Vanlandingham store burglary at Howard reported
Burglaries occurred at the Vanlandingham store in Howard ten miles west of Butler on Monday night. Valuables including 2000 Camel and Chesterfield cigarettes, knives, hats, shirts, shoes and a shotgun were stolen, with evidence of vehicle transport. Authorities continue clues toward arrests as the town reviews the incident.
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Vanlandingham
Howard
Butler
F. Repurvis
Vanlandingtam
Herald
John Primble
Vans Jewellard
Hesterfield
Tampa
Yates Giant
Westelox
Convicts Escape Bibb County Gang in Macon
Six Bibb County chain gang inmates escaped by sawing through a steel protected window in their sleeping quarters. By late Wednesday afternoon none had been recaptured. all are described as Negro.
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Macon
Bibb County
Sixteen Lives Lost in Georgia Weekend
Atlanta reports sixteen lives lost across the southeast weekend due to accidents. Eight injured seriously and many more with minor hurts. Auto crashes claimed eight, drownings three, airplane crashes two, a train death, gasoline launch explosion injuries, and a boy fatally injured by a fall.
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Atlanta
Regular Masonic Lodge Meeting Notice
Regular communication of Fickling Masonic Lodge will be held tomorrow night. Attendance is important for all members. Visiting brethren are invited. Signed C. E. Benns W M.
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Fickling
Opportunity I knock and offer renewal each day
The poem declares Opportunity as a force that returns daily, urging readers to rise, cast off past failures, and seize new chances. It emphasizes forgiveness, self-improvement, and the rebirth of the soul at sunrise. It contrasts mourning past errors with embracing future potential and moral renewal.
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Hell
Heaven
Major Issues in Assembly Set for Hot Week in Georgia
Atlanta July 14 The general assembly will focus on education and highway financing with proposals to reorganize state government and overhaul court procedure. Bonds for the highway program and higher gasoline taxes lead the queue, while certificates of indebtedness for education may pass. Governor Hardman appointments to the senate for confirmation remain unsettled with three posts awaiting action.
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Atlanta
General Assembly
House
Ways and Means
Hardman
Senate
D. A. Finley
Valdosta
Board of Game and Fish
State Auditor
Sam J. Slate
State Highway Board
Stanley S. Bennet
Clyde Hill Recaptured After Flight From Officers
Clyde C Hill a county native once respected for honesty and piety turned career criminal with multiple fraud charges. He reportedly was arrested in Philadelphia on forgery and bad checks charges and identified as C C Hill alias Hicks linking to prior escapes from custody and warrants in several states.
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Clyde C Hill
Hill
Herald
Atlanta Journal of
Philadelphia
Robert W. Hicks
State Prison Commission
C C. Hill
Hicks
Baltimore
Associated Press
Greenville
S.C
DeKalb County
Woman killed by broken saw at Rhine mill in Georgia
Mrs. Nora Rawlins, 38, of Fitzgerald, was killed instantly at the Macon Cooperage Co mill in Rhine when a broken circular saw fragment struck her in the abdomen. Her husband W L Rawlins escaped unhurt as several nearby workers fled the flying debris from the saw. The piece shattered after splitting from the spinning disc, ricocheted off a steel shaft, and slammed into her, severing a limb.
Montgomerys Oldest Buildings Collapse Paralyzes Downtown
In Montgomery Alabama rescuers worked by torchlight to reach up to 75 workers trapped after two downtown business houses collapsed in two waves Monday afternoon. Fire police and thousands lined the streets as rescuers tunneled through debris hoping to free any still imprisoned. Five people were seriously injured.
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Montgomery
Ala
Governor Urges Six Cent Gas Tax to Bridge 1929 Deficit
Gov Hardman sent a special message to the General Assembly urging an act fixing the gasoline tax at six cents per gallon for the remainder of 1929 to cover a deficit faced by the State Highway board.
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Atlanta
State Highway Board
Hardman
General Assembly
Negro Confesses Killing in Alabama Shooting
Montgomery reports Les ter Bouyer a 38 year old Black man confessed to officers that he shot and killed Jack Hines a mechanic near Eufaula Alabama last Wednesday night He also assaulted and seriously wounded Hines young woman companion.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lester Bouyer
Jack Hines
Eufaula
Hines
For Sale A Good Cow in Butler Georgia
A good cow offered for sale by R. L. Walker of Butler Georgia. Buyer should contact Walker promptly for availability and details.
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R. L. Walker
Butler, Ga
Georgia Solicitor General Offers Officer for Escapee Return
Claude C. Smith, solicitor-general of the Stone Mountain Circuit, has offered to dispatch an officer to Philadelphia to secure the escaped criminal and bring him back to Georgia.
Body of Ed Harris Found in Woods Near Town
Ed Harris a 40 year old black man was found in undergrowth two miles south of town near Mr T L Fountain. Portions of his flesh had been eaten by hogs as sheriff and coroner investigated. A jury ruled death from natural causes despite questions about last sighting and prior health. Harris was described as industrious with a good reputation among whites and blacks.
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T. L. Fountain
Ed Harris
McGuffin
Parks
Harris
Mr. Ben F. Moore of Turner Passes at 60
Benjamin F. Moore 60, longtime Turner resident, died at his home after four weeks of paralysis. A sawmill businessman, he left a wife and four sons Homer Marvin Sam and K R Moore Jr. Funeral was held Sunday at Turner's Chapel with Rev. J. T. Adams officiating. Burial followed in the family lot near the church.
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Benjamin F. Moore
Turner's Chapel
Butler
Moore
Kuywig
Sespesetul Farma
Mr. Moore
Ariven
Messrs
Homer
Marvin
Sam
KR S. Moore, Jr
Turner's Chapel Church
J. T. Adams
Butler Ice and Storage Co Upgrades Plant for Higher Capacity
The Butler Ice and Storage Co enlarges its plant from 1500 pounds daily to double capacity with newer, larger machinery next week. J A Childs of Macon, the manager, oversees remodeling. The firm is known for high quality ice and its meat curing process aiding local farmers.
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Butler Ice and Storage Company
J. A. Childs
Macon
Butler Ice and Storage Co
Jarrell Opens Branch Store at Rupert Georgia
Jarrell Department Store completes a large brick building at Rupert and fills shelves with a full line of new merchandise to be offered at low prices. C. Fred Austin, a prominent local young man, will be in charge.
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Rupert
Jarrell Department Store
C. Fred Austin
Committee Disapproves State Bond Issue
Atlanta July 17 the house committee on constitutional amendments voted 31 to 13 to return an unfavorable report on the proposed 100,000,000 highway bonus bill.
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Atlanta
House Committee On
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Ma Redskin
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