Week in Georgia Highlights Local News Bounces
Albany collects 3220.40 from city meters in May. Athens names Mrs Guy W. Smith Clarke tax receiver after W M Bryant’s death. Nashville raises nearly 1000 for Route 129 advertising. Augusta mourns Frances Morris Parks mother of editor R L Parks. Moultrie reports 2000 bushels oats from 40 acres. Rome sees Berry Schools president W J Baird resign. Americus reports 15 to 20 year rape sentence of a deaf boy. Brunswick notes wait law boosts marriage licensing work. Valdosta hosts McCrary brothers, veterans, in town. Kentucky couple wed in cornfield amid crowd. Cordele to add peanut mill plant. Albany honors Lamar Clifton scholarship winner. Moultrie campaign casualty Elmo Ragsdale injures hand. Talbotton Lions elect officers. Tifton reports gunshot injuries from hog dispute. Macon holds services for two traffic victims.
Attempted rape charge for Sylvester man in Albany
Albany police arrested J O Cornell born in Sylvester on a warrant charging attempted rape of an eight year old girl. The alleged crime is tied to Columbus where Cornell was working May 20. He was held in Albany awaiting Columbus authorities.
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J. O. Cornell
Sylvester
Columbus
N. H. Reid
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Cornell
Albany grocer held in murder of estranged wife’s father
A. B. Hayslip, Albany grocer, is jailed in Dougherty county charged with killing John A. Patterson, 74, father of five. Officials say Patterson shot at Hayslip and the estranged wife in a tourist cabin, then Hayslip fatally shot Patterson in the head. Patterson and his wife had been separated and sought a divorce.
Newsprint Executive Slain at Boston Desk
Boston police investigate the killing of W A Whitcomb 73 president of the Great Northern Paper Company in his downtown office. An unsigned contract on the desk is a possible clue to the slayer, a well dressed man who claimed to be a Treasury agent appeared earlier, Whitcomb was shot as secretary Sally Whittam admitted a visitor.
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Great Northern Paper Company
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Clinton
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Miss Whitlam
Treasury Department
Naughty boy nabs sparrow nest finds dollar bill
A 12 year old, Moultrie-Alvin Ort, admits planning canopy theft from a sparrow nest and finds a $1.00 bill inside. In Atlanta, 54 year old Emory Culver, mathematics professor and Decatur Boys High baseball coach, is found dead from a gunshot in the male teachers’ lounge at the school on North McDonough Road. A revolver sits behind his head with one shot fired.
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Alvin Ort
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Emory C. Culver
Decatur Boys’ High School
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Fire Sweeps 22 Story LaSalle Hotel in Loop District
A devastating early morning fire at the 22 story LaSalle Hotel in Chicago's Loop district killed at least 54 people and injured about 200. The blaze began after midnight, trapped guests on the third to sixth floors, with exits blocked and multiple floors engulfed. Firefighters battled the flames for hours, and many victims were found in robes or negligees with minimal clothing.
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Chicago
LaSalle
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Hotels named fire hazards loom over Atlanta skyline
About 75 percent of Atlanta’s 90 hotels are cited as serious fire hazards due to age and wooden interiors. Fire marshal Harry Phillips notes downtown sites are most at risk and that many lack sprinklers or fire-resistant finishes. One well known downtown hotel, though, has begun improving its fire safety.
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Atlanta
Hary Phillips
Phillips
Willie Francis Must Go To Chair Again
Baton Rouge reports Gov. Jimmie Davis officials prepared a second death warrant for Willie Francis after the U. S. Supreme Court reportedly refused to intervene. George Wallace said the governor’s reprieve remains valid until further notice and a new execution date will be set once official notification arrives.
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George Wallace
Jimmie Davis
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Griffin Fire Destroyed Big Star Store and Buick Garage
The Big Star Store and Buick Garage in Griffin were destroyed by a Sunday fire claiming damages estimated at over 150000 dollars. Firemen fought the eight hour battle as a fire wall collapsed, hindering containment. Store operators will seek CPSA approval Tuesday to proceed with rebuilding.
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Civilian Production Administration
Georgia Women State Institute to convene in Milledgeville
Milledgeville June 11 The Georgia State College for Women will host a two day Georgia Citizenship Institute June 27 28 sponsored by the Georgia League of Women Voters Rachael Henry Stockbridge leads the Milledgeville town league Miss Ethel Adams Dean of Women is in charge arrangements Representatives from nearly every Georgia women's group were invited Mrs J C Blalock of Atlanta chairs the Institute and aims to pool ideas for a more progressive Georgia
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Rachael Henry
Stockbridge
Ethel Adams
Georgia
J. C. Blalock
Atlanta
Arnall Pledges To Rid Georgia Of Ku Klux Klan
Gov Ellis Arnall pledges to use all legal means to break up the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia as Dan Duke leads the state’s Klan investigation. State agents are scrutinizing Klan activities and warnings of threats to the governor are noted while Duke links revival of Klan violence to past flogging cases in Atlanta.
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Dan Duke
Ellis Arnall
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Duke
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Ku Klux Klan
Killing Suspect Out Under Bond in Albany Homicide
Albany Ga June 11 A B Hay slip Albany grocer charged with manslaughter in the killing of 74 year old John A Patterson He was freed on a 5900 bond in a commitment trial before Justice Hugh Shackleford Patterson father of five was killed Saturday afternoon by a rifle shot allegedly fired by Hayslip Investigators say Patterson fired into a tourist cabin where his estranged wife and Hayslip were present then Hayslip shot Patterson in the head killing him.
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John A Patterson
Justice of the ePace
Hugh Shackleford Patterson
Hayslip
Patterson
Army officer and WAC bride linked to jewel theft case
Charged with aiding a German crown jewel theft, Col J W Durant and his wife Kathleen Nash Durant faced court martial. The last gems hidden in a Chicago station locker were recovered, joining earlier finds in Hudson Wisconsin. The hoard, worth about 1.5 million, awaits return to Germany's House of Hesse.
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Pearson Accepts Klan Challenge From Stone Mountain
Washington June 9 radio columnist Drew Pearson said anonymous Ku Klux Klan letters threaten him with death and other dire consequences. He announced he will travel to Stone Mountain, Georgia, in early July to broadcast his views and confront the Klan about its Hitler hate and public intolerance.
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Drew Pearson
Ku Klux Klan
Pearson
Stone Mountain
Hitler
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Tragic River Death Of WAC Member Lenora Vessella
The body of 39 year old Lenora Estelle Vessella, a discharged WAC from North Leeds Maine, was found in the Chatetahoochee river after the boat she rode in capsized near Sixth Avenue last Friday. Her head and arms were reported protruding from beneath the overturned craft.
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Lenora Estelle Vessella
WAC
North Leeds
Chatetahoochee River
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