Thomaston Veteran Dies By Own Action In Mobile Shooting Gallery
Wiley John Herndon a 19 year old discharged Navy veteran walked into a downtown shooting gallery in Mobile Alabama and shot himself after handing the attendant an address book. The note addressed to his estranged wife mentioned their four month old son Paul. He was taken to City Hospital in serious condition. In a separate crash near Macon Georgia Alton Robinson 23 died from injuries after a car overturn on the East Side Highway.
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Mobile
Ala
Walter Burch
Wiley John Herndon
Thomaston
Herndon
City Hospital
Paul
Alton Robinson
Macon
J J Barry Retires as Vienna Rural Carrier After 39 Years
Vienna Sept 1 Jesse J Barry retires after 39 years as a rural mail carrier at the Vienna Post Office. He made his last round on Route 4 Saturday and had planned to retire in 1944 but stayed due to manpower shortages. He began in 1907 delivering by mail wagon bicycle motorcycle and automobile.
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Vienna
Jesse J. Barry
Barry
J. Q. Adams
J M. Woodward
R.S. Middleton
Middleton
Weekend Social Notes From Taylor Mill
The Taylor Mill community reports numerous weekend visits and gatherings. Residents Thelma Collins L. D. King, Merman Parks and Windham families hosted relatives from Macon Thomaston Reynolds and Porterdale. The Taylor Mill Woman's Club met with plans for a school lunch program donation and a Reynolds Lions Club dinner.
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Taylor Mill Woman’s Club
Eunice Crooke
Jennie Windham
Harold Gates
L. D. King
Edna Underwood
Macon
Ralph Underwood
Thomaston
Dorothy Crook
J. W. Windham
Business Training Institute grows through merger in Macon
Mr. C. F. Rustin, owner and director, reports progress at the Business Training Institute of Macon since its 1941 organization. The school merged with Kaigler's Business College after outgrowing quarters, forming a larger institute approved by the Veterans Administration and the State Rehabilitation Department. Several Taylor County students study via home and classroom formats.
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C. F. Rustin
Business Training Institute of
Macon
Taylor County
Business Training Institute
Rustin
Kaigler's Business College
Veterans Administration
State Rehabilitation Department
the Herald
Austin
For Sale Jersey Boar with Champion Bloodlines
One four month old Duroc Jersey boar offered for fifty dollars. Part of a ten pig litter, grand champion bloodlines, can provide register certificate in buyer's name. Contact J. T. Mathews in Butler, Georgia.
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J. T. Mathews
Butler
Bulbs for Sale Easter Lilies Offered in Lake Placid
Easter Lily blooming bulbs offered by W. W. Summerlin of Lake Placid Florida at 1.00 per dozen and 5.00 per 100 delivered. Address listed with contact details and price terms.
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W. W. Summerlin
Lake Placid
Florida
Farm for division among heirs near Butler
202 1/2 acres on the new Butler Buena Vista Highway with REA power and running water. 75 acres cultivated, good pasture, timber, pecan trees, windmill. One six room dwelling, two tenant houses, large barn, small barn, outbuildings, two mules, a two horse wagon, and farm implements. Bargain at 7000 dollars. See E. E. Jarrell Butler Go Phone 72 Box 72.
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Butler
Butler Buena Vista Highway
E. E. Jarrell
Refreshments Hosted by Mrs Roberson and Mrs Gallman
Delicious refreshments were served by the hostesses Mrs Jake and Mrs G L Windham following the event hosted by Mrs W H Roberson and Mrs Henry Gallman.
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W. H. Roberson
Henry Gallman
Jake
Athletes Foot Itch Kill Ad At Porters Pharmacy Ga
An old style drugstore advertisement promoting Teol a strong fungicide with 90 percent alcohol claims it penetrates and kills athlete's foot itch. It notes the product is available today at Porters Pharmacy in Butler Georgia.
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Porters Pharmacy
Butler
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WindowShades Bazemore
Department Store
Georgia
J. J. Barry
Gur
Gus
Rumford
Hearth Club
Soilewe
Eargee
S. R Dull
Aultman
Taylor Mill News
Billford Collins
Milledgeville
Collins
Pat
King
Alvin Layfield
Butch
Joyce
Edwin Avret
Jesse Rogers
W. F. Rogers
Aubrey Peterman
Sons
B. F. Childree
Louise Kite
Ruby Roberson
Marvin Gates
George Anne Gates
Ernest
Porterdale
Leonard Windham
Earl Hightower
U. S. Underwood
Bernice Windham
Atlanta
Jim Windham
Clay Smith
Rubye Roberson
Edmond Poole
Jesse Clarke
Fitzgerald
W. F. Oliver
Lizzie Oliver
Frances Oliver
Macn
R. F. Rogers
John Williams
Mary Alice Blair
Lewis Blair
Rosa
Ruth Gallman
Bessie Pitts
Savage Hospital
Montezuma
Barbara Faye Windham
Henry Hartman
Swain
Roy Peacock
Frank Peacock
Fay Perkins
Byrd Posey
Margaret Posey
Tom Perkins
Mollie
Eva Nell Gallman
Barbara Windham
Lillie Bartlett
Leila Arnold
Taylor Mill Woman's Club
Ball Brothers Ccmpany
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