Citizenship Day for Georgia Set for Oct 12
Georgia plans a statewide Citizenship Day on October 12 featuring thousands of 21 year old youths. President Roosevelt may deliver the keynote in person or by radio, with the Georgia Education Association leading efforts and newspapers, civic groups, and the Georgia League of Women Voters aiding in plans and publicity.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Roosevelt
RR. L. Ramsey
The
Georgia Education Association
Ramsey
Josephine Wilkins
Georgia League of Women Voters
W. 5. Kirkpatrick
Atlanta Georgian
Walter LeCraw
American Legion
Legion
Americanism Committee
John Griffin
Georgian Tech
Georgia League of ‘Women
Voters
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Georgian Visits Europe and Warns War Is Certain
Dean J Thos Askew of Armstrong Junior College Savannah warns a world war is inevitable though several years away. He, after five months in London and Europe, says the coming war will be a trade and land conflict with no democratic defense fight. He notes little hostility between English and German people, but blames governments rather than publics.
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Armstrong Junior College
Savannah
Europe
University of London
Germany
England
Asperts
Dean Askew
United States ‘States
Fire gutted A G Rhodes furniture store in Macon
A. G. Rhodes & Son furniture store in Macon suffered a major fire Friday morning that gutted the building and damaged adjoining structures. Fire officials estimate total damage near 50000, caused by a short circuit in an exhaust fan. One spectator, W. W. Waldron, was treated for an injured leg after being hit by a truck while watching firefighters.
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Macon
A.G. Rhodes Furniture Company
A. G. Rhodes & Son
Rhodes Company
W. W. Waldron
Richland Negro Farmers Loses $100 In Pocket Book Trick
In Richland Georgia on July 29 a colored farmer Tom Jones was tricked by three men posing as federal agents. They convinced him to mortgage his crop and mule for a hundred dollars hoping for a share of eleven hundred dollars to be split among four. The men disappeared with Jones's money and the con artists may target others using the same pocketbook gag tied to an injury claim.
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Richland
Tom Jones
Jones
Son of Georgia Chief Sentenced to 10 Years
Clyde Cornett son of the Columbus chief of police pleaded guilty to extortion charges and was sentenced by U S District Judge Bascom Deaver to ten years in the Atlanta penitentiary. He admitted sending extortion letters to N Bradley industrialist of Columbus threatening harm to Bradley and his grandchildren unless a sum of money was left at a designated spot.
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Clyde Cornett
Columbus
U. S
Bascom Deaver
Atlanta
Cornett
N. ©. Bradley
Bradley
Howell Declares He Will Run For Governor in 1940
Atlanta lawyer Hugh Howell insists he will seek the Georgia governorship in 1940 regardless of who else runs. He criticizes salary practices at the executive mansion and vows to push school teacher pay as a definite issue, even if Eugene Talmadge also enters the race.
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Hugh Howell
Atlanta
Georgia
Farmer
Eugene ‘Talmadge
Talmadge
Howell
Governor Rivers
Rivers Boys
Executive Mansion
Farmers Must Sign For AAA Benefits On or Be for Oct 31
Athens July 30 final date for farmers in the 1939 Agricultural Conservation program to file assignment of payments for advances on this year's crop was set for Oct 31 Homer S Durden an administrative officer of the Agricultural Administration announced the dead line and 88000 Georgians had assignments certified under the 1936 program involving 2044560 dollars Payments on 1989 assignments will not be made until late winter or early spring 1940 Banks fertilizer dealers landlords and other creditors should note that assignments not executed before Oct 31 will not be approved Price adjustment payments under the federal farm program cannot be included in an assignment Only conservation payments will be recognized Durden advised all county offices that Farm AOP 69 form used in all assignment transactions must be signed by the assignee witnessed by a disinterested person and filed in the county agricultural conservation association office where the assignment is filed prior to payment application.
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Athens
Homer S. Durden
Agricultural Administration
Greeks Battle Turks in Mesolonghi Defense Heroic Siege
A century ago the Greek village of Mesolonghi withstood a Turkish siege bravely. The defense drew sympathy and aid from European powers that had previously favored Turkey.
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Mesolonghi
Turkey
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