Two Jones County Officers Jailed in Prohibition Probe
Macon Sept 5 Sheriff J G Middlebrooks and G C Rape, former Jones county officer, were jailed in Bibb county on Federal warrants charging conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law. The arrests relate to the Jones county murders of Policemen Floyd Malone and Frank Tucker eight days earlier, with over a dozen others under arrest.
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Macon
J. G. Middlebrooks
G. C. Rape
Jones County
Bibb County
Floyd Malone
Frank Tucker
U. S
Carl McLeod
Prohibition
M. C Hentrix
E. D. Pierce
E J. Rainey
Gray
Middlebrooks
Serif
Middlebrooka
Jones
Chase Garrett
Jones’ County
Garrett
Joe Duke
Gray City Court
Perry Ga Growth Attracts Attention
Perry Georgia, Sept 7. Perry, a thriving Houston county city 26 miles south of Macon, is the first stop of the Good Will Tours by the Macon Chamber of Commerce and Macon Boosters. The town has surged from a 700 population to over 12,000, spurred by Perry Veneer Company, Moore Lumber Company, and Clinchfield Portland Cement plant, boosting regional development.
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Perry
Houston County
Macon
Jacksonville
Valdosta
Waycross
Macon Chamber of Commerce
Perry Veneer Company
Moore Lumber Company
Clinchfield Portland Cement Corporation
Texas Sees Ten Inches Rain in 24 Hours
Brownsville records show more than eight inches of rain Sunday night, with total 24 hour rainfall reaching 10.38 inches by 7:00 Monday morning. Flooding from the Sunday night deluge affects low lying areas and unsettled cotton in outlying fields.
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Texas
Brownville
Brownsville
Singing Convention Heads to Atlanta October Meeting
Atlanta known as the Convention City of Dixie will host the Southeastern Singing Convention October 9 to 11 at Lakewood Park and the city auditorium. More than 10 000 visitors from six Southeastern states are expected for three days of songs with renowned leaders Charles H Gabriel T B Mosley and others. Special railroad rates and cooperative lines aim to keep costs low while Atlanta officials and committees, led by Tillman Stanley Morris and Hudson, finalize reception and entertainment plans.
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Atlanta
Dixie
R.L. Stuckey
Dalton
Southeast
Charles H. Gabriel
T. B. Mosley
C. R. Mullins
John M Dye
J A Lesley M Roderfeaver
C. Stamps
McD. Weams
Lakewood Park
City
Fair Grounds
Charles A. Sheldon
Atlantina
Charlie D. Tillman
H. M Stanley
Homer F. Morris
EC. Hudson
In Memory of Mrs J M Windham
The death of Mrs Windham at 81 at her Potterville home on Wednesday ends a long illness. She was a devoted mother of nine children and a beloved neighbor, with a life spent in making home and family a peaceful center. Her son and daughter, Mr and Mrs W I Childres, penned this tribute to her faith and love.
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Windham
Potterville
Mother
Jesus
A. B* Posey
J R Blair
Childers
David Cotney
Hattie Windham
R M
W. I. Childres
Card of Thanks for Kindness During Illness and Death
We thank our neighbors and friends for their kindness shown us during the sickness and death of our mother and thank Dr Mangham for his untiring services. May God richly bless you all in our prayer.
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Dr. Mangham
Macon Good Will Tour Starts From Macon Tuesday
The first of two Good Will tours from Macon to southern Georgia began Tuesday with a motor party of 100 or more men and women leaving the chamber of commerce at 8:00 am. Stops included Perry, Hawkinsville, Cochran, Eastman, McRae, Alamo, Glenwood, Vidalia, Soperton, Dublin, Wrightsville, Tennille, Sandersville, Sparta, Milledgeville, Eatonton, Monticello, Barnesville, Forsyth, and returned to Macon by late afternoon, with the Central of Georgia railway band providing 25 pieces of music.
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Macon
Georgia
Chamber of
Glenwood
Vidalia
Soperton
Dublin
Wrightsville
Tennille
Sandersville
Sparta
Milledgeville
Eatonton
Montingello
Barnesville
Forsyth
Central of Georgia Railway Band
In Time of Trouble Directory Averts a Family Tragedy
An era pamphlet notes that during emergencies a directory listing names addresses and phone numbers of the family physician substitute firebox police station pastor and employers can avert tragedy for households facing danger and illness.
Purification and Health Claim for Calotabs
An old advertisement touts Purification as Nature’s foundation of health. It promotes Calotabs as a general body purifier, urging a thorough course taken weekly for several weeks to restore vitality, and notes a family pack and trial package sold at drug stores.
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Nature
A Warned-Death Tale Of A Sinner’s End
A moral verse warns young people who live in sin about imminent doom. It narrates a young woman who falls sick on a Friday and, despite pleas, refuses repentance until death. She warns her parents that hell awaits her for sin, then dies as a divine messenger ends her cries. The poem urges prayer and mercy before death.
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Oie
Ste
Prayerful Reminder From A Loyal Subscriber
A brief exhortation from a reader urging daily contemplation and vigilance, urging others to watch and pray instead of sin. The message carries a devotional tone and reflects a subscriber’s call to mindful conduct.
Funeral rites for Harry Butts in Buena Vista
Funeral services were held for 85 year old Harry Butts who died from injuries in a mobile accident near Fort Valley. Officiating were Revs I B McClung and M Marshall. He leaves his mother Mrs Mattie Butts of Buena Vista, J C Butts of Buena Vista, sister Mrs LeRoy Hirschburg of Buena Vista, and brothers Frank and Moses Butts of Macon, William Butts of Birmingham, and Noah Hutts of Cocoa Florida.
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Buena Vista
Harry Butts
Fort Valley
I B. McClung
First Baptist Church
M. Marshall
Methodist Church
Butts
Mattie Butts
J. C. Butts
Greeting Cancels Stamp One of the Original Cancellations
Cassville Wisconsin on June 25 1852 used a stamp cancel that read Good Morning Edward when the postmaster recognized the addressee, a personal friend.
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Cassville
Wis
Edward
Acre
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Citizens State Bank
Reynolds
C.H. Neisler
D. Coolik
J. H. Neisler
Jones CO
J. C. Middlebrooks
Perry GA
Fred Houser
J. M. Windham
Buick
Fisher
Buick Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
Flint, Michigan
Macon Good Will
Taylor
County Bank
Butler, Ga
P.ices
E. A. Goddard Reynolds
Washington-Baltimore-Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Baltimore
Cordele
C. B. Rhodes
Macon Ga
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