Georgia Proposes Stone Mountain Bond Amendment
Governor Talmadge issues a proclamation to submit to voters at the June 3 1941 general election a constitutional amendment authorizing Stone Mountain to incur up to 20000 in refunding bonds with annual taxes to retire overdue and future bonded debt through 1950. The measure includes a specific refunding bond provision and required ballot phrases for ratification.
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Randall Evans, JR
House
Joe Boone
Charles D. Redwine
Senate
Lindley W. Camp
Eugene Talmadge
General Assembly
Proclamation on Jefferson County School District Bonding
A 1941 Georgia constitutional proposal authorizes School District No. 10 Jefferson County to incur additional bonded indebtedness. Funds from new bonds will retire existing debt and interest due through March 1, 1951. The measure, awaiting submission by the people, appears in Gov 28 of the 1941 Assembly.
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Eugene Talmadge
State of Georgia
General Assembly
Stone Mountain
Georgia
Jefferson
State of
Executive Dept
County OF Jefferson
Amendment proposes school district refunding bonds in Georgia
The text outlines adding a new paragraph to Article 7 Section 7 of the Georgia Constitution allowing School District No. 10 in Jefferson County to issue refunding serial bonds up to 14 500 dollars to fund and retire existing indebtedness and interest. It details board authority, interest rate setting, bond validation, publication requirements, voter ballot wording for ratification, and repeal of conflicting laws after ratification.
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General Assembly
State of Georgia
Georgia
Stone Mountain
State of
Jefferson
County of
Atlanta Preacher Surrenders in Wife Slaying Case
Free Methodist Rev. Charles Arthur Higby, long a fugitive, surrendered in Atlanta after 28 years as a fugitive. He was serving a Cedar Rapids sentence for wife slaying and faced transfer to Iowa. Higby claimed jealousy motive and said he would tell his full story to gain clemency. He denied changing his name and said he sought to surrender previously.
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Atlanta
Iowa
Charles Arthur Higby
Anamosa Reformatory
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
South
Charlotte
N. C
City
Wen
Farmers Hope to Reap Kudzu Hay in Three Years
Forty farmers in Taylor County planted about 116000 Kudzu seedlings this spring. With 500 seedlings per acre, about 226 acres are retired to permanent hay and expected to yield two tons per acre in 1944, totaling 452 tons that year and in following years. Seedlings funded by Soil Conservation District and Farm Security Administration.
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Taylor County
Soil Conservation Service
Farm Security Administration
Soil Conservation District
R. L. Burns
Food shortage warned after wartime controls
Atlanta April 11 State Commissioner of Agriculture Tom Linder said the federal government’s allotments burden farmers and warned that if the war lasts another year or two a severe food shortage and sky high prices could follow unless government controls curb them. He cited penalties for raising more cotton hogs or other outputs.
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Atlanta
Tom Linder
Linder
Car starters change from cranks to push help
A nostalgic note recalls how starters used to crank the engine when a car failed to start. Now drivers wait for a passerby to give them a push to get going, reflecting a shift in startup practice and roadside assistance.
Proper Poultry Feed Boosts Egg Yields For Defense
Taylor County farmers urged to keep hens well supplied with mash and grain to increase egg production. E G Blackwell noted farm eggs help stock national reserves and defend against aggression. 22 cent Chicago basis supported by Agriculture Department for two years. Feeding for more eggs can raise income and aid defense.
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Great Britain
E. G. Blackwell
Taylor County
Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Mr. Blackwell
High School Journalists Meet at Athens Friday
Georgia student editors and advisers attend the 14th annual Georgia Scholastic Press Association convention at the Henry Grady School of Journalism University of Georgia on Friday. Morning speakers include Quimby Melton Ellis Arnall W M Hines and Wallace Butts. Afternoon rounds focus on news pictures make-up typography news coverage features advertising and circulation.
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Athens
Georgia
Georgia Scholastic Press Association
Henry Grady
University of Georgia
Quimby Melton
Griffin News
Ellis Arnall
W. M. Hines
Atlanta Constitution
Wallace Butts
John E. Drewery
GSPA
Lindbergh Resigns From Air Corps Reservists
Charles A. Lindbergh resigns as a colonel in the U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve after criticizing President Roosevelt over implications about his loyalty and motives. He says he must speak as a citizen and leave military service while preserving his right to discuss peace and war.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
U. S Army Air Corps Reserve
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Lindbergh
Great Britain
Air Corps
Piano for Sale at Warehouse in Atlanta Area
Upright piano offered for sale in this vicinity rather than ship to Atlanta. Piano Factory Warehouse located at 1007 Columbia Avenue N.E. Atlanta Ga. 26'8. Local buyer can inspect and negotiate terms.
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Atlanta
Columbia Avenue N.E
Atlanta, Ga
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John B. Wilson
Secretary
Fugene Talmadge
Secretary of State
Sat
Bill Bazemore Butler
N. L. Halley Reynolds
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