Newspaper figures and editor changes in Georgia letters
The Herald notes Governor Talmadge appointing Ernest Camp of The Walton Tribune to the State Advisory Council to the State Board of Health. It also lists notable losses in journalism and quotes remarks from local editors praising faith as a foundation of civilization and progress.
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the Herald
Talmadge
Ernest Camp
Walton Tribune
Monroe
State Board of Health
The
Herald
Claude M. Methvin
Vienna News
Methvin
C. M. Methvin
Eastman Times-Journal
Georgia Fives Assomanson
Eastman
Oho
Elberton Star
Dr. Peale
Daily
Atlanta Constitution
Ouida
Man with Spade Causes Suspicion After Grave Work
Ike Davis, a well known resident, dug a grave at Hope cemetery for Joe Moore and while seeking a ride home waved his spade at a passing truck. The driver alerted deputies, thinking a dangerous man was at large, but the situation was quickly settled and no harm occurred.
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Ike Davis
Hope Cemetery
Joe Moore
Ike
Dawson
Mathis
Christmas season urges precaution amid rising state crimes
A weekly summary notes alarm over crimes in the state and calls for heightened caution during Christmas. It cites a Wright brothers first flight stamp to be issued December 17 in Kitty Hawk and mentions Cobb county divorces, plus a plea for a reconciliation agency. The piece honors I F Peebles for aiding needy children and invites readers to submit names for remembrance.
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U. S. Post Office Department
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Jobb County Grand Jury
Cobb
Fiddlin John Carson Dies After Election Tour Years
Fiddlin John Carson, longtime companion on Eugene Talmadge election tours, died at 81. He joined Talmadge’s campaigns in 1932, later served as Capitol elevator operator from 1941, and became a familiar figure with red suspenders and a weather predicting rabbit foot. He billed himself as a natural born fiddler, playing a grandfather’s Irish instrument.
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Atlanta
Fiddlin
John Carson
Eugene Talmadge
John
Talmadge
Capitol
Carson
Ireland
Dublin Lawyer Dies of Burns in Ludowici
H L Taylor 47, a Dublin attorney and president of Atlantic Lumber and Plywood Co., was found burned to death in his quarters at the mill site in Ludowici. A coroner's jury ruled death accidental by fire, with sheriff W M Jones attributing the blaze to a cigarette and noting the bedding was completely burned.
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Ludowici
H. L. Taylor
Dublin
Atlantic Lumber and Plywood Co
Georgia Plywood Co
W. M. Jones
Long County
Jones
Abbeville Chronicle on Home Rule Legislation
The Abbeville Chronicle argues that local governments waste have hindered, urging passage of Home Rule to end petty local matters by state legislative interference and save time for the General Assembly. The piece hints at hidden factors while seeking clarity on the proposal.
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General Assembly
Abbeville
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Butler
Georgia
Whas. Benns Jr
E. Cox
Mgr
Hpvicial Organ Taylor CO
Edward T. Luck
Pittsburgh Press
Charles A. Webb
Asheville, N. C
Citizens and Times
Clifford K. Berryman
Washington, D. C
Star
Ham
Suvevilie Chronicle
J. K. Yone
Georgia Press
State Capitol
Dawson News
Santa
I. F. Peebles
Desoto
Plymouth Sales & Service
Plymouth
Sages Motor Company
Gene Talmadge
Taylor County
Tax Commissioner
RPM
Hills
Merry
Ford
Liphis
Payne Motor Company
Butler, Georgia
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