Inch Childers Declares Candidacy For Solicitor General
Zaith S Childers former solicitor of the City Court of Americas announces as candidate for solicitor general of the Southwestern judicial circuit He will wage an active campaign canvassing the circuit and appealing to friends and voters in his bid Also Ben Pace a Sumter county figure confirms candidacy and joins the race The prior four corner contest included John Allen Fort Jule Felton and George Y Harrell with Felton winning
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Zaith S. Childers
City Court of Americas
Times-Recorder
Southwestern Judicial Circuit
Childers
Jule Felton
Sumter County
Stephen Pace
John Allen Fort
George Y. Harrell
Mr. Felton
Atlanta Police Crack Notorious Car Theft Ring
Atlanta police announced Sunday night the arrest of five men including W M Kimbrell George Campbell J C Roberts Will Bagman and Lon Allen as leaders of a major car theft gang that stole cigarettes. Investigators said the group operated at least two years and four suspects confessed naming the fifth man.
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Atlanta
W. M. Kimbrell
Southern Railway
George Campbell
J. C. Roberts
Will Bagman
Lon Allen
Kramer Accused Of Violating Day Act
Washington April 7 The first federal prohibition commissioner John F Kramer turned the government's evidence against Representative Langley Kentucky and other officials to escape indictment himself, the joint legislative committee said. The committee noted Kramer was an Anti-Saloon League appointee and later earned 25000 dollars a year.
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Washington
John F. Kramer
Langley
Kentucky
Joint Legislative Committee
United States
Congress
Kramer
Anti-Saloon League
League
Wealthy Vanderbilt family ties birth to young grandma
Mrs. Cushing welcomed a baby boy, making Gloria Morgan a grandmother at 19. Reginald Vanderbilt, son of Mrs. Cushing, married Reginald Vanderbilt, linking the Vanderbilts and Cushings. A caption notes Cushing 3rd’s happy father look beside Vanderbilt’s heir.
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Harry C. Cushing
Gloria Morgan
Mrs. Vanderbilt
Cushing
Reginald Vandrebiit
Miss Stubbs Addresses Rotarians on Weevil Benefit in Georgia
Miss Mattisa Stubbs delivers before the Rotary Club on diversification in Georgia farming. She cites Henry Grady, three counties Sumter Colquitt Turner, and the boll weevil as catalysts, detailing local progress, new roads, schools, banks, and agricultural shifts including poultry sales, creamery and cannery growth, and cooperative farming plans shaping a hopeful rural economy.
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Times-Recorder
Mattisa Stubbs
Rotary Club
Georgia
Henry W. Grady
New
South
Sumter Turner
Colquity
Sumter
Americus
Leslie
Plains
Colquit County
Carload
King Albert Seriously Ill Forces Birthday Bed Rest
A Brussels dispatch to Intransigeant says King Albert, who turns 49 tomorrow, is seriously ill and must spend his birthday in bed, canceling plans for the garri son capital visit.
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Paris
Brussels
Albert
Mrs J W Wills Speaks at Chautauqua Tent in Americus
Mrs J W Wills representative of the Georgia League of Voters arrives in Americus to address a gathering at the chautauqua tent at 7 00 pm. The lecture outlines the League as a democratic educational body open to all white citizens 21 and over, stressing citizen duties and the league’s community organizing work.
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J. W. Wills
Georgia League of Voters
Americus
Wills
Atlanta Constitution
League of Women Voters
League
Call Issued for Banks Statements by Comptroller
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks as of the close of business March 31. The mandatory report will require banks to submit balance sheets income data and other financial details for review by federal regulators.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Harrold Testifies On Miller Brothers Land Prosecution
Senator John W. Harrold of Oklahoma described his voluntary statement to the Senate Department of Justice investigating committee about his actions in the Miller Brothers Indian land cases. He said he warned Attorney General Daugherty after learning Todd, Daugherty’s former partner, was retained by the Miller brothers and aimed to avoid scandal. He said he was surprised by guilty pleas and later informed the Indian Bureau that no civil suits were filed to recover the lands.
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Washington
John W. Harrold
Oklahoma
Senate Department of Justice
Miller Brothers
United States
Peck
Daugherty
Todd
Pees
Harreld
Department of Justice
Highway Association Meet Opens in Savannah
Savannah Ga April 7 Tuesday a major highway meeting begins in Savannah as the South Atlantic Coastal Highway Association opens a two day session. F Miller of Jacksonville, president, will bring the meeting to order. About 400 delegates are expected from Georgia Florida South Carolina North Carolina and Virginia.
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Savannah
South Atlantic Coastal Highway Association
F. ©. Miller
Jacksonville
Eilling
Georgia
Florida
Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
World Flight Plan Planes to Stay at Prince Rupert
The four United States airplanes on the around the world flight will remain in Prince Rupert indefinitely while repairs are made. The flag plane Seattle struck water during landing in snow and wind, breaking two left struts.
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Prince Rupert
B. C
United States Air
Frederick Martin
Seattle
Cuthbert Hotel Changes Hands
Cuthbert April 7 The Flournoy Hotel at Cuthbert sold to J D Strickland who has moved in and taken charge Mrs H C Flournoy previously ran the hotel a few months making it popular Strickland recently moved to Cuthbert from Edison
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Cuthbert
Flournoy
H. C.flournoy
J. D. Strickland
Flournoy Hotel
Mr. Strickland
Edison
Vidalia Elks Hold Lodge of Sorrow
Vidalia Lodge 330 F. and A. NE held a Lodge of Sorrow in the municipal auditorium on Sunday afternoon listing fourteen brothers who died in the past three years as a tribute to their memory.
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Vidalia Elks
Lodge OF Sorrow
Vidalia
Vidalia Lodge
A. NE
Handsome Americus Theater Leased to R A Herring
The Rylander Theater in Americus is leased to R A Herring of Birmingham who has arrived to take over management. His family will relocate here as he promises continued high grade amusement and steady patronage, with Temples, and Kincey retiring from management.
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Rylander
Americus
R. A. Herring
Birmingham
Five Points
Southside
Birminham
Herning
Herbert F. Kincey
Robert B. Wilby
Selma
Atatoday
Americas
Alabama
Mr. Wilby
Birmixehsm
Tuscaloosa
Herring
Mr. Kincey
Humber trial resumes in Seale for Leila Humber case
In Seale Alabama on April 7 Leila C Humber faces a second trial for murder over the 1922 fatal shooting of her husband near Girard. Dr Pete a physician testified as the state’s first witness along with Dr W R Jones marking opening of the new circuit court session. Humber had previous been convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to eleven years.
Mass Meeting Of John D Mathis Post Tonight
A Mass meeting of the John D. Mathis Post American Legion 65 is scheduled for this evening at 7 30 at the courthouse. Local members and visiting servicemen from Americus and Sumter County are urged to attend.
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John D. Mathis
American Legion
Court House
Americus
Sumter County
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Stubbs
Colquit
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Ohio River
Turner
Henry Grady
Turner County
Wells
Mrs Stone
Harlan F. Stone
Harry Daugherty
Agnes Stone
Lauson
Marshall
Harpold
Highway Association
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