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Chicken Delite
Location: 137 S. Main St., Ashburn, GA 31714
Chester's Cafe
page 61
Cheryle Bryan
Although she was not born in Turner County, Cheryle Bryan without a doubt is full of pride for our little community. Her arrival to Ashburn on Election Day 1972 is one she will always remember as a new beginning and a chance for her to become an…
Check for Ernest Bass from the Wiregrass Farmer
A scan of a cashed $4.50 check for Ernest Bass written on the Wiregrass Farmer and Stockman's (local newspaper) Turner County Bank checking account. The check was signed by Frank Marion "F.M." Tison, treasurer and business manager of the Wiregrass…
Charles V. Perry and wife, Emily B. Perry
Taken within Perry Funeral Chapel Offices
Changes at Public Works Camp
Dear Sir,
This Public Work Camp has completed the following changes which was required by the State,
1. complete laundry (washer and dryer)
2. installed lavatory and drinking fountains in isolation cells
3. installed fire extinguishers
4.…
This Public Work Camp has completed the following changes which was required by the State,
1. complete laundry (washer and dryer)
2. installed lavatory and drinking fountains in isolation cells
3. installed fire extinguishers
4.…
Chamber of Commerce Plans A Monument to Peanut on 1-75
"A giant 30-foot emblem saluting the peanut and 'the world's largest peanut shelling plant' has been proposed for location in a rest area north of Ashburn on the boundary of Interstate 75."
Second article clipping:
"...the first time architect…
Second article clipping:
"...the first time architect…
Certificate of Death Azzie Martin filed April 10, 1938
Azzie Martin of 342 W. Washington Avenue. in Ashburn, Ga
Female
Colored
Single
Date of Birth: 1/27/1911
Age 27 years, 1 month, 25 days
Profession: Cook
Date deceased last work at this occupation: 12/11/1937
Birthplace: Arabi, Ga
Father:…
Female
Colored
Single
Date of Birth: 1/27/1911
Age 27 years, 1 month, 25 days
Profession: Cook
Date deceased last work at this occupation: 12/11/1937
Birthplace: Arabi, Ga
Father:…
Cedar Drive Sunflare
Location: corner of Cedar Drive and Grand St.
Case Against White Men Dismissed
On April 22, 1910, the Turner County Banner reported that charges against five white men, accused of assault and battery related to the lynching of Albert Royals and Charles Jackson, were dismissed due to insufficient evidence and conflicting witness…
Carrie Bell Traylor (1888-1974)
Page 57 of Diamond Jubilee Booklet.Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92279428/carrie-b-traylor
Capt. Oesterle Says America Follows Treaty
POW attend church services in Ashburn
Camp Meeting Revivals Date Back to Revolution
"Wesleyan Methodist tabernacle in Ashburn was completed in 1902."
C.S. Young
page 57
Businessman Found Dead in Rebecca
Murder of J. Zeekes Shivers, Rebecca business man.
Budget of Ashburn Public Schools for year beginning July 1, 1935, ending June 30, 1936.
Board of Education:
G.C. Mckenzie, Pres.
Mrs. H.I. Shingler, Vice-Pres.
F.M. Tison, Sec.-Treas.
Mrs. V.A. North
E.W. Garner
J.R. Brown
J.S. North
signed by R.L. Todd Jr., Superintendent
G.C. Mckenzie, Pres.
Mrs. H.I. Shingler, Vice-Pres.
F.M. Tison, Sec.-Treas.
Mrs. V.A. North
E.W. Garner
J.R. Brown
J.S. North
signed by R.L. Todd Jr., Superintendent
Bryant Facing Life Sentence
This newspaper article reports on the conviction and sentencing of an Ashburn man for the murder of his wife following a March 30 shooting at a local finance company. A Superior Court jury found the defendant guilty of murder and recommended mercy,…
Bryan Opens Law Office in Ashburn
Cheryle was the first woman to practice law in Turner County and the first woman in the Tift Judicial Circuit.
Brutal slayings shake small town
In 2002, Rebecca, Ga was awaked with the tragic news of a triple homicide of the Turner County chief property appraiser, his wife, and pregnant daughter.
