Columbus called flyingest city in the South by aviation editor
State News Editor Paul Trawick of the Columbus Ledger reports that Columbus welcomes hundreds of civilian pilots and more than 50 privately owned aircraft at two airports. He notes about a third of local planes are owned by businesses or corporations and fly daily to distant cities and back.
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Paul Trawick
Columbus Ledger
Ledger-Enquirer
Columbus
Indianapolis
el Paso
Chicago
Atlanta
Macon
Thomaston Mills Awards Scholarships to Two Local Graduates
Sue Colquitt and Fred Kirkland win Thomaston Mills scholarships for college study. Colquitt earns a Georgia State College for Women grant at Milledgeville. Kirkland receives a Georgia Tech scholarship in Atlanta. Both are children of Thomaston Mills employees and were announced at Class Night at R. E. Lee High School.
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Thomaston
Sue Colquitt
Fred Kirkland
Thomaston Mills
R. E. Lee
Geo. H. Hightower
Leo Colquitt
Georgia State College For Women
Milledgeville
Fred. Kirkland
C. J. Kirkland
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta
Kirkland
Garrett defeats 22 candidates for Washington County sheriff
Sandersville Ga J B Garrett former police chief was elected sheriff in a special 13 candidate contest in Washington county after the vacancy caused by A W Smiths death. Garrett led early returns by over 600 votes over runner up B F English as T J Swint Jr ordinary had appointed John Smith to serve the unexpired term. a ten year program for the Department of Agriculture cited as accomplished except for a planned great terminal market for Georgia products near Washington.
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Sandersville
J. B. Garrett
Washington County
Garrett
B. F. English
A. W. Smith
T. J. Swint Jr
John Smith
Smith
Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Washington, D
Mobley May Succeed Sutton on Georgia Supreme Court
Carlton Mobley a Macon attorney and former U S Representative is expected to be appointed to the Georgia Supreme Court to replace Justice I H Sutton who reportedly will retire Sutton had been named earlier by Governor Talmadge to fill the seat vacated by Justice Charlie Worrill Worrill had risen from the Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court in October to fill the vacancy from the death of Justice W Y Atkinson Mobley represented the Sixth District in Congress in 1932 33 and filled the unexpired term of the late Sam Rutherford
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Macon
Carlton Mobley
U S
Georgia Supreme Court
I. H. Sutton
Sutton
Talmadge
Charlie Worrill
Court
Justice Worrill
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
W. Y. Atkinson
Mobley
Jones County
Sam Rutherford
Attorney General Cook Delays Meeting in Georgia
Georgia Attorney General Eugene Cook postpones the meeting of Southern state attorneys general until after the June 7 8 Richmond governors conference. Eleven of seventeen invited will attend to discuss practical implementation of the Supreme Court school desegregation ruling and to align with gubernatorial views.
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Cook
Georgia
Richmond
Atlanta
Eugnee Cook
Supreme Court
National Association of Attorneys-General
Gaines Tsses Hat in Ring for Farm Post
Clark Gaines of Hart County and longtime Secretary of the State Department of Commerce enters the race for Commissioner of Agriculture, announcing his candidacy.
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Gaines
Farm Post
Clark Gaines
Hart County
State Department of Commerce
Wanted 3000 Bushels Heavy Oats at Market Price
Classified ad seeks 3,000 bushels of good heavy oats paid at prevailing market price. Contact Franklin McCants in Butler Georgia Rt 2.
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Franklin McCants
Butler, Ga
For Rent in Butler and Macon Areas
Five room house with bath and hot and cold water near church and school in Butler rent by right party. Contact J Allen Payne Butler Ga or Mrs Essie Blair Macon Ga for details. Also listings for used cooking ranges on balance due with terms in Hawkinsville and Taylor county.
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City of
Butler
Essie Blair
Sylvian
Macon
Taylor County
Piano Bargain for Down Payment and Small Balances
Classified notice offering a 1954 spinet piano in near new condition with small down payment and assumeable monthly balance. Also a fine upright piano offered cheaply. Credit Dept at 83 Alabama Street S W Atlanta Ga provides details.
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Credit Dept
Alabama Street
S.W
Atlanta
Immense Damage Suit Filed by Macon Woman Against Railway Firm
Mrs. Nellie Irene Davis files a 275000 federal suit in Macon citing severe head injuries, memory loss, and mental disability from a hit by an iron beam at the Central of Georgia Railway yard while working on a turning device. The action is under the Federal Employers Liability Act.
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Macon
U. S. District Court
Central of Georgia Railway
Nellie Irene Davis
W. E Davis
Walter Davis
Davis
Father jailed for slaying his own son in Alabama
Lanett Alabama Frank Wood 64 a Lanett housing project resident was jailed at LaFayette charged with murdering his 23 year old son Reuben Wood. The murder warrant was sworn by Chambers County Sheriff J M Abney.
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Lanett
Ala
S. Frank Wood
LaFayette
Reuben Wood
Chambers County
J. M. Abney
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Trawick
J. Allen Payne
A. H. Davis General Delivery
Hawkinsville, Ga
Alabama
Peed Bros. Feed Store
Aran
Xani
FORD
Payne Motor Company
Butler, Georgia
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