Grand Jury Indicts Negroes in Sumter County
After a day’s work the Sumter county grand jury returned thirteen true bills all against African Americans and adjourned until Wednesday due to foreman Set Wheatley’s absence. Indictments include murder burglary forgery perjury cow stealing and whisky selling with defendants in jail or on bond.
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Sumter County
Wheatley
Wirz Monument
Alais Lee Twnley
John Brown
Luther Harris
Cooper Lowe
Frank Moore
Jack Sailor
Arthur Corley
Mathis Corley
Hebron Corley
Tom Butler
Hanging Pictures Guide for Proper Arrangement
A room hanging guide advises using four plain papers for balance and an eight inch guideline. It recommends soft gray and terra cotta tones for backgrounds, avoiding busy patterns to let the artwork stand out. Do not tilt frames. keep them nearly flat for a clean wall display.
Horse Image Distortion Explained By Size Perception
A hoarse eye is said to magnify objects about 22 percent larger than they appear to a man. A six foot man would loom near seven feet six inches in a horse’s view. The proof remains elusive but this theory explains why horses fear or misjudge human size.
Uncle Eben Warns About Status of Treasure
In a dialect framed remark Uncle Eben says a man who sells another a gold brick ends up being fooled by a bigger claim. The line comically critiques misplaced trust and vanity.
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Uncle Eben
Georgia Seeks Diseased Wheat as Australia Diseases Spread
Georgia officials seek samples of suspect wheat after two serious diseases from Australia, Take All and Flag Smut, were found in Illinois and may threaten crops statewide. State Plant Pathologist J A McClintock and Georgia Experiment Station urge growers to send diseased wheat for diagnosis and offer free postage for samples.
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Australia
Georgia
J. A. McClintock
Georgia Experiment
St.Louis
Illinois
Office of Cereal Investigations Fas
Atate
Celgia
Frank
Windfall Origin Tied to Conqueror Forest Laws
The term windfall for good luck traces to William the Conqueror era when forest cutting was illegal. Only timber blown down by wind could be gathered, making a strong windstorm a signal of good luck and giving rise to the modern use of the word windfall.
Shoes Return After Furlough Sparks Family Tension
Kathleen and her teamma bring home a pair of shoes during a furlough. Doris, Kathleen’s older sister, opens the package against Kathleen’s protest. Kathleen insists the shoes stay closed until mother returns.
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Kathleen
Doris
Stains on photos after fixing corrected by vinegar wash
A note explains that brown or yellow stains on prints after fixing can be prevented by adding a tablespoonful of vinegar to the wash water used after development. The tip aims to improve clarity and longevity of photographic prints.
Eve's Air Flight Rescues Missed Train To Atlanta
Lovelace Eve reaches Atlanta by air from Americus to attend the Southern Commercial Secretaries Convention. The 160 mile detour flew from Souther Field at 1 40 pm after missing a train, piloted by Lieut Floyda Wilson. The rescue prompted remarks on air travel and recruitment talks at the convention.
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Atlanta
Lovelace
Americus
Lovelace Bye
Decatur Board of Trade
Americus Chamber of Commerce
Hapeville Field
South Field
Floyda Wilson
Salvation Army
Eve
Southern Commercial Secretaries Convention
Souther Field
C. O
Wilson
LaGrange
B. M. Bailey
Bailey
Europe
United States
Georgia
University May Get German Cannon
Atlanta May 27 A German cannon or field piece captured by the American army from the Imperial German government may be donated by Congress to the University of Georgia at Athens Judge Charles H Brand representative for the district urged the gift noting about 2 500 students from the university served in the war many paying the supreme sacrifice The University of Georgia is the oldest legally established U S university.
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Atlanta
Congress
University of Georgia At
Athens
Charles H. Brand
University of Georgia
Brand
United States
Spectacular whiskey catch at Broad and Alabama streets
In Atlanta a patrol stopped a passing automobile after its odor revealed liquor. Forty gallons of whiskey were found hidden in the car, drawing a crowd as officers and plainclothesmen seized the contraband. A frightened bystander pleaded for a drink, but was rebuffed.
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Atlanta
Broad
Alabama
Auto Dealers of State to Meet in Macon June 7
Practically all of the 850 automobile dealers of Georgia will attend a Macon meeting on June 7 to organize the Georgia Automobile Dealers association for protection and promotion of automobile interests. Clarence Bell of Atlanta will explain the state law on confiscating whiskey and test the statute in higher courts.
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Macon
Georgia
Georgia Automobile Dealers’ Association
Automobile Dealers’ Associaion
Clarence Bell
Atlanta
Eight Stills Destroyed At Hankinson Brickyards
Government and state officers destroyed eight stills with a 125 gallon capacity at Hankinson brickyards between Hamburg and North Augusta along the Savannah River. Stills were operated by black employees who retailed the product around Augusta. Six Black workers are under arrest.
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Augusta
Eth Hankinson
Hamburg
North Augusta
Savannah
Camp Jesup Idle Cars and Airplanes Pulling Toward Military Expansion
At Camp Jesup hundreds of automobiles sit unused while Souther Field holds 190 of the latest airplanes with only 60 men to maintain them. Colonel Bailey says promotion prospects in the service have never been better.
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Camp Jesup
Souther Field
Bailey
Canning Experts to France to Teach Home Canning
Four American canning specialists sail from New York aboard the Rochambeau to assist France’s Ministry of Agriculture. They will train French domestic science teachers in home canning, lead a school of home canning, and tour agricultural schools to demonstrate methods and equipment. This effort aims to boost home canning in France and boost US canning trade.
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Washington
New York Harbor
France
Ministry of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
French High Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Louisiana
Brin
Dore
Crowley
Acadia Parish
Caroline A. Boudreaux
Scott LaFayette Parish
Bernice Carter Davis
Texas
Franz P. Lund
Office of Extension Work South
Department of Agriculture
Mra
Party of Four
American Commission
United States
South
Parie
I Niral
Tuls Colleges of Agriculture and Agricultura
Mormon Preachers Barred From Atlanta Streets
Mayor James L. Key bans Mormon elders from preaching on city streets after prior permission was abused by selling literature to listeners.
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Atlanta
James L. Key
A Tennessee Man Praises Ziron Iron Tonic Relief
David Jones of Forbus Tennessee writes he felt like a total wreck before using Ziron Iron Tonic. He says stomach trouble loss of appetite and insomnia improved and he now feels energetic and able to work again. The letter endorses iron as essential for strength and suggests trying Ziron with a guarantee.
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David Jones
Forbus
Tenn
Sam
Booker
Mapa Thak
Pastor Moore Offered Superintendency Across States
In Savannah on May 27 the Rev Moore pastor of the First Church was offered 05 as superintendency of a major benevolent work. If he accepts he would head activities in Alabama and South Carolina with the Protestant Pastors association noting his wide known leadership in the church.
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Savannas
Savannah
Re Moore
Mina
Atlanta
Giabama
South Carolina
Moore
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