Wesleyan Service Guild Meets with New Officers Installed
The Wesleyan Service Guild gathered May 17 at Miss Athelene Gill home with 19 members and three visitors present. Miss Louise Hill delivered the worship theme Be Ye Doers of the Word while Mary McCorvey led panel discussion. Officers installed for the coming year include Wilma Gibson president and Mildred Sullins vice president with Sara Riley recording secretary and Dorothy Gray treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Service Guild
Athelene Gill
Frances Hobbs
Eve Adams
Billy Childres
Amy Gill
Louise Hill
Mary McCorvey
Sara Adams
Dorothy Gray
Annie M. Childres
Sara Riley
Talbotton Historic Greer Maxwell House Damaged by Fire
One of Talbotton's oldest houses the Greer Maxwell home was badly damaged by fire late Monday. Owner J. R. Hall and Mrs. Hall lived in a rear cottage. A roomer in front rooms lost all belongings. Volunteers led by F. R. Spirey Leonard Parker and Mayor Henry Persons saved the building. Origin of the fire unknown.
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Talbotton
Greer Maxwell
J. R. Hall
Local Club Names and Activity Roles List
The document lists Sara Adams Cathrine Cheek Mary L Purvis Margarete Haywood Louise Suggs Mary Anthony Margaret Foie Atholene Gill in roles covering Christian social relations public church work membership publicity and literature within a local organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Adams
Catherine Cheek
Mary L. Purvis
Margarete Haywood
Louise Suggs
Mary Anthony
Margaret Foie
Atholene Gill
Augusta Storm Kills Three After Concrete Wall Collapse
Three died when a concrete wall collapsed at Augusta South Atlantic League stadium during a 60 mph gust. Wee Bennett 25 was killed instantly. David Thomas 12 and Sam Madison 13 died later in hospital after being found under debris. An usher reported a loud rumble as bricks toppled. Groundskeeper McVee and John Whitaker recovered the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Wee Bennett
David Thomas
Sam Madison
Montgomery
Bennett
Ball Park
Sheter
McWee
John Whitaker
McVee
13-Year-Old Wins 28th National Spelling Bee
In Washington on May 19 Sandra Slohs a 13 year old from Granite City Illinois defeated 61 opponents to win the 28th National Spelling Bee earning 500 dollars and a trip to New York. She faced Jean Copeland 12 from Prescott Arizona in a tense final round. Copeland took 300 dollars for second place. The competition featured difficult words and officials used extra dictionary lists as the ticklish final rounds pressed on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sandra Slohs
Granite City
Sandy
New York
Jean Copeland
Prescott, Ariz
Jean
Warren Elected President of Baptist Convention
Dr. C. C. Warren a 58 year old Charlotte pastor was elected president on the first ballot as the Southern Baptist Convention began its 98th session in Miami Florida. The group reaches 29 899 churches with 8 169 491 members and approved a 10 million dollar budget for the coming year. Warren formerly a lawyer and executive committee president succeeds J W Storer.
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Miami
Fla
Morehhan
Southern Baptist Convention
North Carolina
Turner
C. C. Warren
First Baptist Church
Charlotte
Warren
Danville
Little Rock
Ark
Homer Lindsay
Jacksonville
John W. McCall
Memphis
Ramsey Pollard
Knoxville
Tenn
J. W. Storer
Tulsa
Oklo
Building Plan for Middle Georgia Colleges Proposed
A House sub committee proposed a vast four year program to spend 3.225 million at Middle Georgia College and 31.1 million across five Middle Georgia schools including GSCW Milledgeville ABAC Tifton Southwestern Americus Cochran and Ft Valley State College for Negroes. The plan aims to expand facilities on all state owned campuses with new buildings and enlarged facilities.
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Atlanta
Middle Georgia College
Middle Georgia
GSCW
Milledgeville Abac
Tifton
Southwestern
Americus
Cochran
Ft. Valley State College
Ft. Valley
Senator Russell Declines Presidential Bid
Washington May 22 Senator R B Russell of Georgia longtime Southern contender says he will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination next year. He told an interview absolutely not I will not be a candidate for the nomination this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
R. B. Russell
Georgia
Russell
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Wesleyan Service Guild Group
King Alcohol
Citizens State Bank
Butler
Ford
Payne Motor Company
Butler, Georgia
F.c.ay
Dr. Warren
Baptist
Hol-Dem
Coy
G. H. Goddard & Son
Reynolds, Ga
M. E. Skinner
Wrightsville
Lions Club
Georgia Power Company
Wwe
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