Georgia Eyes 1950 Governor Race As Cook Mulls Bid
Attorney General Eugene Cook signaled a probable gubernatorial bid after denouncing Gov. Herman Talmadge's agenda in Macon. He cited the voter re registration act as a legal monstrosity and said he would decide after gauging public sentiment. State Auditor B. E. Thrasher Jr. was urged by Senator Walter Harrison to run, while Millen mayor urged a changefrom current leaders.
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Atlanta
Eugene Cook
Herman Talmadge
Good Government League
Macon
Cook
Talmadge
Assembly
B. E. Thrasher, Jr
Walter Harrison
Millen
Thrasher
Young People’s League For Better Government
Thompson
Condemned Man Solesbee Seen as Great Preacher
A South Carolina group says George Solesbee will become a great preacher, while Augusta attorneys plan a U S Supreme Court appeal to block his Georgia electric chair death sentence for the swamp slayings of Webster, Mason, and a baby. Georgia Supreme Court denies delay. Solesbee vows his innocence and ministers study.
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Reidsville
Anderson
S. C
George Solesbee
St. Paul
Augusta
Bee
U. S. Supreme Court
Georgia Electric Chair
Sam Mason
Buel Webster
Georgia Supreme Court
Solesbee
South Georgia
Webster
Georgia State
Here
State Supreme Court
Garden dealers stock materials for home garden disease and insect control
County Agent R L Coleman says Taylor county dealers stock suitable products for disease and insect control this season. He advises consulting local dealers to specify needs and notes rotenone dust and crabolite safety caveats, cryolite uses, sabadilla dust, and sulfur cautions for beans and vine crops.
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Taylor County
R. L. Coleman
Coleman
State Beauty Pageant Again Set in Columbus
Georgia’s prettiest girls will travel to Columbus for the Miss Georgia pageant. The event features talent and charm competition with awards for the winner and a trip to Atlantic City for a chance at Miss America.
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Columbus
Georgia
Atlantic City
N. J
Talmadges featured in forthcoming Telfair County history
McRae reports a forthcoming work titled The History of Telfair County by Mrs. Will Mann. The book covers county events up to 1949 and highlights pioneer figures Generals Mark Wilcox and John Coffee along with the Talmadge family, aiming to include every local family.
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McRae
Georgia
Telfair County
Will Mann
South Carolina
Mann
Telfair
Mark Wilcox
John Coffee
Talmadges
Economic outlook in uncertain times voiced
An unnamed speaker says they lack knowledge about the current economy and lament that understanding it would simplify life. The tone hints at collective curiosity and the self focus on personal impact of economic ambiguity.
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de Soto
CBS
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Cecil Mayes
Conyers
R. L. Snider
Snider
L. S. Tondee
W. B. Souter
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Charles Jones
Cc. S. Gurr
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