Local items and national notes from the period editorials
An adjourned Taylor superior court session will convene Monday. Congress is to investigate cotton prices amid alarm signals. Reports of local portsmen note an unusual scarcity of doves and quail. Oil drilling at Carnesville, Georgia, has reached over 1000 feet with encouraging prospects. Washington social season resumes as attention turns to the wife of Chicago congressman Du Priest. A White House visit notes an expected $25 million drought area aid for farmers in seed feed and fertilizers. Hoover requests Congress to appropriate $150 million for the federal farm board with funds to be released immediately.
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du Priest
Chicago
White House
Loaha
Thousads
Hoover
Congress
Federal Farm
Court Custody, Crisp, and Columbus Auto Boom
Clyde Hill remains in custody as the courts weigh his future. In Georgia politics the seat held by Honorable Chas R Crisp remains a flashpoint for factions. A Columbus dinner reveals corn bread’s shift from simple fare to delicacy amid ambitious menus. The Columbus Atlanta highway opens to traffic, prompting jubilation over rising mobility and crowded roads. An era of rapid transport and bustling towns reshapes daily life in Georgia.
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Georgia
Washington
Chas, R. Crisp
Colum
Nick Macks
Russell Pledges Numbers in Georgia Merge Plan
The Oglethorpe Echo predicts rough opposition for Governor-elect Russell over his proposed program to merge counties legislators state departments courts and court officials. It warns the plan may hurt his chances for re election.
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Oglethorpe Echo
Russell
Offi Ve
Georgia College Girls Boost Publicity via Home Paper Photos
A Georgia education feature highlights group pictures of Georgia State College for Women at Milledgeville sent to home papers for publication. Bill Biffem jokes that without conscience for advertising space, farming would be a better venture.
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Georgia
Georgia State College For Women At
Milled Gee
Bill Biffem
Gratt
RICK-RACK on Hard Times and Grumbling in Taylor County
J T A contends residents show undue whining despite good conditions in Taylor County. He urges gratitude and silence about personal troubles, arguing the world offers little sympathy and that a public airing does not help, urging a reformed outlook.
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Taylor County
Bonds Backed Court House Vote Urged In Taylor County
The Tay lor County voters will be asked to approve bonds for a new court house after protests against a high tax rate for building. The community urges concerted action to ensure the bond election passes and to end debate over taxes. Miss Lucy Booton Frederick of Marshallville and Mr Walter T Forbes Jr of Atlanta plan marriage, described as a union of Georgia’s popular young people. The couple will wed at the bride’s home during the holidays. The Cuthbert Leader notes better times ahead as major banks hold about fourteen billion dollars in deposits, contrasting with the general mood of hardship. The Tifton Gazette proposes locating a state prison farm in South Georgia to house thousands of acres for feed and work for Milledgeville prisoners, a potential state money-maker. The Herald thanks Rev J J Methvin for his book Fig Leaves and Else, praising its varied stories and poems. Methvin, once Butler school superintendent, sent a copy with a letter published on the front page.
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Taylor County
Lucy Booton Frederick
Marshallville
Walter T. Forbes, Jr
Atlanta
Athens
Georgia
Frederick
Cuthbert
Tifton Gazette
South Georgia
Milledgeville
Herald
J. J. Methvin
Anadarko
Okla
Methvin
Butler School
Methyin
the Herald
Bacon
Bacon County
Florida
Everglades
South Carolina
North Carolina
Alma
Alnia Times
A Warning to Criminals in Muscogee County Court
The Columbus Ledger editorial notes a memorable day in Muscogee county court where thirteen defendants pleaded guilty and were sentenced by Judge McLaughlin to prison or stockade. Ten confessed burglary, with swift justice indictments by the grand jury marking a strong stand to preserve order and protect property.
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Columbus Ledger
Muscogee
McLaughlin
Jecret
Doleful notes on debt and liquor from the Commerce News
A paragraph editor cites cautions about debt rising from pre spent income and credit, urging receipts for postponed payments. It recalls a Gray Indiana tragedy linked to liquor, describing a 19 year old girl killed amid a party among the so called best families and investigations of five youths. The piece argues liquor drives crime and urges national unity to end strong drink. It laments liquor’s historic harms and says intelligent citizens should join to drive liquor from the land.
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The
Commerce News
Gray
Indiana
Macon Times
Winter care for farm animals urged by local writer
The writer laments winter dreariness and drizzle harming animals. He argues owners owe shelter to cows, mules, horses, hogs, sheep, goats, and fowls, insisting these animals remain vital to livelihoods. He calls for conscientious winter care to protect these living resources.
Letter from a Farmer Explains Unpaid Notes
A Terrell County farmer explains to a city banker why a $769.80 debt remains unpaid. He lists household and farm expenses, including college costs, farm tools, a bed for a Ford, and a large concrete project, as factors squeezing cash flow. He hopes to pay after hay sales in June or tobacco money, but notes universal financial strain among farmers.
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Terrell
Dawson News
Ford
Missus
The Gentle Rain Fate and mood in a quiet evening rain
An intimate meditation on soft rain and autumn streets, contrasting city glow with silent countryside. The narrator notes rain’s cleansing, closeness to God, and the calming, nourishing effect on nature, minds, and emotions as night falls.
Hard Times in Bacon County Remain Depressing
In Alma Times a local column laments tough economic conditions across Bacon County. It cites rising hardware and tobacco trade, widespread joy riding fuel use, and outflow of money for locally unavailable goods, warning improvement hinges on collective effort and lessons learned.
The Irony of Public Opinion in Old Time Morals
A witty critique of social judgment contrasts double standards for theft deceit wealth and marriage. The speaker satirizes reputations, hypocrisy, and the pressure to appear virtuous, noting how pride and conscience govern behavior as two bosses guiding everyday life.
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John
J McGinty Dies After Brief Illness at 75
J McGinty aged 75 longtime Chattsworth mayor passed away last week after a brief illness. He was father to I Roy McGinty editor of the Calhoun Times a noted weekly newspaper in Georgia.
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J. ¥. McGinty
Chattsworth
I. Roy McGinty
Calhoun Times
Georgia
San Antonio's push for national advertising boosts business
Mr Frank Huntress of San Antonio argues Georgia and other states must advertise to attract vacationists and home-builders. He cites San Antonio's 5 percent special tax on $100 valuation for National Advertising, its county expansion, and rising money flows. He notes legislative momentum and industry support, plus a new acid-resisting material from seaweed being produced for fabrics and paper sizing.
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Frank Huntress
San Antonio
Texas
Iease Busineys
Georgia
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