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—THE PEMBROKE JOURNAL, Thursday, December 25, 1969
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WUW49= =WUB474 A LL8550 BW PD3 =FAX ATLANTA GA 19 541 P EST
=MRS FRANK 0 MILLER =
PEMBROKE GA =
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=IN YOUR HOUR OF TRAGEDY AND SORROW YOU HAVE OUR DEEPEST
SYMPATHY. =OUR PRAYERS ARE THAT GOD WILL BE WITH YOU AND
GIVE YOU THE =STRENGTH AND COURAGE NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN
fOU AT THIS TIME. =PLEASE ADVISE IF WE MAY BE OF ASSISTANCE
N ANY WAY =
VIRGINIA AND LESTER MADDOX =
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OFFICE OF
Henry H Dlrkence
JUDGE SUPERIOR COURTS
ATLANTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
COUNTIES COUNTIES
BRYAN LONG
Evans CLAX TON, GEORGIA mcintosh
LIBERTY TA TNALL
Decttdief 19th 1969
Mrs. F.O.Miller
Pembroke, Georgia
Dear Mrs. Mil .er:
News came over the air on yesterday that Frank was
dead. Lillian and I wish to express to you and the family our
deepest sympathy in your bereavement.
An era in the life of Pembroke and Bryan County has
come to a close and one of our most valuable citizens has passed on.
Frank was one of my very closest and dearest friends. 1
admired him for his sincerity, his frankness and openr-es? and his
willingness to stand steadfast in support- of what he considered to
be for the best interets of his City, his County and his section.
In his loyalty to his friends he knew no bounds and would support
and defend than, so long as he thought that they were in the right,
to the last.
No one has tasted and eijoyed his and your hospitality,
not only in your home, but every where, more than I. After I became
Judge of the Superior Courts on January Ist 1959, he became one of
my staunchest friends and I became his. During my tenure in office
very few weeks passed that he did not cane by my office on Saturdays
I when in Claxton when we would engage in conversation for hours, which
was very enjoyable to me. 1 will miss him on my infrequent visits to
Pembroke and Bryan County.
Frank had the courage of his convictions and would fight
for what he 'considered to be just and right even, sometimes, when
he had to fightalmost alone.
| As we grow older and many of our friends of other cays
have passed on we become lonesome and we yearn for old friends and
old scenes which, of course, can never cone back tc us. Such are
my thoughts ard sentiments of Frank Miller, as I try to write this
letter.
Again expressing to you and the entire family our deepest
sympathy in your sorrow and great loss.
Sincerely,
Kerry KiDurrenee
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western union
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■VW BUAOO9 SW GOVT PDB=BU WASHINGTON DC 19 958A EST =
MRS FRANK 0 MILLER AND FAMILY (PHONE AND DELIVER 655”2213
= PEMBROKE GA=
I AM SHOCKED AND SADDENED TO LEARN OF FRANK’S PASSING.
WHEN I TALKED WITH HIM AT THE HOSPITAL RECENTLY, I WAS
NOT AWARE THAT THE END WAS SO NEAR AND I HAD PLANNED TO
VISIT HIM DURING THE HOLIDAYS. FRANK WAS MY REAL FRIEND
AND HIS ACTIVITIES IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS WILL BE SORELY MISSED
FRANCE JOINS ME IN DEEPEST SYMPATHY AS WE SHARE YOUR
GREAT LOSS. IF WE MAY BE OF HELP IN ANY WAY, PLEASE LET
US KNOW. SINCERELY=
G ELLIOTT HAGAN MEMBER OF CONGRESS*:
WU 1201 (R 5
LAW OFFICES
Arnall, Golden & Gregory
ELLIS ARNALL TENTH FLOOR FULTON FEDERAL BUILDING
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Cleburne e Gregory, jr
H. FREO GOBER
ELL.OTT H LEV.TAS AREA CODE AOA
JAMES L ADAMS 577-5100
JONATHAN GOLDEN
^an'/arnlll December 19, 1969
EDWARD S SAMS
WILLIAM R. HARP
JAMES E. DORSEY
JAMES B. GURLEY
MARC L- PETERZELL ♦
WILUAM A. EOWARDS, JR.
• ALA. & N.Y. ONLY
Mrs. Frank O. Miller
Pembroke, Georgia 31321
Dear Mrs. Miller:
I tried to send a telegram but was advised that there
is no Western Union office in Pembroke; hence, this note.
I want to express to you and the family my sincere
condolence and sympathy upon the great bereavement that has
come to us all. Frank was one of the finest men I have ever
known. He was a great Georgian and a loyal friend. We
shall all miss him in the days ahead.
When he was in the hospital in Savannah, I sent flowers
and had a lovely note from him. I shall always treasure the
friendship that existed between us and regret exceedingly
that it is impossible for me to come to Pembroke for the
services due to the fact that I have six people here from
California and they will not leave until Sunday.
With affectionate regards and sympathy, I am
Ever yours,
L-
Ellis Arnall
EA:was
The floral tribute from the members of the
First District Press Association to their fallen
member, Frank O. Miller. The traditional
“30” in the newspaper field is the focal point,
signifying the end. The “30” originated with
the transmission of news stories over the early
telegraphic wires and was the telegrapher’s
way of standarizing the end of the story. Since
that beginning it has down to today been sig
nificant in the newspaper field and is symbol
ically used in referring the death of a news
paper man.
