Georgia State News Highlights Amid Crop Woes and Elections
Across Georgia farmers seek rain as boll weevil damage rises and cotton stands falter. Miss Lizzie Pye dies at 87 in Talbot County while Upson voters set May 27 for two county commissioner elections. Macon hosts 600 delegates for County Officers Association convention May 28-29. Anne Ellison of Oglethorpe earns second prize at Macon cotton festival.
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Middle Georgia
Lizzie Pye
Talbot County
Upson County
Macon
County Officers’ Association of Georgia
Anne Ellison
Oglethorpe
State Troops Fire On Mob At Elberton Jail
Elberton Ga May 18 National guardsmen faced a 1 500 strong mob at the jail where a man held on a charge of attacking a white woman. Rifle fire and tear gas were used after the crowd refused to retreat. Emory Edwards was wounded in the hip and Lyn Crowder was shot in the leg as the mob grabbed the fire hose and the guardsmen answered with gas bombs and rifles.
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National Bank of Lumpkin
Albert McCook
Cadwell
Lumpkin
McCook
Elberton
Emory Edwars
Lyn Crowder
Elberton Fire Department
For sale plant pricing from Dorris Plant Co Valdosta GA
For sale cabbage tomato and Bermuda onion plants at 1,000 for 1.00. Pepper sweet potato and egg plants at 1,000 for 1.50. Prompt delivery ment Dorris Plant Co Valdosta Ga.
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Dorris Plant CO
Valdosta
Baptists pledge to oppose candidates hostile to prohibition
The Southern Baptist Convention at Birmingham on May 16 pledged to oppose any political candidate at national or state levels who does not openly support present prohibition laws. The social service commission's report urged each state and district association to adopt the resolution at its next annual meeting. The pledge states intent to defeat such candidates, regardless of party or label.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Baptist Convention
Social Service Commission
Ordors
Unitiates
Baptists denounce Soviet policy in religious freedom resolution
In Birmingham on May 15 the Southern Baptist convention adopted a resolution accusing the Soviet Russian government of violating human rights through religious persecution. The measure urged Moscow to grant its citizens freedom of conscience in religion and was read by Dr. L. E. Barton. The committee was instructed to send the resolution to Soviet authorities on behalf of about four million convention constituents, while expressing friendship to the Russian people.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Baptist Convention
L. E. Barton
Alabama State Baptist Convention
Four Macon Auto Accidents Leave Six Injured
Six persons were injured and several automobiles were damaged in four auto accidents in Macon Sunday.
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Macon
Jones County Man Held In New York In Metal Swindle
Macon Georgia May 18 Telamon Guyer arrested in an alleged metal swindle scheme in Jersey City is a colorful Georgia figure. He travels to New York Paris and distant places and lives at Beverwyck near Wayside a remote retreat. He spoke of cannonball clues to hidden gold and drew maps to illustrate his ideas. He has long been a notable presence in news and led a life marked by rumor and hospitality. He is described with white hair blue eyes a pink face and a white moustache. He wears linen knickers a linen coat and a green felt hat when in Macon and carries a cane. His wife has lived in Paris for years and they have two children.
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Macon
Telamon Guyer
Jersey City
Georgia
New York
Paris
Wayside
Beverwyck
Atlanta
Ol Society
Guyler
Georgia governor declares Cotton Week in state
Governor L G Hardman designates the week of November 1 as Cotton Week in Georgia, urging recognition of cotton industry role and urging statewide events to celebrate fiber producers, mills, and commerce.
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L. G. Hardman
Christianity Need of World Highlighted at Baptist W M A Meet
In Birmingham on May 12 the annual Woman's Missionary Union opening session stressed world needs and a greater leaning toward Christianity. Dr. Truitt of Dallas warned the path requires self denial as delegates from 18 states gathered for the Southern Baptist convention events. Reports showed 1980 benevolent and educational gifts totaling 2,580,124 with one third for missions. 30,020 organizations and 624,639 members reported, with detailed financial data to follow.
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Birmingham
Ala
J. Gev. W. Truitt
Dallas
Texas
Woman’s Missionary Union
Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
J. C. Owen
Albuquerque
N. M
W. J. Cox
Memphis
Kathleen Mallory
Mallory
Miss
Photographer Edgar Bouligny Shot in New Orleans Murder
Edgar Bouligny aged 43, a photographer and the first American wounded in World War I, was shot and killed early Monday in his apartment at 1A in New Orleans, with his wife identified as Mrs. Bouligny involved in the event.
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Edgar Bouligny
Bouligny
New Orleans
Georgia Peach Crop Forecast Reported To Exceed Prior Year
The United States Department of Culture releases a Saturday report predicting Georgia peach crop output at 14,100 cars with unusually high quality. It would be 68 percent above the prior year and 166 percent above the 1% crop, yet 13 percent below the 1928 harvest. Early varieties Mayflowers to Hileys are expected to yield about 1,650 cars, up from 760 last season, with the heaviest crops shown early.
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Georgia
United States Department of Culture
Trustee Election in Local School Districts June Sixth
The notice announces a trustee election on Saturday June 6 in multiple districts Butler Reyn Crowells Turners Central We Mauk and Rupert. Elections occur at the usual polling place with returns filed promptly to the County Board of Education for consolidation.
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County Board of Education
Butler
Reyn Crowells
Turners
Central
We Mauk
Rupert
County Board Education
W.T. Rustin
Letters of Administration for Sarah Towns in Taylor County
To all to whom it may concern Bob Towns has applied to probate the estate of Sarah Towns deceased in Taylor County. Citizens are cited to appear at the Ordinary's office within the legal time to show cause why letters of administration should not be granted. Witness my hand this 24th day of April 1931. T Peed Ordinary
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Taylor County
Bob Towns
Sarah
Sarah Towns
L. T. Peed
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