Senator George attacks drive for cotton export subsidy
In the Senate, Senator George of Georgia charges county agents in the South are mobilizing farmers for the American Farm Bureau Federation to back a cotton export subsidy. He cites letters paid for by the government praising farm payments and criticizes Secretary Wallace and federal planning. He vows to continue raising the issue.
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Agrcultural Department
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Federation
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Florida Governor vetoes five million in state appropriations
Florida Governor F P Cone defends vetoing about 5 million dollars of appropriations for which no revenue was provided. He also vetoed a measure repealing the one half percent gross receipts tax, and could withhold warrants to curb spending. He warns the state will be all right without new taxes while legislators seek funds.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
F P. Cone
Gov. Cone
Firestone
Indianapolis
Trial of Guy Ezell Charged With Murder Began In Macon
Guy Ezell, 24, son of Rev Gordon Ezell, went on trial in Macon Superior Court for the murder of E. G. Norris, store manager, shot February 10 in the Darling Shop on Cherry Street. Norris’s widow Mrs. Norris and other witnesses prepare for testimony as the prosecution led by Solicitor Charles Garrett and Assistant N. E. English argues the case. Ezell surrendered at police headquarters after confessing and claims Norris had interfered with his personal affairs and job.
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Guy Ezell
Mitt
E. If
Norris
Bible Superior Court
Cherry Street
Ezell
Gordon Ezell
South Broad Baptist Church
Rome
Lanham and Parker
Luther Bloodworth
Charles Garrett
N. E. English
Margaret Mitchell Receives Smith College Honorary Degree
Atlanta report notes Margaret Mitchell earned an honorary Master of Arts degree from Smith College in Northampton Massachusetts. President William Neilson presented the citation praising her storytelling and Civil War era research. Mitchell attended Smith a year before leaving to care for family. she will celebrate 14th wedding anniversary with John R Marsh on July 4.
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Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
Smith Colege
Northampton
Mass
Miss Mitchell
Wm. Neilson
Smith College
Maybelle S. Mitchell
K. M. Mitchell
Stephens Mitchell
Georgia
Negro Arrested in Wood's Death in Elberton
Sheriff John Starke announced Perry McIntosh was captured after a manhunt for the slaying of Charlie Wood, a bailiff, who was shot when serving a misdemeanor warrant at the McIntosh home. McIntosh denied the shooting and was being taken to town to surrender.
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John Starke
Perry McIntosh
Charlie Wood
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McIntosh
Broad River
Starke
Postmasters Convention Opens in Savannah
Early arrivals for the Georgia Branch National League of District Postmasters convention were entertained with music and dancing. A WPA chorus performed as small girls danced and sang. The convention opened with welcomes from Mayor Thomas Gamble, Assistant Postmaster A A Ball, and Walter R Brown of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce, with a response by J W Slade of Zebulon. Congressman Robert Namspeck of the Fifth district attended.
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Convention of Georgia
National League of District
WPA
Thomas Gamble
A. A. Ball
Walter R Brown
Saayanah Chamber of Commerce
J., W. Slade
Zebulon
Robert Namspeck
Howell Claims Economy Panel Proves 1938 Prophecies
Howell, former Georgia governor candidate and upcoming primary hopeful, said the House Economy committee report confirms his 1938 campaign warnings. He asserted the Rivers administration would raise costs, cut old age pensions, close schools, warehouse insane patients, and push a sales tax.
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Hugh Howell
Yeterday
House Economy Committee
Georgia
Howell
Rivers
Woman regains sight after 15 years of blindness
Mrs. Mattie Boyett of Hemphill Texas woke from two days of prayer to see her fingers and a chair at her bed. After 15 years of blindness due to a film over her remaining eye, her sight returned with a physician noting glaucoma-like symptoms and calling the recovery remarkable.
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Tex
Mattie Boyett
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