Will Satterfield Mount Gallows At 3 Today
James B. Satterfield faces execution at 3 pm in Atlanta as his lawyers seek a governor clemency delay and a possible lunacy commission review after new evidence. The case centers on Governor Walker delaying the timetable to examine reported new findings while a minister visited the condemned man in his death cell.
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Atlanta
James B. Satterfield
Walkey
Satterfield
Cochran
Walker
Lowry
Spring Cleaning At Americus Water Plant
Americus water plant undergoes thorough cleaning causing slight discoloration in hydrant water. Big reservoirs are being refilled after scrubbing while supply lines from springs northeast of Americus are emptied and cleaned. Discoloration is a health safety precaution and will fade as basins clear. Consumers will again receive pure water once cleaning completes.
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Americus
Water Department
Village school man is slain and buried in Amherst
Amherst, May 23. Police hunt a man who killed Miss Louise Gerrish, 19, village school teacher. Her body was found in a shallow grave in a pasture with seven buckshot wounds in her breast.
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Amherst
Louise Gerrish
Army Tractors and Trucks Sent to States for Roads
Atlanta May 23 A plan to use 1 500 army tractors and 4 000 trucks now idle is proposed for highway construction by states with road programs. The Military Affairs committee reported the bill favorably after the War Department refused to allow state use of the machines.
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Atlanta
House Military Affairs Committee
War Department
Kidnaped Boy Murdered By Degenerate Captors
Chicago police and coroners investigate the 14 year old Robert Franks murder after his nude body is found in a culvert three miles from home. A $10,000 ransom was demanded by telephone and a letter, with rewards offered by his father and a local newspaper. The coroner calls the crime one of degeneracy while not stating a definite death cause.
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Chicago
Robert Franks
Jacob Franks
Franks
Springer
Brick pavement chosen for Thirteenth Street viaduct in Columbus
Columbus May 23 Brick pavement will be laid on the Thirteenth street viaduct roadway and sidewalks at a cost of 18 000 to be paid by the city The action followed a letter from Capt C K Lawrence chief engineer Central of Georgia Railway Concrete pavement was recommended for the roadway with brick for the surface and an asphalt filler Sidewalls to be concrete
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Columbus
Thirteenth Street
C. K. Lawrence
Central of Georgia Railway
Central
Walter A. Richards
Comphsssion
Witt and Goldberg Killed in Crash Near Holly Springs
Two men named Harry Witt of Memphis and Nathan Goldberg of Tampa were instantly killed when their car overturned on a sharp curve near Holly Springs Mississippi. The crash occurred today as the vehicle left the road and rolled over on the outskirts of the town.
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Holly Springs
Miss
Harry Witt
Memphis
Nathan Goldberg
Tampa
Poultry car to extend territory on Georgia Florida lines
The Georgia and Florida railway poultry car will begin a new run Monday covering twenty eight branch stations from Statesboro at 9 am to Tennille by Wednesday May 29. The following week it returns on the main line, with special trains to cover the territory, buyers and sellers benefiting from the expanded schedule. The last trip yielded eight thousand pounds of chickens and over three thousand dollars in cash to raisers. J A Kelley of Atlanta is the buyer. the car is supervised by the state bureau of markets. the last load was shipped to New York.
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Valdosta
Georgia & Florida Railway
Statesboro
Tennille
Madison
State Bureau of Markets
J. A. Kelley
Atlanta
New York
Dr Melton to deliver Winder High School baccalaureate
Dr W F Melton head of Emory University English department will give the baccalaureate address at Winder High School’s graduation exercises Tuesday night. The week opens with a junior class play Friday night, a sermon by Rev J C Blackburn Sunday, and class night for seniors Monday.
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Winder
W. F. Melton
Emory University
Winder High School
J. C. Blackburn
The
Presbyterian Church
Toccoa
Fateful Eve of Verdict in Rickner Murder Trial
A large crowd gathered in Anniston Alabama as arguments continued in the murder trial of Evelyn Sue Rickner wife of Lt James C Rickner stationed at Camp McClelland. Jurors could be instructed late today with a verdict possible soon. The prosecution urged the death penalty while the defense argues emotional insanity.
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Anniston
Ala
Evelyn Sue Rickner
James C. Rickner
Camp McClelland
Jim Smith
Rickner
City Council to Meet This Afternoon on Dog Ordinance
City council will convene at 5 p m in regular session. The main topic is an ordinance to regulate keeping dogs in Americus. Proponents argue dogs pose a danger and many should receive anti rabies serum. Recent rabies cases spur demand for protection.
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Americus
Dr MacArtney to head Presbyterians in America
Dr Clarence E MacArtney of Philadelphia was elected moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America at the 136th General Assembly in Grand Rapids. He won on the first ballot over Dr Charles Erdman of Princeton, with 464 to 444 votes. Nominated by William Jennings Bryan, he was praised as a scholar orator writer and parliamentarian who will not surrender to modernism as a substitute for the word of God.
Bibb Mill awards homes contract in Payne Village
The Batson-Cook Co of Chattanooga Tenn was awarded the Bibb Manufacturing project to build 35 houses in Payne Village Macon at a total cost of 88900 and 2540 per home. The project is among several mill property improvements by the firm in Georgia.
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Macon
Batson- Cook Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Bibb Manufacturing Company
Payne Village
Move to Modify Bonus Measure In Congress
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts introduced an amendment to replace insurance with cash payments on the same per diem basis of the bonus bill. He estimates the change could save the government about one billion dollars if approved by Congress.
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Washington
Walsh
Massachusetts
Congress
McAdoo Carries Tennessee's 24 Delegates at State Convention
Tennessee's 24 delegates to the national Democratic convention were instructed after a tumultuous session in Nashville on May 23, voting 1,300 to 743.5 for William G. McAdoo. The 8,000 delegates faced turmoil over instruction and Senator McKellar urged calm debate and a rail call.
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Nashville
Tennesee
William G. McAdoo
United States
McKellar
Hancock Farmers Line Up In Fight
Hancock county farmers join boll weevil control push led by County Agent S D Truitt and Hancock Boosters Club. Circles distribute poison guidance. County meetings set for next Friday with an expert speaker at each site. Output expected to at least double last year's yield.
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Sparta
Hancock County
S. D. Truitt
Boosters’ Club
Evening Prayer at Calvary Church Tonight
Evening prayer will be said in Calvary Church tonight at 7 30 oclock.
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Calvary Church
Calvary
Girl Kidnapped in Broad Daylight In Chicago
In Chicago on Thursday afternoon Miss Nellie Taylor an 18 year old English girl was abducted in front of her uncle's home. She was pushed screaming into a waiting automobile by three men who escaped with her. Police conduct a broad daylight search for suspects.
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Chicago
Nellie Taylor
Senate Committee to Dispose Proposal to Enter World Court
Washington May 23 An agreement reached by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to dispose tomorrow of propositions on American adherence to the League of Nations world court. The decision is seen as ensuring a favorable report on a composite plan for U S membership in the court.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relation Committee
League of Nations’ World Court
Thirty-Five Dogs Die in Valdosta Pounds Campaign
In Valdosta on May 23 approximately thirty five dogs have been killed since the pound campaign began last week. About fifty dogs remain for redemption or execution as owners decide. Officials report strong public cooperation with the move to tag muzzle and register dogs while enforcing the dog law.
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Valdosta
Alligator killed on Columbus Street
Columbus May 23 A thirty nine inch alligator was shot and killed on the river bank at the foot of Broad street at 3 30 yesterday afternoon by James Evans a 15 year old youth The boy spotted the reptile on the ground about three feet from the water and using a thirty two calibre rifle killed it The animal was observed by several persons in the lower part of the city yesterday afternoon.
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Columbus
Broad Street
James Evans
Hixon committee to distribute calcium arsenate at cost
The Steering committee of the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce plans to supply calcium arsenate to farmers at 10 cents per pound. Two cars from Dow Chemical will be dispatched to Americus within hours, with further shipments to follow. Distribution will be at Harrold Brothers warehouse on Cotton Avenue under a certificate-based system, prioritizing Sumter residents and handled by Central of Georgia Railway coordination. See continued details on page five.
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Sumter County
Americus
Chamber of Commerce
Dow Chemical Company
Midland
Mich
Atlanta
Steering Mittee
Chan White
Americas
Central of Georgia Railroad
James A. Hixon
Central
Agent White
Harrold Brothers
Steersing Committee
Harrold
Cotton Avenue
Henry Everett
Ofice
Poisoning pattern repeats in three stages
The sequence describes poison administration at three intervals: immediately before the first squares form, then five days after the first poisoning, and again five days after the second poisoning. The text implies a staged timeline of toxin exposure with consistent five day gaps.
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DR. Macartney
GUILD
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