Returning Editors Urge Harmony Among Georgians
Georgia editors who visited New York on the Georgia Press Association trip returned with broadened views on big business and general conditions. Eddie Walls of the Eatonton Messenger said the trip will inspire optimistic editorials statewide and push Georgia toward progress in business, agriculture, and education through united effort and public sentiment. He noted Georgia lags behind eastern cities in many areas but has natural advantages to yield greater returns if collective effort is sustained.
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Georgia
New York
Georgia Press Association
Eddie Walls
Eatonton Messenger
Walls
Georgia's peach crop seen at 13000 cars this year
Macon May 15 Georgia's peach crop will total about 13000 cars this year per railroads' estimates to be released soon. The crop is about half last year's size, with 12 500 000 bearing trees in Georgia and 75 percent HiLeys Georgia Belles and Elbertas. The season will stretch over twelve weeks with peak shipments in late June and mid July.
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Macon
Georgia
Agenta
Elbertas
Georgia Belles
Judge Gilbert Will Return Home Soon
Atlanta May 18 Mr Justice S Price Gilbert, ill for days, is at Johns Hopkins and expected back in Atlanta in about a week. The supreme court was forecast to rule in Holder v State Highway Department, a bid to compel recognition as board chairman after a governor removal. It is unclear if the ruling will await Gilbert’s return, and a decision could be delayed by a week.
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Atlanta
S Price Gilbert
Johns Hopkins
Supreme Court
John N. Holder
State Highway Department
Walker
Justice Gilbert
Lee Curry Must Hang On May 21
Atlanta, May 16 Lee Curry, sentenced to hang on May 21 at Lyons for the murder of Burleigh Phillips in February 1920, must pay the extreme penalty as Gov. Clifford Walker Saturday declined to interfere with the sentence. Walker did not write a decision but informed defendant’s attorney Enoch J. Giles that clemency would be issued later. Curry, son of a wealthy farmer, has faced five trials, four convictions and one mistrial. The case has reached the Georgia Supreme Court four times, reversed three times and affirmed recently.
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Atlanta
Lee Curry
Lyons
Burleigh Phillips
Clifford Walker
Walker
Enoch J. Giles
Curry
Toombs
Georgia Supreme Court
Butler Commencement Week At Butler High School
The Butler High School auditorium overflowed for the commencement sermon by Rev B A Pafford former pastor at Butler Methodist church He spoke on What Is Man stressing human values and the place in God’s purposes Graduating class included Louise Trussell Mable Searcy Florence Peterman Nina Peterman Gladys Phillips Elizabeth Riley Jency Huey W B S Payne Polk Jarrell Thelmon Jarrell Terrell Bazemore Special Mary Frierson Also a large crowd attended Rev Pafford’s Sunday night sermon at the Methodist church A week of music operettas and piano recitals followed with Miss Mable Searcy and Miss Cherryblossom appearing The literary address will be delivered by Hon T Hicks Fort Tuesday night The minstrel show closes the week Monday night and a Ford one ton truck is for sale due to sickness. Macon Ga address box 298
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Butler High School
B. A. Pafford
But Jler Methodist Church
Louise Trussell
Mable Searcy
Florence Peterman
Nina Peterman
Gladys Phillips
Elizabeth Riley
Jency Huey
Messra W
Payne
Polk Jarrell
Thelmon Jarrell
Terrell Bazemore
Mary Frierson
Pafford
Butler
Rev. Pafford
Methodist Church
T. Hicks Fort
Columbus
New Execution Date Set for Willie Jones and Gervis Bloodworth
In Columbus two youths Willie Jones and Gervis Bloodworth face execution on June 26 in Muscogee County Jail after a guilty verdict without mercy. The case stems from the murder of Mr Underwood during a robbery attempt on the road. defense and state planned motions for new trial and witness handling while court rules were enforced.
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Willie Jones
Gervis
Bloodworth
Gervis Bloodworth
Columbus
Muscogee County
Underwood
Jones Bloodworth murder trial moves to jury verdict
At Columbus the Jones Bloodworth trial for the December 8, 1923 slaying in Taylor county proceeds with a 12 man jury from 241 veniremen. Willie Jones and Gervis Bloodworth face a seated panel as Judge Roop presides, crowding the courtroom and stressing the seriousness of the murder case.
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Jones-Bloodworth
Columbus
Howard F. Underwood
Taylor County
Ing
F. Farandau
B. Jordan
A B. King
Roy Henderson
A Bihlinger
J. A Summerlin
R J. Myrick
A W. Davis
Charles H. Davis
Willie Jones
Gervis Bloodworth
M J. Ydlemans
C. E Roop
Coweta
C F. McLaughlin
Chattahoochee
Appling County Ponders Georgia Tax Reform Echo
Baxley Ga May 16 Fourteen years after the Tippins Bill Appling County Chamber of Commerce calls for a Georgia constitutional amendment inspired by Florida’s tax exemption policy The group urges the Georgia Legislature to place a reform measure before voters aiming to incentivize capital and population growth by removing inheritance and income taxes and requests that Rep J W Johnson push the bill as item No 1 on the 125 calendar The resolution was passed unanimously and signed by C A Whitaker and G D Lowe
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Baxley
Appling
Georgia
Florida
County Chamber of Commerce
Appling County
J. W. Johnson
C. A Whitaker
Nebraska
G. D. Lowe
Whiskey Runner Admits Murder In Georgia
Macon, May 16. John Howell, 28, a rum runner, confessed to the murder of Deputy Harry Tubby Green whose body was found in the Ocmulgee river swamps. Police say a gun battle began early Saturday morning in a fashionable district and continued to the Bay Street underpass. Four arrests were made, including a woman, with confessions from Howell and a Negro, Robert Battle, who worked for Howell.
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Macon
John Howell
Harry
Tubby) Green
Ocmulgee River
Green
Bay Street
Howell
Robert Battle
Car misfortune halts search near Reynolds amid Florida prostitutions
A car with a body was found two and a half miles south of Reynolds near Garden Valley road after remaining there from Monday to Wednesday. Two young girls from the community were suspected of planning to flee to Florida for prostitution as the car and missing persons drew local officials into the case.
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Flint River
Reynolds
Garden Valley Road
Florida
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