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History of Turner County (Book) - Page 64 & 65 images (back)

History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 64 & 65 (back picture placard)

1. Joe Lawrence, editor, farmer and stock-raiser
2. F.H. Wardlaw [Wardlow], farmer and landowner
3. H.S. Story, farmer and naval stores…

Tags: Alvah Pinkney "Pink" Haman (1853-1922), Bryant E. Smith (1866-1936), Dr. Theophilus William Tison (1832-1911), Floyd Wardlow, Guy N. Maddox (1875-1952), Hardy Samuel Story (1860-1950), Joe Lawrence (1858-1939), John A. Ewing (1862-1939)

History of Turner County (Book) - Page 96 & 97 images (front)

History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 96 & 97 (front picture placard)

1. Stephen N. Mitchell, pioneer farmer and lumberman
2. Mrs. S.N. Mitchell,
3. Ben Cravey - former Commissioner of Roads and Revenue
4.…

Tags: Benjamin "Ben" Cravey (1856-1940), Clarence Emmett "C.E." Thrasher (1875-1946), Dr. Frank W. Rodgers, Dr. William Joseph Turner (1868-1946), Martha Emma Fuller Mitchell (1857-1936), Stephen N. Mitchell (1853-1906)

History of Turner County (Book) - Page 96 & 97 images (back)

History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 96 & 97 (back picture placard)

1. D.H. Davis, president Citizens Bank and large landowner
2. Rev. Joe J. Davis, pioneer preacher
3. Samuel Young, an early pioneer
4. G.A.…

Tags: Board of Education, Citizens Bank of Ashburn, Daniel Henderson Davis (1861-1942), G.A. Owens, Mary Frances “Mollie” Williams Cox (1857-1937), Rev. Joe J. Davis, Samuel Young

History of Turner County (Book) - Page 128 & 129 images (front)

History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 128 & 129 (front picture placard)

1 and 2: Pictures of the Knox Conway Chapter D.A.R.

First Row: Annie Lou Thrasher, Mrs. G.C. McKenzie, Mamie Vinson, and Mrs. K.P.…

History of Turner County (Book) - Page 128 & 129 images (back)

History of Turner County by John Ben Pate, reprint 1979 - between pages 128 & 129 (back picture placard)

1. H.G. Wheeler, pastor of Ashburn Baptist Church
2. M.P. Webb, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Ashburn, Ga.
3. Samuel D. Fuller,…

Tags: First Baptist Church, H.G. Wheeler, John Jackson Williams (1847-1935), M.P. Webb, Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Benjamin Franklin Rainey (1868-1958), Samuel D. Fuller, T.B. Fuller

Waffle Recipe from The House by the Road

Recipe card for the House by the Road.

More info about the House by the Road:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2025/06/13/house-by-the-road-751-n-main-st-in-ashburn-ga-c-1919/

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TURNER COUNTY MOTOR CO. INC. matchbook

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TURNER COUNTY MOTOR CO., INC. matchbook

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Treasure of Personal Recipes

Compiled by Civic Women's Club

Tags: Armor Mobile Homes Manufacturing, Ashburn Bank, Bessie Irene Bailey Reinhardt (1907-1999), Betty Jo Greene (1931-2020), Blanche Branch, Charles Hardy, Citizens Bank of Ashburn, Clara Weathersby Judy (1929-2015), Coker Gas Company, Daphne Chambliss, Dora Elizabeth Davis Wisham (1924-2014), Doris Merle Bateman Forshee (1926-2000), Doris Wilkerson Hardin (1932-2021), Dorothy A Stover Greene (1931-2008), Edna E. Durham (1910-2006), Ellis Farm Equipment Co., Emily Clyde McKenzie Reyher (1912-1994), Emily Eilene Butler Perry (1913-2007), Eula P. Johnson, Ewing Buick Company, Frances Caryl Bell McKenzie (1922-1996), Frances Latrelle Sumner Elliott (1925-1990), Gold Kist Peanuts, H.C. Williams Peanut Co., Hardy's Foodland, Helen Pauline Woodruff Johnston (1942-2000), Ilene Gilbert Barber (1925-1977), Janice Dryden Adair (1940-2020), Jewel Watson Phillips (1918-2009), Judy's Salon, Julia Raines Tillman (1921-2004), Katie Ruth Holland, Lawson Furniture Company, Lois Rachel Armentrout Johnston (1888-1983), Mara Moree, Margaret Frances Hanbury Johnson, Margaret Lee Young Purswell (1927-2000), Margie Connell, Marjorie Waters (1931-2019), Mary Blackwell Florist, Mary Joe Shealy, Melba Opal McCard Sikes (1919-2004), Mildred Louise Parham Fay (1924-2019), Mrs. A.G. Reinhardt, Mrs. Albert Stubbs, Mrs. Alton Ellis, Mrs. Bubber Stevens, Mrs. Calvin Johnston, Mrs. Cecil Adair, Mrs. Clyde Hobby Jr., Mrs. Ed Corson, Mrs. Ernest Olsen, Mrs. Floyd Wardlow, Mrs. Gene Littleton, Mrs. Greer Monroe, Mrs. H.B. Childs, Mrs. H.C. Barber, Mrs. H.F. Burch, Mrs. H.K. Rigdon, Mrs. Henry Reid, Mrs. J.A. Holloway, Mrs. Jim Reynolds, Mrs. John Jordan, Mrs. Kenneth Cribbs, Mrs. Robert Heiserman, Mrs. S.C. Rouse Jr., Mrs. Travis Morrison, Mrs. W.D. Alexander, Nell's Cafeteria, Nellie Mae Wynn Arthur (1928-1994), North Ford Co., Olive Elliot, One Hour Superior Clearners, One Stop Denham, Patsy Smith Stone (1930-2015), Quality Courts Restaurant, R&M Cash Drugs, Rebecca Thompson Jones (1919-1985), Ruth Beard Youngblood (1922-2020), Sara Ann Denham Moree (~1934-2018), Sara Johnston Poole (1917-1988), South Georgia Egg Co Inc., Tide Products Inc., Turner County Gas Co., Turner County Motor Company, Turner Food Store, Vera Guy Hobby (1925-2018), West Brothers Grocery, Western Auto Associate Store

Mrs. Robert Shingler's (Lillian Shingler) House by the Road business card

The House by the Road was a popular tourist home located on U.S. Hwy 41 N in Ashburn, Ga. Mrs. Robert Shingler [Lillian Hughes Shingler (1887-1980)] was the manager of the home.

More info about the House by the…

Tags: Lillian Hughes Shingler (1887-1980), The House by the Road

Ashburn Bank Calendar

Tax Receipt 259 & 260 (1925)

Tags: R.H. Johnson, W.E. Filyaw

Tax Receipt 273 (1924)

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Tax Receipt 277 (1924)

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Shur-Gain Matchbook Cover

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Smith's Restaurant - Best Coffee in town (matchbook cover)

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Smith's Restaurant - "You've never eaten FRIED CHICKEN until you try ours!" (matchbook cover)

"We serve the best coffee on the Highway"

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Smith's Restaurant - "You've never eaten FRIED CHICKEN until you try ours!" (matchbook cover)

"We serve the best coffee on the Highway"

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Letter from R.L Jones Poultry to Mr. A.C. Hawkins (1908)

Script:
Mr. A.C. Hawkins (Lancaster, Mass)

Dear Sir,
Please write me your best price on one Barred Plymouth cockerel about one year old. I want a nice bird something that will do to show. Also write me best price on two 2 year old hens nice…

Tags: R. L. Jones' Poultry Farm

Re-elect E.S. Griffin Sr. for Sheriff (matchbook cover)

Tags: Elie Solomon Griffin Sr. (1923-1989), Woodruff Bus. Gifts (Sycamore)

World's Largest Coloring sheet

If you travel around enough you're sure to encounter some really nutty sites, but none as tasty looking at the giant peanut that sits atop the monument to this noble nut, Georgia's official state crop. It was built in 1975 and dedicated to Nora L.…

Tags: Big Peanut Monument, Golden Peanut Company, Nora Lawrence Smith (1885-1971), The Wiregrass Farmer

MURRAY-RAINES HARDWARE CO. envelope

Envelope for Murray-Raines Hardware Co. addressed to J.D. Weed & Co. in Savannah, GA.

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North's Garage - "Be Right With Ya!" - matchbook cover

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North's Garage - "HEY THAR WATCH YO' AIM!" - matchbook cover

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North's Garage - "HURRY MAY, WE NEED THAT FER BAND PRACTICE" - matchbook cover

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North's Garage - "THANKS FOR TH' SHOW PAPPY" - matchbook cover

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North's Garage - "ZEKE'S TRYIN' T' IMPRESS TH' NEW SCHOOL MARM!" - matchbook cover

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Letter from Greenville Yellow Pine Co. (1912)

Jan. 29 1912.

Messrs. Farrar Lumber Co.
Bainbridge, Ga.

Gentlemen:

Replying to your letter of the 27th, we have no siding, Flooring or Shingles to offer at the immediate moment.

Very truly yours,
George T. Betts
Sec. & Treas.

Tags: Carlos W. Evans Sr. (1867-1931), George Terrell Betts Sr. (1881-1923), Greenville Yellow Pine Co., John Samuel "J.S." Betts (1848-1918)