Roman sentenced for presenting a false claim to VA
Hugh KE Green of Rome Georgia drew a two year probated sentence in U S District Court for presenting a false claim to the Veterans Administration The plea of guilty followed in the Atlanta division The indictments alleged a $293500 claim for flight training to John H King Jr The government called the reports false In the same session Mrs W J Jackson sued R B Howard and Joe Driggers for 41550 from an auto accident in Walker county with a jury expected later today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Hugh KE
Piggy” Green
U.s.district Court
Veterans Administration
Green
Mack G. Hicks
Greves
Rct
Robert L. Russell
Atlanta Division of Federal District Court
Fox Veterans
John H. King, Jr
W. J. Jackson
R. B. Howard
Joe Driggers
Walker County
Highway Board to Seek Reconstruction Bids Near Cairo
Georgia State Highway Board will on June 24 receive bids for reconstructing three flood damaged bridges near Cairo. Projects funded by special state and federal flood relief, not regular highway funds. One contract covers two Big Tired Creek bridges on State Route 131 near Cairo to Calvary and Havana. Another covers Gin Creek and Barnet's Creek bridges on State Route 9. Detours will be provided to speed traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
State Highway Board of Georgia
Big Tired Creek
Calvary
Havana
Fla
Pelham
Gin Creek
Barnet’s Creek
Grady-Mitchell County Line
Balloting Opens to Choose All Star Major League Teams
Chicago on June 10 AP Balloting began to select start lineups for the American and National League in the annual All Star game to be played in Brooklyn on July 12. Polls close at midnight June 29. last year fans cast 4,107,893 votes. The Chicago Fridane will coordinate the ballot with 491 associates across all states the District of Columbia and Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Balloone
Brooklyn
Chicago Fridane
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Changing farms with mechanization and crops across Thomas County
The article notes a shift from one horse farms to tractor farming as people leave rural areas for cities. Peanuts become a major cash crop with new peanut industries. Cabbage and carrot production grow, livestock expands, and a large packing plant in Thomasville supports regional output. Electricity and paved roads transform farm life, shortening distances and reducing labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faris
Thomas County
Georgia
South
Floydl Searcy
Onge
United States
Thomasville
Pavo-Barwick
Boston-Enabell
Thomas
Hamilton condemns new Georgia registration law as iniquitous
Albany Georgia June 10 AP Gene B Hamilton Georgia treasurer since 1933 calls the registration law the most ini quitous foolish and asinine in state history He forecasts registration expansion will become disfranchisement of white voters and accuses administration of power grabbing while noting low voter turnout and a reduced electorate. He cites 26 percent approval and 1.2 million registered voters with only 81 percent voting. He says legislature will strip power and mocks the era as normal for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Gene
B. Hamilton
State of
Georgia
Hamilton
Kiwanis Club
Final Rites Held in Quitman for Mrs S M Myrick
Funeral services for Mrs. S. M. Myrick 78 will be held at Quitman Methodist Church at 5 PM. She died Thursday after months of illness. Survived by sons and daughters including Howell W. Myrick and Filmore Myrick. Oak Hill Cemetery burial planned after service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quitman
S. M. Myrick
Quitman Methodist Church
Myrick
C. L. Miller
Pavo
S .M. Myrick
Portland, Ore
Filmore Myrick
Waycross
B. G. Lastinger
Valdosta
Ira Crutchfield
Miami
Oak Hill
Poultry Tips for June from H W Bennett Extenstort Poultryman
Practical June advice from H W Bennett on keeping poultry healthy and productive. Topics cover feed quality and moisture, proper housing cooling methods, ventilation, vaccination timing for fowl pox, sanitation, culling roosters, separating pullets at eight weeks, water system upkeep, and biosecurity to prevent disease.
National Guard projects to start in Georgia within 90 days
Atlanta says work will begin within 90 days on National Guard projects across Georgia. Contracts totaling over 1.3 million dollars have been set with multiple firms for storage warehouses and permanent motor storage buildings. Funds and locations include Marietta Air National Guard upgrades and projects in Hinesville Rome Louisville Valdosta Thomaston Fitzgerald and Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Ernest Vandiver
Hinesville
Rome
Louisville
Valdosta
Thomsop
Fitzgerald
Vandiver
Air National Guard
Marietta
Ed L. Powers Company
Jackson
Cedartown
Nea! Construction Co
Thomaston
R. L. McCall
Dawson
J. C. Bracewell
Toccoa
A. B. Newton
Reidsville
A. C. Stanford
Albany
Slane ‘Construction Co
Covington
Lumber
Swainsboro
C.H. Wheatley
Americus
Wesley Construction Co
Athan
Zoe -Augusta
Cairo Group Seeks Restart of Wee and Methodist Church
Cairo delegates to the 84th South Georgia Annual Conference in Columbus discuss pastor assignments for 1949 60 including an assistant to lead a movement to establish a Wee and Methodist church near Cairo. Local church previously approved funding and sent leaders to the conference for updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
South Georgia
Methodist Church
Columbus
First Methodist Church
Weston
Rajney
de Chstalschénjyrers
Svs
Summer Camps Open for 4H Club Members
Georgia 4-H club members will attend camps at Fulton near Allanig Camp Wahsega near Dahfenegah Chatham County Tybee Island and Abraham Agricultural College Tifton with about 1200 boys and girls expected. Programs cover farm and home projects health handicrafts forestry wildlife and recreation directed by 4-H leaders Extension Service specialists and county agents with local facilities in nearly every county to include those unable to attend larger camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
Allanig
Wahsega
Dahfenegah
Chatham County
Tybee Island
Abraham Agricultural College
Tifton
Johnson, Jenkins
Emanuel
DeKal
Troup
Upson
Barrow
Harris
Macon
Breckley
Pulaski
Gills
Wilton
State Wildlife Camp
Onmret Borria
Ucard
Velfair
Worth
Crawford
Baker
Slate
DeKalb
Jackson
Atraham Baldwin
Irwin
Naval Stores Camp
Ware
Bacon
Berrien
Atkinson
Sailor Freddie Credited In Landing Bingo Game Case
A sailor named Freddie provided key information leading to the arrest of Alfred Paw Thomas, 38, of Savannah Beach, on charges tied to $56,000 in counterfeit $20 bills used in a bingo game scheme. Secret Service agents traced the phony money, arresting Thomas after Freddie turned the bills over in New York. Thomas faced $25,000 bond but could not raise it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Freddie
Secret Service
C. J. Motte
New York
Alfred Paw Thomas
Savannah Beach
Smarle
Motto
Thomas
U.S
W. A. Wells Jr
4-H Boys Attend State Forestry Camp This Week
Four-H boys from more than 50 counties study forestry practices at the fifth annual State 4-H Club Forestry Camp held at Laura S. Walker Park near Waycross. The program, directed by R. J. Richardson and H Co. Carruth, features talks by top forestry officials and is sponsored by Union Bag and Paper Company of Savannah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrestry
Laura S. Walker Park
Waycross
R. J. Richardson
H Co. Carruth
Union Bag and Paper Company
Savannah
Richardson
Carruth
Guyton DeLoach
State Forestry Commission
Atlanta
A. H. Antonie
Statesboro
J. W. Corbin
Dorisy Dyer
Nesistant
Tifton
L. A. Har-greaves, Jr
Wh Poole and Crawford name in boundary list
Vague OCR fragment lists individuals such as WH Poole Tift James L Hardy Crisp J A Mauldin Mitchell ATCVS Marchant and others including Hutchinson Bacon Ragan Seminole Thomas Ware Findley with Coweta reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WH Poole
Tift
James L Hardy Crisp
J. A. Mauldin
Mitchell
ATCVS
Marchant
Crawford
Hi Hutchinson
Bacon
H.E. ‘Ragan Seminole
M- C. ‘Thomas, Ware
H. H. ‘Findley
Coweta
Fund Raising for Crippled Youth Boosted by Railmen
Albany June 10 AP A fund for Leroy Herndon crippled youth of Ware County received a boost from three vice presidents of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. H E Gilbert from Richmond W C Kelser from Chicago and W B Mitchell from Savannah donated. total contributions reached 12 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Leroy Herndon
Ware
Brotherhood
H. E. Gilbert
Richmond, Va
W. C. Kelser
Chicago
W. 5B
Mitchell
Savannah
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roman
Pope
EH. Jackson
Asty
Thomasville Farm Supply —Co.,—Inc
S. Madison St
Johnson Lumber Company
Quality Lumber
Thomasville, Ga
Lee B. Kelly
Andrew Zalumas
Broad and
Jackson Street
Metcalfe
June Loth
J. N. Rosolio
Broad St
H. W. ‘Bennett
Extenstort ‘Poultryman
Ri. N. Broad St
Aed
Alday & Company
Devoe Paints
Bank OF Thomas County
Thomasville’s Friendly Bank
Member
Federal, Deposit Insurance Corporation
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