Vandiver named to Civil Defense Advisory Group
Gov. Vandiver of Georgia accepts a three year appointment to the National Defense Advisory Council from President Kennedy. The Civil Defense director prior to becoming governor, Vandiver will join three state government representatives on the council.
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Vandiver
Atlanta
Pres. Kennedy
National Defense Advisory Council
Frank Ellis
Office of Civil Defense
Ellis
Civil Defense
Advisory Council
States Adjutant General
National Assn. of Civil Defense
Washington
Police Academy Proposal for Ga Gaining Support
Georgia considers a state police academy as proposed by Col. W P Trotter after he led the Department of Public Safety. Gov Vandiver backs study as the Senate committee reviews options, with a $300,000 cost split between state and federal Civil Defense funds. The academy would train state troopers and officers from cities towns and counties across Georgia.
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Atlanta
Col. W. P. Trotter
Ga. Dept. of Public Safety
Col. Trotter
Dept. of Public Safety
Senate
Peace Officers Assn. of
Miss Celia Lucas Retires After 42 Years at Macon Bank
The longtime secretary to C. E. Newton Jr. at First National Bank and Trust Co. of Macon retires after 42 years in banking. A surprise party honored her at the downtown office as colleagues praised loyalty and devotion while noting she helped younger staff and witnessed banking changes from the 1919 start at Fourth National Bank to consolidation into the First National Bank and Trust Co.
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First National Bank and Trust Company
Celia Lucas
C. E. Newton Jr
Newton
Miss Lucas
Tom E. Green Jr
Continental Trust Company
John Doe
Fourth National Bank
Continental Trust Co
Continental
Macon National Bank
First National Bank and Trust Co
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Johnny
Lucas
Shakespeare
Polonius
Laertes
Plaintiff Wins Meldrim Case
In Savannah on May 19 a federal jury awarded Herbert L. Barnes $20,674 for the death of his wife and 18 month old son in the Meldrim disaster of June 28, 1959, with $16,791 for the wife and $3,883 for the child. The two cases were tried together, though verdicts were separate.
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Savannah
Herbert L. Barnes
Seabord Airline Railroad
Elizabeth Barnes
Barnes
Ted
Railroad
Dr J B Craig Granted Clinical Professorship
Dr J B Craig assistant superintendent of Milledgeville State Hospital has been granted a clinical professorship at the Department of Psychiatry of Ga Medical College. Announcement comes from Dr I H McKinnon superintendent. Craig directs the Education Program and oversees interns assigned to the hospital by medical schools in the state.
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J. B. Craig
Milledgeville State Hospital
Department of Psychiatry
Ga. Medical College
I. H. McKinnon
Craig
Miss Lucas Plans Busy Year With Travel And Activities
Miss Lucas aims to travel across the United States starting with a West Coast trip through California into western Canada. She hopes to pursue free lance writing though unsure it will materialize and will resume bridge playing while joining the Daughters of the American Revolution. She has held secretary roles in local clubs and serves as treasurer of the Wesleyan Service Guild and secretary of the Vineville Church Sunday School fifth grade. She is a member of the Secretaries Club.
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United States
California
Canada
Miss Lucas
Daughters of the American Revolution
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Wesleyan Service Guild
Vineville
Solon Committee Plans Pop In Visits to Prisons
Georgia lawmakers will conduct unannounced summer visits to penal institutions to assess conditions. Rep. Handsel Morgan leads the nine member subcommittee and aims for thorough, fair hearings after the inspections. They will focus on Reidsville, Buford, and Alto training school and may hold hearings at the Capitol.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Handsel Morgan
Buford
House
Rep. Morgan
Reidsville
Alto
Atlanta Journal
John Pennington
Capitol
American Legion Meeting Postponed to May 30
The American Legion postpones its regular meeting to Tuesday night May 30 at 8:00 at the Legion Home. Officers will be elected for the coming year, and all members are urged to attend.
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American Legion
The
Legion
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Waycross Journal-Herald
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Roy
Chevrolet
LES
Taylor County Motor Co
Reynolds, Georgia
Nat’l Bank
Macon
Meldrim
Solon
NRECA
Flint Electric Membership Corporation
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