Pineapple melon trial in Georgia by J S Burgin gains attention
Hon J S Burgin, former state senator and lumber maker in Buena Vista Georgia, reports success with a new Valencia pineapple melon. He yields about 2.00 melons from 16 acres in Marion County, praising its long storage, firm ripening, fine flavor and strong shipping qualities for Georgia's fresh produce market. He notes Spain sourced seed, climate similarity to Valencia, and potential for this crop to become a staple in the south.
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Buena Vista
Georgia
Joe 5
Burgin
Marion County
Mr.Burgin
Mills
States
United States
South Carolina
Valencia
Spain
Mediterranean
Europe
Mr. Burgin
South Georgia
Miss Posture named at Georgia Southwestern College
Americus July 17 Mrs J P Godwin of Pelham was named Miss Posture during Posture Week at Georgia Southwestern College Americus with Lucile Rehberg Ochlocknee Mildred Morris Moultrie and Gladys Robertson Pinehurst among top finishers A style show judged by summer school instructors featured students in bathing suits dresses and sport outfits across campus with a large turnout and varied fashion displays.
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Americus
J. P. Godwin
Pelham
Posture
Georgia Southwestern College
Lucile Rehberg
Ochlochnee
Mildred Morris
Moultrie
Gladys Robertson
Pinehurst
Addie
Sara Cobb
Florence Stapleton
J. F. Godwin
Mary Kellar
Junction City
Wilma Saunders
Cordele
Trown
Eva Broome
Cairo
Narcisca Cox
Arabi
Dorothy Slappey
Hilton
Iane Clark
Abbeville
Navy Street
Ruby Burkette
Mildred Chasteen
Fitzgerald
Audrey Whitefield
Osterfield
Lois Lodge
Camilla
Avis Pickett
Richland
Luvile Rehberg
Ochlocknee
Work of Mrs Ottley With Tallulah Falls School Is Told
Vera Connally profiles Mrs. John King Ottley Sr a pioneer clubwoman shaping the Tallulah Falls Industrial School for mountain youth. The July Good Housekeeping feature by Vera Connally highlights Ottley’s trustees work and fellow Atlanta Athens leaders like Mrs. Lamar Rucker and Mrs. John MacDougald. The piece notes broader club activity from the state and national League of Women Voters and local garden leader Mrs. Judd.
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Pauline Branyon
John King Ottley
Talluahh Falls
Good Housekeeping
Vera Connally
Hearst
Lamar Rucker
Athens
John MacDougall
Avlanta
Nellie Peters Black
Black
Atlanta
Rucker
Athens Woman's Club
State Club Institute
Augustus M. Roan
National League of Women Voters
National League
Roan
Washington, D. C
League
Boston
Teel Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Harris County
Harris County Superior Court jurors found Sam Teel guilty of involuntary manslaughter while in commission of an unlawful act in the December death of Miss Margaret Stripling 22 of Chipley. The trial linked speeding and possible intoxication to the head on collision on the Chipley Whitesville road. The jury recommended one to three years. sentencing is delayed to Monday by Judge C C McLaughlin.
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Hamilton
Harris County Superior Court
Sam Teel
Muder
Margaret Stripling
Chipley
C. C. McLaughlin
Miss Stripling
Banks Serve the Nation in Recovery Efforts and Credit
Francis Marion Law outlines how banks finance the government recovery program and fund local governments, support loans to individuals and businesses, protect trust funds, safeguard savings, and advise communities. He urges stronger, well supervised banks, cautious lending, and public confidence to restore economic normality and private initiative.
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Congress
Farm and Home Week Features At Athens This Summer
Georgia farmers and farm women will attend Farm and Home Week at the University of Georgia July 31 to August 8. Four day programs cover poultry husbandry livestock land use crops horticulture homemaking and farm credit with lectures demonstrations and trips to experimental plots. Noted authorities will speak including O E Reed and R A Winston. Extra programs include livestock development land utilization under the New Deal and farm credit. A community canning plant will operate daily. Write to Dean Paul W. Chapman for complete schedules.
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Athens
University College of Agrriculture
Georgia
D. W. Chapman
State Home Demonstration Council
The
Georgia Horticultural Society
College of Agriculture
Harry L. Brown
Agricultural Extension Service
O. E. Reed
Bureau of Dairy Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
R. A. Winston
U. S. Department of the Interior Soil Erosion Service
Gay B Shepperson
R. L. Coney
Atlanta
C. H. Talley
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Paul W. Chapman
University College of Agriculture
Life imprisonment given Harris man for murder
Hamilton Ga July 17 W A bud Benet charged with the murder of J Kennon was sentenced to life imprisonment today by Superior Court Judge CG McToughlin. The verdict of guilty with mercy recommendation automatically carries life terms. Kennon died after an argument with Kennon over land boundaries. Hicks Fort and A L Hardy represented the defendant, Jones Perryman solicitor general, and Walter Flourney prosecuted.
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Hamilton
W. A
Bud) Benet
J. Kennon
Cathedral Teday
Superior
CG. McToughlin
Kennon
Hicks Fort
A. L. Hardy
Jones Perryman
Walter Flourney
Income Tax Suit Is Now By State in Georgia
Atlanta July 12 Attorney General M J Yeomans won the long running National Biscuit tax case for the state when the Georgia Supreme Court refused rehearing. Begun in 1982 under then Attorney General Lawrence Camp the case questioned the states right to assess state income tax on federal income taxes. The dispute involved about 200 000 in taxes with 225 000 more potentially payable and 1 475 actual biscuit company tax. The decision upholds the states tax authority after a protracted appellate struggle.
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Atlanta
M. J. Yeomans
State Supreme Court
National Liscuit
Lawrence Camp
United States Districtetorney
Georgia
Supreme Court
Capitol
Biscuit Company
Paul Toya
State Revenue Symission
Doyaj
Yeomans
Fulton Superior Court
Lumber Plant at Oglethorpe Sold to Hooks
Montezuma July 13. The Flint River Lumber Company plant at Oglethorpe, closed for weeks, was purchased this week by T. W. Hooks. It is understood the property will be opened immediately by a large lumber firm.
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Montezuma
Flint River Lumber Company
Oglethorpe
T. W. Hooks
Woman Loses 41 Lbs with Kruschen Salts
Mrs Eckoff says Kruschen Salts lowered her blood pressure from 290 to normal and helped rheumatism, claiming a 41 pound weight loss in about nine months. A half teaspoon daily in warm water is advertised to restore organ function and boost health, with a bottle lasting four weeks and available at drug stores worldwide.
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Alva Maxwell
Atlanta Better Films
Traveler’s Aid Society
Southern Methodist Church
M. &. Judd
Dalton
Massachusetts
North Georgia
Judd
China
State Board of Regents
State Forestry Board
Leila Bunce
Fulton County
Department of Supervisors
National Education Association
American Home Economies Association
New York
Miss Bunce
Germany
Teel
Hais County
Francis Marion Law
American Bankers Association
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John Ottley
P.M. Law
Harris
Maeda
Savannah
DeSoto
Kenneth Wolfe
Rhythm Kings
Charles 0. Day
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