Memorial to Georgia war heroes to rise on Blood Mountain
The American Legion reports a successful drive for a memorial to Georgia World War I dead. A shrine will be erected on Blood Mountain with a view over three states. Donors receive an official war records volume detailing battle scenes and cemeteries, including photographs and condensed records of every Georgia service member who died in the war.
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Extra Session Talk Revived
Governor G Hardman plans an extra session of the Legislature before his term ends next June after reports on the state's finances. He indicated waiting for capitol repairs to finish, with architects predicting completion by late September or early October and leaders suggesting a short session before Christmas.
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Fort Valley Editor and Byron Girl to Wed
Fort Valley Ga August 2 That old saying The pen is mightier than the sword comes up in Peach County news as A J Culpepper new Fort Valley Leader Tribune editor announces engagement with Emma Gassett of Byron Mrs G C M Avera confirms the engagement and early fall wedding plan.
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Gold Star Mothers of Montezuma Sail for France
Montezuma’s Gold Star mothers Mrs Sam Guerry and Mrs M T Levie will sail from New York on the Roosevelt Saturday to visit graves in France of sons LeGrande Guerry and Walter Levie. The Woman’s Missionary Society of the Methodist church hosted Mrs Guerry in the church parlor Monday presenting a platinum and diamond bar pin and the two ladies with fountain pen and pencil sets from the Service Station, charter members of which they are.
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Raids Round Phenix City as Prohibition Probe Totals Near 40
In Phenix City Alabama across the Chattahoochee River from Columbus nearly twenty have been arrested along with two former city officials after a well planned raid by federal prohibition agents. The sweep began Saturday afternoon and extended into the night, targeting over twenty liquor dens. A three month undercover investigation by federal agents led to the arrests with local police assistance.
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Federal agent Johnson indicted for murder by Muscogee Grand Jury
Columbus Ga Aug 4 the Muscogee county grand jury indicted W K Johnson Jr federal prohibition agent for the murder of Rodgers 20 shot to death while delivering a whiskey gallon to George Mosley an undercover agent The slaying occurred July 25 when Rodgers in company with Eunice Johnson drove to the Mosley home Johnson claimed the gun discharged accidentally during a struggle for possession of the weapon another witness disputing that version at a preliminary hearing the murder warrant was dismissed by Recorder Arthur Lynch after police corroborated Johnsons account
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Sycamore Officer In Albany Jail After Killing Grocer
Ashburn Georgia August 8 A Sycamore police officer Len Kelley 55 is jailed in Albany charged with the murder of grocer W W Odom 40 after a downtown street argument over a debt at Odoms store witnesses testified Kelley surrendered immediately and was described as having drawn a pistol during a scuffle on Main Street Odom died on the street and authorities note Kelley has faced prior murder accusations in the region.
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Jealousy A Trigger In Meriwether Fatal Shooting
Greenvill e Ga Aug 4 Paul Cor ley is dead and Reuben Worley his brother is jailed charged with murder after a farmyard dispute near Ayaton last Thursday. Paul died Sunday night in a Greenville hospital. Officers say Paul was jealous as Reuben reportedly pressed his wife but Reuben says Paul drew a knife and tried to stab him before he shot Paul. Corley had recently been released from a chain gang for deserting his family.
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Son Held in Death of Father in Adel Ga
Adel Ga Aug 2 a son was held in on Saturday charged with killing his father Wright Selph 18 was arrested late Friday after his father Leonard Selph succumbed to five bullet wounds in a fatal shooting authorities reported.
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Prominent Americus Lawyer W P Wallis Dies
Americus Ga Aug 8 Mr W P Wallis 62 prominent Americus lawyer collapsed and died of a heart attack at home while wife and child watched. He is survived by his widow Nettie R Wallis and a brother Ny Wallis, both of Americus. First Methodist Church mourns his passing.
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Te's Defense Of 4 Holder 18 Assailant
Atlantia August 4 Thre torial candidates Monday tenet statement of Col. Sam ohn N Holder an o hatorial Candidate in widely published Sunday Colonel Tate said that n ceeded to the post of hig man vacated by Hold Tat as chairman who rushed grat und of to the ther guber Statement hen he sue d way chairs fer the d ment was not ankrupt spare Former State Senators R B Russell Jr and Jas A P other candidates for Rovernor atta cd the Tate statement D Rivers ny
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