Mandares hunt for missing will in Lee County estate
McCain administrator of J A Hill estate faces a writ seeking probate of a supposed will. The petition alleges nonresident mismanagement and asset removal. Receiver appointed, bond set at 6000, hearing scheduled before Judge Littlejohn in Chamber Court.
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Yearmont
Flas
ZL. A. Little
W. B. McCain
J. A. Hill
Smithville
Lee County
Hill
Ja. Tegeiyey
McCain
Florida
R. L. Maynard
Georgia
Marble Co. buyers tour North Georgia granite quarries
A party of American business men led by C A Schneider from Americus traveled by auto to North Georgia visiting 12 granite quarries around Elberton. They purchased eight cars of stone for the Schneider Marble company, reporting a successful trip with optimism for future prosperity despite minor tire troubles.
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C. A. Schneider
EB. Schneider
H. S. Schneider
H. D. Schneider
J. W. Lindley
Americas
North Georgia Points
Schneider Marble Company
CA. Schneider
Americus
Athens
Elberton
Georgia
Atlanta
Americus Otherk
TIFTON’s First Base
TIFTON July 28 Tiggae alien d its first date of cotton Thursday It iinned for ICG Whitten on et Parker's farm and graded good Middling.
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Tifton
Tiggae Alien
I.cg
Whitten
J Parker
Georgia Lawmakers Debate Tax Bills In July Session
In Atlanta on July 28, the Georgia House debated blocking calendar placement for income and classification tax bills and repealing the tax equalization law. The income tax measure failed 88 to 74, rules calendar agreement 85 to 76, and classification tax placement lost 85 to 63. A Talbot representative proposed a prison farm study and sale plan, while Clay’s Arnold sought a committee to check USDA salary reports. New bills covered U S constitutional instruction, stricter moor vehicle and tax trailer rules, bridge capacity notices, Savannah municipal abattoir, and official attestation address disclosures.
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Tlanta
House of Representatives
Perryman
Talbot
Arnold
Clay
Department of Agriculure
House
Hamilton
Floyd
Chatham
Savannah
Messrs. Clark and Lewis
Coal operators deny knowledge of peace meeting
Chicago July 28 Coal operators continued to deny any knowledge of a scheduled peace meeting mentioned by John L Lewis miners president. The strike seemed nearer settlement as Secretary Hoover received assurances from governors that the federal government will aid in preventing retail profiteering in coal during the strike emergency.
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Chicago
John L. Lewis
Hoover
Ohio governor forms commission to control coal distribution
Columbus July 28 Gov Davis appointed a commission with full control of coal distribution to Ohio residents during the ongoing coal strike.
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Columbus
Ohio
Road injunction hearing set for Saturday in Chambers court
A hearing on a writ of injunction filed by Mitchell and others against Sumter county commissioners will be held Saturday at 10 00 am before Judge Z Littlejohn in Chambers court. The case challenges a 2660 appropriation from the county treasury to the Good Roads association for Georgia road improvements.
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Mitchell Et al
Sumter
Good Roads Association
Chambers Court
Z. Littlejohn
Georgia
Chinese Resume Fight After Two Days Respite
Fighting between Sun Yatsen’s troops and Chang Kai-shek’s forces near Chinchow resumed after a two day lull. The clashes, reported from Canton, involve the southern republican forces opposing the central government in Peking over control of the region.
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Canton
Associated Press
Sun Yet Sen
Chang Ghidng Ming
Peking
Chinchow
Hanlon challenges Stribling in city bout show
In a sunlit afternoon program sponsored by the American Legion 400 fans witnessed Eddie Hanlon of Birmingham challenge Young Stribling of Macon for a future fight. The card also featured Ray mond Vines vs Bob Gibson and Kim Kimsey vs Scrap Iron Green with Kimsey filing a foul loss in the fifth. The crowd called it a strong day for local competitors and the sun corner enjoyed a sizable turnout.
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Eddie Hanlon
Birmingham
Paskey
Young Stribling
Macon
Hanlon
Americas
Stribling
Hanson
American Legion
Raymond Vines
Bob Gibson
Augusta
Gibson
Kim Kimsey
Scrap Iron
Green
Wild Cat Alley
Messenger Boys
Central City
Kimsey
Harry Stevens
Primary entries opened to fill Judge Hill’s seat
The state executive committee opened primaries for the Court of Appeals seat to succeed Judge Ben Hill who died last week. Judge R Bell of the Albany circuit has been appointed by Governor Hardwick until the next general election. The committee fixed August 5 for any other candidate to announce and the September 13 primary will nominate the party’s candidate. Bell is not expected to face opposition.
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Atlanta
State Execuive
Court of Appeals
Ben Hill
R. ©. Bell
Albany
Hardwick
Judge Bell
Philips Still In The Republican Saddle Here
Atlanta July 28 C C Coyle secretary of the Republican state central committee for Georgia said today J Louis Philips state chairman for Georgia had not yet tendered his resignation to the committee Press dispatches from Washington said Philips intended to resign within a few days Coyle said the letter from Philips did not indicate resignation The state committee will wait for a definite statement and praised Philips for his long service to the party
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Atlanta
C. C. Coyle
Republican State Central Committee
Georgia
J. Louis Philips
Washington
Philips
Mr. Coyle
Cotton Growers Define Sales Policy At Atlanta Conference
At a Thursday morning start in Atlanta the Cotton Growers Cooperative Association opened a conference to draft a unified sales policy to be adopted by three state bodies under a single sales manager. Fourteen visiting officials from North Carolina Alabama and Georgia attended, with four representatives from South Carolina present though not yet in the agreement.
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Atlanta
Cotton-Growers Co-operative Association
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina Association
Giant watermelon grown in Tifton breaks records
Tifton July 28. Lenox Henderson of Irwin county brought a 67 pound gray watermelon to town yesterday. It was improved by seed selection. Last year Henderson produced an 80 pound watermelon.
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Tifton
Lenox Henderson
Irwin County
Winburn Issues Formal Ultimatum to 10 Shop Strikers
Central of Georgia Railway president Winburn sends a friendly ultimatum urging the shop force to resume duty by August first with full seniority. Those returning on time keep seniority. late returns as new hires. He says no national settlement possible and cautions former workers to consider family interests.
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Central of Georgia Railway
Winburn
the Central
Central
Urge three state owned terminals in Georgia ports
Fred G. Warde of the Brunswick board of trade argues for state owned terminals at Brunswick St Marys and Savannah. He says a careful investigation is needed before deciding location and notes legislators will visit Savannah then Brunswick and St Marys to evaluate each port’s advantages for state ownership.
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Atlanta
Brunswick
St. Mary’s
Savannah
Fred G. Warde
Brunswick Board of Trade
Mr. Warde
General Assembly
Georgia
Agri school hoped for 38000 dollar debt relief
Americas delegates told Kiwanis club and the joint appropriations committee that a 38000 dollar appropriation for the Third District Agricultural School was an emergency to pay debt from a burned building. The committee planned to recommend passage when possible, and Governor Hardwick indicated no veto unless state finances forced action.
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Americas
Joint Appropriations Committee of the Assembly
J. E. Sheppard
Kiwanis Club
Sheppard
Appropriations Committee
Hardwick
Bolt Kills Oxen and Driver Recovers in Preston
Preston July 2 After a lightning strike knocked him unconscious for 36 hours David Hogg regained consciousness and is set to return to work The bolt killed the oxen pulling a yoke during a storm Revival services began Sunday at the Baptist church led by Rev Crawford of Richland Also notes on the Stewart Webster Masonic convention a barbecue supper at Preston and various local visits and illnesses
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Preston
David Hogg
Baptist Church
Crawford
Richland
Fryer
Stewart-Webster Masonic
Columbus
T. J. Welch
Edna Shannon
Rosa Bell
Willie Bell
Americus
Raz Christian
Pope reports he ought to remain in Waycross
Lt Colonel Pope commanding the National Guard in Waycross reports the strike trouble has quieted but warns of unrest. He says troops should remain on duty with about 100 men and officers, allowing home leave as needed, until the situation stabilizes.
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Pope
Waycross
Atlanta
Hardwick
Natonal Guard
Seniority Question At Stake In Railroad Strike Talks
Washington July 28 The Associated Press reports free proposals from railroad executives and labor unions to end the strike. One plan would waive seniority and reinstate strikers, another would protect loyal workers by seniority, and a third would separately adjust the seniority dispute. After talks between the president and labor leaders, shopmen settlement proposals were drafted, with a railroad executives meeting in New York set for next Tuesday keeping the status quo while officials offer cautious hope.
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Washington
Associated Press
New York
Arbitration Issue in Shopmen Strike
Samuel Dunn of Chicago editor of the Railway Age spoke to the Rotary Club in Peoria Illinois on July 28 stating that arbitration is the fundamental issue in the railroad shopmen strike. He predicted the strike will promote peaceful settlements of railroad labor disputes in the future.
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Peora
Ills
Samuel ©. Dunn
Chicago
Railway Age
Rotary Club
Railway shop craft chairmen summoned to Washington
Salisbury July 28 D M Ellis one of six chairmen of shop crafts of the Southern railway received a telegram from Henry Miller general manager calling him to Washington for a conference. A similar message was sent to the other five general chairmen on the road.
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Salisbury
N. C
D. M. Ellis
Southern Railway
Henry Miller
The
Southern
Washington
Three Railroads Impose Partial Freight Embargo
Three coal carrying railroads Norfolk Western Chesapeake and Ohio and Louisville and Nashville declare embargoes on all freight except foodstuffs livestock and fuel across their lines keeping coal shipments blocked amid the July 28 announcement from Washington.
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Washington
Norfolk Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Louisville
Nashville
Tifton School Closes Short Course Team
July 28 report from the Sec od District Agricultural and Mechanical School notes the summer short course closing as Coastal Plain day with practical demonstrations at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station. About 200 attendees from eight to ten counties, led by Ben Hill and Col counties, included 22 girls and 18 boys from County Agent Owens. Topics covered dairying livestock judging hog grazing and related demonstrations.
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Tifton
Secod District Agricultuest and Mechanical School
Coastal Plain
Coasta Plain
Tift
Ben
Hill and Co
Owens
Americus spot cotton market steadies at 21 1/2 cents
The market for Americus spot cotton shows strict middling at 21 1/2 cents with a steady tone. Buyers and sellers expect stable prices as trading remains moderate.
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Americus
Market Opens Steady As Sullys Hit 12.54 In Liverpool Trade
Liverpool market report July 28 notes steady opening with Sullys at 12.54. Sales reach 5000 bales while receipts total 1419 bales, including 3000 American. Futures show Oct Jan Medh Prev Close 12.17 12.92 11.82. First Call 18.65, Close 18.95 11.86.
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Liverpool
Sullys
New York
Weddpsens
Apt
Annes Decneessa Senesio
Eo Cans Dyu Temas
Este Cebenseesam
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Lecislatereto
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AGGIE
Assembly
Bolt
Oxen
Southern Shop Craft
Tifton School
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