Obituary notices from Georgia towns list locals and deaths
Obituary notices report deaths in August across several Georgia locales. Martha Watkins of Ren Tu county leaves a husband Is. Watkins and three children J B Watkins Newton Watkins and Mrs J W Morris. Rhoda Nixon of Athens dies aged 24, buried in Valethorpe. Joseph Duggan Jr. mourns 18 month old. J I Sterchi services set for this afternoon. Carrie Miller of West Point dies, survived by sister Miss Lou Miller and brother Henry W. Miller. Charlie C Willis of Elberton dies aged 2. funeral tomorrow. Dr Edwin L Marechal of Mobile dies. former Mobile public school board member and LL D recipient.
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Martha Watkins
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Is. Watking
Ren TU County
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Newton Watkins
J. W. Morris
North Georgia
Rhoda Nixon
Athens
August Li
Rhoda Nexon
Valethorpe County
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Carrie Miller
West Point
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Carrie Millar
Tiabbettaville
Shels
Lou Miller
Henry W. Miller
D. Marechal
Mobile
Ala
Edwin L. Marechal
Flo
Alabama State Medical Association
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Mobile Medical Society
Marechal
Mobile Public School Board
University of Alabams
Two Lives Price of Two Records on Fast Track
A long racing day ends with two deaths and Knox Company withdrawing all entries for two days. Chevrolet and Burman lead in key legs of the 260 mile event, amid tire and ignition troubles. fatalities, hospitalizations, and dramatic mishaps mark a brutal race.
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Buick
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eNis
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Clements
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Walter Ballard Optical lights thin bifocals at 45 Peachtree
Bonds stocks invisible toric bifocals promise perfect vision for reading and walking in one solid glass. Thousands sold. no seams or dividing lines. Visit Walter Ballard Optical Co. at 45 Peachtree St. Atlanta, Ga.
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Walter Ballard Optical Co
Peachtree St
Atlanta
Jackson Abandons Hope in Southern League Bid
Jackson Mississippi fans abandon plans to acquire a Southern League franchise after AUZUBT Ivo-Aster and Tuttle fail to find available Littles Rock and Montgomery franchises totaling about $10,000 for purchase and learning those options are not on the market.
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Jackson
Miss
Auzubt Ivo—Aster & Tuttle
Littles Rock
Montgomery
Jacksson
Hackett and Alexander Win Third National Doubles Title
Hackett and Alexander easily won the national lawn tennis doubles championship for the third time by defeating Maurice H. McLoughlin and G. O. Jones, the Pacific coast champions, in straight sets with scores 6-4, 6-4, 6-6.
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Hackett
Alexander
Newport
R. F
B. Alexander
H. H. Hackett
Maurice H. McLoughlin
G. O. Jones
Pacific Coast
Match Causes Fire in Republic Store Blaze
A burning match carelessly tossed by Miner after lighting a cigarette started a blaze in the gasoline tank in Frank Vickery’s store at Republic, a mining town 15 miles from here. The fire destroyed nearly the entire business portion. dynamite in two stores exploded but caused no injuries. Town valued at about $20,000.
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Birmingham Ale
Frank Vickery
Republic
Respite Granted in Electric Chair Murders
Alexandria August 18 Calvin Johnson Richard Piney and Eugene Dorsey three negroes sentenced to be electrocuted at Richmond September 3 10 and 17 for the murder of Walter F Schultz Chicago artist near the city March 6 last have been granted Governor Swanson holds until October 16 and 22 respectively
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Path of Death Follows Heat Wave
The heat wave across the southwest breaks in places with cooling breezes but leaves a deadly trail. In Louisiana and Mississippi temperatures topped 110 in Baton Rouge and 105 in Hattiesburg. New Orleans reports one death, William Schillenkamp, and multiple prostrations. Charles Gravy of Goshen Ind. dies in Texas while Julius Shutter succumbs near Cheneyville La. Two prostrations in Mobile Alabama, including M Emerson and Jack Vetter, leave them in serious or unconscious condition.
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Hea Pallay
Charles Gravy
Goshen
Ind
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Julius Shutter
Mobile
Ala
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Jack Vet‘ter
Smith's Bakery
Monkeys Defy Police After Runaway Wagon Crash
Two monkeys in Chicago refused to move from an organ grinder’s wagon as three policemen tried to remove them. Their elderly handlers Tony Condrava and wife Elizabeth were injured in the runaway crash. Despite torn clothes and scratched faces, the monkeys rode home triumphantly on the wagon seat as officers towed the cart to a patrol wagon.
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Chicago
Tony Condrava
Elizabeth
Curtiss Flies 1501 Feet in Aerial Display at Aerodrome
The crowd watched Curtiss perform a sequence of high speed maneuvers as he narrowly avoided collision with Dumanset and then landed safely after four minutes aloft. Lambert and Tissander each logged twelve minute flights while Latham received an ovation for his brief work.
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Hubert Latham
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Dr Eliot ridiculed by Archbishop Farley in Queenstown
Arch Bishop Farley of New York dismisses Dr Eliot's claim on twentieth century religion as absurd saying there is no region or philosophy without the supernatural. Cardinal Logue and Irish bishops see Farley off at Queenstown as he criticizes the layman’s authority on religious future.
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Queenstown
Farley
New York
Cardinal Logue
Armagh
Eliot
America
At the Casino Sees Record Vaudeville Attendance
The Casino's weekly crowd swelled beyond management expectations as continuous vaudeville drew larger audiences than anticipated at the popular summer theater. A separate note from Macon, Georgia dated August 19 reports Liveryman Jim Hicks hosted a barbecue for around one hundred attendees of local businessmen and politicians at his riverfront farm, planned to foster alliances among attendees.
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