Pace To Seek Research Lab For Permits
Americus Jan 16 Hon Stephen Pace of Americus Georgia introduced a bill in the house to establish and maintain a research laboratory in the Third District for cultivating and fertilizing peanuts and other crops. The plan requires local lands at no federal cost, up to 50 000 for buildings and 10 000 yearly for maintenance, with 1940 funding and cooperation across agencies and states.
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Americus
Stephen’ Pace
Congress
Georgia
United States
Arch
New Orleans
Pace
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Secretary of Agriculture
Treasury
Department of Agriculture
District of Columbia
Secretary of Agriculene
Campaign Launched To Reacquire Wesleyan College Property
A statewide campaign planned by Southern Methodist leaders aims to raise 600000 for Wesleyan College properties. The drive includes district rallies starting March 6 in Macon, with $250000 targeted locally and 118000 already secured. Bishop J L Decell attended and urged support amid bondholder settlements.
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Madon
Southern’ ‘Methodist ‘Teaders
Vaandlsted
Wesleyan College
G. E. Clary
Macon
W. H. LaPrade
Atlanta
J. L. Decell
Birmingham
Ala
Wesleyan
Confessed Killer Naively Talkative At Emanuel Jail
Swainsboro January 12 19 year old Elmer Leduc in jail awaiting transfer to Providence faces charges he beat and strangled his 72 year old grandmother and killed Mrs Anna Baker He told visiting ministers and church workers of his crime and adopted a Bible from a church organization Fire Chief Paul Bell said Leduc described the scene across Swainsboro city hall hungry and penniless after surrender and said he had not previously murdered anyone Providence officials arranged extradition papers but Leduc waived them and moved for immediate trial
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Swainsboro
Rhode Island
Elmer Leduc
Providence
Anna Baker
Leduc
Paul Bell
Swainsboro City Hall
Haver
Altho Leduc
Missing Macon Woman Reappears in Asheville Hotel
Miss Winsted Arnett 31 of Macon called her mother from Asheville North Carolina saying she had disappeared for ten days from her Macon home. Relatives in Hendersonville learned of the development and planned to join her and her mother in Asheville once they reach there.
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Butler
Jon
M. A. Chapman
Macon
Miss Winsted Arnett
Winifred Arnett
Asheville
N. C
Convicts Captured After Upson County Escape
Macon police arrest two escaped convicts from the Upson county gang. Leonard Smith alias Percy Mitchell age 22 of New Orleans and Curtis Dixon alias Frank McDaniel age 20 of Atlanta were taken into custody.
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Upson County
Macon
Leonard Smith
Agricultural Byproducts With Industrial Potential Highlighted
The article discusses crops and byproducts including cotton cottonseed corn peanut oil peanut hulls and sweet potatoes as sources for new and wider industrial outlets for agricultural products. It notes promising possibilities and opportunities for diversification.
Montezuma Matron Mrs Christopher Dies at 73
Mrs W S Christopher dies at Montezuma after two weeks illness starting with flu. She was 73 and survived by three sons Percy Jackson ville W T and Ralph of Montezuma and daughters Hazel Montezuma and Mrs Joel Hale Savannah, plus four grandchildren June Sonny Collin Mary Hazel. She was active in Methodist church UDC and Montezuma Garden Club. Her husband W T Christopher longtime editor of the Montezuma Record died July 27 1937.
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Taylor County
W. ‘S. Christopher
Montezuma
Percy Christopher
Jacksonville
W. T
Ralph
Hazel Christopher
Joel Hale
Savannah
June
Sonny
Collin
Aema
Mary
Hazel Hale
Death sentence affirmed for Georgia high school model student
The Georgia Supreme Court on Saturday upheld the death sentence of S. J. Wheat Jr. of Douglasville, once called a model student at Douglasville High School, for the slaying of W. W. Cape, a 77 year old filling station operator on the Bankhead highway. Wheat confessed to the robbery and shooting but claimed self defense as Cape moved with a shotgun. He had previously been linked to other crimes and fled to New Jersey after the incident.
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Atlanta
Georgia Supreme Court
S. J. Eat, Jr
Douglasville High School
W. W. Cape
Bankhead
Douglasville
Cobb Superior Court
Wheat
Cape
Lithia Springs
New Jersey
Judg eship Fight to Be Heard in Court
In Columbus Georgia a Muscogee superior court special session will open January 30 to hear quo warranto challenges over the local city court judgeship. Former Judge F E C Britton, defeated by T L Bowden, claims the seat under a commission from Gov Rivers after Gov Tigner’s death. Judge C F Mc Laughlin overruled demurrers and set the trial date.
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Columbus
Muscogee’ Superior Court
FE. C. Britton
T. L. Bowden
Britton
Gov. Rivers
Gov. Tigner
Superior Court
C. F. McLaughlin
Georgia Extension Service appoints Carruth as staff forester
H. Carruth, assistant state forester for Ester in charge of forest products and forest management on private lands, becomes staff forester of the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service on Monday. He succeeds the late DuPre Barrett.
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H. €. Carruth
Georgia Agricultural Extension Service
DuPree Barrett
Thousands of Georgians May Lose Relief Work
The U S senate is expected to cut the WPA appropriation from 875 million to 725 million, risking thousands of Georgians losing WPA employment. Mayors estimate Georgia could drop from 63 5 thousand to about 39 5 thousand workers, with total state figures potentially lower due to seasonal declines and farm payments.
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Senate
Atlanta
United States Senate
Roosevelt
U. S. Conference of Mayors
Georgia
WPA
South
Buena Vista School Plans President Birthday Junior Ball
Buena Vista on January 28 hosts a Junior Ball at Buena Vista Community House to offer high school students a supervised social event. Officials and parents may attend, and only high school members may dance, with refreshments and music from Columbus Amusement Co. Proceeds support the Warm Springs Foundation. Fifty cents per couple. The event runs from 8 PM to 12 AM.
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Buena Vista
Buena Vista Community House
Warm Springs Foundation
Columbus Amusement Co
Butler School Journal Announces January 1939 Issue
Butler School Journal from Butler Georgia dated January 1939 presents a faculty adviser list and editorial team for Volume Two, Number Four. The issue notes roles for Editor in Chief Assistant Editor and Sports Editor with named contributors and staff.
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Eas
Grammar School Faculty Meeting Sets Student Tutors
Last Thursday the grammar school held a teachers meeting in the school auditorium to learn the new music books for all pupils. Mr Grier of Silver Burdett Co brought the materials while Mr Folds and Mrs Oxford selected seven senior students to assist.
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Grammar School
Grier
Silver/Burdett
Margaret Luck
Emily, Jarrell
Beatrice Elliston
Wilma Gill
Pauline Austin
Alice Guinn
Fameéy Harmon
Margaret’ Luck
First Grade Creates Weekly Classroom Newspaper
The first grade prints a classroom newspaper every Monday detailing the prior week's interesting activities. Health class makes booklets with poems and pictures about school preparations. Students made January decorations for the classroom while several sick children return to school.
New Third Grade Admits Three Pupils Amid Illness Absence
Three new pupils Myrtle Carpenter Myrtle and Lilian Tones join the third grade as students brighten at school. The class studies snow scenes in art and health readers while Miss Mildred Jones recovers at home. Bernice Ranow and George Hammock return after several days ill. English lessons cover gerunds participles and infinitives.
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Myrtle Carpenter
Lilian
Mildred Jones
Bernice Ranow
George Hammock
Eighth Grade Spelling Party at Mrs Hoke’s for Jack Windham
In Section One class at Windham school twenty six pupils visited Mrs Hoke to present an enlarged tinted picture of Jack. The class contributed small sums of money and Mr Folds and Miss Mildred Jones completed the donation. Two new pupils joined the class, Junior Rogers and James Bailey.
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Jack
Windham
Senior s car delight ends in joyride of 1925 Model T
A senior boy brought a new 1925 Model T to school and let fellow students drive it though he had no license. The crowd gathered as the car circled campus and a girl noted the seat comfort while cautioning the owner about pride.
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James
Detroit
Does Music Play a Part in Your Life
An editorial urges individuals to value music’s role in life and health and to contribute to America becoming truly musical. It notes the St Cecilia Junior and the MacDowell Clube plan a festival in Atlanta from January 2 through 80, with festival participants to be announced later.
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Burbank
America
St. Cecilia Junior
MacDowell’ Clube
Atlanta
Seniors Begin Short Stories Privilege Prompt
Mrs. Oxford assigns three story beginnings to seniors as a privilege over juniors. Students murmur about hints and decide on one opening to craft a 250 word short story. With two weeks to complete, anxiety turns to resolve as they plan and write.
Basketball Briefs Show Struggles After Holiday Break
The girls lost 80 to 14 and the boys 24 to 22 to Oglethorpe Friday night. Ill players and weeks without practice hurt the team. Coach urged effort and timing, with a third team under Mr Oxford improving for upcoming games.
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Oglethorpe
Basketeers
Oxford
Behind the Stage Whispers at Junior Class Recess
A fragmented note shows students discussing who is jealous of whom and quirky classroom habits. References to Alice, Doris, and Gray reveal conversations about manners, colors, and gender terms as Horace and others echo concerns and social dynamics.
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Ralph
Austin
iAlice
Navy
James ‘Harmon
Doris
Susan
Gray
Horace
Mark
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Emanuel
Taylor
Christopher
High
Buena Vista School
Butler School Journal
Ludie Renfroe
Mangarengaret
Luci
V. PB. Folds
Pauline’ Austin
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