Nomination Set For Taylor County Tax Collector
State Democratic Executive Committee fixes September 16 for nominations of state officers and judges. A vacancy in Taylor County Tax Collector arises from J. J. McCants death. A nominating election is ordered for September 10, with entry closed August 2, 1924, filings to C. E. Benns.
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State Democratic Executive Committee
State House
Taylor County
J. J. McCants
Taylor
Georgia
C. E. Benns
J. T. Adams
Co. E. Benns
School Trustee Elections Planned in Two Districts
Elections set for August 16, 1924 at Wesley and Rupert school buildings to fill expiring terms of J. T. Parker and R. E. Watkins. All qualified voters may participate as ordered by the Board of Education. W. T. Rustin, C. S. S.
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Wesley
J. T. Parker
Rupert
R. E. Watkins
Board of Education
Date Set for Singing School at Mt Pisgah
On Monday August 4 1924 a singing school begins at Mt Pisgah church four miles south of Butler. Prof P A Guthrie of Peizer SC leads a four week program open to all ages and communities. Attend opening day and every day to help set school rules and ensure participation. United we stand.
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C. E. Benns
Butler Herald
Mt. Pisgah Church
Butler
P. A. Guthrie
Peizer
S.C
307 Autos Stolen in Georgia in 3 Months
The automobile underwriters' detective bureau reports 798 cars stolen in nine Southern states from April 1 to June 30. Georgia accounted for 307 thefts, with 196 in Atlanta, the most in any state except Georgia itself. In Georgia 168 cars were recovered, while 377 were recovered across the nine states.{" "}
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Atlanta
Automobile Underwriters’ Detective Bureau
Georgia
Birmingham
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Coumbia
Charleston
Norfolk
Augusta
Columbus
Macon
Savannah
Bill to Have Judges Appointed by Governor
Georgia lawmakers consider a constitutional amendment to end direct popular elections for judges and instead require governor appointments with Supreme Court recommendations and Senate confirmation. Supporters say the change ensures deliberate, capable selections to protect constitutional rights. Opponents note insistence on popular input remains a concern.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Supreme Court
State Senate
Rob. M. LaFollete
LaFollete
Congress
South Carolina
Indian Springs Holiness meeting to open August 7
Indian Springs Ga July 28 Announcement is made that preparations are complete for the Indian Springs Holiness meeting to open August 7 and run ten days. Leaders include Rev John Paul D D president of Taylor University and Rev C H Babcock of California with Rev C M Dunaway of Atlanta as evangelist. Hamp Sewell and Mackey sisters will lead singing. Grounds and tabernacle have been extensively improved with a cement floor new pews and seating capacity about three to four thousand.
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Jackson
Indian Springs
John Paul
D. D
Taylor University
Indiana
C. H. Babcock
California
C. M Dunaway
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Atlanta
Hamp Sewell
Mackey Sisters
New Cumberland
W. Va
Woman Editor Nora Smith Honored By Georgia Press
Ashburn Georgia July 25 Mrs Nora Lawrence Smith managing editor of The Wiregrass Farmer returns home amid fanfare after receiving the Sutlive Loving Cup at the Georgia Press Association closing session in Waycross. A Ashburn Woman's Club delegation and others welcomed her with a bouquet praising her work on the Turner County Plan and at the Democratic Convention in New York representing Turner County and the Third District.
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Ashburn
Nora Lawrence Smith
Wiregrass Farmer
Sutlive
Georgia Press Association
Waycross
Ashburn Woman‘s Club
Ashburn Board of Trade
W. G. Sutlive
Savannah Press
Press Association
Georgia
Turner County
New York
Two Bills Aim at Auto Ownership in Georgia
Georgia legislators consider Milner house bill requiring all car owners to file title proof with the Secretary of State and to pay one dollar for a title certificate. A Pace Gillis Senate bill would require affidavit supported auto tag applications from January 1 1925 and issue a free identification card to the registrant.
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Atlanta
Georgia
J. H. Milner
Dodge County
Pace
Gillis
House
Milner
Secretary of State
Senate
Transfer Station Abandoned At Broad And Twelfth
Columbus notes the transfer station at Broad and Twelfth Streets, a longtime hub for streetcar lines, will be abandoned starting next Friday morning and transfers will be issued at the nearest point. The razing of the old market and other landmarks preceded the change.
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Columbus
Amarket
Broad and
Twelfth Streets
Columbus Railway Company
Judge Crisp Considered for Sneaking Engagements in Campaign
Information from the Americas Times-Re corder notes Judge C R Crisp is among Georgians eyed to serve on the national campaign speakers list for John W Davis and Chairman Shaver. Former Senator Hoke Smith and Congressman Crisp are named as possible contributors, with Crisp valued for tariff expertise in debates over indirect taxation and the Fordney McCumber tariff's $4 billion impact on the less able to pay.
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Americas Times-Recorder
C. R. Crisp
National Committee
John W. Davis
Shaver
Hoke Smith
Crisp
Americus
Congress
Woman hanges Self From Curtain At Bed Post
In Columbus on a Saturday afternoon Lucindia Jenkins, a Black woman, used shreds of a window curtain as a noose and hanged herself from a high bedpost. A coroner's jury ruled death by her own action due to strangulation. This was her third and successful self harm attempt, following prior alcohol and stabbing incidents attributed to bad health.
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Columbus
Lucindia ‘Jenkins
H. M.woodall
Gainesville Hosts Park Committee In Georgia Tour
Atlanta business leaders and officials welcomed the national park committee in Gainesville for a week of site inspections. The panel led by Mayor Sims and Paul H. Norcross includes Interior Secretary Hubert Work and eight other prominent figures to study a proposed six thousand square mile park spanning Georgia, Tennessee and portions of the Carolinas.
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Atlanta
North
Georgia
Mississippi
Gainesville
National Park Committee
Tennessee
Carolinas
Sims
Paul H. Norcross
Chamber of Commerce
Interior
Hubert Work
Coolidge
Embezzlement Charge Filed Against Milledgeville Postmaster
Olin Robinson, former Milledgeville postmaster, was arrested in Macon on a U.S. government embezzlement charge. A $1,900 shortage was found in his accounts and officials say funds were diverted to his personal checking account. H. T. Cline has since been installed as postmaster.
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Macon
Olin Robinson
Milledgeville
United States
Robinson
H. T. Cline
Veenee
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