Will Dedicate New Building with Corner Stone Laying
Citizens of Johnson Corner Consolidated School district plan a rally and dedication on October 19 with Masons laying the corner stone. Expected speakers include M L Brittain E A Pound I S Smith Elizabeth G Holt Col E J Giles Geo W Lankford T B Youmans W J DeLoach. Dinner will be served. all invited. Mrs A F Fanning recovering after appendicitis operation at Vidalia Hospital.
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Johnsons Corner Consolidated
Masons
M. L. Brittain
Atlanta
E A. Pound
I. S. Smith
Reidsville
Elizabeth G. Holt
Auguta
E. J. Giles
Lyons
Geo. W. Lankford
Toombs
Georgian General Assembly
T. B. Youmans
Vidalia
W. J. DeLoach
Board of Education
Booth and Tippett Freed on Bond After Murder Charge
Mannie Booth and Tom Tippett, held on a murder charge with a mistrial, were released on bond of 1250 each. Emory Williamson was found guilty in the larceny of a bale of cotton at Normantown, the cotton later sold to local parties. The court adjourned Thursday after disposing of most jail cases.
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Mannie Booth
Tom Tippett
Booth
Emory Williamson
Normantown
Strickland Motor Co Opens In New Quarters
Strickland Motor Co local Ford car and Fordson tractor dealers moved last week to the Hamilton building on Railroad Ave their new quarters. Stock work is underway and expected to be completed soon. The firm plans improvements to better serve customers and invites friends to visit.
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Strickland Motor Co
Ford Cars
Fordson Tractors
Hamilton
Railroad Ave
Beatrice Haskins to Wed Benjamin Barker in October
Beatrice Mae Haskins of Uvalda will marry Benjamin Arren Barker formerly of Cordele now residing in Rebecca. The wedding is planned for October 26 at their home.
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W. F. Haskins
Uvalda
Beatrice Mae
Benjamin Arren Barker
Cordele
Rebecca
For Sale House on Peacock Street Bargain Offer
House and lot on Peacock street offered at a bargain. Apply to Mrs. G. F. Huckabay for details and purchase arrangements.
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Peacock Street
G. F. Huckabay
Lunatic shoots sheriff and brothers then kills himself
Adam Driggers of Johnsons Corner attempted to escape jail and shot Sheriff C. W. Culpepper and his brothers Ed and Frank Driggers Wednesday afternoon. He then killed himself with a gunshot to the head. Sheriff Culpepper was taken home for treatment with serious wounds.
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Lunatic
Sheriff
Brothers
Johnsons Corner
C. W. Culpepper
Adam Driggers
Frank Driggers
Culpepper
Lyons
Bridge Opening Set for October 14 at Oconee River
Federal aid bridge linking Cler and Montgomery counties over the Oconee River nears completion. Officials plan a formal opening on Friday October 14 with many attendees and local residents bringing baskets for a barbecue near the bridge area.
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Cler
Montgomery
Oconee River
Kiwanis Club Plans Big Show in Vidalia
Vidalia Kiwanis Club stages the Big Twentieth Century Minstrels at the city auditorium Friday night October 14. James J. Mathews directs thirty local singers dancers and comedians with a golden voice chorus. Royal Page performs a politics women and high living monologue. Boots and Bumps in Mexico promises rapid laughs. Tickets are selling through the Girl Scout organization.
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Vidalia
Vidalia Quartett
Royal Page
Mexico
Girl Scout Organization
City Auditorium
McNatt-Houseannounce Alberta McNatt Marries Holsey House
Mr and Mrs H B McNatt announce the marriage of their daughter Alberta to Holsey I House of Cocoa Florida on Wednesday September 28 at Uvalda.
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H. B. McNatt
Alberta
Holsey I
Longest reinforced concrete bridge in eight-state district
The 2378 foot reinforced concrete bridge, begun in summer 1918, faced delays from high water. Built by Dawkins Construction Co of Jacksonville and Southern Bridge Co of Birmingham, it was to cost over $200,000, a credit to the state.
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Dawkins Construction Co
Jacksonville
Fla
Southern Bridge Co
Birmingham
Ala
Montgomery Monitor
Meadows and Christian New Buick Firm Here
Claude Christian, former local Buick dealer, rejoins the auto business with E. L. Meadows in the Meadows and Christian agency. The expanded territory covers six counties. After October 15 the firm moves to the former Strickland Motor Co. building on Meadows Street to boost Buick sales locally.
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Claude Christian
E. L. Meadows
Meadows
Meadows & Christian
Meadows Street
Strickland Motor Co
Frank J. Stukes Sentenced Four Years In Embezzlement Case
Hazlehurst Ga Oct 1 Frank J Stukes former Southern Railway agent at Hazlehurst convicted by a jury in Superior Court and given a sentence of not less than two nor more than four years. Stukes had been linked to the disappearance of his car and belongings in the Ocmulgee river and later found in Hillman Hospital Birmingham while efforts to locate his body continued. He had faced embezzlement charges from the railway during his tenure.
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Hazlehurst
Frank J. Stuks
The
Southern Railway Co
Ocmulgee
Lumbr City
M.E. Madden
Southern
Birmingham
Hillman Hospital
Lumber City
Bragg & Way Garage Moves to Meadows Building
Bragg and Way Garage will relocate from the rear of city hall to the Meadows building on Meadows street by mid month. The firm will handle general work and service work for the Meadows Christian Buick Co in its new quarters.
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R. R. Avenue
Overland Service Station
Bragg & Way Garage
Bragg & Way
City Hall
M'Leod Named U S Marshal for Southern Georgia
George B. McLeod of Lyons Ga is nominated to be United States marshal for the Southern District of Georgia to succeed Joseph S Davis of Albany resigned. The appointment comes on the recommendation of Georgia's newly formed Republican committee with post office and civil service reviews cited. Washington reports indicate Phillips influence and ongoing fitness checks by Civil Service officials.
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George B. McLeod
Lyons
Georgia
Joseph S. Davis
Albany
J. L. Phillips
New Republican State Committee For
Washinton
Phillips
Post Office Department
Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Southern District of Georgia
Republican Committee of Georgia
Treutlen County Fair Draws Large Crowds in Soperton
The first Treutlen County Fair, staged by the Treutlen County Fair Association, runs this week in Soperton attracting many visitors. Governor Hardwick is scheduled to speak on Friday afternoon, with a large crowd anticipated.
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Treutlen County
Treutlen
Soperton
Hardwick
Fair Grounds
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A. F. Fanning
Vidalia Hospital
Booth and Tippett
Haskins
Barker
W. E. Walker, Jr
MT. Vernon Bridge
Kiwanis Club
Strickland Motor Go
Frank J. Stukes
the Meadows-Christian Buick Co
George G. M’leod
U. S
Young Men's Bible
OF the Baptist Sunday School
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