Multiple Georgia accidents and deaths reported this week
Several people were injured in an automobile and school bus collision near Dublin in front of Wilkes school. Two Columbus women were hurt in an early Sunday crash at Brown Avenue and Buena Vista Road. Mrs. E. T. Booth of Coronado died in Thomaston while visiting her sister. A fire and explosion wrecked the Paramount Distilleries building near Albany, injuring five and causing substantial damage. Army Air Corps crews recovered a downed 15 passenger glider near Sparta. G. F. Bunn was elected president and GM of Georgia Produce Co. of Ft Valley. G. M. Chastain and T. A. McCord named officers. B. Powell, longtime Adel citizen and former Cook County commissioner, died of a heart attack. State savings and judgments totals were reported by the Department of Law. J. B. Robertson, shot in Columbus, was improving. Retiring pastor Dr. Leloy G. Henderson plans to move to Americus. Soldier James Crawford, 28, died in New Guinea. his parents from Plains were notified.
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Columbus
Brown Avenue
Buena Vista Road
F. J. Viox
G. L. Alston
Pfe
James Crawford
Hollandia
New Guinea
Luther J. Crawford
Plains
War Department
Barnesville Captain Bluffs 14 Germans for Surrender
Capt. Anderson Q. Smith of Barnesville Georgia earned the Silver Star for gallantry with the 34th Red Bull Division on the Fifth Army front in Italy. He spotted minefields, led a perilous advance, then singlehandedly flushed 14 prisoners from a dugout with a rock hand grenade bluff and, with help from a runner, captured 11 more.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Anderson Q. Smith
Barnesville
34th“Red Bull
Smith
Cotton Ginning Report for Taylor County 1944
The Taylor county ginner report shows 1,108 bales of cotton ginned from the 1944 crop prior to September 1, compared with 1,934 bales for the prior period.
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Taylor County
1936 Ford Coupe For Sale In Fair Mechanical Condition
Used car notice for a 1936 Ford Coupe offered in fair mechanical condition. Contact the seller by calling the provided number 914 for details and arranging a viewing.
Pace Secures Interest Rate Cut for REA Co-operatives
Georgia congressman Stephen Pace sees passage of House bill 4278 as key to rural electrification. The measure reduces cooperative interest to two percent, extends loan terms to 385 years, and lifts federal funding limits. Pending White House signature, Pace aims to expand rural lines postwar to bring electric power to Georgia farmers.
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Americas
Stephen Pace
Congress
Pace
House
Senate
Rankin
Mississippi
Georgia
White House
Thanksgiving Day Set For Fifth Thursday In November In Georgia
Georgia settles on the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in wartime. The state legislature fixed the day and banks and state offices observe the fifth Thursday, while some favor the federal fourth Thursday. Governor Arnall did not issue a proclamation day.
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Atlanta
Congress
Savannah
Arnall
Georgia
State House
Georgia Gov Arnall Proclaims Dual Thanksgiving Days
Gov. Arnall announced Georgia will observe both the fourth Thursday November 23 and the last Thursday November 30 as legal holidays. If the war ends in November Georgians may celebrate three Thanksgiving Days.
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Georgia
Arnall
Congress
Gov. Arnall
Draftees Demobilized As Army Pigeons Return Home
Ft. Benning reports over 600 carrier pigeons headed for demobilization after serving with the Army. The birds were sent to Camp Crowder, Missouri, to be returned to their owners who lent the birds for military carrier pigeon breeding and messaging duties.
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Ft. Benning
Army
Camp Crowder
Reynolds Truck and Tractor Co Opens in Reynolds
No. 1 Page One notes a farm boy friendly innovation with a tractor mounted car radio and high school shop programs guiding youth in farm machinery care and repair. Parks, Reynolds Lions' Club president, leads a cooperative quick freeze locker project. staff to move in within 30 days.
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Parks
Reynolds Lions’ Club
Reynolds
Reynolds _Truck and Tractor Co
Escape from Chaumont to Allied Lines Recalls Nazi Prisoner Ride
Mecklin recounts the capture of a two prisoner party at Chaumont. Bryan receives medical care after a bullet is removed. Beattie volunteers to leave, later reported to be en route to Germany. The group is shuffled to Nugent then Joinville, where a guard frees them before meeting Allied forces.
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Pital
Chaumont
Bryan
Mecklin
Germany
Beattie
Nugent
Joinville
Combat Command Headquarters
Farm for Sale Will Cox Place Near Butler Georgia
190 acre farm located five miles south of Butler off No Three paved highway. Known as the Will Cox place. Priced at 15 dollars per acre with some terms. Contact C V Blair Butler Ga.
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Butler
Will Cox
C. V. Blair
Real Pit Barbecue For Sale In Butler Ga
Real pit barbecue offered at 1.00 per pound from Gaultney's Place in Butler Georgia. Details indicate a sale listing with pricing by the pound and location.
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Butler
Typewriter Wanted in Butler Ga for Portable Model
J F Sikes of Butler Georgia seeks a portable typewriter in good mechanical condition. Any standard make acceptable.
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J. F. Sikes
Butler, Ga
Seed oats for sale by W A Jarrell at Butler
Seed oats offered by W A Jarrell of Butler for any quantity. Product named Cokers Improved Victory Grain Oats advertised with location Butler.
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Coker
Victory
W. A. Jarrell
Butler
Eighty Acre Farm for Sale Near Ideal and Rupert
Eighty acre farm known as the old Payne place on paved highway five miles west of Ideal and three miles east of Rupert in Taylor county. Two room dwelling and new barn. Will sell for $800 cash. Interested parties contact Roy Curtis Thomaston Ga 237 R Street.
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Payne
Ideal
Rupert
Taylor County
Roy Curtis
Thomaston
Electrical work and sales notices from Butler and Thomson
Electrical repairs offered by Fred A. Peed Jr in Butler Georgia with guaranteed service. J T Orrell advertises white New Zealand rabbits for sale in Butler. George Poss lists 250 acres for sale in Taylor County with timber house and two barns at Hawkins place near Thomson.
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Fred A. Peed Jr
Butler
Georgia
J. T. Orrell
Taylor County
Hawkins Place
George Poss
Thomson
McDuffie County
Butler Colored School Opens With 175 Pupils
The Butler colored school opened its Fall session on Monday September 4 with an enrollment of 175 students. The opening program directed by administrators drew a good crowd. Faculty for 1944 45 includes Emma McCrary Minnie Howard Azzie L Mottt Ruth Peed Samantha Gray Beauford Broady Robert L McDougald Essie L Baker Catherine McCarter and others.
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Butler Colored School
Emma McCrary
Minnie Howard
Azzie L. Mottt
Ruth Peed
Samantha Gray
Essie L. Baker
Catherine McCarter
Beauford Broady
Robert L. McDougald
Nations relief to seek 15 million pounds of clothing
Washington September 17 The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation administration will seek next week to collect 15,000,000 pounds of clothing to keep liberated Europeans warm this winter it was announced Sunday.
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Washington
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Georgia schools receive record state support in 12 months
State support for Georgia common schools hit a record 21 444 530 for the fiscal year ending June 30, with an unencumbered surplus of 238 452. Sources include state allotments 18 204 032 federal grants 3 212 958 and gifts and earnings 27 539. Sid Williams of Warm Springs named national director of Young Democratic Clubs of America.
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Atlanta
B. E. Thrasher
Sid Williams
Warm Springs
Georgia Young Democratic Clubs
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Mrs Pearl Easterlin Passes Sunday In Andersonville
Mrs Pearl Easterlin prominent Andersonville woman died Sunday at the Macon County Clinic in Montezuma after a cerebral hemorrhage. Born January 18 1886 in Schley county she was the daughter of E W and Ella Johnson and a longtime member of the Andersonville Baptist church.
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Andersonville
Maude Johnson Easterlin
Paul C. Easterlin
Macon County
Montezuma
Easterin
E. W
Ella English Johnson
Easterlin
Schley County
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Wilkes School
Dublin
E. T. Booth
Coronado
Cal
J A. Thurston
Paramount Distilleries
Albany
Army Air Corps
Sparta
Greensboro
Georgia Produce Company of Ft. Valley, Inc
G. F. Bunn
G. M. Chastain
T. A. McCord
B. Powell
Adel
South Georgia Railroad
Lee County
Powell
Cook County
State Department of Law
J. B. Robertson
Riverside Drive Park
Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church of
Leroy G. Henderson
Americus
Cong
REA
Want AD
Farm For Sale
Europe
Pearl Easterlin
Piano Tuning Co
W. Smith Sales & Service
E. Gordon Street
Doyel
Tbs
Upton’s
A. J
City Club
Doyel’s Furniture Stores
Cardus
Lydia
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