Taylor County Forestry Unit Receives New Truck and Tractor
Austin Guinn reports the Taylor County Forestry Unit received a 2 ton Chevrolet truck with a ramp body and a John Deere crawler tractor with a hydraulically operated Rome fire plow. The radio equipped truck will link to three forest fire towers, aiding fire suppression across 165 915 acres. The unit, organized July 1 1949, notes past fires and acreage burned to date.
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Rome
Taylor County
Austin Guinn
Butler Colored School Starts Fall Term With Strong Interest
The Butler High School for colored students reports a splendid fall start with record enrollment and strong parental support. Alumni presented a literary program while PTA plans to fund a school band with instruments ordered after visits from Lyon's Band Instrument and Ft Valley College. PTA meeting set for September 24.
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Butler High School
Alumni Association
PTA
Lyon
Chicago
George Adams
Ft. Valley College
Perry Baptist Church Observes 100th Sunday School Anniversary
More than 400 people gathered at Perry Baptist Church for a Sunday program and a dinner on the ground to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Perry’s Baptist Sunday School. The day featured a pageant depicting 100 years of history, written and directed by Mrs. W. B. Evans with reader Miss Martha Cooper.
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Perry
Perry Baptist
W. B. Evans
Martha Cooper
Willis L Webg Optometrist Practicing in Fort Valley
Fort Valley Georgia optometrist Willis L Webg offers eye care with hours from 9 a m to 5 p m daily except Wednesday afternoon and Thursday.
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Optometrist
Fort Valley
Chest X Ray Clinic Here September 23
The Taylor County Health Center schedules a Chest X Ray Clinic on September 23. Prospective patients should contact Mrs Arnold County Nurse before the date and complete a history form prior to the X ray. Mrs Arnold will be in her office each Wednesday and until noon Saturday.
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Taylor County Health Center
Governor Urges Amendment Vote For Tax Saving
Atlanta early this month Gov. Talmadge campaigned through his newspaper to pass 46 constitutional amendments in the November election. He said Georgians could save about seven million dollars in taxes by approving the third amendment which would peg the ad valorem tax rate at one quarter of a mill. The tax is now five mills but he has cut it to a fraction by executive order.
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Atlanta
Talmadge
Georgia dismission for estate administrator in Taylor County
Vashti McCrary Wood administratrix of Sanders McCrary deceased seeks discharge. The court cites all concerned to show cause why she should not be discharged and receive Letters of Dismission on the first Monday in October 1952. September 1, 1952. J. R. Lunsford, Ordinary.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Vashti McCrary Woodall
Sanders McCrary
J. R. Lunsford
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Taylor County Forestry Unit
Hereford
Thomaston
Ben T Smith
T. B
Bangs
Georgia Farm Products Sales Corp
Reeves’ Bonded Warehouse
Butler Colored School
Perry Baptist Church
Willis L. Webg
Govenor
Owen Brooks
Butler, Ga
Chevrolet
Taylor County Motor Co
Reynolds, Ga
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