Georgia News Summary of the Week in June 1920
Georgia postsmasters convention set for Macon. A Conley man died when struck by a train at a railway crossing. Amerian Association of University Women to meet in Valdosta. Walter P. Pike named secretary of the Columbus Chamber. Mercer debaters tour Alabama for contests. Crawford County grand jury urges ad valorem tax cuts. Herman Ellington to stand trial in federal court on conspiracy charges. Two killed and another wounded in an Eshel county roadside ambush. Scott Patterson Jr. dies from injuries after a Madison crash. Representative J Ellis Pope returns home after hospital dismissal. Valdosta women students visit Savannah Magnolia Gardens. Lakeview pair jailed for cutting a Black woman. Mercer ends ties with Nean C B Wray. Hoboing train injuries reported at Columbus. Bank officials indicted for embezzlement in Atlanta. Albany Flower Stew to feature miniature gardens. Fourth district meeting forms plan for district press association. Governor Talmadge proclaims Army Day on April 6 to honor the Army. Georgia Taxpayers League criticizes lobbying for whiskey favors in the legislature. Viola Hart Felton, prominent leader, dies in Americas. Southwest Georgia Market Conference in Americus. Early County man executed for 1891 murder. Welch noted death row confession.
Gov Talmadge Plans Washington Conference For Forestry Relief
Governor Talmadge announced that B M Lufburrow state forester andrey Woolford Georgia Forestry Association president would attend a Washington conference on April 6 to map state participation in the national forestry relief program. The act provides work for the unemployed on state and private forests as well as federally owned land. Mrs G A Walker of Tennille marked her 88th birthday with a claim of never having been ill or visited by a physician. Tom Sanders, 23, former Georgia Tech student, named the first state cartoonist by Gov Talmadge. Sanders, of Atlanta, rose to notice at Tech High and studied at Georgia Tech and the High Museum of Art. during the legislature he contributed cartoons to The Statesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talmadge
B. M. Lufburrow
Andrey Woolford
Georgia Forestry Association
Washington
G. A. Walker
Tennille
Heraughter
L. H. Johnson
Tom Sanders
Georgia Tech
Sanders
Atlanta
Tech High School
High Museum of Art
the Statesman
Deen seeks half-rate mileage for Congressmen
Washington April 4 Representative Deen introduced a bill in the House to set mileage at 10c per mile for trips to Washington and homeward, instead of the 20c rate in effect since 1868. He said there is great need for this reduction and he will push the bill vigorously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Deen
House
Washington
Won Speakers Contest in Talbotton Baptist event
Miss Louise Downs of Talbotton Baptist church won the B Y P U better speakers contest in the Columbus association on Sunday afternoon and will represent local churches in the regional rally at First Baptist church Newnan on Sunday afternoon April 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbotton
Louise Downs
Talbotton Baptist | Church
Columbus Association
Columbus
First Baptist Church
Newnan
Tornado Strikes Edge of Quitman in Georgia
A tornado near Quitman, Smithian County, struck a Negro settlement on the edge of town early Monday night after a dark cloud and a loud roar preceded it. Several residents were injured, and many houses and trees were damaged or blown down. No lives were reported lost up to that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithian
Quitman
Ule
Methodist Women Meet in Douglas
Douglas Ga April 3 the 22nd annual meeting of the Methodist Women s Missionary Society of the South Georgia conference will open at Dellas Wednesday and Thursday. About 400 delegates from roughly 10 000 members are expected with speakers including Mrs G C Nunn Perry president Mrs W B Stubbs Savannah treasurer and Mrs Dan Harris Savannah secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Methodist Women's Missionary Society of the South Georgia Conference
Methodistupiscopal Church, South
Dellas
G. C Nunn
Perry
W. B. Stubbs
Savannah
Dan Harris
Past Due Pensions For Vets To Be Paid This Week
Atlanta April 3 Two past due payments of pensions to Confederate veterans totaling 179200 will be made about the middle of this week says A L Henson director of the veterans service office Padnetion in the tobacco tax from 20 to 80 per cent effective April 1 will mean about 600000 a year less for the pension funds and no further pension money will be available from engines rentals this year Henson said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
A. L. Henson
Veterans Service Office
Henson
Six Negroes Escape From Stewart Jail at Lumpkin
Lumpkin Ga April 3 six negroes jailed on misdemeanor charges escaped from the Stewart county jail at Lumpkin Sunday evening. The escape was discovered at 6 30 p m by a passerby who gave the alarm. The sheriff and his deputies using dogs from the county chain gang started in pursuit of the escapes. The negroes were in a cell on the second floor along with several other prisoners and escaped by prying off the bars of a window. They used a rope made of blankets to reach the ground. Other prisoners did not attempt to leave. Officers could not find the instrument used to pry the bars nor explain how it got into their possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumpkin
Stewart County
Senator Pottle Dies After Heart Attack On Train
State Senator James R. Pottle of Albany Georgia former Georgia Court of Appeals judge died near Meldrim in a Central of Georgia official car while en route to a Savannah hospital. He was 59 and had just returned from the recent legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
James R. Pottle
Albany
Georgia Court of Appeals
Central of Georgia Railroad
Meldrim
Pottle
Georgia Veterans Face Major Cut In Benefits
Atlanta April 3 A government changes to veterans disability rules will dramatically reduce hospital service eligibility and alter compensation for about 138 000 Georgians now on rolls Nearly 12 000 will lose hospital benefits and 100 000 more will be affected by revised ratings Some 8 000 widows and dependents may also be impacted, with debate over reinstatement and hardship cited by W A Sirmon adjutant of the Georgia American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Roosevelt
W. A. Sirmon
Georgia Department
American Legion
Sirmon
Legion Adjutant
Legion
Gen. Pershing
Big Indian Lumber Plant Damaged by Fire
Monticello Georgia April 3 a major blaze damaged the Big Indian Lumber company during an afternoon fire spread by southeast winds. The origin is undetermined. machinery and lumber losses are estimated at 15000 to 20000. The sawmill remained intact while stacks near the corner burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Big Indian Lumber Company
Negro given life in J. R. Gamble slaying in Columbus
Andrew Hunt, a Black man, was sentenced to life imprisonment after a consent verdict of guilty for the murder of J. R. Gamble in Columbus. He had pleaded guilty to first degree murder but claimed Ruth Gamble, the slain man's wife, offered $200 of insurance money for the killing. Mrs. Gamble denied the accusation and was acquitted of complicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Andrew Hunt
J. R. Gamble
Ruth Gamble
Gamble
Tag buying time goes to April 15
Atlanta, March 30. Governor Talmadge ordered that penalties for late automobile tag purchases would not take effect until after April 15. The $1 penalty is in suspense and refunds will be issued April 15 to those who paid last year’s price, covering the difference to $3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Talmadge
State Revenue Commission
Two Wilkinson County Farmers Found Beaten to Death
In Bibb county jail Sunday night two Wilkinson County farmers Ray L. Butler and C Lester Rutherford were found beaten to death on a road detour between Danville and Jeffersonville. Three youths Arnold McConnell Huby McConnell and John T Layton were charged with the killings and a fourth man J P Davidson was held as a witness. A Macon couple was questioned and Detectives assisted with the case. The victims had attended a square dance Saturday night at Mansion schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Danville
Jeffersonville
Bibb County
Ray L. Butler
C. Lester Rutherford
Wilkinson Bounty
Wilkinson County
Arnold McConnell
Huby McConnell
John T. Layton
McConnells
Layton
Irwinton
J. P. Davidson
C. J. Holland
T. Saunders
Mansion School House
Ray Butler
Otho Butler
Rutherford
McConnell
Davidson
Lester Rutherford
Frank Burke
Widespread Georgia university changes planned for April meeting
Atlanta March 80 The Georgia board of regents governing 25 schools and colleges plans broad changes at a April 15 meeting to better coordinate work, abolish some institutions and shift to a July 1 to June 30 fiscal year. Changes may take effect by June 30 1938, with high school level work eliminated from most units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
University System of Georgia
Board of Regents
Eugene Talmadge
Legislaure
Jgepenke
Georgia
Family Wiped Out When Home Burns
Florence Alabama April 2 a family of five perished when a Gravelly Springs area house fire trapped and killed Bayless Pomeroy his wife and three children ages 18 16 and 55. Sheriff G W Mitchell said roof collapse hindered investigation and rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Ala
Bayless Pomeroy
Gravelly Springs
Pomeroy
G. W. Mitchell
Building and Loan Bodies Make Good During Low Mood
Atlanta April 2. Despite adverse business conditions not a single Building and Loan association operating under Secretary of State licenses failed or liquidated and each paid dividends. In Georgia the year saw loans of 1,119,241.94 used to build 98 homes and refinance 658 more. Dividends totaled 507,598.94 with 304,202 shares outstanding. Total assets reached 7,265,867.97 up 250,285.08. one new Cordele Crisp County association formed. Secretary Wilson praised the showings and projected continued expansion as business returns improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
John B. Wilson
Wilson
Georgia
Belcame
Crisp County Building and Loan Association
Cordele
Relic of Jeff Davis Found Near Irwinville
Irwin county official Mr. Drew Fuller found two minute balls during road work at the little fort near the branch where Jefferson Davis was captured May 10, 1865. The balls resemble large pistol cartridges. exposure to air broke the shell. Signs of powder remain after 68 years. Davis, pursued by Union soldiers after surrender, was encamped nearby and the dawn skirmish ended his flight. the discovery recalls the Confederacy’s last days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Fuller
Irwin County
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Robbers hold up Tifton hotel and abduct police officer
At the Myon hotel in Tifton Georgia three robbers robbed the cash drawer and safe of 125 dollars and abducted Patrolman Jack Whitehurst. They gagged clerk Weldon Ireland tied him to a chair and bound Whitehurst before forcing him into a car at gunpoint. Whitehurst later reached Albany to report the incident describing severe wire-bound restraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tifton
Myon
Weldon Ireland
Jack Whitehurst
Poulan
Ireland
Whitehurst
Albany
For Sale or Exchange Petty Toole and Whatley's seeds
Genuine re cleaned Petty Toole's Cotton Seed and Whatley's Seed Corn offered for sale or exchange by A. J. Evans Marketing Agency, Fort Valley Georgia. Includes advertisement details and contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petty Toole
Whatley
A. J. Evans Marketing Agency
Fort Valley
Roosevelt, Agriculture Bill Sparks Changes in Price Levels
The farmers bill seeks to lift prices for corn hogs rice tobacco and dairy to 1909 14 levels except tobacco to 1919 28. Smith withdrew a substitute that would curb the secretary’s power citing talks with the president and committee support for Roosevelt and the Ag secretary. A second major change allows the committee to adjust a proposed processing tax to address wages unemployment and consumption to align with price-raising goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Roosevelt
Secretary of Agriculture
Auerey
Pike Succeeds Cargill as Columbus Chamber Secretary
Columbus Ga April 3 secretary of the chamber of commerce was elected to succeed J Ral Cargill who held the post for nine years. W P Pike chosen from about thirty applicants takes duties by May 1. Board endorsed Georgia Hall movement and noted a congressional act aiding post exchange profits and officers recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter P. Pike
St. Augustine, Fla
Chamber of Commerce
Columbus Chamber
J. Ralston Cargill
Columbus
St. Chamber of Commerce
Srnmeres
Rt. Pike
Ral Cargill
Pike
Florida
Pemormug
Walter B
Ll Ts
Georgia Peace Officers
Agears
Congressman B. Castellon
Connestinn
War Department
Post Exchange
Army Post
When Angee blinds the mind truth disappears proverb
A German proverb with a claim about how blind thinking erases truth, suggesting the mind’s eye shuts out reality when prejudice or distraction takes hold. The quote notes Americans may find the line equally applicable in urging clear thinking.
Georgia land auction to settle estate debts in Taylor County
By order of the Court of Ordinary of Taylor County Mrs. J. Mangham administratrix of J. E. Mangham deceased will sell at the courthouse in Butler to the highest cash bidder on the first Wednesday in May the following lands in the 18th and 14th districts adjoining Crowell branch Patsiliga creek and Reynolds including the A. Matthews Place and a brick Pharmacy building in Reynolds. Proceeds go to pay debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
J. Mangham
J E. Mangham
Court House
Butler
Adegal
Long
Said County
Crowell Branch
Joney Reserve
Patsiliga Creek
Reynolds
Pharmacy
J. E. Mangham
J. E. Manghana
Sheriff Sale Notice for 62 and 8 Acre Parcels in Taylor County
Sheriff R P McGuffin announces a public outcry sale at the Taylor County courthouse in Butler Georgia on May 2 1983. The property includes 62 acres from lot 180 and 8 acres from lot 79 in the 15th district section two, Lily fields southeast and southwest corners. It is levied as the property of Alex Sear, against state and county taxes for 1929, transferee C F Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Taylor County
Buler
Alex Sear
Fifa
C.F Smith
Ff R. P. McGuffin
Notice of Dissolution of Garrett and Fouche Partnership
Notice is hereby given that the firm of Garrett Fouche a partnership of H J Garrett and Charing Georgia and R E Sar Ideal Georgia formerly conducted in Ideal Georgia a general merchandise business is dissolved by mutual consent today March 14 1933 B Fouche will conduct the business at the same location and settle all liabilities and receipts for all debts due the firm Witness J M Snelgrove J P
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett & Fouche
H. J. Garrett, & Charing
Georgia
R. E. Sar
Ideal
H. J. Garrett
B. Fouche
G. Ett
Ody H. Arr
R. E. Fouche
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Georgia Postmasters
C. Hutcheson
Conley, Ga
The
Amerian Association of University Women
Valdosta
Daniel Ash
Mercer University
Alabama
Crawford County
Herman Ellington
Thomaston
United States District Court
Eshels County
Homerville
T. Scott Patterson, Jr
Madison
Aniones
J. Ellis Pope
Toombs County
Milledgeville
Milledgeville Hospital
Lyons
Georgia State Women's College
Magnolia Gardens
Jack Tookes
Neil
Lakeview
Peach County
Ft. Valley
Bessie Woodward
Nean C. B. Wray
School of Commerce
Columbus Frida
Smith Filton
N. E. Claughton
Bankers Saving and Loan Company
Atlante
G. C. Conally
Fulton County
Albany Garden Club
Mercer Sherm
Alany Club
Bluff Springs Camp Ground
Zebwion
Disthet Press Association
Sry
Order of the
Renevel Charces
Mane
T. Aall
Prd
Georgia Taxpayers League
Monder Thetpimors
General Assembly
Viola Hart Felton
Order of Eastern Star
Matt Hart
Americas
Masonic Orphans Home
Americus
Rylander Hall
Martha Cobb
Sumter County
Home Economics
Home Economics Anvncil
Lawrence Welsh
State Farm
Welch
Death House
Tornado
Edge OF
Stewart
Senator Pottle
Jeff Davis
W. P. Pike
MR. Cargill
Administrator's Sale
Sheriff's Sales
J. M. Snelgrove
J. P
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