Coolidge Sweeps Convention for Presidency in Vast Victory
At Convention Hall in Cleveland on June 2, Calvin Coolidge won a historic Republican nomination with a commanding majority of delegates. The later session on June 12 debated vice presidential choices, with Judge William S. Kenyon of Iowa emerging as a strong running mate possibility and Borah’s name floated amid talk of a floor fight. Delegates remained free to choose the running mate as the convention proceeded.
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Cleveland
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
LaFollette
Johnson
William S. Kenyon
Iowa
William M. Butler
Kenyon
Butler
Republican Party
Borah
Marion Leroy Burton
Northampton
Mass
University of Michigan
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Cotton Grading School to Open in Athens This Summer
The Cotton grading school of the State College of Agriculture will run June 23 to July 26 under Prof. R B Childs. The course uses the new international cotton standards adopted by major exchanges and aims to train students in grading stabilizing and handling cotton with extensive supervised practice.
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Athens
State College of Agriculture
R. BR. Childs
A Man Who Knocks At Our Door Is Always Welcome
A playful adage notes that a visitor is welcome only if he leaves after being admitted, reflecting a cautious hospitality mindset. The line implies courtesy paired with a boundary for guests.
McDowell to Face Second Murder Trial in Pinellas
In Clearwater on June 12, Frank McDowell, accused of murdering his parents in their St. Petersburg home, will be retried next Tuesday after a hung jury. Court records show the jury deliberated to the point of deadlock, with reports of an initial 10 to 2 tilt toward acquittal on insanity grounds and later ballots on life imprisonment, one juror resisting the death penalty.
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Clearwater
Fla
Frank McDowell
Pinellas Circuit Court
St. Petersburg
McMullen
Missionary Joseph Cunningham Reported Safe in China
From Peking June 12 there is no definite confirmation of reports that Rev. Joseph Cunningham of the Christian and Missionary Alliance has been killed in China. He was among missionaries threatened at Kweilen in Kwangsi province as rival forces operated nearby. other missionaries at Kweilen are reported safe.
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Peking
Changsha
Joseph Cunningham
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Cunningham
Kweilen
Kwangsi
Kwangtung
Cunnignham
McGregor Lumber Co receiver suit filed in Georgia
Charles Henry Haynes of North Carolina sues McGregor Lumber Co alleging stock purchase fraud and improper handling of salaries dividends and notes. Abe C Alexander and D G Bland named as defendants with Watkins and Asbill as attorneys. Injunction and receivership to halt asset disposal to be heard June 7 before Judge Samuel H. Sibley in Atlanta.
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M’gregor Lbr, CO
Colubus
Mc Gregor Lumber Company
Georgia
Nathan A. Brown
Charles Henry Haynes
North Carolina
Haynes
Amuel H. Sibley
Atlanta
Painleve Secures Trust in French Presidency Race
Paris June 12. Paul Painleve president of the chamber deputies won 306 votes in caucus, while Gaston Doumergue president of the senate received 149 votes as parties met to pick a French presidential candidate.
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Paris
Paul Painleve
Chamber Deputies
Gaston Doumergue
Senate
France
Rotarians urge permanent Americus camp to draw tourists
At a Rotary luncheon in Americus George Riley advocates a lasting camp site at The Dell with needed lights sewerage and water. Carl Glover moves a committee with the chamber to attract tourists as nearby towns Albany and Thomasville woo visitors. Bill Cage promotes bringing farming families to the county and notes smaller communities anticipate mills, while guests include J A Foster R P Stackhouse Eugene Overby.Rusell Thomas William Mathis and Dr A C Primrose. Prof J E Mathis praises local college-bound youth as fine and capable. Dr L F Grubbs introduces W A Joyner who urges doing more for others and exceeding prior effort in service. Miss Willa Sanborn reads an essay on Education and Progress.
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George Riley
Americus
Dell
Carl Glover
Walter Rylander
Chamber of Commerce
Americas
Bill Cage
Vienna
J. A. Foster
Fitzgerald
R. P. Stackhouse
Eugene Overby
Russell Thomas William Mathis
A. C. Primrose
William Mathis
Emory
J. E. Mathis
L. F. Grubbs
W. A. Joyner
Rotarians
Willa Sanborn
Walker To Attend Meeting Of Trustees
Governor Walker left Atlanta for Athens to attend the annual meeting of the University of Georgia board of trustees. He is to deliver the Phi Beta Kappa oration Monday afternoon at the university.
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Atlanta
Walker
Athens
Board of Trustees
University of Georgia
Cameron Child Tassie Sue Cameron Dies of Colitis
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cameron mourn the death of their young daughter Tassie Sue who passed away Sunday morning at 3 30 after a brief illness with colitis. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 4 from the grandparents home with interment at Oak Grove cemetery. Surviving are the parents a sister Charlotte and grandparents Mr and Mrs T Law.
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Frank Cameron
Tassie Sue
T. Law
Oak Grove Cemetery
Charlotte
Mercer Denounces Klan as Organized Outlaws
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Jesse Mercer brands the Ku Klux Klan as an organized band of outlaws. He urges local communities to organize law respecting groups to resist and says only collective action can halt clanish violence and home invasions. He warns against relying on the Klan for protection and condemns alibi campaigns.
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Atlanta
Jesse Mercer
Georgia
Ku Klux Klan
T. #. Wicker
Coleman, Fla
Atlanta Constitution
Land of Outlaws
Georgia High Schools Grow Steadily Since 1911
Athens reports enrollment in Georgia high schools rose about 855 percent over seven years, with 4,000 to 8,000 students in 1911 12 growing to 45,000 by 1922 23. University of Georgia records show university enrollment rising from 500 in 1908 to about 1606 in 1925 24.
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Athens
Georgia
KR. P. Brooks
University of Georgia
Department of
Brooks
Belgians Release All German Political Prisoners
The Belgian government orders release of 50 German political prisoners condemned for Ruhr offenses to ease Ruhr tensions and aid German acceptance of the Dawes reparations settlement report. Only those guilty of destruction remain confined.
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Brussels
Ruhr
Dawes
Dick White Matched to Fight Boorde Here
Dick White of Columbus and Freddie Boorde of Afflanta are set for a ten round main event next Tuesday night in Atlanta. White, a sensational mauler, has never been knocked off his feet and fights with speed to finish early. Boorde is a tough boxer who starts fast and cuts opponents down. The engagement is promoted by John Mathis Post and backed by strong management from Charlie Loch and Billy Lotz.
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Dick White
Columbus
Freddie Boorde
Afflanta
White
Georgia
John
Mathis Post
American Legion
Boorde
Atlanta
Charlie Loch
Loch
Farmer Burns
Chamber names committee on Aggie junior normal college
The Chamber of Commerce appoints a committee of George O. Marshall G Webb and John M. Prance to study establishing a junior normal college at the Third District Agricultural and Mechanical College. Lovelace Eve president announced the move following directors' discussion. The panel will assess the existing debt at the Aggie school and whether it should be resolved before any change.
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Chamber of Commerce
Aggie
What is so rare as the money for the income tax payment
A humorous query about the scarcity or difficulty of obtaining funds for the June income tax payment, implying a sense of financial strain or irony. The line echoes a literary vein questioning rarity of money at tax time.
Unification Opposed at Americus District Conference
Dawson June 12 Opposition to unification of the Methodist church and the Methodist church south and disapproval of a special July session were voiced in a paper by Rev T M Christian at the Americas district conference in Dawson. The paper warned the unification would not unite but rather coerce many into union against their will. The paper was tabled 36 to 21 after most delegates did not vote. Dr W C Lovett presided as Americus district elder and Americus First Church will host next meeting.
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Dawson
Methodist Church
South
General Conference
T. M. Christian
First Methodist Church
Americas District Conference
Dawson Methodist Church
Frank G. Branch
Andrew Female
Cuthbert
W. C. Lovett
Americus
Laurens Farmers Poisoning Figures From County Survey
A partial cotton survey in Laurens County shows 882 farms visited by demonstrators to combat weevils. The 35 831 acres of cotton on 3241 plows yield an average of about 11 acres per plow. Of the acreage, 8168 acres will not use poison, 25 758 acres will use poison, and 2824 acres will use it if available. Nonpoison acreage is mostly east of the river and near the Aldrian road, with about a quarter of the land scattered across the county.
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Dublin
Laurens County
Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Proctor
Gives Convict Lift Loses Coat and Fifty Dollars
Columbus dispatch notes L. E. Green gave a ride to a white convict named Piper along a Muscogee county road near Carvey’s Camp. After Green’s automobile reached a hilltop, Piper jumped from the running board with a coat and fifty dollars. he has not been found.
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Columbus
L. E. Green
Winter secrets reveal in warming weather
With warm weather here, observers glimpse what the girls planned during the cold season. The line between hidden plans and public activity blurs as warmer days invite outdoor displays and social moves formerly kept indoors.
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Seemigly
Cunninghan
Iss Sanborn
Cameron
Mercer
KLAN
Columbus Lad
Buggs” Ramsey
Imepicus Methodist District Conference
Laurens
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