Fred Scott Jr Named Georgia Alumni Officer
Fred Scott Jr of Thomasville was elected district vice president of the Alumni Society of the University of Georgia. B. Sanders Walker was named president, succeeding Phil Campbell, Georgia commissioner of agriculture, who had held the role last year from Herman Talmadge, now U S senator. Howell Erwin and Mrs. Thomas James were the first and second vice presidents. Additional district vice-presidents include Dr Howard Morrison, Bill Butts, Herrin Collier, Dave Gambrell, Douglas Feagin, John Maddox, John Bennett, Dr Robert Schuler, and Arthur C Mobley Jr. Board additions were Mrs Harry Halpert and A G Cleveland Jr. Citations went to Charles J Bloch for law school and government support and Robert Troutman Jr for fundraising and a self study program.
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Fred Scott Jr
Thomasville
Alumni Society
The
University of Georgia
B. Sanders Walker
Macon
Phil Campbell
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
U. S
Howell Erwin
Athens
Thomas James
Albany
Scott
Howard Morrison
Savannah
Bill Butts
Dawson
Herrin Collier
LaGrange
Dave Gambrell
Atlanta
Douglas Feagin
John Maddox
Rome
John Bennett
Waycross
Robert Schuler
Toccoa
Arthur C. Mobley Jr
Monroe
Harry Halpert
Moultrie
A. G. Cleveland Jr
Charles J. Bloch
Institute of Law and Government
Robert Troutman Jr
Equalization effort to tax property by real value debated
The city pushes an equalization plan to place all property on the tax books by real value. A hired firm conducts the work, owners notified of contemplated changes, and the City Commission will arbitrate adjustments. The piece also notes Sunday drives, roadways, and a casual query about yearly matches distributed, with a brief mention of a Queen of England visit route and a nascent rail-support group.
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Nanesays
David Hawthorne Tops Grady County Fat Calf Show
Cairo FFA member David Hawthorne showed the grand champion 975-pound Black Angus steer at the 19th Grady County Fat Calf Cattle Show and Sale. The steer sold for 55 cents a pound to Cairo Banking and Citizens Bank, netting Hawthorne $536.25 plus prize money. Reserve champion was a 675-pound Hereford entered by Julian Maxwell Jr. of Whigham High School Club, bought for 40 dollars per pound by Chastain Tractor Co., Wight Hardware, and Wight & Browne Drug.
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Cairo
David Hawthorne
FFA
Grady County
Cairo’ Banking Co
Citizens Bank
Teawuwrup
Bwu Sewatusg
Ahow
Angus
Julian Maxwell, Jr
Whigham High School
Chastain Tractor Co
Wight Hardware Co
Wight & Browne Drug Co
Martell Clum
Athens
W. 8. Rice
Atlanta
Uvestock
Dept
Hansell Chastain
Bunnyland Packing Co
Thomasville
Horace Sheffield
Swift & Co
Frank Biking
Liz Barrett
Sunnyland Packing Co
Armour & Co
Sey
Whigham Fea
Jack McCorkle
FRA
Billy Harrison
Richard Watson
Willard Mills
Ronald Harrison
Whigham Fra
Harrell Clum
Cairo Kiwanis Club
Henobheon
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Coolidge Rites Held For W M Googe 54 Community Leader
Final rites for Wallace M. Googe a prominent Coolidge citizen were held at the Coolidge Baptist Church with Rev. Oliver Leath officiating. Interment followed at Rose Will Cemetery Alma Georgia. He died Sunday afternoon in a Waycross hospital after a three week illness. He was Atlantic Coast Line agent for 32 years and lived in Coolidge 17 years. He served as City Clerk and later on the City Council and Board of Education. He was a member of the Coolidge Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife Bessie Lee of Alma, Billy Mack Miami Florida foster son Phillip M. Lee Baltimore Maryland sisters Mrs Alvin Carter Mrs Velma Benton Alma and Mrs Milton Tucker Ovilla and Mrs Minnis Googe Alma. Pallbearers were Billy Rhymes Ted Carter Gerald Lee Cecil Lee Huel Benton and Waunset Benton. Honorary pallbearers included Presley Suber Ellis Allen Leon Barrow Franklin Smith Stewart Willis Alton Harrison P W Suber Cornell Baker Grady Powell Digo Suber G M Entrekin Tom Griffin Joe Parramore Br 9 W Ellington Lamar I P Harvey.
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Coolidge
Wallace M. Googe
Coolidge Baptist Church
Oliver Leath
Rose Will Cemetery
Alma
Googe
Waycross
Atlantic Coast Line
Bessie Lee
Billy Mack
Miami
Fla
Foster Gon
Phillip M. Lee
Baltimore
Alvin Carter
Velma Benton
Milton Tucker
Ovillie
Minnis Googe
Billy Rhymes
Ted Carter
Gerald Lee
Cecil Lee
Huel Benton
Waunset Benton
Presley Suber
Death Sentence Set For Rapist-Slayer
Superior Judge Robert Gardner set August 16 in Santa Ana for the death in the gas chamber of John Calvin Tipton 21 a former soldier of McCaynville Ga convicted of raping and killing an 18 year old mother.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Dan Quentin
Robert:.Gardner
John Calvin
Tipton
McCaynville
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