Baptist Will Hold Annual Meet At Bethel
Columbus reports the Colum bus Baptist Association will hold its 113th annual session at Bethel Baptist church in Flat Rock September 25 and 26. The article recalls Bethel’s 1828 founding, long pastorate of Rev. C. C. Willis, and historic church minutes detailing membership, governance, and notable revivals from 1870 to 1916.
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Baptist
Bethel
The
Columbus Association
Columbus
Columbus Baptist Association
Chattahoochee
Harris
Marion
Muscogee
Talbot and Taylor
Bethel Baptist Church
Flat Rock
Warm Springs
Bethel Church
Wm. Russell Owen
First Baptist Church of
William Stallings
Geo . Parker
Jesse B. Johns
J. B. Smith Chauncey Brittain
John Skinner
Martha Stallings
Beddie Johns
Elizabeth Smith
Jane Jane Brittain
J. B. Johns
C. C. Willis
C. Co. Willis
Association
Mattie J. Carter
E. P. Willis
Church
B. W. Bussey
Ruth Almond
Susie Huff
J. H. Huff
F. O. Huff
J. A Cartriedge
T. Watt
Effie Dortch Blackmon
R. B. Kilgore
J. C. Martin
M. Bowden
Eva
Bessie Willis
C C. Willis
Hannah
Ruth Bowden
Julia Willis
J. N. Willis
Willis
Orie Watson
Alva Wright
Dedication of Cobb Memorial Bridge Near Americus on Oct 20
The Cobb bridge over Flint river on the Crisp Memorial highway between Americus and Cordele will be dedicated October 20. Sumter County Com missioners voted to furnish bronze tablets for Maj. Gen Howell Cobb and Capt J A Cobb. Georgia named the bridge for the Cobb father and son in 1937. The dedication marks the 126th anniversary of General Cobb's birth and the 103rd anniversary of Capt John A Cobb's birth. Capt Cobb lived much of his life in Sumter County and held several local and state positions.
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Americus
Cobb
Flint River
Crisp Memorial Highway
Cordele
Sumter County
Howell Cobb
J A. Cobb
Georgia
Sumter
Crisp
Charles F Crisp
House of Representatives
Rep
C. R. Crisp
John A. Cobb
Capt. Cobb
State Board of Entymology
State Hospital Board of Directors
State Fair Association
Americas Board of Education
The
Library Association
N. B. Stewart
Sara Martha
Elizabeth Cobb
George Cobb
U. S. Diplo
Week of Shows at Dean Theatre
Dean Theatre presents That Night in Rio Sunday and Monday with Technicolor splendor starring Alice Fay and Don Ameche. Tuesday show dates and details follow with Love Crazy featuring Powell and Loy. Weekend features The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance and Old Colorado with Warren Williams and William Boyd.
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Sun & Mon
Rio
Alice Fay
Don Ameche
Miss Faye
Carmen Miranda
Carroll Nash
Wed
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Miss Loy
Mr. Powell
Gail Patrick
Jack Carson
Warren Williams
Wm. Boyd
Old
Colorado
Jurors Drawn for October Term at Taylor County Superior Court
Grand and Traverse jurors are drawn by Judge George C. Palmer for the October 1941 Taylor County Superior Court term to convene October 6. The list includes numerous local names and combines juror selections with a War Department aviation cadet call for navigation training for qualified young men in Florida and Georgia.
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George C. Palmer
Grand and Traverse
Taylor County Superior Court
War Department
Oscar Foley
Cavalry
Florida
Georgia
Air Corps
UN Army Air Corps Reserve
Regular
Army Air Corps
Fourth Corps
Atlanta
U. S. Army
Jacksonville
Fla
Miami
Tampa
Lakeland
Orlando
Columbus
Macon
Savannah
Waycrosss
Gainesville
Saturday Work Day Set For Macon Methodist Orphans Home
Next Saturday is designated as Work Day for the Methodist Orphans Home in Macon. On Sunday all Methodist churches in the South Georgia Conference will be asked to contribute. The purpose is to raise funds from one day of work to care for children, with liberal gifts needed for another year.
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Methodist
Macon
South Georgia
District Adult Assembly at Pine Mountain Camp Oct 7 8
The Columbus District Adult Assembly will be held at Pine Mountain State Camp October 7 8. All adults of the church are urged to attend. Camp cost is $2.00. The program opens at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning with leaders and preachers among the speakers. Theme: What Is My Responsibility As An Adult to My Church and Church School.
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Columbus
Pine Mountain State Camp
Reward for Stolen Heifer in Gostin Area
Reward of 15 dollars offered by E. M. Gaultney of Butler Georgia for return of a black yearling heifer with a white tail and feet stolen during Monday night September 2. Evidence leading to conviction requested. Call for information.
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Gostin
Vienna native Captain Killed in Louisiana War Game
Captain Lamar T. Woodward of Vienna Georgia was killed in a highway accident near Ninden Louisiana during blackout maneuvers opening the war games between the Second and Third Armies. He served with Headquarters Company Sixty ninth Armored Regiment, a Regular Army officer from Fort Knox. Survived by his wife a son and extended family.
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Shreveport
Lamar T. Woodward
Lucius Woodward
Vienna
Ninden la
Woodward
Sixty-ninth Armored Regiment
Ft. Knox
Riverside Academy
West Point Military Academy
Emily Woodward
Annual WSCS District Conference to Meet in Dawson
The Columbus District Conference of the Women's Society of Christian Service will be held in Dawson on Tuesday at 10 a.m. An open forum will discuss questions and problems across all work phases. Mrs. C. C. Sapp and others, including several conference officers, are expected to attend. all members urged to attend if possible.
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Columbus
Women's Society of Christian Service
Dawson
C. C. Sapp
F. M. Mullino
W. R. Bragg
J. Wallace Daniel
W. H. Ketchum
Mass Meeting of Taylor County Farmers Tuesday
A mass meeting of Taylor County farmers will be held Tuesday morning at ten o'clock to inform them about The Georgia Farm Bureau, its organization and program. It is called by A. B. Shehee, chairman, and J. N. Turner, secretary, with outlines of the bureau, its history, and goals for parity in farm prices.
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Taylor County
Georgia Farm Bureau
A. B. Shehee
J. N. Turner
United Georgia Farmers
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Monaghan Inc Low Bidder On Reynolds Roberta Road
John Monaghan Inc of Pelham won the Reynolds Roberta highway project bid at 66 607 54 for 3882 miles of pave ment with limerock base and surface treatment north of the Flint River bridge toward Roberta. The apparent low bids on nine projects totaled 645 901, about 62 901 above the 585 000 estimate, reflecting material shortages and higher labor costs tied to defense activities.
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John Monaghan Inc. Construction Company
Pelham
Reynolds-Roberta
Crawford County
Flint River
Roberta
Highway Department
Quartete To Appear At Turners Chapel
The Kinney Quartete of Phenix City Alabama will present a concert at Turners Chapel school house Saturday night September 20 beginning at eight o'clock for the benefit of Turners Chapel church. Admission 15c for children and 25c for adults. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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Kinney Quartete
Phenix City
Ala
Turners Chapel School House
Turners Chapel Church
Piano Tuning and Pianos for Sale in Thomaston Ga
C W Smith offers piano tuning services and sells pianos from 403 West Gordon Street Thomaston Georgia. Phone listed as 56 for contact.
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C. W. Smith
W. Gordon Sr
Thomaston, Ga
Gaultney Clan Holds Sunday Birthday Celebration
Hundreds gather at Crowell area home of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Byrd for the birthday observance of Rev. M. T. Gaultney. Activities feature family turnout, rose-rich grounds, and sermons by Rev. Gaultney, with attendance limited by infantile paralysis concerns and Governor absent due to unforeseen delays.
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M. T. Gaultney
D. E. Byrd
Crowell
Gaultney
Lula Mathews Gaultney
Reverend Gaultney
Effie Kirksey
Clifford Kirksey
Lester Daniel
Thomaston
Ellen
Eleanor Daniel
Pickens Byrd
Byrd
Crowell School
Eugene Anderson
Macon Telegraph
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Dean Theatre
Superior Court
U. S. War Dept
Traverse
J P. Harvey
O. R. Montgomery
A. L. Swain
W. Straughon
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Amos J H W Jarrell
E. M. Haywood Blanford Jarrell
R. L. Garrett
Oscar Smith J N Turner
LL. Minor
C B. Montgomery Clyde Wilson
W. N. Fowler
G. N. Taunton
Cliff Rhodes
E. A. Newsome
Henry Hobbs
James Gray
J. S. Green
Dennis Peterman
J. H. Dunlap
M M. Brewer
L W
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H P. Bartlett
O. J. Young
W. D. Martin
H. G. Windham
M. H Hobbs Sr
M Gee Jr
A. Spinks
H. M. Waters
Bill Bazemore
R. C. Kirksey
R. L. Philmon
JA Payne
J. H. Pierce
N. Sealy
H Harris J. B. Griffith
W. Adams
U. S Underwood
W. E. Marshall
D C, Abbott
Z. R McCorkle
W M. Hollis JJ
L. Austin Harmon Huey John Turner
H. H. Harmon
Johnnie Shelley
Clifford Adams T W. Upton
Oscar Dreizin
A. J
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J W. Edwards
Eli Garrett H J Porter
W. F. Gray
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C. Gholson
J A. Heath
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G. McCants Gan Nelson J. T. Cooper
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McCrary
H A Sealy
J. H Harris
R. A. Hinton
R. D. Pye
F M. Foy
Pine Mt. State Camp
E. M. Gaultney
Butler, Ga
L. T. Woodward
Louisiana
WSCS
Taylor CO
John Monaghan Inc
Reynolds- Roberta
Turners Chapel
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