News Clippings, 1935-1998

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This material details the personal and professional activities of Oscar L. Betts, Jr. and, to a lesser extent, Oscar L. Betts, III (known as Buster), as well as R. H. Taliaferro, the father of Buster's wife, Sue Malone Taliaferro. These papers are arranged in three two series: Series 1 – The Betts Family; Series 2 – The Taliaferro Family and Series 3 – The Crawford Family. Within each series items are generally arranged chronologically, with Betts, Jr. and Betts III materials filed together. Within the Betts series there are three sub-divisions: Association of the United States Army (AUSA); Rotary Club; Spirit of Fort Benning Award.

Among the Betts' areas of interest are such subjects as the Ralston Hotel, the Columbus Airport (also known as the Muscogee County Airport and the Municipal Airport), the Highway 27 Association, Fort Benning, World War II, the Rotary Club, the AUSA (Association of the U.S. Army), the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, The Jordan Company, Tom's Foods, etc.

Among the Taliaferros' areas of interest are Jordan Vocational High School, Taliaferro's retirement in 1967, his fundraising for Brookstone (Trinity) School, other Columbus civic organizations and the genealogies of the Crawford family of R. H Taliaferro's wife, Harriet Crawford.

The scrapbooks kept by both Oscar Betts, Jr. and R. H. Taliaferro are in very poor physical condition.

Dates

Other: 1935-1998

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

There are also clippings scattered throughout the General Correspondence and other folders. Several undated/unidentified clippings are placed at the back of this folder. These clippings, mostly from the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer but with some from the Atlanta Constitution, include: Young Matrons Find Pleasure in Variety of Interests, October 27, 1935 Lesson In Beauty and Utility (Buster Betts pictured), 1940 Obituaries of O. A. Betts, uncle of Oscar L. Betts, September, 1945 Off for Hobo Party (Buster Betts pictured), February 3, 1947 Betts, McGee Get Key C. D. [C.D. = Civil Defense] Posts, 1940s Mrs. Betts' Father Dies in Upson, April 21, 1954 State Fire Advisory Board bans smoking (Betts pictured), April 13, 1955 UG Division Chairmen Appointed by Woodruff, August 31, 1957 State's Nursing Homes Need Help to Meeting Standards of Fire Safety, August 31, 1958 Betts 'graduates' from finishing school, December 18, 1959 Sunday Ledger Enquirer Magazine Advertisement Mr. and Mrs. Betts, 1950s (?) Jordan Pledges His Support for Columbus-Valley Link, February 19, 1960 Tom Huston Co. Sales, Income Reach New High, October 24, 1963 Tom Huston Peanut Firm Reports 1963 Sales Mark, October, 1963 I Love a Garden (with a picture of the Betts' house on Techwood Drive in Columbus, November 1, 1964 United Givers Campaign Chairman, 1966 A Poster Presented, picture of Oscar L. Betts III (Buster) receiving a poster, March 28, 1969 Betts Vice Chairman Board of Trustees of Darlington School, 1960s (?) Betts chairman of the citizens advisory committee for community improvement, 1960s (?) Letter to the Editor from Theo J. McGee, September 18, 1971 $1.5 million is low bid on expansion of airport, February 2, 1973 The Ralston is passing at age 60: Everything happens in a hotel, January 26, 1975 Thanks for the memories, January 31, 1975 Golden Anniversary of Georgia Tech's class of 1924, October 11, 1974 Modern Living section of the Columbus Ledger features Betts including his time both with the Ralston Hotel and The Jordan Company, July 11, 1983 Betts in letter to the editor nominated best dressed, March 30, 1985 Announcement of the Jordan Company's move to their new headquarters, June 16, 1986 Betts presents Alston engineer of the year, 1980s Obituary of Oscar L. Betts, Jr., 1998 This is a remembrance of Betts, written by Billy Winn for the editorial board of the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer and published on October 13, 1998. Gas Light Company of Columbus retains Betts as board member, nd