Georgia Power Opens Second Unit at Plant Atkinson
Atlanta reports the Georgia Power Company activated the plant Atkinson's second steam electric unit at 2 05 p m Saturday raising daily output by 1 5 million kilowatt hours The expanded facility doubles in size to 200 000 horsepower and is said to provide about one third of Georgia power generation Preston B Arkwright pressed the throttle at 7 38 p m Saturday as steam was admitted The unit began full usage Sunday afternoon and markedly increases Georgia's power supply
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Atlanta
Atkinson
Georgia Power Company
Chattahoochee River
Georgia
Tallulah Falls
Preston 8
Arkwright
Georgia bonds would buy two pursuit planes
Atlanta reports Georgia bond sales show the state would invest in two pursuit planes with Summer bond issues. Georgians led six states by purchasing 3,056,900 dollars in defense bonds during May June and July.
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Georgia Bonds
Atlanta
Uncle Sam
Georgia
Doomed prisoner gives birth in Cuthbert jail
Eveline Rivers a life-sentenced prisoner from Randolph County and Etta Toney both African American women were in the Cuthbert county jail when Rivers gave birth to a daughter last Saturday night. Both mother and child are reported healthy. Rivers was convicted of murder with mercy recommended in May and awaits an appeal for a new trial filed by attorney Joe Ray. The baby remains with Rivers as her father plans to bring her to Shellman in coming weeks.
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Cuthbert
Eveline Rivers
Randolph County
Etta Toney
Shellman
Superior
Joe Ray
Savannah Men Saved by Army Crash Boat
Four Savannah men were rescued from the Wilmington river after their boat capsized during a test run. Army crash boat crews led by Sgt. H. M. Hicks spotted the swimmers, aided the men, and all were unhurt. Col. A. N. Duncan and Lt. Col. B. T. Castor witnessed the救.
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Savannah
Wilmington
A. N. Duncan
Savannah Air Base Comandant
B. T Castor
H. M. Hicks
Forestry Demonstration Train to Visit Georgia
The Seaboard Forestry train operated with the Georgia Division of Forestry and others will visit Georgia for 10 stops. The three car exhibit train features free films and lectures to promote forest protection and fire prevention. It stops in Macon on September 26 from 11 30 a m to 5 p m inviting timber growers from Taylor County to inspect.
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Seaboard Forestry
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Georgia Division of Forestry
Extension Forester
University of Georgia
Georgia Forestry Association
U. S. Forest Service
Georgia
C. A. Gillett
Forests of Georgia
Macon
Taylor County
Mawon
Little Businesses Tapped For Army Contracts
Editors and publishers of trade magazines toured Atlanta quartermaster depot to learn what the army wants from small manufacturers. Lt. J. E. McClelland says he hopes small producers will bid on supplies and that trade magazines will publish bid notices to educate them on war production and expand local business with the quartermaster corps.
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Atlanta
Army
Wade
J. E. McClelland
Quartermaster Corps
Three New Teachers At Southwestern College 1941
Americas Sept 15 Eight new teachers will greet students next week when Georgia Southwestern College opens its 1941 1942 session. They are Dr J Fred Denton Homerville biology Miss Annie Brown Lawrenceville French and English Miss Beulah Thaxton Milledgeville secretarial studies Miss Flavia Tweed Greenville Tenn recorder and teacher Coleman Heard physical education director Miss Margaret Black Thomaston fourth grade critic teacher Mrs H V Davis Richland second grade critic teacher Miss Dorothy Cromley Brooklet first grade critic teacher.
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Americas
Georgia Southwestern College
J. Fred Denton
Homerville
Annie Brown
Lawrenceville
Beulah Thaxton
Milledgeville
Flavia Tweed
Greenville
Mercer University Enrollment Rises for Freshmen
Mercer University in Macon reports freshmen enrollment up about 15 percent from last year. Upperclass registration runs today from 9 to 12 30 and 2 to 5 30 p m with classes starting tomorrow. A reception for new students is planned at Tattnall Square Baptist church Thursday at 7 30 p m and First Baptist church hosts another Friday at 8 p m.
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Macon
Mercer University
J.D. Blair
Mercer
Tattnall Square Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Defense bond group named at Oglethorpe
Mrs. Sarah Scoville postmaster of Oglethorpe and temporary chair of the defense savings committee of Macon county announces the county committee members Dr. T. M. Adams chairman J. F. Williams co chairman J. S. Croxton C. C. Haslam Mrs Jere Moore Judge B F Neal W. T. Jolly C. Collier W E. Craig Mrs R. C Collier G S Gardner John McKenzie J. F. Felker W. F Bembry J. C. Cox Sam Grice Miss Cornelia Daniels T L. Coogle and Ed M. McKenzie.
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Oglethorpe
Sarah Scoville
Defense Savings Committee
Macon County
T. M. Adams
J. F. Williams
J. 5. Croxton
C. C. Haslam
Jere Moore
F. Neal
W. T. Jolly
C. Collier
W E. Craig
R. C Collier
G S Gardner
Auto output cut near half for December
Washington September 15 The office of production management announced that December production of passenger automobiles would be cut 48.4 percent below last December to conserve essential materials for defense. Manufacturers will be limited to 204,848 cars in December compared with 496,823 in 1940.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
Leon Henderson
OPM
Automotive Defense Industry Advisory Committee
Margaret Mitchell Receives Gift After Christening Vessel
Atlanta Sept 13 The sponsor of a warship receives a present and author Margaret Mitchell of Gone With the Wind fame found a gift awaiting her after christening the cruiser U S S Atlanta at Kerney New Jersey on Sept 6. Builders presented a set of twelve china dessert plates and twelve after dinner coffee cups decorated with a peach colored band and a Georgia peach cluster.
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Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
S. S. Atlanta
Kerney
N. J
Poultry and Livestock Shows at 5S. E. Fair
Farmers across the Southeast can learn livestock and poultry tips at the National Livestock and Poultry shows during the 5S. E. Fair in Atlanta. The fair opens September 26 and aims to prove livestock and poultry are money crops, with top animals on display from across the country and several foreign countries.
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Atlanta
Southeast
Mike Benton
Fair Association
Will Sell Mules Under Court Mortgage in Taylor County
Legal notice states on the first Tuesday in October 1941 the court will sell at the Taylor County courthouse the property of James H. Gray to satisfy a mortgage lien in favor of R. L. Swearagen. The horses include a black mare mule about 12 years old and a gray mare mule about 12 years old. Levy issued from the Superior Court. Notice given to the defendant. September 3, 1941.
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Georgia
Taylor County
James H. Gray
R. L
Fifa
Notice of Administrations and Real Estate Sale Hearings
Citations warn creditors and heirs of J R Fallaw and G T Whatley estates about permanent administration and real estate sale petitions. H A Sealy seeks administration of Fallaw estate. Thelman Jarrell seeks leave to sell Whatley real estate with hearings set for October 1941 in Taylor County Court of Ordinary.
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Georgia
Taylor County
H. A. Sealy
J. R. Fallaw
J. R. Fallon
Thelman Jarrell
G. T. Whatley
Court of Ordinary
J. R. Lunsford
Petition for Divorce in Taylor Superior Court 1941
Eva B McInvale sues Reginald Rex McInvale Sr in Taylor County for divorce. Service by publication due to his Georgia residence. Next term begins the first Monday in October 1941. Judge George C Palmer presiding. Clerk Thelmon Jarrell notes filing date August 20 1941.
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Eva B. McInvale
Reginald
Rex) McIinvale
Taylor Superior Court
Eva B. McIinvale
Rex) MceInvale
State of
Georgia
Rex) McInvale
George C. Palmer
Thelmon Jarrell
Senator George Frees Jailed Kin Commutation Ordered
Atlanta Governor Talmadge commuted the sentence of J N King Jr nephew of Sen Walter George after three months in prison for chea ting and swindling. King paid $60 in bad checks and $27.19 court costs. he also settled the debt through prison commissioner R A Mann. King, a soldier at Camp Jackson, was serving 12 months at Shady Springs camp.
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Atlanta
Talmadge
J. N. King Jr
Walter George
Sen George
King
Camp Jackson
Shady Springs
George
R. A. Mann
Traffic Toll in State 461
Georgia’s highway deaths rose to 461 in the first seven months of 1941, up 19 percent from the prior year, with the Southeast gaining 27 percent. The six‑state comparison shows the state posting a better decline than many peers, while statewide toll reached 533 for eight months, versus 456 last year and prior years.
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Atlanta
National Safety Council
Georgia
Southeast
Dawson Youth on Destroyer Greer in Sub Attack
Earle C. Hudgins, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hudgins of near Dawson, served as machinist's mate aboard the U S destroyer Greer when it faced a German submarine attack in the north Atlantic last week. He has served several years and was recently promoted for excellence, with his mother expressing mixed relief and pride at the Greer's defense.
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Dawson
Earle C. Hudgins
C. L. Hudgins
Near
Greer
North Atlantic
Young Hudgins
U. S. Navy
Hudgins
Mrs America Challenges Miss America In Beauty Contest
Mrs Ruth Licklider, 19, crowned Mrs America in Palisades Park, challenges Miss America Rosemary La Planche to a beauty comparison. She proposes head to head measurement, citing equal charm and fit, with official figures cited for height weight bust and waist.
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Palisades Park
N. J
Palisades Amusemnt Park
Atlantic City
Ruth Licklider
America
Rosemary la Planche
Los Angeles
Licklider
New York
More Girls Enroll At Southwestern Than Ever Before
Americas Sept 16 The Georgia Southwestern college at Americus reports record female enrollment for the year as the new dormitory fills. President Peyton Jacob notes limited room in other dorms while boys’ reservations trail last year. Freshmen arrive Sept 22 with placement tests Sept 23-24 and sophomores Sept 24. The Day Students Annex adds locker rooms and study halls for non boarding students.
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Americas
Georgia Southwestern College
Georgia
Peyton Jacob
Junior College and Normal School
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Butler
Doyel
Butler, Ga
Chesterfield
Weiners
Doyer’s
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