Palmer for Judge Palmer Cir cuit Superior Court announces candidacy
The voters of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit are informed that George C. Palmer seeks the Democratic primary nomination for Judge of the Superior Court in the Chattahoochee Circuit on September 11, 1840. He notes his forty five Columbus lawyers contributed $250 toward his primary expenses and cites his lengthy Georgia and federal service as qualifications.
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Gko. C
Palmer
Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit
Iyself
Chattahoochee
Columbus Lawsere
A .Rge
Columbus Bar
State of
Georgia
United States District Courts of Georgia
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United Statesupreme Court
George C. Palmer
Two Men Drown as Boat Burns on Jackson Lake
In Jackson Georgia on Sunday motorboat fire caused two men to drown after the craft sank half a mile from shore. Thomas Pound and Legare Burney, both of Monticello, were killed. A D Jordan, also of Monticello, survived after swimming ashore for help as volunteers searched the lake. Pound was a State Prison Inspector and Burney’s father Gus Burney survived.
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Jackson Lake
Jackson
Thomas
Pound
Legare Burtey
Monticello
A. d. Jordan
C. B. Pound
Jasper Superior Court
Mr. Burney
Gus Burney
Mass Prayer for Peace in Atlanta June 28-29
More than 5,000 farm and town women will gather in Atlanta June 28-29 for the third annual rural urban conference. Mrs. Robin Wood announced the peace service will be led by Georgia pastors during the second day at the city auditorium.
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Atlanta
Robin Wood
Georgia
Is the Universe Evolved by Atomic Force Lesson Sermon
The Christian Science Lesson Sermon for Sunday asks if the universe and man are formed by atomic force. It cites Psalms 100:3 affirming the Lord as God and creator, and cites Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures noting mortals must rise above material life and seek spiritual understanding.
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Churches of Christ
Scientist
God
Heth
Mary Baker Eddy
Job
William McDowell Dies in Canal Zone Train Accident
Americus Georgia mourns 19 year old William S. Billy McDowell an Americus native and U S Army aviation corps mechanic killed by a train at the Rost of Corozal Canal Zone his body to be returned from France for last rites Parents Mr and Mrs J J McDowell of Americus describe his schooling at Georgia Southwestern College and Maxwell Field prior to his canal zone service.
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Americus
Wmn. S
Billy) McDowell
U. S. Army Aviation Corps
France
J.J McDowell
Army
Corozal
Canal Zone
Young McDowell
Georgia Southwestern College
Maxwell Field
Ala
Aviation Corps
Dixon Smith Wins State Senate Seat in Muscogee Primary
Columbus voters produced a heavy turnout with more than 5400 ballots cast as H. Dixon Smith defeated Arthur Copeland for the state senate by 640 votes. Smith 2971 Copeland 2251. Bowden beat Britton for city court judge. Incumbents were renominated across contested races.
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Columbus
Muscogee County
H. Dixon Smith
Arthur Copeland
Smith
Copeland
Thos. L. Bowden
Ernest C. Britton
A. L. Poole
L. R. Aldridge
H. M. Woodall
Clinton Moon
Theselves
Macon Man Kills Himself in Office
Police found T. J. Jones, 63, dead at his desk in a tire recapping plant on Broadway on Monday. A .32 caliber pistol lay in his hand and a head wound proved fatal within an hour. Jones’s wife and three children survive.
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Macon
Broadway
T. J. Jones
Jones
General Prosser Reaches Fort Benning Sunday Night
Brigadier General W. E. Prosser, reassigned to command the newly formed Fourth Division, arrived at Fort Benning Sunday night. A Indiana native and 1905 USMA graduate, he previously served at Fort Francis E. Warren Wyoming and held key posts on the General Staff. He has trained at multiple army schools and led artillery in World War I. He is now quartered at the Officers’ Club.
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Columbus
W. E. Prosser
War Department
Fort Benning
Prosser
Ft. Benning
Ft. Francis E. Warren
Wyo
Indiana
U. S. Military Academy
Army War College
Command and General Staff School
The
School of the Line
Army Signal School
Field Artillery School
General Staff Corps
Pt. Benning
Officers’ Club
Everything Stolen Except the Baby Makes Headlines
Mrs. Tom Gatewood of Montgomery Alabama visited her critically ill father at City hospital leaving a robe and her baby in the car along with other apparel. Police report the baby was not taken while all else in the vehicle was stolen in the Father's Day incident.
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Americas
Tom Gatewood
Montgomery
Ala
City Hospital
George Derise
Churchill challenges the Italian navy in open sea fight
London report says Prime Minister Winston Churchill challenged Premier Mussolini to engage the British fleet openly. He mocked claims of Italian sea superiority and offered safe passage through the Strait of Gibraltar so Mussolini could act out his plan. The House of Commons response drew laughter.
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London
Winston Churchill
Mussolini
House of Commons
Strait of Gibraltar
Churchill
Hitler Hailed as Hall of Shame Image Sparks Campus Debate
Athens Ga June 14. The Georgia campus monthly magazine in its summer school issue altered the traditional hall of fame to hall of shame. A picture of Adolf Hitler appeared in the department honoring an outstanding student or faculty member, prompting controversy over the change and its caption.
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Athens
Georgia
Adolf Hitler
Hall of Fame
Georgia Fuehrer
Hall of Shame
Girl Awarded 500 Dollars in Alleged Beating
Evelyn Lackey, 15, won a 500 dollar damages judgment in Fulton superior court against 83 year old Martha Lanner after testifying the widow beat her with a stick on vacant property she accessed to collect bugs for school library work. The beating harmed her ear drum.
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Atlanta
Fulton
Evelyn Lackey
Martha Lanner
830 000 In Checks For Macon County
Oglethorpe Ga June 18 It was announced by C L Smith administrative assistant and treasurer of the Macon County Agricultural Conservation Association that 30000 is being paid this week to Macon county farmers on 1989 soil conservation checks Approximately 200000 in soil conservation checks had already been paid and this amount added to the 104000 received in parity checks brings the total AAA payments for 1989 to around 350600 Farmers are now signing their 1940 work sheets and this work is to be completed by June 30 Mr Smith said
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Oglethorpe, Ga
C. L. Smith
Macon County Agricultural Conservation Association
Macon County
Six Ala Young People Die As Train Hits Car At LaGrange
Six Alabama youths in an auto party were killed when their car collided with an Atlanta Birmingham and Coast line train at Lee's crossing near LaGrange. Victims named by Corporal J W White include Don Pritchard Davis eighteen, R J Owen nineteen, Addie Mae Wallace nineteen, Clifford Cream twenty, Genelle Robinson unknown age, Janet te of Shawmut and Langdale, one unidentified. The crash occurred Sunday night as the car apparently struck the locomotive.
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Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Line
Lee's Crossing
LaGrange
James W. Smith Dies in Atlanta Friday
Jas W. Smith a senior partner at the Smith and Nelson manufacturing firm died after a three month illness in Atlanta He spent 20 years with Western Electric and later worked at Columbus Tron Works His death follows a long career in industry and manufacturing
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Atlanta
Jas. W. Smith
Smith and Nelson
Western Electric Company
Columbus Tron
Cochran approves 877,698 school loan for gym and annex
Cochran Georgia on June 17 reports presidential approval of a $77,698 school building project for Cochran. Mayor I A Poole says the fireproof brick structure will include a new unit parallel to the present annex and a new gym.
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Cochran
I. A. Poole
Miller Again Fails to Get Pay Check
Atlanta reports that L. W. Miller, chairman of the state highway board, has gone four paydays without a check. His salary has been delayed since reinstatement by the state supreme court after removal by Gov. E. D. Rivers.
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Miller
Atlanta
W. L. Miller
State Highway Board
State Supreme Court
E. D. Rivers
Rochelle Novelty Suspender Plant Opens in Wilcox County
Rochelle company begins operations Tuesday to manufacture autographed genuine red suspenders with exclusive Georgia rights. First order is 100 dozen Eugene Talmadge suspenders sold to Atlanta. Management forecasts 100000 pairs sold in Georgia in coming weeks with Wilcox County workers producing them.
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Rochelle
Rochelle Novelty
Eugene Talmadge
Atlanta
Georgia
Wilcox County
Better Peach Still Sought
Griffin Georgia June 14 search for a Georgia peach with all the fresh fruit qualities and suitable for freezing continues at the Griffin experiment station. Dr H L Cochran and Dr J C Woodruff report progress on a Georgia adapted peach for orchards to improve marketing canning drying and freezing. Some peaches will be frozen this season for ice cream makers but demand for the fresh product appears to curb interest in the frozen version.
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Griffin
Georgia
H. L. Cochran
J. C. Woodruff
Arrest of Milledgeville forgery suspect in New York case
Macon reports Post Office Inspector H. H. Hudson says J. W. Rogers a 28 year old negro was arrested in New York for cashing three forged money orders totaling 240 dollars at the Millergeville post office. Indorsements and identification were forged. Removal hearing set before a U. S. Commissioner in New York on June 21.
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Macon
Post Office
H. H. Hudson
New York
J. W. Rogers
Millergeville
Hudson
Rogers
New York Post Office
Milledgeville
Augusta
Farm Surplus Funds Placed In Relief Bill
Washington June 14 two powerful senate groups aligned to place an unbudgeted 10 million in the annual relief bill by a 58 to 16 vote. The funds would remove agricultural surpluses and support low income families through lunches and the food stamp plan. The measure, with other increases, would raise the bill total to 1,244,791,357.
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Washington
Senate
Adams
D.-Colo
Sen
Congress
Bilbo
D.-Miss
Roosevelt
CCC to Enroll 100000 Replacements for CCC Strength
Washington June 17 Enrollment of 100000 new men as replacements in the CCC will begin July 1. Director J J McEntee announced Sunday They will replace youths who have left the CCC for private employment or whose terms of enrollment expire June 30 to maintain the CCC at its authorized strength of 300000.
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Washington
CCC
J. J. McEntee
Aliens registered in Georgia numbered over 1600
Safety Commissioner Lon Sullivan announced that between 1600 and 1700 aliens have registered at 19 state highway patrol stations and police departments across the state. He said records for an additional 1000 foreign-born residents are expected to be added to the lists before the week ends.
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Atlanta
Lon Sullivan
Robert Montgomery Returning to the United States
Lisbon reports film actor Robert Montgomery arriving from France aboard a clipper en route to the United States after a brief spell as an ambulance driver with the American Field Service. He joined the service May 26 and says he endured several narrow escapes during his duties.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Robert Montgomery
France
United States
Clipper
American Field Service
New Trial Sought for Wade Holley
Louisville judge R N Hardeman will hear pleas for a new trial for Wade Holley Augusta policeman on death row in the killing of W L Beckum a filling station employee. Attorneys said they would take the case to the state supreme court if denied.
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Louisville
R. N. Hardeman
Wade Holley
Augusta
W. L. Beckum
Holley
State Supreme Court
Thieves Crack McRae Bottling Safes in Weekend Heists
McRae police report two safes at Coca Cola and Nehi Bottling Companies opened with a heavy instrument over the weekend. Over $500 was taken, with $300 from Coca Cola and $200 from Nehi. Fingerprint experts were summoned to probe links, as Nehi marks a third similar theft in McRae this month.
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McRae
Coca-Cola
Nehi
Troposphere Defines Lower Atmosphere Layer
The portion of the atmosphere lying below the stratosphere is called the troposphere. It contains most weather phenomena and extends from Earth's surface up to about 8 to 15 kilometers depending on latitude and season.
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Reynolds, Georgia
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McDowell
Dixon Smith
Mort
Gen. Prosser
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Hitler
James W. Smith
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