Banks warn of bogus bills in Middle Georgia circulation
Macon officials from three banks report counterfeit $10, $20 and $100 notes circulating in Middle Georgia. Bank staff advise comparing portraits and backgrounds with genuine bills and sending doubtful notes to a bank or Federal Reserve for analysis if uncertain.
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Macon
Georgia
Guyton ‘Abney
City Bank and Trust Gas
Federal Reserve’ Bank of Atlanta
W. T. Moody, Jr
First National Bank and Trust Co
Federal Reserve’ Bank of Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Moody
Federal Reserve Bank
John L. Carr
Citizen’s and
Southern National Bank
Georgia schools brace for commencement amid weather and surveys
State sees easing winter as Georgia schools press ahead with commencements. State School Supt. M D Collins pushes immediate survey while storm damage in Collec county tops 250000 dollars. Four drownings and 13200 homeless Texans color the week in regional headlines.
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Georgia
M. D. Collins
Collec County
Georgia Green Committee
Food and Auto Union
South Georgia
Warner Robins
Alma
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Macon
Texas
Columbus Merchants
Veterans Director Cheatham's Term Ends April 1
Attorney General Eugene Cook ruled that C A Cheatham's four year term as Director of the Georgia State Department of Veterans Service expired on April 1. Cheatham issued a statement praising the veterans rehabilitation program and expressing commitment to continue serving with the board and governor's pleasure.
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Veterans
Attorney-General Rules
Witows
Iin
Georgia
United States
Veterans Administration
American Legion
VFW
Disabled American Veterans
State Department of Veterans Service
Columbus senior Fred Smith earns national art honor
Senior Fred Smith from Columbus high school was selected for the National High School Art Exhibition in Pittsburgh. His water color piece titled done in was among about 1,400 works chosen and will be shown at Carnegie Institute Fine Arts Galleries until May 31.
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Columbus High School
Fred Smith
Mary Goddard
Pittsburgh
Young Smith
Carnegie Institute
Ex-Augusta Officer McLendon Deadly Wife Murder Case
E McLendon Jr a former Augusta policeman was sentenced to die for the murder of his wife. He lost a bid in Fulton Superior Court last week to disqualify a member of the Pardons and Parole Board amid the case.
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E. McLendon Jr
Augusta
Fulton Superior Court
Pardor and Parole Board
GSCW Student Dies in Crash Nine Women Hurt in Covington
A wagon carrying nine young women to a religious meeting wrecked after a front tire blew. Joan Robinson 18 Norcross died. Twin sister Jean Robinson among the critically injured. Other injured include Barbara Gentry Mary Ellen Anderson Gloria Nash Laverne Womble. Less seriously hurt were John Carter Mary Lancaster and Deloris Wheeler. All were GSCW students except Anderson who is a Baptist Students Union secretary. They were traveling from GSCW to a Students Union meeting at Georgia Tech YMCA.
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Covington
Joan Robinson
Norcross
Georgia State College For Women
Milledgeville
Jean
GSCW
P. L. Maxey
Woolsey
Barbara Gentry
Newnan
Mary Ellen Anderson
Plant City
Fla
Gloria ‘Mavie Nash
Atlanta
Laverne Womble
Worthen
John Carter
Madison
Mary Lancaster
Gainesville
Deloris Wheeler
Lafayette
Miss Anderson
The
Baptist Students Union
Students Union
Georgia Tech Ymca
Driver Education Courses Begin in Georgia High Schools
Georgia launches a state-wide driver education program in high schools starting next September. The plan embeds classroom study and behind the wheel training, teaching driving skills, road rules, car maintenance and pedestrian safety. Training for teachers proceeds in institutes through summer with automobiles supplied for practice. Local communities, civic groups, private businesses and parents cooperate to support the program.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Apartments of Education and Public Safety
Sra
Particpating States
Gassett Promoted to Private First Class in Army
Pvt. Hughland Gassett son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Gassett of Taylor County has been promoted to Private First Class. He serves as assistant survey chief in the 36th Field Artillery, 4th Regimental Combat Team, stationed at Fort Lewis Washington. Gassett enlisted September 22 1948 for three years. The unit boasts a long history and many battle streamers.
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Pvt
Hughland Gassette
W. G. Gassette
Taylor County
36Th Field Artillery
Fort Lewis
Washington
Ffc
Gassette
Army
U. S. Army
Henry M Stinson Dies in Knoxville and Burial Planned
Talbotton Ga May 12 Henry M Stinson a large land owner retired farmer and Talbot county’s oldest family member died suddenly at his daughter’s home in Knoxville Tennessee He left Talbotton last week to visit Mrs W R Newnan Survivors include Mrs Newnan another daughter Mrs Saxon Jernigan Memphis Tenn and son W D Stinson LaGrange plus four grandsons and several nieces and nephews Funeral at a Talbotton church followed by burial in Waverly Hall cemetery
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Talbotton
Henry M Stinson
Talbot County
Knoxville
Tenn
Stinson
W. R. Newnan
Tennessee
LaGrange
Rural Letter Carriers Convene in Cordele May 21
Rural letter carriers from South Georgia plan a convention in Cordele on May 21. Delegates from the Second, Third and Eighth districts attend with officers led by K Wheeler as president and R A Summerford Jr as vice president. Quest speaker is Spencer Locke of Orlando, Florida. A business session precedes an 8 p.m. banquet and evening dance.
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Cordele
South Georgia
Cordelé
K. Wheeler
Thomasville
R. A. Summerford Jr
Moultrie
W. W. Stockston
Columbus
J. F. Horne
Metcalf
Rural Department
Quest
Spencer Locke
Orlando
Fla
Farmers Planting Kudzu Seed This Week
Fifteen pounds of kudzu seed were planted by farmers in the county this week. Seed were obtained for farmers by the Ocmulgee River Conservation District. Direct field plantings and nursery plots were made for transplanting seedlings this fall to eroded areas, water ways and temporary pastures. Farmers planting seed were Billy Booth, Henry Carrington, Jack and Marvin Peed, Dudley Harris, C. J. Peterman, Frank Riley and B S Parker.
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Ocmulgee River Conservation District
Billy Booth
Henry Carrington
Jack and
Marvin Peed
Dudley Harris
C. J. Peterman
Frank Riley
B.S. Parker
Wife of Columbus City Manager Dies
Mrs Meda R Willman 42 wife of City Manager J A Willman dies at City Hospital after a three month illness. Born September 23 in Rockmont Georgia she had lived in Columbus ten years and was active in the First Baptist church and Sunday school.
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Columbus
Meda R. l Williman
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Butler, Georgia
Thurston Ave
Thomaston, Ga
Hughland Gassett
Henry M. Stinson
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