Talbot COUNTY GA Newspaper 1942 The Talbotton New Era File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Carla Miles milescng@juno.com http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/talbot/newspapers/1942.txt The Talbotton New Era September 3, 1942 Junction City News The P.T. A. met Thursday and made plans for the opening of the lunchroom. The school building and grounds had been put in readiness for school opening by the P.T.A. Mrs. H.E. Lumpkin was elected president for this school year. Mrs. C.E. Boggs’ Mother Dies Here Mrs. H.T. Heath of Tampa, Fla. died Monday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.E. Boggs in Talbotton. Mrs. Heath had been ill for several months and everything that medical science and tender loving nursing could do was done for her recovery. For sometime she was a patient at Emory Hospital and was later moved to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Boggs. Mrs. Heath was the former Miss Maude Hollenbeck of Augusta. She was a cultured and highly educated woman and was a leader in religious, civic and W.C.T.U. work. She had visited her daughter here often and had made many friends in Talbotton. Besides her husband, Mr. H.T. Heath of Tampa and Mrs. Boggs, Mrs. Heath is survived by three sons, Lt. Ralph Heath, Army Medical Corps. Camp Shelby, Miss., Lt. Wendell Heath, Army Medical Corps., Camp Great Falls, Mont. and Major Lester H. Heath, Army Engineer Corps, Keystone Heights, Fla. and another daughter, Mrs. J.B. Peavey of Jacksonville. Funeral services were held at the Mulberry Street Methodist Church in Macon, Wednesday morning. The Rev. Harry Waller, of Hyde Park Methodist Church in Tampa conducted the lovely services. There was an honorary escort formed of a number of her former pastors and W.C.T.U. members. The body was placed in a mausoleum in Macon. Tri-County Fair Oct. 12-17 The Tri-County Fair will be sponsored by the Manchester Kiwanis Club again this year, and will be held in Manchester, Oct. 12-17. This Fair is held annually for Talbot, Harris and Meriwether Counties. It is expected the Fair this year to be better than ever as it is growing each year. This will be the Sixth Annual holding of this Fair. Church Notice The New Era received a card yesterday from the Rev. Harris Gillespie, who is in Cleveland, Ohio on his vacation, stating that he will be back in Talbotton before Sunday. He says he had spent a delightful time at the home of his son, Prof. Harris Gillespie, Jr.