Taming A Monster in Georgia Tax Reform Debate
Thomasville City Treasurer Julius Ariail heads to Jekyll Island for a Georgia Municipal Association session with State Revenue Commissioner John Blackmon. Officials fear HB 1706 forcing cities to use final county values in 1973 could create administrative confusion despite claimed practical advantages.
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Atlanta
Thomasville
Julius Ariail
Jekyll Island
Georgia Municipal Association
John Blackmon
Ariail
Georgia
Amian
City county tax board clash looms over Georgia bill
City leaders warn HB 1706 lacks administrative specifics could spawn friction as county boards gain power over tax digests. Officials question residency requirements, timing for digest approvals, and city tax bill responsibilities while seeking clearer guidance or new legislation before a 1975 effective date. Julius Ariail travels to Jekyll Island to seek solutions.
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Ariail
County Tax Board
Georgia
State Revenue Commissioner's Office
Arail
Aman
Jekyll Island
Revenue Commission
Genral Assembly
Amian
General Assembly
Julius Arianl
Local Woman Hurt In Crash In Thomasville
Agnes Maye Ellis, 48, of 419 Dawson St, sustained a chin laceration Friday night in a two car collision on Remington Ave in Thomasville. She was treated in Archbold Memorial Hospital emergency room and released. The other driver was Charles Troy Brantley, 429 Dawson St. Moscow reports a Cosmos satellite launch today.
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Agnes Maye Ellis
Dawson St
Remington Ave
Thomasville
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Charles Troy Brantley
Thomasville Museum Names New Curator
Thomasville Museum hires Charles Thomas Hill as its first curator set to begin July 1. Hill, a Thomasville native previously heading history at Leesburg High School, aims to organize artifacts, displays, catalogs, and school history ties while opening the museum five to six days a week. He plans to attend the Archives Institute in Atlanta this summer.
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Thomasville Museum
Charles Thomas Hill
Thomasville
Thomas County
Hill
Valdosta State College
Young Harris Junior College
Young Harris
Salley Irwin
Doran
Mary Susan
Hazel P. Hill
Archives Institute
Atlanta
Emory University
Five Injured In Two Accidents In Georgia
The Georgia Highway Patrol reports five people injured in two Friday accidents. A three car crash south of Thomasville on U.S. 319 hurt three, including Joseph Sunday, 29, among others. all were treated at Archbold Memorial Hospital and released. A separate crash on Georgia Highway 93 near Cairo injured two, with Derwood Phillips, 17, admitted to Archbold and David Greer, 16, treated and released. Driver information given for all vehicles.
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Thomas
Grady County
Georgia Highway Patrol
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Thomasville
U.S. 319
Joseph
W. Jefferson St
Joseph Curry
Oak St
Tommie Franklin
Edison St
Archbold
James Earl Sanders
Rt. 3
William Tommy Layton
Meigs
Cairo
Jackie Lamar Barren
Derwood Phillips
Ochlochnee
David Greer
Phillips
Archbold Memorial
Greer
Betty June Tuggle
Rt. 2
Commissioner Ford Spinks Explains PSC Workings to Kiwanis
Georgia Public Service Commissioner Ford Spinks outlined PSC roles and daily impact to Thomasville Kiwanis Friday. He noted his eight and a half years as a state senator before joining the PSC in 1971 and discussed consumer hot lines, arbitration, tourism, the agricultural museum at Tifton, and plans for an Atlanta International Congress Center.
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Rupert Blocker
Georgia Public Service
Ford Spinks
Thomasville Kiwanis Club
PSC
Spinks
Jimmy Carter
Walter McDonald
Public Service Commission
Commission
Atlanta
Senate
Georgia
Tifton
Calendar of Events for Thomasville Clubs and Museum
Historical Society Museum open to public 3 5 p m at 725 N Dawson St Kiwianis Club board 7 p m at members homes Shrine Club 7 30 p m Lodge Home Moose Lodge No 526 8 p m Lodge Home Exchange Club 1 p m Downtown Motor Inn Elks Lodge No 1618 8 p m Elks Club Historical Society Museum open to public 2 5 p m 725 N Dawson St
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Historical Society
N. Dawson St
Thomasville Kiwanis Club
Shrine Club
Moose Lodge
Exchange Club
Motor Inn
Elks Lodge No. 1618
Elks Club
Reunion Night for Thomasville High School Class of 1942
About 50 alumni gather at the Elks Club at 5 p.m. for the 30th reunion of THS Class of 1942. Notables attending include Josephine Shores Hopkins and Marjorie Herring Powell with others, including former teachers, unable to attend. MC is George Langford. James K. Harper to offer opening prayer and moment of remembrance. Tape music from their teen years adds a twist to the program.
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Thomasville High School
Elks Club
Josephine Shores Hopkins
Marjorie Herring Powell
Annie Lee Tucker
Elizabeth Lowe
Menton
Ala
Mamie Milner
Quitman
Edna Fort
Hamilton
George
Flood Toll Rises Across States Amid Agnes Aftermath
The northeastern region of Pennsylvania faced widespread flooding with eight bridges underwater and 60,000 displaced. Rivers rose in Maryland and Washington as Agnes waned, while Florida and Cuba reported deaths from the storm system. Flooding expanded from the Gulf Coast to New York, prompting evacuations and emergency declarations.
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Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Harrisburg
Maryland
New York
Salamanca
Olean
Allegany
Corning
Elmira
Golden Triangle
Pittsburgh
Washington
Potomac River
Lincoln Memorial
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Robert White
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Agnes
Gulf of Mexico
Florida Panhandle
South Georgia
Florida
Cuba
Card Of Thanks From The Dollar Family
The family of the late Mrs Grace Dollar thanks friends for kindness during our loss May God bless you. THE FAMILY
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Grace Dollar
Area Deaths Rites Slated For Mr Pfister Anderson
Pfister 62 of 417 E Walcott Sr Thomasville died Friday morning from a possible self inflicted gunshot note found beside him a .22 revolver nearby Graveside service set for 4 pm at Laurel Hill with Rev George Zorn officiating Interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery Home for Funerals in charge Pfister born December 29 1909 lifelongThomasville native former Coca Cola Bottling Co employee Survived by brothers Archie and William a nephew Donald Pfister and a niece Mrs Luther Fitch
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Anderson Roddenberg Pfister
E. Walcott Sr
Thomasville
Carlton Powell
Thomas County
First United Methodist Church
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Kirkland-Cray-Hughes
Mr. Pfister
Joseph W
Annie Moreland Pfister
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
H.L
Pop) Key
Key
Archie Pfister
William Pfister
Miami
Donald W. Pfister
Luther Fitch
Funeral services for Meigs resident Walter Alligood
Walter Alligood 72 retired carpenter died Friday at Archbold Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Services will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at Meigs First Baptist Church, burial in Sunset Cemetery. Survived by wife Lucille, a son, a daughter, two sisters, three brothers, and five grandchildren.
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MEIGS
Erwin Walter Alligood
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Meigs First Baptist Church
Rutledge Courtney
Applewhite Funeral Home
Sunset Cemetery
Mitchell County
Mr. Alligood
Wiley
Fannie Pilcher Alligood
James H. Sadler of Pelham Dies From Injuries
James H. Sadler 22 of Pelham died Friday in Talledega Alabama from injuries in a traffic accident. Born in Mitchell County he worked in Albany and belonged to Pine Forest Baptist Church. Survived by his parents the Rev. Jasper and Dollie Bishop Sadler and a sister Mrs. Allen Creech. Services to be announced by Braswell Funeral Home.
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Pelham
James H. Sadler
Talledega
Ala
Mitchell County
Albany
Pine Forest
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Joan Copps
Thomas Area Technical School
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Mary Keaton
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Earnestine Shannon
Hazel Sowell
Betty Easom
Janet Dowell
Elaine Simpson
Beverly Mitchell
Linda Griffin
Sherry Hobbs
Betty Harrison
Kay Wilson
Frances Eubanks
Barbara Jackson
Nadene Willis
Tina Roth
Moscow
Tass
Charles T. Hill
Lee County
Leesburg High School
Basin Doo St
Pepper
Bell
Eulon Hill
Kiwanis Club
Atlantic City
Frank Neel
Savings & Loan Association
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