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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Parry, GA 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Reader OKF@ Classified Advertising: Call (478) 987-1823 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can fax an ad 24 hours a day to (478) 988-9194. Display Advertising: Call Nicole Crofutt at ext. 224. Delivery by mail: Delivery by mail is available for $62 in-county and SB2 elsewhere per year paid in advance. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: P.O. Box 1910, Perry, GA31069 The Houston Home Journal, A peri odical, mailed (ISSN 1526-7393) at Perry, Ga., is published Tuesday through Saturday for $62 per year by Evans Newspapers Inc., 1210 Washington St., Perry, GA 31069; (478) 987-1823 Fax (478) 988-1181. Not published Thanksgiving and Christmas. Office Hours: The office in Perry is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. NEWS TIPS: Call (478) 987-1823 ext. 231 Newsroom Fax: (478) 988-1181 Presentation editor: Contact James Tidwell at jtidwell @ evansnewspapers.com Corrections: The HDJ strives for fairness and accuracy, and will print a correction or clarification when one is in order. Call ext. 231. Advertising errors and omissions: The advertiser agrees that the pub lisher shall not be liable for damages arising from errors in advertisements beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by that portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred. There shall be no liability for non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. This newspaper is a member of The Georgia Press Association, The National Newspaper Association and The Associated Press STATE BRIEFS PoHce investigate mnrdep-suicide LITHONIA (AP) - A man shot and killed his common law wife in front of their daughters and then shot himself, police said. Marsay Holman, 35, and Carolyn Johnson, 34, both of Lithonia, had been fighting Sunday when Johnson left with their three daughters, aged 6, 14 and 16, DeKalb County police said. Holman jumped into her sport utility vehicle as it was leaving, according to police. Holman shot Johnson and told their daughters to get out of the vehicle. It appears that Holman then shot himself, police spokesman Herschel Grangent said. Cox, Taylor taco off In final debate ATLANTA (AP) - The Democratic race for governor surged into the homestretch on Sunday as Secretary of State Cathy Cox and Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor took their part ing shots in the final debate of the campaign. The pair hit largely famil iar themes. Taylor said that Cox’s shifting positions on issues like gay marriage show she lacks the credibility needed for the state’s top spot. Cox questioned Taylor’s ethics, saying he has used his powerful position in state government to benefit members of his family and wealthy campaign contribu tors. Cox and Taylor are battling for their party’s nomination to challenge Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue in November. Lt. Gov. candidates try to sway voters ATLANTA (AP) - Seeking an edge in the tight race for Georgia’s No. 2, job, Republicans Ralph Reed and Casey Cagle battered each other in a final debate before [TODAY'S ifej Ergs: T-j-f il I hi H Jorr Y Mathtwson W/L 1 II I H * Turns for News* jHK IM Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Wed 7/19 98/71 Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:41 AM 8:42 PM Georgia At A Glance \ )/ \ Atlanta V \ 94/71 Augusta \ 97/73 y Warner Robins \ \ W7l IV. "%v \ \ Savannah > • * 94/74 X I y K \ / Valdosta «j/f W -yk. 93/71 ] Area Cities Albany 97 72 pt sunny Athens 99 72 pt sunny Atlanta 94 71 pt sunny Augusta 97 73 pt sunny Bainbridge 99 74 t-storm Brunswick 88 78 t-storm Cartersville 97 71 pt sunny Chattanooga,,TN 93 71 pt sunny Columbus 98 74 pt sunny Cordele 100 72 pt sunny National Cities Atlanta 94 71 pt sunny Boston 79 67 mst sunny Chicago 87 75 t-storm Dallas 102 80 mst sunny Denver 96 66 pt sunny ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service Tuesday’s election. Reed, the former Christian Coalition leader, questioned Cagle’s voting record, includ ing pro-business votes he cast while building a bank ing and real estate fortune, and cast him as an insider in a state Senate badly in need of “new blood.” Cagle, a state senator from Gainesville, reminded voters of Reed’s ties to disgraced g'jgjß . m ' Sizzling Summer Rates 5P C% • 13 month CD 5.00* 6 month CD Security Rank That’s my bank. MUfmmM MMm Member FDIC Bibb 722-6300 • Houston 722-7130 Jones 986-3157 • www.securitybank.net * Minimum opening deptnit h SI.OOO. Annual Percentage Yield (APY) » effective June ZL 2006 and sufyeet to change. Special rata .mailable for a limited time only. A penalty may he imfxneri for early withdrawal. Some mtrkiumx may apply. Fri 7/21 97/73 Plenty of sun. Highs in the upper 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:42 AM 8:41 PM Thu 7/20 95/71 Slight chance of a I thunderstorm. i I Sunrise Sunset 6:42 AM 8:42 PM l TRENT WILLMON a litxl© moro livin' AVA:LABin -.y«m<nvr.R '■ ’’s .< ■ s --ot.;. Dalton 99 72 pt sunny Dillard 93 66 t-storm Dublin 100 70 pt sunny Duluth 94 71 pt sunny Gainesville 95 73 t-storm Helen 95 68 t-storm Lagrange 95 70 pt sunny Macon 98 72 pt sunny Marietta 94 73 pt sunny Milledgeville 99 74 pt sunny Houston 89 74 t-storm Los Angeles 82 68 pt sunny San Francisco 72 58 pt sunny Miami 85 79 t-storm Seattle 76 57 mst sunny Minneapolis 87 71 t-storm St. Louis 98 79 pt sunny New York 86 70 rain Washington. DC 85 72 t-storm lobbyist Jack Abramoff and badgered him over his lat est campaign headache: A lawsuit from a Texas Indian tribe that claims Reed engaged in fraud and rack eteering to shut down the tribe’s casino. The race for the lieuten ant governor’s seat, a largely ceremonial post with perks but few powers, has rarely been this heated. STATE AND REGION Set 93/73 Isolated thunder storms. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:43 AM 8:40 PM Moon Phases n Last Jul 17 # First Aug 2 UV Index Wed 7/19 I Extreme Thu 7/20 ■ Extreme Fri 7/21 1 Extreme Sat 7/22 Hj Extreme Sun 7/23 H Extreme The UV Index is measured on a 0-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need pro- PeachtroeCity^96 68 pt sunny Perry 99 72 pt sunny Rome 103 73 pt sunny Savannah 94 74 t-storm St. Simons Islandßß 78 t-storm Statesboro 101 74 pt sunny Thomasville 96 73 t-storm Valdosta 93 71 t-storm Warner Robins 100 71 pt sunny Waycross 94 71 t-storm Hbkk » i| aPI ' m m < 4 J^ r ’** W" ' ’ B am jWj, aH Wltwttp ’" - » P . G 3106^ Sun 7/23 90/70 Partly cloudy, chance of a thunder storm. Sunrise Sunset 6:44 AM 8:40 PM • New Jul 25 0 Full Aug 9 BARBARA FRANKS WARNER ROBINS - Barbara Franks, 72, passed away on Saturday, July 15. Franks was bom on July 13, 1934 in Englewood, Term. She was a homemaker, a member of Southside Baptist Church and a resident of Kingsford Assisted Living. Her husband, Rev. Joseph Herbert Franks preceded her in death. CLYDE SHANKLE BYRON - Clyde Shankle, 56, passed away on Sunday, Julyl6. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Southside Baptist Church with interment following in Parkway Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be today from 7- 9 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home. Shankle was bom on March 12, 1950 in Decatur, Ala. His parents, Barney Kelsey Shankle and Lula Mae Shankle, preceded him in death. JAMES ROBERT “J-R.” PERRY - James Robert “J.R.” infant son (three days) of J. Paul and Rebecca L. Driver, died at the Medical Center on July 13. Graveside Services were held Sunday at Perry Memorial Gardens. Rev. Frank Clark and Rev. Mark Fogarty officiated. The family received friends at Watson-Hufit Funeral Home Sunday. Other survivors include; maternal grandparents, Robert and Mary Frances Thompson; pater nal grandparents, Danny and Melba Driver of Perry; great grandparents, Harold and Margaret Cook, Ruth Driver; aunts and uncles, Ande Thompson, Jana Schultz, Margaret Yawn, James Driver, Joseph Driver, and Leslie Hosch. Please sign the online register at watsonhunt.com LOWELL BENSON “BENNY” BEASLEY JR- DAHLONEGA - Lowell Benson “Benny” Beasley Jr., 41, passed away Friday, July 14. Beasley was bom in Americus. He was preceded in death by his father Lowell Benson Beasley, Sr. Survivors include his mother Othell Shiflett Beasley and his sister Satilla (Jimmy) Grizzle all of Dahlonega. Subscribe today Call 987-1823 MANIC MONDAYS iVFJM &. 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