Public Service Commission orders coal freight cut
The piece notes a winter end freight-tax move by the public service commission cutting coal rates, while taxpayers seek loan strategies. It mentions Rhode Island voting in May on repealing the 18th Amendment, and quotes several Southern papers on local affairs including Stewart county’s debt-free audit and Webster county praise for officials.
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Public Service
Commission
Rhode Island
Stewart County
Dollar brass which bore the urging to mind your business
A comment from the Elberton Star notes that old American dollars were once brass and carried the inscription Mind your business, highlighting a bygone era and a humorous coinage detail.
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Elberton
Building contracts jump in 16 Southern states in Q1
The Manufacturers Record reports more than two million dollars rise in building contracts awarded in 16 Southern states during the first quarter of this year compared with the same period in 1982.
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Baltimore
Highways must be paid by users, Press reports
The Savannah Press quotes the Atlanta Constitution asserting that highway users should bear the costs and that trucks should pay a fair share, despite the Special Railroad Commission's decision. The item frames the dispute as a funding principle for road maintenance and transportation infrastructure.
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Special Railroad Commission
Atlanta Constitution
The
Savannah Press
Douglas Merchants See Daily Business Improvement
Douglas merchants told the Douglas Enterprise that commerce is improving day by day amid ongoing national pressure. They expect the president to implement a major policy shift soon, hoping it will address the country’s troubles and reveal the reasoning behind the forthcoming changes.
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Douglas
Douglas Enterprise
Noted Congressman McGugin Accused of Large Fee Take
The Kansas congressman Harold McGugin is alleged to have taken from Mrs. Anna Barnett, widow of mill owner Jackson Barnett, large sums as legal fees including $150,000, a $20,000 gift for his wife Nell Bird McGugin, $36,000 for his law partner, and $15,000 for another associate.
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Harold McGugin
Kansas
Anna Barnett
Jackson Barnett
Nell Bird McGugin
Georgia honors two United States Senators in Congress
The Winder News lauds Walter F. George and Richard B. Russell Jr. for serving Georgia and the people, praising their efforts and dedication in Congress.
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Winder News
Russell
Georgia
United States
Congress
Walter F. George
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Fortunate man guards his soul and time for family
A reflective musing on the value of inner freedom, modest possessions, and remaining upright. The piece extols a man who preserves his soul, prioritizes his wife and children, and acts honestly toward others.
Republican Will Propose Substitution for Farm Program
A Calhoun County News squints at party politics, noting Republicans plan to propose a farm program substitute after 12 years of proposing theirs. The piece urges gratitude for farm proprietors and hints at urban families seeking farm holdings across cities.
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Calhoun County News
Administration bill caps insurer salaries at seventeen thousand five hundred
The draft relief measure limits annual pay to 17 500 for insurance executives. Proponents say high salaries have weakened firms and harmed many insurers, creating instability in the industry.
Local patrons avoid renewals of struggling industry
The piece laments that local residents show less generosity toward a homegrown industry building a community asset than toward an external, unfamiliar company. It notes the oddity of giving charity to the unknown foreign concern while withholding support from the domestic effort trying to establish a lasting institution.
Butler Herald recalls 1928 antiparty protests and patronage
Bill Biffemn cites the Butler Herald noting strong opposition to Al Smith and the Democratic Party in 1928. The quote emphasizes how the same critics are now vocal after Roosevelt era patronage. The item highlights historical partisan shifts and enduring political lines in local memory.
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Bill Biffemn
Butler Herald
Herald
al Smith
Roosevelt
Georgia School Shake-Up Seen as Tax Cut Benefit
The Georgia school system change is viewed as drastic by some and beneficial by others, but most agree it reduces taxes and serves the state's people, aligning with urgent needs for tax relief.
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Georgia
Untidy OCR Snippet on Marriage and Drinking Yet
A fragmented line hints at a discussion of beating Texas to a market share and a sharp remark about women facing a harsh session. It references a mother unsure of her daughter’s marriage state and a husband’s drinking, with mentions of Oklahoma and New Mexico.
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Texas
Hich
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Public service reward in serving others quoted thought
A reflection on public life notes that leaders who seek public approval as their reward will be disappointed. true reward comes from the inner satisfaction of contributing to community betterment through service.
Roosevelt Proclaims May First Child Health Day
President Roosevelt designates May first as Child Health Day calling all agencies and individuals to set aside the day for earnest consideration of children's health. It urges inaugurating constructive activities to protect and promote the health and vigor of the nation’s youth.
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Roosevelt
Roosevelt calls world leaders to Washington for recovery talks
President Roosevelt invites Hitler Mussolini McDonald and leaders of France China Japan Brazil and others to Washington for separate discussions on world recovery and international cooperation. Secretary Hull notes a shift toward halting harsh tariffs as America’s share of world trade has fallen by about 6 billion dollars, shaping prospects for renewed prosperity.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Hitler
Mussolini
McDonald
France
China
Japan
Brazil
Hull
America
Georgia Southwestern praised for college growth and leadership
The Herald extends congratulations to Dr. J. M. Prance and his faculty of Americas College, now Georgia Southwestern, after the state university reorganization. The Americus Times-Recorder editorial notes expected doubling of attendance, a likely building program, and Americus loyalty to the institution and its leaders.
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Herald
J. M. Prance
the Americas College
Americus Times- Recorder
Georgia Southwestern
Americus Normal College
Americus
Prance
Georgia to receive five unemployment relief camps
Georgia will be allotted at least five unemployment relief reforestation camps instead of two as first indicated. The camps will be in Rabun, Towns, White, Lumpkin and Fannin counties, with all work conducted in government forest reserves in those areas.
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Georgia
Rabun
Towns
White
Lumpkin
Fanin
Mike Benton Leads Atlanta Fair Revival Plan
Mike Benton, president of the Southeastern Fair Association, took over a hard civic job in Atlanta by accepting the presidency. The annual fair had dwindled, but this energetic Atlantan plans to revive it with renewed effort and pulmotor leadership, aiming for a highly successful fair this autumn.
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Mike Benton
Southeastern Fair Association
Atlanta
Atlanta Life
Assembly Afloat Suggestion Sparks Georgia Debate
The Tifton Gazette muses that future Georgia General Assembly sessions should be held aboard ship to avoid lobbyists and outside interests. The paper imagines convening, receiving the governor's message, and sailing away until business ends with no one allowed to board or depart until adjournment, questioning whether action would follow.
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Tifton Gazette
Georgia
Georgia General Assembly
Georgia and Florida Prohibition Debate Cited by Post-Searchlight
The Bainbridge Post-Searchlight argues Florida cannot repeal or ratify the 18th Amendment until 1934 and notes Georgia residents urging open saloons must wait. It asserts Alabama remains dry and stresses legal process before changes in liquor law across neighboring states.
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Florida
Georgia
Bainbridge Post- Searchlight
Alabama
Reward of duty quote from Kingsley cited for virtue
When duties grow irksome one should recall Charles Kingsley who says every morning to thank God for work to do. Being forced to work and to do your best cultivates temperance self control diligence and strength of will, virtues the idle will never know.
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Charles Kingsley
Governor Talmadge Speech in Macon Rallys Support
Governor Talmadge spoke at a Macon Rotary event praising agriculture as the nation core and urging self reliance over government debt. He critiqued seed subsidies, warned against overproduction and holding back markets, and urged legislative collaboration to boost results for Georgia.
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Talmadge
Macon
Roosevelt
Elberton Star quotes loss of confidence in leaders
An Elberton Star note laments widespread loss of public confidence in statesmen and financiers after three years of economic hardship. A noted writer claims to have traveled through 80 states since September and says the sentiment is universal, urging belief in President Roosevelt as the path back.
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Roosevelt
Elberton Star
Financial case against beer and whiskey reform
The Adel News argues against beer taxes and Prohibition, noting $75 per family in potential beer value with brewers taking $62.50 and government $12.50. It criticizes claims of solving finances, cites fatal accidents in England and Germany, and cites Georgia towns' debt after Prohibition, asserting no financial benefit from beer and whiskey propositions.
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United States
England
Germany
Georgia
Jacksonville
Macon
Adel News
Prohibition Debate Shows State Rights Clash and National Question
A detailed argument critiques the 18th amendment advocating state autonomy while noting Fulton county grand jury calls for beer legalization. It frames prohibition as a national issue, cites enforcement limits, and argues law protects society rather than reform individuals amid rising bootlegging and speak-easies.
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Congress
Fulton County Grand Jury
Georgia
Fulton Grand Jury
Augusta
Keely
Salvation Army
Jane Adams
Cochran
Talmadge
Russell
Hoke Smith
Chicago
God
Senator George Warns Bankers On Loan Policy
Senator Walter F. George of Georgia warned bankers on the Senate floor that unless they resume legitimate loans with solid security they risk government competition in banking. He argued the government has aided banks via the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and a banking holiday, and urged banks to lend responsibly using solid security and good character to aid recovery.
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Walter F. George
Georgia
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corportaion
George
Cobb County Times
Messrs Tyler and Hunnicutt Safe in Mexico
A Fulton Review note reports Tyler and Hunnicutt alive after days without contact. The wording suggests they are safe and enjoying tamales in Mexico, countering early fears of bandit captivity. The editor hints the Hapeville editor celebrant over the cross of the bone dry country line.
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Mexico
Tyler
Hunnicutt
Review
Fulton Review
Hapeville
Pulpit Activities Across Several States Highlighting Cooks
Thomasville District presiding elder Rev Osgood F Cook reports smooth progress as he concludes church rounds in Thomasville. Ed F Cook begins duties as Mulberry Street Methodist pastor in Macon. Rev J S Cook, from here, transferred to Thomasville, Ga, prompting discussion in Savannah Press about the Cook family's impact on John Wesley’s church.
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Cook
Macon, Ga
F. Cook
Mulberry Street Methodist Church
Cook Waxahatchie
Texas
J. S. Cook
Methodist Church
Thomasville
John Wesley
Bill Sutlive
Savannah Press
Distillation discovery fuels anti alcohol stance in Cochran
Testimony portrays alcohol as a corrupting force with men claiming snakes in liquor. The speaker argues for unrelenting welfare against alcohol in all forms, rejecting licensing or regulation on main streets and highways. Cochran Ga L A Whipple.
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Cochran, Ga
L. A. Whipple
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Butler
Dawson News
Ed Duncan
Turner County
Nora
Webster County
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Heer
Charleston
J. A. Clifton, Jr
Prohibition
DR. Prance
Cartersville Tribune-News
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