Georgia News Roundup Prompted by Fire and Deaths
Judge R H Lewis, father of State Sen John Lewis, dies. A colored lodge hall fire near Pelham alarms, Confederate veteran Capt John Vickery, 93, has died. Tybee Railroad between Savannah and Tybee Island is discontinued. The Georgia Milk Producers elect Columbus Roberts president. Webster county court opens April 3 with W M Harper presiding. Atlanta physician Dr William Upchurch shot during Holdup in residential area. Flint River airplane beacon moved near Jonesboro. Lower freight rates set by Railway Express in several states. Cuthbert Garden Club golf tournament offers prizes from local merchants. Thomas county fee system bill passed. Marcus McWhorter dismissed over auto tag lobbying. John Verner named editor of Stone Mountain News. Toby Cook, boy, writes fan mail after Roosevelt inauguration. Montezuma Knitting mill to reopen in 10 days. Defores injured in Macon car crash. Memorial address at Richland by Mrs G C McCullar. Andrew Gallage students stage Release at Umrew College. Weather hints planting season. watermelons and corn first. Telegraph four-word telegram option. five-word allowed with reply by Western Union. Ralph Kennedy, famed hiker, visits Atlanta. Cody Laird, editor of Railroad Herald, dies. T L McMurray dies after night in Ocmulgee swamp. Julian Hiley reports California earthquakes. Hailstorm damages gardens. minimal window damage. Prohibition raid in Quitman county nets 21 violators. Tribute paid to Justice Jas R Hines in Atlanta. Dave Hines dies.
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R. A. Hiley
Fort Valley
Julian Hiley
Whittier
Calif
U. S
California
Americas
Georgetown
Quitman County
Columbus
Jas. R. Hines
Georgia Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Atlanta
Richard B., Russell
Hines
Georgia
Dave Hines
Burke Stock at Macon Sold by Receiver
The T. C. Burke, Inc. stock in Macon was sold at a bankruptcy sale to J. R. Perlis of Cordele and S. Rosenberg of Savannah for 8250 dollars. Notes and accounts worth 8000 dollars were sold to A. C. Gledhill as agent for Alliance Corporation for 1225 dollars. The purchased assets had an inventory value of 19500 dollars. Burke’s has operated in Macon for 60 years in painting and building materials, founded by the late T. C. Burke and later run by R. Sheridan and his sons Leo Howard and Albert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
T. C. Burke, Inc
J. R. Perlis
Cordele
S. Rosenberg
Savannah
A. C. Gledhill
Alliance Corporation
Perlis
Rosenberg
T. C. Burke
R. Sheridan
Leo
Howard
Albert Sheridan
Double Mileage Costs Hit Georgia Taxpayers
Atlanta reports state treasury paid $163,227.60 to cover expenses of the recently ended legislative session with total costs estimated at $180,000 to $190,000. Many sessions leaders declined double mileage. the mileage resolution raised the draft from $8,100 to $16,200. Senator H. A. Carthers of Winder led the fight to defeat the double mileage and waived collection Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Treasury
H. A. Carthers
Winder
Georgia pupil gets 18 years for teacher slaying
Trenton Georgia March 21 Grady Jeffrey a 14 year old schoolboy was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years in the penitentiary for fatally stabbing his teacher D C Collier several weeks ago in the presence of classmates as Collier punished him for school rule infractions.
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Trenton
Grady Jeffrey
D. C. Collier
Jeffrey
Collier
Georgia 1933 session actions detailed in assembly report
Atlanta dispatch lists major 1933 Georgia legislature actions sent to the Governor. Highlights include regents more power with a lump-sum appropriation for 26 institutions, consolidation authority, and fiscal year shift. a constitutional amendment repayment plan for county road costs about 25 million dollars starting 1936 from highway funds. kidnapping penalties set at 20 years. an economy measure for state employee expenses and sale of state cars. highway board expanded to ten members elected by districts with a per diem chair appointment, effective January 1, 1934. and the lame duck resolution to ratify federal constitution noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Board of Regents
University System of Higher Education
State Highway Board
Macon Projects Give Employment to 400 Jobless
Macon Georgia March 18 Between 300 and 400 unemployed Macon men will be given work on projects sponsored by Organized Service a local relief organization. Work started Saturday on improvements at Miller Field Macon airport employing about 40 workers. More projects began Monday with expected peak labor later this week including ground clearing and grading at Wilip and Rutland schools and clearing of wood and sheds in outlying areas. Jobs must be recommended by Organized Service which will review needs of each individual and family. Macon Reconstruction Finance Corporation funds cover the work.
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Macon
Organized Service
Miller Field
Wiip
Rutland
Woodan
Man
Erspey Eo
Organizell Service
Macon Reconstruction ‘Finance Corporation
Banker to appeal as retrial set for co-defendant
Dawson Ga March 18 J G Thompson cashier of the defunct Shellman Banking company and T R Arthur bank president were indicted and tried in Terrell county for embezzling funds. Thompson was refused a new trial and will appeal. Arthur was convicted and sentenced but granted a new hearing. Arthur’s retrial will be held next month in Seminole county due to juror ties in Terrell and Randolph counties.
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Dawson, Ga
J. G. Thompson
Shellman Banking Company
T. R. Arthur
Terrell County
Arthur
Seminole County
Terrell
Randolph
Bainbridge Man Found Shot in Rooming House
J M Roberson a 37 year old former manager of Southern Bell at Bainbridge was found shot in a rooming house. Police said two notes signed by Roberson and Miss Vernie Sheffield indicated a death by own action plot. Coroner's jury ruled death self inflicted and no charges were filed against Sheffield. Roberson left a farewell note blaming unemployment and asked his family not be notified until after burial. He had a wife in Abbeville Alabama and a daughter in a girls school in Richmond Virginia.
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Bainbridge
J. M. Roberson
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Roberson
Vernie Sheffield
Shffield
Hersel
Sheffield
Abbeville
Ala
Richmond
Cermak Estate Estimated At About 350000 In Probate
Chicago records show mayor A J Cermak's will valued at roughly 350000 after deductions for charitable gifts and real estate losses since 1929. Executors note depreciation from 600000, with 17000 to charities 119000 to workers and employer friends, rest to immediate family and several relief and orphan institutions receiving smaller bequests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. J. Cermak
St. Joseph’s
Lisle
Bohemian
Bohemian Old Peoples Home and Orphan Asylum
Governor Talmadge Defends Use of School Loan Funds
Atlanta March 18 Governor Talmadge answered State School Superintendent Collins denying reports that borrowed 2 million dollars would be paid to banks. He ordered the entire sum used for teachers and school bus drivers salaries to keep schools open and sent copies of his letter to county superintendents statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Talmadge
M. D.collins
Collins
Attorney General
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia Legislature Passes Nine Million Dollar Budget
Georgia's General Assembly adjourned sine die after a tense final session that approved an appropriation of 9 754 850 for 1934 and 9 921 350 for 1936, with Gov. Talmadge soon issuing an executive order to set automobile license tags at 8 for all vehicles. The closing hours also saw a sweeping salary cut in the economy bill while efforts to pass a cotton holiday, a tag bill revival, and other measures failed in the jammed session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
General Assembly
House
Senate
Talmadge
Lindsay
DeKalb County
Harris
Richmond
Cox earns seat on major House steering committee
Washington report declares Georgia representative Eugene Cox has been agreed upon by Georgia Florida and South Carolina legislators for a place on the House steering committee. Cox already sits on the rules committee and will represent the three states on steering, a body that shapes party policy and the legislative agenda in the lower house. The committee is considered one of the chamber’s most influential, on par with Ways and Means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eugene Cox
Georgia
Congress
Morida
South Carolina
House
Ways and Means
Extra session predicted by Georgia House speaker
Atlanta March 18. Speaker Ed Rivers of the Georgia House said there would be an extra session of the General Assembly, calling it inescapable. He received a silver service from members, and praised the tense, earnest work of the lawmakers despite doubts about benefits to the people.
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Atlanta
Ed ‘Rivers
Georgia House of Representatives
General Assembly
House
Howard’ Ennis
Baldwin County
Georgia
Rivers
Man slays three children and himself at wife's grave
Philadelphia March 18 a young husband and father shot to death his three children at his wifes grave and then killed himself. The tragedy occurred at the graveyard where the family had visited. Police found the bodies and are investigating the motive and details of the act.
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Philadelphia
Tragic PhiladelphiaDeath Scene In Cemetery Report
G W Friend 28 arrived from Plant City Florida with his three children from Cincinnati Ohio parents. Police found the three children under a blanket beside his lifeless body in a cemetery following a photo moment and a final act marked by a grieving tribute in writing.
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G. W. Friend
Philadelphia
Plant City
Fla
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gold Standard and Market Outlook in 1983 Remarks
A 1983 analysis discusses monetary policy favoring controlled expansion, avoiding inflation, and moving toward a stronger commodity price trend. It notes a gold embargo influencing prices, stock gains in London signaling confidence, and a shift from hoarding to spending. It supports restoring a gold standard approach and cites Babson chart indicating lower business activity versus the prior year.
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Glass
London
Treasury Department
Publishers’ Financial Bureau
Policy ideas on marketing agreements and acreage plans
The secretary plans to consult producers and processors before any plan on commodity marketing. For dairy and meat, agreements may enforce storage and tax triggers tied to price floors. Wheat likely uses a rental style allotment with taxes funded by milling, basing shares on past production. Cotton may adopt the Smith option with acreage reductions to raise future prices.
Adams Exonerated On Job Selling Charge In Georgia
The Georgia House voted 127 to 62 to exonerate Commissioner Adams on charges of official misconduct and refused to approve articles of impeachment. The investigation followed weeks of testimony and included removal of two key accusations alleging a $50 bribe for a job and a fee offered to Sen. J. T. Sisk to secure a favorable report.
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Atlanta
Agricultura
Adams
Joint Legislative Committee
Department of Agriculture
Sisk
Adama
Mangham Estate Seeks Leave to Sell in Georgia
Georgia Taylor County notices Mrs J E Mangham administrator of J B Mangham deceased petitions for Leave to Sell the estate creditor and next of kin are cited to show cause at the next Court of Ordinary term to be held on the first Monday in 1933 why the petitioner should not be granted. This 8th day of March. administrator estate of J E Mangham deceased
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Georgia
Taylor County
J. E. Mangham
J. BE. Mangham
J. J Mangham
Guardian to Seek Permission to Sell Ward's Property
E W Cook guardian for Lawrence W Cook a minor will petition the Superior Court of Butler County on April 4 1933 at noon in Reynolds to authorize selling an undivided one half interest in the south half of lot 1 block 22 city of Reynolds for reinvestment due to unprofitable rental this 8th day of March 1933.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Lawrence W. Cook
C. FE. McLaughl
Superior Court
Said County
Butler Sa
Reynolds
E.W. Cook
Guardian
Sheriff’s Sales in Taylor County Ga On April First Tuesday 1933
Sheriff R P McGuffin announces public sale at the courthouse door Butler Ga. on the first Tuesday in April 1933 for cash to satisfy state and county tax executions. Leviied property includes Lot 162 in 14th district of Taylor County tied to Mrs G T Nelson transferee Interstate Bond Co and Lots 15 and 136 in 14th district tied to the T G Nelson estate for taxes in 1930 1931 and 1932.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Butler
G. T. Nelson
Levicq
T. G. Nelson
R. P. McGuffin
Irvin Applies for Bond for Title in Taylor County
Mrs Mary J Irvin has filed to require titles issued to her for real estate or a bond for title tied to a signed document allegedly by ward S F Robinson in Taylor County The application claims the property is fully paid and the hearing is set before the Taylor County Court of Ordinary on May 0 ril.
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Georgia—Taylor
Mary’j. Irvin
S. F. Robinson
Court of Rdinary
Sheriff Sale Georgia Taylor County Auction Notice
Sheriff P McGuffin announces a Georgia sale in Taylor County. On the Tuesday in April 1988 the 4th day of April 1938 at Hale hours, property described as One Royal steel Peanut Pitt ors Levied upon as property of F L Purvis Administrator Estate of F R Purvis deceased to satisfy a Superior Court execution in favor of Chattn ga Implement Manufacturing Company. This 8th day of March 1933.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Saig- County
Hale
F.L. Purvis
Superior Court
Teylor
Chattanelga
F. L. Purvis
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R. H. Lewis
John Lewis
Pelham
John Vickery
Charlton County
South Georgia
Tybee Island
Columbus Roberts
Georgia Milk Producers Confederation
Decatur
Webster County
Preston
W. M. Harper
Hollis Fort
Wm. A. Upchurch
Flint River
Jonesboro
Betts Farm
Alabama
North Carolina
Tennessee
Railway Express Company
Cuthbert Garden Club
Cuthbert
Thomas ‘County
Marcus McWhorter
Adga
Saig ~ McWhorter
Lee Hudson
Bank of Commerce, Americus
Georgia Clearing House Association
Sévan
Louisville
John ‘S; Verner
Stone Mountain News
Verner
Toby Cook
Chula Boy
Ince
Toby
Tifton and
Tiftounty
R. C. Collier
Montezuma
Walter Defore
Defore
Bolingbroke
Defores
GC. B. ‘McCullar
Milledgeville
Richland
Hattie Parks
L. D
McCullar
Andrew Gallage
Umrew College
Western Union Telegraph Co
Western Union
Ralph Kennedy
Indianapolis
Ind
Mexico City
New York
Cody Laird
Railroad Herald
Mr. Laird
Eufaula
University of Richmond Law School
Florida
Ocmulgee River
T. L. McMurray
Cermak
Rep. Cox
Sheriff's Sales
Sheriff's “Sale
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