Georgia Week in Review: Notable Deaths and Local Upheaval
A sweep of Georgia items notes passings of Aunt Lucinda Griffin at 104, Thos M Goodrum in Newnan, Lucius D Smith in Milledgeville, Robert M Reddy of Macon, and W W Redwine of Fayetteville. It covers theater openings, bank leadership changes, fire losses, railway work shifts, legal cases, traffic incidents, and civic recognitions, with ongoing local economic and political developments across cities like Sparta, Fitzgerald, Rome, and Savannah.
Greer of Monticello Is Given Rountree's Job
Atlanta on February 28 announces the appointment of J. F. Greer of Monticello as acting director of the bureau of markets. He succeeds J. W. Rountree who was dismissed last Wednesday by Commissioner G. Adams. Greer is a veteran department employee who previously served as assistant director under A. D. Jones, former head of the bureau.
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Atlanta
J. F. Greer
Monticello
Bureau of Markets
J. W. Rountree
G. ©. Adams
Adams
Greer
Department
A. D Jones
Atlanta Fire Chief Die in Crash at Intersection
Atlanta on February 27 Fire Chief John Terrell died from a skull fracture and severe lacerations after his car collided with a Negro driver at a street intersection. Fireman H A Ewing, the chief's chauffeur, escaped with minor injuries. Terrell, a Ball Ground native and former teacher, had led the department about three years.
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Atlanta
John Terrell
H. A. Ewing
Terrell
Ball Ground
Fire Department
Jago
Compromise Plans On Auto Tags Raise Conferees’ Proposals
Atlanta February 28 The Senate and conferees report compromise auto tag plans. Senate proposers suggest 3 dollars for cars up to 2 000 pounds with no rate plus 26 cents per 100 pounds over 2 000. House conferees propose flat 8 dollars for 2 400 to 2 600 pounds plus 25 or 60 cents per 100 pounds over. Newest House bill sets 8 dollars for 3 000 pounds with 65 or 60 cents per extra 100 pounds. Senate bill offers 26 cents per 100 pounds flat with a 5 63 minimum, half of current rates.
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Atlanta
Senate
House
Deen Aims to Cut Rural Carrier Tenure and Cut Government Spending
Washington reports Congressman elect Braswell Deen, who will take Langford's seat March 4, arrived in the capital and will soon room near Cox. He plans to push reform including a four year limit on rural mail carrier tenure and general retrenchment to reduce government involvement and boost business, with decisions on postmaster appointments in his district forthcoming.
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Washington
Braswell Deen
Representative Langford
Representative Cox
Deen
Georgia Senate Votes to Sell All State Autos
Atlanta February 27 Georgia's legislature voted to sell every state owned automobile except one for Governor Talmadge The Senate amended the House bill to require all state officials and employees to be reimbursed only 2 50 per day plus mileage when traveling in own cars The vote 26 21 rejected even a state owned car for the highway chairman The House debated diverting 540 000 from highway funds to cover Confederate veterans pensions from W & A railroad rental warrants due April 1
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Atlanta
Georgia
Senate
House
Talmadge
State Highway Commission
Sisk
Highway Department
Russell and Ramspeck preside in Senate and House
Washington February 27 Senator R B Russell Jr presided over the senate for over an hour on Saturday afternoon marking his first time called to the chair The Georgia senator acquitted himself with honor and dignity as memories of his speakers days in the Georgia house echo in the current session Meanwhile congressman Robert Ramspeck of the 7th Georgia district presided in the house during the same period
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Washington
R.B. Russell, Jr
Senate
Georgia
Curtis
Russell
Georgia House of Representatives
Robert Ramspeck
House
Adel Youth Slain by Father-in-Law in Adel
Clayton Brady a 20 year old man was shot and killed Sunday afternoon at Crawford Hayes home near Adel Georgia Ed Lisby Hayes son in law age 45 to 50 who was present attempted to shoot Hayes and was disarmed then fled and later captured Hayes says no known trouble between the men Brady who grew up in Adel had recently returned from Florida and is survived by several brothers and sisters
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Adel
Clayton Brady
Crawford Hayes
Ed Lisby
Lisby
Hayes
Brady
Florida
Fire destroys Berry School administration building in Mount Berry
Mount Berry Ga Feb 26 a Box wood hall once the administration building at the Mt Berry schools burned Sunday injuring Polk Fendley a sophomore and member of the student volunteer fire department and sparing Little Carolina King who was rescued from an apartment by Mrs Clary wife of the Berry pastor as the fire damaged the structure with losses estimated at ten dollars
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Mount Berry
Boxwood
Mt. Berry
Polk Fendley
Little Carolina King
Clary
Berry
Senator Walter George Pushes Funds for Georgia Bi Centennia
Senator Walter F. George signals likely congressional approval for an appropriation to cover the Georgia Bi Centennial Commission’s expenses. He seeks an amount between two thousand five hundred and eight thousand dollars in the second deficiency appropriation, while the House previously proposed no funding. The commission will be appointed by the president with the vies peseieane and the speaker of the house.
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Washington
Walter F. George
Congress
U.S. Georgia
George
John 8. Cohen
House
Homer C. Parker
Senate
Georgians Called to Talk Patronage in Washington
Vinson, dean of the Georgia house delegation, called a caucus of Georgia house members in Washington for March 2 to discuss the speakership, committee assignments, patronage and other potential agenda items. The issue mirrors disputes in several states over patronage after campaign support to the Democratic party. The Georgia group will likely address these questions at the meeting.
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Washington
Vinson
Georgia House
South Carolina
Claude N. Sapp
Governor's Son Injured in Auto Wreck Near Winder
Herman Talmadge, son of Governor Talmadge, was seriously hurt in an automobile crash near Winder on Sunday. Two arteries in his wrist were severed, requiring a transfusion at Allen hospital. He was later taken to May or A. L. DeLaperriere's Hoschton home, accompanied by the son of Attorney General Yeomans and several others.
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Winder
Herman Talmadge
Talmadge
Allen Hospital
Young Talmadge
A. L. DeLaperriere
Hoschton
Yeomans
Old Negro West Robinson Dies in Macon County
Marshallville Ga Feb 23 Uncle West Robinson 84 died at his home Feb 21 after being run over by an automobile. For 50 years he served in the Rumph household as butler and later with L B Rumph until Rumph's death. He was highly respected and funeral attended by many white friends.
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Marshallville
West” Robinson
West
Rumph
L. A. Rumph
Georgia Belle Beach
Mr. Rumph
Atlanta Area Moves to Trim Adams Linked Agricultural Posts
Atlanta legislators weigh drastic action against the state department of agriculture after testimony on alleged job selling. Bills would strip field inspectors from fertilization oversight and move the Market Bulletin to the extension division, potentially saving $100,000 and reducing political patronage. A full department probe looms, with plans for deeper inquiries during a possible October extra session.
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Atlanta
State Department of Agriculture
Aliew
J. W. Rountree
Bureau of Markets
G. G. Adams
House of Representatives
Miles Collier
Rush Burton
Agricultural Department
Market Bulletin
Department of Agriculture
State College of Agriculture
Extension Division
Phil, Campbell
St Paar
Sisk Committee
Reena
Cowart and Jobs Aide to Adams in Georgia Agriculture
Cowart of Arlington, a 60 year old Georgia farmer and businessman, took office Tuesday as assistant commissioner of agriculture under G C Adams. Adams and Cowart planned to work together to aid Georgia farmers after their meeting on Tuesday.
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Atlanta
J. 8. Cowart
Arlington
Georgia
G. C. Adams
Cowart
Adams
Delegation splits over civil service candidates in Georgia
Washington February 26 The Georgia delegation backs Wm Tate for one of two Democratic seats on the U S Civil Service Commission. Jessi M Dell of Sylvania seeks reappointment but faces opposition from Georgia lawmakers and some senators from other states. Dell has strong support from women’s groups urging her to be named chair. Some fear Roosevelt may appoint neither and instead pick outsiders. Dell previously served in the War Department.
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Washington
Ys Jessi M. Dell
Sylvania
Georgia
Wm. Tate
Georgia State Veterans’ Service Office
Georgia Selegation Ay
Tu Saythe
Miss Dell
Senate
Roosevelt
Bernice
Federal
Coolidge
Judge Luke Runs Free Soup Kitchen in Thomas County
In Thomasville Georgia on February 25 Judge Roscoe Luke of the City Court opened a free soup kitchen to feed hungry residents. The effort, run for about 20 days, operates as two separate departments for white and colored and is supported by radio station WQDX and Luke’s son Stevena Luke.
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Thomasville
Roscoe Luke
WQDX
Stevena Luke
Farm Mortgage Bill Abandoned in Senate Clash Over Policy
Washington on February 27 reports the farm mortgage moratorium bill was killed in the senate after warnings from the Idaho Board and Virginia class regarding government loan policies. The debate framed the issue as a drift toward socialism, ending the session’s consideration of the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Board of Idaho
Class of Virginia
Vegetarian Idea Emerges In History
The term vegetarianism entered usage around 1847, tracing back to earlier people who followed a diet excluding flesh fowl and fish.
Woman Loses 35 Lbs Fat Using Kruschen
Brooklyn nurse Miss M Ratner writes that four months on Kruschen reduced her weight by 85 pounds and improved her health. The ad urges safe fat loss, daily half teaspoonful in hot water before breakfast, a 4 week bottle, and satisfaction guaranteed with Kruschen.
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M. Ratner
Brooklyn
N. Y
Kruschen
America
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Bronwood
Thos. M. Goodrum
Newnan
Lucius D. Smith
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Robert M. Reddy
Macon
Central of Georgia Railway
W. W. Redwine
Fayetteville
Southeast
New York
Grand
Fitzgerald
Martin Theater Co
Alabama
H. C. Crittenden
First National Bank of Shellman
W. R. Curry
Linda Coffin
Richland
W. Jack Bagett
Quitman County
Randolph County
Gradycoun
E. B. Doyle
Warm Springs
P. P. Connell
U.S
Doyle
Midaeles
Robert W. Beard
Bluffton
Harvey Cutts
Greenville High School
J. H. Terrell
Warrenton
Mercer University
Columbus
Jay Robinson
Marion County
First Presbyterian Church
Mazox
Ludington Airlines
Astern Air Transport
Royce
State Highway Department
State de Saatenants
Charley Davis
Holton Todd
Pearson, Ga
M. L. Davis
Wiggins
Post Office
T. W. Overstreet
Homeland
Georgia State College For Women
Gussie Tabb
Alumnae Association
Barnesville
T. W. Adams
Birmingham
L. B. Guest
Griffin
C. T. Brown
Brown
Martha Berry
Berry Schools
Rome
Eleanor van Rensenlaer
Colonial Dames
New York City
Lester Croni
Joe Hendricks
Gainesville
Hall County
Clemson College
White
A. W
W. H. Kee
Moza W.dobbs
Buena Vista
Monday
Walter Hiers
Cordele
C. S. McWilliams
Hollywood
Guinesville
David W. Anderson
Pacolet Manufacturing Corporation of
Dixie Hunt Hotel
Gainese
United States
Bang Dong
Robert Loveman
Lollie B. Wylie
General Assembly
Charles B. Bell
Washington, D. C
Southern Railway System
Pee Works
Republic of Tary
S. J. Foss
Statesboro
Bessie Tift Colle
Georgia Baptist Woman's Missionary Union
Acquila Chamlee
Bessie Tift
Toby Cook
Chula
Fredericksburg
Stafford County
Toby
Rountee
Ramspeck
Berry School
Walter George
Macon County
Jobs
Judge Luke
Thomas County
Stalin
Bud
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