State Debt Reduced Nearly Seven Million During First Quarter
Georgia's total state debt dropped by 96 723 800 in the first three and one half months of the current administration Auditor B E Thrasher Jr reported the indebtedness at 29 759 642 on Jan 1 1941 and 23 035 842 on May 1 He noted a further 6 900 000 reduction planned by June 30 The school department led cuts from 5 526 836 to 493 460 while Highway Department current obligations fell from 11 096 600 to 10 114 792 and contract maturities dropped from 8 386 214 to 7 823 692 Other agencies saw reductions but several departments and institutions showed increased current obligations between Jan 1 and May 1.
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Atlanta
State of Georgia
B. E. Thrasher Jr
Highway Department
Department of Agriculture
Department of Natural Resources
State Prison Farm
Public Welfare Department
Milledgeville State Hospital
State Revenue Department
Father Watches Son Die In Plane Crash At Atlanta Field
Billy Smith an 18 year old Fulton High student and pilot died after a takeoff crash at Candler Field Atlanta. His father T W Smith witnessed the accident from the observation tower as the plane nosed over in a likely downdraft. Billy had earned about 20 hours solo flying and was in a Cub training plane when the fatal crash occurred.
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Atlanta
Billy Smith
Candler Field
Fulton County
T. W. Smith
Billy
Crawford W. Lane Hospital
Sheivh
Fulton High — School
Ruling Guides Draft Status for Married Registrants
Atlanta report states state selective service headquarters instructs draft boards to demand positive evidence of intent to evade before denying 3-A status to married registrants. Date of marriage not used unless induction orders exist. If a man is 1-A or pending examination and marries, he may be reclassified after notice of change of status.
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Atlanta
Selective Service
Wilkinson County Sheriff Faces Trial Tuesday
A jury panel of 90 salemen was drawn in Irwinton for the trial of Sheriff Thurman Sanders on two indictments. One charges embezzlement of Wilkinson County fine collections and the other alleges excessive fees in highway patrol cases. Coroner F S Mills sworn in as acting sheriff during the trial with bond set at 10000.
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Irwinton
Thurman Sanders
Wilkinson County
Sanders
Georgia Proclamation on Stone Mountain Bonded Debt Amendment
Governor Talmadge issues a proclamation submitting a proposed constitutional amendment to authorize Stone Mountain to incur up to 20000 in refunding bonds for retiring past due and future bonded debt and interest. The measure asks voters to ratify at the June 3, 1941 election with details on ballot wording and implementation. The act provides bonding terms and tax provisions and outlines passage procedures.
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Georgia
Stone Mountain
Randall Evans, JR
House
Joe Boone
Charles D. Redwine
Senate
Lindsey W. Camp
Eugene Talmadge
General Assembly
Bonding Amendment for Jefferson County School District No 10
Proposed amendment to Georgia Constitution authorizes School District No 10 Jefferson County to incur additional bonded indebtedness for refunding and retiring existing debt and interest due through March 1 1951. Funds from new bonds to retire principal and interest, with submission to the people at an assembly session in 1941.
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Eugene Talmadge
State of Georgia
General Assembly
Stone Mountain
Georgia
Jefferson
State of
Executive Dept
County OF Jefferson
Georgia proposes school district refunding bonds amendment
The document details an amendment to Article 7 Section 7 Paragraph 1 authorizing School District No. 10 in Jefferson County Georgia to issue refunding bonds not exceeding 18500 dollars to retire existing debt and interest. It outlines authorization for bond sale terms, required tax assessment, and publication steps before a statewide ratification vote. The process includes two newspaper publications and a two week prior notice, with ballots stating For ratification of amendment of Article Constitution authorizing School District No. 10 to issue refunding bonds.
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Stone Mountain
General Assembly
Jefferson
State of
Georgia
State of Georgia
Governor Talmadge Says He Will Not Allow Any Racketeering
Atlanta May 17 Governor Talmadge said he would like to know of any labor racketeering in Georgia He declined to sign H B Edwards labor bill but cited letters from AFL and CIO promising an open shop on defense projects He would act if promises were not kept and suggested reminders first Senator Edwards visited to discuss a Lowndes county road linked to a new bomb training school valued at about 12 miles long
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Atlanta
Talmadge
Georgia
H. B. Edwards
General Assembly
AFL
CIO
Georgia Federation of Labor
Edwards
Capitol
Lowndes County
Valdosta
New weekly paper joins Darien news scene
Darien in McLintosh County gains the Mclintosh County News owned by Miss Bessie Lewis. The town now supports two weekly papers, the Gazette and the new publication, alongside a moving picture theatre that opened Friday.
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Darien
McclIntosh County
MclIntosh County
Bessie Lewis
Wekly
The
Gazette
New Paper
Cobb County Airport Site Surveyed By Officials
Civil Aeronautics Authority surveyors from Atlanta checked 640 acre Cobb County site held by James V. Carmichael for a proposed 400000 airport. About 500 acres are optioned with more sought. review likely to finish next week. Financing via revenue certificates. Mayor Blair and A L Crowe discussed Washington details. power line relocation costing about 79000 is a hurdle. Site is J J Thomas farm 14 miles from Atlanta along the highway toward Marietta.
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Marietta, Ga
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Atlanta
Cobb County
James V. Carmichael
Carmichael
J. J. Thomas
Marietta
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence in 1937 Elbert Murder
The Georgia Supreme Court on May 20 affirmed Norman Williams’s murder conviction in Elbert Superior Court, keeping the death penalty for the 1937 slaying of Len Fortson. Williams, a fugitive from a chain gang, was believed to be about to be arrested when the crime occurred. Former Gov. Rivers had refused to commute the sentence despite welfare groups’ involvement due to Williams’s wife and child.
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Atlanta
Georgia Supreme Court
Norman Williams
Elbert Superior Court
Williams
Len Fortson
Supreme Court
E. D. Rivers
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Atlanta Aviation Field
City of
John B. Wilson
Secretary
County of
Lindley W. Camp
Secretary of State
Roosevelt
Brewing
Brewers & Beer Distributors Committee of
Brewers & Beer Distributors To
John S. Wood
Atlanta, Georgia
United Brewers Industrial Foundation
Elbert County
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