Texas Senate Votes Beer Sale By Popular Vote Aug 26
The Texas senate adopted a resolution to submit the sale of beer to a popular vote with an election set for August 26. A Cartersville Tribune News note quotes farmers questioned by ads urging easy gains and labor’s opposition to railroad consolidation. Three Georgia Congressmen and both senators are noted to reside at the Hamilton Hotel in Washington.
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Texas Senate
Georgia
B. T. Castellow
E. E.cox
F. M. Owens
Hamilton Hotel
Washington
Rural high school enrollment gap sparks critique
The speaker urges listening to those who have real community impact and criticizes others who have not. He notes only 26 percent of rural youths aged 15 to 18 attend public high school versus two percent of urban youths, a disparity deemed unacceptable and needing change.
Memorial to George Washington Dedication at Alexander VA
May 12 1932 marked the dedication of a large Memorial to George Washington at Alexander Virginia. The monument took ten years to build and cost about five million dollars, funded by the Masonic order. The detention of two British subjects in Moscow sparked a trade war, with estimated bilateral losses in goods around one hundred million dollars.
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George Washington
Alexander, Va
Moscow Jhas
England
Russia
Providence Steps In To Help Farmers With Cotton Surplus
Farmers risk oversupply as they plant excess cotton while Providence appears set to intervene to ensure what is gathered and marketed yields a profit above production costs.
Ringling deposits to repay Sarasota bank depositors in full
Mrs Charles Ringling will fund full payments of 411000 to all bank depositors in a closed Sarasota Florida bank. Her son Robert Ringling, bank president, finances the repayments. The column notes that past warnings were ignored and urges Georgians to heed securities supervision by John B Wilson.
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Charles Ringling
Sarasota
Fla
Robert Ringling
John B. Wilson
Graduation fund urges support for needy students
A speaker notes many graduates lack funds to attend college and frames giving aid as a crucial investment in the future. The call appeals to readers to help a worthy boy or girl pursue education, highlighting the potential dividends of such support.
Weather Turns Dry as Pests Ravage Cotton and Corn Crops
The season brings scarce yields as winds and rats strip fields after plantings. Officials note damage across the region with open spaces replacing previously dense crop cover. Rural communities fear further loss if pests persist this spring.
International actions target silver prices and wheat surpluses
The administration aims to settle key issues by global action. Silver price stabilization is pursued to boost world trade while maintaining employment through aid programs. The rural population has risen, with 32,242,000 on farms at the start of the year, and about two million more in two years, surpassing the 1910 peak of 82,076,960.
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Chicago
Oglethorpe Echo
United States
Herald
Thomasson
Carroll County Times
the Times
Art Gang
House
Senate
Difference Between Columnists and Letter Writers
A writer explains the distinction between columnists and letter writers. He argues columnists must fill space regardless of inspiration, while letter writers can end their piece when content runs short.
Missed Beauty of Georgia Spring in Mc Donough Ad
A Mc Donough Advertiser reader extols Georgia in spring. The writer praises the blooming plants and green woodlands while questioning those who fail to notice nature's beauty and wonder.
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Georgia
McDonough Advertiser
Rose Show draws crowd and car rush at airfield parking
The Thomasville Press estimates 25 000 visitors last Friday for the Rose Show and about 9000 cars used the airplane landing field as parking. The paper praises display quality and variety while noting fewer blooms than in prior years.
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Thomasville
What's Wrong with Georgia and Thoughts on the Remedy
This piece by H. H. Elders in the Macon Telegraph outlines a plan to address Georgia's purported ills. He proposes a series of articles critiquing legislative performance and detailing reform topics including taxation, education funding, state government reorganization, banking laws, courts, and a constitutional convention.
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Mazon Telegraph
Georgia
State House
Telegraph
Board of Regents
Highway Board
Agriculture Department
Reidsville
H. H. Elders
Macon
Disturbed public affairs prompt conservative clubbing remark
Ed Howe, a Kansas newspaper man, questions why conservatives should not start a club if resorting to clubs becomes necessary to address a disturbed condition in public affairs. The quote frames casual collective action as a potential remedy for political turmoil.
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Ed Howe
Kansas
Coming Down My Creek Smiling Through And Up Scene
Capitol of Jaw-Jaw watches as officials rush about in an absurd mock scene led by Governor Don Key Holie and Sancho Panza. They discuss beer, economy, and law while the press stays friendly and the preachers resist. A surreal political skit ends with a vow to pursue a bone dry state and a shared meal.
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Province of
Jaw-Jaw
Unter
Don Key Holie
Sancho Panza
Sancho
Lafayette
Gordon and Watson
Highway Board
Macor
Barnum, Bailey, Ringling and Sparks
Circus
Huey Long
Frank Roosevelt
Adolph Hitler
Benito Mussolini
George and Russell
Augusta
Rumors Swirl Over Georgia Court Appointments
The Dawson News mocks circulating chatter about a chain of unlikely moves. It cites supposed U S Supreme Court picks for Judge Sam Sibley and Senator George, Gov Talmadge resigning, and Senate President McWhorter steering the governorship and Talmadge to the Senate, noting no vacancy exists.
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Georgia
Sam Sibley
Northern Judicial District
U.S. Supreme Court
George
District
Gov
Talmadge
Senate
McWhorter
U. S
Dawson News
Sober Foundation Stone Urges Sobriety For Young Men
Butler Georgia speaker W G Hill urges temperate young men to guard character and uphold national welfare. He compares sobriety to a foundation stone for civilization and urges building a lasting character with honesty thrift truth and courage. He warns against strong drink as a threat to honor and future security.
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W. G. Hill
Butler
Why Some Towns Forge Ahead
From the Dalton Citizen the piece argues towns succeed by action not hesitation. It cites the Tennessee valley development and Muscle Shoals project as near at hand, urging Dalton to attract industries and create payrolls. It echoes a Butler Herald lesson that progress favors those willing to act and push past objections.
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Dalton
Tennessee Valley
Muscle Shoals
Butler Herald
It Always Happens When You Carry a Chip On Shoulder
A Dalton Citizen editorial warns that keeping a chip on the shoulder invites knocks offs. The piece argues pride invites conflict and urges restraint to avoid repeated slights and fallout.
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Dalton
New Administration Promises Bread and Puzzles for Homes
The Madisonian notes the new administration may bring progress with a chicken in every pot and puzzles in many homes. It mentions visible price relief with 10c cotton and 75c wheat as indicators of improving times and signals more gains to come.
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Madisonian
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