Moultrie Council Discusses Finance and Gas Plant Plans
The Moultrie city council met for about two hours handling revenue worries and license enforcement. Finance chairman W J Powell noted low street tax intake and urged summonses and fines, while Dr H M Moore asked to curb fire signals and siren noise. The council eyed a $2500 caterpillar tractor purchase and debated a Georgia Natural Gas Company plan to build mains in area towns. A local marriage and the death of C A Crews were also noted.
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W. J. Powell
Morton
H. M. Moore
Dixon
Dobbins
Boykin
Carrollton
Georgia Natural Gas Company
Southern Natural Gas Company
Butain
Moultrie
Quitman
Cairo
Tifton
Williams
Ausley
City Water and Light Plant
Boylin
City Court docket reports multiple criminal pleas and convictions
The City Court handled cases with a mix of guilty pleas and verdicts. Jerry Clark received three months probation for hobo ing. Robert Wilson was convicted on two traffic counts and fined 200 dollars plus costs payable to A Lovett. Others faced fines or jail terms for whiskey or theft charges, with outcomes ranging from probation to not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Clark
Robert Wilson
A. Lovett
County Line
Roy Higgins
George Wilson
Rufus Mitchell
William McKinley
Robert Smith
Roy Walker
Bob Sherrod Narrowly Escapes Being Burned
Fire of undetermined origin damaged the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house in Atlanta. Alumni residents Hugh H. Estes and Bob Sherrod narrowly escaped injuries while saving records from the burning building, which were preserved in a fire proof cabinet. Loss estimated at 15000 dollars.
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Atlanta
Alpha Tau Omega
Hugh H. Estes
Bob Sherrod
Chastain Transfer Line Ad Offers Wide Hauling
Quick service pitched as quicker than express and cheaper than freight. Ad claims they haul anything anywhere anytime with contact at Phone 29¢ Res. and Phone 211-W.
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Chastain
Duncan Bickley Seeks ReElection To County Commissioner
Meigs resident Duncan Bickley announces his candidacy for county commissioner from his home district. A fourteen year board member and former chairman, he cites financial stability and service on the finance committee. He has long been with Bank of Meigs, served as mayor and council member, and is known as a substantial board member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Enterprise
Duncan Bickley
Meigs
Bickley
Bank of Meigs
Lightning Strike Damages Aerial At Fletcher Street Home
Miss Pet Woodson and Mr Lebbeus Dekle reported a bolt of lightning hit the radio aerial on Fletcher street in a portly afternoon. The strike rattled a tree and shattered two windows while smoke filled the room and the telephone suffered a temporary outage. The cook said Woodson was jarred by the shock though no one was home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Crews
Leland Crews
Bainbridge
Baptist Church
Leland
Harry
Atlanta
Pet Woodson
Fletcher Street
Lebbeus Dekle
Percy Chubb Dies in Train Accident at 72
Percy Chubb, marine insurance authority and organizer of several New Jersey companies, died of heart disease in a train near Drummondsville Canada at age 72. He owned a plantation near Thenasville and spent four to five months there yearly. The news, reported from New York and Chubb’s plantation, shocked many friends.
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New York
Percy Chubb
Marine Insurance
Drummondsville
Canada
Chubbs
New Jersey
Thenasville
Charles Thorne
Henry P. Davison
Chubb Place
Methodist Sunday School classes host Vashti School graduates
The Susanna Wesley Class and the Young Woman's Class plan a Thursday party at 5 PM at Mrs. Ralph Neel’s home on Hansell Street. The event honors Miss Elizabeth Toppell, a member of Vashti School’s graduating class.
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Susanna Wesley
Methodist Sunday School
Vashti School
Ralph Neel
Hansell Street
F Elizabeth Toppell
Brooks County Singing Convention at Ochlamla Church
The Brooks County Singing Convention will be held at Ochlamla M. E. Church, 14 miles from Quitman, 3 miles east of Nankin on the Quitman Madison road, on the fifth Sunday in June. Bring song books and a basket.
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Brooks County
Ochlaivilla M. 1
Ochlamla M. EK
Quitman
Nankin
Madison
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Martha Mee Pullen
Lealan Elkins
Meigs Georgia
R. G. Jackson
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Sarah Pearl Carter
Alten Willis
Worth Broad Street
Sampson
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Thomasville Institution
Satel
Blue Stripe Taxi Cab Co., Inc
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Anne Price
Camp Frances
Lily Ann Peck
Josephine Bailey
Mr. Dunlap
Forestry Department
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Rose City
Dawson Andgefferson Streets
Smith
Bers. Autrey
Clabs
R. L. Autrey
First Baptist Church
Mattingly
Doris Latimer
Lois Chastain
Marilyn Caldwell
Eloise Tucker
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Marigene Stringer
Dutton
Estelle Rouse
Martin
John Griffin
Lawrence Stokes
Daisy Fields
Makress
Bilbro
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Beth Redfern
Gest
Rowe
Lawson
Vivian Manry
Joyce Blanton
Huntsman
Blake
John Sam Griffin
Hunter's
Lynes
Abbie Whiddon
Frances Tucker
Remus— Grant - Schaefer
Heller
Dorothy Davis
Gurlitt
Beverly Craigmiles
Lord—Stebbins
Burgeois
Sherwin
Garden
Kijllak
Dorothy Brooks
Tarrantelle—Dennee
Mitzi Katchen — Behr
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Uncle Sam’s Army of Civil Workers
East Jackson St
Kerr
South Broad Street
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