Georgia Baptists Headed to Southern Convention in Oklahoma City
About 1,000 Georgia Baptist clergy and laymen prepare to travel to the 93rd Southern Baptist Convention in Oklahoma City. Georgia delegates expect discussion of a proposed Baptist Theological Seminary in Atlanta as they emphasize cooperative work and a 1947 gifts total of 8.865 million dollars.
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Atlanta
Georgia Baptist
Southern Baptist Convention
Oklahoma City
Okla
Augusta
Georgia
Baptist Theological Seminary
Municipal Auditorium
Taft Stadium
Texas College
Womble Named Assistant to President at Bessie Tilf College
An office announcement from Dr W Fred Gunn president of Bessie Tift College Forsyth states John Womble of Atlanta has accepted the post as assistant to the president and will begin duties May 16 at the college.
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W. Fred Gunn
Bessie Tift College
Forsyth
John Womble
Atlanta
Womble
Georgia Farmer Sentenced To Die In Child Slaying Case
Waynesboro Georgia May 11 A ten ant farmer was sentenced to death for killing a three year old boy in a fit of anger. W R Hobbs is set to die in the electric chair July 8. The jury was out under half an hour. Hobbs confessed to kicking beating and biting the child to death after a carpenter found welts on the boy. David Amerson testified the child cried for water as Hobbs grew enraged and took him from the house.
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Waynesboro
W. R. Hobbs
William Anderson
Hobbs
Anderson
George Hains
Amerson
Hains
David Amerson
Broter
David
Bill Offering in House Gives More Benefits To Aged Veterans
The House Veterans committee dropped plans for a new pension law and backed a compromise to extend current benefits. It would cost about 12 billion dollars over 50 years and make more veterans eligible for 60 dollars a month until 65 and 72 dollars from age 65. Passage is expected.
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Washington
House Veterans Committee
John E. Rankin
D-Miss
Berry elected Third District commander at Cordele convention
C Ed Berry of Cordele was elected Third District commander at the Cordele convention, unopposed, succeeding Turner Croft. More than 300 Legionnaires and wives attended the joint Legion and Auxiliary meeting at the Veterans Memorial Park, dedicated Saturday by Gov. Herman Talmadge. Other district officers elected include senior vice commander John Paul and junior vice commanders R B Jennings and Robert Steed.
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Cordele
C. Ed Berry
Chas
Harrison Post
American Legion
Joint Legion and Auxiliary
Veterans’ Memorial Park
Herman Talmadge
John Paul
Warner Robins
R. B. Jennings
Dawson
Robert Steed
Pine Mountain Valley
Mr. Berry
Turner Croft
Distressed Bride Flies To Savannah To Take Mate Back Home
A French war bride Mrs G E Higgins of New Orleans arrives in Savannah to reclaim her Marine husband after he disappeared from their home citing a note about not expecting to live long. Higgins, 39, left with a tuberculosis concern and has not identified himself to reporters. The wife, 25, native of Lyons, France, appealed for his return. She says she learned of his plea in Philadelphia and he phoned from Savannah on Thursday.
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Savannah
G. E. Higgins
New Orleans
Lyons
France
Philadelphia
Bus Driver Gets Penny For Thoughts
In Columbus Georgia on a Friday a former bus driver T S Cosa recalled a 15 year old incident. While driving for Hoad Coach Lines between Columbus and Atlanta two girls boarded at Moreland headed to Chipley. They had 1.28 dollars in fare of 1.30. He let them ride but asked for a penny from each. A letter arrived from Eleanor Meadows now teaching at UGA Columbus containing a penny and the old ticket stub.
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Columbus
T. S. Cosa
Hoad Coach
Atlanta
Moreland
Chipley
Eleanor Meadows
University of Georgia
National Free Will Baptists to Meet in Columbus
The 13th annual session of the National Association of Free Will Baptists of the United States will convene July 12 to 14 in the Fine Arts building Columbus Georgia. Rev Henry Melvin executive secretary says ministers and delegates from Alabama Arkansas California Georgia Illinois Kentucky Michigan Mississippi Missouri North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia and West Virginia will attend representing about 250000 members.
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Columbus
National Association of Free Will Baptist of the United
Deaths E. L. Harvey Lumpkin May 18
Eugene Lumpkin Harvey 78 native of Talbot county long a Lumpkin and Stewart county merchant and religious and social figure died after a lingering illness. Funeral services held today at 4 p m. Survived by his wife one son two daughters and three grandchildren.
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Lumpkin
Eugene Lumpkin Harvey
Talbot County
Stewart County
Harvey
Plains to Honor Beloved Teacher of Many Years Today
Miss Julia Coleman long serving Plains High School Superintendent for 21 years will be honored today in a day long community celebration recognizing her untiring efforts on behalf of the school and area residents.
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Plains
Julia Coleman
Plains High School
Otis O. Cooper Dies at 51 in Roberta
Otis O. Cooper of Roberta died at home today at 3 a.m. of a heart attack. He was manager of the American Life Insurance Co. until retirement recently. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at Roberta Methodist Church with Pastor A. C. Prickette officiating. Survived by wife Eula Walker and aunt Mrs. Sally Nelson of Reynolds.
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Roberta
Otis O. Cooper
American Life Insurance Co
Roberta Methodist Church
A. C. Prickette
Eula Walker
Sally Nelson
Reynolds
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Taylor County Raceway
Lockett Place
Reynolds, Ga
G. N. Young, Reynolds
Rte. 1
Purina
Peed Brothers Feed Store
Butler
American Legionnaires
Congressional Dist
Berry
Convention Freewill Baptists At
E. L. Harvey
N. L. Halley Reynolds
Frigidaire
Georgia Power Store
Georgia Power Coo
Community Development Division
Atlanta, Georgia
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