Government and Dollar interests settle steamship fight
Washington reports a five year court battle over the Dollar Steamship Line ends in a settlement. Controlling 92 percent stake valued at 69 million dollars will be put up for public sale above 14 million dollars cash. winner takes proceeds, otherwise government and Dollar interest split. Government to exit the line and return it to private operation.
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Washington
R. Stanley Dollar
Big Dollar Steamship Line
Sawyer
Grady County Extends School Program Opens June
Grady County plans extended school program starting June 30 with about 1,000 signed up and 11 centers. Seventeen teachers across three teams will staff sites at Cairo and Whigham venues. A planning conference is set for June 27 28 at Cairo High School. The program covers language arts music recreation nature studies and crafts with potential day camping and field trips.
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Cairo
Grady County
J. H. House
Cairo High School
Northside
Southside
Whigham
Quitman Announces New Water and Sewer Rates
Quitman Georgia city officials set new water and sewerage charges effective July 1 to finance a half million dollar revenue certificate project for water system extensions. Sewer charges apply only to properties connected to the sewer system. Water tiers increase with usage and vary by in city or outside limits, with a maximum cap on sewer charges.
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Quitman Ga
Quitman
Rural community schools monitor new program launch
The operation of the new program in Calvary Alpine Mid way New Home Reno Spence Union and Wayside will be watched with much interest as an indicator of its progress.
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Calvary
Alpine
Midway
New Home
Reno
Spence
Union
Wayside
Tom O'Steen Buys Half Interest in Quitman Auto Agency
Tom O'Steen acquires half stake in Pontano Agency with Lyman Hines. the two form H and O Pontato Company and move to Walker Garage Building Five Points as a temporary base. A new modern showroom and garage facility at Johnson and Washington Streets is planned with occupancy hoped for by early fall.
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Tom O’steen
Quitman Auto Agency
Quitman
Tom O'Steen
Pontano
Lyman Hines
Mr. Hines
H’ and O Pontato Company
Hope Hines Co
Walker Garage
Five Points
Johnson and Washington
Ke to Carolina Swing by Kefauver Tallies in NC Delegations
Senator Kefauver launches a rapid NC campaign swing from Asheville to coastal areas seeking delegates for the party convention. He travels amid talks of potential support while Richard Russell of Georgia also courts Tar Heel delegates, with no firm commitment beyond the first ballot. The piece notes Manx language history on the island near England as a tangential historical aside.
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Asheville
Hates Kefauver
North Carolina
Tar Heel
Piedmont
Nerous
Richard Russell
Georgia
Russell
Raleigh
Charlotte
Elizabeth
City
Dixie juniors lead at Abraham Baldwin project event
Helen Dukes and Miss Turner attend the Achieving Project at Abraham Baldwin June. Jane Collins and Nancy Hill place in a speech and throwing contest, with Carolyn McKuhen Barwick winning a speaking contest. Brooks and others from county will attend.
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Helen of Dixie
Miss ‘Turner
Abraham Baldwh
al, Tn
Seta Rey Tha
Nancy Aten
Hill
Brooks
Jane Collins
of Dixie
Carolyn: McKuhen
Barwick
Monde Sarvey
Junton
Delegates at large shape 1948 convention fight
The 1948 convention battle centers on delegate allocations from Georgia Mississippi Texas and other states. Taft supporters push for favorable committee decisions while Eisenhower backers seek to influence district seats. Delegates remaining uncommitted hold key power as the vote to seats looms.
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New York
Ben. Taft
Ita
Ing
Ohio
Georgs
Ara
Mississippi
Texas
Georgia
Delag
Virginia
Eisenhower
Taft
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Peters
Rimfire
Cpa
Rigley
Yankee
Sarah Mole
Donald Watson
Camden
N. J
Kefauver
Carolina
Man
Hingland
Manx
Helen Dukes
Willys
Willys-Overland
Toledo, Oho
Oational Equipsme
Madison St
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