Sumter primary results reflect public stance on officers
The Sumter county democratic primary produced a high turnout and clear choices, notably Sheriff Harvey's victory over Glawson and the defeat of McMath for county school superintendent. The piece notes progress with rural school consolidation and calls for moving beyond partisan politics to focus on public business.
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Sumter County
Harvey
Times-Recorder
Glawson
McMath
Dupree
County Board of Education
Hoover Sees League Delay as Menace to World Order
In a final interview Hoover endorses the League of Nations with reservations and warns that delaying adoption harms global credit and exports. He opposes Asian immigration, calls race mixing degenerate, and urges immediate action to harness moral force for international stability. Stanford alumni push for Hoover's candidacy citing his wartime leadership.
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H. P. Burton
New York
Herbert Hoover
League of Nations
Hoover
United States
League
Pacific Coast
Stanford
Los Angeles
Stanford University
America
Out of the World Flight Brings Schroeder Back to Tell Tale
Major R W Schroeder, army aviator, soared seven miles above the earth into extreme high sky darkness. He endured freezing air and otherworldly gales, then returned to share what exists beyond the world. The piece imagines future voyages to the Moon, Mars, and Venus aboard Interstellar Limited.
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R. W. Schroeder
Schroeder
Interstellar Limited
Moon
Mars
Venus
Supreme Court Split Over Steel Case and Majority Rule
The Supreme Court ruled 4 to 3 that United States Steel Corp did not violate anti-trust laws in a minority decision. Five justices backed the government. Brandeis and McReynolds abstained, halting impartial judgment. A call is made for mandatory majority votes and temporary justices appointed by the president with Senate consent.
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Supreme Court
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Supreme Justices
Brandeis
McReynolds
Senate
Steel Combine
Colored Churches Appeal to Ban Sunday Hustle Venues
The entered churches of America unite to urge the city council to prohibit street hustles and similar venues on Sundays. Read at Friday’s meeting the protest notes vulgar talk and rowdy behavior near church and Sunday school halls, seeks restrictions, and was referred to committee for action.
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Americas
Third District Ginners Meeting Postponed Due to Weather
The Third District Ginners Association meeting scheduled for Americus this afternoon was postponed due to travel weather conditions. A new date will be announced later, likely in April. State secretary Mell M. Stephenson of Atlanta is expected to attend and possibly return for the rescheduled gathering. J. H. Stevens of Ellaville chairs the association's effort.
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Americus
Mell M. Stephenson
Atlanta
J. H. Stevens
Ellaville
Petition supports Hoover on Georgia ballot in Democratic primary
A reproduction of a petition circulated in Americas urging Herbert Hoover be placed on Georgia's April 20 preferential primary ballot. The petition argues the sub committee's ruling denying Hoover's name denies Democratic voters’ free expression and favors a small ruling group, urging inclusion of Hoover and signaling broad Democratic support in Sumter County.
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Americas
Herbert Hoover
Georgia
Abe Times-Recorder
Executive Committee
Jhereas
Hoover
Sumter County
Democratic State Executive Committee
Teaver
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