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Collection: National Newspaper Clippings about Turner County

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Prison Probers

Clyde Z Harden - ATL Const 15 Aug 1941 page 2.jpg

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"Here are the men who investigated conditions in Georgia prison camps."

Tags: Clyde Zach "C.Z." Harden (5/19/1884 - 10/12/1953)

Crash Kills D-M Wing Chief, Crew

Crash Kills D-M Wing Cheif, Crew [Herbert Shingler Jr.] - Tuscon Daily Citizen 3 Apr 1959 page 1.JPG

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Tags: Herbert Ives Shinger II (1918-1959), Herbert Ives Shingler III

A Sad Death in Ashburn

Death of J.S. Betts Jr Macon Telegraph Feb 26 1899.JPG

Death of J.S. Betts, Jr. from appendicitis.

Tags: Elmira Josephine Bohannon Betts (1858-1907), J.S. Betts & Co., John Samuel "J.S." Betts (1848-1918), John Samuel Betts Jr. (1875-1899)

Death of J.S. Betts, Jr.

Death of JS Betts Jr. death announcement - The Atlanta Constitution 27 Feb 1899.PNG

Tags: John Samuel Betts Jr. (1875-1899)

Engagements: Henderson-Shingler

Engagement Announcement of Florence Eudora Henderson to James Simon Shingler Jr - The Atlanta Constitution 14 Feb 1915 page 2.PNG

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Tags: Eudora Henderson Shingler Thrasher, James Simon Shingler II

Final Decree in Betts Case

Final Decree in Betts Case - ATL Constitution 03 Apr 1905.PNG

Regarding the old firm J.S. Betts & Co. with a valuation of over $500,000.00.

Tags: George Sterling Evans (1872-1903), J.S. Betts & Co., John West Evans (1844-1904)

You Gave Us the Key to Prosperity

George T Betts quote w picture - Evening Public Ledger [Philly] 10.23.1922.JPG

Photo of George T. Betts as featured in the Country Gentleman.

Tags: Ashburn Board of Trade, George Terrell Betts Sr. (1881-1923)

George T. Betts (2 articles)

George T Betts remembered - the State [Columbia SC] June 19, 1923.JPG

Tags: Cow Hog and Hen Program, George Terrell Betts Sr. (1881-1923), Turner County Permanent Prosperity Program, Turner County Plan

The GulfLine Railway Company - industrial development

Gulfline Railway Company - letter with J S Betts, J L Evans, and G C McKenzie - Atlanta Constitution Mar 10 1911.JPG

"The territory traversed by the Gulf Line Railway is the finest farming section of South Georgia, possessing as it does soil that is fertile and suitable to the highest possible state of cultivation. Churches and schools in every section; unsurpassed…

Tags: Ashburn Methodist Church, Ashburn Schools, Cantaloupes, Gordon Columbus "G.C." McKenzie (2/10/1885-2/25/1958), Gulf Line Railway Company, Gulf Line Railway Depot, H, John Lamkin "J.L." Evans (1874-1934), John Samuel "J.S." Betts (1848-1918)

Air 'Chauffeur' for the World Leaders Blasts Axis Bases

Herbert I Shingler Jr. - Air 'Chauffeur' for the World Leaders Blasts Axis Bases - The Tampa Tribune 21 Sep 1943 page 2.JPG

Tags: Frances Pegues Shingler, Herbert Ives Shinger II (1918-1959), Herbert Ives Shingler I (1893 -1978), Netta Dayton Jacobs Shingler (1893-1989)

Miss Pegues to be Bride of Army Officer

Herbert I Shingler Jr. engagement announcement to Frances Pegues - The Tampa Tribune 13 July 1941 page 27.JPG

Tags: Frances Pegues Shingler, Henry James “Pok” McKenzie (1922-1992), Herbert Ives Shinger II (1918-1959), Herbert Ives Shingler I (1893 -1978), Leila Elizabeth “Betty” Shingler Talmadge (1923-2005), Netta Dayton Jacobs Shingler (1893-1989)

Lt. Col. Shingler, 25, Makes Home 'Raid'

Herbert I Shingler, Jr. makes home 'raid' (1 of 2) - The Tampa Times 27 Nov 1943 page 1.JPG

Tags: Frances Pegues Shingler, Herbert Ives Shinger II (1918-1959), Herbert Ives Shingler I (1893 -1978), Netta Dayton Jacobs Shingler (1893-1989)

With the Army, Navy, and Marines - Awarded

Herbert Ives Shingler Jr awarded the Distinguished Service Cross - Atlanta Constitution 18 Oct 1943 page 12.JPG

Hervert I. Shingler, Jr. is awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for "extraordinary heroism and gallantry while participating in the bombing attack against the Ploesti oil refineries of Rumania. Colonel Shingler also holds the Distinguished Flying…

Tags: Herbert Ives Shinger II (1918-1959)

McKenzie-Monroe Betrothal Announced

Katherine Beverly McKenzie engagement announcement to Bill Greer Monroe - Atlanta Constitution Nov 21 1937.JPG

Katherine Beverly McKenzie to marry Bill Greer Monroe, both of Ashburn.

Tags: Ashburn High School, Beverly Clyde Shingler McKenzie (1887-1934), Bill Greer Monroe (1915-1989), Emily Clyde McKenzie Reyher (1912-1994), Emma Shipman Baldwin Shingler (11/19/1867-8/13/1953), Gordon Columbus "G.C." McKenzie (2/10/1885-2/25/1958), Gordon Columbus McKenzie Jr (8/8/1918 - 9/20/1991), Henry James “Pok” McKenzie (1922-1992), James Simon "J.S." Shingler (1859-1943), Katherine McKenzie Monroe (1916-2000), Minnie Greer Monroe, W.A. Greer

Miss Margaret B. Shingler to Wed Frederick Moore

Margaret Shingler to marry Frederick Moore - Chattanooga Daily times 10 Aug 1926 page 6.PNG

Tags: Frederick Moore, Margaret Baldwin Shingler, Margaret Baldwin Shingler Moore, William A. Shingler (1859-1922)

Ketchum-Betts

Marriage of Annie Georgia Betts to Ralph Ketchum - The ATL Constitution 7 Aug 1904.PNG

Tags: Anne George Betts Ketchum (1884-1963), John Samuel "J.S." Betts (1848-1918)

Miss Thaxton, of McRae, weds Mr. Thrasher at Emory Chapel.

Marriage of Thaxton & Tigner Thrasher - ATL Constitution 18 Oct 1937 page 11.jpg

Tags: Annie Lou Thrasher Thomas (1906-1989), Ashburn High School, Clarence Emmett "C.E." Thrasher (1875-1946), Grace Elizabeth Harwell Thrasher (1876-1942), Sarah Evelyn Thaxton Thrasher, Tigner E. Thrasher (1908-1980)

Miss Obie McKenzie to wed Lt. Cmdr. Julian J. Shingler

Obie Alice McKenzie, bride of Julian James Shingler - The Atlanta Constitution 07 Jan 1945 page 32.PNG

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Tags: Ashburn High School, Ashburn Methodist Church, Beverly Clyde Shingler McKenzie (1887-1934), Clinton Felder Shingler Sr. (1890-1932), Emma Shipman Baldwin Shingler (11/19/1867-8/13/1953), Gordon Columbus "G.C." McKenzie (2/10/1885-2/25/1958), James Simon "J.S." Shingler (1859-1943), Julian James Shingler Sr. (1917-1998), Obie Alice McKenzie Shingler (1921-1999), Stella Julian Shingler (1890-1932)

Recent Bride - Obit Alice McKenzie Shingler

Obie Alice McKenzie, bride of Julian James Shingler.JPG

Tags: Beverly Clyde Shingler McKenzie (1887-1934), Gordon Columbus "G.C." McKenzie (2/10/1885-2/25/1958), Julian James Shingler Sr. (1917-1998), Obie Alice McKenzie Shingler (1921-1999)

Sen. Talmadge seeks divorce

Sen. Talmadge seeks divorce from Betty Shingler Talmadge - Hattiesburg American [Mississippi] Dec 30 1976 page 12.JPG

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Six days after his 35th anniversary! Mrs. Talmadge was with friends at Sea Island and had not yet been served with copies of the divorce suit.

Tags: Governor Herman Eugene Talmadge (8/9/1913 - 3/21/2002), Herman Eugene Talmadge Jr. (1942-2014), Leila Elizabeth “Betty” Shingler Talmadge (1923-2005), Robert Shingler Talmadge (1946–1975)

The Gentlemen... from Ashburn

Senator E W Garner Atl Const 22 March 1941 page 7.jpg

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Senator E. W. Garner of Ashburn, of the 47th

Tags: Emily Garner Rhodes, Ernest Walker "E.W." Garner Sr. (7/12/1883 - 2/22/1944), Ernest Walter Garner Jr. (1923-1945), Everett Allen Garner (1930-2015), James W. Garner, Margaret Garner Faircloth (1925-2007), Margaret Garner Pate., Southland Manufacturing Company

Senior Class of the Georgia Military Academy 1912

Senior Class of Georgia Military Academy - Herbert I Shingler - The Atlanta Constitution 6.2.1912.JPG

Tags: Herbert Ives Shinger II (1918-1959)

Shingler is Nominated: Tenth Senatorial District Held at Ashburn

Shingler is Nominated to Tenth Senatorial District - The Atlanta Constitution 16 Sep 1910 page 7.PNG

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Tags: A.S. Bussey, James Simon "J.S." Shingler (1859-1943)

Looks and Rides Like a Pullman Car

Shingler Pullman Car - The Buffalo Time (Buffalo, NY) Oct 8 1922.JPG

The motor caravan was built and owned by ex-Senator Clinton F Shingler. Everything in the car is a Georgia product. It is all Georgia-made.

Tags: Clinton Felder Shingler Sr. (1890-1932), Sparrow's Nest

Ex-Senator Travels in Automobile Home

Shingler Pullman Car 2 - the Selma Times Journal (Selma AL) 8 Oct 1922.JPG

Tags: Clinton Felder Shingler Sr. (1890-1932), Sparrow's Nest

Ever See a "Pullman Truck?"

Shingler Pullman Car 3 - The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY) 13 Aug 1922 page 16.PNG

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Tags: James Simon "J.S." Shingler (1859-1943)

"Turner County Farms"

The Cherokee advance. May 19, 1911 Image 4 - Turner County Farms.pdf

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"Go to Turner County and Buy a Farm"

Tags: Shingler-McKenzie Land Co.

They Vitalized the "Turner County Plan"

They Vitalized the Turner County Plan - George T Betts - The State (Columbia SC) 15 Jan 1929.JPG

Tags: Emily Kate Moyer Betts (1884-1929), George Terrell Betts Sr. (1881-1923), Joe Lawrence (1858-1939), The Wiregrass Farmer, Turner County Plan

Tigner Thrasher

Tigner Thrasher - ATL Const 11 May 1930 page 3.jpg

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Tags: Tigner E. Thrasher (1908-1980)

Turner County Fair Proves Great Success and Sets Precedent

Turner County Fair Proves Great Success Atlanta Constitution Oct 16 1916.JPG

Tags: Ben Cravy, Betts-Evan Land Co., D.A. Stewart, E.P. Fletcher, Edwin Riddick Smith Jr. (1846-1908), Harwell Parks Tilly Jr. (1888-1942), J.T. Bond, James Rowland Burgess (1870-1950), Mamie Lee Turner Young (1905-1996), Margaret Baldwin Shingler, Otis Rutledge, Red Pebble Farm, Robert E. Lee Betts (1867-1934), Stella E. Dasher Story (1873-1946), W.I. Boles, William Harrison Lumpkin (1885-1941), William Patrick Ward (1882-1965)

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