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16 inmates attending school

Each inmate treated for Yellow Jarnis.

Discussion of Youngblood's case coming up in near future to which he is "deeply worried and concerned about this matter;"

Resumed the educational program. 24 students enrolled, led by Mr. John Dye (athletic director for Eureka High School)

Also a request for 5 more inmates

Discusses potential job with the State Penal System; mentions a petition with 1,463 signatures wanting Youngblood to remain Warden of the camp.

He decided to stay at the Works Camp.

“Mother I am in the best honor camp there is in the state of Georgia.”

All guards were fitted for uniforms from Franks Uniform Co.

Officer Cecil Dempsey Smith was dismissed due to sleeping at the camp and drinking liquor from his car's trunk, and became drunk.

Guards are now uniformed; Inmates will attend night school 3 nights a week to complete schooling up to a ninth grade level

Officer Paul Nelson is no longer employed at TCPWC due to dealing with inmates. He was loaning money and taking different items in pawn. He knew that this was against the rules.

Released inmates receive a suit and a hat.

A request for 5 more inmates to replace the discharged or paroled inmates.

Another request for the need of men for the camp.

Letter of thanks for the 7 men sent from Reidsville prison to Ashburn

"The 'mysterious deaths' of eight other persons in the Williams family have occurred in the last five years..."

pg. 16

"Betty Talmadge serves Charlotte Russe at Christmas."
Recipe of her grandmother, Emma Shipman Baldwin Shingler.

This portrait is part of a matching set with James Simon "J.S" Shingler and Emma Shipman Baldwin Shingler. On the back of the portrait of Emma, there is a handwritten note: "From D (illegible) W Migraths Portrait Copying & Picture Frame House 125…

Post Office Stamp:
Ashburn, GA
May 16, 1938
1 PM

"You and the people here at the Turner County Public Works Camp have been good to me, and you have helped me, and I want to stay here in Turner County, he said."
Patrick Carter, an escaped inmate, voluntarily returns to TC PWC

"We here at Turner…

General Assembly

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