Georgia Pulse: Weather Wettest Ever Midyear and Debts Cut
The Savannah weather office notes June as a wet month matching a 65 year pattern. Gov. Talmadge pledges to cut state debt by 6.5 million by July 1 without tax increases. Georgia sees new hangars at Macon and a concrete bridge near completion. Griffin sees murder verdict and death sentence. others face trials and appointments across state.
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Savannah Weather Bureau
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Ring Lost 47 Years Recovered by Owner
In Atlanta a gold ring lost 47 years was found on Wednesday near Sonoraville picked up by a neighbor on Tuesday and still bearing the owner's initials. The ring belonged to Mrs. Alice B. Elrod according to the report.
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Atlanta
Alice B. Elrod
Sonoraville
Georgia South textile workers gain nine million yearly
Wage increases totaling about 9 million dollars annually take effect in Georgia and South Carolina. Roughly 90,000 workers are affected, with pay rising from 32 cents an hour after a industry committee recommendation.
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Georgia
South Carolina
S. C
Atlanta
Ashworth Named On Press Board
Calhoun Ga June 30 The appointment of M R Ashworth publisher of the Columbus Ledger Enquirer as a member of the board of managers of the Georgia Press Association was announced by J Roy McGinty president of the association Ashworth succeeds McKenzie Perry who resigned
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Calhoun
M. R. Ashworth
Columbus Ledger- Enquirer
Georgia Press Association
J. Roy McGinty
Ashworth
McKenzie Perry
War Department Approves Macon Wellston Air Corps Depot
Washington reports the War Department has approved a 13.525 million dollar construction program for the new Air Corps Depot at Wellston Georgia. About 350 officers and enlisted men will be stationed there with eventual employment for 5400 civilians on the project.
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Washington
War Department
Air Corps
Wellston
Turner Urged as New Statesboro Postmaster
Statesboro Georgia July 1 Arthur Turner assistant postmaster has been recommended by Representative Hugh Peterson as postmaster here to succeed George T Groover who died last week Turner has worked at the Statesboro post office for 20 years and is the son of D B Turner editor of the Bulloch County Times
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Statesboro
Arthur Turner
Hugh Peterson
Geo. T. Groover
Turner
D. B. Turner
Bulloch County
Fare Uses Gun to Get Change from Taxi Man
An Atlanta taxi driver, a Negro, picked up a passenger who paid 35 cents and asked to wait while he went inside. The passenger returned, produced a pistol, and demanded change, which he received.
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Atlanta
Columbus firm wins contract for Camp Forrest airport work
Nashville dated report states the firm of R. H. Wright and Son of Columbus Georgia was the apparent low bidder on clearing grubbing grading drainage and paving for Camp Forrest airport at Tullahoma Tennessee. The bid stood at 1337961 dollars and awaits approval from the U S Engineers Division in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Nashville, Tenn
U. S. Engineers
R. H. Wright & Son
Columbus
Camp Forrest
Tullahoma
Tenn
U. S&s. Engineers’ Division
Cincinnati
Fort Valley Boy Wins Prize at National Meet
Ernest Marshall of State College Ft Valley Ga surprised spectators by winning the 400 meter race in 48 seconds at the National A A U Track meet. Joseph Matyanas of Michigan Normal finished second with Eugene Ochsencreiter of Washington DC A A placing third.
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Fort Valley Boy
Philadelphia
Ernest Marshall
State College
Ft. Valley
A A. U
Dixie
Joseph Matyanas
Michigan Normal
Eugene Ochsencreiter
Washington, D. C
A. A
State closes year with cash in bank in Georgia
Georgia ended its fiscal year with a cash balance of 1,204,000 dollars. State Auditor B E Thrasher Jr said six month operations hit the budget right on the head. Since Gov Madge took office, the state paid 13,628,800 dollars on debts, leaving total indebtedness at 29,759,642 dollars on January 1, 1941.
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Atlanta
Georgia
B. E. Thrasher I Jr
Talmadge
Thrasher
Harness Racing Set in Putnam County
Putnam county's new half mile track in Eatonton will be dedicated Friday July 4 with harness racing as the main attraction. Horses from Glennville Swainsboro Camilla Jesup Cummings and Lavonia will race alongside seven Putnam County entrants in trotting and pacing events. The facility includes stables a grandstand and a judge's stand marking 30 years without organized racing in the county.
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Eatonton
Putnam County
Glennville
Swainsboro
Camilla
Jesup
Cummings
Lavonia
Sums of expenses for May 1941 court camp and staff
Municipal ledgers list May 1941 expenditures for convicts camp in Georgia. Items include salaries for wardens guards and officials, building materials from J. R. Gray and Butler Lumber, supplies from Standard Oil and Butler Drug, and various camp services. Notable entries include Dr. R. C. Montgomery services to convicts and jail, Ga Power Co current charges, and jury script costs.
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C. W. Halcomb
Henry Dewberry
R. M. Suggs
T. D. Seay
Eli Garrett
Eli Garrett, Service ‘To Comveces Oc Cccses Crcer Seeres Renee
Ga. Power Co
P. A. Jenkins
Mattie Gilson
J. R. Gray
Ty c
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
W. C. Cage & Co
King Hardware Co
E. L. Harris
J. B. Amerson
C. T. Wright
H. L. Guard
Emmett Dougherty
SAIAR
Cehenteeks Tetany
Ee Nee Garrett
Sal- Soushieappeepeee Penee Tencsa Thadcons
Is ‘Whittington
H.rickard
Joe Bradley
N. EL “Garrett
Carol Peacock
SSL Cote Bic
Eenereerereat
A. F. Harvey
Kent
State Highway Office
NAS
A. M. Halley
Con
W. M. Brown
Standard Oil Co
T. C
H. J. Porter
Vital Stapense
Rome
Sara Windham
R. E. Au
Glover Gro
Tory Bettacanaiainis
P. A
Jenkins
Court House
Tistics
Tessie Callahan
Vital
C. D. Lucas
Warden
Henry Elkin
J. R. Cooper
L. P. Anthony
Millie Shehee
WPA
E. G. Blackwell
ABE
Toscatt
H. E. Allen
Butler Lumber Co
Butler Drug Co
Camp and Co
Thelmon Jarrell
R. C. Montgomery
L. J. Wainwright
Oak
Blalock Mch. & Equip. Co
J. M. Bone
Knoxville
Suggs Garage
Palace Market
D. Coolik
Butler Bros. Co
Hill Mfg. Co
Happ Bros. Co
Butler Naval Stores
Porter's
Rts Satel
Edwards Bros
Dreizin
DIOS
E. H
J. F. Posey
J. R. Wilson
Lula Wall
Public Welfare Dept
L. R. Adams
Treas
Gov Talmadge orders clean state farmers markets
Atlanta Governor Talmadge directed action to keep state farmers markets clean. He instructed Public Safety Commissioner J E Goodwin and Agriculture Commissioner Tom Linder to oversee operations after complaints about dumping unused produce near the market surface.
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Atlanta
Talmadge
J. E. Goodwin
Public Safety
Tom Linder
Parachute Saves Cadet After Army Plane Crash
Flying Cadet H C Smith of Richmond Va parachuted to safety moments before his army training plane crashed in a cornfield near Lake Constitution six miles south of Atlanta Friday. Maj G C Davis of Ft McPherson said Smith was treated for a dislocated shoulder after the incident as he returned to Maxwell Field from Chattanooga Tenn.
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Atlanta
H. C. Smith
Richmond
Lake Constitution
G. C. Davis
Ft. McPherson
Smith
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Ala
Chattanooga
13 Year Old Girl Serves as Capable Printer
Mary Caines, 13, helped set type for The Jefferson County News when her editor father J. W. Caines was ill. It was her first attempt, and he says she has more speed than any beginner he ever saw. She now sets the type weekly in his office.
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Wadley
J. W. Caines
Mary Caines
Jefferson County
Mary
John I Allman Appointed Assistant State Superintendent
Atlanta John I Allman is named assistant state superintendent of schools to replace M E Thompson who resigned. Allman began teaching in 1895 and has spent the last decade with the state school department as Superintendent M D Collins announced on Sunday.
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John J. Allman
Atlanta
Georgia
M. D. Collins
John I. Allman
M. E. Thompson
Allman
Postal rating advances 70 offices to first class
Washington announced that seventy post offices in twenty seven states will move from second to first class on July 1. Five offices will drop from first to second class. The Americus office in Georgia is listed among those advancing.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Georgia
Americus
Two Die in Florida Naval Plane Crash
Two men were killed when a naval aviation training plane from Opal Locka crashed four miles west of Fort Lauderdale Florida. The wrecked plane lay half-buried in sand as rescuers struggled to recover the bodies. It marked the base's second fatal crash in four days.
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Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Here
Opal Locka Naval Training Station
Opa- Locka
Opa-Locka
Death in Milledgeville car crash claims Miss Ernestine DeBerry
Miss Ernestine DeBerry, about 18, of Wesleyan Drive Macon, fell from an auto when it lost control near the dangerous overhead bridge curve at Milledgeville Saturday night. Parents Mr and Mrs E DeBerry said she was in the back seat and vanished from sight before the crash was brought under control.
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Ernestine DeBerry
Wesleyan Drive
Macon
Milledgeville
E. DeBerry
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