Bardwell Former Talbotton Editor Dies in Bradenton
R N R Bardwell longtime Atlanta insurance executive and former Talbotton editor died in a Bradenton Florida hospital. A native of Talbotton he moved to Atlanta in 1900 and rose to southern supervisor of Guardian Life Insurance. Survived by widow, two sons, a daughter and two brothers.
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Atlanta
R. N. R. Bardwell
Atlanta Insurance
Bradenton
Fla
Talbotton
Guardian Life Insurance Company
NAVAL AIR BASE AT CAMP GORDON TO TRAIN FLIERS
Atlanta Aug 31 the governments aviation base for training naval reserve fliers will be developed at Camp Gordon formerly an army WWI camp. A navy civil engineer staff of about 100 air graduates from Pensacola will be stationed there to give advance flying instruction to aviation cadets as part of expanding the national defense program.
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Atlanta
Naval Reserve
Camp Gordon
Camp Gordo
Navy
Civil Engineer Corps
Charleston
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Miller seeks road probe in Georgia highway setup
Georgia State Highway Chairman W J L Miller urged the state law department to investigate possible losses in the highway department since Gov Rivers’ executive orders took charge. He called for recovery of more than 11 000 paid to 11 lawyers for prosecution aimed at removing him from the highway board, claiming the payment was not a legal road fund claim.
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Atlanta
W. JL. Miller
Georgia Law Department
Highway Department
E. D. Rivers
Highway Board
Miller
Judge Palmer Recesses Talbot Superior Court to September 23
Columbus Ga Sept 2 Judge George C Palmer and Solicitor General Hubert Calhoun opened the Talbot superior court full term and recessed until Monday Sept 25. With no pending emergencies and farmers busy, the recess was requested. A few chambers matters were heard Monday.
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Palmer
Talbot Superior Court
Columbus
George C. Palmer
Hubert Calhoun
Talbott
Father of McGuffey Pardoned for Murder Dies in Columbus
Charles G. McGuffey father of G W McGuffey, who recently received a full pardon from Gov Rivers for the murder of a young married woman in Columbus, died Sunday at Columbus city hospital after two weeks illness. The governor said clemency was granted so the son could obtain work and care for his invalid father. The son resides in Shawmut Alabama.
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Columbus
Charles G. McGuffey
G. W. McGuffey
Rivers
City
Shawmut
Ala
Mr. Payne Harvests Kudzu Hay Crop in Taylor County
County farmers are urged to visit Mr. W A Payne's farm near town to see his kudzu hay. He expects 1 1 2 to 2 tons per acre from one cutting this year. Kudzu hay offers high feed value, requires no yearly soil prep, and resists drought, making it a viable forage for soil conservation plans. County Agent W F Bembry has pictures of the harvest, and offices can provide access for those unable to visit.
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W. A. Payne
Altho
Mr. Payne
Taylor County
W. F. Bembry
Pane
Payne
Statesboro Tobacco Market Sells Nearly Five Million Pounds
Statesboro Georgia reports the tobacco market closed with just under five million pounds sold, above expectations. Compared with last year’s 5,751,484 pounds at 12.72 per hundred, yields were lighter acreage but heavier quality, producing about 4.9 million pounds at around 14 dollars per hundred or more. Farmers were satisfied as floors stayed full into midweek.
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Statesboro
Man central in Christian Science Lesson Sermon
The Sunday Lesson Sermon in churches worldwide centers on Man as the subject. Citations from Psalm 90 verse 1 and from Science and Health describe man as reflecting infinity, the true idea of God, with Spirit’s sense revealing the heart of divinity and the ongoing development of man from a boundless basis.
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Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Kidney Stagnation Promoted as Safe Remedy
An old advertisement extols Kidans as a kidney remedy claiming it flushes the kidneys to prevent stagnation. It warns of kidney related ailments and promotes a money back guarantee plus a mail offer for two boxes from The Kidans Company in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Kidans Company
Atlanta
Georgia
Emergency Relief Radio for Savannah Opens
Savannah Amateur Radio Club announces the opening of an emergency relief radio station led by president Wm Grigsby. The 1000 watt station will start within ten days and have an independent power line and a Western Union circuit in case of power failures, born from Savannahs hurricane disruption. Six Atlanta reserve members will inspect the station on Sunday Sept.
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Savannah
Savannah Amateur Radio Club
Wm. Grigsby
Western Union
Grigsby
J. L. Grantham
Atlanta Naval Communication Reserve
Savannah Club
Atlanta
Roosevelt Proclaims National Prayer Day for Sept 8 1940
President Roosevelt issues a proclamation setting aside Sunday September 8 1940 as a day of prayer for all creeds to seek divine guidance. He emphasizes freedom from the fathers and urges Americans to pray for a just enduring peace amid world turmoil, with the seal and signature of the president.
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Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States of America
United States
High Seas
Republic
Washington
Collins to scan books for isms in Georgia schools
Dr M D Collins superintendent of state schools said he would personally investigate charges that books sent into Georgia as school texts advocate Communism and Nazism. Capt Jack Kelley stated four books teaching elementary social science expose these isms and may already be stocked in some schools. Collins will confer with Kelley and review committee findings to rule out any non Americanism texts.
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Atlanta
M. D. Collins
Georgia
Jack Kelley
State Defense Corps Adjutant
Kelley
Dr. Collins
J L McDaniel Named Police Chief At Silvertown
Jas L McDaniel has been named police chief of Silvertown in Thomaston Georgia replacing the late E M Goodroe who died of a heart attack two weeks ago Goodroe led the force for ten years McDaniel has served on the Silvertown police force for several years and steps into the leadership role after the vacancy created by Goodroe's passing
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Thomaston
Jas. L. McDaniel
Silvertown
E. M. Goodroe
J. Goodroe
McDaniel
Bishop Moore’s World-Spanning Ministry Highlighted
The life of Bishop Arthur J. Moore chronicles a Georgia born evangelist whose voice and devotion to God shaped Methodist outreach across South Georgia Alabama Texas Asia Africa and Europe. From early flagman to trustee of major churches his career tied to missions and ecumenical work.
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Claude A. Keith
Arthur J. Moore
Bishop Moore
Methodist Church
Deep South
Texas
India
Europe
Africa
Waycross
Charlie Donaway
Old Emory College
Oxford
South
Georgia
Alabama
Mulberry Street Methodist
Macon
Travis Park
San Antonio
Tex
First Methodist
Birmingham
Pacific Coast
Asia
Assyria
Moore
Outlook
Congo
Lambuth
Wembo Nyama
Southern Presbyterian Mission
Geo. W. Truett
Southeastern Jurisdictional Council
Kansas City
Lee County Disregards Voting Rule in Primary
Leesburg reports Lee County will likely ignore a State Democratic committee ruling to bar Republicans from the September primary. Records show Lee County was the nation’s most Democratic after a past election with only one Republican vote. In spring, Republicans met with low attendance, while a longtime Republican held the clerk of superior court post for 46 years.
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Leesburg
Democratic Executive Committee
Lee County
Cas
Superior Court
J. M. Morgan
Lightning Start Sparks Four Macon Fires
Lightning struck during a heavy storm in Macon causing four fires. Two fires hit business establishments and two hit homes. One woman was treated for hysteria after a transformer exploded near her location.
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Macon
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