General Asa L. Singleton to Retire as Fort Benning Commandant
General Asa L. Singleton, long time commandant of the Infantry School at Fort Benning, is ordered retired effective August 31, his 64th birthday. Born August 31, 1876, he served from private to brigadier general with postings in the Philippines Cuba Alaska and France and received the Distinguished Service Medal and Legion of Honor. He helped expand Fort Benning and will reside in Columbus near the fort after retirement.
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Columbus
Brie
Asa L. Singleton
Infantry
Ft. Benning
War Department
Washington
Taylor County
Benning
29Th Infantry
Commadant
Great Military Reservation
Singleton
Philippie
Luzon
Southern Islands
Regular Army
Philippines
Cuba
Alaska
Hawaiian Department
Panama Department
France
Command and General Staff School
Army Signal School
Army War College
National Guard
Oregon
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
1St Army Corps
G. S
National Army
Brest
Curtis Resign as Warden in Thomaston Georgia
County Commissioners announced C. A. Curtis county warden has tendered his resignation effective August 31. They named J. M Plannigan, engineer and road builder, to replace Curtis.
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Thomaston
C. A. Curtis
J. M Plannigan
Curtis
Mrs W Ben Gibbs To Seek Unexpired Georgia Seat
Mrs W Ben Gibbs agreed to run for the unexpired term of her late husband, Georgia congressman Gibbs, after the Eighth Georgia district committee urged her candidacy. She would be the first woman to represent Georgia in the U S House if elected and would qualify once a special election is called by Gov Rivers.
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W. Ben Gibbs
Jesup
Eighth Georgia District Congressional Executive Committee
Washington
Rivers
Gibbs
Georgia
House of Representatives
Florence Reville
Thomaston
Brenau College
Gibson Candidate Seeks Congress Seat in Unexpired Term
Douglas native John S. Gibson solicitor general of the Waycross circuit announces his candidacy for Congress to fill the unexpired term of the late Representative W. B. Gibbs. He is in his second term as solicitor general and has prior service as city court solicitor. He is married with three children.
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Douglas
John S. Gibson
Waycross Judicial Circuit
Congress
W. B. Gibbs
Gibson
Charlton County
Georgia Tobacco Markets Report Strong Auction Start
Georgia's tobacco belt opens markets with mixed early prices from 4 to 34 cents a pound. Most sales hover 18 to 22 cents, with the season average around 12.82 cents last year. Industry notes indicate a strong crop, aided by CCC purchases and Imperial Tobacco handling some markets.
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Atlanta
Georgia
South Georgia
Georgia-Florida
Commodity Credit Corporation
Imperial (British Export) Tobacco Co
J L Downs Native Railroad Officer Dies
Lawrence A Downs 68 former chairman of the Illinois Central board died Saturday after two years of ill health and a two week hospital stay. A Purdue graduate who rose from rodman to railroad executive he led IC as president and board chair in 1926 and 1938 respectively. He held senior roles across IC subsidiaries and was a notable railway engineer and public figure.
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Chicago
Lawrence A. Downs
Illinois Central Railroad System
Downs
I. C. Board
Vandalia
Indiana
Purdue University
I. C
LaSalle
Ill
Kentucky
Louisiana
Springfield
Iowa
Central of Georgia
Ocean Steamship Co
American Railway Engineering Association
Railway Express Agency, Inc
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Body of Atlanta salesman found by fox hunters
Ed F. Elder a 60 year old Atlanta wholesale grocery salesman who had been missing since June 29 was found early Saturday near the Allenwood road in DeKalb county by fox hunters. Patrolman John W. Jones said Elder appeared to have been robbed and killed by heavy blows. The report also notes Hitler's car had been found in a Holly Springs garage left by a young man who brought it in for repairs on July 6.
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Decatura
Ed F. Elder
Atlanta
Allenwood Road
DeKalb County
John W. Jones
Elder
Hitler
Holly Springs F. C
Tornado Deaths In Savannah Mark Severe Storm Week
Savannah Ga. two people died as a 68 mile per hour tornado struck the city last week. A plant officer Jesse Wallace died when a tree fell on his house and Annie Way was killed by flying glass. The storm caused widespread damage, uprooted trees, and downed power lines.
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Savannah
Jesse Wallace
Annie Way
Naval Stores
Bob McCuen
Savannah Morning News
Savannah Beach
Tybee Island
Columbus Roberts To Speak At Fort Valley Campaign Event
Commissioner of Agriculture Columbus Roberts will bring his campaign for governor into Peach County with an address at three o clock Tuesday afternoon. Macon Bibb Taylor and Crawford counties are invited to attend.
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Columbus Roberts
Fort Valley
Peach
Macon
Bibb
Taylor
Crawford
Roberts presses final campaign push in strong farm leadership
Through home-paper ads and personal invitations from Roberts supporters, he enters the final phase in excellent physical condition. He balances duties as head of the Department of Agriculture and candidate for Governor. While not a spellbinding speaker, his businesslike approach wins new supporters with each appearance.
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Roberts
Department of Agriculture
Three Georgia youths die in separate auto accidents
Three young Georgians were killed in separate crashes in the state. Eunice English, 19, of Toccoa, was struck in a downpour while hurrying to work within Toccoa city limits. Libby McConnell, 21, of Bainbridge, died at a railroad crossing seven miles north of Bainbridge. James Piper, 19, of Decatur, was killed on Memorial Drive between Stone Mountain Golf Course road and Hambrick road.
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Atlanta
Georgia State Patrol
Eunice English
Toccoa
Libby ‘McConnell
Bainbridge
James Piper
Decatur
Stone Mountain Golf Course
Hambrick Road
Endowments at risk as gasoline lines threaten Georgia schools
A.T. Conger warns that gasoline pipe lines through Georgia threaten endowment funds of churches, colleges, and the Mercer University system by condemning property and increasing taxes. He urges voters to oppose granting extra condemnation powers to pipelines and to press legislators to block such powers.
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Conger
Theta
Georgia
Seoy
Sy. Railroad Co
Chattanoora
Mercer Universit
Berry
Hur
Geary
A. B. Conger
Marietta St
Atlanta
Aloe
Stoel
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J. L. Downs
Central Railroad and Ocean Steamship Company
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Feee
Frigidaire
Newese
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Demessra
N. L. Halley Reynolds
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