Reynolds Ships First Car of Georgia Peaches in State
The first Georgia peach car of the 1981 crop was switched to the main line for an eastward run to New York. Shipped by C. H. Neisler of Taylor County, the fruit heads to H. Warne & Sons, Inc. in New York, as Neisler predicts about eight million boxes statewide.
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Georgia
Reynolds
Oeventral
New Yo
C. H. Neisler
Taylor County
Neisler
Reynolds Shippea Veat
Mr. Neisler
Oear
H. Warne & Sons, Inc
Warren Street
New York
Fire destroys home in Reynolds area on Sunday morning
About 9 o clock Sunday morning a fire at the home of Mr Rufus Whittington in Reynolds Eastern section spread rapidly. The fire department fought the blaze but could not stop the flames, and the building burned to the ground. Neighbors helped as much as possible, while Davie Cooper, owner, held a rent lease. neither Mr Whittington nor Mrs Whitington had insurance.
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Rufus Whittington
Reynolds
Mes
Davie Cooper
Bulding
Whit
Nina
J Frederick of Marshallville Dies at 70
Marshallville Ga May 25 memorial services planned for J Frederick 70 a longtime Macon county official and bank director who died Monday at home after a stroke Doctors diagnosed a brain blood clot He had been ill for some time and recently returned from Cuba where a leg was amputated His funeral will be at Smallville Methodist Church with relatives and local officials among pallbearers He was a member of the county commission for about three years and left a large local business estate with family relatives in Montezuma and Atlanta and postmistress at Montezuma among survivors
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Marshallville
Macon
Marsh
Fort Waltok
Dugereerick
Mar
Frederick Shere
Eee County Board of
Citizens Bank
Ft. Valley Bank
Yéidian
Jess Frederick
Cuba
Miami
Fis
Smallvile Methodist
Wis
Mt Davenport
James Ivey
Davenport
Frederick
GC. Mey
McKenzie
J. E. Hayes
Allville
Macon County
Begrees Garay
F. J. Frederick, Jr
Freerick
J. Tonet Forbes
Atlanta
Mekente
Montezuma
Monte
Nephew of Mrs Steed Killed in Auto Wreck
The city mourns as Mrs Walver Steed travels to Adel after the death of her nephew Willie D Wilkes Jr of Adel in a Florida auto wreck. Wilkes, 27, was riding with his wife and children when the car overturned near Lake City. He leaves a wife, parents, three brothers and two sisters. Funeral services at Adel Baptist Church.
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Walver EB
Steed
Wilkes, Jr
Adel
Ga. Bey
Willie D. Wilkes
Lake City
Fla
Adel Baptist Church
Elizabeth Wilkes
W. B. Wilkes
Wilkes
Mrs Sams Gives Escape Tale in Arson Trial at Macon
In Macon on Tuesday, Mrs. Bessie Sams testified she escaped a burning home as arson suspect Gordon Baier, her brother-in-law, urged her not to alarm others. She described Baier blocking her exit, holding the five-gallon can, and pressuring them to deny testifying against him. The burning residence at 190 Second Avenue, Western Heights, dates to Aug 31 last year, with Baier, Eugene Sams, and Mrs. Sams indicted for arson. Baier is on trial.
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Macon
Bessie Sams
Butler
Bible Superior Court
Gordon Baier
Sams
Bailey
Second Avenue
Western Heights
Eugene Sams
Oth the Sams
Gordon
Notice to Voters on Qualification for June Election
Qualified voters must pay all state and county taxes including 19380 before June 6. Board of Registrars urges immediate tax payment. Joint conventions of the County Officers Association of Georgia and the Peace Officers Association are being held in Macon today and tomorrow.
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Ecome
Board OF Registrars
County Officers’ Association of Georgia
The
Peace Officers’ Association
Macon
Butler High School Graduation Crowns Largest Class Yet
The Butler consolidated high school marked a milestone with its largest graduating class. Twenty-one young ladies and seven young men received diplomas under Prof. Charles R. Brown and 13 assistants. Rev. E H Dunn delivered the keynote on Life at Its Best, urging graduates to master themselves and serve humanity. The week featured spring recitals, class day exercises, and operettas with music, poetry, and readings, concluding with the diploma ceremony and a baccalaureate sermon by Elder J M Woodward.
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Butler Consolidated High School
Chas. R. Brown
Butler School
Mary bin Allman
Mildred Corinne Bone
Daisy Lorainne Bone
Margaret Eleazor’ Butt
Wyolene Carpenter
Sara Louise Caldwell
Mary Elizabeth Gill
Christ
Negan
Edith Parks
Arthaley
Nine Bonefing
Jessie Orrell
Isolee Jarrell
Paul Fain
Cathryn Jarrell
J. A. Cook
Daisy Bone
Reading
Kentucky
Margaret Butt
Herman Elliston
Carolyn Hill
Julian
Aurelia
Trussell
Aurelia Trusse
H, Dunn
Sleepyland
Rosita
Julian Edwards
Marie Garrett
Andrew College
Kathleen Peed
Andrew
Mary Dennis Owens
Albany
Sean
J. M. Woodward
Hawkinsville
Methodist
Missionary Baptist
Primitive
Job
Word to the Graduates Reflects 1931 commencement season
Commencement season for the class of 1931 closes successfully as graduates prepare to begin new lives. many young men and women poised to enter a new era.
Columbus youths injured by fall speed train tragedy
Weaver Willis 19 and George Smith 17 of Phenix City died after riding a through freight car in Columbus. Smith was struck by a water tank spout and fell, separating an arm, while Willis was found fatally injured near Reynolds. Ben Willis survived with minor injuries as families rush to Fort Valley and Macon hospitals for updates on the two injured youths.
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Pine Grove
Phenix City
Ala
Ao Botee
Oglethorpe Infirmary
Macon
Weaver Willis
George Smith
Ben Willis
Smith
Ben
Fort Valley
Reynolds
Weaver
Columbus
Saearay Weaver Willis
Taylor County
Will Willis
Alabama
Grace Weaver
Harris County
Bonnie Williams
Frances Willis
Stanford
J. Weaver
Ellaville
Col
B J. Willis
This
Tom Willis
Lof Daviston
Chicago Professor Ogburn To Speak At Mercer Commencement
Dr William Fielding Ogburn of the University of Chicago, born in Butler, will speak at Mercer commencement on June 2. He travels from Macon to Taylor county and hopes to reunite with family friends, staying with Mrs J T Matthews and Miss Melissa Ogburn in Reynolds. A speaking date at Butler may be arranged.
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William Fielding Ogburn
University of Chicago
Macon
Mercer
Ofurn
Butler
Taylor County
Charlton Ogburn
County
J. T. Matthews
Melissa Ogburn
Reynolds
Buena Vista Citizens in Automobile Wreck
Buena Vista Georgia May 22 W C Wooten president of Buena Vista Loan and Savings Bank and daughters Elizabeth and Jaleano Wooten and bank employee Dorothy Argo escaped serious injuries Monday night in a wreck returning from Columbus. The crash happened at a sharp curve near the Preston home nine miles from Buena Vista when the Sieenotpe driven by Mr Wooten hit a Chevrolet. Wooten and Eleanor Wooten were treated for cuts at Americus City Hospital. others suffered bruises. The car was demolished.
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Buena Vista
W. C. Wooten
Buena Vista’ Loan & Savings Bank
Elizabeth
Jaleano Wooten
Dorothy Argo
Columbus
Preston Home
Wooten
Misa Eleanor Wooten
Americus
Death of Mrs Nora M Woodward Mourned by Friends
Mrs Nora Mitchell Woodward of Mountville Georgia dies after long feeble health at 84. Her funeral was held at the City cemetery with Rev E H Dunn and Rev J A Cook officiating. Surviving daughter Carrie Woodward and a wide kin group reflecting a century of civic and church service. She lived a Christian life, deeply involved in education and community affairs as a longtime member of Antioch Baptist Church.
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Nora Mitchell Woodward
Taylor County
Carrie Woodward
Mountville
W. J. J. Mitchell
Carrie Riley Mitchell
John L. Woodward
Woodward
Ms. Woodward
Pickens Riley
J. T. Gray
Buter
Nora Mitchell
Oklahoma City
Jessie Mitchell
Nacona
Tex
Phronie Leeth
San Alon
Annie Vortwood
Naccona
Texas
Georgia
Antoch
James W. Gholson Dies After Paralysis
James W. Gholson, a longtime Carsonville district Justice of the Peace and respected farmer, died Sunday from paralysis after a two week decline. He left a widow and several children, with funeral services held Tuesday at Union Cemetery officiated by Rev. Jas F. Jackson and Rev. M.O. Williams.
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James W. Gholson
Gholson
Carsonville
Hester Perkins
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Chicago University
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