Georgia Town Row Haunts Local Skirmishes
In a string of pointed items the Milledgeville Union Recorder and Adel News urge readers to chaw Georgia Beef and chaw tobacco while noting a misdeed by a bad check artist in North Georgia. Controversy in Mitchell county over a child-wedding prompts a habeas corpus writ for the 12 year old bride. The piece laments town strife as lasting longer than depressions and jokes about summer arrival and rustic manners.
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Milledgeville Union Recorder
Adel News
Mitchell County
Congressman Whelchel Starts National Government Column
Congressman BE Frank Whelchel edits a new Gainesville News column to present to constituents a picture of developments in the national government and explain current issues.
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BE. Frank Whelchel
Gainesville News
Plains Collide in the Air headline opener
A newspaper note signals a shift in headlines from train to car to air travel with a new name and faster pace. The excerpt hints at rising attention to aviation as the next big topic following prior transport stories. The tone mocks evolving media framing of transport milestones.
Clothing designers leader cites larger average suit size
Jacob M. Franklin of Chicopee Massachusetts, president of the International Association of Clothing Designers, says the average man’s suit size has risen to 38 from 36 a generation ago, noting a shift that hat makers dare not discuss.
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Jacob M. Franklin
Chicopee
Mass
International Association of Clothing Designers
Columbus Jordan Vocational High School Closes Early
After surveying the infantile paralysis situation in Columbus, Jordan Vocational High School shuts down ahead of schedule. Officials say the closure handles an unfortunate situation in a timely manner, a common posture for Columbus.
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Columbus
Jordan Vocational High School
Definition of death trusted by the Thomasville Press
An opinion from the Thomasville Press argues that death ends all existence and memory, urging readers to apply the concept to themselves to gauge their aversion to mortality and the finality of life.
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Thomasville Press
Fiftyyear-ago column notes rapid forest paper production
In Augusta Virginia a tree cut at six in the morning was printed by night, yielding newspapers and rapid news circulation. The item reflects a historical marvel at early paper-making efficiency and the quick delivery of daily news to readers.
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Augusta
ENO
Savannah Press editor notes peculiar Wilson conviction mention
Bill Biffem of the Savannah Press questions a Jeff Davis county liquor conviction in Woodrow Wilson s case. The Bainbridge Post-Search Light recalls Henry Fora serving time in a gang for stealing and asks whether Roosevelt, reputedly always working, keeps the Taylor county courthouse and jail clean and sleeps in convict quarters at night.
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Bill Biffem
Savannah Press
Woodrow Wilson
Jeff Davis
Henry Fora
Bainbridge Post
Roosevelt
Taylor
Peach Season and the New Automatic Press
A Ft. Valley Tribune item celebrates the installation of a new automatic press and handsome type. The note hints at a "land office" business in peach season and ends with the defiant phrase bloody but unbowed.
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Ft. Valley Tribune
Restraining order sought against Johnson County official
A restraining order is asked against the ordinary of Johnson county to stop him from issuing any warrants to himself for county expenses in duty execution without Superior Court judge approval. A seventeen-year-old Louisiana girl will testify about a feud between two local families ending in a girl’s fatal shot to the heart.
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Johnson County
Superior Court
Louisiana
Professional hitch hikers warned by Cordele Dispatch columnist
Robert Poor urges against lingering in hotel lobbies and filling stations to meet travelers. He notes hotels, managers, and customers dislike loafing around. The Valdosta Times reports Middle Georgia progress with a kaolin dish plant near Macon, noting kaolin deposits in the region and statewide benefits from expanded kaolin plants.
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Robert Poor
Cordele Dispatch
Valdosta Times
Middle
Georgia
Macon
Quote on rural virtue by Stiles Martin in Lavonia Times
A Lavonia Times editorial quotes Stiles Martin, Georgia Department of Agriculture statistician, praising the farmer who lives on the land as a peaceful neighbor. He lauds his love of nature and reverence for God, seeing His handiwork in grass, corn, livestock, rain, lightning, sun, and moonlight.
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Stiles Martin
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Lavonia Times
Confederate costume party delights Milledgeville crowd
In Milledgeville last week a Gone With the Wind themed party drew locals and a Macon guest portraying a wounded Confederate soldier with a bloody bandage. Despite the fun, a hostess lamented the absence of a phonograph recording of Marching Thru Georgia.
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Milledgeville
Dudley Glass
Scarlett O'Hara
Miss Pitty Pat
Rhett Butler
Macon
Georgia
South
Pace Continues Admerson’s Rural Service Tradition
The article lauds Representative Stephen Pace for his tireless, wise efforts to secure a new Hawkinsville post office. It compares him to the late Hon. W. C. Admerson, recounts Pace winning key points in Washington and personally taking plans to Hawkinsville for citizen approval, underscoring his dedication to local needs.
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W. C. Admerson
Georgia
Adamson
Stephen Pace
Washington
Hawkinsville
Mr. Pace
Reeves Farm in Thomaston Showcases Prosperity Amid Comment on Famine
In Eugene Anderson's Round the Circle column, critics doubt reports of Georgia hunger, citing Mr T J Reeves' twelve hundred acre Thomaston plantation as a contrast. The author notes exceptional oat and corn yields, lush cotton, and notably fat, swift mules described as beauties and pride of the farm, inviting Anderson to visit and compare conditions.
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T. J. Reeves
Thomaston
Mr. Reeves
Upson County
Red Hills
Egypt
Anderson
Prayer of a Railroad Man Reproduced for Scrapbook
An editorial centerpiece from Tri-County News recounts a former railway worker turned devout churchgoer offering a public prayer. The humorous revival story blends faith and rail terminology as the speaker asks for divine guidance on life’s journey, safety, and eternity.
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Tri-County News
Americus
Lovelace Eve
Heavenly Father
Rich and Don't Know It Reminders on True Wealth
Dr. J. W. Holland says riches are not only money. Health, friendships, chosen work, and inner peace define real wealth. Many people are wealthy by virtue of such blessings yet fail to recognize them.
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J. W. Holland
Roberta Gains Life as Paving Expands Trade Reach
Eugene Anderson reports Macon Telegraph notes Roberta gains commerce from new paving projects. The Reynolds to Roberta route, Patsaliga Creek bridges at Reynolds, and graded roads to Butler expand travel without leaving pavement. J D Spillers builds a large pool, filling station, pavilion, lunch room, and two tourist camps nearby. Otis Spillers, a Georgia University graduate, works in Covington. Roberta’s paving spurs new businesses, boosting its retail activity amid highway improvements.
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Eugene Anderson
Macon Telegraph
Roberta
Ft. Valley
J. D. Spillers
Reynolds
Atlanta
Spillers
Macon
Thomaston
Butler
Otis
School of Commerce
Georgia University
Patsaliga Creek
Ozlethorpe
Equitable tax set up urged by Harris in Georgia
Rep Roy C. Harris urged a fair and equitable tax program to raise Georgia’s per capita income. Speaking to Atlanta Lawyers’ Club, he urged revising Georgia’s tax system, noting the 1936 per capita income of 253 dollars vs the national 526. He warned the system drives capital away and discourages new business, and called for a cap on taxes on intangible property and a fair rate to encourage migration of business. During the legislative session later, he said a law must limit levies on intangibles and support business in the state.
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Georgia
Roy C. Harris
House of Representatives
Atlanta Lawyers’ Club
Harris
No Time for Criticisms Voices Georgia Suggests Governor Rest
Hon John N Holder urges Governor Rivers to recuperate in Atlanta after operations. He argues for fewer speeches and more rest to properly govern Georgia, calling for rest, recreation, and limited daily duties while addressing taxation school books health and pensions.
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John N. Holder
Georgia
Governor Rivers
California
Kingdom of Heaven
Atlanta
Grief Over Earhart and Noonan Disaster Amid Global Flight Attempt
The article laments the fatal disaster in Amelia Earhart and Captain Noonan’s attempt to circumnavigate the globe by a new route. It frames the event as a period of mourning rather than critique, reflecting the somber tone of the loss and its impact.
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Amelia Earhart
Capt. Noonan
Globe
Newsroom Headlines From Tragic Auto Wrecks
The oblique verses recount a fatal highway crash where a driver failed to stop at a curve and died. A reporter captured the tale, making the event a prominent news moment. The verses cite multiple Atlanta and Waycross publications and comment on headlines and naming the deceased.
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Liston
Elkins
Waycross Journal-Herald
Proverb Memorization Contest Promoted by Masonic Lodges
The Masonic lodges of Georgia, urged by J. K. Orr of Atlanta, will award cash prizes to boys who memorize the most Proverbs axioms from the Old Testament. The program, backed by church and business leaders, aims to foster better citizenship and curb crime by instilling moral stamina, urging understanding alongside memorization. The Constitution notes that Proverbs offer a timeless ethical basis for conduct.
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Georgi
J. K. Orr
Atlanta
Georgia
Mr. Orr
Masonic Lodge
Grand Lodge of Georgia
Minister’s Christmas greeting echoes Easter joke in Walton County
In Walton County a minister, surveying Easter Sunday worship, quipped that any attendee who would not be seen again until next Easter should consider this a chance to wish them Merry Christmas. The remark, cited by Ernest Camp in the Walton Tribune, circulates as a humorous out of season tale.
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Calhoun Times
Ernest Camp
Walton Tribune
Walton County
Ernest
Scratch My Back editorial sparks Pelham Journal reflection
Jim Chism presents in the Pelham Journal an illuminating editorial headlined Scratch My Back. The piece argues that when a community group cooperates and backs each other while avoiding gossip, a town can prosper and grow into a thriving city.
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Jim Chism
Pelham Journal
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