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Described as the "biggest illegal liquor operation ever uncover in Turner County" by lawmen, a four-vat liquor still was demolished by Sheriff T.E. Kennedy Jr. (Thomas Evans Kennedy, 1911-1986)...

Location: Southeast corner of Turner County near…

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Although there is new ownership, there will be no changes in staff.

Nora Lawrence Smith, Editor:
"I love the work. when I was 13 years old I crawled up on a stool and learned to set type by hand and have been working ever since…

"The City Council has voted 4 to 1 to legalize beer in Ashburn. In explaining the vote, two of the councilmen have made the statement, first that revenue, needed in Ashburn, can be derived from the sale of beer. Second, that beer is openly sold in…

Dr. Gordon C. McKenzie
Chairman of the Board of Education

"Dr. G.C. McKenzie of Ashburn, president of the Chehaw Council of the Boy Scouts of America, is pictured above congratulating J.R. Stott, newly appointed field executive for the council. Congratulations took place following a meeting of the various…

Buildings of note:

The building in the bottom right corner is the Shingler Building, built in 1914.

The bottom left building was the second post office but in 1926, became the new location of the Ashburn Bank.

The water tower and smokestack…

Location: 406 N. Main Street in Ashburn, Georgia
Date: 1947

From the Macon Telegraph, December 8, 1943 (page 3):

Ashburn, Ga., Dec. 7- “Henry Grady Smith, age 33, died Saturday at the Tifton hospital from burns he received in a fire which occurred at Akins Filling Station and Garage early Saturday morning…

Excerpt from ther 1936 ACE Yearbook

Letter from a POW prisoner, Gerhard Lorenz, who was once at the Turner County POW camp and worked for Mr. Chester Lee "C.L." Wilson of Chula, Georgia.

Chester's wife's name was Unez Pilkinton Wilson. This could explain the Pilkinton family…

These coins were used to pay employees who worked at the W.W. "Bill" Giddens’ sawmill in Coverdale. The employees could use the coins at the company-owned store. There was also an agreement with the Ashburn merchants that they would accept them as…

Farmer Steven Poole plows up peanuts for harvest 2021. Steven works for Phil Coley at Coley Farms.

L.H. Timmons, formerly of Turner County, wrote a personal advertisement to the Wiregrass Farmer and Stockman newspaper looking for a new wife from his hometown.

A Wiregrass Farmer and Stockman clipping showing Nina Cox holding a bat that says "I will bat for Turner Co."

Nina Cox, an Ashburn High School teacher, resigned from her position in 1924 and entered the race for the Turner County School…

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Discussing prominent guests at the House by the Road,

"Mrs. Shingler, who is a delightful hostess, is an asset to Ashburn, in that she has many tourists from all over the United States, and her service and the atmosphere of her home, makes every…

Appearing in the Wiregrass Farmer and Stockman, Harvey H. Hunts Co. audit report for the City of Ashburn from February 1, 1942 - January 31, 1945. Submitted by Harrison Martin “Harry” Harp Sr. (mayor).

"Mr. Gilmore is a prosperous farmer of the Rebecca district and is highly esteemed by those who know him. He has good business qualifications and the interest of the county at heart."

A clipping from the Turner County Banner discussing the duel by Col. Jas. H. Pate and W. A. Aultman in front of Citizen's Bank. Fortunately, neither were seriously injured.

"In the past there have been two separate schools, we and they, black and white. In 1971 the two became one. This is our story: our triumphs and our failures, our good times and our bad times. TCHS 1971 OUR STORY..."

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