Death claims H D Wood a Pinehurst resident at 55
H D Wood 55 a prominent county citizen died suddenly at his home near Pinehurst Saturday at 5 20 pm after a brief illness. A Pine Ridge Primitive Baptist Church member he leaves a wife seven children four brothers and a sister. Funeral at Pineharathia cemetery tomorrow at 4 pm with Rev John Hall officiating expected to draw a large crowd.
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H.D Wood
Pinehurst
Mr. Wood
Pine Ridge
B. M
W. G. Wood
Mre
EB. H. Thombly
Jane Porter
Pineharathia
John Hall
Cut to Death at a Saw Mill
Dellie McCarty was accidentally killed yesterday afternoon when he fell onto a saw at a Pulaski County saw mill. He leaves a step-mother, three brothers, two sisters, and other relatives. Place of interment not yet decided as of press time. A telegram was received.
Vienna Public Schools Set to Open Next Monday
Vienna public schools begin the fall term next Monday with expected large attendance. Examinations for students who failed spring grades will be held at the school building Thursday and all are urged to be present promptly.
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Vienna
Election Tuesday for Tax Receiver Vacancy
Election to fill the tax receiver vacancy caused by H. C. Brown's death will be held in the county next Tuesday August 8. E. J. Dooling is the only candidate and a very small vote is expected across the precincts.
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H. C. Brown
E. J. Dooling
Permanent Methodist meeting place eyed at Warm Springs tract
A Georgia conference group reports a 104 acre Warm Springs tract in Meriwether county as an ideal free site for a permanent meeting place for North and South Georgia Methodists and allied gatherings. The offer, from Warm Springs trustees, awaits committee approval and ratification by both conferences.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Warm Springs
Meriwether
Macon
A. W. Williams
Thomasville
South Georgia
J. Frank Ogletree
J. M. Barnes
H. H. Tigner
Meriwether County
Pine Mountain
Central of Georgia
Stinson
Birmingham
Atlantic
Camp Ground
Southern
Harris
Oak Forest
Miss M. L. Bryant Passes Away
Miss M. L. Bryant died Friday at 0:45 near the city after months of ill health. She was 78 and had lived in Dooly county 59 years, a Baptist church member 45 years. She leaves five sisters and two brothers. Burial was at Lane cemetery Saturday, with Rev. R. W. Eubanks officiating.
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M. L. Bryant
Miss Bryant
Dooly County
Baptist Church
Lane Cemetery
R. W. Eubanks
The
Death of Mrs Mashburn widow of Geo Mashburn
Mrs Martha Mashburn died at her daughter Mrs J R Tippett’s home in Hawkinsville early Monday at about ten o’clock. Aged 56 she had been ill for years and death was not unexpected. She was a daughter of the late William McKenney, a well known Pulaski farmer, and survived by daughter Mrs J R Tippett, Hawkinsville, brother Ben McKinney of Dooly county, and sister Mrs Jerry Slade. Interment was at Weasley Chapel Tuesday morning at eleven.
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Martha Mashburn
Geo. D. Mashburn
J. R. Tippett
Mashburn
William McKenney
Pulaski
Mra. J. R.tippett
Ben McKinney
Dooly County
Mra
Jerry Slade
Weasley Chapel
Tuesaday
Hawkinsville
Discount Sale on Appliances at Hardware Biore
Refrigerators freezers and screen doors are advertised at large discounts at Hardware Biore. Call before they are all gone to snap up bargain appliances and home hardware while stock lasts.
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Hardware Biore
Georgia Methodists Plan Prominent Chautauqua Grounds
Property will be accepted and a small expenditure for erecting buildings may be needed to complete the site. The Methodists of Georgia will have a permanent meeting place that cannot be excelled, making this a premier chautauqua ground in the South.
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Methodists of
Georgia
Dream of wreck comes true in Seattle death news
Atlanta residents awaken to a tragic news chain after Mrs. A. E. M. Boynton dreamed of a railroad wreck. Telegrams report the death of 12 year old Agnes Colvin, grandniece, in Seattle, along with Mrs. James Colvin, a relative. Agnes was visiting relatives in Washington State and planned to return in the fall.
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Atlanta
A. E. M. Boynton
Forrest Avenue
Seattle
Agnes Colvin
Boynton
James Colvin
Ralph Colvin
Washington State
Third District School at Americus Opens in August
The Third District School at Americus reports 176 pupils enrolled with students from four states and twenty Georgia counties. Shops and laboratories are well equipped under a practical head of science and military discipline. Tuition is free, board $6 per month, faculty includes three literary teachers, and Principal J McCollam welcomes inquiries for catalogues. Ex Governors Smith and Tergell and Chancellor Barrow praise the school.
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Georgia
J. M.cCollam
Americus
Smith
Tergell
Chancelor Barrow
Man's Skull Found in Shark's Stomach at Pensacola
Pensacola Florida August 21 a 14 foot shark caught offshore yielded in its stomach the backbone two ribs and portions of a man's skull. Locals believe the bones belong to a fisherman who vanished after falling from a schooner in Pensacola harbor days earlier as sharks trailed the vessel.
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Pensacola
Fils
Prisoner Henry Taylor Held After Slaying Case at Lumpkins Ferry
McRae Georgia August 21 Henry Taylor the Black man charged with killing Mrs Josh Vickery and her infant at Lumpkins Ferry in Telfair county is jailed in McRae not lynched. Josh Vickery and Sambo Robinson held with him. Sheriff Williams and Deputy Etheridge captured Taylor at Evergreen after a night raid and brought him to the murder scene amid high tension and alibi claims.
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Evergreen
Vickery
Robinson
Special Train to Carry Farmers' Union Delegates
Atlanta Aug 21 A solid special train will run from Atlanta to Birmingham on Sept 6 to carry the Georgia delegation to the Farmers Union annual convention in that city The Geor gia division president John Lee secured a Seaboard contract with round trip tickets set at under six dollars Georgia will send the largest delegation ever to the Union convention and there is chatter about re electing Charles S Barrett as national president despite his stated retirement plans
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Georgia
Farmers’ Union
John Lee
Seaboard
Union
Charles 8. Barrett
Union Meeting At Dooling Opens Next Sunday
The Houston Baptist Association union meeting convenes at Dooling next Sunday. Preachers church workers and Sunday school workers are urged to attend and help ensure a successful gathering.
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The
Houston Baptist Association
Dooling
Reverend J B Luke to preach at Cross Roads and Mt Vernon
The News announces that Rev J B Luke of Nashville will preach at Cross Roads church next Saturday and Sunday and at Mt Vernon Saturday night. Everyone is invited to attend these services.
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J. B. Luke
Nashville
Cross Roads Church
Mt. Vernon
Cotton warehouseman T R Smith appeals for farmers patronage
A brief note from T R Smith asserts continuing cotton warehouse business at the same stand and promises best effort for customers. He offers insurance at competitive rates and signs off with a cordial invitation to do business.
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T, R, Smith
Saussy Refuses Gov Brown Staff Oath Over Lost Cause Roots
Atlanta reports Hon. G. N. Saussy of Sylvester declined a lieutenant colonel appointment on Gov. Brown's military staff over the required oath. He remains a Confederate veteran on parole and cannot subscribe to the U S Constitution as amended. Saussy favors gray over blue, staying true to his Lost Cause stance.
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Atlanta
G. N. Saussy
Sylvester
Brown
A Few Words to Fools from the Philadelphia Inquirer
A brief cautionary note warns that fools are born and die, urging nonexperts not to boat or drive recklessly. It advises against dangerous diving, swimming far at sea, or driving cars at seventy miles per hour, and speaks to friends and relatives of fools.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Brain Leaks and Summer Fashion Wit
A light noted piece on keeping cool and summer vacation humor. It quips that pleasant grooming could shape fashion and jokes about wealth from wagging dogs and possessions. The tone is playful and editorial.
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Delle McCarty
Vienna Public Schools
Corliss
East Vienna
Jack Shell
West Vienna
Vienna Cotton Oil Co
Josh Vickery
Sambo Robinson
Rockefeller
Burns
Soren
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