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Law Smashes Liquor Still; 3 arrested at Huge Hide-out
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…
Location: Southeast corner of Turner County near…
Suit Filed on Behalf of Robert Wright, Jr.
"The NAACP filed a civil suit here in Federal court on May 4 seeking $5 million in damages."
The Old Main Drag is a Lonesome Road
"The highway was the umbilical cord that brought outsiders and their money into contact with the towns of the rural South."
Photo on page 2 of Orien Cown from Ashburn, GA. Caption reads: "Gasoline cost 37 cents a gallon when Orien Cown shut off…
Photo on page 2 of Orien Cown from Ashburn, GA. Caption reads: "Gasoline cost 37 cents a gallon when Orien Cown shut off…