Wreck of Shenandoah Triggers Mass Visitors At Ava
Survivors of the Shenandoah and officials in Caldwell, Ohio, recount the dirigible’s gas bag rupture above power car, blame inquest says, as crowds flock to Ava to view the remains. Thousands of motorists and aircraft crowd the countryside while crews and army officers assist at the crash site.
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Ohio
Caldwell
United States Navy
Ava
Associated Press
Columbus
Rosendal
Times-Recorder Offers $10000 Gift Campaign for Help Wanted
The Times-Recorder launches a broad circulation drive offering cash commissions of 15 percent on subscriptions plus gifts including luxury cars. Open to all ages 18 to 80 in Americus and surrounding areas, with no experience needed and a generous prize list promised if participants recruit renewals and new subscriptions. Hours 3 pm to 9 pm at the Times-Recorder office. call 99 for details.
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Times-Recorder
Americus
Times- Recorder
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Americas Times-Recorder
Noted Judge Seayett Found Dead In Centennial Park
Nashville dispatch reports Judge J John T Seayett 65 former first chancery judge and prominent attorney was found in Centennial park with his throat cut. Authorities say suicide likely due to prolonged ill health. His body lay near Tip Top hill where a park worker spotted him while raising the flag. A razor lay nearby.
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Tenn
Jjohn
T. Seayett
First Chancery Court
Centennial Park
Two Killed in Auto Crash on Winchester Pike
Winchester Va Sept 4 Two men were killed instantly and a young woman was fatally injured when a speeding automobile struck their stalled car on the Winchester Martinsburg pike. A fourth member escaped with only slight cuts.
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Here
Dr Primrose Speaks on Cancer at Randolph County Meeting
Dr Arthur C Primrose was a principal speaker at the Randolph County Medical Society meeting in Cuthbert Georgia on Thursday. He discussed cancer with support from Mrs Primrose and remarks by Dr J L Campbell Dr Frank Roland and Dr W O Harvard. Dr Stukes urged Primrose join Cancer Commission, pledging resignation to favor his appointment as best suited to fight cancer locally.
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J. L. Campbell
The
Cancer Commission of Georgia
Frank Roland
Georgia Medical Association
W. O. Harvard
Stukes
Cancer Commission
Straight salary for Georgia lawmakers eyed to boost action
Atlanta Sept 4 Talk of amending the constitution to place members of the general assembly on a straight salary rather than per diem is circulating in the capitol. The biennial sessions act pays $7 a day for 60 days totaling $420, with some officials favoring about $500 for the term.
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General Assembly
Assembly
Navy Men Prepare to Fight Budget Cuts in Naval Balance
Washington dispatch reports big navy men ready to oppose budget cuts in the next warship appropriations and call for a more liberal allowance. They argue that the armament limitation agreement did not stop naval buildup but shifted it, leaving the United States at risk of being outclassed by England and Japan. Continued discussion expected on Page Seven.
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Coolidge
Harding
United States
England
Japan
Infant falls from porch in Savannah. survives
William Gray Jrr., one year old son of Mr. and Mrs. W M Gray, plummeted about 20 feet from a second story porch onto a cement walk in Savannah on Tuesday afternoon. In care of a nurse, he was unconscious on impact but revived with first aid. No apparent injuries reported.
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Savannah
William Gray Jrr
W. M. Gray
Pleasant Grove to ordain deacons
On next Sunday afternoon at 6 o clock there will be an ordination of deacons at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church on the Leslie road All Baptist deacons and ministers are urged to attend and sit in the presbytery and the public is cordially invited to be present and witness the ceremony.
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Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Leslie Road
Quiet First Days Of The Anthracite Strike In Pennsylvania
In Scranton Pennsylvania Sept 4 miners’ strike calm with 160000 workers. Miners led by 30 year old Rinaldo Cappellini expect a short stoppage. They tight to avoid wage cuts, seek work in gardens and surrounding towns, and mules await daylight as talks hint at compromise.
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Rinaldo Cappleini
Pinchot
Charlie Casey
Silver Cup for Best Corn Grower in the South
The Southern Railway System will award a silver cup annually to the grower of the best ten ears of corn. Eligible regions include Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Tennessee and Kentucky with entries exhibited at eighteen leading state and district fairs. Roland Turner Atlanta general agricultural agent announced details of the plan. The competition is open to all corn growers in the listed states with the caveat that exhibits must be entered in a fair within the state where grown.
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Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Roland Turner
Atlanta General Agricultural Agent
Southern
Evening Prayer at Calvary Church Tonight
Evening prayer will be said at Calvary Church tonight at 7 45 o clock with continued service in the evening hours as announced for parishioners and attendees.
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Calvary
Calvary Church
Honest bootleggers pay government upon incomes
New York city officials report that honest bootleggers paid between 500000 and 1000000 in income taxes in the wealthiest district of the United States, lower Manhattan. Most filed returns under investments, while one man disclosed his bootlegging profits and sought losses as exemptions from hijackers.
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New York
United States
Lower Manhattan
Rhine Business Competition Grows in Export Trade
Washington reports rising German competition in exports as German industries modernize with new equipment and processes. Officials foresee intensified rivalry, especially in the Orient and Latin America, with lower production costs enabling favorable pricing despite potential credit limits. German firms adapt products to market needs rather than forcing American tastes.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Index
New York Trust Company
Commerce Bureau
Orient
Latin America
Germany
Sheriff's Death in Federal Courtroom Shootout
Sequatchie County Sheriff J H Hennessee was shot twice and killed in the federal courtroom by Marion County deputy Lige Lane. The fatal shooting occurred shortly after 1 PM amid a feud described as a bootlegger conflict between the Benton Godsey and Claude Thomas factions.
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J. H. Hennessee
Sequatchie County
Federal Court
Lige Lane
Marion County
Hennessee
Benton Godsey
Claude Thomas
Apple crop in Georgia faces drought and potential shortage
In Atlanta on September 4, Georgia apple growers warn of an impending reduced harvest due to drought. Early varieties Yates, Terrys, Black Twigs and Winesaps may yield about half a crop, with prices likely to rise. Despite shortage, fruit quality remains high, as R. Porter of Rome notes, with Porter Bros. Farm Corp. planning large Southeastern Fair displays in Atlanta in October.
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Georgia
Yates
R. Porter
Rome
Polk
Haralson
Esom Hill
Porter Bros. Farm Corporation
Porter
Federal agents sweep Jones county in double slave murder context
A large force of federal prohibition officers including undercover agents are quietly at work in Jones County searching for stills and for evidence. The coroner's jury investigating Friday’s double murder of Floyd Malone and Frank Tucker recessed until Wednesday. Duke aided the jury and planned to return from Macon after talks with investigators, saying officials aim to convict the guilty and clean up the situation.
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Mr. Duke
Anthony School Set To Open September Sixth
Anthony school will open its fall term at the A. & M. school Monday September 6 with Mrs Harvey Mathis as teacher. Miss Mattie McNeill will teach common school music to Anthony school pupils.
Local people asked not to waste water in drouth
Americus city officials urge water conservation as springs run at one third normal flow. City Engineer Walker says pumping meets insurance water requirements while reserves stay tight. He warns against waste even as canning and pool close, urging lawns watered only three to four times weekly and spigots shut.
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Americus
Walker
Americas
Canning Company
Water Works
Mr. Walker
Slogan Contest Nears End in Sumter County
Nearly 100 Sumter residents have submitted over 300 slogans to the Times-Recorder for a Kiwanis Club offered $20 prize. Contest closes September 7, with more entries expected. winners and honorable mentions will be published. Rules require ink on paper with name and address, six word limit, one slogan per sheet, mailed to Slogan Committee, care Times-Recorder, Americus, Ga.
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Kiwanis Club
Times- Recorder
Sumter County
Times-Recorder
Morntine
Care Times-Recorder
Americus
Fire destroys gin and cotton bale near Americus
Fire of unknown origin struck George Israel's cotton gin on the Plains road about six miles from Americus Thursday afternoon. One bale of cotton burned as the blaze quickly consumed the gin, razing the structure and all machinery. origin of the ignition remains undetermined.
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Americus
Plains Road
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