Bulletin Board Delights Athens Voters With Free Election Updates
Citizens praised a city election bulletin board after Mr. Stone of the Elite Theatre organized free posting of results. The Banner supplied late breaking bulletins from Atlanta reporters, delivered without bias on a white screen above Allen Talmadge’s building as hundreds watched.
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Stone
Banner
Atlanta
Constitution
Allen Talmadge
Athens
Bamber
Joe Brown Wins Georgia Governor in Sweeping Primary
Special to the Banner reports Joseph M. Brown elected governor of Georgia by an overwhelming majority in the primary. Brown carried 85 counties with 202 votes to Pope Brown 110 votes across 41 counties and Dick Russell 524 votes in 18 counties. Brown won in northeast Georgia and added counties never carried before. H. M. Stanley wins labor commissioner by a wide margin.
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Ear
Milton
Tatnall
Union
Pope Brown
Marcon
Browns
Charlton
Joe Brown
Russell
Joe + Brown
Tee Pereeeeee
Atlanta
Joseph M. Brown
Georgia
Clarke Joe Brown Sweeps Clarke County in Governor Race
Clarke County gave Joseph M. Brown a sweeping majority yesterday with a plurality over Russell of 205 and over Pope Brown of 256. The county vote was quiet with Little Joe’s friends loyal and strong. Commissioner of Labor results show H. M. Stanley winning near sweep with 890 votes to McCarthy’s 128.
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Clarke County
Joseph M. Brown
Russell
Pope Brown
Little Joe
R. B. Russell
H. M. Stanley
McCarthy
Beautiful Americus girl dies from gum bleeding
Americus Georgia December 7 Adelaide Lester, the beautiful daughter of Linton Lester, died here after bleeding from the gums could not be stopped. Physicians failed to halt the hemorrhage in the early morning hours.
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Americus
Adelaide Lester
Linton Lester
Phscicians
Sumter County road builder resigns his post
Americus Ga December 7 R G Chris than who as superintendent of roads for Sumter county has built 200 miles of the finest highways in Georgia has resigned his position to join a structural steel company.
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Americus
R. G. Christhan
Sumter County
Geor, Iy
Georgia counties standings show scattered digits across names
A fragmented OCR style tally lists many Georgia counties with scattered numbers and letters like Calhoun Camden Carroll Clarke and Dougherty along with scattered percentages and decimals. The overall total appears as a rough 202 with numerous garbled entries and stray letters.
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Brooks Butts
Calhoun
Camden
Carroll
Chatahoochee
Clarke
Clinch
Cobb
Colquitt
Crawford
Crisp
Maweon
Dougherty
Wee Douglas
Echols Fayette
Forsyth
Franklin
Jones
Ves
Notes on Election By the N P M
Yesterday morning a crowd debated bonds in the local county election and the governor ballot totals. Officials explained that many eligible governor voters were not registered for bonds, so 256 ballots were cast for bonds but not all in favor.
Morning vote habit sparks town ramble on bonds and governors
A town wag recalls a morning of voting for mayor, four aldermen, and bonds while joking about “two hundred eighty two for governor.” He notes daily voting as a habit, contrasts local bonds with governors, and watches autos pull up to the courthouse amid a flood of voters and dispersing chatter about bonds and labor commissioners. A horse incident interrupts the scene.
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Labor
Christian Church
Specials Sweepstake Best Cockerel in Show at Dalton Ga
The list records multiple show awards at Dalton Georgia with winners from Barrett Phinizy Athens Southland Poultry Farm Clarkston and Orpington Grove Athens. Prizes include cash displays cups and ribbons for best cockerel pen and pullet across Rhode Island Red Buff Orpington White Leghorn and other breeds.
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C. White Leghorn
Calcutta Farm
Dalton
S. C. White Orpingtons
Southland Poultry Farm
Clarkston
Rhode Island
Barrett Phinizy
Athens
S. C. Black Orpington
Orpington Grove
Hugh Rowe
Hugh. Rowe—Barrett
Rhode Island Red Cockerel
Bararett Phinizy
Buschmann & Pierce Prisé—Best
Rhode Island Reds
Buschmann & Pierce Prize
R. C
J. F. Rhodes
Buff Orpington Purlet
F. G. Birchmore
City
Mra. MacPherton
D. A. Dewey
Abbeville
9. C
E. K. Lumpkin
Mra. J
Stewart
Southland Poultry Yard
National
Black Orpington Club
Lw. B. Hardman
Ancona Club
Rhodesville Poultry Yards
W. F. Severns
Colcutta Farm
FP. G. Birchmore
Buena Vista Poultry Yards
Allgood and Thompson Tie The Knot At Parsonage
Thursday evening at seven thirty at Rev England's parsonage Miss Leila Allgood and Mr Louis Thompson were married. The couple has many friends eager for their happiness. The text shifts to urge Christmas shoppers to begin early for best bargains.
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England
Leila Allgood
Louis Thompson
Clarke County Bond Election Fails To Pass
Clarke county voters rejected courthouse bonds as a lack of turnout doomed the measure. Advocates campaigned hard but failed by 152 votes, with 928 for bonds to 1080 needed. County plans a new courthouse and vows to try again.
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Clarke County
City council finance committee burns bonds and coupons
The finance committees of council this week burned twenty four thousand forty five dollars in matured bonds and interest coupons. Five thousand dollars of bonds mature each year and have been canceled. This year nineteen thousand forty five dollars in interest coupons were checked, paid off, and destroyed by fire.
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Council
Council Finance Committee
Wreck injures two colonels near Cloverhurst Avenue
A bad auto wreck near Cloverhurst Avenue sent Col. Frank Shackelford and Col. 8. C. Upson from the vehicle of Jno Welch to hospital with serious injuries and unconsciousness. Welch also injured. Col. Lamar Rucker reportedly unharmed. Shackelford suffered a crushed arm and other injuries while Upson was briefly unconscious.
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Cloverhurat Avenue
Frank Shackelford
C. Upson
Jno
Welch
Lamar Rucker
Shackelford
Upson
Sentenced to Eight Years in Unwritten Law Case
John H. Hartley a Twiggs county blacksmith received eight years from Judge Felton for shooting and killing J. W. Russell claiming Russell had alienated his wife's affection Hartley thanked the judge for the leniency in Macon Georgia.
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Macop
John H. Hartley
Twiggs County
J. W. Russell
Felton
Hartley
Not to Hang Today as Court Delays Executions
Hes Stevens, a condemned Black man, was spared from execution set for Friday December 1 as Governor Slaten grants eight days to await Judge Brand. The bill of exceptions moves forward, with counsel Thomas and Col. Michael taking the case to the supreme court.
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Hes Stevens
Slaten
Brand
Thomas
Col. Michael
Supreme Court
Phi Kappa Officers Elected at Regular Meeting
Phi Kappa Literary Society elected officers for short terms with Geo T. Northen as president and Henry Smith as secretary. Other officers include Elmer Ranom, C R Smith, Herbert Dobbs, Jos B Varela, Ira Punkenstein, Edgar Dunlap, and Harold Meyer. Demosthenian Sousty also named officers, with Joseph E B Ross as president and B I Segall as vice president. Lucile Moody and Mize Asia Arnold noted in city visit.
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PHI Kappas
Phi Kappa Literary Society
Geo. T. Northen
Elmer I. Ransom
C. R. Smith
Herbert Dobbs
Jos. B. Varela
Henry Smith
Cor
Ira Punkenstein
Edgar B. Dunlap
Harold Meyer
Demosthenian Sousty
Joseph Eb, Ross
B. I Segall
H. T. Singleton
W. C. Mitchell
Geo. L. Williams
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Dick Russell
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Nomi Joe Brown
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Columbia
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Gilmer
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