Padrick's Court Prayer Amid Trial For Double Slaying
Statesboro on October 31 reports Rev. Elliott Padrick leading a courtroom prayer and delivering a sermon from Thou Shalt Not Kill as he defends himself in a trial for killing his wife and her mother. He blames women for man’s downfall and accuses his father in law of forcing the marriage. Defense witnesses describe Padrick’s past mental instability as a boy in a bid to prove insanity.
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Statesboro
Elliott Padrick
Padrick
Miliott Padrick
Elliott Padvick
Willie Mae
Mamie Low Dixon
Dixon
E. L. Padrick, Sr
Asane
T. J. Christian
Mehodiat Church
Vadvick
Trial of Elliott Padrick in murder case nears insanity defense
In Statesboro the Elliott Padrick murder trial nears the insanity defense. The state rested its case on the July 19 killings of Willie Mae Padrick and Mamie Dixon while defense testimony highlights family history of mental illness and Padrick’s erratic, devout behavior.
Lloyd George in More Trouble Faces Finish Fight
London reports a looming breakdown of the cooperative pact between the governmental Conservatives and Lloyd George's National Liberals. Conservative candidates surfaced to oppose Lloyd George banners in districts previously safe from Tory attacks, risking a split that could trigger a political showdown.
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London
Associated Press
Lloyd George
Tracking Negro at Fort Valley River Attack
Crawford county track dogs chase an unidentified Negro who struck Lucius Haddock, white storekeeper, on the head with a stick while preparing a meat order. Haddock is in serious condition but skull not fractured. Robbery motive alleged but the assailant fled after Haddock shouted. Earlier a similar assault on W. L. Gray occurred nearby.
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Crawford County
Lucius Haddock
Haddock
Knoxville
W. L. Gray
Siz
New 5 Cent Stamp Delayed. Hayes and Roosevelt Series Unveiled
The Atlanta post office announced the 5 cent Roosevelt stamp will not go on sale until current stock is exhausted. A new 11 cent stamp featuring Rutherford B. Hayes will appear within thirty days, and a 50 cent stamp showing the Arlington amphitheater and tomb of the unknown soldier will debut on Armistice Day. The 13 cent stamp is dropped while 14 and 25 cent stamps are added, completing a series honoring Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Martha Washington, Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Monroe, Grant, Hayes, Cleveland, and Roosevelt.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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Franklin
Martha Washington
America
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Monroe
Grant
Hays
Cleveland
School chums long separated meet after decades
Two former Ellijay graduates, Prof. Pettit and R S Hutchinson, reunited at Hutchinson's Forsyth street home after about 20 years apart. They grew up near Oakland Academy and now live near Albany where Pettit heads a rural consolidated school. They plan more frequent meetings as their residences are close.
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Pettit
S. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Forsyth Street
Ellijay
Oakland Academy
Prof. Pettit
Mrs. Pettit
Milledgeville
State Farm
Albany
Ryural Consolidated
Miss Logan Maintains Lead in Beauty Contest Vote
Final vote day for the American Legion beauty race sees Miss Ernestine Logan of Plains with 2,421,945 ballots and Miss Annie Ivey with 1,468,615 topping the field. Attendants for the November 11 celebration will be chosen after the close tonight, with standings listing several finalists and remaining contenders.
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Ernestine Logan
Plains
Annie Ivey
Anniie Tvgvemers St. Isesi
Helen Keister
Elizabeth Joyner
Willie Webb
Busan Suaom Ooooe
Ais
We Wate
Annie Ruth Jones
Ruby
Mary Rambo
Hardwick to Follow Leaders In Personal Newspapers
Atlanta Oct 31 Governor Thomas W Hardwick of Georgia plans to publish a weekly paper The Georgia Democrat following in the footsteps of public men who issued personal organs. He aims to write most editorials himself and may rely on advertising for expenses though Senator Watson previously funded his papers with little advertising.
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Thomas W. Hardwick
Georgia
Georgia Democrat
William J. Bryan
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Vardaman
Mississippi
U.S
Thomas E. Watson
Columbia Sentinel
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Evening Post
Philadelphia
John Adams
England
Addison
Spectator
Watson
Kimsey Resigns as Traffic Officer to Join Seaboard Airline
Charles Himneey, longtime traffic officer in the police department, resigns to take a post as a special agent with the Seaboard Airline. The move is effective immediately and marks a new chapter in his career.
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Kimsey
Charles Himneey
Police Department
Seaboard Airline
Families Plan Anniversary Gathering
Families look forward to spending a coming anniversary together, arranging a simple gathering for relatives and loved ones to celebrate the milestone with shared meals and memories.
Murder Witness Under Scrutiny In Hall Mills Case
In New Brunswick detectives probe the background of Mrs. Jane Gibson, an eyewitness to the Hall Mills killings, amid claims she may be the wife of William Easton rather than the widow of a clergyman. Easton declines to comment.
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Jake Gibson
New Brunswick
Wémarm
Sev. Hall
Mills
Jane Gibson
Hall-Mills
William Easton
Easton
Candler Engagement Dispute Moves Cautiously
Atlanta oct. 81. Harry Gamble attorney for Mrs. Onezima de Bouchelle former fiancée of Asa G. Candler says no statement on future legal steps will be made. Gamble declines to discuss details or confirm local lawyers’ involvement while visiting with Dr. W A Gardner. He refuses to say if Mrs. de Bouchelle will come to Atlanta or how long he will stay.
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Onezima de Bouchelle
Asa G. Candler
Harry Gamble
New Orleans
de Bouchelle
Gamble
Piedmont Hotel
W. A. Gardner
Pace’s Ferry Road
Mr. Gamble
Tenant Kills Overseer in Farm Dispute Near Douglas
On October 31 at noon on the E. L. Davis farm seven miles east of Douglas C A Cook, a tenant, shot Joe Manning about 35 with a shotgun after a dispute over division of edrn. Manning fired first with a pistol, lodging a bullet in Cook's thigh. Cook surrendered in town shortly after. Both men leave families.
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Joe Manning
Douglas
E. L
Cook
Italian cabinet takes office after oath before king
London report says the new Italian cabinet led by Mussolini took oaths of office before the king and assumed duties immediately. The dispatch notes the Fascisti leaders and members proceeding to govern from Rome.
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London
Mussolini
Rome
Rome clashes leave twelve dead in Fascisti attacks
In Rome on October 31 twelve people were reported dead from attacks in which Fascisti were involved. Four Fascisti were killed by snipers firing from windows in the workers quarter as a party passed. Eight more died in a clash with Communists in the Siburtino quarter.
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Rome
Siburtino
Mussolini Forms Italian Government with Loyalists
Benito Mussolini, entering Rome by invitation of the king, names his ministers across key posts. Appointees include Armand Diaz as war minister, Luigi Einaudi as treasury, and several Fascisti or Nationalist figures for interior, education, and other departments.
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Associated Press
Benito Mussolini
Armando Diaz
Thaon di Reval
Luigi Einaudi
Theopoli Rossi
Sginor DeStefani
Fascisti
Luigi Federsoni
Signor Giurato
Alvo Ovigilo
Titoni
Lugui Capitanio
Signor Carnaza
Signor
di Cesara
Stefano Cavazzoni
Feast of All Saints at Calvary Church Service
Tomorrow November 1 the Feast of All Saints there will be Holy Communion at Calvary Church at 11 A M.
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Calvary Church
Hughes Outlines Harding Foreign Policy Emphasis
Boston dispatch recalls Secretary Hughes praising a policy of helpfulness and no entanglements. He cites arms conference leadership, Western hemisphere harmony, and U S restraint in European disputes, while supporting selective U S participation in the International Court of Justice. He notes treaties ratified and other admin achievements, including Cuba finances and Central America talks, and praises Senator Lodge though noting a political loss in Massachusetts.
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Mass
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Harding
Europe
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International Court of Justice
Washington
Great Britain
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Pacific
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