Georgia News From Albany to Macon and Beyond
Albany doubles in population as city expands its limits. Miss Caroline Fall Benson, longtime La Grange College librarian, dies at 81. Sheriff Ruben Lyons faces a $10,250 malicious prosecution suit in Chattooga County. Dr. John P. Doster dies in Hawkinsville. Bessie Tift College opens its new century Friday. Georgia prospers with higher tax values and oil drilling planned near Perry. Coca Cola origin cited by Columbus pharmacist. Georgia Baptist planning conference meets in Thomaston. Buster Lane confesses to fatal kerosene attack. Rep Steve Pace denies favoritism in succession plan. Fitzgerald names Arthur H. Surprise business manager for Ft Valley Peach County Chamber. William Welms praised for soil conservation work. Mrs Elizabeth Horn celebrates 97th birthday. World Health Organization to study Georgia syphilis program. Edward D. Pulley, former Maconite, dies in Florida. Columbus hit by a damaging tornado. Athens pastor E L Hill retires to emeritus. Wesleyan College observes 160th anniversary events. Gordon Military College scholarship awarded to J C Boggs. Labor Day weekend Georgia deaths total nine. State budget for executive department climbs in 1948 49. Brenau College to host Danish and Greek students. Juvenile burglaries attributed to four local youths. Submarine gas line across Chattahoochee debated. $1,000,000 cross-state power line project approved. Gov. Talmadge funds hog and cattle disease study lab at Tifton.
Chattahoochee County Farmer Sentenced For Killing Son
A 67 year old farmer in Cusseta Georgia received a 15 to 20 year prison term after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the June 22 shooting of his Army Sgt son George C McKenzie 27 The elder McKenzie faced a courtroom crowd over 90 spectators as he listened to the verdict in this long running family grudge case.
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Chattahoochee
George Washington McKenzie
Army
George C. McKenzie
McKenzie
Hubert Calhoun
J. R. Thompson
Columbus
Sgt. McKenzie
Camp Kilmer
N. J
N. E. Wright
Photographer Spots Accident Then Discovers Sister
Atlanta photographer Drayton Colley paused at a downtown hotel scene to shoot an accident, only to realize the victim was his sister Myrtle Colley of Birmingham. She suffered back injuries after being struck by a car while crossing the street.
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Atlanta
Drayton
Buddy” Colley
Atlanta Journal
Myrtle Colley
Birmingham
Miss Colley
Soil Conservation Agricultural Program in Taylor County
ROY F. JONES County Adm. Officer reports that Congress authorized an Agricultural Conservation program with payments to farmers for approved soil practices. The 1949 program allocates 39,000 dollars for Taylor County, with 70 cents per acre, based on cropland, and 17 listed practices to be carried out in 1948. The 1950 program is being formulated, winter legume seeding to fall under it, and seed payments are set for listed species. County plans to issue purchase orders for winter legume seed next week as they promote farmer participation.
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Taylor County
Bermuda
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