Chattahoochee Valley Wheel seeks town nominees for floral trophy
The Ledger-Enquirer reports the Chattahoochee Valley Wheel announces a floral wheel program with towns invited to nominate official flower combinations for community branding. Written outlines must be submitted by October 1 to the Wheel office for examination by a board, with twenty nine current members and eighteen other eligible towns.
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Chattahoochee Valley
Columbus
Pine Mountain
Ledger Enquirer
Wheel
Aston
West Point
Wadleyville
LaFayette
Roanoke
Camp Americus
Plains
Alexander Georgetown
Fort Gaines
Cuth- Greenville
Omaha Reynolds
Mountain Valley
Garden Club
Maynd
National Youth Administration Aids Youths in Employment
The National Youth Administration outlines three programs to help students and nonstudents obtain work. High school and college programs pay 3 to 20 dollars monthly, with principals and presidents managing placements. An out-of-school program offers training in trades, with resident centers expanding nationwide and special emphasis on defense-related jobs.
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The
National Youth Administration
Jeash
Habersham
Clarkesville
Toccoa Falls
Small Town Culture And Society Revive In Community Club
Montezuma September 7 Spalding a small community in Macon county's fertile farmland has seen a four year revival of cooperative spirit that draws attention from state and national economists. The remodeled clubhouse funded by a community effort now serves as a social hub with monthly Community Nights and a cooperative canning initiative run by women. The district has gained agricultural pride with a top Hereford prize and ongoing support from local agents and clubs.
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Montezuma
Spalding
Macon County
Jule Felton
Home Demonstration Club
Winifred Riddle
Macon
Montezuma Woman's
Montezuma Garden Club
Spalding Center
Montezuma High School
Washington
Philip A. Piper
Oakley
Adolph LeBron
T. A. Tarrer
FSA
Carl Maxey
Cornelia Daniels
Mary White Dutters
IFSA Farmers Adopt Keeping of Records Of Farm Accounts
Miss Ellie E Etheridge of the Farm Security Administration in Taylor County reports that farmers wives and youth now keep accurate farm activity records. She says records help show where money is earned or spent unwisely and encourage better plans. Sales from vegetables outside work and livestock products often surpass crop income, guiding wiser use of earnings for a quicker path to ownership and a more comfortable living.
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Ellie E. Etheridge
Farm Security Administration
Taylor County
Miss Ethridge
FSA
Special election set to fill Gibbs seat in Georgia
Georgia Governor B D Rivers proclaimed October 1 as the date for a special election in the 8th congressional district to fill the unexpired term of the late Congressman Ben Gibbs. The proclamation sets the election on that date.
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Atlanta
B. D. Rivers
Georgia
Ben Gibbs
New Members Eligible for Flower Ledger Trophy
The Ledger-Enquirer notes new members joining between October 1 may compete for the silver trophy. Written planting achievement accounts can be submitted now or any time through October 15.
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Ledger-Enquirer
President Calls 60 000 Guardsmen for Federal Service
President Roosevelt summons 60,000 National Guardsmen to a year of federal service starting Sept 16. Units include 44th through 41st divisions minus details, coast artillery units, and observation squadrons. Aim to raise to 76,689 personnel after induction, with plans for broader mobilization and later tank battalions.
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Roosevelt
Chickamauga Dam
Tennessee River
Chickamauga
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National Guard
Forsyth
251St Coast Artillery
252Nd Coast Artillery
Army
U. S. Army
Farmers Reminded Of Closing Date In AAA Practices
County Agent W F Bembry told Taylor county farmers that November 30 is the final date to perform soil building practices under the 1946 AAA farm program. Completing these practices by then ensures credit for this year, as farmers continue a broad soil-improvement program contributing to national agricultural preparedness and defense.
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Taylor County
W. F. Bembry
Bembry
AAA
Columbus youth held on kidnaping count
Two youths pleaded guilty to federal kidnaping charges and were held on $10,000 bond for sentencing. Clifford Stewart 19 of Columbus Ga and James Moreland 18 with only an Ohio address commandeered a taxi in El Paso and forced the driver CG. J. Gray to Roswell after robbing him of $11. Gray unharmed.
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Roswell
N. M
Clifford Stewart
Columbus Ga
James Moreland
Ohio
el Paso
Tex
CG. J. Gray
Vistal Point
Boy Falls From Roof At Fulton Juvenile Detention
Atlanta September 9 an attempted escape from the Fulton county juvenile detention home left 15 year old Horace Thos McDaniel with a fractured back after falling three floors from the roof to an asphalt driveway. Doctors at Grady hospital listed the condition as serious.
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Atlanta
Fulton County Juvenille
Horace Thos. McDaniel
Grady Hospital
Roosevelt Considers Replacing Guard Forces for Home Defense
The passage notes that guardsmen entering federal service would be relieved from National Guard duty in their states. It states Mr. Roosevelt discussed with general governors the option to replace these servicemen with World War veterans to bolster home defense.
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National Guard
Roosevelt
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