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"Mayor Alexander Stotry, 74, of Ashburn in Turner County, is in his sixth term. This year, the City Council voted to pay him for the first time. He gets $60 a month,"

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…

"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…