Tax Rate Equal to onfiscation of Proper ty Says Miss Ogburn
A damaged historical note argues high taxes and tariffs cripple Taylor County finances. It blames high tariffs for expensive goods and criticizes the county tax rate, urging readers to push Congress to lower rates and residents to cut costs. The piece cites widespread borrowing and unpaid debts, warning many islanders cannot pay amid ongoing financial strain.
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OU County
Tylor
Taylor County
Thomaston Girl Bessie Alsobrook Dies In Auto Wreck
Bessie Alsobrook, 16, of Thomaston, was killed Monday afternoon in an auto accident on the Thomaston highway near Rock. Miss Bernice Eller and Walter Mathews injured. driver Blrbee suffered minor injuries. Survived by her mother and seven brothers. Funeral at 1:00 from residence, Rev. J. B. officiating, Centerville cemetery burial.
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Thomaston Times
Bessie Alsobrooks
Thomaston
file-Thomaston
Rock
Bernice Eller
Walter Mathews
Blerbee
Miss
Jerbee
Mathews
Allbrooks
J. B
Centerville Cemetery
Talbot Uhoe
Prosperity Is Up For Election Editorial
Editorial urges Taylor County readers to vote for prosperity by supporting work and fair prices. It argues the people, not government or bankers, must drive growth through employment, sensible spending, and steady business, while countering fears and rumors to keep circulation moving.
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United States
Taylor County
Georgia
Entertainment at Mauk Consolidated School Postponed
An October 81st entertainment event at Mauk Consolidated school has been postponed to a later date.
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Mauk Consolidated School
Man killed three children in fiery domestic tragedy
Gibson Toler, 38, of Matvasa Virginia, shoved his wife to safety then fatally harmed his three children, ignited a hazardous fuse, and blew out his own head with a public safety item. The incident damaged the rear of the Toler home.
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Gibson Toler
Matvasa
Toler
Ellaville Girl Hit Car Breaking Skull
Ellaville Georgia October 27 seven year old Lucille Parks lay in critical condition at an Americus hospital after running into a car on the Americus Ellaville highway. Her skull was fractured and other injuries reported. Her 15 year old brother witnessed the incident and said she watched a school truck pass before the collision. Jesse James of Idegl Ga. driver of the automobile was exonerated by witnesses. The girl is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ross Parks who live nearby.
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Ellaville
Lucille Parks
Americus Hospital
Americus
Elphi
Jesse James
Idegl
Ross Parks
Chrysanthemums Captivate County Grower Jamie Harmon
Jamie Harmon brings to the office a display of the county’s largest and most beautiful chrysanthemums. A noted cat lover, he tends flowers with the same care as his commercial crops and has achieved notable success.
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Jamie Harmon
Jamie
Buried Fortune Lifts Ghost of Lost Wealth in Taylor County
A tale from Taylor County tells of a hoarded treasure of gold coins buried beneath a house by an elderly frugal couple. After decades of saving in secret places the coins vanish, leaving the widow penniless and prompting lessons on greed and theft. The story frames the hoard as both a moral warning and a real historical find.
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Gilin
Hawkins Marker to be Erected in Roberta
The Roberta community plans a granite memorial shaft for Colonel Benjamin Hawkins on Main Street near the city well. A twenty by forty foot plat will host the monument with a base plaque detailing Hawkins life. County improvements include grave access and a road, funded by local contributions.
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Georgia Post
Knoxville
Robert C. Edwards
Ean
Rawford
Upson County
Roberta Baptist Church
Benjamin Hawkins
Edwards
Col. Hawkins
Roberta
Main Street
R. A. Hinton
Reynolds
Midway Church Notice Preaching by Rev Mosley in Tay lor County
Rev P P Mosley of Forsyth, a respected Taylor County citizen, will preach at Midway Baptist Church on Saturday and Sunday November 1st and 2nd at 11 o clock each day. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. Church Committees.
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P. P. Mosley
Forsyth
Taylor County
Midway Baptist Church
Georgia Grand Lodge Meets in Macon Month
Messrs F A Peed M R Williamson O L Scott and C E Benns attended the 144th annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Georgia Moons in Macon on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Messrs
F. A. Peed
M .R. Williamson
O. L. Scott
C. E. Benns
Macon
Grand Lodge of Georgia
Richland Woman Lawyer Wins First Superior Court Case
Miss Margaret Wall of Richland, the town is its only woman lawyer with an office, won her first superior court case in Lumpkin defending white youths accused of breaking into an oil tank at Brooklyn on the Florida short route. She also defended a Negro murder case that prevented life imprisonment. Walls, daughter of Mr and Mrs M P Walls, graduated from university law school this summer.
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Richland
Margaret Wall
R. L. Gillen
Stewart County
Lumpkin
Brooklyn
Florida
Walls
M. P. Walls
University Law School
Mealor Elected Grand Master in Georgia Masons
William G Mealor, a manufacturer and former senior grand warden, was elected grand master of the Grand Lodge of Georgia Free and Accepted Masons at Macon. A full slate of officers was named for the coming year, reflecting customary succession after the death of former grand master C H Andrews.
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Grand Lodge of Georgia Free and Accepted
Macon
William G. Mealor
Gavnle
Rane
Mealor
C. H. Andrews
J. A. Moore
Milledgeville
Wm. B. Clarke
Savannah
Guy G. Lunsford
Jr. Cordele
Jones
Thomasville
Frank F. Baker
Eugene D. Thomas
Atlanta
Rand
H. Abit Nix
Thens
Gilbert Dobbs
Carrollton
J. C. Bennett
Jefferson
Robert McMillen
Clarksville
John Travis
W. M. Sapp
Dalton
C. J. Owens
Newnan
Houston farmer W. V. Gunter slain by a gree
W V Gunter 45 superintendent of Tolleson cattle farm near Perry died at 7 p m Tuesday from a knife wound inflicted by a negro employee. He drove a quarter mile home before collapse. Sheriff notified. Gunter named Jack Yankround as the assailant in his dying statement. The negro was at large yesterday.
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W. V. Gunter
J. M. Tolleson
Perry
Mr. Gunter
Gunter
Jack Yankround
Water Supplanting Old System In Butler Works
Water for first time for commercial use was turned into the new steel tank at Butler Water Works Co. The tank sits on a 76 foot steel tower and promises much better service than previously provided to customers.
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Butler Water Works Co
Ginners Report Shows 1980 Bales Ginned in Taylor County
Nine thousand eight hundred fifty one bales of cotton were ginned in Taylor County from the 1980 crop through October 18, 1980, compared with six thousand fifty eight bales ginned through October 18, 1929.
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Taylor County
Prisoners joined convict squad after court session
Fight prisoners were added to the convict squad Saturday as sentences from the recent superior court session were carried out. Initiating the new prisoners followed a large picnic held for the regulars on Saturday.
Court Recessed in Taylor County Until December 15th
Taylor superior court recessed Friday after sessions since Monday October 18. Judge C F McLaughlin Solicitor General A Jones Perryman and Court Reporter R C Perkins returned to Columbus. Jurors excused for term court recessed until December 16 to take up chambers matters and hear pleas in criminal cases if any. Several criminal cases disposed last week including a negro murder case continued for term. A white man charged with a statutory offense was convicted and received 12 months at the state farm. motion for new trial granted and he was released on bond.
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State Farm
Principals In Double Staying Married Divorced Married Again
Alabama city reports Tallent, 35, Macon merchant, killed his new bride of two days and then died by suicide. Investigation shows he previously married her August 21, 1929, while his first wife and two children lived in Macon. The couple had obtained a license to remarry after divorces and remarriage, with Tallent noting both had prior marriages.
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Alabama City
Ala
W. G. A. Tallent
Macon
Tallent
Goa
Birmingham
Gadsden
Double shooting tale ties Tallent to Bridgeman tragedy
Tallent, well known in the area, is connected to a fatal double shooting involving Addie May Bridgeman 24 formerly with a Macon dry goods store. Bridgeman, mother of a six year old son Luther Bridgeman, had a previous marriage to Bridgeman. Bodies sent for burial in Barnesville and Macon respectively as families confirm details.
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Tallent
Macon
Vallen
Ane Lou Killebrew
Sumter County
A. L. McGee
Butler
Bridgeman
Luther Bridgeman
Barnesville
Peach Sheriff Removed to Hospital for Treatment
Ft. Valley Ga Oct 25 Geo D Anderson sheriff Peach county was carried to Atlanta Saturday to undergo treatment by a famous specialist. About a month ago he fell into a coma at his country home near Ft Valley and was brought to Macon for care. A second attack occurred last Saturday night but he had regained strength to travel for diagnosis as Marion superior court opened at Buena Vista with Judge C Frank McLaughlin presiding.
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Ft. Valley
Geo. D. Anderson
Peach County
Atlanta
Gasoline drops two cents to 22 cents a gallon
Prices show a Saturday drop of two cents per gallon from 24 to 22 cents with anti knock gases about three cents higher. A further two cent reduction is expected for export. Friends of Mr. Jere T. Davis will regret to learn of his new illness at his home near Potterville.
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Jere T. Davis J
Pottervil
Interest Grows at Taylor County Farm Board Meeting
The Taylor County Agricultural Board held its second group meeting at the Central school house with about 60 attendees. Speakers discussed diversified farming, poultry, milk, grain versus cotton, hog farming and profits, outlining a program including ten acres corn and eight acres cotton with cover crops, garden year round, and pasture expansion. The next meetings will be at Turner's Chapel, Wesley, Howard, Rupert and Cross Roads, signaling a hopeful agricultural future for Taylor County.
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Taylor County Agricultural Board
Gentral School House
Taylor County
W. A. Pane
C. H. Neisler
Neisler
Messia J. H. Neisler
W. T. Austin
T. Whatley
T. J. Fountain
W. A. Jarrell
Walter Theus
M. T. Gaultney
Turner’s Chapel
Wesley, Howard, Rupert
Cross Roads
Taylor County Marriage and Divorce Statistics
A department of commerce report shows in Taylor County 127 marriages and no divorces in 1928, and 108 marriages with 2 divorces in 1929. Georgia totals were 32,634 marriages with 2,411 divorces in 1929 and 30,400 marriages with 2,174 divorces in 1928. U S total marriages were 1,282,559 in 1929 versus 1,182,497 in 1928, up 4.2 percent from 1928 to 1929.
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Department of Commerce
Washington
Taylor County
R A Swearingen dies after two year illness
Ellaville Ga October 25 R A Swearingen 59 died at his residence near Ellaville from a complication of diseases lasting over two years He was a native of Rome Ga moving to Schley county at age one He was a member of the Robaries of Fellowship Baptist church
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Ellaville
R. A. Swearingen
Teachers organize class in American government at Butler High
A group of teachers met with Prof. J. Shepard Jr of the University of Georgia and formed a class in American government. The next meeting is set for Saturday November 1 at 10 am at Butler High School. All interested in University Extension are invited to attend.
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J. Shepard, Jr
University of Georgia
Butler High School
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