representative in developing NATO beyond a military unit. Former Gov Herman Talmadge said at Lovejoy he was delighted the veteran senator accepted the offer to become a special ambassador of NATO.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Herman Talmadge
Lovejoy
NATO
Former Albany Mayor Peacock Found Dead in Bed
Menard B. Peacock age 51 attorney and former Albany mayor was found fatally wounded in his bed shortly after 9 am Monday. A pistol lay on the bed. Peacock had been in failing health. He served as mayor in 1950 51 and was a senior member of Peacock Perry and Walters.
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Albany
Menard B. Peacock
Leslie Summerford
Peacock
Peacock Perry and Walters
Woman's Club in Talbotton Wins Sweepstakes Prize
Talbotton Ga May 10 the Talbot ton club won the Sweepstake prize in the Community Achievement Contest sponsored by the General Federation of Women's Clubs and the Sears Roebuck Foundation. Mrs George Jacob chairwoman of the Steering Committee accepted the highest state award in front of more than 600 delegates at the largest Women s Club convention held in Savannah recently.
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Talbotton
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
George Jacob
Talbotton Club
Savannah
Sumter County Sheriff McArthur Dies at 58
Americus reports Sheriff Jack McArthur, 58, died of a heart ailment Tuesday in Albany where he was visiting friends. He had served as Sumter County sheriff for 12 years after succeeding his father W. P. McArthur, a former sheriff and longtime Americus fire chief. His death follows the recent passing of his 81 year old father.
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McCarthur
Americus
Sumter
Jack McArthur
W. P. McArthur
McArthur
Friers
Albany
Griffin OKs Funds for Old Flag Restoration at Capitol
Governor Marvin Griffin signed over 5225 from the state surplus fund to restore Confederate and Spanish American War flags at the Capitol. Secretary of State Ben Fortson is authorized to arrange preservation of the fragile silk banners.
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Marvin Griffin
Capitol
Scretary of
Ben Fortson
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Farmers Home Dem
Thomaston
Americus Mattress Company Manufacturers & Renovators
Americus, GA
Christopher
Montezuma, Ga
Woman's Club IN
Jack McCarthur
Sumter County
Griffin OK
OLD Flag
RSD
Spen
Roberta Manufacturing CO
Roberta, Georgia
GMC
The
Byrd Pontiac Company
Butler, Georgia
Blue Chip
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