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N-831 MOSS COVERED OAK TREES SHADING A SOUTHERN HIGHWAY - GREETINGS FROM ASHBURN, GA. (vintage postcard)
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Tues. Feb. 15,, 1944
Hi there- we spent the night in Sylvester, Ga. last night and drove over here this morning. It rained all day yesterday but the sun is out bright today- it is cool tho. We will spend the night in Sylvester…
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Tues. Feb. 15,, 1944
Hi there- we spent the night in Sylvester, Ga. last night and drove over here this morning. It rained all day yesterday but the sun is out bright today- it is cool tho. We will spend the night in Sylvester…
MURRAY-RAINES HARDWARE CO. envelope
Envelope for Murray-Raines Hardware Co. addressed to J.D. Weed & Co. in Savannah, GA.
Mrs. Turner Wins Special Election
by Austin Saxon
"Mrs. Shirley Turner became the first woman ever to earn a place on the Ashburn City Council Thursday as she narrowly defeated William I. (Bill) Posey in a special election to fill a vacancy in Post No. 4."
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Mrs. Turner who is…
"Mrs. Shirley Turner became the first woman ever to earn a place on the Ashburn City Council Thursday as she narrowly defeated William I. (Bill) Posey in a special election to fill a vacancy in Post No. 4."
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Mrs. Turner who is…
Mrs. Shingler of Ashburn Dies at 85
page 28
Mrs. Shingler suffered three heart attacks before her death.
Mrs. Shingler suffered three heart attacks before her death.
Mrs. Scott Writes Letter to Son in Germany
![1944 March 9 WGF - Mrs. Scott writes a letter to son in Germany [Austin Scott who was captured 18 months].jpg](https://turnercountyproject.com/archive/files/square_thumbnails/b05b3509ecc21c442bbdf2293267792a.jpg "1944 March 9 WGF - Mrs. Scott writes a letter to son in Germany [Austin Scott who was captured 18 months].jpg")
Ashburn, GA
Feb. 25, 1944
To My Son First Lt. Jack Austin Scott O-736383, A Prisoner Somewher bin Germany:
Dear Son:
Tonight I am banking my faith for you in God, Red Cross and yourself. Faith that God will watch over you physically, that the…
Feb. 25, 1944
To My Son First Lt. Jack Austin Scott O-736383, A Prisoner Somewher bin Germany:
Dear Son:
Tonight I am banking my faith for you in God, Red Cross and yourself. Faith that God will watch over you physically, that the…
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.
Mrs. Odom is Given her Son's Awards
Formal Presentation took place Saturday at Turner Field in Albany With All Military Audience.
"At a simple but touching ceremony, Mrs. W.W. Odom, of Ashburn, 54-year-old mother of First Lt. W.W. Odom Jr., a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot, last…
"At a simple but touching ceremony, Mrs. W.W. Odom, of Ashburn, 54-year-old mother of First Lt. W.W. Odom Jr., a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot, last…
Mrs. Flora Shingler Cannon
page 7
Flora Shingler Cannon died unexpectedly after an "illness of less than a day."
Flora Shingler Cannon died unexpectedly after an "illness of less than a day."
Movie Gallery
Location: 235 E Washington Avenue in Ashburn, GA 31714
Moral and Religious, c. 1893
"If you were to write me and ask, 'where can I find a moral, religious place in which to live and educate my children, and at the same time succeed and make a good living,' I would unhesitatingly answer, Ashburn."
Monnie Street Peach Dream
Location: 737 Monnie St. in Ashburn, GA
Monnie Street in Ashburn, Georgia
Location: Monnie Street in Ashburn, Georgia
Date: August 12, 2021
Read more at:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2021/08/05/monnie-street/
Date: August 12, 2021
Read more at:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2021/08/05/monnie-street/
Monnie Street in Ashburn, Ga.
Monnie Street was named after Monnie Corine Patton (January 15, 1897 – May 25, 1969), a daughter of John Robert Patton (September 13, 1859 – March 20, 1898) and Fannie McLendon Patton (September 23, 1869 – November 9, 1949). Monnie’s parents built…
Mitchell-Stewart Hardware Co.
Location: 113 E. College Avenue in Ashburn, GA
Mike Mastrario on how he found Turner County while living in New Jersey
To read the full interview, check out this link: https://turnercountyproject.com/2021/07/21/mike-mastrario/
Mike Mastrario
On Sunday, July 4, 2021, the Turner County Project sat down with Mike Mastrario to talk about him and his wife Sue moving their whole family from South New Jersey all the way to small town Ashburn in the early 1990s. Getting this Yankee’s first…
Memorial Services For Lt. Story Held Sunday
"Impressive memorial services for Lt. John J. Story Jr., age 23, son of Col. and Mrs. John J. Story Sr. of Ashburn, who was killed Nov. 5 on his tenth bombing mission over Germany, were held Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at the Ashburn Methodist…
Memorial Service held Sunday for Lt. Garner
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"Lt. Ernest Garner was reported last seen climbing into the clouds his plane came down, but Ernest kept climbing."
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"Lt. Ernest Garner was reported last seen climbing into the clouds his plane came down, but Ernest kept climbing."
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