Contempt ruling in Macon bond election case and county notes
Macon campaign manager Jesse Harris was cited for contempt by Judge H A Mathews during a Bibb county grand jury examination. A county convention was fined $100 for a remark by Harfiers Association. Other items include a Wilkinson county plantation fire killing four mules, a fatal gun battle among Trwins farmers, and Merger of Columbus banks taking effect.
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Jesse Harris
Macon
H. A. Mathews
Har Fiers' Association
Ris
Bibb
Thomasville
Wilkinson County
Decline Shown In Electrocutions At Georgia Prison
Milledgeville Ga June 2 A drop in electrocutions in the first five months of 1980 may lift Georgia from leading the nation in death penalty executions. Georgia historically led in total executions, with New York and Pennsylvania close behind. Eight were black and four white in 1929 Milledgeville executions. Fewer than five inmates in 1980 so far, all are Negro. About 18 to 20 men and one woman remain under death sentence in Georgia jails, cases under appeal.
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Georgia
Electrc
New York
Pennsylvania
Texas
Illinois
Women Heroes Catch Burglar In Columbus Ga
Women near C O Goodroe home spotted a prowler and held him at bay until police arrived. Billy Edwards, 15, was nabbed inside the residence and charged. Police recovered loot tied to at least a dozen prior burglaries solved by the arrest, ending months of detective work.
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Columbus
C. O. Goodroe
Billy Edwards
Goodroe
Gift to Warm Springs Foundation Expected After Estate Settlement
A $100,000 addition to the resources of the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation is expected by Gov. Frank D. Roosevelt and other leaders once the Conrad Hubert estate settlement is final. The estate, assigned to a committee including Calvin Coolidge, Al Smith and Julius Rosenwald to distribute about $6,000,000 among institutions, approved the Warm Springs Foundation among eight beneficiaries.
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Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
Frank D. Roosevelt
New York
Conrad. Hubert
Hubert
Calvin Coolidge
al Smith
Julius Rosenwald
Warm Springs Foundation
Wesleyan selects committee to pick college president
Macon Ga May 81 The Wesleyan College board of trustees decided to appoint a committee to choose a successor to Dr W F ao as president. The trustees met Friday night and accepted the resignation of Dr Quillian who remains temporarily as general supervisor of Christian education for the Methodist Church South until a successor is chosen.
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Macon
W. F Ao
Wesleyan College
Quillian
One of Christian Education
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Gordon Chapman Withdraws From Georgia Governor Race
Sandersville Ga May 31 Gordon S Chapman announced he is withdrawing from the Georgia governor race after five weeks of campaigning He notes his early platform included abolishing ad valorem farm taxes a highway bond reimbursement plan teacher salaries state office consolidation and higher pensions for Confederate soldiers He says a second primary is likely and the campaign cost would exceed the salary of the office He thanks supporters and asks them to vote for the candidate best suited to enact reforms He signs the statement Gordon S Chapman.
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Sandersville
Gordon S. Chapman
Georgia
Dooly County Woman Ends Life By Hanging
Vienna June 3 Miss Elizabeth Summerford a 30 year old bookkeeper and former Vienna State Bank assistant cashier hanged herself at her sister Mrs Dewey Hogsett's home Lily four miles from Vienna The family cites ill health as the motive The body was found early Tuesday by her sister after hearing sounds about 2 am she used a bath robe cord to end her life
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Vienna
Elizabeth Summerford
Dewey Hogsett
Lily
Miss Summerford
Rat Died Before Reaching the River in Butler Ad
Luke Reilly recounts a RAT SNAP product story about a water rat bitten outside a home near the river, and the animal dying before reaching the water. The ad lists three prices and notes Butler Drug Co. and H J Porter's Drug Store selling the item in Butler, Georgia. The piece closes with a reflection on personal recognition and its value.
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Luke Reilly
Butler Drug Co
Butler, Ga
H. J. Porter
Meeting Call Circulated in Georgia Republican Split
Atlanta June 2 A call for a Macon meeting of one of the rival Georgia Republican state central committees circulated. J T Rose named chair by Pickett and U S district attorney W Hager expressed displeasure at the plan. The question of challenging the circulating call arose as Lowle cautioned the meeting did not fit Vanpore plans with the state party structure.
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Macon
Ting J.T. Rose
Pickett
W. Hager
U. S
Ween
Lowle
Vanpore
Georgia
State Party
Wartime Rat Control Ad Promotes RAT SNAP
An old wartime notice urges soldiers to beware rats at the front and in homes, promoting RAT SNAP as a quick solution. The ad cites three sizes and a price of 65 cents for the smallest, 3.25 for larger, and lists Butler Drug Store in Butler, Georgia, and H. J. Porter’s Drug Store as distributors.
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Europe
Butler Brug Col
Butler
H. J. Porter
Will Rogers on veterans in Beverly Hills May 31
Beverly Hills California May 31 Editor of the Journal visited the Soldiers Home at Sawtelle. Flags flew as veterans and volunteers marched and spoke. Rogers notes the day’s organization and promises, joking that future speeches will follow the same old promises while investors stay intact.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Journal
Sawtelle
Fayette county orphan walks to Atlanta for hospital care
Atlanta May 30 DHubert Morris a 16 year old Fayette county orphan broke a vertebra in his neck in a sawmill accident two weeks ago. Unable to move his head and in fearful pain he walked to Atlanta seeking medical attention. Doctors plan an operation soon as he arrived exhausted.
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Atlanta
Dhubert Morris
Fayette County
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