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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Mnoiett HaUg.lkmnmJ Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Pemr, 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, GA31069; (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 towwiwwwwwwws Suspect arrested after explosion POWDER SPRINGS (AP) - A man who was wanted for kidnapping was arrest ed after an explosion at his house as police were waiting to question him. Athony Everett Morgan was alone in the home and tried to commit suicide early Thursday because of kid napping and false imprison ment charges he faced in Atlanta, Cobb County Fire Department spokesman Dan Dupree said. “He apparently discon nected a gas line in the base ment in an attempt at sui cide,” Dupree said. The incident began Wednesday evening when Morgan, 39, met his girl friend in College Park to exchange some paperwork, according to Cobb Police Department spokesman Cpl. Dana Pierce. During the exchange, Morgan became agitated and allegedly made his girlfriend come back to his Powder Springs home. Pierce said it appears Morgan verbally and physi cally assaulted his girlfriend, whose name Pierce did not release. The girlfriend was able to call a relative, who in turn called another relative to pick her up. Once away from the house, the woman called police. An officer was dispatched to monitor Morgan’s house, Pierce said. But as police were waiting to receive Morgan’s arrest warrant, the house exploded around 1:30 a.m. The explosion was strong enough to blow off the base ment garage doors, vinyl sid ing on the rear of the house and a front window. Dupree said the cause of ignition has not been con firmed, but investigators suspect the basement’s water heater was the trig ger. Dupree said Morgan had disconnected the gas line to his dryer so gas was flowing YOUR WEATHER TEAM! TODAY’S Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Sun 7/23 / H- Sat 7/22 91/71 A few thunderstorms possible. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:44 AM 8:38 PM 97/73 Mostly sunny skies during the morning hours. Sunrise Sunset 6:44 AM 8:39 PM TRENT WILLMON a little more livin' available 'VHKRrjVKR »g-s:r s sou Georgia At A Glance Atlanta \ 90/69 Augusta 92/74 \ / 4sgsßc?\ V. y Warner Robins \ \ 98/72 V V * Savannah "Wyyr ) , Perry \ 93/75 § / Mm?) 97/72v__X g ( f j vi ] / y l / Valdosta In . 93/72 r^-3/ Area Cities pty HI Wt Cdnd. Albany 95 73 t-storm Athens 94 71 t-storm Atlanta 90 69 t-storm Augusta 92 74 t-storm Bainbridge 95 74 t-storm Brunswick 91 77 t-storm Cartersville 91 70 t-storm Chattanooga,TN 84 65 t-storm Columbus 93 74 t-storm Cordele 98 73 t-storm National Cities Cond. r rv - Atlanta 90 69 t-storm Boston 78 69 t-storm Chicago 77 61 pt sunny Dallas 94 77 t-storm Denver 84 61 mst sunny 02005 American Profile Hometown Content Service freely in the room. Morgan was not injured and the police officer watch ing his house put out the fire. Morgan was taken to a hospital as a precaution, but was soon released into the custody of Cobb County police. Man charged with son's murder MACON (AP) - A father has been charged with mur der in the death of his 6- month-old son. Rodredrez Taylor Sr., 26, had been charged with child cruelty in May after his son, Rodredrez Taylor Jr., stopped breathing and was taken to the hospital, authorities said. At the time, a doctor said the child’s head injuries appeared to be signs of shak en-baby syndrome, accord ing to a police report. The child cruelty charge was upgraded to murder after the child died Thursday, Macon police spokeswoman Sgt. Melanie Hofmann said. Taylor was arrested short ly before 8 p.m. Thursday, Hofmann said. A May arrest warrant accuses Taylor of letting the child fall to the floor and hit his head in their home. Taylor initially told police he did not know why the child had stopped breathing. According to a police report, Taylor told authori ties he had stepped outside with the door ajar to smoke a cigarette. He said that when he came back inside, the baby was slumped in his baby carrier. He told police he performed CPR on the baby, the report stated. But faced with information about his son’s condition, he changed his story and said he accidentally dropped the child on his head, according to the warrant. Hospital exams discovered his son had several bone fractures, some predating the fall, according to the warrant. 4tb Mon 7/24 JOtu. 91/72 Scattered thunder storms. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:45 AM 8:38 PM mr Dalton 90 68 t-storm Dillard 84 64 t-storm Dublin 98 72 t-storm Duluth 90 69 t-storm Gainesville 90 71 t-storm Helen 87 66 t-storm Lagrange 93 71 t-storm Macon 96 72 t-storm Marietta 90 70 t-storm Milledgeville 95 74 t-storm CitT Houston 93 73 t-storm Los Angeles 91 73 mst sunny Miami 86 78 t-storm Minneapolis 82 64 pt sunny New York 82 73 t-storm Charges dismissed in threat case COLUMBUS (AP) - A Saudi national who had been accused of threaten ing to bomb an airplane has been released from custody after authorities dismissed charges against him. The discharge order came Thursday, one day after Saleh A 1 Suwailem appeared before a federal grand jury in Macon, according to his attorney, David Roberts. “The jury needed to hear the whole story before they made a decision, and they did,” Roberts said. “He said the wrong thing at the wrong time.” A 1 Suwailem, a legal resi dent of the United States, was accused of threatening to use a bomb after inter viewing for an interpreter job at Fort Benning in June, referring to the plane that would have brought him back to his home in Boise, Idaho. “Any investigation or pros ecution that may have been pending against Saleh A 1 Suwailem has been conclud ed, and we do not anticipate any further action against him at the present time,” said G.F. Peterman 111, act ing U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Peterman declined to confirm the Wednesday grand jury meeting. He also declined to say why his office chose to file a motion to dis miss the charge of making a terroristic threat against an airplane. The charge could have carried a sentence of up to 20 years. FBI Agent Todd M. Kalish testified in an initial hear ing in U.S. District Court in Columbus that A 1 Suwailem made the threat while drinking beer with fellow interpreter candidates at a gazebo near housing on Fort Benning after he was told he would not get an interpret ing job in Iraq. A 1 Suwailem, 45, was arrested June 7. STATE AND REGION Meteorologist Jerry Mat Newton Turns ter News” Tue 7/25 jt ,f; ® 90/72 Scattered thunder storms. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunrise Sunset 6:46 AM 8:37 PM Moon Phases # •' Last New Jul 17 Jul 25 f> First Full Aug 2 Aug 9 UV Index Sat 7/22 r| Extreme Sun 7/23 I Very High Mon 7/24 Very High Tue 7/25 S Very High Wed 7/26 prj Extreme The UV Index is measured on a 0-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin pro tection. 0 'Mi 11 r HI Lo Cond. Peachtree City 94 70 t-storm Perry 97 72 t-storm Rome 97 72 t-storm Savannah 93 75 t-storm St. Simons Island9l 77 t-storm Statesboro 100 76 t-storm Thomasville 95 74 t-storm Valdosta 93 72 t-storm Warner Robins 98 72 t-storm Waycross 96 71 t-storm [city Hi Lo Cond. Phoenix 112 91 p* sunny San Francisco 79 61 mst sunny Seattle 92 67 sunny St. Louis 83 66 mst sunny Washington, DC 83 72 t-storm life, ! mm K * * S, «_ j % T, I . H. % ~ ” *■ * j “ m a *tik Wed 93/73 Scattered thunder storms possible. Sunrise Sunset 6:46 AM 8:37 PM Hi to CorKi. HM-^Cond^ w'WiflJeighhors O nIL vlUl 11 OBITUARIES BRIAN PATRICK DRENNAN BYRON: Brian Patrick Drennan, 24, died Wednesday, July 19. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday at First Baptist Church of Haynesville. The Reverends David Fisher and Ed McMinn will officiate. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will be private. Born in Toledo, Ohio, he was a life long resident of Perry and a 2000 graduate of Perry High School. He had also received a certificate of welding from Middle Georgia Technical College. A landscaper with Easy Living Garden Center, he liked the outdoors and out door sports. He was an avid car enthusiast and enjoyed customizing them, he loved music and was a self taught guitar player. Survivors include his wife, Hillary Drennan of Byron, Parents; Harold and Sue Drennan of Perry, Brother, Cory Drennan (Stephanie) of Aiken, S.C., sister-in-law, Robin Conley, brother-law Phillip Conley, nephew, Gavin Conley all of Byron, mother-in-law, Lisa Evans of Macon and several aunts and uncles. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the building funds of First Baptist Church of Haynesville or Grace Church of Perry. Please sign the online register at watsonhunt.com. LARRY R. EVANS WARNER ROBINS: Larry R. Evans, 60, passed away Thursday. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home. Evans was born on April 8, 1946 in Monticello. Survivors include his daughter, Lisa Marie Evans, Kathleen; mother, Hazel Westfall, Warner Robins; sister, Lynda Saunders (Tom), Warner Robins; brother, Sam L. Evans (Sonja), Talladega, Ala. MARY ELLEN GIBBS BALLINGER WARNER ROBINS: Mary Ellen Ballinger, 64, passed away Wednesday. Services will be held at 1 p.m. today in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home with interment following in Magnolia Park Cemetery. Ballinger was bom on February 6, 1942 in Abbeville. Her husband of 39 years, David Guy Ballinger and their son, David Ballinger, both preceded her in death. TOMMY RAY WILLIAMS . BONAIRE: Tommy Ray Williams, 65, passed away Thursday. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Bonaire United Methodist Church. Williams was born in Tinsman, Ark. Survivors include his wife Maysel Williams of Bonaire. Children: Jimmy (Dena) Williams of Thomson, Brenda (Geoff) Dale, Sherry (Vince) Holsenbeck all of Bonaire, Ricky (Vicky) Williams of Tyrone. Sisters: Mary Frances Leech and Opie Grace Grisham. ■Mm * f fry. AND ADVERTISE IT IN (lllfl , WmP ' -Gaily IJuurivil 2 DAYS-4 LINES $20.00 vu ■ DAY - 4 LINES L s |o -»° 1357-0 Sam Nunn Btvd. 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