THE RETURN OF THE SNIPPETS
On May 15, 1931, Senator Walter F. George gave the address at the commencement exercises of Montrose School, which were followed by a dinner on the grounds. DCH 5/7, 1931, p. 1.
Laurens Countian James Tillery worked for 58 cents an hour as a tool keeper at Camp Wheeler during World War II. He donated one third of salary to the war effort through the purchase of war bonds. DCH 7/18, 1944, p. 1.
U.S. Highway 319, one of Laurens County's three federal highways, runs from Apalachicola, Florida on the Gulf of Mexico through Talahassee, through Thomasville, Moultrie, Tifton, McRae, Dublin, and Wrightsville before intersecting with Highway 1 at Wadley, Georgia. Rand McNally Road Atlas, 1995.
R.P. Vaughn, Jr. was very proud of his pig, so much so that he charged folks ten cents to see it. Vaughn's pig had one head but two bodies and eight feet. DCD 4/14/1911, p. 8.
The first dial telephone call in Dublin was made on June 15, 1958. Mayor J. Felton Pierce pulled the switch and Chamber of Commerce President L.D. Woods made the first call to Pickett Bush Clark, daughter of W.W. Bush, founder of the telephone system in Dublin. DCH 6/16/1958.
The idea of the by-pass of U.S. Highway 441 around Dublin originated in 1975. LCN 3/26/1975, p. 1.
During the years following World War I, Sergeant Alvin York, America's No. 1 hero of the war, spoke to a large crowd at the First Methodist Church on what the church meant to him. DCH,6/ 24, 1943, p. 3.
United States Senator Richard B. Russell spoke to the graduates of the Senior Class of Dublin High School on May 29, 1942. DCH, 5/29/42, p. 1.
In the fall of 1962 Laurens County changed the name of its hospital to Laurens Memorial Hospital to honor those Laurens Countians who had died in all of the wars. DCH, 10/13, 1962, p. 1.
Police Chief John B. Hightower was bound and determined to stop speeding automobiles in Dublin. Chief Hightower was finally granted the funds to purchase a stop watch. The chief would stand on the side of a street and as soon as a car came in sight he would start the watch. The watch would be stopped at a predetermined distance. The chief would then calculate the speed and issue a citation to any speeders. DCH, 5/7/1909, p. 1.
Dublin's Brass Band represented the State of Georgia at the Reunion of Confederate Veterans at Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1911, Macon, Georgia, in 1912, Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1913, and Richmond, Virginia, on June 1-3, 1915. LCH 4/24/1913, p. 1.; DCH 4/8/1915, p. 7.
J.M. Outler, of Dublin, served as the Assistant Sergeant at Arms at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, in 1916. DCH 5/25/1916, p. 2.
Riverboat excursions, which included picnics, swimming, and games, were a favorite among Laurens Countians around the turn of the century. The sinking of the unsinkable "Titanic" brought about the end of the excursions along the Oconee River. DCD 7/9/1912, p. 1.
William H. Keen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Trammel Keen of Dublin, was among the first group of American pilots to graduate from the Air Corps Advanced Flying School after the beginning of World War II. The Class of 1942-A graduated well ahead of schedule on Jan. 2, 1942. DCH 1/6/1942, p. 1.
Dr. Charles "Tommy" Waller, of Dublin, co-authored "Georgia in the Revolution," the first book of several relating to Georgia at the beginning of the 200th year of the history of Georgia as a state. LCN 6/18/1975.
Dubliner Moody Brown, Jr., attended the United States Naval Academy during World War II. DCH 7/18, 1944, p. 4.
Dubliner Francis Chandler served as the Main Post librarian at Fort Benning during World War II and was featured in an issue of "Click" Magazine. DCH 7/3, 1943, p. 4.
A hole dug straight down from Laurens County would not come out on the other side of the earth in China. It would actually fill with water since the resulting hole would be at the bottom of the Indian Ocean well off the southeastern coast of India. Great World Atlas, Reader's Digest, 1963.
Alex Moffett of Dublin served in the Confederate Army in Co. B of the 2nd Battalion of the Georgia Volunteer Infantry. Moffett served with the Macon Volunteers from May 29, 1861 until he was discharged on Sept. 11, 1861. One of his company mates who also transferred out of the company was a local Macon boy, who later became known for his poetry. He was Private Sidney C. Lanier. Moffett's wife's sister married Dr. Joseph LeConte. Dr. Leconte was known world wide as a leading geologist and chemist in the 1800s. Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, Vol. 6, pp. 790-1.
Enda Ballard Duggan, of Dublin, once held the position of principal and teacher at McRae High School where she was saluted by a student as his best teacher. That student was a future governor of Georgia and United States Senator, Herman Talmadge. LCN 5/12/1975, p. 4.
Cadwell installed its first light and water plant in 1914. DCH 4/2/1914, p. 1
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