Summary of Georgia News From Various Counties
Restoration of pay cuts for Chatham County teachers prompts local reaction. Thomaston hosts Junior Chamber of Commerce with James A. Davis Jr. as president. Deaths include Johnnie Smith found on a railway, and Dr James L. Lee in Atlanta after long illness. Georgia figures show 394,006 cars registered. public notices and legal actions frequent.
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Chamber of Commerce
Thomaston
James A. Davis, Jr
Jas. L. Lee
Pinehurst
U. S. Veteran's Hospital
Atlanta
Lee
Georgia
Georgian News Highlights From Ice Week To Local Fire Loss
The week features plans for Ice Week celebrations by refrigerator and ice dealers across Georgia and a state market opening in Valdosta for South Georgia farmers, with Macon to get a similar market by June. Also noted: a large fire destroyed Ashburn stockade and stables, a murder hunt for William Murray in Carnesville, two Nell Respess paintings showcased in New York, and obituary notes on Dr James F Sellers of Oglethorpe University.
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Georgia
National Association of Ice Industries
Valdosta
South Georgia
Central Georgia
Macon
Wilkes County Board of Trade
Washington
Son in law hunted after man is shot in Georgia
Carnesville Georgia May 16 a shotgun blast through an open window killed M C Daniel 35 at his home. Mrs C H Moss wife of the Franklin County sheriff said officers were seeking Daniel's son in law William Murray 26 who is estranged from his 15 year old wife.
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Carnesville
M. C. Daniel
C. H. Moss
Franklin County
Daniel
Wm. Murray
Murray
CCC Worker Shot Near Eufaula In Self Defense Claim
In Eufaula Alabama a CCC youth from Lumpkin Georgia is held after the fatal shooting of Ivy Cutchens 25 at a Hoboken filling station near Eufaula around midnight Saturday. Cutchens died after exchanging shots and the suspect C C Glover was wounded twice and claims self defense according to officers.
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Eufaula
Ala
C. C. Glover
Lumpkin
CCC
Ivy Cutchens
Hoboken
Cutchens
Glover
Allen Asked to Toss Hat In for Georgia Governor Race
Atlanta May 18 Marion Allen active in Roosevelt campaign said he has received many letters urging him to enter the governor race. He is too busy with the Roosevelt organization to decide and expressed appreciation for the statewide esteem shown by supporters.
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Atlanta
Marion Allen
Georgia
Roosevelt
Reid's Son Fired by State Highway Board in Georgia
Atlanta May 18. Chairman Wilburn said George Reid, a Lumpkin county survey worker for the state highway department, was dismissed today. Reid, a Blairsville resident, worked about two years and is brother to Atlanta attorney Charles S. Reid who presided over a dinner where E. D. Rivers announced his gubernatorial candidacy.
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Atlanta
W. B. Wilburn
State Highway Board
George, Reid
Reid
Lumpkin County
Blairsville
Charles S. Reid
E. D. Rivers
House of Representatives
Man Sentenced To Chair Shams Death By Own Action
In Columbus Ga on May 17 Eli Melton under sentence to be electrocuted May 29 feigned suicide by swallowing potash and glass. Jail officials tested him. doctors found no poison as Melton later admitted he had not ingested any poison or glass and was ashamed of his act.
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Columbus
J. E. Owens
J.D. Cummings
Eli Melton
City Hospital
Castellow bids farewell after four terms in Congress
Representative B. T. Castellow of Georgia, in what was described as his likely final House address, voiced misgivings about proposed taxes on corporate surpluses. He warned the tax would curb reserve building essential to business. After the speech, Rep. E. J. Cox announced Castellow would retire after this session.
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House
B. T. Castellow
Georgia
E. J. Cox
Castellow
Congress
Cox
Columbus Cotton Festival Ends After Valley Event
Columbus Ga May 16 The first Chattahoochee Valley Cotton Festival ends as thousands visit the three day event Miss Martha Crawford of Huntsboro Alabama crowned Chattahoochee Valley Queen over about 650 contestants. Prominent hosts include N R Boyd Columbus Merchants Association Geo Sherman Jr and J C Inglis festival leaders expect a 1937 repetition.
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Columbus
Martha Crawford
Huntsboro
Ala
Chattahoochee Valley
Craword
Cotillon Club
N. R. Boyd
Columbus Merchants’ Association
Geo. Sherman, Jr
J. C. Inglis
Cotton Va
Deacons Entertain Rev Mr Womble at Talbotton Church
Deacons from the Talbotton Baptist church Junction City and Woodland church held a birthday tribute at Rev J W Womble's home on May 12. Gifts and telegrams were sent to the guest who is a former Mercer University student and four years’ Talbotton pastor, with seminary study in Louisville.
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J. M. Cutler
W. E. Hightower
Butler
A. B. Wall
Talbotton
Herbert Ethridge
South Georgia Conference
Columbus East Highlands
M. E. Church
Talbotton, Ga
Talbotton Baptist Church
Junction City
Woodland Church
J. W. Womble
Mr. Womble
Talbotton Negro Shot Dead In Accidental Gun Incident
Charlie Couch, a Talbotton man, was fatally shot on the Talbotton High School baseball diamond while rabbit hunting. The hammer struck a plank, discharging the gun into his stomach. Witnesses included nearby schoolchildren and his wife who found him, and he told City Marshal Edwards he had shot himself accidentally.
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Charlie Couch
Talbotton
Talbotton High School
Couch
Edwards
Farmers Urged to Apply for Cotton Subsidy Payments
Georgia farmers who sold cotton in 1085 and have not yet applied should act now. County Agent G. Daniel notes May 15 totals show 144,936 applications filed, with 68,205 approved and paid 2,033,476 dollars. About 60,579 growers have not applied and may miss checks if delays persist. Subsidy equals 12 cents per pound minus the average price on 12 spot markets the day of sale. approval rests with county agents who hold the blanks and price records.
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Taylor County
G. ©. Daniel
Harry L. Brown
Agricultural Extension Service
Georgia
Brown
Fatal Bus CrashNear Byron Triggers Rail Lien Suits
Fatally injured driver C A Looney of Macon crashes the bus at danger points near Byron. Surviving passengers include Miss Josephine Early and Clarence Bell. Lawsuits exceeding 200000 filed against railway and Southern Stages. Interstate Commerce Commission hearing notes train speed at 40 mph, Byron ordinance caps 20 mph. Bus crossing rules now require pedestrians to walk across tracks near Byron’s business district.
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C. A. Looney
Macon
Josephine Early
Napier Avenue
Clarence Bell
Byron Negro
Southern Stages, Inc
Interstate Commerce Commission
M. B. Smith
Central of Georgia Railway Company
C. H. Hall
Byron
Conference delegates elect lay leaders and plan next session
Reverend leaders from Waycross Valdosta and Emory Junior, including Rev Lou Warwick Rev J W Hitch and Dr Dice Anderson, delivered sermons as 500 attendees heard reports. Theo J McGee Reelected district lay leader with Wimble rly and Woodall as associates. Sixteen lay delegates named and four alternates chosen for 1987 session in Fort Gaines. Barbecue dinner and basket lunch accompanied large Dawson gathering.
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Lou Warwick
Waycross
J. W. Hitch
Valdosta
C. M. Meeks
Dean Stubb
Emory
Dice Anderson
Wesleyan College
Mack Anthony
G. Pierce Harris
Col
Theo J. McGee
R. S. Wimberly
John H. Woodall
L. Lamar
Joe Rogers
T. Hicks Fort
Frank J. Dudley
W. ©. Wodall
M. M. Powell
E. £. Humber
C. B. Renfroe
C. E. Benns
E. P. Sappington
J. C. Reese
J. D. Parks
BE. L. Carter
J. P. Perry
J. M. Heath
Geo. W. Matthews
R. C. Johnson
Plan Convention of State Editors in Milledgeville
Georgia editors will meet June 11 in Milledgeville marking the 60 year history of the State Press Association. The program includes a banquet, foam show, stunt program, breakfast by Georgia State College for Women, barbecue by Georgia Military College, tours of colleges, a picnic and dance, a fish fry at Spring Lake, and anniversary services with Clark Howell taking part. Kirk Sutlive, Jere Moore named officers. more than 200 expected. Savannah hosts buffet supper, closing shore dinner at Savannah Beach. Delegates housed at GSCW and GMC.
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Milledgeville
Georgia
Associatirs
Georgia State College For Women
Georgia Military College
Spring Lake
Savannah
The
Clark Howell
Atlanta Constitution
Kirk Sutlive
Blackshear
Jere Moore
Moore
Savannah Morning News
Evening Press
Savannah Beach
No. 3 fre? and higher aims in Reynolds tale
Read like a regional feature, the piece follows Cecil earning an engineering certificate after hard work at Indiana Tech Fort Wayne and returning to Butler to support by friends. It then shifts to Mayor Hodges facing trio of local shocks, moonshine impacts on business, and Reynolds farm misadventure with a failed sheep ranch plan.
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America
Cecil
Butler
Hodges
Reynolds
E. W. Hodges
K. L. Swearingen
Chevrolet
Georgia
Uncle Sam
Bond
Brown Marshall
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Knoxville, Tenn
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Georgia District of International Rotary
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A. C. Chancellor, Sr
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Geneva School
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George Duncan
Liberty Hall
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United Daughters of the
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Pierce Harris
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M. 8. Daniels
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Chicago
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Central of Georgia Railway and Ocean Steamship Co
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Commodity Credit Corporation
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G. P. Turner, Jr
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Dixie Highway
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Stewart-Webster Journal
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