Desperate Convicts Escape Milledgeville Prison Farm
Six armed inmates escaped from a Milledgeville state prison farm after overpowering guards in a pickup truck. One guard was shot, four others bound, and the crew fled in a stolen 1946 Chevrolet sedan. Leaders and suspects included Henry C Keller Lamar McCormack Albert Faunce Rhodine Rainey and D B Thomas with one on foot unidentified. Authorities hunted the group across Georgia and surrounding states.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Frida G
Milledgeville
E State Hospital
Clyde Berry
Foreman
Berry
State Hspital
State Hospital
Reidsfile
State Patrol
Dan
J. F. Ft
Xth
Oen
Henry C. Keller
Allen County
Lamar McCormack
Bibb County
United
Albert Faunce
Chathamunty
Rhodine Rainey
D. B. Thomas
Thomas
For Rent: Furnished Room in Butler Georgia
One furnished room advertised for rent in Butler Ga. Prefer one or two male renters. Contact Mrs Elzie Swain aged 55 for details.
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Elzie Swain
Butler
Addition of 607 Names To State Payroll Since April of Last Year
Atlanta May 21 607 more employes are on the state payroll this quarter than during the similar period of former Gov M E Thompson's administration last year As of April 1 the persons drawing monthly salary checks in 21 state departments totaled 8368 up 292 from Jan 1 1948 and 607 above April 1 1948 The figures show 1331 hires since Gov Talmadge took office and 607 jobs unfilled since April 1 1948 The biggest rise is in the State Highway department now 3530 employes including 1415 laborers White collar workers number 579 since Talmadge inauguration
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Atlanta
M.E. Thompson
Herman Talmadge
United Press
B. E. Thrasher
Talmadge
State Highway Department
Pardon Board Commutes Oscar Moncrief Sentence
Oscar Moncrief 57 a former Thomas County deputy sheriff is freed from a five to seven year embezzlement sentence after six months served The State Pardon and Parole Board commuted the sentence to time served due to serious illness His wife sought release on health and age with support from Sol Gen J B Edwards and Rev T F Callaway The matter drew no objections from Superior Judge Lilly
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Atlanta
Oscar Moncrief
Thomas County
State Pardon and Parole Board
Moncrief
J. B. Edwards
T. F. Callaway
First Baptist Church
Thomasville
Lilly
Paintings by Buena Vista Artist Win National Honor
Two paintings by Chas. M. Goodroe, a Buena Vista native now in Buffalo, were shown at the Buffalo Society of Artists exhibition. Goodroe, son of Mr. Goodroe of Brantley, Marion County, earned prize recognition for Moonlight Serenade and Winter. The Buffalo Evening News highlighted the honor of artwork chosen for the show and judged among winners.
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Buena Vista
Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo Society of Artists
Hotel Statler
Chas. M. Goodroe
Amog
Former Miss Hazel Rogers with Col Ernest Barker Seen in Reynolds Corner
At Reynolds Corner, Hazel Rogers daughter of the late Dr. J W Rogers and Mrs Gussie Bell Rogers, now resides with her husband Col Ernest Barker of Macon. The pair were spotted among locals, marking a stylish, youthful return to town.
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Reynolds
Hazel Rogers
J. W
Gussie Bell Rogers
Hazel
Col
Ernest Barker
Macon
AU Revoir
Union Church History and Its Leaders in the 19th Century
The history traces Union Church from 1832 with pastors across decades through 1940s, detailing moral standards, changes after the Civil War, racial tensions, and the formation of a separate Church of Christ by Black members. It lists pastors and their terms, noting excommunication incidents and postwar shifts in congregation membership and location.
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Union
Reynolds
Church of Christ
Richard Ingram
Bryant Ingram
Henry Nowell
Mary Ingram
Sara Ingram
Martha Powell
Elizabeth Nowell
Annie Oliver
Union Church
God
Bell
Bowden
Deavours
Durham and
Wood
Lockhart
Powell
Howell
Langley
Wilburn
Duncan
Ross
Mitchell
Achurst
Ivey
Blalock
Searcy
Tharp
Farmer
Garner
Durham
Buck
Weaver
Pendleton
Plemmons
Smith
Fowler
Dumas
Haley
Jelks
Dunn
Hoats
Baptist Leaders of World Plan June Meeting at Mercer
The 19th annual fellow ship leadership week sponsored by the Georgia Baptist Convention will be held on Mercer University campus June 6 to 10. Hundreds of Georgia Baptist ministers and laymen are expected to register on opening Monday at Willingham Chapel with Dr. G A Buttrick Dr K S Latourette and others among the listed speakers.
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Yale University
Wm. A. Mueller
Southern Baptist Seminary
R. O. Feather
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Buttrick
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
England
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Police dismiss woman's account in Garris slaying case
Atlanta police ruled out the young woman's testimony about the shooting of Opera Singer John Garris. Lt Coppenger said she would be handed to Hall county authorities on arrival. The suspect used the names Alma Johnson Mary Smith Parrie Lee Pierce. A lunacy warrant was sought to return her to Gainesville. Authorities said the drug ring claim centered in Gainesville lacked evidence.
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Atlanta
John Garris
M. M. Coppenger
Hall County
Alma Johnson
Mary Smith
Mary Simmons
Hall County Welfare Department
Parrie Lee Pierce
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Thomaston, Ga
N. L. Halley Reynolds, Georgia
Baptist Leaders of World Plan
Mercer
Garris
Butler High School
Georgia McGlamry
Dora Summerour
Arman Bazemore Herbert Ward
Carolyn Jinks
Krentzlin
Shirley Dunn
Mary Jo Harvey
Witmark
Frederic Chopin
Evans Locke
Mary Nell Stewart
E. H. Dunn
Eugene Cook
J. W. M. Stipe
Purina
Peed Brothers Feed Store
Grand Theatre
the Georgia Networks
Hoedown Party Gang
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