Savannah Mayor Defends Press Freedom At Georgia Editors Meet
Mayor Thos Gamble told the Georgia Press Association in Savannah that editorial liberty must not be hampered by political domination. He praised weeklies as fair and free and criticized indiscriminate attacks, urging equal praise for all American newspapers while noting Interior Secretary Ickes has softened his stance. The banquet marked the association’s annual gathering hosted by Savannah Morning News and Evening Press, with officers to be elected as editors wrapped up their Macon-to-Savannah convention.
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Savannah
Thos, Gamble
Georgia Press Association
America
Gamble
Harold Ickes
Press Association
Savannah Morning News
Evening Press
Macon
Judge Fines Man and Donates Dollar to Help Pay
In Atlanta on August 26 Judge J. S. Mc Clelland of Fulton criminal court fined a man who pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge $50. The defendant could only raise $48, facing six months in jail. The judge added a dollar, and two deputies plus an attorney contributed another dollar to cover the full amount.
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Atlanta
J. S. McClelland
Fulton Criminal Court
Ellaville Lumber Mill Is Purchased
Ellaville notices that the Alexander Brothers Lumber Company of Ellaville has been bought by J. F. Alexander. He gains an interest in the Talbotton plant. after Sept. 1 the Alexanders and their baby will reside in Talbotton with the business office there. Lewis Dyess becomes yard manager and Hugh Morrison runs the commissary and lumber check. The firm will run one shift daily, reducing employment by 20 to 25 workers to about 18.
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Ellaville
Alexander Brothers Lumber Company
J. F. Alexander
Alexander
Talbotton
Baby
Lewis Dyess
Hugh Morrison
Two Black men executed in Georgia electric chair
In Reidsville Georgia two Black men were executed in the electric chair for armed robbery. Eddie Brown thirty of Valdosta received the maximum penalty under a three year old armed robbery law for a station robbery injuring Elzia Rykard. Charles Josey followed Brown to the chair in Pike County. Neither man spoke.
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Adel
Georgia
Florida
Rivers
Charles Josey
Pike County
Brown
Big Green
E. B. Henderson
Mrs. C. W. Passavant Dies At Her Atlanta Home
Mrs. C. W. Passavant wife of Georgia's assistant supervisor of state purchases died at her Atlanta home Friday. Her husband once edited the Newnan Herald. Survivors include her husband and brother H. D. North of Atlanta. Funeral services were held Sunday in Newnan where she spent most of her life. She was the daughter of Dr. North.
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Atlanta
C. W. Pasavant
Georgia
The
Newnan Herald
H. D. North
Newnan
Indian Contests Court Authority in Murder Trial
Macon Mississippi August 23 Chief C Wesley head of a Noxubee tribe indicted for murder plans to contest state court trial. He cites the dancing rabbit agreement that Indian councils try members in Indian cases. State argues treaty allows state murder trials. An interpreter from the nearby reservation may be sought and tribe members may testify.
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Macon
Miss
C. Wesley
Wesley
Neshoba County
Leaf money pays up debts in tobacco season
In Moultrie on Aug 24, R. J. Lewis, clerk of Colquitt superior court, said debt paying tobacco season has led to record mortgage cancellations. Farmers previously hit by low tobacco and cotton prices are now clearing debts as mule buyers, fertilizer firms, and debtors report strong collections. Local banks note advances to farmers are nearly paid and crops and livestock remain as profits.
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Moultrie
R. J. Lewis
Colquitt Superior Court
Dea
Lewis
Columbus Roberts in Thomaston on Drive to Victory
Commissioner of Agriculture Columbus Roberts brings his governor campaign into this area next Wednesday at 8 PM near the Upson county court house. The meeting, arranged by Roberts supporters in Upson and adjoining counties, offers voters a chance to hear the candidate whose campaign has stirred Georgia politics. The Thomaston speech concludes his Victory Drive as the race nears the September 11 ballot. Voters in Taylor, Lamar, Pike, Crawford, Meriwether, Monroe, and Upson are invited through ads and personal invitations. motorcades are planned from several counties.
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Columbus Roberts
Upson County Court House
Roberts
Upson
Georgia
Thomaston
Commissioner Roberts
Taylor
Lamar
Pike
Crawford
Meriwether
Monroe Albot
British child evacuees may flood U S borders this fall
Chicago report by Marshall Field Jr. says at least twenty five thousand and possibly fifty thousand British refugee children could be brought to the United States. He noted two hundred thousand had registered for evacuation, with thirty two thousand favoring the U S and twenty thousand Canada. He forecast about one thousand arrivals next week and two thousand in September, with more to follow despite the mercy ship bill.
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Chicago
Marshall Field
U. S
Committee For the Care of
Great Britain
United States
Canada
America
British Isles
Laurens County Seeks 850 Rural Housing Units
Laurens County plans to submit a report to the state housing authority proposing 850 low rent housing units as part of a rural housing loan program. The county committee led by W. D. Parkerson Jr. and Walter Daniel surveyed 2,400 low income homes, finding 1,866 rentals and 533 owner-occupied. Average annual income across households was 312 dollars with 5.2 persons per family.
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Dublin
Laurens County
State
W. D. Parkerson Jr
Walter Daniel
George Hamilton
Columbus Woman Bound Over To Terrell Jury
Mrs. J. H. Childres of Columbus was bound over to Terrell county grand jury for the December term on charges of violating state medical practice laws. She was released on a $250 bond after a commitment hearing before Justice J. H. Oxford in Dawson. Childress was taken into custody Tuesday night by Muscogee county officers and held for Terrell county authorities on a warrant by S. P. Fleming, investigator for the State Examining board.
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Dawson
J. H. Childres
Columbus
Terrell County
Justice of the Peace
J. H. Oxford
S. P. Fleming
Atlanta
State Examining Board
Taylor County Lawyers Indorse Judge Grice
At a Taylor County lawyers meeting a resolution endorses Justice Warren Grice of the Georgia Supreme Court for re election in the upcoming Sept 11 1940 primary. The resolution lauds Grice as an able jurist and notes his candidacy on the ballot.
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Taylor County Lawyers Indorse
Grice
Taylor County
Warren Grice
Supreme Court of
State of Georgia
Justice Grice
Taylor County Endorses Justice Grice For Supreme Court
The Taylor County Bar Association endorses Justice Grice for a full term on the Georgia Supreme Court. The resolution cites his efficiency and record during his term and points to his interpretation of Georgia laws. Endorsement dated August 23, 1940 by Walter E. Steed and others notes Grice’s prior legal career in Hawkinsville Macon and Pulaski County.
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Supreme Court Tribunal
Georgia
Taylor County Bar Association
Justice Grice
Supreme Court of Georgia
Walter E. Steed
C. B. Marshall
J. R. Lunsford
Chas
C. Stone
W. Foy
Jusice Grice
W. L Grice
Umy
Butler
Col. W. 8. Wallace
Taylor County
Pulaski County
Hawkinsville
Macon
Supreme Bench
Rev J M Woodward Dies At Hawkinsville
Rev John M Woodward native of Dooly county died at his Hawkinsville home Monday August 19 aged 74 after years of ill health. Born northeast of Vienna he helped develop Dooly county educationally religiously and socially. A Primitive Baptist minister ordained about 30 years ago he faithfully served as pastor and left a lasting influence on friends and associates.
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Vienna
John M. Woodward
Dooly County
Hawkinsville
Woodward
John M
Nancy McCormack Woodward
Primitive Baptist
Pas
Funeral services held for Mr. Woodway at Hawkinsville
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the residence with interment in Orange Hill Cemetery, Hawkinsville. Mr. Woodway is survived by his wife, the former Miss Emmie Polhill.
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Oranste Hill Cemetery
Hawkinsville
Woodway
Emmie Polhill
Missing Fragments From Pulaski County Marriage Notice
Fragmentary entry from Pulaski County lists names Emily Turton tied to Vienna and Woodward relatives in Auban and Vienna. Information is incomplete, unclear, and requires original wording to identify spouses and exact dates.
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Pulaski County
Ters
Emily
H, Turton
Vienna
Brotsy Woodward
Auban Woodward
Ahi
J. L. Woodward
Odi
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Arlie D. Tucker
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G.A. Johns
House of Representatives
American Legion
Mason
Hotel Lanier
Macon, Georgia
Western & Atlantic
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