Barbecue Feast Highlights Tom Irwins Generous Farmstead
Larry Gantt recalls a large community barbecue hosted by Tom Irwin in Oglethorpe County near Winterville. About 260 guests, including officials H C Tuck and Horace Holden, share abundant food and fellowship, with praise for Irwin’s hospitality and farming success. The piece notes widespread attendance from nearby counties and mentions ongoing boll weevil problems and cotton controls.
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Athens
Hon
H. C.tuck
Judge Holden
Frank Pn
Oglethorpe
Madison
Jackson
Ita
Tom Irwin
Tom
Cand Hia
H. C. Tubb
Horace Holden
Frank Holden
Paul Jonathin
Eberhardt
O. H. Co
Oll
Percy Johnson
Heywood
Bob ‘Canthaen
Bheritt
Kr. Jackson
Jackson County
Collier
Lexington
Hamilton
Wowhatter
Shull
Bacon
Sheriff Watking
Edgar Maxwell
Corns ‘Ingham
Smithonia
Dunaway
Lige Johnson
Tower
Taylor Bates
Maxeyn
Jlouk Gillen
Winterville
J.T
Mr. Colle
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E B Hudson Geared for City Council Bid
State association meets here in April with three hundred delegates expected to attend. E B Hudson appears as a leading candidate in the local city council race amid preparations and expected activity surrounding the event.
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State Association
Election Today Marks PTA Leadership Change in Athens
Athens associations plan a busy year as Mrs. Preston Brooks resigns today from the City Council of the PTA after a long presidency begun in 1921. Mrs. EB Hudson may head the council next year as the group pursues thrift banks, school bond issues, and a statewide speakers bureau ahead of Georgia PTA events this spring and next year.
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EB. B. Hudson
Baxter Street Parents Teacher Association
Womans’ Club
Preston Brooks
Brooks
Jane
Hudson
Athens
P. T. A. Ciation
Georg Ucation Association
State Association
Georgia
State College Agriculture
Missing Ballot Counts Cloud South Carolina Election
Report notes tens of thousands not voting in South Carolina amid scattered ballot issues. Text references missing ballot boxes and unclear results in the superintendent race, with fragmented names and places.
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Columbia
8. C
Hope
Swearington
Rail plots and court fights mark tense railroad crisis
Chicago witnesses arrests in a wide conspiracy to wreck trains as four men face murder charges in Gary Indiana for a Michigan Central wreck. In Atlanta, attorneys seek a retrial for Frank DuPré as Governor Hardwick weighs last minute appeals before the Friday execution window.
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Chicago
Associated Press
New York Central
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Chicago and Alton
Michigan Central
Gary
Ind
Cleveland, Cincinnati
Chicago and St. Louis
Arlington Heights
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Frank DuPrevent
Irby C. Walker
Hardwick
Missing Thurso Woman Ella Shaw Reported Missing
Police report a missing woman in Thurso, Ella Shaw, last seen around River Street Wednesday night near ten o clock. A mate or neighbor stated she left home after an argument with Mrs Dale Wood and a male companion.
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Ella Shaw
Dale Wosd
River Street
Thursday Half Holiday Ends for Athens Stores
Athens merchants observe a half holiday on Thursdays with store employees given a half day for weeks, but Thursday marks the last such closing for the year as stores close early one final time.
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Athens
Farm Bureau barbecue draws crowd to Tuckston
The Farm Bureau hosted its annual barbecue in Tuckston on Thursday. Despite a smaller turnout than last year, attendees enjoyed ample food as county farm demonstrator Purcell and chairman Claude Tuck helped oversee arrangements.
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Tuckston
Farm’ Bureau
Jones Purcell
County Farm
Purcell
Claude Tuck
Farm Bureau
Mr. Tuck
Ex Governor Harris Mentioned for Commissioner Race
Ex Governor Harris is mentioned as a candidate for commissioner in a local race. The article notes his role and ties to the board of trustees as part of the surrounding political context.
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Harris
Bion Tt
He Teaign
Lae Tamemaretel Ts
Baers
Ses
Four Billion Bonus Bill Passes Senate Conference Vote
Washington action reports four billion bonus legislation approved by the Senate and sent to conference. The roll call showed 47 to 42 with party lines blurred as 3 present could not vote and 54 were absent. The measure includes a daily rate and adjusted service credit details for veterans.
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Okie Aes
Washington
Seagees
Stven
Abattoir Question Reopened By City Council
City council debates reviving the abattoir plan with private capital. finance committee reports a plan for a municipal plant, seeking public approval and funding. Citizens favor municipal ownership. next session to discuss financing and oversight.
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Thomas
Ace
Two Waite Men Held for Murder in Augusta Georgia
Augusta authorities report two men from Waite identified as residents are detained on murder charges. Officials declined to release further details pending investigation and arraignment.
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Waite
Building Permits Reach Seventy Thousand in Two Months
Building permits for July and August totaled $70 000 as reported by city building official J W Barnett. Athens construction is robust with more homes and repairs planned over the next two years and several new residential areas being prepared for public use. Permitted projects include additions and new houses for multiple residents and business improvements at a high school site, United Cigar Stores, and other locations reflecting a sustained building boom.
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J. W. Barnett
Athens
Ben Kennebrew
C. C. Nix
L. B. Eberhardt
A. H. Davison
J. A. Clarke
Henry Lay
Dr. Campbell Morgan
J. B. Patman
George Collins
Aerial Attack On Boll Weevil Demonstration Held
Aerial spray tests against the boll weevil continued in Greenville with government supervision. Planters from Louisiana Mississippi and Arkansas observed a 14 000 acre field as airplanes sprayed calcium arsenate across large areas to combat the infestation.
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Greenville
Misc
Beatts
Misn
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
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South Carolina
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