Misappropriation Charges Hit Judge Luke in Georgia
Federal receivership sought against Judge Roscoe Luke of Thomasville for fraud and misappropriation of estate funds. Principal creditor A M Watson estate valued about 400000. Luke's personal property alleged transferred to Luke and Cook to defraud. Luke previously faced bankruptcy and a fatal shooting case in May, ruled accidental. case links to Thomasville financial disputes and bank actions.
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Roscoe Luke
Thomasville
Fedeal
Bascom S. Deaver
United States District Court
J. B. Copeland
Valdoste
Luke
State Court of Appeals
R. B. Russell
A. M. Watson
E. K. Wilcox
Valdosta
First National Bank
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Citizens and Southern
Luke and Cook
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Wilcox
Oscar Groover
Judge Luke
Groover
Citizens Buildin and Loan Association
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Connell
S. P. Cain
Cairo
Duel over woman ends in bystander death in Soperton GA
Soperton Georgia June 29 a bystander was killed and two men aged 18 and 40 were jailed after a pistol duel outside a church following evening services over attentions to a young woman Adline Tapley and Sherman Powell were the principals with Powell wounded in the arm Leon Braswell the bystander died as witnesses disagreed on Braswell’s position Sheriff G R Barwick said disinterment might be needed to recover a bullet for ballistics to identify the killer
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Soperton
G. R. Barwick
Treutlen County
Rriday
Adline ‘Tapley
Sherman Powell
Barwick
Ciara
Powell
Leon Braswell
Braswell
Tapley
Groom's Arrest Delays Macon Wedding
Macon July 3 A wedding planned in Macon was halted when C E Williams 44 of Ft Lauderdale Fla was arrested. Williams arrived with his Miami fiancée and stayed with her family. A call from Sheriff Clark in Ft Lauderdale requested Macon police detain Williams over a $300 laundry loss from a government hospital.
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Macon
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
E. Williams
Miami
Williams
Clark
President Roosevelts New Deal pledge to public
Roosevelt outlines three aims of the New Deal in a fireside chat. He cites economic security for Americans, development of land and water resources, and social insurance, urging steady progress and warning that some may fear change. He praises Congress, notes housing and monetary reforms, and urges unity to keep America God’s country.
Columbus Pedestrian Safety Campaign Reinstated
Muscogee county officials order a renewed educational drive for pedestrians on county roads after the death of 10 year old Norman Daniel Eliott in a recent accident. Pedestrians will be trained to walk on the left side of road, not the right.
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Columbus
Muscogee County
Muscogee County Commission
Norman Daniel Eliott
Roosevelt signs Frazier-Lemke farm moratorium act
President Roosevelt announced the signing of the Frazier Lemke farm moratorium bill and a railroad pension measure. He addressed fears of evading debts, stated belief in farmers’ honesty, and noted the bill’s need for revision in the next Congress. The actions accompany the shutdown of the National Labor Board and creation of a new National Relations Labor Board led by Lloyd Garrison. He also outlined board powers, reporting duties, and that the strike right remains intact.
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Roosevelt
National Labor Board
National Relations Labor Board
Lloyd Garrison
Wisconsin
Henry A. Mills
Illinois
Edwin S. Smith
Massachusetts
Robert Wagner
Dem
N. Y
NRA
Belle Isle's Garage Becomes Atlanta Meeting Place
The Belle Isle garage in downtown Atlanta, promoted by A L Belle Isle and Albert G Hendley, offers a luxurious lounge, free parcel checking, radio car calling, and free brake and alignment testing. It serves as taxi fleet headquarters and Storage for visitors from Georgia and the Southeast. The owners aim to make meet me at Belle Isle's a regional slogan.
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Georgia Newspaper Alliance
South
Atlanta
Georgia
Southeast
Belle Isle
A. L. Belle Isle
Albert G. Hendley
Mr. Belle Isle
President names Howell to head air plans board
Washington June 30 President Roosevelt named five men to investigate and craft a nationwide integrated aviation program. The commission includes Clark Howell Sr publisher The Atlanta Constitution Jerome C Hunsaker a retired naval officer E P Waner aviation editor and former assistant secretary of the navy F K Lane Jr A J Berres It will study aeronautical needs for commerce and defense, hold hearings and report to Congress with recommended legislation.
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Roosevelt
United States
Permanent Air Mail Bill
Clark Howell, Sr
Atlanta Constitution
Jerome C. Hunsaker
New York
E. P. Waner
D. C
Navy
Air
Noted writer praises Mrs Ottley for mountain school work
Vera Connolly in Good Housekeeping lauds Mrs John K Ottley of Georgia for 25 years as president of the Tallulah Falls Industrial School trustees. The article notes her guiding role in completing 120 new buildings and highlights the school’s debt free status. It urges 25 scholarships at 150 dollars each to end June 1, 1935.
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Georgia Newspaper Alliance
John K. Ottley
Georgia
Tallulah Falls
Vera Connolly
Good Housekeeping
Ottley
Anniversary of the Sarajevo assassination and its long shadow
Twenty years after Gavrilo Princip shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, the event that sparked World War I is remembered with fatalism. The article notes vast casualties, continued European tensions, resurgent militarism, and shifting alliances as nations ponder peace and debt, while Sarajevo grows and global powers rearm.
Brevities From Georgia’s Resource News
Georgia’s natural resources include waterpower marble and minerals bought in more than 16 million dollars last year. Postmaster Farley announced a new 6 cent special delivery stamp. The Descent Limited made its last run into Atlanta On Time. A phony 35 and 10 dollar bill flood circulates in Atlanta and Columbus. The Watermelon Fete winner weighed 54 pounds. Cornelia builds a new water works system with 90 thousand dollars from federal funds. Uncle Will Butler, 121, guest of Century of Progress Exposition. Roosevelt approves 50000 for service buildings in Hancock county and 14500 for a Jenkins county bridge. Three boys shocked when lightning struck near College Park. Gasoline taxes in Georgia up 1 021 668 in six months versus 1988. Georgia homicide rate highest in the nation, Atlanta second in crime. Boykin notes Georgians called Cracker due to Civil War whip crackers. Farm Debt Adjustment Commission saves many farmers’ lands.
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Georgia Newspaper Alliance
Georgia
Farley
Descent Limited
Atlanta
Columbus
Moultrie
M. J. Connell
Cornelia
Will” Butler
Nashville
Roosevelt
Hancock County
Jenkins County
College Park
Union
John A. Boykin
Farm Debt Adjustment Commission
Ite
Anniversary of Versailles Treaty Marks Defeat Across Europe
The text notes the Versailles Treaty anniversary as a symbol of bitter defeat for Germany, with Sarajevo and Versailles both remembered as sources of lasting grievance and unresolved bitterness. The mood emphasizes a shared commemorative impact across nations and cities.
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Germany
Sarajevo
Versailles
Teens Injured After Controversial City Cal i Game
A Cedartown shooting left two youths wounded after a local cali game controversy. Authorities say a 16 year old, named Ray mond Wood, was jailed Sunday as other youths involved were taken to hospital with injuries from the gunfire.
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Raymond Wood
Cedartown
Cali
Columbus Dedicates New Post Office Building
Columbus Ga July 3 congress man B T Castellon and J A Latimer special representative of Post master General Farley will speak at the dedication and coverstone laying of the new federal building in Columbus City government and county officials will take part L W McPherson Columbus post master heads the exercises a Ft Benning band will play and a luncheon will follow the dedication
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B. T. Castellon
J. A. Latimer
James A. Farley
Federal
L. W. McPherson
Ft. Benning
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