Three White Men Held in Mississippi Slaying
Three white men Caude Fuller Ernest Avants and James Lloyd Jones were jailed in Natchez Mississippi without bond on murder charges in the June 10 shooting of Ben Chester White 65. White's body was found in Pretty Creek after a 16 shot chest and arm attack and a shotgun head wound. Authorities say two of the suspects were linked to Ku Klux Klan groups in a House committee list. The men were taken to Jackson for lie detector tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natchez, Miss
Odell Anders
Caude Fuller
Kingston
Ernest Avants
Washingon
James Lloyd Jones
Natchez
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Ben Chester White
White
Pretty Creek
Anders
Dist
Lennox Forema
Births announced for Williams and Griner families
The notice records a daughter born June 14 to Mr. and Mrs. Odis Williams of 223 Siexas St. The mother is former Jessie Wheeler. Airman and Mrs. Johnny Ray Griner of Hunter Air Force Base Savannah report a son Lynwood Ray born June 6. The mother is former Shirley Deal of Savannah.
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Odis Williams
Siexas St
Williams
Jessie Wheeler
Johnny Ray Griner
Hunter Air Force Base
Savannah
Lynwood Ray
Griner
Shirley Deal
Sewer Division Busy In Month
May activity reports from the city's Sewer Department show extensive work including cleaning ditches on Remington Ave 1500 feet of main lines laid 1447 feet nine taps made three new manholes built 18 taps cleaned 28 feet of main line repaired 1600 feet of right of way trimmed and 8600 feet of pipe unloaded at city yards.
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Sewer Dept
Remington Ave
Mrs. Leroy Napier dies. graveside services held
Newnan observes the graveside service for Mrs. Leroy Napier 91 who died Saturday. A Thomasville native she lived many years in Lumber City where her husband practiced medicine and was a surgeon with the Southern Railway. Survivors include two daughters Mrs. Alice Bohannon Nan nan and Mrs. Augustus Y Napier Avondale and three grandchildren.
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Newnan
Leroy Napier
Satururday
Alice Bohannon
Augustus Y. Napier
Avondale
Rev J K Hutchings dies after short illness
The Rev J K Hutchings died yesterday after a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Thursday at McConnell Baptist Church in Hiawassee. He was a retired Baptist minister and longtime pastor of the Baptist Church of Monticello Florida. Surviving are his wife a son David G Hutchings of Thomasville and two daughters Mrs Julian Johnson and Mrs Fred Witt of Jacksonville Florida.
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Hiawassf
J. K. Hutchings
McConnell Baptist Church
Hiawassee
Mr. Hutchings
The
Baptist Church of
Monticello, Fla
David G. Hutchings
Thomasville
Julian Johnson
Fred Witt
Jacksonville
Fla
Funeral services for Warren L. Wright in Pelham
Warren Lee Wright, 55, of Pelham, died at home Monday. Funeral services were held at Proctor Chapel with Rev. Forrest Sellers and Rev. Willie Sellers. burial followed in Pelham Cemetery. Survivors include wife Ethel McClelland Wright, mother Minnie Lee Wright, one daughter Steve Luckey, four grandchildren, four brothers Arthur James Willard Wright Fred Wright and Buck Wright and three sisters Marvin Timmons Hulon Lamb and William Sauls.
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Pelham
Warren Lee Wright
Proctor Chapel
Forrest Sellers
Willie Sellers
Braswell
Ethel McClelland Wright
Minnie Lee Wright
Steve Luckey
Arthur
James Willard Wright
Fred Wright
Albany
Buck Wright
Dothan
Ala
Marvin Timmons
Hulon Lamb
Hartsfield
William Sauls
Edison
Thomas County candidates enter late campaign push
George F Bowers Talmadge Ferguson and Wade Chastain announce for County Commission in Thomasville district. Incumbent W Gerald Tuck faces James R Woodruff. Therone O Davis seeks Meigs District seat, F C Pittman not seeking re election. George M Lane runs for Thomas County Board of Education at large with Frank H Hancock opposing. Dems Roy Hallman and H Rodney Bannister also seek re election. Historic Dem Rep ballot split for September 14 primary with general election allowing cross party votes on Nov 8. Keyton Aherrod also qualify in Atlanta for state representative race.
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Therone O. Davis
Meigs
Eat
F. C. Pittman
George M. Lane
Thomas County
Roy R. Hallman
Boston
H. Rodney Bannister
Coolidge
Keyton
Aherrod
Atlanta
Dutch police restore calm after Amsterdam riot
In Amsterdam a major riot prompted six hundred police reinforcements and about 1,100 officers on duty. After the surge, the city returned to calm as authorities restored order in the Netherlands’ largest city.
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Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Hospitals in Georgia Approved for Medicare Program
Fourteen Georgia hospitals and 33 statewide are approved under Medicare Civil Rights and hospital standards. HEW reports 42 more facilities await action on Title VI. List shows bed totals for Kennestee Marietta to University Hospital Augusta and others.
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Atlanta, Ga
Georgia
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
City County Seek Joint Effort for Road Projects
A Negro led Progress Club delegation urged five major road and safety projects at a County Commission meeting. They seek paving Straw Rd McIntyre 5B St from U S 319 to U S 84 widening London Bridge and extending street lights to schools and safer intersections at U S 19 and U S 319. Commissioners backed a joint city county state briefing to review these measures on the priority list.
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Straw Rd
McIntyre 5B
U.S. 319
London Bridge
Inner Blvd
U.S. 84
U.S. 19
Progressive Club
Elijah Hill Jr
Curtis Thomas
Harry Martin
City Commission
National Guard
New State Mental Hospital
E. Jackson St
Pinetree Blvd
McIntyre
Cairo Rd
Thomasville
Atlantic Coast Line
Campbell St
Rose City Industrial Park
W. Clay St
Five Minutes Daily Exercise Proves Health Boost
In Hannover AP reports Cologne University Institute for Sports Medicine finds five minutes of intense daily activity keeps the doctor away. Prof Wilder Frohmann says heart and lungs need work to within 70 percent capacity for at least five minutes daily, via running cycling or swimming, as tech reduces activity.
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Hannover
Germany
Cologne University
Institute For Sports Medicine
Cologne Institute
Wilder Frohmann
Also Mentioned on This Page
House Committee
International Paper Co
White Knights of the Ku
Klux Klan of
Mississippi
United Klans of America
Ernest H. Avants
Claude W. Fuller
Sheriff Anders
Fuller
Avants
Jones
Jackson
Miss
Mrs
Rev. Hutchings
W. L. Wright
George F. Bowers
Talmadge Ferguson
Wade Chastain
Thomanvilleistrict
W. Gerald Tuck
James R
Jim) Woodruff
B. Hall Redfearn
Fave
Claude Parramore
Merrillville
J. R. Gordon J
Kennestee Hospital
Marietta
Hail County
Gainesville
Stephens
Toccoa
Sam Howes
Cartersville
Cobb Memorial
Royston
Griffin - Spalding County
Griffin
John D. Archbold
Elberton-Elbert
Elberton
Glynn - Bruswick
Brunswick
Eugene Talmadge
Augusta
Warren A. Candler
Savanah
St. Joseph’s of Augusta
Doctors Hospital of Tucker
University Hospital of Augusta
Forest Royalty
Jane Brooks
Chatsworth
Carol Walden
Ator
Lipsey's
Hollman
Belk
Thomasville, Georgia
of Suede
Julliard, Wyandotte
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