Sunday School Girl on Trial for Murder in Delhaye Slaying
Dora Murff testifies she was promised marriage by J. J. Delhaye before his death and that she killed him after he refused. She recalls firing a revolver as Delhaye lay dying, while others claim Duval pulled the trigger. The defense and prosecution clash over intent and who fired first as the trial continues.
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J. J. Delhaye
Ione
Delhaye
der Daval
Darling
Pat
Deshayve
Ruth
Delye
Millard Pelhaye
Omeone
James Duval
Allie Duval
H.C. Webb
Dora
Madays
Campbell
Miss Murff
Debhaye
Slate
Big Georgia corn show readiness and parade plans
Atlanta prepares for the third annual Georgia corn show with 1000 Georgia corn club boys arriving December 2 to 5 under the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Homes are being arranged for 600 boys with requests for more host families and school-based badge programs. The parade on Thursday will feature three divisions, including a 3000-student show, with prizes totaling about 8000 dollars and diplomas for 10 bushels per acre, to be presented by Dr. A M Soule.
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Georgia Corn Club
Georgia
Tech High School
Girls’ High School
Board of Education
Chamber of Commerce
Seventeenth United States Infantry
Fort McPher’son Thia
J. T. van Orsdale
Corn Club
Fort McPherson
Capitol
J. D. Price
Department of Agriculture
Birla
Grand Opera House
Atlanta
J. van Holt Nash
R. E. Evans
U.S
Georgia National Guard
Marist College
Georgia Military Academy
W. M. Slaton
Boy Scouts of
Marietta
Decatur
Boy Scouts
Gorn Club
Statehouse
A. M. Soule
U S Merchant Marine Needed for the Canal
Washington, November 29. Colonel William N. Siebert of the U S Army Corps of Engineers told the National Geographical Society that the value of the Panama Canal depends on forming an American merchant marine. He urged Congress to enact laws to create a U S merchant fleet for foreign commerce as the canal nears completion. Siebert leads the Gatun locks construction on the isthmus.
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Washington
William N. Siebert
U. S. A. Corps of Engineers
National Geographical Society
United States
Congress
Seviert
Seibert
Gatun
Isthmus
Index to Want Ads page six in Section B
The Atlanta Constitution list of want ads and notices for readers, covering marketplace items, services, employment, and personal notices in column one of Section B. Contains brief listings and classified references from the newspaper’s late edition.
Handsome Blonde Sought by Police in Decatur
Police and city detectives scoured the city last night seeking a crew to ID a handsome blonde woman about 30 who allegedly pickpocketed W. G Pfingstayr of $110 in cash and $98 in checks aboard a Decatur streetcar. Pfingstayr described the suspect as stylish in a dark gray traveling suit with light hair and blue eyes. No arrest team yet by late night. similar reports involve purse thefts from Atlanta society women in downtown shops.
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W. G Pfingstayr
Decatur
Tsingstay
Pryor
Alabama
Pfingstay
Cip
Atlanta
Key
Two Fatally Injured as Auto Turns Turtle in Madison County
An Athens Georgia auto trip from Athens to Danielsville resulted in a crash at a bridge over the Oconee River. Jake Floyd and Hall Daniels, both of Madison County, were fatally injured. five others were injured as the car overturned and burned after the collision.
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Athens
Jake Floyd
Hall Daniels
Madison County
Danielsvillle
Gconee
Wife of Sergeant Helps to Capture Intruder at Home
Mrs. George C. Nealy wife of Police Desk Sergeant George Nealy of 187 East Fall Street showed fortitude when after catching an intruder she sounded an alarm and assisted in his arrest. She shouted for him to leave or she would shoot and notified officers. Tyler Edson a roomer aided by the revolver helped detain the man until officers Cochran and Vans arrived. The intruder D J Waley 37 a farmer of Woodstock Ga claimed he sought a boarding house.
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George C. Nealy
George Nealy
East Fall Street
Tyler
Edson
Hound
Shim
D. J. Waley
Woodstock
Aad
Man Jumps From Rome Bridge With Rope Around Neck
A disoriented white man about 50 leaped from the Hast Rome bridge over the Etowah river in Rome Georgia. Pedestrians pulled him to safety as the rope tightened, he was taken to a sanitarium unconscious and unidentified. River searchers look for a suitcase tossed over the railing in hopes of papers. The man likely arrived in Rome from Atlanta earlier that night.
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Rome
Etowah River
Banker Robin Freed After Serving Sentence
New York reports Joseph G. Robin, convicted of wrecking the Northern bank, completed a one year term at Bisciwsllial and penitentiary. He was released today for good behavior.
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New York
Joseph
G. Robin
Bisciwsllial
Anya
Colyar Arrested in Cheating Charges in Rome Case
Rome Ga November 29 Special H J Awtrey of Chicago swore out a warrant for A S Colyar charging him with cheating and swindling his mother Mrs L A Awtrey out of 760 Colyar allegedly posed as a lawyer promising to clear Awtrey in jail and secure his release Colyar collected notes totaling 750 from Mrs Awtrey and fled south after Awtrey learned of the scheme The case centers on the Mery Phagan murder investigation context in which Colyar was a noted figure
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Colvar
Mery Phagan
Rome
Netais
H. J. Awtry
Sanford Sated
Constitution
Colgar
H. J. Awtrey
Chicago
Colyar
Thomaston Girl Shoots Attendant on Train in Piedmont Ride
Robert Cash Moore, 22, of Thomaston Georgia, died after being accidentally shot by a young girl with a gun at a shooting gallery in Piedmont Alabama. Moore, an attendant, was loaded in a gun, the bullet entering his temple as the girl fired. He was placed on a train to Atlanta but died near Dallas Georgia. The gallery was run by E Janz of the May Olympic Carnival company with Miss Pearl Hawes, daughter of C J Hawes, present. effort to notify Moore’s father in Thomaston was reported.
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Robert Cash Moore
Thomaston
Piedmont
Ala
Moore
E. 3. Janz
Pearl Hawes
C. J. Hawes
Jang
Atlanta
Dallas
Georgia
P. J. Bloor
Active-Canvass Starts Tomorrow for Oglethorpe Fund
Fifteen subcommittees formed at Atlanta Chamber of Commerce meeting to solicit contributions toward establishing Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. Subcommittees will canvass daily starting Monday, reporting results. lists include leaders from banks, law, press, and business venues, plus the Atlanta Ad Men and Ad Men’s Club.
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Oglethorpe University
Atlanta
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
E. G. Jones
Fourth National Bankbuilding
W. D. Thomson
J. Harry Alexander
Gaham Morrow
C. D. Atkinson
FP. W. Cole, Dr J. Cheston King
Candler Building
Harrison Jones
Arthur, Heyman
John Y., Smith
Norman Poole
Walter G. Cooper
J. R. A. Hobson
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Roby Robinson
Walter Rich
Victor L. Smith
J. T. Holleman
Herris White
Grant Building
B. Turman
O. Vickers
George M. Napier
Lloyd Parks
Bryan Grant
John A. Brice
Atlanta Journal
H. A. Inman
J. KE. Ottley
A. J. Orme
John E. Murphy
Charles L. Elyen
Wiliam Owens
Howard Street
George Brown
Ben Lee Crew
T. B. Lumpkin
Henry Sehaul
Peters Building
Frank Lowenstein
H. ¥. McCord
Henry W. Grady, Co
Pb, Glover
Walton Street
B. L. Willingham
Philip Yengle
George Muse
T. K. Glenh
Frank Callaway
Empire Life Building
Arnold Broyles
BH. W. Alfriend
E. ©. Callaway
T. Weyman
C. T. Nunnally
L. P Bottenfield
Empire ‘Building
Lorén 3B
Empire Building
John F. Cone
W. B. Seabrook
Lee Worsham
John Carrol
Eugene Haynes
C. A. Beauchamp
Atlanta Ad Men's Committee
Atlanta Businessmen Launch Oglethorpe Campaign
Fifty prominent Atlanta businessmen met in the chamber of commerce to organize fifteen committees for supporting Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. Ivan Allen G. E. Allen leads the campaign with a goal to double subscriptions, offering five year payment options. Subcommittees begin meetings Monday at the Piedmont Hotel, with luncheon and daily campaign updates.
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Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce
Oglethorpe University
University
Oglethorpe
Jd Fund
Piedmont Shotel
Ivan Allen
James W. English
Ivan
Ge. Allen
Alen
Allen
Mr. Allen
Mex City Isolated by Rebel Victory Says Washington
Washington dispatches report that Huerta's Mexico City regime is increasingly isolated as constitutionalist forces advance in the north toward Chihuahua and Zapatista activity grows in the south. Advices note limited rail open between Laredo and Monterey, with mail and telegraph blocked south of Monterey. Foreigners rush to the border from Monterey as fears rise of a last escape route.
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Washington
Chihuahua
Zapatistas
Huerta
Maxico City
Mexico City
Mexico
State de Partment
Laredo
Rio Grande
Monterey
Saltillo
Moheno
Lind
Senor Moheno
Vera
Lindi
Cadiz
Vera Cruz
Wilson
United States
Weather Prophecy Local Rains Forecast
Weather prophecy foresees local rains with cloudy spells. Georgie rain expected Sunday and Monday with breezy moderate east winds.
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Georgie
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