Baffling peat muck pile creates Georgia curiosity
Zebulon Georgia May 20 Julius McGee the owner of a swamp peat muck rich in soil wonders how the black soil formed by ancient vegetation can be sold as a potent growing medium. Dr Olson of Griffin Experiment Station calls it priceless and local florists snatch it up while McGee aims only for small profits and pocket change.
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Zebulon
Powder Creek Swamp
Julius McGee
McGee
Olson
Griffin Experiment Station
Georgia
Alabama
Lory King
McGees
Prominent Talbot County Woman Mrs Blanton Dies
Mrs. Robert W. Blanton, mother of a large Talbot County family, dies on May 15. Martha Suzanne Curley, known as a member of a storied local lineage, daughter of Capt Barnard Curley, and wife of R W Blanton, left a legacy through her family and generations in the county.
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Lynda Lee Bryan
Talbotton
Robert W. Blanton
Talbot Bot
Martha Suzanne Curley
Barnard Curley
Southern Rifles
States
Suzanne Curley Atha
Martha Curley
LeVert College
R. W. Blanton
Bicycle Brigade Saves Gas and Oil at Fort Benning
At Fort Benning Georgia on May 21 the Bicycle Brigade of the First Student Training Regiment logs hundreds of miles, speeds service, and saves tire wear gasoline oil and vehicle depreciation. Col R H Lord says the unit contributes to War Department conservation and saves an estimated eight to ten thousand dollars annually.
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Ft. Benning
R. H. Lord
War Department
Morris is New Police Chief at Montezuma
J Frank Morris, eight years with Americus police, becomes Montezuma chief on May 15 succeeding C W Pike who moved to Macon. Rob Barfield night officer Lester Smith water works chief Luke Tallent heads fire dept Lewis Hicks manages fire equipment with aides Felton Adams Herschel Ellison Kyle Tyndal Clarence Hair Jr. Mayor Richardson says council will buy a police car and order new fire gear.
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Montezuma
J. Frank Morris
Americus
C. W. Pike
Macon
Morris
Robert Barfield
Lester Smith
Luke Tallent
Columbus Jurist New Scout Head
Superior Court Judge T Hicks Fort named to succeed Wm D Swift as president of the Georgia Alabama Council Boy Scouts of America. Swift resigned to enter the Navy. Fort, a former council vice president, is from Cotton Valley Ala and is a current judge filling an unexpired term. He previously led the Columbus school board for 17 years.
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Columbus
Superior Court
T. Hicks
Fort
Wm. D. Swift
Georgia- Alabama Council
Boy Scouts of America
L. L. Stanley
Swift
Cotston Valley
Ala
Geo. Palmer
Columbus School Board
Pine Knots Mark Grave in Wilcox County
R. P. Preacher of Dawson notes a Georgia style grave marker in Oklahoma Church cemetery. A burial in Wilcox County features a mound of pine lightwood knots instead of a stone due to the deceased collecting knots for years. In Mitchell County, preparatory work for oil drilling has begun.
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Wilcox County
R. P. Preacher
Dawson
Charleston
S. C
Georgia
Preacher
Oklahoma Church
Mitchell County
Quiet Pavilion Scene Poem
A fragmentary poem images a speaker sitting in a pavilion watching water flow and flowers grow, conveying a calm contemplative moment with nature's simple rhythms.
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jAnd
Voters Pleased With War Ballot Handling
War ballot procedures gain broad approval as the Georgia War Ballot Commission rules that registration cards and ballots may be mailed to service members in the same envelope and returned in the same manner. Secretary Wilson directs registrars to ensure names appear on registration lists before ballots are sealed. War ballots must be mailed directly from county officials to the service voter and cannot be delivered to relatives.
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Georgia’'War Ballot Commission
State
John ’B. Wilson
Commission
Camaera
Wilson
Placca
Couple announces birth of quadruplets in England
Southend on Sea England May 23 reporters confirm the second quadruplet birth in three months to Mrs Daisy Moxham 38 wife of an RAF flying officer. The four infants Bryan George Daisy and William weigh a total 11 1 2 pounds and are housed in a heated incubator with a late bulletin noting the mother's condition not satisfactory.
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Southend-on-Sea
England
Daisy, Moxham
Nora Carpenter
William Thompson
Pittsburgh
Moxham
George
Daisy
William
More Gas Urged For A B Holders
Washington May 22 Immediate increase in gasoline rations for A and B coupons was urged by Representative Fred Hartley. He proposed raising A from 120 to 175 miles monthly and B from 325 East Coast 425 West Coast 475 elsewhere to divert fuel from the black market to legitimate users. He noted the action could redirect supply if the OPA has the will to do it.
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Washington
Fred Hartley
Republican
New Jersey
Hartley
Congressional Petroleum Committee
Ihouse
OPA
National Maritime Day Observed in Savannah
Savannah marked National Maritime Day with ceremonies led by Rear Admiral E S Land at the launch of the S S Francis S Bartow at the Southeastern Shipbuilding yard. Medals were awarded to sailors’ relatives and U S Savannah commemorative stamps went on sale by the post office.
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Savannah
E. S. Land
U. S. Maritime Commission
Francis S. Bartow
Southeastern
Admiral Land
Post Office Department
Convict Fatally Stabbed in Georgia State Prison
Atlanta May 23 state corrections director F R Hammack announced Jim Taylor a 91 year old convict serving 20 years for rape was stabbed to death Monday at the Georgia state prison during lunch hour. The inmate identified as Paul Looney allegedly carried out the attack after prior controversy between the two while both were on the same detail.
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Atlanta
F. R. Hammack
Jim Taylor
Georgia
Hammack
Paul Looney
Taylor
Looney
Pasteur Treatment Given To Vidalians
In Vidalia on May 20 three residents began Pasteur treatment after bites or scratches from a cat suspected of rabies. The state department advised the group after X-ray findings indicated brain involvement. Also reported are other animals in the area, including cats and dogs suspected of bites, with police efforts continuing to locate and manage the rabid animal.
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Vidalia
Vidalians
Pasteur
State Department
P. J. MccNatt
Makvin McNatt
C. H. McKibben
Macon County Brothers Meet in England
Oglethorpe Ga May 21 homefolks thrilled this week to learn that two Macon county brothers T Sgt Allen Justice Jr stationed in England and Sgt W Alfred Justice stationed in Ireland recently met in England after a separation of three years. Another brother E W Justice is stationed at the Naval Air Station at Melbourne Fla and their father Allen Justice Sr is with the Seabees.
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Oglethorpe, Ga
Macon County
Allen Justice Jr
England
W. Alfred Justice
Ireland
E. W. Justice
Naval Air Station
Melbourne
Fla
Allen Justice
Seabees
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