Americus Legion Plans Armistice Day Dedication With Senator George
Americus Legionnaires prepare a day long Armistice Day dedication for a new $25,000 building at Memorial Park with Georgia Senator Walter George as keynote speaker if Congress adjourns in October. Herbert Moon leads, Frank Stapleton coordinates. An estimated 3,500 legionnaires may attend parade and barbeque. Also offered for sale is the home of poet laureate Frank L. Stanton, owned by his daughter Marcelle Megahee.
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Georgia
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George
Herbert Moon
Frank Stapleton
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Prospect Park
Frank L. Stanton
Constitution
Stanton
Marcelle
Percy Megahee
Sumter County Youth Receives FFA President's Trophy
Americas Ga presenting the Future Farmers of America President's Trophy to Billy Howard of Plains highlighted the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta. The 16 year old Sumter County youth was elected president of the State FFA Association at the 21st annual convention near Covington last August. He will use a $100 Fair Association check to cover expenses for the National FFA Convention in Kansas City October 9 13. Billy has an outstanding supervised farming program with a registered Hereford heifer five acres of wheat lespedeza five acres of alfalfa and peanuts. He and his father planted 14 acres of temporary winter pasture. He is active in church captains Plains high school basketball and maintains a 95 average.
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Warner Robins Emerges from Wellston to Ten Thousand
Warner Robins Ga built from a cotton field in six years and now houses about 10 000 residents. Originally Wellston named for the engineer who laid out the land the city was renamed to match the adjoining Warner Robins Air Base. C B Watson served as first mayor by state act Ross Watson followed as mayor and retained the post after successive terms.
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C. B. Watson
Ross Watson
Warner’ Robins
Sardis M E Church Near Atlanta Marks 137th Year of Service
Sardis Methodist church near Atlanta celebrated Homecoming Day marking 137 years of service. Bishop Arthur J. Moore and Dr J W Veatch spoke as robed congregants recalled pioneers who founded the first Sardis church in 1812 at a log cabin site on 30 Powers Ferry Rd. N W. The day included a basket dinner and a century-old cemetery visit.
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Tom Watson Memorial Dedication Set for Oct 30
Camp No.1401 of Thomson Georgia sponsors a dedication to Thos E Watson known as the Father of Rural Free Delivery. The ceremony on Sunday October 30 1949 at 2 30 p m will place a bronze plaque on the court house grounds honoring Watson 1856 1922.
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E. S. Sisk
Lexington
Georgia
Farrar Newberry
Woodmen of the World
Omaha
Nebr
Willard Manning
Natl
RLCA
J. M. Branch
Statesboro
Court House
U. S. Highway
Edward Watson
U. S
Funeral services for Henry G Lumpkin held in Ellaville
Funeral services were held at Collins Funeral Home in Ellaville on Oct 12 for Henry G Lumpkin 57 a native of Ellaville who died at his home in Chattanooga Tenn He was a railroad employer and had suffered declining health for three years.
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Arnall Looms As AFL Opponent To George In Georgia
Atlanta reports AFL singles out Senator Walter F. George as a target for 1950 opposition and hints former Gov. Ellis Arnall may carry labor’s banner if he runs. Arnall’s UNESCO delegate role boosts his political profile as Gov. Herman Talmadge ramps up campaign-style speeches statewide.
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George
Atlanta
Georgia Capitol
American Federation of Labor
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Paris
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Unesco
Truman
Talmadge
Oversized casket delays funeral for Hattie Clark
In Carrollton Georgia an oversized special made casket for Hattie Clark a Black resident proved too large to pass through a funeral home door. The casket remained on a rear porch while final rites were conducted Monday with eight pallbearers needed. Clark weighed an estimated 500 to 600 pounds and had been homebound for years unable to walk far or ride in a car.
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Carrollton
Hattie Clark
Hattie
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