Work Stoppage Halts Atlanta Freight Movement
A 1300 employes tied up express shipments prompting a nationwide embargo on freight to Atlanta Decatur and East Point. Union officials cited contract interpretation while offering no further details on the stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
S. F. Pitcher
Railway Express Co
Decatur
East Point
Express Division
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
AFS
A. H. Few
Cotton Parley Set For Memphis In October
Rep. Pace announces hearings on possible cotton legislation to be sent to the next Congress. Hearings run October 16 18 at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis as Pace leads a 12 member House Agriculture subcommittee.
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Washington
Rep
Pace
D-Ga
House Agriculture
Memphis
Congress
House
Peabody Hotel
Talmadge predicts sweeping election law changes in Georgia
Atlanta September 10 Herman Talmadge forecasts a shift to a voluntary party association in Georgia primaries with county unit vote counting and removal of state election laws. The plan aims to have the Democratic convention on October 9 authorize repeal of election statutes and define illegal voting under police powers. Delegates and counties align with Carmichael and Rivers positions amid highway system updates adding about 100 miles to state roads.
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Atlanta
Herman Talmadge
Eugene Talmadge
Macon
Georgia
Georgia Democratic Party
Talmadge
James V. Carmichael
Catoosa
Carmichael
Troup
Taliaferro
Richmond
Bartow
E. D. Rivers
Winter Legume Seed Availability for AAA Purchase Orders
Taylor County farmers may obtain winter legume seed such as Austrian peas blue lupine common vetch and ryegrass via AAA purchase orders. The Rowland Company will supply these seeds shipped to Reynolds and Butler warehouses and will honor AAA orders under the 1947 program. Farmers can secure a purchase order by contacting the AAA Office. Two Bacon County men face charges including kidnapping obstructing legal processes and rioting as they are moved from a Florida jail to Alma.
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Taylor County
AAA
Roy F. Jones
Rowland Company
Reynolds
Butler
Bacon County
W. C. Pearson
Alma
Florida
Limestone Needed On Practically Every Farm In Taylor County
Taylor County A C A chairman H A Sealy says limestone is needed on nearly all cropland and pasture to correct soil acidity aid fertilizer uptake and add calcium and magnesium. Some farmers report gains in corn oats and cotton and better livestock gains on pastures. A AAA 1946 program offers three dollars per ton payment for lime with hauling and spreading costs paid by farmers. Additional lime may be bought cash and AAA pays three dollars per ton for that extra usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
H. A. Sealy
Sealy
AAA
Forms For Terminal Leave Pay For Veterans Obtainable at P 0
Application forms for terminal leave pay are now available at the local post office. Congress authorized payment and forms are ready. The bill covers enlisted personnel who served during the war and did not take full furloughs of two and a half months per year. The Veterans Administration will establish an office at Butler Court House to assist veterans in filling out these forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Court House
Butler
Waycross Revival Set for 10 Days with Bishop Arthur J Moore
Bishop Arthur J Moore a native Waycrossian and railroad man turned preacher will return home to lead a city wide revival for ten days starting September 22 sponsored by the Waycross Ministerial Association.
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Arthur J. Moore
Waycross Ministerial Association
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Candler County
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Grand Lodge of Georgia Masons
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Manchester
New State Democratic Committee
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J. C. Penney
Cincinnati
Ohio
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Colquitt County
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Experiment Georgia
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Raleigh
N. C
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Fort Bragg
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Martha Brown
Unversity of Georgia
Athens
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Brown
W. E. Brown
Winder
Steve C. Tate
State Highway Department
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