Butler Script Sparks Gilberts Legacy In Local Column
Marion County Patriot notes Rev R T Padgett column at Buenas Vista praises Grace Methodist Church Savannah 75th anniversary led by Rev Forrest J Gilbert and family The piece also mentions Miss Sara Harmon leaving Butler Drug Co for U S Government service and Gloria Fay Locke succeeding her plus Lynda Bryans Auld Acquaintance column and a Proclamation of Israel Independence document from Tel Aviv dated May 14 1948 highlighting UN recognition of a Jewish state in Palestine.
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Marion County
Buenas Vista
R. T. Padgett
Grace Methodist Church
Savannah
Forrest J. Gilbert
Gilbert
Emory
South Georgia Methodist Conference
Butler
Butler Drug Co
Sara Harmon
U. S
Miss Harmon
Gloria Fay Locke
Tim Locke
4-H Poultry Winners Shine at Macon Georgia Show
Three 4-H members from Reynolds Rolin Stevens Patsy Posey and Ronnie Posey showed birds at the Georgia 4-H Club poultry chain state fair in Macon earning red ribbons and $4 awards each They advanced by county honors and the program began with 100 baby chicks per member Since 1944 the Sears Roebuck Foundation sponsors the chain and Georgia flocks rose from 400 to 1300 with egg production increasing from 78 to 92 per hen per year
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Taylor County
Macon
Vernon Reddish
Rolin J Stevens
Patsy Posey
Ronnie Posey
Reynolds
Redish
Georgia
Reddish
Marion official injured in gasoline explosion
Marion County Patriot reports clerk L R Youngblood of Marion Superior Court suffered severe injuries from a gasoline explosion while testing a pecan sprayer. After cleaning the machine with gasoline and adding water, fumes ignited when he observed a leak with a match. He received emergency care and returned to work with his left arm bandaged, fearing permanent harm.
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L. R. Youngblood
Marion Superior Court
Seven Georgia counties lack resident doctors
A Department of Public Health survey shows seven counties Baker Chattahoochee Crawford Dawson Echols Quitman and Webster have no resident physicians. By contrast similarly populated Americus Moultrie and Thomasville each have doctors, highlighting rural medical care gaps in Georgia.
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Georgia
Baker
Chattahoochee
Crawford
Dawson
Echols
Quitman
Webster
Department of Public Health
Americus
Moultrie
Thomasville
Declaration Proclaims Jewish State of Palestine Israel
The National Council of the Jewish people in Palestine and the Zionist movement declare the establishment of the Jewish State of Israel by the end of the British mandate. In Tel Aviv on the Sabbath eve of 5 Iyar 5708 corresponding to May 14 1948, the provisional state council signs the declaration.
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Dent
National Council
Palestine
Zionist Movement
Mandate
General Assembly
Israel
Provisional
State Council
Tel Aviv
Death of E A Gammage Americus Engineer Killed by Freight
Mr E A Gammage 68 two children wife and family mourn his death in Americus after a Seaboard freight engine struck him about 11 o clock as he was off duty near the Furlow and Hill Street crossing. Railroad officials and a coroner's inquest believe the eastbound Montgomery train more likely caused the accident. Survived by wife two children brothers and sisters and many friends.
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Pearl Gammage Hamilton
Americus
E. A. Gammage
Seaboard Railway
Seaboard
Ftreight
R. M. Causller
W. C. Barnes
Furlow
Hill Street
Cansler
Gammage
Montgomery Es
Perfumed Letter Blamed for Illness at Insurance Office
Fourteen people were hospitalized after a perfumed letter was opened on the 10th floor of the International Life Insurance Co. in Austin Texas. Four employees were seriously ill and treated at Brackenridge General Hospital while others received emergency care. Investigators seek to determine if a toxic substance was masked by perfume, with the letter believed to be mailed from Oglethorpe Georgia by a disgruntled claimant.
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Austin
Texas
Department of Public Safety
International Life Insurance Co
Brackenridge General Hospital
Insurance Company
J. P Cotman
Post Office Department
O. H. Howard
Coleman
Glenn McLaughlin
Oglethorpe
One Hundred Thirty 4-H Members Attend Fair in Macon
Saturday was 4-H Club Day at the State Fair in Macon with 130 Taylor County 4-H members among thousands from across Georgia. The poultry show at 11 a.m. featured three county entrants amid a display of top livestock, machinery, and exhibits from the region.
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Macon
Taylor County
Georgia
Southeast
Damages Awarded in Camp Stewart Accident Suit
U S District Judge F M Scarlett awarded 359000 to a Brunswick family after a machinegun bullet incident on the Camp Stewart military reservation at Hinesville. The suit sought 59000 in damages.
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Brunswick
U. S
F. M. Scarlett
Camp Stewart
Hinesville
Burglary Strikes Butler Gas Stations Over Weekend
Two Butler gasoline stations owned by H E Childres and A E Locke were entered by force during the weekend. Burglars shattered doors and windows and stole cash, checks, and papers from Locke’s office, with about 75 dollars missing. A GBI agent collected fingerprints and blood samples, but no suspects or disposal location were found.
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Butler
H. E. Childres
A. E. Locke
Childres
Mr.Childres
Locke
GBI
Macon
Georgia women attend HDA convention in Raleigh
Sixty nine Georgia homemakers and specialists left their families to travel to Raleigh North Carolina for the National Home Demonstration Council meeting October 25 to 29. They will hear educators and statesmen speak and join panel discussions on home community and world affairs.
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Athens
Georgia
Raleigh
N. C
National Home Demonstration Council
Five Boys Die in Train Auto Wreck in Louisville
Canton Ohio suffers tragedy as five boys are killed in a Louisville wreck. Rev I A Frick weeps as he admits he cannot preach to his congregation after informing parents of the boy’s deaths. Also killed is Sunday school teacher Paul L Rudy age 29 of Bethel Temple of Assemblies of God.
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Canton
I. A. Frick
Louisville
Bethel Temple of Assemblies of God
Paul. L. Rudy
American Education Week Theme and Daily Topics
The list outlines American Education Week from November 9 to 15 with the general theme Children in Today's World. Daily topics cover Their Churches Homes Heritage Schools Country Opportunity and Their Future.
Talbot Officers Probe Slain Man Death on Highway
Talbotton Georgia investigators probe the death of 20 year old Montgomery Negro truck driver Jack James Webb found crushed in a shallow ditch two miles east of Talbotton. A coroner's jury ruled he was murdered and police in three states seek a white man last seen with Webb and a trailer truck. A possible highwaymen raid across three states is also considered.
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Talbotton
Montgomery
Jack James Webb
Webb
E. B. Deyo
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Macon
W. L. Shumate
GBI
Howard Starling Escapes County Jail Through Wall
Howard Starling, a 25 year old white man, broke through the brick outside wall of the county jail after midnight Monday using a hole in the wall and fled. He was awaiting trial on an abandonment warrant at Taylor Superior Court and is believed to have fled toward Atlanta with no evident arrest.
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Howard Starling
Starling
Atlanta
West Point
Taylor Superior Court
W E Scott to Speak at Butler Methodist Church Sunday
Mr. W E Scott a prominent lay member of Patillon Memorial Methodist Church Decatur will speak at 11 am Sunday at Butler Methodist Church during Lay Man's Day. Pastor W Hancock invites all local church members to attend and hear his lay witness.
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W. E. Scott
Butler Methodist Church
Butler
Patillon Memorial Methodist Church
Decatur
Scott
Taylor County
Jon the Butler
W. Hancock
Bedsheet Ballot Guides Georgia Voters Five Days Out
Five day reminder on the bedsheet ballot for Georgia voters in Taylor County. The long ballot allows voting for state and county officials with a single mark, plus options for Democratic Republican or independent presidential selections. It notes constitutional amendments of local interest and highlights amendments 1 2 3 and 10 as particularly important.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Taylor
Ao Pop Sheng
Samyde
Pope Electors
Byrd to Speak on Ft Valley Radio Monday Afternoon
Hon. Garland T. Byrd of Reynolds, chairman of the Young Democrats of Georgia, will address listeners on WFPM Ft Valley Monday from 1:45 to 2:00 PM. He will explain issues of the County Unit System and invites all Taylor County residents to listen.
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Garland T. Byrd
Reynolds
Young Democrats” of
Georgia
Ft. Valley
WFPM
Byrd
Taylor
Mr. Byrd
Donkey Basketball Game At Reynolds Gym Tuesday Night
A donkey basketball event is set for Tuesday night at Reynolds Gym featuring teams of men from Rey nolds and Butler. Attendees are promised a humorous show starting at 1 p.m. with lighthearted entertainment and a playful atmosphere.
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Reynolds Gym
Reynolds
Butler
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