Georgia Headlines From Macon And Across State
Georgia news roundup reports Macon mills adding over 2,000 workers in weeks. Ellijay police chief Bam Hood dies of apoplexy. Fort Myers man jailed in Ellijay on murder charge. Dawson council eyes city owned light and water plant. Milner resident Dr J G Martin dies at 81 after long illness. Weather Bureau office in Thomasville closed for economy after 28 years. Private J W Sartan dies in Columbus wreck. Several obituaries and regional notices follow.
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Bam Hood
Ellijay
R. W. Randall
White Path
Fort Myers
Fla
Dawson City’ Council
J. G. Martin
Milner
United States Weather Bureau
Thomasville
Postmaster Appointment at Leslie
Leslie Georgia Aug 7 Acting postmaster E L Wilson appointed to succeed F P Jones who resigned Wilson to begin duties immediately.
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Leslie, Gs
E. L.wilson
Leslie
F. P. Jones
Wilson
Thomaston Plans Pageant For Georgia Biennial Event
Thomaston Georgia hosts a two day pageant August 10 and 11 under the Business and Professional Women's club. The event draws about 600 people and features a notable meat party as a featured activity.
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Thomaston
Business and Professional Women's Club
Floods in China Drown 10000 People in Shensi Province
Chinese dispatches report 10,000 persons drowned and another 10,000 injured or missing in floods along the Chang Jiang in Shensi province. About 200 villages were wrecked by the disaster, with widespread destruction from rising waters and heavy rains.
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Shanghai
Sian
Shensi
Chang Wer
Applications Sought for Postmasterships in Georgia
Washington, Aug 4 The Civil Service Commission announced on Friday that applications for postmasterships in Georgia will close in Washington on Aug 29. Openings include Macon with 4000 dollars annual salary Cornelia 2400 Milledgeville 2800 and Toccoa 2400 with salaries tied to each position
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Tallulah Falls
Georgia Public Service Commision
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Georgia
Macon
Cornelia
Milledgeville
Toccoa
Mrs Jones Returns After Breaking Leg in Birmingham
Mrs. C. E. Jones mother of John H. Jones editor of the Fort Valley Leader- Tribune returned to Fort Valley after six months away. She slipped on a kitchen floor in Birmingham, suffering a broken leg just above the ankle, and is starting to walk again with the injured limb.
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Fort Valley
C. E. Jones
John H. Jones
Yeomans Predict Georgia Will Get Highway Funds
Atlanta Aug 7 Attorney General M J Yeomans who spent last week in Washington submitting data on Georgia Highway Board status said officials informed him a favorable decision would be made on the state's request for ten million dollars for highway works under the recovery act.
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Atlanta
M. J. Yeomans
Washington
Georgia
Highway Board
Fish Fry to Celebrate Barwick Group's Return
Barwick Georgia August 7 Barwick's delegation to the World's Fair will return home tomorrow and the community plans a fish fry and thanksgiving. Good melon prices let 25 Barwick residents travel to Chicago in a homemade bus with banners. They attracted attention along the route. Barwick farmers sold 295 carloads of melons totaling 51501.25 and marketed 20000 of beans squash 10000 of turnip greens and other spring vegetables.
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Barwick
Chicago
Bathing beauty show at Barnesville pool tomorrow night
A bathing beauty show is planned at the American Legion pool in Barnesville tomorrow night with more than 50 entrants expected. First prize is a silver loving cup. Vaudeville and dancing will follow the show.
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American Legion
Barnesville
Col W E Smith Elected Worshipful Grand Master In LaGrange
Col W E Smith of Manchester was elected worshipful grand master of the Fourth Congressional District Masons at the annual LaGrange convention with over a hundred Masons attending. Thomas J Hamilton of the Augusta Chronicle will head Georgia Advisory Commission in charge of Federal Public Works projects.
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W. E. Smith
Manchester
Fourth Congressional District
LaGrange
Thos, J. Hamilton
Augusta Chronicle
Georgia Advisory Commission
Atlanta
Six Die in Kentucky Election Turmoil Fights
Louisville reports six men killed during Kentucky primary election clashes. Five shot to death one fatally cut eight wounded including a critically injured victim. An additional man killed in suspected fallout from a battle tied to last November’s election.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Power Company Reports July Without Employee Accidents
Atlanta Aug 5 The Georgia Power company completed July with no accidents serious enough to cause lost work time for the second time this year and third time in its history. The record covers about 626000 man hours worked.
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Atlanta
Georgia Power Company
W. W Boyd Former Colquitt Sheriff Dies Sudden
Moultrie Ga Aug 5 Stricken on streets at Moultrie Saturday W W Boyd 60 former sheriff of Colquitt county died late Saturday Mr Boyd suffered a stroke of paralysis about two years ago and had never fully recovered Since retiring as sheriff an office he held four terms Mr Boyd had been in the fertilizer business He is survived by his wife and several children.
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Alma
James. Brown
Rockingham
Waycross
Lila T. Moye
L. K. Patterson
Cuthbert
L.K. Patterson
Fort Benning
Moye
Randolph County
Mr. Patterson
C. L. Moye
Washington, D. C
Donald Taylor
George Baumer
Syracuse
N. Y
Moultrie
W. Boyd
Colquitt County
Boyd
Unlawful to shoot doves in Georgia before September
Georgia hunters are warned by Commissioner Peter S. Twitty that shooting doves before September 1 is illegal. The notice explains many hunters mistake August 1 as opening day and warns that federal game wardens have been increased to enforce the dove season law.
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Georgia
Peter S. Twitty
Georgian Shot Dead While Asleep in Car
Lavonia Georgia August 8 Joe Jones 35 a World War veteran and Lavonia resident was found shot to death in his automobile Thursday afternoon. He was located about five and one half miles north of Lavonia in Gum Log community near a bridge. A shotgun blast appears to have been fired at the back of his head while he slept tearing the forepart of the head.
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Lavonia
Joe Jones
Gum Log
Jones
State takes over felony prisoners in major clearance
The state moves to clear county jails of felony convicts for the first time in years. Prison Commission Chairman EB Rainey orders sheriffs to send 124 prisoners to highway department convict camps. Governor Talmadge and Highway Board Chairman Mangham cooperate, raising total highway gang prisoners to about 700, the largest in years.
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EB. L. Rainey
The
Prison Commission
Highway Department
Rainey
Talmadge
J. J. Mangham
Highway Board
Boifeuillet Celebrates 74th Birthday in Atlanta
Atlanta records secretary of the state senate John T. Boifeuillet marked his 74th birthday at his senate office. A longtime figure in politics and journalism, he said he plans to live to 90 in good shape and noted his career with posts in Macon Telegraph, Macon News, Atlanta Constitution, and Atlanta Journal where he contributes to the Journal's editorial page.
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John T. Boifeuillet
State Senate
Senate
Boiseiller
Rockefeller
Macon Telegraph
The
Macon News
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Journal
Rylander Theatre Change of Management in Americus
Americus Georgia August 7 J N Morgan longtime manager of the Ryander theatre for Martin Theatres leaves Saturday for Opelika Alabama to run the Opelika theatre another Martin property He is succeeded in Americus by H L Humphries former Opelika manager Morgan has been with the Martin organization ten years and leaves many friends in Americus
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J. N., Morgan
Ryander Theatre
Martin Theatres
Opelika
Ala
Opelika Theatre
Martin. Fae
H. L. Humphries
Morgan
Peglas
Theatre Gang
Martin Organization
Woman Burns to Death in Auto Wreckage
Waycross Georgia August 3 Mrs W M Fussell of Pensacola Florida en route to North Carolina visiting relatives was burned to death Wednesday in a car wreck near Waycross Two children Sara May and Gertrude Lloyd were taken to a Waycross hospital with burns after the automobile skidded on a wet road and overturned then caught fire
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Waycross
W.M. Fussell
Pensacola
M&a
North Carolina
Sara May
Gertrude Lloyd
Georgia highway change eyed by state board
Atlanta report says the state highway board may abolish its maintenance division and dismiss about 600 employees. Maintenance duties would shift to counties, risking $800000 to $1000000 in road machinery. Chairman Mangham and Commissioner Max L McRae reportedly favor the plan, with no official statement yet. The maintenance fund comes from auto tag sales.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
State Highway Board
Mangham
Max L. McRae
Georgia Day Proclaimed for Century of Progress Fair
Governor Talmadge designates Tuesday August 22 as Georgia Day at the Century of Progress in Chicago. He urges Georgians to attend with officials and the 122nd Infantry Band. NBC will broadcast the exercises. Low railroad rates and all expense tours are offered from Atlanta. A watermelon cutting and evening ball are planned at the Georgia headquarters.
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Chicago
Georgia
Dawes
Century of Progress
NBC
Atlanta
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Chamber of Commerce
Scott Allen
Conmission
Morrison
Plans for Roosevelt Visit in Fall Spark Georgia Bicentennial
Savannah plans a Georgia bicentennial with President Roosevelt as principal speaker. A gigantic radio hookup will allow a chorus of millions of students and patriotic groups nationwide to sing the national anthem during fall exercises. World’s largest chorus coordinated with state school superintendents aims to broadcast from Savannah likely via marine music network.
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Savannah
Georgia
Congress
Roosevelt
W A. Sutton
Marine Corps Announces September Vacancies
During September a few openings will be available for young men in the U S Marine Corps who meet mental and moral qualifications and can pass the required physical exam. High school graduates should write Lieut Col H W Stone at the Macon Georgia Recruiting Station for full information on service and duties ashore afloat and in the air, including enlistment requirements and detailed explanations of standards.
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U.S. Marine Corps
H. W. Stone
U. S. Marine Corps
Municipal Auditorum
Macon
Naval Service
TWO BEING HELD IN MOTOR WRECK
Milledgeville Georgia authorities hold two suspects in a motor wreck case near Atlanta. Warrants issued after the victim of the crash was identified. A woman posing as Mrs Mitchell, wife of the man killed, is charged with murder. Initial bonds set in the case. Bobby Hunt and the woman face questioning as fingerprints are matched by federal and local agencies.
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Atlan
Aelsie
Eie
R. A
Bobby) Hunt
Hetty Duke
Betty Compton
Betty Compson
Betty
Bureau of Identification
Wash
J Theington
Mitchell
Atlanta
Hunt
Rome Seeks R F C Loan to Build New Floyd County Courthouse
Rome Ga August 6 Graham Wright county attorney for Floyd County Board of Roads and Revenue begins proceedings to secure 125000 from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to fund a new courthouse for Floyd County to replace the worn out structure in use for nearly fifty years.
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Graham Wright
Floyd County Board of Roads and Revenue
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Floyd County
Fugitive Banker Conley Captured in Texas City
Atlanta reports Geo. Conley vice president and treasurer of the defunct Bankers Savings and Loan Company was arrested Saturday in Houston, Texas. Solicitor General Boykin wired authorities to hold him and return him to Atlanta. Co-defendant E N Claughton, president, is under bonds of 20000. Conley had been a long sought fugitive with a nationwide search and had previously lived in Los Angeles.
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Conley
Bankers Savings & Loan Company
Houston
Texas
General Boykin
Boykin
E. N. Claughton
Th Company
Trust Claughton
Los Angeles
Pearch
Pac
Tax on electrical energy clarified by Helvering statement
Guy T Helvering issued a statement clarifying the tax on electrical energy under the Revenue Act of 1932 as amended by the 1938 act. The 8 percent tax applies to domestic and commercial energy sold after Sept 1 1938, based on sale price, with exemptions for certain plant owners and specific resale arrangements.
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Altherein
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