Man Arrested In Columbus The Week In Georgia
Albert Sidney Tucker Jr., described as a nationwide swindler and con man, was arrested in a Columbus bank and jailed. Authorities in Virginia and Texas seek extradition as they describe a pattern of fraud and counterfeit loans.
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Chicago
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Virginia
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O. D. Gaston
Albert S. Tucker
Hastings
United States
New Phone Demands For South Double Other Regions
Atlanta July 22 The South shows about twice the per cent of new phones in service compared with other regions. The Atlanta Constitution notes that demand for new phones indicates sharp business and population growth across nine states from Kentucky to Florida and Louisiana to North Carolina. Georgia now has 315 000 telephones an increase of 110 percent in ten years with short haul business up 30 percent over last year.
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Atlanta Constitution
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Louisiana
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Georgia Transit Rebrands as Modern Coach Corporation
Albany July 22 Georgia Stages will operate under the name Modern Coach Corporation starting July 24 a company announcement states. The bus line has purchased 30 Trailways Clippers with some already in service and more to be phased into schedules as they arrive.
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Georgia Peach Crop Returns For 1946 Total Eleven Million
Aggregate gross returns for Georgia's 1946 commercial peach crop will be about 11 million dollars at Georgia shipping points. The crop was smaller than 1945 by over 3 thousand carloads and quality declined due to weather insect and disease issues. Rail movement about 8 thousand carloads trucks 1 150 and bulk to processors about 2 thousand carloads.
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Georgia
Georgia Fruit Exchange
Car Forgotten but Not Deserted in Moultrie
Anson Marsh, a Baker County Negro, waited in a parked car for his employer who had told him to wait but forgot where the car was. Police located the vehicle 48 hours later, with Marsh still in the back seat saying he was hungry.
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Anson Marsh
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One Vet In Four Lists Disability
Washington reports that one in four World War II veterans filed a disability claim with 1,520 eligible for compensation. The Veterans Administration says 3,400,000 claims have been filed, with monthly totals sliding from 425,000 in February to about 121,000 in June. Payments begin when a veteran is discharged if filed within one year, otherwise from the claim date.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Thomaston editor apologizes after editorial row in Times
Thomaston Georgia July 22 Editor J B Hardy apologized publicly to a group from Upson County after a political editorial sparked protest. About 100 to 150 people gathered at the office while Hardy said the piece aimed at no one in particular and expressed regret if it offended readers.
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Eugene Talmadge
F. D. Reeves
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Georgia Rotarians Offer Four Foreigners Scholarships In Georgia
The Rotary Clubs of Georgia voted to establish scholarships at Georgia colleges for four outstanding students to study abroad in state. The program starts next fall with two at the University of Georgia, Norway and France, and two at Georgia Tech, The Netherlands and Czechoslovakia. Gov. A. G. Cleveland leads Georgia Rotary. committee members include T. T. Molnar, Cuthbert, W. A. Watt, and Kendall Weisiger.
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W. A. Watt Thomasville
Kendall Weisiger
Atlanta
Hunts convict dies from pistol shot near turpentine still
Fitzgerald Georgia July 20 death stalked Irwin county when James Lee a 50 year old turpentine operator was killed by his own pistol. The gun reportedly fired accidentally as he removed it from his car while learning a convict linked to the previous killings was at his still. The incident ended a day of fatal events in the county.
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Talmadge Denies Pledged Georgia State Jobs
Georgia Governor candidate Eugene Talmadge denied any commitment to appoints after his election. He arrived incognito in Santa Monica for relaxation with his daughter after a campaign strain, dismissing rumors about plans to appoint Klansmen to state bureaus.
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Mexico
Georgia State Bureau of Investigation
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Monkey uses jail bars as trapeze in Atlanta
In Atlanta July 21 a monkey named Cheeta visited the city jail with his master a Black man booked on disorderly conduct. The primate swung from jail bars displaying clear comfort with confinement.
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Senate Taft criticizes extension bill on OPA control leeway
The conference bill preserves discretionary OPA power to adjust ceilings for abnormal production while balancing price limits. Taft says Senate House committee agreement amid dispute is not unanimous and the measure heads to the House for action Tuesday.
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