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- Collection: National Newspaper Clippings about Turner County
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Tigner E. Thrasher, 24, Named Mayor of AShburn on Clean Politics Ticket
Tigner at the time of his election was one of the youngest city executives in the entire country.
Tigner Thrasher
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Troubled times come to Ashburn
"Most blacks and whites here get along all right," said Robert Lee Wright Sr., father of the young man slain. "I haven't had any problems. But the police force and blacks don't get along at all. They treat blacks wrong all the time."
Turner County creation ad
"We make no serious encroachment on any old county.
Worth has 778 square miles and about 20,000 people. We take only 120 square miles and 6,500 people.
Dooly has 710 square miles and 30,00 [sic] people. We take only 48 square miles and 2,000…
Worth has 778 square miles and about 20,000 people. We take only 120 square miles and 6,500 people.
Dooly has 710 square miles and 30,00 [sic] people. We take only 48 square miles and 2,000…
Turner County Passes, c. 1905
"The first new county bill taken up at the afternoon session provided for the creation of the new county of Turner from which portions of the present counties of Worth, Wilcox, and Irwin, with Ashburn, now in Worth, as the county seat."
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Turner Sheriff Audited Short
$5,417 short (over $65,000 in 2025)
W.A. Hawkins of Ashburn, c. 1905
"W.A. Hawkins, of Ashburn, has one souvenir which he prizes above all others in his possession. IT is the gold pin [pen] with which Governor Joseph M. Terrell signed the bill creating the new county of Turner, one of eight authorized by the lasts…
With the Army, Navy, and Marines - Awarded
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…
You Gave Us the Key to Prosperity
Photo of George T. Betts as featured in the Country Gentleman.