Insurance Firm Loses Fenn Case in Cordele Court
In Cordele Georgia on Feb 25 the Superior Court ruled for Mrs Nancy E Fenn upholding a $5000 policy claim against Southern States Life Insurance Company Alabama. The company had argued AJ Fenn survived a 1910 Apalachicola River drowning and will appeal.
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Cordele
Superior Court
George
Viena
Max E. Land
Cordale
Nancy E. Fenn
Southern States Life Insurance Company
Alabama
Apalachicola River
Insurance Company
A. J. Fenn
Apalachicola
Death of J A Shipman in Richwood
Mr J A Shipman died Friday morning at about 11 oclock at his father in law T W Mitchells home in Richwood after long epileptic spells He was from North Carolina and is survived by a wife and one son His funeral was Sunday at 8 pm at the city cemetery with Rev J O A Cook Methodist pastor officiating
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J. A. Shipman
Inlaw T. W. Mitchell
Richwood
Shipman
North Carolina
J. O. A. Cook
Methodist Church
Mr Walter Groves to Wed in April
The Atlanta papers announce the engagement of Miss Sarah McAfee Mobley to Mr Walter Ramsey Groves. The wedding will be April 17 at the First Baptist church in Vienna, Georgia, with Groves noted as a Lincolnton native and Bank of Lincolnton son.
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Atlanta
Sarah McAfee Mobley
Walter Ramsey Groves
First Baptist Church
Vienna
Lincolnton
Groves
C. L. Groves
Bank of
Byromville
Liscolnton
Hudson to Resign This Week in Third District Race
Americus Ga February 24 Hon G Hudson commissioner of agriculture arrives in Americus. His candidacy gains renewed interest as friends rally to support. He plans to resign and present to Gov Brown next Wednesday, then return to Americus to campaign against Dudley Hughes and others in the race.
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Americus
G. Hudson
Hudson
Brown
Dudley Hughes
Mesere
Crisp
Mercer
Hodson
School Auditor to Save State Large Sum
Atlanta Ga Feb 28 In the view of the state school superintendent employing a school auditor by the state educational department will save fully 50000 the first year through orderly handling of funds in local and county systems. Auditor J W Stephens has examined about 75 systems since January 1 and investigates at about one system every two days. He is now in South Georgia.
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Atlanta
State Educational Department
J. W. Stephens
South Georgia
Paint swap proposal echoes rail quotes in The Progressive Farmer
A January 18 Progressive Farmer item quotes F. H. Le Baume of the Norfolk and Western Railroad advocating a policy: for every gallon of whiskey shipped to Southern farms, buyers should be required to purchase two gallons of paint. He argues the value of whiskey should fund paint in markets.
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Progressive Farmer
New York Journal
F. H. le Baume
Norfolk and Western Railroad
No Institute Held Saturday Due to Weather
Inclement weather kept many county teachers home and the monthly institute was not held. Pay day drew a small turnout with some teachers receiving January salaries from Commissioner E. G. Greene and J. P. Heard & Sons.
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E. G. Greene
Epworth League to Stage Play Friday Night
The Epworth League Society at Pinehurst plans a play titled Too Much of A Good Thing Friday night in that city. The crowd is urged to attend with promises it will be interesting and rewarding. A farmer recounts a violent incident involving Tom drinking and a sister’s fatal throat wound, with Ema and Mrs Giles noted in the aftermath.
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Epworth League Society
Pinehurst
Tom
Ema
Giles
Georgia Board of Health launches sanitation press service
Atlanta February 20 the Georgia State Board of Health begins a periodic press service of short letters on sanitation and health aims to educate Georgia readers. The series stresses simple preventive methods to lower the state death rate and asks newspapers to publish concise guidance on how to prevent disease.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Georgia State Board of Health
Agricultural Lectures At County Schools
Mr Br E Grabel field agent of the Cotton Culture Department will lecture at Bradshaw Sixth District Tippettville Rock Hill on March 4 5 6 at 7 80 PM and 11 AM. Lectures cover improved farming methods with lantern views. Attendance urged for all citizens especially farmers and families. Lectures are free.
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BR. E. Grabel
Cotton Culture Department
The
Southern
G. 8. & F. Railways
Bradshaw
Tippettville
Rock Hill
Escaped Convict Ben Askew Recaptured in Cross Roads
Ben Askew, an escaped convict from Byromville, was captured by Sheriff C. I. Ben nets at W. F. Braggs's Cross Roads property on Sunday. He had been hired by Bragg and worked all of last week. His sentence would have expired in April had he not escaped again.
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Ben Askew
Byromville
C. I. Bennets
W. F. Braggs
Cross Roads
Ben
Mr. Bragg
State board aims for plain guidance to improve health
The board in its press service proposes to address key health subjects in simple terms. It says clear information on what to do will improve health conditions and reduce the state death rate when broadly applied.
Fatal double tragedy at Deepstep party in Georgia
In Sandersville Georgia at Deepstep last night a party hosted by Mr and Mrs Teidore Giles led to a deadly incident. Their guest Tom Ennis age 18 son of Erastus Ennis from a wealthy family was involved in a fatal altercation resulting in the deaths of his sister and another guest.
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Tom Ennis
Sandersville, Ga
Deepstep
Teidore Giles
Giles
Erastus Ennis
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Fenn
Max Land
Walter Groves
J. P. Heard & Sona
Congress
J. P. Heard
Bons
Vienna Cotton Oil Co
Tippett’s Favorite
Lashley’s
AAA
Vienna Cotton Oil Co’s
Vienna Cotton Oi Oil Co
Rere Lashley
Selo
Epworth League
A. K. Hawke CO
J. J. Cooper
First National Bank
T. H. Gregory
ED Howell
K. Hill
O. H. Jordan
Powell Brothers Drug
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