Woman robbed at Greenville in Gainesville Ga
Mrs Teige G Williams a Greenville resident and former postmaster was robbed of 26 dollars and two diamond rings by an unidentified man who entered through a rear door and attempted to smother her with a bathrobe as she entered her home Saturday night. She summoned neighbors after escaping and police expect an arrest soon.
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Gainesville
Teige G. Williams
Greenville
Williams
Columbus Roberts
Georgia Declares Roosevelt Birthday a State Holiday
Ajanta January 6 report that Georgia proclaims January 29 as a legal holiday to honor President Franklin D Roosevelt. Legislature resolutions request the holiday to assist the president’s humanitarian infantile paralysis drive. When Roosevelt’s birthday falls on Sunday, celebrations shift to the preceding Saturday. Proceeds from planned balls fund infantile paralysis efforts. Copies of the resolution will go to Roosevelt and Warm Springs leaders. Gainesville earlier welcomed a memorial for federal aid after a devastating disaster.
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Rivers
Warn Springs
Wim
J. Phillips
J. E. Patinour
Hall County
House
Claude Bell Freed In Assault Case At Ellaville
Claude Bell, 40, had assault charges dropped at a commitment hearing in Ellaville justice court. Prosecutors failed to testify to the warrant’s claims, so the case against Bell regarding an alleged assault on a 17 year old expectant mother was dismissed.
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Ellaville
Claude Bell
Justice of the Peace
Ellavile
Justice of Peace
Manning
Bell
Sheriff Probes Fire at Arline Chapel near Wrightsville
Wrightsville Georgia January 9 Sheriff W A Rowland investigates the burning of Arline chapel Methodist church three miles from town and half a mile from the nearest home The wooden building had no services for two or three days Pastor Rev P McGee and Brown Memorial Baptist church men aid the inquiry in progress
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Wrightsville
W. A. Rowland
Arline Chapel
P. McGee
Brown Memorial Baptist Church
Men Wanted for Raw Keich Routes of 800 Families
Advertisement seeks reliable hustlers to start earning $30 weekly with rapid growth. Targets Raw keigh's in Memphis Tennessee. Respond to Dept. GAA-42-S for Raw Keich Routes and cover 800 families.
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Raw Keich
Rawkeigh's
Dept
Memphis
Tenn
Press Institute to Hear Will Loomis Speech in Athens
Will W. Loomis, president of the National Factorial Association and former editor of The LaGrange Citizen, is set as a principal speaker at the 1988 Georgia Press Institute to be held February 23 to 26 at the Henry Grady School of Journalism, University of Georgia. Emphasis will be on solving practical publication problems faced by editors. Loomis has led Illinois press groups and Kiwanis in Illinois.
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Athens
Will W. Loomis
National Factorial Association
Georgia Press Institute
Henry Grady
School of Journalism
University of Georgia
A. S. Hardy
Gainesville News
Press Institute
John EK. Drewry
Grady School
Loomis
Clermont
Iowa
Boone
LaGrange, Ill
Cook County Press Club
Illinois Press Association
Cook County Press Association
Kiwanis Chibs
Ilinois
Americus Man Honored By Royal Arch Lodge
Americus Georgia January 8 a signal honor fell to Well s chapter No 42 Royal Arch Mason when J E M Lakim of the Americus lodge was named chairman of the Grand lodge committee on returns first state office for the Americus lodge The committee on returns audits financial reports from each state lodge to the grand lodge L D Kay is high priest of Wells chapter chartered in 1860 with over 50 members
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Americus
Well
Royal Arch
Grand Lodge
J. EM. Lakim
Americus Lodge
Americas Lodge
L. D. Kay
Wells
Talking Points Rail Official Warns of Rail Costs and Recovery Hope
Savannh GA December 80 In the Apiok Ot Lint poasul the Ceniaval of Gyolpuy railway notes greet IAS Powis Lilends and discusses support from agencies associations and individuals. It stresses rising costs and decreasing railway returns, urging immediate relief through adequate wage and price adjustments while forecasting potential traffic rebound in 1938.
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Savannwn
Gyolpuy Rouwey
IAS Powis
Ana Lilends
Unis
Tide Bawler
Linus
Goliuss
Dburmungihan Ghaawber
Horse for Sale or Trade in Butler Ga
Good working horse for sale or will trade for a good fresh in milk cow corn hay or other usable value. Contact L. T. Peed in Butler Georgia.
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L. T. Peed
Butler, Ga
Mysterious blast heard across towns in west Georgia
Residents of Hogansville and nearby communities reported a tremendous explosion Monday night. Automobile dealer Robert Ware felt the concussion about 100 yards away while his wife thought it struck the house next door. The blast was heard in Corinth Granitville and Greenville about 17 miles away, with flashes of light reported. Newnan residents also heard it and felt three distinct shocks that shook homes and rattled windows.
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Hogansville
Georgia
Robert F. Ware
Ware
Corinth
Granitville
Greenville
Newnan
Reward Divide of Lindbergh Case Surprises New Jersey
Gov. Hoffman split the $25,000 reward among many recipients after the Lindbergh baby case. Walter Lyle received $7,500 for aiding in the capture. William Allen earned $65,000 for finding the body. Tellers Cody and Strong each got $2,000 for checking the ransom bill. Hauptman was executed in 1936 for kidnapping and murder.
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Trenton
N. J
H. G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Walter Lyle
New York
William Allen
Chas. A. Lindbengh, Jr
Rose Road
Lindbengh
Hopewell
Strong
Wim
F. Cody
Eminor Richard Hauptman
Hauptman
John Lyons
Lysle
Trial Witnesses and Award Details Reported
Identification witnesses testified as the trial proceeded. An award of $500 was mentioned with $3,000 reserved for appointment at a rate of $25. The fragmentary text notes a sum distribution and future allocation.
Lindbergh ransom payment noted in old case
The text recalls the $50,000 ransom paid by Colonel Lindbergh more than five years ago, with about 100 bank tellers and others turning up bills included in the payment.
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Lindbergh
Smith Family Leads South Carolina Five-Acre Cotton Contest
The Smith family of Johnston Edgefield County dominated the five-acre cotton contest with multiple top finishes from 1926 to 1936. B R Smith placed second in 1926, fourth in 1928, first in 1929, and sixth in 1931, while Carrie B Smith won first in 1936 with a record 6,640 pounds of lint. The record yield came from planting Coker Cleve-wilt No 4 seed with 1450 pounds fertilizer per acre and 10% potash, a regimen Uncle Bob credits for higher yields and rust prevention.
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Smith
Johnston
Edgefield County
S. C
South Carolina
B. R
Bob”) Smith
Carrie B. Smith
Bob
Clemson College
Potash Helps Smiths Grow Cotton Despite Weevil Losses
Jake Smith of Johnston South Carolina reports a 1937 cotton crop yielding three bales per acre with two picked due to boll weevil damage. He credits his father’s heavy potash usage, totaling 300 pounds of muriate of potash per acre, suggesting 30 percent potash in 500 pounds of fertilizer and recalling the slogan Potash Stops Rust.
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Smith
Jake Smith
Johnston, S. C
Bob
Mrs. Smith
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Will Loomis
Lodge
Vianuaity
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Fairfield, Conn
Dept.a.n.f
Bob” Smith
Muriate
Kainit
N. V. Potash Export My., Inc
Hurt BuilDing
Atlanta
Rooster Building
Norfolk
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