Georgia Notes on Deaths Disasters and Public Affairs
A roundup of Georgia events reports the death of Harris county leader John Stripling at Morley, a Mt. Carmel school fire near Cordele, a Chattanooga man burned in a truck collision near Calhoun, injuries from a tricycle accident near Lumpkin, and a deer collision fatality in Sylvester. It also notes political shifts, legal notices, and upcoming state service plans in Valley Forge, with multiple local incidents across Bibb, Wilkes, Lincoln, and other counties.
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John Stripling
Harris County
Morley
Mt. Carmel
Cordele
Wise
Hugh Peterson, Jr
Talmadge
Georgia
Valley Forge
Postmaster Killed in Freight Train Accident
Waycross Ga Dec 16 postmaster Jas M Wright 69 of Screven was instantly killed Friday night when he stepped into the path of an Atlantic Coast Line freight train at Screven Several witnesses, no inquest held.
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Waycross
Jas, M. Wright
Screven
Atlantic Coast Line
Parsonage Destroyed In Adairville Fire
A Methodist parsonage in Adairville Georgia was destroyed by fire early Thursday. The Rev K D Spente and his family, newly arrived, were awakened by sparks in the beds and escaped. The blaze origin is under investigation.
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Adairville
K. D. Spente
Clock's Weights Fall On Courthouse Lobby Floor
In Lumpkin Georgia the big clock weights from the Steane County courthouse steeple crashed through the ceiling and landed on the cement lobby floor of the courtroom. Several weights fell only feet away from bystanders causing a stir in the town.
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Lumpkin
St2aunt County
Calf Bite Triggers Rabies Panic In Ellijay Family
In Ellijay Georgia on December 17 a suckling calf bitten by a mad dog went mad. The Ballew family nine, including a daughter who milked the cow, drank the milk the day the calf went mad and now undergoes a 21 day rabies prevention treatment due to exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellijay
LaFayette Ballew
Deen Seeks Four-Year Term for House Members
Alma Ga December 14 Representative Braswell Deen of the Eighth Georgia district will seek a constitutional amendment to extend House terms from two to four years. He plans to introduce the proposal after the new Congress convenes in January if Congress approves it, with ratification by three fourths of state legislatures within seven years.
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Alma
House of Representatives
Braswell Deen
Georgia
Railway employee loses both feet in Albany accident
Alfred C Lastinger chief clerk of the A C L railroad in Albany is in a hospital after an accident Sunday night that cost him both feet just above the ankles. He had been returning from Waycross and helped remove a sick man from the Dixie Flyer at Sylvester.
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Albany
Alfred C. Lastinger
A. CG. L
Lastinger
Waycross
Sylvester
Dixie Flyer
Georgian named to national advisory council on social insurance
Max L. McRae reports M. B. Folsom, named by President Roosevelt to the national advisory council of 15 for the social insurance program, is a native of McRae Georgia. Folsom serves as assistant treasurer of Eastman Kodak Co. and resides in Rochester New York. He was born and raised in McRae and is a University of Georgia and Harvard alumnus.
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Atlanta
Max L. McRae
State Highway Board
M. B. Folsom
Roosevelt
Advisory Council of 15
National Committee On Economic Security
McRae
Folsom
Eastman Kodak Co
Rochester
N.Y
University of Georgia
Harvard
Five are jailed in Cairo robbery case
Grady county officers report three men Cecil Hendrix E G Callaway and P T Ragland and two women Mrs C W Hendrix alias Bobbie Hendrix and Jeanette Smith in custody over the 5300 Cairo Banking Co robbery. The men face bank robbery charges while the women are listed as material witnesses.
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Cairo
Grady County
Cairo Banking Co
Alligood
Cecil Hendrix
Augusta
E. G. Callaway
Birmingham
Ala
P. T. Ragland
Brent
Ragland
Otis Carter
C. W. Hendrix
Bobbie Hendrix
Jeanette Smith
Popular Americus Youth Dies of Pneumonia
Americus Georgia December 17 the town mourns 11 year old Dean Rountree Marshall son of Mr and Mrs T O Marshall. He died from pneumonia after a brief illness. Dean served as sixth grade president at Furlow Grammar School this year and was a regular attendee at the First Methodist church and Sunday school. He was named for the late Dan Rountree of Atlanta.
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Americus
Dean Rountree Marshall
T. O. Marshall
Dean
Furlow Grammar School
First Methodist Church
Dan Rountree
Atlanta
Burglars Loot Woodland Bank in Georgia
Burglars entered the Bank of Woodland in Columbus Georgia during Thursday night and, after cutting into safety deposit boxes with acetylene torches, escaped with an undetermined amount of valuables. The vault was not entered and officials could not determine exact losses as valuables and papers remained unidentified. Sheriff Shipp led the investigation.
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Columbus
Bank of Woodland
M. He King
Sheriff Shipp
Talbot County
Brothers Reunited After 40 Years Via News Picture
Savannah news photo linked Rev. A. E. Saunders of Dublin Georgia with his brother Edgar Saunders of Dallas Texas whom he had not heard from in over four decades. J. W. Gilmer, nephew, recounted the tale as the 203 years of ministry of four clergy was captured in a Macon conference photo. Edgar had left Texas over 40 years ago, lived at Vatley Mills briefly, then vanished until a Texas paper ran the ministers photo. A reunion is planned though they have yet to meet.
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Savannah
A. E. Saunders
Dublin
Edgar Saunders
Dallas
Texas
J. W. Gilmer
South Georgia
Methodist Episcopal Church
Macon
Associated Press
Saunders
Vatley Mills
Georgia
Edgar
BE. A. Saunders
Straus
J. A. Seandrett
Toe Bishop
Mama
Colonel Wallace
Dr. Lovick Pierce
Wallaces
Dr. Pierce
Martha
Mary
Mat
Virginia
Richmond
Mr. Riley
FERA County Units Merged to Form 31 Districts
Georgia newspaper alliance reports the reorganization of 159 county FERA units into 31 districts, each led by a district administrator. Miss Gay B Shepperson says the plan saves about 8000 dollars weekly without layoffs or broad salary cuts. Former county heads become county supervisory aides under district leaders.
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Georgia Newspaper Alliance
Georgia
FERA
Gay B. Shepperson
Miss Shepperson
Nstead
Failure to Pay Dues Violates NRA Code in Georgia
Georgia printers and publishers are to appear before the NRA for failing to pay 1934 code assessments, after the Georgia code compliance committee in Macon found leniency exhausted. Six complaints about fair competition were heard, with several dismissed and others forwarded to NRA for action.
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Georgia Newspaper Alliance
Joint
National Code Authority
Georgia
Georgia Code Compliance Committee
Gordon Chapman
Sandersville Progress
NRA
Macon
U §, District Court
Chapman
Landowners May Not Need Hunting Licenses Yet
Commissioner Cravey explains in Atlanta that landowners hunting on their own land do not need a license unless they choose to buy one. He notes some farmers bought licenses unnecessarily and cites a farmer who donated to support the department’s work despite never hunting.
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Georgia Newspaper Alliance
Commissioner Cravey
Game and Fish Department
Atlanta
Georgia
Corrol
Training Children From Infancy a Family Creed Remembers
Mrs. Riley recalls a Georgia upbringing shaped by strict schooling, camp meetings, and hard work. She credits her parents for instilling discipline, and recounts stories of teachers, old field schools, and the family plantation. Her memories span Civil War era hardship, kin, and enduring values.
Farm Census Office In Americus District Established
Farm census headquarters for this district are set up at Americus. The schedule for the Fifteenth Census covers 1934 farm tenure, acres, crops, livestock, and farm value. Enumerators will begin work soon. residents over 18 must answer all applicable questions or face penalties.
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Americus
Lo Hatues
Bubcisoy
Hue Gieliel
Ken Ball
Ghattamucenee
Clay
Laisy
Wouge
Vouly
Heis
Louston Leu
Macon
Marion
Mlustopee
Peach
Pu ‘Deed
Wuili
Maguey
Sculey Stewart
Sumter
Terre
Austin
Sai
Road Named Friendship Link Between LaGrange and Chipley
A motorcade of 50 automobiles from LaGrange Friday dedicated a connecting road named the of friendship between LaGrange and Chipley. Proponents say the 17 mile paved stretch places LaGrange and Chipley on the Memorial Highway, a federally proposed route from Montreal to Miami.
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LaGrange
Chipley
Memories of Macon Life and Rail Era Echoes
The article recalls ox teams hauling supplies on muddy Macon roads and the first train tremor that unsettled residents. It includes recollections from Mrs. Riley on Judgment Day talk and a vehicle accident from sixty years ago, plus notes on her goiter treatment by iodine and ongoing rheumatism. The piece mentions grandchildren Russell Scandrett and Lanier Seantt living with Mrs. Riley.
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Macon
Bob
Eame
Russell Scandrett
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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
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Mary Campbell
Oglethorpe Private Infirmary
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George van Horn Moseley
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CCC
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M. 5
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Fort Pulaski
Savannah River
Central of Georgia Railway
H. D. Pollard
Mr. Pollard
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Jnc. M. Slaton
State Board of Law Examiners
Supreme Court
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George Ort
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Wiggins
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H. L. Byrd
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Elbert
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Americas
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Congress
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