Houston Parents Indicted for Keeping Children Out of School
Perry Georgia May 28 Fifteen indictments charging six or eight Houston county parents with wilfully keeping their children from school were returned by the grand jury last week. The action followed efforts by the county board of education to boost attendance at certain schools where obstruction was reported. Under Georgia law every child eight to 16 must attend 156 days yearly unless excused. A parent or guardian convicted faces the misdemeanor penalty. Some parents have more than one child not attending regularly, hence 15 indictments for a limited number of accused individuals.
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Perry
Houston County
County Board of Education
Georgia
Appell and Mathis announce for Senate in 13th District
Americus Georgia May 26 Allen Chappell and J E Mathis on Friday announced as candidates for state senate from the thirteenth District. A F Hodges Jr Andersonville and [utt C Johnson Americus had previously announced. Both Chappell and Mathis are residents of Americus.
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Americus
Allen Chappell
J. E. Mathis
A. F. Hodges, Jr
Andersonville
Utt C. Johnson
Chappell and
Mathis
Funeral services held for Z A Joiner at Red Hill Cemetery
Montezuma Ga May 28 funeral services were conducted from Red Hill cemetery Sunday at 10 oclock for Z A Joiner 60 of the Montezuma district whose death occurred at his home Friday night after a short illness He was a native of Macon county and spent his life in that area where he is widely connected.
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W. L. Mercer
Haddock
Mr. Mercer
Jones County
That County
Montezuma
Red Hill Cemetery
Z. A. Joiner
Montezuma District
Joiner
Macon County
Blythe Girl Drowns During Class Picnic
Eloise Beckum age 14 daughter of Mr and Mrs John L Beckum Blythe Ga drowned Friday after a Blythe High School class picnic at Leitner Pond near Blythe. Class members were swimming when she disappeared. a life guard was summoned and the body recovered about an hour later.
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Augusta
Eloise Beckum
John L. Beckum
Blythe
Hoon
Blythe High School
Leitner Pond
Chief Justice Russell Leaves Hospital for Home
Chief Justice Richard B. Russell Sr of the Georgia Supreme Court left St Josephs Infirmary for his home in Winder after a brief illness. He traveled by automobile and expects to resume duties on the bench shortly.
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Atlanta
Richard B. Russell, Sr
Georgia Supreme Court
St. Joseph's Infirmary
Winder
Supreme Bench
Toccoa Cotton Mill Sold for $25,000
Toccoa Ga May 25 Capps Cotton Mill sold by owner T A Capps to Chas D Goodroe and George Beveridge of Carrollton and Atlanta for 25000 including 18 acres buildings machinery and equipment.
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Toccoa
Capps
T. A. Capps
Chas. D. Goodroe
George Beveridge
Carrollton
Atlanta
Stephens County
Clyde Hasty Elected Southwestern College Student President
Americus Ga May 28 Clyde Hasty of Deeran defeated Wingate Dykes of Americus for the student body presidency at Georgia Southwestern College in Americus. Hasty succeeds Charles Jolley who served as president in 1983 84. Bert Daniel of Morgan was elected vice president and Zera Hair of Columbus secretary.
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Americus
Georgia Southwestern College
Clyde’ Hasty
Deeran
Wingate Dykes
Hasty
Charles Jolley
Smithville
Bert Daniel
Morgan
Zera Hair
Columbus
Two sisters die at same hour in Georgia towns
Macon and Whigham, Ga, report two sisters dying at the same hour. Mrs. Belle Hurst, widow of R. L. Hurst, died at her son Robert Floyd Hurst’s Macon home at 7:40 p.m. after a long illness. Her sister, Mrs. Celia Mobley, died at the same hour at her Whigham residence.
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Macon
Georgia
Belle Hurst
R. L. Hurst
Robert Floyd Hurst
Celia Mobley
Whigham
Governor Talmadge to Deliver Literary Address
Milledgeville Georgia May 27 Gov Eugene Talmadge will deliver the literary address at the graduating exercises of the Georgia State College for Women on Monday June 4 when diplomas and degrees will be awarded to over 350 Georgia young women The 43rd commencement program begins Friday afternoon with the senior class day exercises Saturday afternoon the two year normal group will have special exercises
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Milledgeville
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia State College For Women
Georgia
11.34 Cents Per Pound Base for Cotton Tax
Washington May 26 Rexford Tugwell acting secretary of agriculture announced an average lint cotton price of 11.84 cents per pound as the base for the Bankhead act tax. The tax set at 50 percent applies to cotton ginned beyond the 10 million bale limit in the act.
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Washington
Rexford G. Tugwell
Man Admits Killing. Companion Serves Life Sentence
Rome Ga May 28 Federal Judge E Marvin Underwood heard Thomas F Carden convicted of robbing the Berryton Ga post office confess to the murder of Charles L Earle at Fort Oglethorpe Ga February 24 1918 Bert Long now serves a life sentence In Atlanta Federal Prison Long was convicted and Carden said the crime weighs on his conscience and he cannot let Long continue to serve for a crime he did not commit.
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Rome
E. Marvin Underwood
Thomas F. Carden
Robing
Berryton
Charles L. Earle
Fort Oglethorpe
Bert Long
Carden
Long
Atlanta
KILLED IN KIRKLAND SHOOTING NEAR DOUGLAS GA
Douglas Ga May 27 Sam Kirkland 25 son of Joe Kirkland was shot and killed from am bush Sunday about 1 30 oclock at Nicholls. Giles Kirkland son of Seward Kirkland has been arrested by Sheriff Relihan and Deputy Relihan charged with murder. Sam Kirkland was shot at short range from behind a telephone pole using a shotgun with small shot. The Kirkland families of Coffee county are involved.
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Douglas
Sam Kirkland
Joe Kirkland
Nicholls
Giles Kirkland
Seward Kirkland
R. C. Relihan
C. L. Relihan
Kirkland
Coffee County
Bandits rob Piedmont mill payroll in daylight
Atlanta on May 25 two armed men confronted Piedmont Cotton Mill payroll keeper R W Goodman as he entered the mill offices in Ewan Park. They forced him to surrender a 1923 dollar payroll then escaped in a car with Alabama plates. Goodman can identify the suspects.
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Atlanta
Piedment
R. W. Goodman
Ewan Park
Goodman
Alabama
Reverend J. Qui llian Dies at 78 in Augusta
Dr J Willian eighty year old pastor of St James Methodist Church died after a relapse from long illness He had served Methodism since 1869 and trained as a physician at Atlanta Medical School He practiced in Thomson Ga for eight years and led churches in Griffin Oxford Gainesville LaGrange Marietta Newnan Decatur He was a presiding elder president of the North Georgia Conference Board of Missions and a Wesleyan College trustee in Macon
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Augusta
J. Wuillian
St. James
Marines Afloat In Review For President May 31
Meron Ga May 28 the entire United States fleet will pass in review before the president on May 31 at New York. Marine detachments from every giant battleship and first class cruiser will man the quarter decks to render honors to the commander in chief. Hundreds of marines face Benet from western Georgia. Lieut Col H W Stone head of U S Marine corps district in Macon says 60 high school graduates will be accepted in June at that office.
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Meron
United States
New York
Benet
Gorgia
H. W. Stone
U. S. Marine Corps District
Macon
Twiggs County youth slain at cousin's home
Jeffersonville Ga May 27 an all night party between two cousins ended with Jerome Ward 19 dead from a rifle shot to the neck and Dan Floyd 23 jailed in Twiggs county. No witnesses and no motive given as authorities say the shooting occurred on a front porch about ten miles from Jeffersonville.
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Twiggs County
Cousin
Dan Floyd
Jeffersonville
Jerome Ward
Young Ward
Weevil Infestation Hits Georgia and Texas Cotton
Atlanta reports boll weevil awaken from winter due to heavy rains in Texas and Georgia. The pest enters the government cotton reduction drive as the greatest emergency in nine years. The University of Georgia confirms widespread presence across the state and urges farmers to begin control measures amid a damp spring.
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Atlanta
Texas
Georgia
S. Lomas
Texas A
University of Georgia
Administrator's Sale in Taylor County Georgia
A sale of fifty acres in the northwest corner of lot 19, 15th district Taylor County, Georgia, under an order of the Court of Ordinary. The administrator of Miss Callie Wade's estate will sell at public outcry at the courthouse in Butler to pay debts and distribute assets, on the first Tuesday in June 1934. The sale is cash and located at the Taylor County courthouse.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Court of Ordinary
Thelmon Jarrell
Tay ‘Jor
Callie Wade
Pittman Denounces Talmadge Regime In Georgia
Calhoun Ga May 26 Judge Pittman opened his campaign for governor denouncing Governor Eugene Talmadge. He accused the governor of replacing public servants with relatives, failing to cooperate with Roosevelt on the recovery program, and using the national guard to remove opponents. Pittman called for government by law and condemned Talmadge’s veto of the 75 million dollar public works bill and opposition to the cotton program. He labeled Alderman Ed Gilliam a stalking horse and named Hugh Howell and Camp as involved in bringing him into the race.
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Calhoun
Claude Pitman
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Gordon
Pittman
Talmadge
National Guard
Roosevelt
National Administration
State House
State Capitol
Atlanta
Ed A. Gilliam
Gilliam
Hugh Howell
Democratic Executive Committee
Lindley W. Camp
Miss Grace Freeman Wins Best All-Round Girl at Southwestern
Americus, Ga May 28 Miss Grace Freeman of Americus was chosen best all-round girl in the Who's Who contest at Georgia Southwestern College. Other winners include Mifred Lowrey Richland for most intellectual girl Joe Holis Buena Vista for most intellectual boy Bert Daniel Morgan for most athletic girl Thomas Bull Woodward Americus for most athletic boy Annette Daniel Morgan for prettiest girl James Fort Americus for most handsome boy Jia Jones Americus for most original girl Raymond Duncan Ellaville for most original boy Allene Hicks Montezuma for cutest girl Miriam Mitchell Rupert for wittiest girl Calvin Floyd Colquitt for wittiest boy Charles Hogg Americus for best all-round boy Secrate Pace George for most popular girl Charie Jolley Smithville for most popular boy.
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Americus
Grace Freeman
Georgia Southwestern College
Mifred Lowrey
Richland
Joe Holis
Buena Vista
Bert Daniel
Morgan
Thomas
Bull) Woodward
Annette Daniel
James Fort Amercus
Ame
Jia Jones
Rayond Duncan
Ellvaille
Allene Hicks
Montezuma
Miriam Mitchell Rupert
Calvin Floyd Colquitt
Charles Hogg
Secrate Pace
George
Town
Charie
Jolley
Smithville
Confession Clears Man Jailed in 18 as Killer
Rome Ga May 28 A confession announced by Federal Judge E Marvin Underwood states Thomas F Carden who was convicted on a robbery charge admitted he killed Chas L Earle at Ft Oglethorpe on Feb 24 1918, not Bert Long. Carden says the crime weighed on his conscience and he should not let Long suffer. Warden A C Aderholt will inform Long at Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.
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Rome
E. Marvin Underwood
Thomas F. Carden
Sei
Berryton
Judnderwood
Carden
Chas. L. Earle
Ft. Oglethorpe
Bert Long
Long
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
A C. Aderholt
Woodland Citizen Mrs. W. B. Jordan Dies in Atlanta Hospital
Mrs. W. B. Jordan of Woodland died at the Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta at 5 o'clock Wednesday morning after an operation two weeks earlier. Her death came as a shock to relatives and friends in Talbotton and Woodland.
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Talbotton
W. B. Jordan
Woodland
Georgia Baptist Hospital
Atlanta
Summer session at Americus College opens in May
Americus Georgia May 28 An expansion from this district to survey in previous years is indicated for a summer session at George Southwestern College here. J Jacob president. The session will begin June and see college courses offered under the instruction of College faculty and others including Chancellor Phillip Weltner President Jacob L F Herring Dean Miss Addie Beaux ly Paul Ellison Mr L R Towson Mrs Sara Miss Coleman Miss Inez Morgan Dr T E Smith M E Thompson C M Hale and Miss Marc Wheatley. Following the regular summer session to end July 21 a few courses will be conducted for those needing credit for late weeks work. President Jo Sa Chias-
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Americus
George Southwestern College
Ty J. Jacob
Fey
Band College
Phillip Weltner
Peytoy Jacob
L. F. Herring
Addie Beau Xadly
Paul Ellison
L. R. Towson
Sara
Neisler Announces C H Neisler Candidacy for Georgia House
C H Neisler declares his candidacy for Representative from Taylor County in Georgia's General Assembly. He states he will serve county and state to the best of his ability if elected, with the Democratic primary set for September 12, 1984.
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Col. W. M. Dorris
Crisp County
Taylor County
Georgia
C. H. Neisler
C W Foy Announces Taylor County Legislative Candidacy
To the voters of Taylor County I announce my candidacy for the legislature from Taylor under Democratic Primary rules on September 12 1934 I will deeply appreciate your votes and influence Cc W Foy.
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Taylor
Cc W, Foy
Taylor County Candidate Seeks Democratic Primary Support
A Taylor County resident announces run for Representative in Georgia as a Democrat. He backs the current Georgia administration, cites long residence and county needs, and pledges focus on agricultural and educational interests with earnest support from voters.
Jenkins Announces Candidacy for County Tax Commissioner
Taylor County announces P. A. Jenkins seeks the Democratic nomination for County Tax Commissioner in the Sept. 12, 1934 primary. He notes previous service as Receiver, cites a 1934 law merging offices into County Tax Commissioner, pledges honest, businesslike service and asks for public support.
Taylor County Tax Commissioner Candidate Announces Candidacy
To the Voters of Taylor County I announce my candidacy for Tax Commissioner subject to Democratic Primary rules held September 12. I thank you for past support electing me and promise to perform duties conscientiously. I cannot see everyone personally but ask for your vote and influence. Gratefully, Oberis.
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Taylor County
General Assembly
P. A. Jenkins
Office of Tax Commission
Tax Cell
Tax
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