Fine Reports Read at Columbus Methodist Session
The Columbus district annual Methodist session met at St Luke Church. Dr A W Reese presided. Highlights included a memorial for service members, an anti liquor address by Col Theo J McGee, and a Cannon sermon from Emory University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
St. Luke Methodist Church
A. W. Reese
U. S. Army
Theo J. McGee
Wm. R. Cannon
Emory University
H. H. Heisler
Rose Hill Church
Columbus Methodist
Paul M. Munro
C. Y. Hall Jr
R. E. McKeon
St. Luke
Robert Bradford Bickerstaff
Floyd J. Chambliss Jr
Everett G. King
Ben F. Wardlaw Jr
Rose
Clyde Claiborne
East Highland
Horace McKeon
Ft. Gaines
Fred King
Marion Redding
Baker Village
W. H.smith
St. Paul
John C. Martin
Richard Young
Sherwood Young Jr
Woodland
W. G. Holmes
Jim Marshal
Millen
Ellerslie
John Palmer Bachelor
Butler
Harley Riley
Earline Avenue
Sam Daniel
Horace Trammel Dawson
Julian Jordan
Tom Pickett Edwards
Charles A. Standley
Franklin Smith
Mack Anthony
Stern
Atlanta
Card of Thanks for Robert B. Bell
We express our thanks and appreciation to friends for kindness during the illness and death of our husband and father Robert B. Bell. We deeply appreciate the sympathy and the beautiful flowers. May God bless each of you.
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Robert B. Bell
Mr Robert Bell Dies At Home Near Charing
Mr Robert B Bell 72 died of a heart attack at his home near Charing after a three day illness. He was born in Webster County son of the late Mr and Mrs Jim Bell and moved to Taylor County 35 years ago. Survived by wife Jen nin Raburn two sons Jessie and Herman Bell four daughters Doris Roberts Bessie Stubbs Mary Morris Mildred Bell a brother Tod Bell and a sister Minnie Stubbs. Funeral at Bloodworth cemetery conducted by Rev M A Hall. Burial in Bloodworth cemetery. Edwards Brothers Funeral Home of Butler in charge.
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Robert B. Bell
Charing
Mr. Bell
Webster County
Jim Bell
Taylor County
Jennin Raburn
Bloodworth Cemetery
M. A. Hall of
Arabi
Mt. Nebo
Federal Farm Agents Meet Here to Boost Soil Conservation
A joint meeting of Soil Conservation Service and Farm Security Administration workers from three districts spanning about twenty counties was held in Butler and Reynolds on May 24. Attendees reviewed funded farms with terraces rotations and pastures and heard research from John A. Caraker of the Piedmont Experiment Station on soil loss comparisons under different crop rotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service and
Farm Security Administration
Soil Conservation Districts
Butler
Reynolds
Middle Western
Ocmulgee River
Perry
Pine Mountain
Columbus
Towaliga Soil Conservation District
Griffin
FSA
B. T. Whelchel
Rochelle
Reynolds Woman's Club
John A. Caraker
Piedmont Experiment Station
Soil Conservation Service
Athens
S. L. Vanlandingham
Hugh A Brown
Roy Harris to Address Reynolds High Seniors in Georgia
Roy Harris will speak to Reynolds High School seniors in Reynolds, Georgia, as part of I Am An American Day exercises at 8:30 p.m. Alumni in U S armed forces will be honored. Sixty nine former Reynolds students serve in some branch.
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Reynolds High School
Reynolds School
United States
Roy Harris
Pfc Julian H Mott Goes to Miami for Reassignment
Pfc Julian H Mott, who has been a patient at Moore's General Hospital in North Carolina for five months, spent a 21 day furlough with his parents and wife and was accompanied to Miami Beach by his wife. He has served 3 years 4 months, spent 13 months in Australia and New Guinea, and has been hospitalized since Sept 1, 1944. He reported to Miami for reassignment.
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Pfc
Julian H. Mott
Moore's General Hospital
North Carolina
Mott
Miami Beach
Fla
Australia
New Guinea
Miami
Ellaville Youth Killed in Action in Pacific Campaign
First Lieutenant Matthew Taylor 30, of Ellaville born in Butler April 10 1915, killed in action April 25 on Negros Island Philippines. He served after graduating Ideal High School and the University of Georgia, earlier worked with Georgia Consolidated Contracting. Survived by widow parents two sisters in Junction City and Pensacola two brothers in Atlanta and Pensacola and other relatives. He had been administrator for the Farm Security Administration at Rochelle before enlisting in 1941. He served in New Guinea New Britain Luzon and Negros campaigns after training at Fort Benning and Camp Wolters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellaville
Rochelle
Camp Wolters
Texas
Officers Candidate School
Ft. Benning
Taylor
New Guinea
New Britain
Luzon
Negros Island
Alton Lawhorn
Junction City
Bill Pybus
Pensacola
Fla
Stephen Taylor
Atlanta
Samuel Taylor
Reynolds Young Ladies To Receive Degrees From GSWC Valdosta
Announcements from Reynolds note the June 2 and 3 graduation exercises at G S W C Valdosta. Miss Dorothy Hinton and Miss Virginia Hodges will graduate with the Senior Class. Miss Elizabeth Hinton and Miss Marion New some will serve as Head-Sisters. Reynolds attendees include extended Hinton and Hodges families and Mr and Mrs Ben Hinton among others.
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Valdosta
Dorothy Hinton
Virginia Hodges
Elizabeth Hinton
Marion Newsome
Hinton
Hodges
Reynolds
Ben Hinton
Woolfin Hinton
R. A. Hinton
Troy Whatley
Edgar Whatley
Marion Hodges
Eric Newsome Jr
Potato Plants for Sale Porto Rico Sweet Potatoes
R E McCants of Butler Ga offers inspected Porto Rico sweet potato plants at a reasonable price.
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Porto Rico
R. E. McCants
Butler, Ga
Georgia Governor’s bid to extend term faces party rift
In Atlanta, May 30, Gov. Arnall pressure grows as House and Senate committees back a constitutional amendment allowing a governor to succeed himself. Speaker Roy V. Harris opposes the measure, while Arnall argues for two thirds votes needed for passage and potential re election. The fight shapes Georgia politics and could influence Arnall’s future term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Georgia
Tom Hardwick
Tom Watson
General Assembly
Gov
Arnall
Richmond County
Roy V. Harris
Harris
Atlanta
Georgia General Assembly
House
Senate
Atlanta Journal
C E. Gregory
Pebble Packing Company Opens Tomorrow for Peach Harvest
Pebble Packing Company begins operations tomorrow June 1 lasting six to seven weeks in Early Hileys. Mr O L Coulter of Florida will head the packing shed with Regular Hi leys and Elberta peaches. He says more peach cars will ship from Taylor county this year than in 1944 and a large bus will transport workers around the county. Contact Mr Coulter at Butler to secure work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pebble Packing Company
O. L. Coulter
Florida
Pebble
For Sale Baby Carriage in A1 Condition
Used very little baby carriage with rubber tires and push-back top. Priced reasonable. Contact Mrs. O. G. Bloodworth in Charing, Georgia.
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O. G. Bloodworth
Charing, Ga
Local Young Man Uninjured After Ship Sunk by Enemies
H A Locke Jr 19 son of Butler residents sails June 5 to resume Merchant Marines duties after 30 days with family. His ship The Black Point was sunk May 5 off Rhode Island coast. 12 died, two injured. Locke and 16 others floated 45 minutes, rescued by a Yugoslav ship. He lost clothes but Red Cross provided coffee, sandwiches, and an emergency kit. Locke credited the Red Cross as a friend in need.
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H. A. Locke, Jr
S. 2
H. A. Locke
Butler
Brooklyn
N. Y
Young Locke
Black Point
Rhode Island
Locke
Yungslavia
Red Cross
Paratroop Boots and Wings Earned by Jule Blair
Pfc. Jule Blair son of Mr and Mrs C V Blair completed four weeks of jump training at the Parachute School making five jumps including a night tactical landing. The program trains parachute specialists in communications demolition riggers and maintenance for airborne troops.
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Pfc
Jule Blair
C. V. Blair
U. S. Army
Three Taylor Co men freed from German camps
Three Taylor county soldiers freed from German camps are expected home soon. Pvt. Otha Jinks Leroy Stringfield and Grady Parker were prisoners in Italy and Germany, with Jinks liberated by the British and Stringfield and Parker by American forces. Letters to families detail their safe condition and near return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otha Jinks
Pfc
Leroy Stringfield
Grady Parker
Taylor County
Pvt
Floyd Jinks
Pfe
J. A
Bud) Stringfield
George Parker
Italy
France
Germany
Annie Julia Harris
Pte
Stringfield
United States
Jinks
Mama
Judge Fort Overrules Demurrers in Reynolds Damage Suit
Judge T Hicks Fort overruled demurrers in a 350000 damage suit filed by Mrs Louise G Neisler as executrix for Charles H Neisler of Reynolds against Georgia Power Co The case seeks damages for the destruction of a cotton gin by fire in September 1943 The suit claims the power company failed to supply sufficient water in Reynolds stand pipes to fight the blaze and was assigned for trial in the July term of Taylor superior court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
T. Hicks
Foley and Chappel
Georgia Power Co
Louise G. Neisler
Charles H. Neisler
Reynolds
Taylor Superior Court
Bennett, Peacock and Perry
Albany
Power Company
Foley
Chappell
Neisler
Notice to subscribers about route change
All subscribers urged to pay up before Saturday as the paper agent gives up the route. Thomas Mathews will take over on that date. See him to continue your paper. Thanks for past favors. Frank Windham, Paper Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mathews
Frank Windham
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Methodist Church
Robert Bell
M. A. Hall
Federal Farm Agents
Reynolds HI
R. H. S. Auditorium
Miami, Fla
Pacific
Seaman Locke
Thelman Jarrell
Jarrell
Butler Acess Spepsees
Panhandle
Carsonville
Asspeapers
Cedar Creek
Potterville
Neadenenceatorneves
Wiasen Repbtses Sereareeee
Butler Eacersacreareeres
Mizell
Phillips
Mt. Zion
Cooper
Sinai Soas Dtanseoee
Copecebeerereese
Temple Union Reynolds
Mauk
Col
Taylor CO
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