Mail Carrier Heir to Forty Millions Rumor Emerges
A letter received by A. G. Dumas of Forsyth and 4 H. L. Abernathy in San Antonio claims David Dumas, once of Monroe, died in California leaving a 40 million dollar estate to Georgia kin. Abernathy, a rural mail carrier and Dumas’s grand nephew, plans to seek heirs, though he doubts the tale and offers no solid source.
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California
Dumas
Abernathy Pris
Monroe County
Creetter
A. G. Dumas
Forsyth
H. L. Abernathy
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
David Dumas
Monroe
Georgia
Abernathy
David
West
Edmund Dumas
Meage
Woman Killed In Auto Crash Near Perry Georgia
Mrs. Leroy Crownover aged 82 from Rochester Indiana was killed instantly when the auto they were riding in overturned twice as husband and wife traveled from Indiana to Florida. Mr Crownover suffered serious bruises and lacerations as the vehicle left the road after he lost control while near Perry Georgia.
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Perry, Ga
Leroy Crownover
Rochester
Ind
Perry
Indiana
Florida
Crownver
Crownovers
James Hollomon Dies of Injuries in Hotel Fall
James A Hollomon associate editor of The Atlanta Constitution died in a local hospital after falling from a hotel mezzanine during a vertigo attack. The 59 year old journalist, long active in Southern agriculture advocacy, left Wake Forest in North Carolina and had a storied career at several papers including The Atlanta Journal. Survived by his widow Minnie Gertrude Kerner of Kernesville and son Jae A Jr.
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Atanta
James A. Hollomon
The
Atlanta Constitution
Hollomon
Agricultural Congress
Atlanta
Jim’ Holloman
Georgia
Agriculture
National
Chamber of Agriculture
Hartford County
North Carolina
Mr. Holloman
Wake Forest College
Atlanta Journal
Washington
Jacksonville
Fla
Constitution
Camp Gordon
France
America
Holloman
the Constitution
Minnie Gertrude Kerner
Kernesville
N. C
Jae, A, Jr
Girl Driver Crashes Into House Then Parks Auto Inside
Marie Pope, a young Columbus girl, drove an auto through a Ninth Street driveway wall and into a frame house living room, stopping a foot from a chair with a baby. The car demolished furnishings, broke a tele phone pole, and left Pope with a fractured knee. Police say she was intoxicated and speeding. she will face reckless driving and driving while intoxicated charges after hospital treatment.
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Columbus
Marie Pope
Ninth Street
Oscar Underwood Dead at His Virginia Home
Oscar W. Underwood long a leading Alabama politician died Friday at Woodlawn his Virginia country home overlooking the Potomac near Mt. Vernon He led the Democratic house leadership from 1911 and bore a major role in the Washington arms conference debates He fought the Ku Klux Klan and opposed Bryan’s leadership before retiring from the Senate in 1926 He had recently moved to Woodlawn after purchasing the property and planned to stay there.
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Washington
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Woodlawn
Virginia
Potomac River
George Washington
Mt. Vernon
Underwood
House of Representatives
Senate
Alabama Statesman
Statesman
Wm. J. Bryan
Bryan
Branson
John W. Davis
West Virginia
H. L. Black
Escaped convict tied to Hogan slaying in Michigan prison
Macon Ga Jan 31 A burglar recently sentenced to one to five years in the Michigan state prison has been identified as Jack Kenton a murderer of E B Hogan Macon cotton broker on the night of March 16 1927. He escaped two months ago from Walton county gang where he was serving a life term.
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Macon
Michigan State
Jack Kenton
E. B Hogan
Federal officers sweep up suspects in prohibition raid
Federal officers from Columbus raided yesterday capturing three county residents for violating the prohibition law. Henry Peacock Dan Harbuck and Edgar Jones were taken to Columbus for trial with bonds to be posted this morning.
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Columbus
Messrs
Henry Peacock
Dan Harbuck
Edgar Jones
Cotton Ginning Totals in Taylor County 1928-29 Compared
There were 6,974 bales of cotton ginned in Taylor county from the 1928 crop prior to January 16, 1929, versus 10,041 bales by January 16, 1928.
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Taylor County
Elusive Elopement Case In Ellaville Misses Ties
Ellaville Georgia January 26 A search for 85 year old principal Mrs M M Wellon and 17 year old pupil Edwin Chapman widens to Akron Ohio after reports they departed in a car toward Atlanta. Sheriff and night police chief say a 300 dollar loan and 200 dollar payment linked to the pair. Chapman’s parents confirm no contact.
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Ellaville
M. M Wellens
Edwin Chapman
Akron
Ohio
J. H. Holloway
Chapman
E C. Rigsby
Wellon
Tack Seary
Weslon
North Georgia
Tse
Atlanta
W. C. Chapman
Glenn Holly
Holloway
Rigsby
Georgia
Boy is Mysteriously Shot While Driving Nail in Wall
Fifteen year old Lee Austin, in Ormand Park Atlanta, was injured when a nail driven into a wall caused an explosion. He recalls no specific cause and doctors say he was shot, with family speculating about a shell or dynamite lodged in the plaster.
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Atlanta
Lee Austin
Ormand Park
Lee
Married three times to same man, wife again seeks divorce
Augusta report notes H. W. Heath, 34, previously Augusta now Norwood, married three times to the same woman, twice divorced, is being sued for non support of two children by Mrs. Youmans Heath, 34, Milledgeville. The sequence began in 1914 with Mrs. Heath, remarriage in 1920, another divorce in 1926, and a 1928 third marriage followed by separation.
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Augusta
H. W. Heath
Norwood
Isnow
Youmans Heath
Milledgeville
Heath
Former Wayne Sheriff Arrested for Embezzlement in Georgia
Jesup Ga Jan 28 J O Mattox former Wayne county sheriff who stepped down Jan 1 to L W Rogers was arrested Monday charged with embezzling 5000 of county funds while in office. He had a preliminary trial and was released on 10000 bond.
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Jesup
J. O Mattox
Wayne County
L. W Rogers
Georgia crops fund race stands in senate action
Atlanta reports an appropriation of 100000 dollars for phoney peach disease in the agricultural bill before the U S senate. Senator W J Harris of Georgia says the item will pass and cites efforts by Eugene Talmadge to secure support for Georgia growers facing the disease.
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Atlanta
United States Senate
W. J. Harris
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
Senate
William J. Harris
Convict Eph Brown Dies During Road Work Sunday
Eph Brown, a long-standing convict in Taylor county superior court records, died suddenly Tuesday at Howard where the convict squad was engaged in road work. He was about 60, had been serving a 2 to 3 year sentence imposed at the April 1927 Taylor superior court for assault with intent to murder, with about thirty days remaining. He was regarded as a model prisoner and earned trust on several returns to the camp.
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Eph Brown
Taylor County
Howard
Brown
Taylor Superior Court
Eight Alabama convicts captured after break at Wetumpka
Wetumpka Alabama January 28 eight young inmates escaped the state penitentiary by raiding the storehouse and seizing firearms Then two groups fled in a car and on the Tallapoosa river bank before bloodhounds recovered their trail and guards recaptured them near Coosada ten miles northwest of Wetumpka The men were returned to custody by noon with dogs still on the case
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Wetumpka
Ala
Younths
State Penitentiary
Speigner
Kilby
Montgomery
C. H. Glass
Tallapoosa River
Birmingham
Coosada
Elko Citizen J L Eubanks Dies From Wound
J L Eubanks 65 prominent Elko Georgia resident found fatally wounded at home Sunday by family members. He died an hour after help arrived. A pistol lay beside him as the remaining family members had gone for a walk. Local authorities investigated the shooting as a probable self inflicted incident.
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Perry
J. L Eubanks
Elko
Houston County
Eubanks
Bandit attack victim dies in Georgia highway hold up
Macon Ga Jan 31 two bandits who Tuesday night shot Lester D Holleman 58 a merchant and farmer of Byron at a Dixie highway filling station 18 miles below Macon remained at large with police reporting little progress in the investigation Holleman died yesterday morning after being shot.
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Macon
Lester D. Holeman
Echeconee
Macon Perry Highway
Holleman
Middle Georgia
Hollemann
Clifford Holleman
Clifford
C. G. Aultman
Perry
Mr. Holleman
Aultman
Byron
Vienna
Hawkinsville
Cordele
Fort Valley
Lester D. Holleman
Dixie Highway
Prominent Panhandle Lady In Serious Condition
Mrs. G. C. McCrary, recently removed to the Oglethorpe Infirmary in Macon for treatment, remains in serious condition. She is a prominent Panhandle matron, daughter of Mr and Mrs G J Young of Panhandle district, and many friends extend sympathy and wish for her recovery.
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Cently
Oglethorpe
Macon
G. J. Young
Panhandle
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Wayne
Byron Manis
J. L. Eubanks
G. C. McCrary
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