Bibb County Tax Rate Cut Two Mills Amid Revenue Talks
Bibb County lowers its tax rate from 1 to 8 mills after a jump in digest county valuations to 95 million. State and county tax now cost residents about $7 less per thousand, with total county revenue around $350,000 including $345,000 from utilities. Last year’s higher rate funded jail and bridge improvements, while this year half of revenue goes to education, including $1,150,000 for current expenses and $33,000 for a Lawler High School payment.
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Macon
Digest
Bibb
Bibb County
Revenue County
of Bible Cause of Education
Board of Education
Atlanta Man Helps Recover Stolen Car After Foiled Chase
In Macon Georgia two strangers hijacked a seven passenger car driven by C. G. Carter en route to Jackson to aid an eloping couple. Carter was overpowered bound and gagged, then released. A. S. Avery joined a pursuit, chasing the robbers toward Worsyth. tracks with police dogs were followed but the suspects vanished into darkness.
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Macon
C. G. Carter
Jackson
Foreyuy
Carter
Avery
Edgewood Avenue
Atlanta
Worsyth
Crisp County to Hire Farm Demonstrator
Crisp county, Cordele, September 2. Farmers and business leaders met at the courthouse to press for a farm demonstrator. Talks by Judge Whipple and others urged crop diversification and live-at-home farming, aiming to boost livestock and diversified crops. A unanimous opinion supported hiring an expert, with Crisp county contributing 640 dollars annually beyond state and national salaries.
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Cordele
Conner's Son Survives Injuries After Car Crash
Francis Conner ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Granville Conner was struck by J H Napier s automobile driven by a negro chauffeur Gene Miner in Macon Georgia He was crossing Third Street at Mulberry when the car sped around the corner at about twenty to twenty five miles per hour The fender knocked him down and he suffered broken ribs at the hospital He is not believed to be permanently hurt Granville Gouter father serves as deputy clerk of the city court of Macon The driver posted a two hundred dollar bond and was released from the barracks today
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Francis Conner
Granville Conner
J. H. Napier
Esterday
Gene Miner
Macon
Napier
Third Street
Mulberry
Granville Gouter
Baldwin farmers hold cotton in Baldwin County
In Milledgeville Georgia on September 2 the Baldwin county farmers report holding about four hundred bales of cotton stored in local warehouses. No purchases have been made yet by buyers as traders caution against current prices while aiming to set higher quotations. Cotton seed sells at around 40 cents in the local market, compared with 30 cents last year.
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Milledgeville
Spenal
Baldwin
Jag Developments
Victory
Gloria
Home
Queen
Per Buchel
Georgia
Attaita Hay
Neret
Victrary
A. B
Bores Reek
Golder
Dendy
Danny Rea
Shorts
F. Ww
Mill Ib
Georela
Encka
Dean
Wack
Shoke
Wacks V. P
Atlanta
Baldwin County tax rate reduced to 8.50 per thousand
Milledgeville Ga September 2 Special The Baldwin County tax rate was fixed today by county commissioners reducing from 12.40 to 8.50 per thousand. Adding the state cut of 60 cents per thousand yields a total relief of 4.50 per thousand for property owners.
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Milledgeville
Baldwin County
Americus Plans to Store Cotton in Enlarged Warehouses
In Americus Georgia orders were issued to enlarge two large cotton warehouses with substantial brick additions. The move increases local storage for the cotton crop as farmers resist selling at current prices. Four thousand bales have already arrived, with under 300 bales sold.
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Americus
Americas
Butte Miners Quiet Under Martial Law
Butte Montana September 2 millitary notice calms city and mines. Militia warned of martial law if unrest returns. Aquaconds mine employing 750 workers had shut a week earlier due to miner factional troubles but resumed operations today with full force.
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Butte
Montana
Jine
Oldest Rome resident 97 journeys to son in Gore Ga
J M Mahaffey a Spartanburg South Carolina born Civil War veteran aged 97 walks to join his son Werrell Mahaffey in Gore Georgia. He arrived penniless but city aid and local generosity supplied a ticket to Gere and meals while he travels and heals. He recalls a long life of work tobacco and alcohol with no special health rules and continues moving along.
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Rome
J. M. Mahaffey
Spartanburg
Werrell Mahaffey
Gore
Gere
South Carolina
Stonewall Jackson
Bibb to Test Tick Inspector Case in County Court
Mandamus actions will be filed in the superior court against County Treasurer M Lettice to compel payment of salary vouchers for the county cattle tick inspectors. Treasurer Lettlee declines payment citing constitutional concerns despite appreciating the inspectors' work, and the case will go to the supreme court regardless of the outcome.
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Bibb
Macon
Superior Court
M. Lettice
Joe Hill Hall
Lettlee
Supreme Court
Donalson Signals No Immediate Staff Changes in Georgia
Macon Ga September 2 Special Erle M Donalson the new United States district attorney for the southern district of Georgia says there will be no change in the present staff until after the November term of court. It is widely expected a new DA will succeed Charles Akerman and Arthur Coddington with Thomas Eason of McRae named as an assistant. Donalsons family plans Macon as permanent home with residence designated.
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Macon
Erle M. Donalson
United States
Southern District of Georgia
Charles Akerman
Arthur Coddington
Thoma Eason
McRae
Donalson
Bainbridge
Campaign Expenses Reported by Sixteen Candidates
Sixteen of the primary field filed expense accounts with Comptroller General William A Wright. Reported totals include W J Speer 2535 91 for state treasury and others: John I Cooper 973 92 for short term senate James D Price 1617 60 for agriculture Ford Walker 2360 10 for attorney general Paul B Trammell 1025 for railroad commissioner Jude Nash R Broyles 2538 for court of appeals. The filing occurred twenty days after the August 19 primary.
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William | Aracher
Willam A. Wright
W. J. Speer
John I. Cooper
Senate
James D. Price
Agriculture
Coford Walker
Paul B. Trammell
Jude Nash R. Broyles
Court of Appeals
Pasteur Treatment Given for Mad Mule Bite in Rome
Rome Georgia September 3 Special James Minter a resident of this county is receiving the Pasteur treatment from the laboratories of the state board of health for the bite of a mad mule. The mule had been bitten by a mad dog and in turn bit Minter on the wrist. Minter is in good shape and it is thought will recover without serious complications.
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Rome
James Minter
State Board of Health
Minter
Ware County Commissioners Open Headquarters in Waycross
Waycross Ga September 2 special ware county's commissioners invite the public to inspect their new quarters and for out of town visitors to use the board's home while in Waycross. The old jail was remodeled into a storehouse and meeting place for the commissioners.
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Waycross
Ware County
Berry School Opens Its Fourteenth Annual Session
Rome Ga September 3 Special the Berry School opened for its four teenth annual session today There were more than 200 boys in attendance for the opening exercises all of the available dormitory space is taken The school this year will be in charge of W Atkins as principal He succeeds R H Adams resigned
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Rome
Berry School
W. ©. Atkins
R H. Adams
Savannah woman charged with poisoning chickens
Savannah Georgia September 2 Mrs Adlie Goodwin a resident of a prominent Savannah neighborhood faces arraignment in police court Friday for allegedly poisoning chickens with bichloride of mercury and discarding the biscuits in a neighbor's backyard. Several biscuits alleged to be poisoned remain as evidence.
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Savannah
Spegals
Adlie Goodwin
Major Cramer Heads Spanish War Veterans
Major U. F. Cramer of Columbus Ohio was elected commander in chief at the United Spanish War Veterans eleventh annual convention in Louisville Kentucky. Scranton Pennsylvania was chosen for the 1515 convention. Other officers elected include G Cockey Salina Kansas senior vice commander in chief Mick Denancie Louisville Kentucky junior vice commander in chief M W Lazensky Philippine Islands deputy commanders in chief Jay Bluett Milwaukee Wisconsin surgeon general. Thousands attended the parade signaling the close of the parade campment.
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Louisville
U. FL Cramer
Columbus
Ohio
Jorday
Scranton
United Spanish War Veterans
Major Cramer
G. Cockey
Salina
Kas
Mick De~nancie
Lousville
M. W
Pound Visits Waycross Lyceum Leader Arrives for Visit
E A Pound longtime Waycross public schools superintendent now with a lyceum in Atlanta is in Waycross for a short visit. He is welcomed by many local friends and civic associates during the stay.
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Pound
Waycross
E. A. Pound
Waycresa
Buresa
Atlants
Visi Se
Cotton Tangle Looms Over Open Contracts Meeting Thursday
New York September 2 A notice from President Cone of the New York Cotton Exchange calls all members with open contracts to meet Thursday at 10 a m to hear a report from the conference committee. London and New Orleans exchanges discussed liquidation terms, with Liverpool Cotton Association proposing orders be admitted to close via ballot until canceled. Local traders welcomed the sense of progress toward business resumption as southern markets show softer prices and favorable weather for new crop. Augusta middling quoted at 7 7/8 with increased selling in Alabama and Georgia interiors amid unconfirmed rumors of large Japanese purchases.
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New York
Cone
New York Cotton Exchange
Liverpool
Newpork
New Orleana
Suen Jan
International Committees
Augusta
Alabama
Georgia
Japan
Cotton Movement Receipts and Stocks Across Ports
Interior and coastal cotton movement data list receipts shipments and stock totals for major ports including New Orleans Galveston Mobile Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Baltimore Boston Philadelphia and minor ports. Totals show day receipts 8300 stock 238018 with weekly and interior movements across Houston Memphis St Louis Cincinnati and Rock Island also recorded.
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Sowark
New Orleana
Galveston
Steel
Mobile
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Haltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
Pepstall
Houston
St. Lowie
Cincinnati
Geack
Live Stock Market Reports and Cotton Notes from September
Chicago and New York livestock and cotton markets show mixed receipts and pricing. Cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts varied by region with firm to higher prices for some grades while others eased. cotton futures and spot prices fluctuated amid reduced demand and unsettled financing. Regional weather and market reports accompany the summaries with notes on imports, exports, and market conditions.
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Bangs City
Sage—Negeipts
Chicago
St. Louis
Igbica
Market Receipts And Prices From Across States
Country Produce reports receipts in creamery eggs and cheese lines with varied percentages and values. Butter and poultry in St Louis Chicago and Minnesota show mixed changes. potatoes rise in Minnesota. dry goods and cotton yarns noted weak with buying movement looming. national egg and butter quotes and 9gsacc and T. Same day year comparisons listed.
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Weatten
Bennery
Manwaz Citz
Egen Ang
St. Louis
Chicago
Minnesota
Mountain
Weather and The Crops In Southern States
Section Director Cline reports climatological updates for cotton belt for the week ending Monday August 71. Texas: warm and sultry with heavy showers in the north, cotton deteriorating. southern Texas sunny with no drought, pests rising. Oklahoma: moderate temps and heavy rain across most of state, cotton shedding but no pests. Georgia: clear days and above normal temps, cotton picking and ginning progressing. Alabama: warm with daily showers, cotton opening rapidly but rains slow picking. Mississippi: cloudiness and showers cause cotton deterioration, picking delayed and rust and army worms present. Arkansas: cool with heavy rainfall, cotton fair to good with some wet areas. South Carolina: variable rainfall, early cotton opening, shedding due to heat after rains. North Carolina: warm with beneficial showers, corn and cotton doing well, first bale marketed in Wake county. Tennessee: heavy rainfall, cotton picking retarded. Florida: hot and dry with heavy rain in far NW, some shedding in cotton. Louisiana: daily rains disrupt picking, pests damage cotton, corn and garden crops thriving in wet fields.
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New Orleans
Cline
Cotton Belt
Texas
Oklahome
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansat
Corhta
Caroline
Orth Carolina
Tate Corn
Wake County
Raleigh
Piedmont
Tennessee
Florida
Louisiana
Price Lists for Cattle Hogs and Farm Supplies
The Atlanta market section details bids on cattle by grade and weight, from good to fair steers and sows, plus prices for hogs, lambs, and sheep. It also lists flour, grain, feed, meal, and various staple prices, with brands and bag weights, and notes market changes.
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Atlanta
W. E White
Good & Sie
Good
Canadian Wheat Crop Estimates Stir Market
Canadian officials peg the wheat crop of the three northwestern provinces at 137,000,000 bushels versus 292,000,000 a year ago, while US spring crop prospects slump to about 224,900,000 bushels. Market closes firm as futures react to Canadian data and rumors of regional conflict. Export demand and weather signals amid speculative chatter buoy grain prices and keep corn oats and rice activity brisk.
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Chicago
United States
Northwest
Kansas City
Turkey
Russia
Balkan
Amore
Naval Sitores and Turpentine Prices in Kavannah Ga
Turpentine prices show 453 percent with no sales and receipts totaling 238 shipments and 245 stocks in Kavannah Ga. Rosin receipts 51 shipments 183 stocks 112048, with various denotations of prices 3.50 to 8.00 and window glass at 6.25 while water white lists 6,365.
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Kavannah
Seyomper
Hare Gets New Place in U S Agriculture Service
B B Hare secretary of the fifth civil service district with offices in the post office building has been offered a position with the United States department of agriculture the appointment to take effect at once. He is a native of South Sarching and was district secretary since February after taking charge last year. He promoted civil service exams to boost southern access to federal jobs. He will be based in Columbia SC with Abjgren supervising temporarily.
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B. B. Hare
Civil Service District
United States Department of Agriculture
Hare
South Sarching
South
Civil Service Commission
Department of Agriculture
Columbia
EB. Abjgren
Mr. Hmre
Death of Boy by Auto Not Chauffeur's Fault
Norris King the negro chauffeur who ran over and killed 12 year old George Fussell was acquitted yesterday in the commitment court. Testimony showed George was playing in the street when he jumped in front of the truck driven by M Thompson, who was approaching from the opposite direction. King claimed he could not have been going over 15 miles per hour. Alderman James R Nutting of the 5th ward presided as recorder.
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Norris King
George Fussell
George
Benjamin C. Fussell
Edgewood Ave
Little Charney Carson
Waverly Way
DeKalb
M. Thompson
James R. Nutting
Sth
Cordele Rescinds Cotton License in Open Market
Cordele Georgia September 2 authorities remove the annual license tax of 253 dollars on cotton buyers. The mayor and city council say the move aids farmers amid tight cotton conditions and invites more buyers to Cordele and Crisp County.
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Cordele
Harden
Crisp County
Philadelphia Firm in Trouble Over Insolvency
Philadelphia September 2 insolvency announced for the stock brokerage firm Moreau Aleher & Co of this city. Liabilities are said to be small. Sugar market notes from New York dated September 7 report fair sugar beets molasses 6.37, centrifugal 6.0 percent. refined steady.
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Philadelphia
Moreau Aleher & Co
New York
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