Committees Busy With Important Georgia Bills
Georgia senate and house committees reported on a flurry of bills. A 4-4 tie on anti-discrimination pricing blocked by chairman Womble. Other measures favored include raising county court jurisdiction to 1000 dollars, pensions for Confederate veterans, and state printing bids. Several fertilizer and seed bills faced opposition. a constitutional convention bill was rejected by the constitutional amendments committee.
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Senate Committee On Special Judiciary
Jackson
Frmal
Tevan
Supreme Court
Womble
Senate
Pitts
Reed
Senate Committee On
H H Perry
Georgia
Spicers
Burwell
General Judiciary’ Committee
Committee On General Agriculture
Meadows
Toombs
McMichael
Marion
Robert F Maddox
Harry C. Fisher
J. Rice Smith
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Haile
Clayton
House
Fullobright
Jor Burke
Gastley
Habernham
Louis B Magid
Fallulah Falls
McCarthy
Chatham
Justices of the Peace
Ellis
Bibb
Macon
Garrington
Richmond
Superior Court of Richmond
Davis
Dougherty
Falling Tree Fatality Claims Duluth Sawmill Man
John Webb Cain, a 67 year old prominent sawmill man, was killed when a tree fell during timber cutting in Duluth Georgia. He leaves a wife and eight children. Funeral services were to be held at the Baptist church this afternoon.
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Duluth
John Webb Cain
Gainesville Baptists Erect Beautiful New Church in Ga
The First Baptist church of Gainesville plans dedicatory services in late August for a granite building valued over 60 000 dollars. Over 45 000 dollars was subscribed after canvassing, clearing the debt, and raising pastor C J Copeland's salary. Dr F C McConnell and Dr George Truit will attend as noted leaders from the denomination.
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Gaiingville
First Baptist Church
Deacons and Beara of Finance
F. C. McConnell
Kansas City
George Trulit
Galinosville
Red Light Section Raid at Macon and Broughton Clash
In Macon on July 27 city detectives Nat Harrison and W A Smith led an effort to clear lower Cherry street of 91x houses used for prostitution after city council orders. Propr proprietresses faced charges, moved from the district, then courts delayed cases to Monday. In Atlanta, Dr Len G Broughton was branded by Rep J Randolph Anderson as a willful liar over near beer stock profits, with Anderson accusing Broughton of falsehoods and hypocrisy in a heated House confrontation.
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Urquhart
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Len G Broughton
Baptist Tabernacle
Atlanta
House of Representatives
J. Randolph Anderson
Chatham
Broughton
Anderson
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J. Slade
Muscogee
Atlanta Divine
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St. Anderson
Speaker
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Mr. Broughton
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Giorgia
Evidence Tightens Around Webb Negro In Vinings Attack
In Marietta Georgia special report says Willard Webb now held in Atlanta’s Tower faces stronger evidence after a dog found with him is identified by Mrs. Exle Brown as the one that accompanied the assailant during the attack near Vinings last week. Brown previously said the man carried a dog. Officials expect conviction despite Webb’s alibi claim.
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Willard Webb
Atlanta
Exle Brown
Vinings
Brown Hous
Webb
Still Looking for Body In Macon After Suicide Note
In Macon on July 27 a special report says Mise Lottis Faircloth remains missing after a search along the Ocmulgee river. Detectives W A Smith and Nat Hartigan failed to locate her, and a river search was conducted amid belief she died by her own hand. She left savings about 51 dollars with a neighbor, placed an unclaimed life insurance policy, and was to wed L Levar, whose absence after a note spurred the tragedy. She had been at the Georgia Industrial Home and worked as a laborer, noted for thrift and energy.
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Macon
Mise Lottis Faircloth
Ocmulgee River
W. A. Smith
Nat Hartigan
Williame
L. Levar
Georgia Industrial Home
Biblerilla
Farmers Union rally urges profitable Sea Island cotton sales
State organizer W. W. Webb spoke to a large Sea Island cotton farmers gathering at the Liberty Schoolhouse in Jesup Georgia. Farmers announced they are lining up marketing plans to sell their crop profitably this fall.
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Jesup
W. W. Webb
Farmers' Union
Sea Island
Liberty Shoo
Prohibition Debate Exposes Stock Interest in Savannah Brewery
Georgia legislators clash over a near beer measure with charges that Dr Broughton and Mr Anderson reveal hidden ties to the liquor trade. A stock stake in a Savannah brewery is cited as proof of personal interest influencing prohibition policy and votes. The debate highlights radical versus conservative factions and warns of a potential repeal back lash if enforcement gaps persist.
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Georgia
Dr Broughton
Broughton
Savannah
Georgina
Anderson
Invisible Toric Bifocals Offer Seamless Vision
DOTN Lor reading and walking in one solid glass eliminates two pairs of glasses. Thousands furnished, indistinguishable from single lenses with no seams or dividing lines. Walter Ballard Optical Co promises proof of leadership in Atlanta at 76 Peachtree St.
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Walter Ballard Optical CO
Peachtree
Atlanta
Greek Flag Raised by People of Crete
Canes Crete July 27 Greek flag runs up at the fortress and the Cretan military barracks as international troops evacuate. Cretans test powers pledged to protect Turkey’s rights. outcome of their bid to join Greece awaited with concern.
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Canes
Crete
Turkey
Greece
Alleged Murderer Crenshaw Captured in Macon
Joe Henry Crenshaw, a black man wanted for an alleged Warren county murder, was arrested this morning by Deputy Sheriff Walter Byrd at a blacksmith shop in East Macon. Warren county officers will pursue the suspect. A $100 reward was outstanding.
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Joe Henry Crenshaw
Warren County
Walter Byrd
Macon
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