First Georgia peaches sell on New York market earliest in decades
The first Georgia peaches to reach New York markets were sold Saturday, marking the earliest such sale in at least 20 years. The report highlights a brisk start to the season and sets the tone for Georgia fruit trade this year.
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New York
A. A. Martin
Norcross
Dublin
Henry Brevig
Southern
Lenox
Peter A. Crawford
Appling
Columbia County
M. J. Daniel
Clayen County
Morrow
Charlton County Herald
Brantley County Enterprise
Waycrosa Journal-Herald wins second in national contest
The Waycrosa Journal-Herald edited by Jack Williams, former president of the Georgian Press Association, earned second prize in the National Editorial Association general excellence contest at the NSA convention in New Orleans.
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Waycrosa Journal-Herald
Jack Williams
Georgian Press Association
National Editorial Association
NSA
New Orleans
Americus man burned in railway mishap near Richland
Richland Ga May 18 Harry M Crawford of Americus flagman on Seaboard freight train No 82 was painfully and seriously burned when fumes from a gasoline tank car ignited by his lantern during a train switch near Randall Crossing two miles west of Richland Sunday night.
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Richland
Harry M. Crawford
Americus
Seaboard
Randall Crossing
Valdosta Woman Dies at Grave of Husband
Valdosta. A 64 year old woman, Mrs N H Tyler, visiting the grave of her husband buried two days earlier in New Bethel cemetery, collapsed and died Tuesday morning after reaching the grave. She had been unable to attend her husband’s funeral Sunday due to shock and had asked relatives to take her to the grave Tuesday.
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Elizabeth Gardner Harris
Moses W. Harris
Leacker and Farmer
Sparta
Valdosta
N. H. Tyler
New Bethel Cemetery
84 Year Old Twins Reunite In Albany Georgia
Albany Ga May 11 The oldest twin mothers in this section are honored as 84 year olds Mrs J W Nesbitt and Mrs G W Mayo celebrate their 84th birthdays on February 23 Their families include eight and four living children respectively reflecting a notable family milestone in the community
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Albany
Fort
J. W. Nesbitt
G W. Mayo
Talbotton High School Exercises Begin Sunday
Talbotton Ga May 14 Closing exercises at Talbotton High School will begin Sunday when Rev Theo Pharr pastor of the Talbottom Methodist church will deliver the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class. Diplomas will be delivered to 38 students Monday evening Frances Collier is valedictorian Alice Miller is salutatorian and Elizabeth Taylor historian
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Talbotton
Talbotton High School
Theo Pharr
Talbottom Methodist Church
Frances Collier
Alice Miller
Elizabeth Taylor
Ford Motor Plant to Use Cotton for 1935 V-8 Cars
Ford officials say 488000 acres will supply cotton for brake linings batting cloth timing gears safety glass and battery boxes for over a million V-8 cars and trucks planned for 1935. The project will consume more than 690000 pounds of cotton.
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Ford Motor Company
Covington Editor's Residence Destroyed by Fire
In Covington Georgia on May 12 a fine old colonial home owned by A Bel mont Dennis editor and publisher of the Covington News was destroyed by fire Saturday night. Fireman Herbert Edwards suffered a severe cut on his right arm and several other firemen were injured by glass and burns. Local firemen battled the blaze for nearly four hours. Occupants were out of the city.
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Covington
A. Belmont Dennis
Covington News
Herbert Edwards
Tax collections in 1934 near two million over 1933
Georgia tax figures show the state collected 21,705,008.55 from sundry sources in the year, an excess of 1,978,771.87 over 1933 despite a 4,000,000 drop in property valuations. The audit by State Auditor Wisdom and Controller General Harrison’s office, prepared for the governor, covers total revenue receipts of 19,276,397.18 in 1988.
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Atlanta
Wm. B. Harrison
Tom Wisdom
Thomasville Man Slugged After $10,000 Demand
Thomasville Georgia May 13 J W Horne 27 year old member of a wealthy family was slugged on a porch and suffered a brain concussion after receiving a threatening letter demanding 10 000 dollars. The letter directed him to leave the money in a package at a boulevard road intersection and was addressed to him in care of the Commercial Bank of Thomasville where his late father served as president, authorities said.
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Thomasville
J. W. Horne
Horne
Commercial Bank of
Engineer and Fireman Killed in Central Train Crash
In Batesville Alabama on May 12 an engineer C. C. Gates of Macon and fireman Raleigh Perry of Albany both died from injuries after a Central of Georgia train derailment two miles south of Batesville. No passengers were hurt though one passenger car remained on the tracks and an express car left the line. The wreck halted near Montgomery bound from Smithville and witnesses cited possible rail joint bolts removed or a broken rail as causes pending official inquiry.
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Ala
C. C.gates
Macon
Raleigh Perry
Albany
Central of Georgia
Gates
Eufaula
Perry
Montgomery
Smithville
Ever Normal Granary Plan Showcases Wallace Proposal
The ever normal granary plan proposed by Secretary Wallace aims to use farm stored crops to supply short term credit, stabilise prices, and build a crop reserve. Farmers would pledge surplus in good years, withdraw during shortages, and can repay loans by selling on higher markets or receive adjustments in acreage.
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Secretary of
Henry A. Wallace
G. C. Daniel
Congress
Malicious Act Charged In Rail Mishap Involving Two Deaths
Macon Georgia May 14. As funeral plans proceed for O H Gates Central of Georgia Railway engineer H D Pollard announces conclusive evidence of sabotage causing the derailment that killed Gates. Bolts removed joints angle bars off spikes drawn and rails lined to derailment. Locomotive express car and four freight cars derailed with about 2200 dollars in damage. the passenger coach stayed on rails and no passengers injured.
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Macon
O. H. Gates
Central of Georgia Railway
H. D. Pollard
Caldwell Chosen to Head University of Georgia
Atlanta Ga May 10 Dr Harmon W Caldwell 36 year old dean of the University of Georgia law school was elected president of the University of Georgia He will be the youngest head of a state university in the United States His election by the University System board of regents to succeed Dr S V Sanford takes effect June 30 Sanford becomes chancellor July 1 succeeding Dr Phillip Weltner who resigned
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Harmon W. Caldwell
University of Georgia Law School
University of Georgia
Caldwell
United States
University System Board of Regents
S. V. Sanford
Sanford
The
Georgia University System
Phillip Weltner
Plumber slain in home. robbery suspected in LaGrange
LaGrange Georgia May 12 The body of E O Wright a well known plumbing contractor was found in his home Sunday night with his skull crushed by blows from a pipe He had been missing since Saturday and police suspect robbers ambushed him as they entered his home Three former Wright employees were detained on suspicion as the investigation continues
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LaGrange
E. 0
Wright
Mrs Dickerson Dies at Home After Series of Accidents
Mrs R C Dickerson, 49, of Brantley county near Waycross, dropped dead at her home Friday. Family attributes the sudden death to a sequence of accidents in which her husband was seriously injured days earlier and another man was killed.
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R. C. Dickerson
Brantley County
Waycross Friday
Pleasant A Stovall Editor of Savannah Press Dies
The Savannah Evening Press editor Pleasant A. Stovall died suddenly in Savannah. A distinguished Georgia journalist and diplomat, he founded The Savannah Press, befriended Woodrow Wilson, served as U.S. Minister to Switzerland, and was honored by Belgium. He sold the paper in 1931, merging with The Savannah Morning News, yet Stovall continued editing until his death.
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Savannah
Pleasant A. Stovall
Savannah Evening Press
Georgia
Ambulance and car crash kills two drivers in Athens
Athens Ga May 13 two men dead after a Saturday crash between an ambulance and a touring car. A W Noell ambulance driver died at a local hospital from a crushed skull and unconsciousness. C Elliott of Jefferson driver of the other car died last night from a fractured skull and unconsciousness.
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A. W. Noell
Sesoveng
C. Elliott
Jefferson
Georgia Confederate veterans draw Vast Pension Funds
Hon M J Yeomans delivered Memorial Day address in Atlanta noting that the first state treasury appropriation for Confederate soldiers was in 1879 and Georgia has paid a total of 347 000 400 to veterans and widows since then. He stated that Georgia has now paid every dollar promised to its Confederate pensioners.
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M. J. Yeomans
Atlanta
Georgia
Yeomans
Tolbert, Calhoun educator, dies at 75
J. M. Tolbert died at his home east of Calhoun Thursday night at age 75. He was a prominent figure in county and educational affairs until illness forced him from active work. His son, Max V. Tolbert, serves as county school superintendent.
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J. M. Tolbert
Calhoun
Max V. Tolbert
Prominent Democratic Leader Major Cohen Dies at Augusta
Major Cohen a Georgia political figure and Roosevelt ally who helped push Roosevelt’s 1932 nomination, died after a career from Augusta Chronicle reporter to Atlanta Journal editor. Born in Augusta, he served in journalism and politics, married Julia Lowry Clarke, and left a son and daughter.
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Better Schools Urged for State in Savannah Forum
Savannah May 14 Dr M D Collins state school superintendent says Georgia must invest more in education to fix wide millage and term disparities. He notes towns pay 24 mills for four months while others pay six mills for nine months. cites four per cent teacher pay gaps and three to nine month schooling for white children. He thanks Roosevelt Hopkins and other leaders for 1935 rural teacher funds and praises university system chancellor Weltner for curriculum work.
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Dr. Collins
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Pplief
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H. A. Woodway
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Pulse
Monroe Man Kills His First Cousin in Georgia
In Monroe Georgia John Thompson, 58, fatally shot his first cousin Will Riley, 40, in the yard of the estranged wife’s home ten miles from Monroe. Thompson confessed after summoning Sheriff E. B. Gordon and Coroner Brown. The crime follows an earlier killing of an uncle and cousin about eighty years prior.
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John Thompson
Ore
Will Riley
Thompson
Riley
EB. S. Gordon
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