Janction City Advances Toward Thriving Industrial Town Status
A Tribune letter describes Janction City’s growth from a hamlet to a thriving manufacturing town. It highlights 45 miles of graded roads, hopes for paving more, county wells, and modern conveniences. County Agent McRae promotes farmer cooperation. electric machinery reduces labor. saw mills and planing mills ship lumber. The writer notes radios telephones, Niagara Falls catastrophe awareness, and a need for airplane landing fields in Talbot county.
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Pierely
McRae
Exao
Niagara Falls
Talbot County
Neisler and Childs pledge best services to state
Governor elect Russell pledges economy and no new taxes as he scales down appropriations to meet treasury needs. He prepares for swift appointments and a push for efficiency, with the Legislature able to override Budget Commission recommendations. The new committee will meet at inauguration to pledge cooperation.
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Hardman
Budget Commission
Tuesady
Owever
Russell
Western & Atlantic
Treasury
State Conitol
Unen
State Highway Board
At- Bobbey
Public Service Commission
Democratic State Executive Committee
Macon
Russ Cell
Cotton climbs in New York and New Orleans on Monday
New York June 22 security and commodity prices rose at market open after Hoover’s debt moratorium proposals. Cotton gained 50 cents to 3 dollars a bale in New York while other stocks surged. Major blocks in GM, GE, Bethlehem Steel, International Nickle and others moved strongly as prices jumped across the board.
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New York
New Orleans
Hoover
Auburn Auto
U. S. Steel
General Motors
General Electric
Bethlehem Steel
International Telephone
United Corporation
International Nickle
Consolidated Gas
Minister Admits Hanging Hoax Shocked Dallas Congregation
The Rev. B. P. Brown, supply pastor at North Dallas Baptist Church, confessed to his congregation that the Sunday hanging tale was a hoax. He had hanged himself in the attempt, then blamed mental collapse from a slugging earlier this year in Midland, Texas. Brown described planning to hang himself, but he released himself before dying.
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B. P. Brown
North Dallas Baptist Church
Midland
Texas
Brown
Mistaken in Theft of Melons Two Youths Shot
Lakeland Florida June 23 R L Smith 50 held on murder charge after firing at two youths Goette and Wrenn aged 12 and 11 who were chasing older boys believed to have melons Smith wounded Goette and Wrenn and killed John Garrett Jr in a incident near a melon patch with a double barrel shotgun at about 45 yards.
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Lakeland
Fla
R. L. Smith
Bartow
John W. Garrett, Jr
Merritt G. Wrenn
Goette
Wrenn
Smith
Goettee
Special Excursion Fares to Cleveland Prize Fight
Central of Georgia Railway announces special excursion fares to Cleveland for the Stribling Schmeling prize fight. Round trip fare is one and a half times the base rate. Tickets go on sale July 1 and 2 with final return limit July 6.
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Cleveland, C
Central OF Georgia Railway
Americus Normal College Opens Summer Term With Record Enrollment
Americus Georgia June 22 Americus Normal College began summer term with a record student body of about 220 enrolled in diverse classes. President J M Prance said the college has 1,400 students over five years, with 220 graduates and 120 now teaching in Georgia schools.
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Americus
Americus Norma College
Americus School
J.M. Prance
Americas Normal College
Georgia
Americus Normal
School cost details for stun pad and larger institutions
A truncated report compares annual costs for stun pad programs across different school sizes. It notes Americus schools pay less than a year, while larger institutions quote about $665 per year for a single payment. The text is incomplete and several terms are unclear.
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Americus
Cities and power bills in Georgia election push
A small activist group active from Atlanta pushes Georgia cities to enter the electric light and power business. They claim lower city rates, but a study shows private customers would have faced 421 percent higher bills if private systems alone set the rates.
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Atlanta
Georgia
United States
Jacksonville
Florida
Georgia Power Company
Seattle
Sourie
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