Georgia Summary Of The Week In Tobacco And Deaths
Georgia growers sold 82 297 638 pounds of bright leaf for 5 722 700 dollars last week. E M Goodroe longtime Silvertown police chief died after a prolonged illness. Willard Evans killed in a mine cave in near Jasper. Leesburg cotton pickers and peanut shakers in demand as harvest nears. Mrs David Barrow widow of former Chancellor Barrow dies in Athens. Coroner's jury finds justifiable homicide in a prison guard shooting. Several fatalities and injuries from accidents reported across the state.
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Georgia
Bright Leaf
David Barrow
Barrow
Univesity of Georgia System
Athens
Woman Serious Injured in Hit and Run Crash
Manchester report: Mr and Mrs J W Shivars injured when their car was struck and overturned by a hit and run driver near Manchester Saturday night. Mrs Shivars admitted in serious condition. Mr Shivars treated and dismissed.
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Manchester
J. W. Shivars
Officer's Child Killed in Fall in Columbus
Funeral services were held for 5 year old Robert Chamberlin Hinkle son of Lt and Mrs H W Hinkle. He fell to his death from a three story apartment window where his parents lived in Columbus Georgia on August 16.
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Columbus
Robert Chamberlin Hinkle
H. W. Hinkle
Peanut Growers Seek $66 Base Price for This Year
Washington reports peanut growers and processors urged the AAA to fix a base price of 66 dollars per ton for the current crop under the 1940 surplus diversion program. The proposal matches last year’s base for Southeastern Spanish peanuts No 1 and is two dollars higher than last year’s lease for Southern Spanish No 1. The same grade differentials as last year were also recommended, and the department is considering the proposals.
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Washington
AAA
Lunch room at Preston School being remodeled
Richland Georgia August 17 work began Friday on remodeling two classrooms in the Richland gymnasium for the school lunch room. The rooms were used by the Vocational Agriculture Dept, which will move to a new building on campus. School opens September 2. Principal M. S. Harrison.
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Richland
Richland Gymnasium
Vocational Agriculture Dept
FDR signs bill to repay Augusta man for bond loss
President Roosevelt signed a bill repaying Dr A C Wade of Augusta Georgia $1,000 of the $2,500 he forfeited on a delivery bond tied to Henry Anger, charged with receiving stolen goods. Anger was indicted in February 1989 and disappeared before trial. The bond forfeiture occurred after a search failed to locate Anger. The Attorney General’s office told Congress a $1,000 bail bond would have sufficed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
A. C. Wade
Augusta
Dr. Wade
Henry Anger
Anger
Attorney General
Congress
Communists Barred on Georgia Ballot
Georgia Secretary of State Wilson ruled to bar Communist candidates from the November general election ballot acting on Attorney General Ellis Arnald advice. The move marks the first time Communists are kept off Georgia ballots due to a party aims to overthrow the democratic constitutional form.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Wilson
Ellis Arnald
Lee Granted Right to Enter Race for Lee County
Leesburg Ga August 20 according to J W Forrester chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee from the State Democratic Committee EE B Lee's name may be placed on the ticket as representative from Lee county Lee had been denied this right by the county committee which set a closing date not advertised as required the state committee reversed the decision Lee will oppose C C Ansley of Smithville the present representative
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J. W. Forrester
Democratic Executive Committee
State Democratic Committee
EE B. Lee
Lee County
Lee
State Committee
C. C. Ansley
Smithville
Snake Murder Hearing Postponed in Lipham Case
Nashville Ga Aug 16 Prelim in Lipham snake handling case postponed indefinitely on defense motion. Lipham jailed in Adel and had been due for hearing before Superior Judge Smith. A murder warrant was sworn by relatives of Mrs Jeffie Smith who died after a snake bite at Lipham rites two years ago.
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W. T. Lipham
Adel
Smith
Lipham
N.N. Hughes
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Defense units organized in Talbot County article
Talbotton August 1 Frank P Freeman Sr is named captain commander of the Talbot County unit in the State Defense program. Freeman with World War service in the 30th Service Company Signal Corps trained in wireless telegraphy at Clemson College and New York City. The county unit will include a captain a first lieutenant two sergeants two corporals and 20 men with organization plans to begin soon.
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Frank P. Freeman
Talbot County
Freeman
30Th Service Co. Signal Corps
Clemson College
New York City College
Dr Napoleon G Gewinner First Surgeon General of Georgia Dies
Atlanta Aug 19 Dr Napoleon G Gewinner 88 of Macon long prominent Georgia physician and first surgeon general dies at Emory Hospital He was a Charleston native who lived in Macon 60 years and served as past president of the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Laymen's Association of Georgia, also a retired colonel in the Georgia National Guard.
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Napoleon G Gewinner
Macon
Georgia
Emory Hopital
Charleston
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Gewinner
Knights of Columbus
Catholic Laymen‘s Association of Georgia
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All Terrell Farms Within 1940 Cotton Acreage
Dawson Georgia August 19 final measurements show all Terrell county farms are within the 1940 cotton acreage allotments with seven farms yet to have final checks. Terrell was allotted 23000 acres for cotton in 1940 but records show 18349 acres planted.
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Dawson
Terrell County
H. Frank Smith
Woman files suit in arrest in Atlanta
Miss Dorris Ballard filed a $25,000 false arrest suit in Fulton Superior Court against M. B. Johnson, former ex-officio justice of the peace, accusing him of arresting her Friday night without a warrant and holding her overnight at Fulton Tower after two county policemen refused to act. Ballard’s attorney said Johnson acted as a private citizen, not as a justice of the peace.
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Edwards seeks reelection to Georgia House of Representatives
J W Edwards announces candidacy for re election to the Georgia House of Representatives subject to Democratic Executive Committee rules. He thanks voters for support during the past two years and pledges to work with the Governor for a business like, economically run administration free of petty politics.
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Taylor County
Democratic Executive Committee
Georgia House of Representatives
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Candidate for Judge of Chattahoochee Superior Courts
An unnamed candidate announces running in the Democratic primary on September 11, 1940, to seek election as Judge of the Superior Courts in the Chattahoochee Circuit. The candidate appeals to voters for support and influence.
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Chattahoochee Circuit
Candidacy of Columbus Roberts for Governor of Georgia
Endorsing Columbus Roberts as a proven, self-made leader in agriculture and public service. The piece praises his clean politics, education focus, support for mothers and children, and labor sympathy, noting he funds his campaign and rejects entangling alliances while entering the race to fight the public’s battle.
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