Georgia Negro Education Surges With New Schools
Atlanta May 24 The red school house renews life for Georgia's Negro children as new brick buildings rise and more teachers enter the field. Walter B Hill reports 246 019 of 341 968 school age Negro children enrolled last year and 215 287 contributed by residents to Negro schools. Rosenwald Slater and Jeanes funds support building upkeep and programs. 84 Georgia counties host Rosenwald schools and funds support high schools, industrial training, and homemaking activities across 27 and 28 counties respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Little Red School
Georgia
State Department of Education
Walter B. Hill
Hill
Mr. Hill
Julius Rosenwald
Chicago
Anna T. Jeanes
Philadelphia
John F. Slater
Rosenwald
Rosenwald Fund
Slater
Anna T. Jeanes Fund
Cigarette tragedy claims two lives and injures a third
In Valdosta Georgia a cigarette sparked a fatal car crash killing Mrs Stothart and Harold Mayer the airplane pilot. Mrs Louis McCuster survived serious injuries as Dr Fred Harvey of Chicago performed a risky operation after a separate plane wreck. The surgeon endured a sleepless flight sequence to reach Valdosta and attempt to save Mrs Stothart.
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Valdosta
Stotharc
Chicago
Civy
Dirs
Stutpart
Lille-Grimin Hospital
Fred Harvey O
Gastebu
Gi Case
Sineath
Undertaker
Chichipo
Harvey
Filrida
Stothart
Sarper
Liv
Harold Mayer
Louis McCuster
McCuster
Mayer
Indiana
Waynetown
Indue
Crawfordville
Ind
Statharts
Herrowhy Sant
For Sale Used Car Looks Well and In Good Mechanical Condition
Classified note stating a used car for sale with good tires and solid mechanical condition. Call this office for further information.
Malaria Fight Urged Across Georgia State
The Georgia State Board of Health reports an 87 percent rise in malaria deaths last year and urges a statewide assault. While only about 35 of 161 counties are heavily infested, the effort must span the state to attract new industry and residents. Funding shortfalls hinder aid to weak counties. One county has allocated $1 per person. The board partners with the U S Public Health Service and the Rockefeller Foundation to educate and organize communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Georgia
United States Public Health Service
Rockefeller Foundation
Wouker
Rats Around My Place Were Wise Says John Tuthill
John Tuthill reports rats at his place were wise to poison attempts. After trying meat mixtures and RAT-SNAP, the pests were killed within ten days by leaving RAT-SNAP in areas they scampered. Sold by Butler Drug Co and H. Id Porter’s Drug Store in Butler, Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tuthill
Butler Drug Co
Butler
H. Id. Porter
Georgia Education Spending Gap in State Budget
Georgia allocates about 240 million dollars yearly to luxuries and automobiles while education receives roughly 21 million, under one tenth of that amount. The contrast highlights a supposed priority imbalance between nonessential items and schooling.
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Georgia
Sheriff sale notices for Taylor County Georgia land and homes
Sheriff R P McGuffin reminds of June 8 1980 sales of multiple parcels in Reynolds and surrounding Taylor County. Properties include 50 acres in lot 65 18th district G L Dwight taxes 1923 1929. a Reynolds house and lot for W J Theus Est taxes 1928 1929. 101 acres in lot 16 14th district R C Gray taxes 1929. a Reynolds house and lot for E F Seay and wife. a Reynolds property for Mrs W R Whatley taxes 1929. Levties returned April 30 1980.
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Joor
Taylor County
G L. Dwight
G. L. Dwight
Reynolds
W. J
Theus
W. J. Theus
R. C. Gray
E. F. Seay
W. R. Whatley
Sara Cross
L. C
iGa
R. P. McGuffin
Georgia County Public Auction Under Deed of Trust
Default on a 1921 loan to L H Harmon triggers foreclosure by The Federal Land Bank of Columbia. On June 8 1930 at Taylor County Courthouse, 4 parcels totaling about 607.5 acres in the 14th district will be sold to satisfy the debt, with a deed to the purchaser following. H P Wallace attends for the Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
L. H. Harmon
Federal Land Bank of Columbia
Superior Court
Georgia Militia District
Taylor’ County
D. E. Young
F. W. McDaniel
H. Neisler
Stella ‘T. Butler
J. P. Anthony
FH. Bone
14Th Land District
William Robinson
I. F. Peebles
R. A. Scandrett
H.P. Wallace
Sheriff Sale Enters Reynolds Property Of A J Payne Sr
Will be sold before the courthouse door in Reynolds on the first Tuesday in June during legal hours to the highest cash bidder. Lot eight, block eighteen, Reynolds, 53 feet on Winston Street, 150 feet deep to alley, estate of A J Payne Sr subject to a Superior Court judgment in favor of Mrs Elba Payne. Date shows May 6, 1980, R P McGuffin, Sheriff.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Court House
Reynolds
Winston Street
A. J. Payne
Superior Court
Elba Payne
R. Pi McGuffin
Dismissal of Estate for Lee Barnes Acknowledged
M E Everett administrator petitions for letters of dismission from the estate of Tee J Barnes deceased. Creditors and next of kin are cited to appear at the office on the first Monday in June to show cause why letters should not be granted. Dated May 6, 1938. L T Peed Ordinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
M. E. Everett
Lee
Barnes
Tee J. Barnes
Dismissal of Estate for Mrs G W McDaniel in Taylor County
LT Peed Ordinary cites creditors and next of kin to appear at his office on the first Monday in June 1950 to show cause why letters of dismission from the estate of Mrs G W McDaniel should not be granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
Cox
G. W. McDaniel
Nick Lucas to Headline Keith Georgia Theatre Week
Manager Marty Lemon announces Nick Lucas famed for Gold Diggers of Broadway will perform a week at Keith's Georgia Theatre in Keith, Georgia. The bill includes the Twelve O Clock Revue with Broadway stars and showgirls, Marty May, Lucille Hayes, the Bruno Weise Trio, and the film Young Man of Manhattan in talking cinema form.
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Atlanta
Marty Lemon
Keith
Georgia Theatre
Nick Lucas
Brunswick Records
Lucas
Lemon
Broadway
Marty May
Lucille Hayes
Bruno Weise
Europe
Manhattan
Katherine Brush
Saturday Evening Post
Mr. Lemon
Atlan
Life's Mirror by Henry Van Dyke
A poem urging selflessness and integrity, asserting that giving the best of oneself returns blessings from others. It emphasizes love faith truth and honor as reflected rewards, noting life mirrors one’s deeds for both rulers and the humble.
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Henry van Dyke
Georgia Income Shifts and School Funding Historical Note
In 1918 Georgia total income stood at seven million dollars with schools receiving 42 percent. By 1926 total income rose to twenty three million dollars but school funding fell to 27 percent as the share of education funding changed. The piece highlights rail travel as a safer, more comfortable, and reliable option with reduced fares for short trips via the Southern Railway System.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Trav
Southern Railway
SYSTE
Short boil strawberry jams and jellies for winter shelves
Grocers report a strong strawberry crop and urge quick preservation using the new short boil method with liquid pectin. Readers are advised to use fully ripened fruit, measure accurately, and follow paraffin sealing steps to avoid spoilage while producing bright jams and jellies in under fifteen minutes.
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C. H. Lehman
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Rosenwald and Others
Elizabeth Smith
President Hoover
North Carolina
Poe
Cather, Sandburg
Stalin
Latvia
Webster's New International Dictionary
Neo International
G. & C. Merriam Company
Springfield, Mass
Sheriffs Sales
Sheriff's Sale
L. T. Peed
Nick’ Lucas
Keith Georgia
Life’s
TYBEE
Savannah
Macon
VIA
Southern Railway System
Brunswick
St Simons Island
Jacksonville
Fla
el Brunswick
St. *Simons
Jacksonville. Beach
Atlantic Beach
Mayport
Eeies
Bervick
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