Veterans Must Prove Identity to Get Bonus Bonds Cash
Veterans face a three sided identification process to receive bonus bonds. Postmasters, witnesses, and route carriers verify identity, signature matches, and residency before Treasury checks are issued. banks in Georgia will pay the bonds.
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Veterans’Administration
Georgia
Atlanta
Central
Augusta
Columbus
Macon
Savannah
Treasury
John B. Doe
J.B. Doe
Those Contributing To Flint River Bridge Project Will Get Refund
Donors or their representatives to the Flint River Bridge on Highway Three between Taylor and Upson counties are notified that under a 1935 General Assembly act the Taylor County Commissioners will refund donated amounts. Refunds occur at one tenth now and one tenth on March 26 each year until full repayment. bring proof of donation to Chas C. Stone in Butler for processing, with checks or receipts preferred. H. H. Riley, Chairman, Taylor County Commissioners.
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Flint River
Highway Three
Taylor
Upson
Eenerghy
The
General Assembly
Taylor County
Chas C. Stone
Butler
H. H. Riley
Cusseta High Seniors Leave For Washington
Cusseta high school senior class led by Principal A P Jarrell leaves for a two week trip to Washington and New York. The party includes Mr. and Mrs Jarrell Miss King Virginia King Margaret Kemp Emily Mehaffey Ina Belle Weems Maggie McGlasen Jessie Nell O Keeffe Mildred Johnson Reba Harbuck Mary Ellen McDowall Martha Lane Simpson Thea Nicholson De Quendre McGlaer Jasper Hickey and Lawrence Williams traveling in a school bus operated by Frank Smith.
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A. P. Jarrell
Cusseta High School
Cusseta
Washington
New York
Jarrell
Miss King
Virginia King
Margaret Kemp
Emily Mehaffey
Ina Belle Weems
Talbotton Shower Honors Bride-Elect Helen Barker
In Talbotton Georgia May 23 friends praised Miss Helen Barker a Talbotton high school teacher and bride elect with a miscellaneous shower at the Straus Levert Memorial hall. About one hundred guests attended and many gifts were given. Barker and Chas E. Keller plan to marry June 19 at the First Baptist Church in LaGrange. Barker hails from LaGrange and Keller is from Junction City.
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Talbotton
Talbotton Consolida School
Helen Barker
Misa Barker
Straus-Levert Memorial
Chas
E. Keller
First Baptist Church
LaGrange
Georgia Board Prepares 6 Million Highway Contracts
The State Highway Board moved to advertise 1.5 million dollars of construction bids for a Friday letting, bringing Georgia’s active highway program to 6 million dollars. A second June letting is planned, with 1.5 million dollars expected, based on board members’ statements and federal approvals totaling 1.6 million dollars.
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Atlanta Journal of
Court House
Butler
State Highway Board
Georgia
Mel L. McRae
State Board
United States
Montgomery
Mcrae
W. E. Wilburn
June 1 Closing Date for Farm Program Worksheets
Georgia farmers must file worksheets for the new soil conservation farm program by June 1, per County Agent G. C. Daniel. The State Agriculture Conservation Committee set the date and urged county agents to submit by then, with approval from C. A. Cobb, regional director for the Southern Region. Filing a worksheet does not commit the farmer, but anyone planning to apply for federal payments later must have a worksheet on file.
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Georgia
New Soil Conservation Farm Program
G. C. Daniel
State Agriculture Conservation Committee
C. A. Cobb
Southern Region
Long Drought Slows Georgia Crop Outlook
The extended drought harms local crops with poor cotton and corn stands countywide. Replanting fails to yield results as no general rain arrives for two months, marking an early drought for years. Truck crops shrink and vegetable supplies falter, with Georgia corn and cotton prospects bleak, says Agriculture Extension head Harry Brown.
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Georgia
Harry Brown
Lategricultural Extension Service
R A Ray Released From Columbus Hospital
Mr R A Ray of Columbus, seriously injured weeks ago in an automobile wreck near Junction City while delivering the Columbus morning paper from Butler, was yesterday released from the Columbus hospital. He will likely be confined to his home for several weeks. During his confinement his son will deliver the paper in Butler daily.
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R. A. Ray
Columbus
Junction City
Butler
Ray
Mr. Ray
Reverend Edward Lamb Elected Grand Patriarch at Ish Convention
Rev. Edward P. Lamb of Columbus was elected grand patriarch at the Odd Fellows convention in Ish yesterday. He is a former pastor of the Mauk Coronal Methodist church in the county.
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Edward P. Lamb
Pee Columbus
Odd Fellows’ Convention
Ish
Mauk Coronal Methodist Church
Is County
One of Taylors native sons Atlanta leader
Hearty congratulations go to Cecil W. Hester born in Mauk Ga son of Mr and Mrs W P Hester for rapid rise in business and civic life in Atlanta He was elected to City Council last year and recently named to the Safety Committee with others to improve Atlanta traffic Heester 38 years old has spent eleven years with Citizens and Southern Bank in Atlanta since moving from Mauk His council service includes chairing the boxing and wrestling committee and serving on finance public safety sewer sanitary clutter revision and prison committees Heester advocates drastic traffic improvement and stricter enforcement to curb dangerous driving while education will help many drivers Source notes his years in Atlanta and his ascent within the bank and city leadership
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Taylor County
Cecil W. Hester
Mauk
This County
W. P. Hester
Atlanta
Hester
Safety Committee
Haece
James L. Key
Couneiman Hester
Citizens & Southern National Bank
Hister
American Banker
Citizens & Southern
Former Thomaston Man Held For Murder
Carl Blevins an 84 year old former Thomaston Georgia resident remained in county jail awaiting a Wednesday preliminary hearing accused of murder with an automobile for allegedly striking Frank Smith a 32 year old Chattanooga bakery employee during a roadhouse fight near the highway early Sunday Smith died a few hours later at a hospital in Chattanooga.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Carl Blevins
Thomaston
Frank Burns
Blevins
Frank Smith
Smith
Two Large Fish Traps On Flint River Destroyed
Tuesday this week A L Young district game protector H C Callier deputy for Upson and Talbot counties and John Bethel game protector located and destroyed two fish trap falls on the Flint River One trap lay seven miles below No 3 highway on the southern shoals the other near Jack's Ferry southwest of Thomaston The entire stream passed through each trap and Young said the trap below No 3 highway was the largest he had ever seen.
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A. L. Young
H. C. Callier
Upson
Talbot
John Bethel
Flint River
Jack’s Ferry
Thomaston
Mr. Young
City Marshal on call at Riley Gray's Service Station
Notice directs residents to Riley Gray's City Service Station for city marshal services at any hour. Mentions J. D. Cook as Night Marshal and Day Marshal with unclear location phrasing.
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Riley Gray
J. D. Cook
Marah Oe
Masons Urge Attendance for Abit Nix Address in Americus
The Americus Herald reports an urgent invitation from J E Logan of the two Americus Masonic Lodges for members and families to attend an open communication tomorrow at 8 pm at the First Methodist Church. Grand Master Abit Nix will speak, with a music program and special arrangements for attendees from the area.
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J. E. Logan
Americus Masonic Lodges
Americus Masons
First Methodist Church
Abit Nix
Grand Lodge of Georgia
Nix
University of Georgia
Masons of Georgia
Americas
Logan
Americus
Third District Letter Carriers Meet in Perry Next Saturday
Perry Ga May 24 The Third District Rural Letter Carriers Association and its Ladies Auxiliary will hold their annual convention in Perry on Saturday May 30 Registration opens 9 30 a m and the meeting begins 10 a m in the Perry school auditorium President A M Levie presiding Speakers include A M Anderson Perry W A Wilson Abbeville Mrs M L Bush Eastman R W Woods Dawson and Mrs F H Starborough DeSoto After business a barbecue dinner will be served at Houston Lake Host carriers from group three Houston Dodge Pulaski Wilcox counties total about 260 people expected Houston carriers named T C Rogers J W Perdue C K Watson B J Hunt G C Harrigon
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Perry
Associatio
Ladies’ Auxiliary
A. M. Levie
Perry School
A. M. Anderson
D. Ing. Perry
W. A. Wilson
Abbeville
M. L. Bush
Eastman
W. R. Woods
Dawson
F. H. Starborough
DeSoto
Houston Lake
Carriera
Houston
Dodge
Pulaski and
Wilcox
Houston Carriera
T. C. Rogers
J. W. Perdue
B. J. Hunt
G. C. Harrigon
Reynolds Represented At Macon District Conference
The Macon district Methodist conference held a two day annual session in Macon with speakers including Bishop W N Ainsworth Dr Dice R Anderson President Wesleyan College Dr William Quillian and Dr IT Ellis Rev A W Reese presiding elder led the sessions The Reynolds church was represented by Rev J N Shell pastor and several local laymen.
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Macon
Reynolds Church
W. N. Ainsworth
Dice R. Anderson
Wesleyan College
William Quillian
Wesleyan
IT. D. Ellis
A. W. Reese
J. N. Shell
Officials Fishing In Florida Waters
Officials L. T. Peed and County Agent G. Daniel traveled to West Palm Beach for a few days of fishing. They aim to report on a rumored big catch in Florida waters, promising to share evidence upon their return.
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Florida
Ree L. T. Peed
G. Daniel
West Palm Beach
Georgia
Lost truck tag and tail light notice near Reynolds
The notice asks for the return of a missing truck tag No 17141 and tail light found off Fickling Mill Reynolds road. G G McCrary Reynolds Rt 1 is the contact for notification. A separate brief mentions the first ripe watermelon of the season at South Georgia, observed by Butler residents yesterday.
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Fickling’ Mill-Reynolds Road
G. G. McCrary
Reynolds, Rt. 1
Butler
Mucly
South Georgia Ee
Americus College Dates Shift for Grand Exercises
Americus Times-Recorder reports Georgia Southwestern College changes graduation date to Thursday June 4 at 5 30 pm to allow more attendees. Dr Peyton Jacob announces diplomas for 138 graduates, largest class, with Dr Guy H Wells delivering the address. If rain, ceremony moves to main auditorium. Public invited.
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Georgia Southwetern College
Americus
Amecus Times-Recorder
Georg'a Southwestern College
Peyton Jacob
Guy H. Wells
Georgia State College For Women
Milledgeville
Jacob
Wells
Taylor County
Novaeztelle Spillers
Benns, Jr
Myra Byrd
Pansy Riley
Sidney Austin
G. G Spillers
Sons of Col and Mrs John Andy Smith Make Fine Records
Friends and relatives celebrate two Talbotton teens for top school marks Roy Smith and John Andy Smith Jr led their class from first grade through high school Roy, son of John Andy Smith chief clerk of the income tax division, was valedictorian of the 1986 class at Talbotton high school John Andy Smith Jr was valedictorian of the 1934 class and now attends the University of Georgia
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John Andy Smith
Susie Fowler
Col Smith
Talbotton
Roy Smith
Income Tax Division
State Revenue Comm
John Andy
University of Georgia
Talbotton High School
Aged Colored Woman Aunt Joey Pope Dies on Street
Aunt Joey Pope, highly esteemed by both white and colored residents, died of a heart attack Saturday afternoon while sitting on a bench near the Joiner Bros. store talking with members of her race. She had been feeble for months but appeared in good spirits just before the attack.
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Joey Pope
Joiner Bros
Joey
Mrs Walker Improving It Will Please Hes
Mrs Walker is improving nicely after several days of critical illness due to appendicitis.
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Hes Walker
Butler Methodist Church Next Sunday Worship Schedule
Sunday school at 1 a m. League service at 6 45 p m. Preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 p m. The public is invited to worship with us. W Hightower, Pastor.
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Butler Methodist Church
Ua. W. Hightower
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