Double tragedy at Quitman stirs all state
Lee W. Branch 66 a lawyer and head of Georgia state board of education and his wife were shot dead in Quitman by Livingston Snow who later was declared insane. Russell Snow eyewitness described the killings and a pistol fight to subdue Livingston. Authorities planned commitment for Livingston and lauded Branch as a key figure in Georgia education.
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Quitman
Lee W. Branch
State Boat of Education
Branch
Livingston Snow
Russell Snow
Sawyer
Colin E
Clanton
Snow
Mil- Redgeville
Livingston
Branch House
Mrs. Branch
Mr. Branch
Livnngston
Jim
Thim
Dr. Moye
Grady Marable
Brooks County
Dri Moye
Brainch’s
J. R. McMichael
G. R. Lilly
Colin
Turmer Brice
Doemites
Glanton
Russell
Georgia
Macon
J.O Branch
Emory Colllege
Oxford
Georgia Bar
Quitman Rotary Club
Georgia Bar Association
A, C, L. Railroad
Washington
New State Board of Education
D. Rivera
Wranch
J. N. Snow
South Carolina
Madison
Georgia General Assembly
Ali Albany
Rivers
M. D. Collins
Tribute Paid for Canple Quitman Residents
Funeral services were held in Quitman for Mr and Mrs Lee Branch who were shot to death in their home Friday. Georgians prominent in legal educational and business circles from across the state attended. The Rev M M Marshall and the Rev H H Heisler officiated with Governor I D Rivers and famed escorts among the mourners.
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Quitman
Lee Branch
M. M. Marshall
Sandersville
H. Hy. Heisler
First Methodist Church
Atlanta Bank Clearings Reach 64 Million for Week
Atlanta, Dec 20. Bank clearings in Atlanta last week totaled 64.3 million dollars, reported by the Atlanta Clearing House Association. This is 5.9 million less than the same week last year when clearings hit a seven year high of 70.2 million.
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Atlanta
Atlantta
Attlanta Clearing House Association
Road machine recovered in Brice Gassaway escape case
Columbus Ga December 18 Warden John S Jenkins said the road machine used by Brice Gassaway in his escape from the Muscogee county chain gang was recovered but Gassaway remained at large He was sent from DeKalb county for burglary and assault with intent to murder He had operated a tractor as a trusted worker and the abandoned machine was found about three miles east of Palbotton capable of about 16 miles per hour.
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Columbus
John S. Jenkins
Muscogee County
Brice Gassaway
Gassaway
Gassaway Ws
DeKalb County
Bein
Gagsaway
Palbotton
Knowing Your Timber: Georgia's Timber Pioneer
Seventy years ago on December 4 1867 Charles Holmes Herty was born in Milledgeville Georgia His lifelong work on timber science helped Georgians value timberlands and forests His lab in Savannah advances need for replanting and smart forest management to turn Georgia forests into lasting wealth For timberowners and all Georgians his contributions frame a future of wiser forest use and economic independence.
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Milledgeville
Georgia
Charles Holmes Henty
Charles Holmes Herty
Timmber
Charles Henry
Hig Little
Savanah
Henor Charles Herty
South
Dr. Herty
Two Benning Aviators Die in Plane Crash
Columbus Georgia December 20 two second lieutenants assigned to the Air Corps at Fort Benning were killed when their practice plane crashed near Fort Mitchell Alabama The pilots were Lieut James E Darby of Chicago and Lieut Sterling S Tatum of Siluria Alabama The craft nose dived and did not ignite with both men killed instantly and buried in wreckage
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Columbus
Air Corps
Ft. Benning
Ft. Mitchell
Alla
Jas. E. Darby
Chicago
Sterling S. Tatum
Siluria Ala
Lieut. Tatum
Senate Farm Bill Passes After Weeks of Debate
The Senate approved the administration backed ever normal granary farm bill by 59 to 29 after four weeks of wrangling and partisan clashes. It directs production controls and storage for excess crops, with conference talks to harmonize with House passage and future regional farm-product laboratories funded initially at 2 million dollars.
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Washington
Senate
House
Acade
Wallace
McAdoo
Chamber
Agriculture Committee
Harlier
Sen
Bilbo
D-Miss
Vandenburg
R-Mich
Secretary of Agriculture
Several People Hurt In Wreck Near Macon
A southbound Greyhound bus with 26 passengers overturned down an embankment at Seven Bridges near Macon on Friday night. Several injured, one seriously. Passengers included college students returning home for Christmas. names withheld or unclear. Frances Norman 20 of Gainesville a senior at Agnes Scott had minor injuries and was dismissed after ER. Other injuries reported: Margaret Hopkin 18 also at Agnes Scott. Emmett Plunkett 28 of Boax Alabama. Sugar Sanders 28 of Wauchula Florida, students at Alabama State Teachers College in Jacksonville, en route home.
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Macon
Greyhound
Frances Norman
Gainesville
Counterfeit Twenty Dollar Bills Circulating in Several States
Treasury Department advices warn that counterfeit twenty dollar Federal Reserve notes from the New York bank are in circulation in Georgia Florida and Alabama. The fake shows a Jackson portrait with a detachable figure 2 and face plate R back plate 27. Genuine notes with letter E differ in ink tone and image clarity, especially the White House scene.
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Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Treasury Department
Jackson
White House
Miss Shaw Named Health Education Director
Atlanta reports Dr T F Alber combie named Miss Fannie Shaw as director of the health education division in the state health department. She will start January 1 and is known as co author of a health education textbook for teachers and as chair of the health education section of the Americas Physical Education Association. She previously taught in South Georgia schools for 14 years and led a five year health education program in Florida public schools. She is a Georgia native, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Shaw.
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Atlanta
T. F. Albercombie
State Department of Public Health
Fannie Shaw
Miss Shaw
Americas Physical Education Association
South Georgia
Florida
Georgia
Daught
Mas. Albert Shaw
Dogs Lose Inheritance Case In Middle Georgia
In Macon on December 18, Judge Malcolm Jones ruled a $50,000 bequest for a dog hospital invalid. The will of George Slappey, who died near Fort Valley in 1934, authorized funds to create a hospital named Snowball for his dog. J. R. L Smith, administrator, filed the petition challenging the provision.
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George Slappey
Malcolm Jones
Bible Superior Court
J. R. L Smith
Slappey
Ft. Vallley
Snowball
Legislature 10 Stay in Session for Long Time
The Georgia House passed a bill to lower taxes on intangible property by a 146 to 26 vote and sent it to the Senate for first reading. Senate leaders hoped for quick passage while a substitute to remove objections was introduced. Governors Rivers attended a funeral in Quitman and market observers speculated on a possible U.S. Senate bid. Fiscal officials monitor receipts to ensure December teacher salaries.
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Atlanta
State House of Representatives
Senate
John Spivey
House
Hodges
Liberty
Rivers
Quitman
Lee Farrell
Atlanta Constitution
U. S
Walter George
M.D. Collins
Five Prisoners Escape New Jail at Reidsville
Five long term convicts escaped from Tattnall prison in Reidsville Georgia after overpowering a guard. They fled in a prison truck, abandoned it near Baxley, and commandeered a farmer’s pickup while authorities spread across South Georgia toward the Florida border. The escapees were identified as J. P. Barnes, Robert Croker, Phil Morgan, S. E. Dutin, and Ben Pratt.
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Reidsville
Tattnall
Briday
South Georgia
Merida
Florida
Jacksville
Mark Sims
Baxley
Sims
C. A. Johns
State Prison Commission
J. P. Barnes
Robert Croker
Phil Morgan
S. E. . Dutin
Ben Pratt
Edison Lost Much Money in Patent Fights
Thomas A. Edison, holder of more than 1,200 patents, lost more money fighting for his claims than he realized on his inventions. The money he made came from selling products as a manufacturer rather than from his inventing.
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Edison
Thomas A. Edison
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