Supreme Court Dismisses Winecoff Indictments at Atlanta
Georgia Supreme Court dissolved receivership for the Winecoff hotel and dismissed indictments against operators A. F. Geele Sr. and Jr. and R. E. OConnell for alleged failure to provide outside fire escapes. It ruled the 1910 act discriminatory class legislation favoring pricier hotels. Damages from victims’ families exceed a million dollars in ongoing suits.
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Atlanta, Ga
Georgia Supreme Court
Tihe
Fulton Superior Court
A. F. Geele
A. F. Geele Jr
R. E. O‘connell
Supreme Court
Georgia
Winecoff
Moultrie Youths Strike Over Berry Picking Shortage
In Moultrie on June 17, berry picking by youths has stalled as workers offered 15 to 20 cents a quart, despite abundant sugar and a record blackberry crop. With no pickup by youngsters or curb market sales, the large harvest may go to waste.
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Moultrie
Berry
Paul Refoule Arrested on Sodomy Charge in Atlanta Murder Case
French artist Paul Refoule, husband of slain socialite Peggy Refoule, was arrested in Atlanta on a sodomy charge after reportedly confessing to sexual alterations. Lie detector expert C J Golitz said the needle indicated he lied when asked if he killed his wife. Bond set at 10000 dollars. grand jury to hear evidence next Tuesday. Refoule denied the murder claim and was released on bail later that day.
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Atlanta
Paul Refoule
Refoule
C.J Golitz
Tampa
Fla
Fulton County Police
Haggard
Fulton Tower
Grim
T Te Grand Jury
Criminal Court
Clarence Bell
Zis
Howell Mill Road
Arport
Maitre
Mme
Robert Refoule
France
Fulton County
Fulton
G. Neal el
Daughter of Maj Crow To Receive Father's Star
Mary E. Crow, 11, daughter of Maj Judson B. Crow, will travel from Tifton to Macon to receive her father's posthumous Silver Star for gallantry in action. Lt Col H W Mott will present it. Crow’s widow and Macon relatives attend. The ceremony also honors posthumous Asiatic-Pacific ribbon, Bronze Star, American Defense Medal with Bronze star, World War II Victory Ribbon, and Distinguished Service Badge with Oak Leaf clusters.
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Macon
Mary E. Crow
Judson B. Crow
Philippines
Tifton
H. W. Mott
Ten Mules and Horse Die in Gay Barn Fire
A large barn at Gay in Meriwether county housed ten mules one horse and grain. the fire, of undetermined origin, destroyed the structure. Royce Estes, nine, discovered the blaze and tried to open the door to save the animals. The Estes brothers, merchants and farmers, owned the barn, which was among the county’s largest and best equipped.
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Gay
Royce
Harvey Estes
Royce Estes
Meriwether County
Estes Brothers
Boundary Bouy Ends Lake Chatuge Fishing Dispute
After years of conflict, a marker bouy now marks the North Carolina Georgia boundary on Lake Chatuge. Fishermen must display Georgia licenses on the Georgia side and North Carolina licenses on the North Carolina side of the buoy.
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Chatuge
North Carolina
Georgia
Refoule Arrested on Sodomy Charge After Admission
Chief Ellis ordered Refoule arrested following his confession of an abnormal sex life during a 24 hour police grilling. The arrest followed corroborating statements from a Cartersville art student and reports of a sketch book with male nudes. Refoule, a Frenchman with a wartime past, faced moral turpitude evidence and awaits formal proceedings.
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Lis
Refoule
Ellis
Margaret Alston
Howard Lindsey
Alston
Georgia
Dunkirque
Cartersville
Golitz
Tampa, Fla
Neal Keen
Hillsboro County
TEOL credited by Parkersburg druggist for relief
Stout of Parkersburg West Virginia reports TEOL sale is very pleasing and a customer says it gave relief after six years. If not completely pleased, your money back at any drug store locally at Porter's Drug Store.
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Stout
Parkersburg
W. Va
Porter’s Drug Store
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Marvin Griffin
Annie L. Irwin
Arlington Corp
High Court
Paul
Peggy
Elberton Granite Memorial Co
Elberton
Morrisc
R. L. Bell
Taylor County
Reynolds, Ga
Maj. Crow
Union Bag
Savannah
Union Bag & Paper Corporation
Union Bay
Erat
Chevrolet
Fisher
Taylor County Motor Co
Reynolds, Georgia
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