State Highway Patrol To Begin Work Sept 6
Atlanta reporters note the Georgia State Highway Patrol will begin active duties starting September 6. Legal adviser Sutton states 101 men trained in Atlanta will start patrols, with 14 selected to train in New York. First duties include establishing headquarters in 10 divisions and distributing driver license application forms.
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Atlanta
Reia
Fether
B. Sutton
Blo Safety Department
Fulton Igh School
W York
Sutton
New York
Rivers To Talk At Press Meet Adel Convention
Rivers will address the Georgia Press Association convention in Adel September 15 to 18, following an executive committee meeting at the state capitol. Also speaking will be Miss Emily Woodani, past president, on the Georgia paper and pulp industry, with H. T. McIntosh outlining state planning board work and progress.
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Atlanta
Rivers
Georgia Press
Adel
Emily Woodani
Nthe
Georgia
H. T. McIntosh
Albany Herald
State Planning Board
Railroad Crossing Safety Device Tested at Spissboro
Aug. 20 Spissboro Georgia announces a new rail crossing barrier that rises on the road to guide wheels away from the track. The device will be completed in a few weeks with a special christening and demonstration led by Wi Hall, claim agent for the Florida Railroad, and EB. J. N Southeastern agent for the manufacturers.
Farmer Langley Ends Life After Short Pay to Cotton Pickers
Moultrie Ga Aug 21 Because Langley a 40 year tenant farmer of the Hartsfield district came up a few dollars short of paying his cotton pickers for a day's work he shot himself in a shotgun wound in the yard of his home The inquest heard that as he checked the day s pay he rose and fired a single barrel shot from outside the house ending his life in a tragic act by the self inflicted wound
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Moultrie
John Langley
Hartsfield
F. A. White
Langley
Maher
Ouse
Church Damaged by Bolt Kills Two Mules in Georgia
A bolt struck a newly completed Methodist church in ppitsboro Georgia during a heavy rain, tearing out a large ic e bolt tie and overturning a bag of wine. Two mules were killed near the county jail as the storm lashed the area on a Saturday night.
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Ppitsboro
Lightbolts
Methopaurch
Satur
Teaple
Yaniuy Shale
Sunda
Big gains in pines cited at Montezuma
Montezuma Georgia August 28 growth of pine production noted as planting drives expand in Macon county. In 1936 about 5 000 young trees planted and 14 000 more. orders booked for December and January delivery total 800 000. Trees on sub marginal lands yield two 410 per acre. on good land diameter expands about one and a quarter inches per year.
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Montezuma
Macon County
Georgia widow to receive 33225 for crash
Washington report states the Treasury will pay Mrs. Cliff Snyder of Smithville 3225 for her husband's death and her injuries in a crash with a COC truck, pending President Roosevelt's signature. The House approved the sum after Senate action authorized 10000 earlier. W. J. Jordan of Smithville was injured and will share in the award.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Cliff Snyder
Smithville
House
Senate
W. J. Jordan
Tobacco Sales Hit 16 Million in South Georgia
Atlanta reports 1937 tobacco sales in South Georgia markets surpassed 16 million dollars, with 81,761,218 pounds sold through Friday at an average of 19.83 cents. State warehouses to close by week end. last year saw 86,565,208 pounds for 18,145,557 dollars.
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Atlanta
South Georgia
State Department of Agriculture
As Speight Re elected Head Of Ft Gaines Negro School
Speight, a longtime African American educator at the Ft Gaines colored school, has been reelected to lead the school for another year. He is likely the state’s oldest serving teacher, having taught exclusively at Ft Gaines. The city’s "As Speight School" serves seven teachers and offers high school work through the eleventh grade.
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Speight
Ft. Gaines
Georgia
Fine new school ready at Cordele
Cordele Georgia August 28 The city schools will open for the fall term September 18 Acting Superintendent E D Palmer says Prof D H Standard superintendent of city schools recovering from illness expects to be at his post shortly after opening Pupils of the junior high and grammar schools will enter the new plant completed this summer replacing the building destroyed by the tornado last year The new high school building was completed early last spring.
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Cordele
E. D. Palmer
Prf
D. H. Standard
Cochran to Have New Post Office
Cochran Georgia expects a new post office with an appropriation of seventy four thousand dollars. Postmaster J A Walker notes plans for an additional city carrier and route extending over twelve miles. Postal receipts show steady growth and a rise for the year nineteen eighty seven.
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Cochran
Congress
J. A. Walker
Georgia's Legion delegates named for New York convention
Atlanta August 23 United States Senator Richard B Russell will be among Georgia's official delegates to the American Legion convention in New York City next month. State Commander Ed F O Connor of Savannah announced the selection of 15 representatives from the Georgia department. Delegates will depart by special train from Atlanta September 18 for the convention opening September 19. Alternate delegates were named including Arthur Cheatham Macon R H McNatt Swainsboro John Gilchrist Thomaston Virgil Brewster Cedartown W R Hutchinson Buford C P Fisher Ways J L Jones Metter M L Bush Eastman J G Strickland Forsyth R H Garner Atlanta R M Sanderson Jesup Frank Moxley Wadley Arthur Clark Thomasville R P Kennard Rome Dr A W Davis Warrenton and L H Kelley Buford.
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Atlanta
United States
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
American Legion
New York City
Ed F. O’conner
Savannah
Georgia Department
Stanley Jones
Russell
Quimby Melton
Griffin
J. P. Kelly
Valdosta
A. W. Davis
Warrenton
L. H. Kelley
Buford
Swindle Stamped Out By Post Office Dept
Postmaster General James A. Farley announces that a major mail fraud scheme known as the Baker or Becher estate swindle, spanning the United States and touching Canada Mexico and Cuba, has been halted. Thirty-nine groups promoted a phantom Philadelphia estate with fake will and forged signatures, drawing victims into enrollments and memberships for years. Inspector work traced the bogus property to 67 Pennsylvania counties proving no such estate existed. 24 swindlers were tried and convicted.
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Jas. A. Farley
Post Office Department
U. S
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Franklin Square
Benjamin Franklin
Post Office
U. S. Mint
Baker
Broad Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadeldelphia
Delaware River
Jacob Baker
Becker
Baker Or Becker
Sy Ava
Martin Yalas
Army
Navy
Fnally
Pers
Talbot Marion Farmers Form Livestock Groups
Farmers met in Talbotton and Buena Vista to organize the Talbot County and Marion County Livestock Associations as affiliates of the Chattahoochee Valley group. Elected leaders include Henry Lumsden president, Horace Cook vice president, Jn lison Pound secretary treasurer, and J. S. Burgin president, A. S. Boyett VP, Parker Wells secretary treasurer.
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Talbotton
Talbot County Livestock Association
Chattahoochee Valley Livestock Association
Henry Lumsden
Horace Cook
Jn Lison Pound
Poducers
Marion County
Buena Vista
Marion County Livestock Association
J. S. Burgin
A. S. Boyett
Parker Wells
R. H. McRae
Talbot County
J. H. McClung
Felix L. Jenkins
Muscogee County
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Frank Fitch
Athens
W. P. Pike
Chattahoochee
Pike
Columbus
Three Hurt In Car Crash South Of Cordele Involving Five People
Three persons were seriously injured in a Monday automobile collision five miles south of Cordele. The injured included T. W. Simmons, his mother in law Mrs. W I Dorris of Douglasville, and her companion Mrs. C P McCord of Ash ra.
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Cordele Monday
T. W., Simmons
W. I. Dorris
Douglasville
C. P. McCord
Ashra
Butler Heatrola Dealer Offers Five Ways For Winter Comfort
Jarrell's Department Store promotes five warmth tips for winter and urges buying a genuine Heatrola. The annual Heatrola Free Coal Campaign runs Aug 14 to Sept 4, with a small deposit to join and the balance paid on delivery. The program accounts for about one third of Heatrola sales.
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Butler Heatrola
Jarrell’s Department
Butler
South Sea Islands
Jarrell
Free Coal Club
Salesman Wanted for Rawleigh Route in Georgia and Tennessee
A six year Rawleigh dealer recommends a nearby 800 consumer route in Reynolds Georgia. Seeks a hustler to earn good money and build a permanent business. See or write at Rawleigh’s Memphis Tenn. Dent. GAH-42-1178. J. C. Fuller, Reynolds GA.
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Rawleigh
Rawleirh
Memphis
Tenn
Dent
J. C. Fuller
Reynolds, Ga
WPA Funds For Americus High School Building
Americus Georgia August 24 funds for the construction of a new 4000 high school in Americus were allotted by the PWA in Washington. A telegram from Congressman Stephen Pace to C H Burke president of the Americus Board of Education notes the PWA grant of 34364 with the city issuing 47000 in bonds.
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Americu
Washington
PWA
Stephen Pace
C. H. Burke
The
Americas Board of Education
Pace
Congress
Augusta
Americ
Walter George
J. B. Mathis
Chas
F. Crisp
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Post Office Dept
Talbot - Marion
Nelson Shipp
Columbus Enquirer-Sun
WPA
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McKesson & Robbins
Prince Albert Tobacco
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