Georgia News Roundup of Deaths and Local Events
A Savannah man D BE D Sheffield of Baxley died after a crash with a motor truck. Memorials for Hines M. Smith in Rome. 4 H Club encampment in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties at Belbeck through Wednesday. Henry C. Butler, 84, LaGrange real estate developer, died of a heart attack. Robbery and shooting incidents in Moultrie and Atlanta. Major topics include cotton allotments, camp programs, and local church events.
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Savannah Hospital
D. BE. D. Sheffield
Baxley
Hines M. Smith
Charles Henry Smith
Bill Arp
Georgia
Rome
4-H Club
Muscogee
Columbus
Chattahoochee
Belbeck
Henry C. Butler
LaGrange
That City
Pavo News Plant Damaged By Fire
Pavo Georgia June 11 a fire damaged the Pavo News plant and a cold storage house and produce establishment in the same building.
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Pavo
Pavo News
Savannah Man Walter P Smith Dies at Savannah
Walter P. Smith partner in Chatham Printing Co. and brother of late Bridges Smith former Ma con mayor died in Savannah Tuesday morning after an extended illness. Local firm and city colleagues mourn his loss.
Woman Held For Shooting In Gray Jones County
Mrs. M. O. Smith of Gray was ordered to stand trial in federal court after a commitment hearing before U. S. Commissioner W. E. Martin in Jones County. Federal agents accuse her of shooting at them during the 8 40 a m Friday incident near the Smith home two blocks from the depot in Gray.
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Macon
M. O. Smith
Gray
Jones County
U. S
W. E. Martin
Smith
Talmadges invite Mrs Roosevelt to Atlanta
Governor Eugene Talmadge and his wife invite Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt to the mansion in Atlanta for a guest stay during the American Prison Association convention from October 27 to 31. Clark Howell Sr announced the plan.
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Atlanta
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Prison Association
Guy
Eugene Talmadge
Roosevelt
Clark Howell, Sr
The
Atlanta Constitution
One of state's largest cantaloupe packing houses burns
Fire of undetermined origin Monday night destroyed the barn and packing house of the Sylvester Fruit Co in Sylvester Georgia. The loss is about 20,000 dollars, partially covered by insurance, and includes a car load of cantaloupes 18 mules 39 cows several wagons and a horse.
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Sylvester
Sylvester Fruit Co
Gross Frauds Charged in Chatham County Vote
Savannah June 8 Geo H Rich ter a prominent Savannah attorney charged today three were gross frauds in the repeal referendum in Chatham county on May 15 He informed the solicitor general and the grand jury he would provide information on how the election was conducted Official returns show Chatham county voted not by a margin of more than 10 to 1 The lawyer said the names of several Savannahians who did not go to the polls were voted by other people.
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Savannah
Geo. H. Richter
Chatham
Grand Jury
Chatham County
Georgia Power rates cut to aid commercial users
The Public Service Commission ordered a rate reduction for Georgia Power Company commercial customers, saving about 390000 dollars annually. The new lower rates take effect June 15, with Chairman Jud Wilhoit saying the move puts commercial power users in the Georgia Power service area on parity with the lowest rates east of the Rockies. Domestic rates have already been reduced.
Half of Ransom Money Recovered in Utah Kidnapping Case
In Salt Lake City a cache of 90 700 dollars of the 200 000 ransom for George Weyerhaeuser was found in Immigration Pass near Salt Lake City. Authorities say the recovered sum brings the total seized ransom to 116 000 dollars as a nationwide manhunt continues.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
George Weyerhaeuser
Tacoma
Immigration Pass
Schoolboy’s Harrowing Snake Attack Highlights Speech
Greensboro Georgia June 8 15-year-old Fravier Copelain faced a frightening six-foot coachwhip during a school address. He grabbed his knife and severed the snake’s head with his teeth to free himself and finish his speech.
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Greensboro
Fravier Copelain
Greshamoyille
Donation of 300 acres for Lookout Mountain government park
Three hundred acres on Little River atop Lookout Mountain beyond Cloudland in Chattooga County have been donated to the government to establish a new park. Construction on the project is expected to begin immediately.
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Little River
Lookout Mountain
Cloudland
Chattooga County
Newspaper Adverting Echoed by Lumpkin Editor
Lumpkin Georgia June 7. John M Anglin editor of the Stewart Webster Journal extols newspapers value to local business. He urges merchants to advertise regularly and plan budgets to keep their stores visible in the community mirror.
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Lumpkin
John M. Anglin
Stewart-Webster Journal
Usial
Young Atlantan John King 20 Drowned Near Monticello
John King 20 son of Mr and Mrs Clyde L King of Atlanta drowned in a lake near Monticello Ga early Saturday afternoon. The Kings were in North Carolina at Grove Park Inn when the accident occurred. Perry a friend informed the servants by telephone. King was connected with the Atlanta Plow Company.
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Atlanta
John King
Clyde L. King
Monticello
King
Atlanta Plow Company
Market Bulletin Facing Second Class Mailing Revocation
An official order demands Linder submit copies of a Market Bulletin issue and assurances that future issues meet law standards by June 20. The Bulletin is accused of publishing material beyond the agriculture department’s allowed scope, risking loss of second class status and higher postage costs. About 100,000 copies go out weekly at low cost.
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Linder
Post Office Department
Eilenberger
State Departments of Agriculture
Department Denies Wallace Link in Post Office Action
The Department of Agriculture denies Secretary Wallace influenced the Post Office Department’s move to curb political content in The Georgia Market Bulletin edited by Tom Linder. Officials say Georgia’s processing tax raised about 35 million, with 20.2 million in farmer benefits since the program began, largely from textiles, while Georgia textiles are sold nationwide.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Post Office Department
Georgia Market Bulletin
Tom Linder
Linder
Georgia
Nelson B. Wentzell
Georgia Bulletin
Community recreation center praised by Georgia physician
The Reynolds community opens a public recreation area with pool golf and tennis for all county residents free to high schools and the public for a small fee. Dr J A Redfern of Albany writes praising the project and Reynolds as a model for Georgia towns highlighting supervised youth sports and community spirit.
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Taylor County
J. A. Redfern
South Georgia
Albany
Reynolds
Oime
Georgia
J, A, Redfern
Tale of Union Secession Belief and a Poet Soldier
The text recounts Eilenberger’s stance on secession and the War Between the States. It profiles Oliver a prosperous lawyer turned Confederate volunteer and poet who wrote All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight in 1861 while posted near Centreville Virginia. It notes family life and descendants including Hugh F Oliver a Baptist minister and James H Oliver a naval officer later governor of the Virgin Islands.
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Eilenberger
Marion
Buena Vista Guards
Potomac
Centerville
Virginia
Mr. Oliver
Buena Vista
Albert G. Ashmore
Hugh F
James H. Oliver
Oliver
Hugh F. Oliver
Baptist Church
National Naval Academy
Annapolis
Wilson
The
Virgin Islands
Denmark
Richmond County Commissioner M Broadus Edwards Dies at 61
M Broadus Edwards 61 a retired business man and member of the Richmond County commission died in Augusta Monday.
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M. Broadus Edwards
Richmond County Commission
Augusta
George Russell and Walter George Back New Deal at Georgia Graduations
In Atlanta on June 10, Senators George and Russell addressed Georgia School of Technology and Emory University commencements. George warned the NRA ruling could mark a major political issue while defending the constitution and social responsibility. Russell argued the decision shifts but does not end social responsibility and denounced utopian promises and threats to constitutional government.
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Atlanta
Supreme Court
NRA
Georgia
United States
Walter F. George
Georgia School of Technology
Waj P
Ricard B. Russell, Jr
Emory University
George
Russell
Congress
Daredevil Who Lost Nerve Tries Hollywood Comeback
Albany Ga June 5 an early day movie stunt man Fred LaNovel who quit after saying he lost his nerve signs a contract to return to Hollywood to perform more stunts. He first doubled for Pearl White in The Perils of Pauline and claims many firsts in stunts while noting four brothers were killed in an aerial rigging accident. He endured 27 broken bones and believes if you can walk away from a crash you are all right.
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Albany
Hollywood
Fred LuaNovel
LaNovel
Pearl White
Pauline
Raw Law
Althouh
LaNivel
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Moultrie
City Auditorium
Allen Davis
Grovetown
J. T. Rathbone
Davis
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G. V. Cunningham
Martha Cobb
Sumter County
Magnolia Springs
Plains
Walter F. George Deppe
George School of Technology
Fox Theater
Legionnaires
Jeffersonville
Quimby Clelton
Griffin
American Legion
Bud Jones
Mitchell County
Talmadge
Knox Gholston
Madison County
Harllee Branch
George Rural Leter Carriers’ Associaon
Valdosta
B. Y. F P. U. Convention
Columbus Missionary Baptist Association
Beulah Baptist Church
Gladys Bolt
Thomaston High School
Georgia Southwestern College
Americus
Talbotton
Spivey
J. L. Taylor
Cordele Turpentine Company
Rosin
Gipsy Smith
Civilian Conservation Corp
Wilcox County
U. S. District Court
Bascom Deavers
Georgia Millitary College
Milledgeville
War Department
Joe H. Jeckins
Wright Sherod
Millen
Statesboro
Ben Drew
Jenkins County
Johnson
Arthur Gannon
Extension Poultryman
Eatonton
Putnam County
Georgia Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
Greene County
G. CG. Board
Bank of Talbotton
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Albany Herald
Florida
Webster
Muscogee County Commission
Columbus City Commission
Barnesville
Smith Furniture Co
Villa Rica
Georgia Press Association
M. L. Fleetwood
Dr. L. Ingram
Carrollton
H. O. Fowler
Manchhester Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of Columbus
Fred S. Porver
Fowler
Manchester
Mr. Fowler
Bauer and Reynolds
New York Harbor
State Capitol
Atanta
H. G. Huey
Homerville
State Board of Medical Examiners
Georgia Public Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Georgia Commission
Interstate Commission
PWA
Ickes
Erma Jean Autry
New York
Savannah Beach
Savannah Chamber of Commerce
Pavo Paper
Talmadges
Mrs. Roosevelt
Snake
M. D
Messrs
Russell, George
Daredevil
Ckbtia
Alabama
Coca Cola Bottling CO
Manchester, Ga
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