Taylor County Colored School Opens September 5
Taylor County Training School for Colored will open Monday September 5 with 350 students expected. Registration for students is Friday September 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Faculty includes Blanchie Dixon, Jannie Howard, Azzie L. Mott, Samantha Gray, Jewell McDougald, Thedora Smith, Catherine McCarter, Willie B. Broady, Johnnie C. Davis, Charlie Hicks, and Robert L. McDougald as principal. Public invited to opening exercises at 9:30 a.m. at the school building.
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Taylor County Training School For
Blanchie Dixon
Jannie Howard
Azzie L. Mott
Samantha Gray
Jewell McDougald
Thedora Smith
Catherine McCarter
Willie B. Broady
Johnnie C. Davis
Charlie Hicks
Robert L. McDougald
Reynolds High and Industrial School Faculty List
Faculty members for Reynolds High and Industrial School for colored areas include B. M. Brown Ft. Valley State College H. L. Brown Fort Valley State Dc R. Amos Fort Valley State I. O. Reeves Georgia State College L. A. Amos Fort Valley State L. Batts Fort Valley State M. E. Bentley A. and T. North Carolina College R. E. Brown Fort Valley State College and Atlanta University.
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Reynolds High and Industrial School For
B. M. Brown
Ft. Valley State College
H. L. Brown
Fort Valley State College
Dc. R. Amos
I. O. Reeves
Georgia State College
L. A. Amos
L. Batts
M. E. Bentley
North Carolina College
R. E. Brown
Atlanta University
Georgia History List of Early Georgia Settlers Published
The University of Georgia Press released a new edition titled A List of the Early Settlers of Georgia edited by Dr. E. M. Coulter and Dr. Albert B. Sage. The manuscript volume, bought in 1947 with 20 other volumes, traces 2 979 settlers up to 1741 once owned by Sir Thomas Phillips, first president of the Trustees for establishing the colony.
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University of Georgia Press
Georgia
E. M. Coulter
Albert B. Sage
University of Georgia
University
Thomas Phillips
England
Colony of
Investigation Focuses on Bowens and Atlanta Liquor Rings
State investigators probe the Bowens and the Richmond and Southern Distributing Companies after a $2 090 000 a year whiskey wholesale operation is shut in dry counties. Richard Best and Robert Lee face possible grand jury action as 1947 48 payments to Bowen are reviewed.
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John Horace Bowen
Atlanta
Downing Musgrove
State Revenue Department
Claude Shaw
Charlie Redwine
Shaw
Richard W. Best
Richmond Distributing Company
Augusta
Robert Lee
Southern Distributing Company
Paul Webb
Webb
Best
Lee
Grand Jury
Redwine
Bowen
Real Estate Transaction At Macon Involves Major Move
Macon realty action centers on the purchase of the Macon Natural Gas building at 220 Second Street for about 50000 by W. A. Fickling and B. Sanders Walker. Macon Natural Gas will relocate to 322 Second Street by Sept. 5, with renovations complete. The Fickling and Walker firm leases the building’s bottom floor and plans to move from 756 Mulberry Street.
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Macon
Wm. A. Fickling
B. Sanders Walker
Macon Natural Gas
Second Street
R. C. Broach
Middle Georgia
New York
Broach
Fickling and Walker
Fickling and Walker Inc
Fickling and Walker Concern
Mulberry Street
Local Social News Highlights From Howard this Week
Mr and Mrs Thomas Morris of Atlanta visited Mr and Mrs L H Vanlandingham over the weekend. Miss Virginia Perkins and Miss Helen Perkins stayed with their parents. Mrs Ola C McKinney of Macon was a guest of Mrs W D Martin. Miss Lola Mae Edwards of Macon visited family. Mrs O M Martin and Miss Doris Martin stayed with Mrs P F Stewart in Atlanta. Miss Marjorie Brown of Athens visited. First Quarterly Conference at Mark Friday drew participants from the area. Mrs W D Martin and Mrs Joe Brown shopped in Macon. Mr and Mrs Robert Martin and Mr Charles Martin spent time with the Martins. Mr and Mrs Homer McClung of Savannah visited his parents. R L Brown and wife were called to Quincy Florida for the sudden death of their niece Helen Luten. Miss Martha Pippin of Tomaston visits cousin Master Thomas Parks.
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Thomas Morris
Atlanta
L. H. Vanlandingham
Virginia
Helen Perkins
F. H. Perkins
Ola C. McKinney
Macon
W D. Martin
Lola Mae Edwards
O.M. Martin
Doris Martin
H. H. Parks
R. L. Brown
Quincy, Fla
Helen Luten
Martha Pippin
Thomaston
Master Thomas Parks
R. D. Waller
Carol Jane
Robert D. Waller
Milledgeville
A. F. McMillan
Boss Wall
Lorenzo Purvis
Columbus
Cleatons Hill
Morrison
John Hill
Dave Harbuck
Carol
Jane Waller
Panama City
Fla
Ochlochnee
M. A. Hall
Arabi
Mcinvale
J. W. Woodall
Marion Purvis
Weekend Visits Tailgate Across Georgia and Florida
Mrs J R Pound Mrs David Bailey and John David spent the past week with Mr and Mrs Terrell Robbins. Miss Bobby Alligood of Valdosta visited grandparents Grady Gassett and Mrs Jewel Cofield of Columbus called on relatives. Clyde Wilson and two sons fished in Florida with friends. Betty Gassett and Bobby Alligood visited Ruth Henderson in Thomasville. Lem Whatley Columbus guest. Maxwell of Talbotton hosted by Mr and Mrs Wm Maxwell. Tommie Bussey weekend with H A Scott and J M Downs. James Smith of Atlanta spent weekend with Talmadge Smith family. Albert Whatley and J W Bickley visited Prattsburg. Bill Gassett returned to New York after visit with Grady Gassett. Charles Downs family spent Sunday with J M Downs.
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J. R. Pound
David Bailey
John David
Terrell Robbins
Bobby Alligood
Valdosta
Grady Gassett
Jewel Cofield
Columbus
Clyde Wilson
Charlie
Alfred
Florida
Betty Gassett
Ruth Henderson
Thomaston
Lem Whatley
Maxwell
Talbotton
Wm. Maxwell
Tommie Bussey
H. A. Scott
J. M. Downs
James Smith
Atlanta
Heath Family Reunion Highlights Shared Memories and Local Guests
The Heath family reunion was held Sunday August 21 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Robbins. Attendees from Swainsboro Butler Dawson Columbus College Park and Talbotton included J R Heath and extended relatives plus friends such as Miss Shirley Hanne Mrs J F Posey Mrs Fred Jarrell and Thelmon Jarrell. The gathering recalled home and loved ones with many-family members present across several Georgia towns.
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J. R. Heath
Terrell Robbins
J. R. Pound
David Bailey
John David
John Heath Pound
Mary
Archie Heath
Swainsboro
S. T. Allen
Hollis Allen
Curtis Allen
Hettie
Lucile
Mary Allen
College Park
Wm. H. Allen
David and
Linder
Columbus
Ralph Heath
Derrell Heath
Murray Heath
Glen Death
Dawson
H. E. Allen
Edwin Allen
Barbara
Jean Emily
Mary Ellen
Richard Allen
Butler
Baker Baldwin
Talbotton
C. C. Heath
Shirley Hanne
J. F. Posey
Fred Jarrell
Hazel Jarrell
Thelmon Jarrell
J. M. McGlaun
Community Happenings Reflect Social Visits and Local Travel
Mark Happenings reports multiple weekend visits and passes through Milledgeville Columbus Atlanta Arabi Fort Valley Ochlockonee and Panama City as families and relatives gathered. Notable mentions include the Waller family guests at various homes and extended trips by Carol Jane Waller and others with brief notes on a quarterly conference and return travels.
Highway bids opened for Georgia counties project
The State Highway department opened bids Friday totaling 1 461 000 dollars for highway projects affecting 18 Georgia counties. Bids ran about 200 dollars below the department's cost estimates for the construction.
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Atlanta
State Highway Department
Georgia
Highway Department
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