Grand Jury Summons In Savannah Magistrates
Savannah Ga October 1 two magistrates Frank Van Geis en and A H Lane were subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury to answer charges of malfeasance in office. Several hundred offenses are cited in the charges with Jernigan as the chief witness. Lane is charged with using his office in a collection business. Strong sentiment grows for abolition of the magistrates' courts in Savannah.
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Savannah
Frank 8
van Geisen
A. H. Lane
Mather Mayesire
van Getsen
Dave Jernissan
van Gelsen
Jernigan
Lane
Clark Admits Robbing Several Post Offices
Savannah police arrest a man identifying as George Clark who, now in custody as a suspicious character, admits robbing several small post offices recently. Government authorities will take him into custody tomorrow to seek a fuller confession.
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Savannah
George
Clark
Toma Row
Round the World Cruises Advertised by Cunard Tours
Winter cruises promoting round the world trips call at Alexandria and Trieste with ports in Japan Manila Zealand South Africa and South America. Advertises frequent sailings to Japan and Australia and urges readers to contact local agents for bookings.
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GaroniaXis
Alexandria
Tumit Trieste
Fiames
Rata Thua
Ching
Japan
Manila
Ie Zealand
South Afr
South Ammonioa
Tou
Europe
Bogkiot Cunard Tours
Peninsular and Oriental
Wnbia
Cil
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Franklin bound over for flogging in Georgia case
Waycross Ga October 15 Special Franklin well known here bound over to the superior court on two charges of assault and battery for a brutal flogging of 12 year old Dewey Mimmns of Savannah. The Salvation Army had cared for the boy after his father sent him here, and officers intervened as Franklin tore the lad from shoulders to waist with a whip. Envoy Smith of the Salvation Army calls it one of the most flagrant cruelties he has encountered. Franklin is married with several children.
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Waycross
Dewey Mimmms
Savannan
H. Franklin
Superior Court
Salvation Army
Franklin
Envoy Smith
Cse
Indicted for Murder in Clarke County Georgia
Allens Georgia October 15 Special indictment charges J W Scoggins and Malcolm Smith with murdering Horace Denton at a boarding house. Denton suffered eleven wounds, several fatal. Smith arrested. Scoggins at large with governor issued rewards. Three others charged as accessories released after two weeks in jail.
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Allens
J. W. Scoggins
Malcolme Smith
Clarke
Horace Denton
Sead
Bulloch
Wommack
Pritchard
Autos from LaGrange Will Make Fair Tour
Fifteen LaGrange automobiles depart Thursday bound for the Carrollton fair. They will travel via Franklin and Newnan, bearing LaGrange banners and Troup County fair advertising. The route forms about a 160 mile circle, with planned stops and a comprehensive distribution of fair literature. The LaGrange Chamber of Commerce plans at least two tours weekly until the fair.
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LaGrange
Carrollton
Franklin
Heard County
Newnan
Troup County
LaGrange Chamber of Commerce
Three autoists hurt as car turns turtle
On October 15 near Ansley Ps John Durden and companions traveling to Atlanta were in a car that struck an embankment and rolled. Driver Mr Camp, at the wheel, was hurled about 26 feet but suffered only slight injuries. The other passengers escaped with minor hurts. the party proceeded to Atlanta.
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S A
Tf Camp
Ansley
John Durden
Maderas
Atlanta
Double elopement case shocks Macon court in 1920s drama
In Macon Georgia on October 15 a wife Mrs Bertha Taylor and her sister Miss Lottie Belie Lockwell aged 16 disappeared from Atlanta with two young men Cecil L Lacey and Otho Vernon Moore. Taylor sought habeas corpus for his children Titanite 4 and Walter 6. The women and children were found at a Pine Street boarding house after a chase. Taylor received custody of the children but the women resisted. Lockwell and Moore married after securing a license. Lacey fled and Moore did not appear in court with his bride. Mrs Taylor, aged about 25, appeared refined then became hysterical under questioning.
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Macon
Atlanta
Bertha Taylor
H. J. Taylor
Lottie Belie Lockwell
Cecil L. Lacey
Othe Vernon Moore
H. 3. Taylor
Rtobert Hedges
Titanite
Walter
Taylor
Pine Street
Man
Mrs. Taylor
Miss Lockwell
Otho Vernon Moore
Southern Hotel
Gacey
Moore
Laces
Joseph W. Neel
Jiodges
Sim
Ecourt
Lacey
Len
George Head Is Freed in Carrollton Not Guilty Verdict
Carrollton jury returns a not guilty verdict in the state v George Head murder case over a September 26 shooting with a scale weight. Head defended himself after Merrell cursed and threatened, striking him with the weight. Jury deliberated about thirty minutes. Local legal teams listed. Also a Nashville note: city art session convenes with Judge C A Christian presiding.
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claLi
Carroll Superior Court
George Head
Head
H. J. Merrell
Merrell
Ate Turners
J. Rr, Ferrell
Smith
Wo. Wright
Holderness
Roop & Fielder
Gctober
Nashville
Nashville Ga
C. A. Christian
Marshallville Votes Improvement Bonds
Marshallville Ga held a special election October 11 authorizing fifteen thousand dollars waterworks bonds and five thousand dollars electric light bonds. Work will begin after validation and a satisfactory bid. The town of about eleven hundred people in Georgia’s fruit and farming region seeks municipal improvements to keep pace with Southern development.
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Marshallville
Georgia
Big Canning Factory Set to Complete Tomato Pack
Taluiah Falls Ga October 15 Special The large canning factory run by the Appalachian apple orchards led by Louis B Magid will finish this week in tomato pack and begin sweet potato canning This industry has been a boon to the district employing several men and about 20 girls and women The company payroll totals about 76 workers and output this year is expected to reach about 50000 dollars
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Taluiah Falls
Appalachian Apple Orcnards
Louis B. Magid
Gill
Overstreet Opposes Edwards for Congress in Georgia Race
Savannah Ga October 15. A tight race for Congress draws attention in the district as incumbent Charles G Howards faces challenger J W Overstreet who declares an active campaign against Congressman Edwards. The keynote insists the city man has held the job too long and the country man deserves a chance.
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Savannah
Spe
Iet
Charles G. Howards
J. W
Overstreet
Edwards
Elty
Moore in Macon Attends State Chamber Meeting
Wilmer L. Moore, president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, is in Macon for the executive board meeting of the state chamber of commerce, of which the Atlanta chamber recently became a member.
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Wilmer _L. Moore
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Macon
State Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta Chamber
Mrs Carmichael Dies After Cow Goring Incident
Senoia Ga October 15 Mrs John C Carmichael wife of a prominent Coweta farmer died at her home after being badly gored by a mad cow three weeks earlier at her farm near See The accident occurred at the same estate involving another animal and the injuries described included goring to the bowels and abdomen during the incident and subsequent illness
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Senoia
John C. Carmichael
Coweta
Agaby
Mad Cow
See
Noia Dies After Suffering Pain And Wounds
Noia died Tuesday afternoon at age klarlock after enduring excruciating pain. Twenty four stitches were required to sew up the wounds and initial hopes rose for recovery. Later blood poisoning set in and she passed away.
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Noia
Agelock
Atlanta Girl Heads Art Club at Shorter College
Rome Ga October 15 Special Students at Shorter college form an Art Lovers club to sketch from life and paint landscapes. Helen Haiton of Atlanta is president Alma Halyour of Rome vice president May Phillips of Augusta treasurer Anne Goethius of Rome secretary.
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Rome
Shorter College
Uketeh
Helen Haiton
Atlanta
Alma
Halyour
Roma
Mayhillips
Augusta
Ireas
Anne Goethius
Retary
Cordele Chamber Elects New Secretary Louis Spencer Daniel
Louis Spencer Daniel, briefly secretary of the Farmers and Merchants Co-Operative association, has been elected secretary of Cordele Chamber of Commerce in Rome Georgia. He will depart for Cordele this week to assume duties.
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Rome
Louis Spencer
Daniel
Farmers and Merchants’ Co-Operative Association
Chamber of Commeres
Cordele
Murder of Lonely Elderly Woman at Ellijay Cabin
Elizabeth Moore a widow about 60 was found murdered in her cabin 12 miles northwest on the Dalton road. Two shotgun blasts to the head suggest a robbery motive. No clues at hand. Moore lived alone and was known to carry a considerable sum.
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Ellijay
Elizabeth Moore
Dalton
Unknown shooter ends life in early morning shooting
Neighbors heard a double gun report around 9 o clock Tuesday morning and, after investigating, found a body at about 10 o'clock. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of death from shotgun wounds inflicted by an unknown person.
Wadsworth Is Judge At Carrollton Fair
LaGrange, Ga October 15 Special H H Wadsworth secretary of the Cow County Fair association left La Grange to Carrollton to act as judge of poultry stock and agricultural departments at the Carrollton fair His appointment signals his standing among LaGrange residents and the fair community
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LaGrange
H. H. Wadsworth
Troup County Fair
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