CCC Continuance Set Indefinitely in F D R Order
Washington reports President Roosevelt will continue the civilian conservation corps as part of the recovery program. Robert Fechner praised CCC camps across 10 western states and noted 18 months of operation costs at 245,000,000 with 850,000 workers paid 136,000,000 to families. Fechner cited fire fighting, water supply, and park improvements, adding enthusiastic public support and negligible malingering.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
CCC
Fechner
Roosevelt Fechner
Rechner
Army
Forest Service
The
Park Service
Corps
Georgia attracts new textile industries says Savannah chairman
M. O. Dunning of Savannah, chairman of Coastal States Co-ordinated, returned from New York reporting several industrial leaders are seeking new plant sites and show particular interest in Georgia as they address the textile strike.
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Georgia
M. O. Dunning
Savannah
Board of
Coastal States Co
Talmadge Drive Launched At Macon Convention
At the Macon state convention on Oct 4 1934 Georgia Democrats endorse Governor Eugene Talmadge for a second term and back his 1936 senatorial ambitions. The platform denounces Roosevelt era policy urges end to processing taxes on farm products and calls for strict government economy while praising Talmadge for highway dept reform and tax relief.
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Glenn Ramsey
Atlanta
Talmadge
Maron
Hugh Howell
Sen R. B. Russell, Jr
Russell
Chas. R. Crisp
Senate
Macon
John S. Cohen
Democratic National Committee
Georgia
Georgia Democratic Convention
Democratic Party of Georgia
Democrats of Georgia
Jefferson
Democracy of
Franklin D Roosevelt
U. S
United States
Democratic Party
Eugene Talmadge
Highway Department of
Highway Department
Democrats of
General Assembly
Presentation of distinguished guests at district meeting
The Columbus Ledger notes a district meeting with 12:30 to 2 lunch on the grounds, then 2 to 4 pm at the College Auditorium. Programs include district president J G Pryor and state president Mark Smith, curriculum progress talks, summer study reports, and round table discussions led by state supervisor T J Dempsey Jr.
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Dept. of
Hugh Lasseter
Minnie Grant
Sumter County
College Park honors Georgia Peach Queen Josephine Bowling
The City Council of College Park votes official congratulations to Miss Josephine Bowling for being named Georgia Peach Queen at the Century of Progress in Chicago.
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Josephine Bowling
Georgia Peach Queen
Century of Progress
Chicago
College Park
State candidates spend $112,969 in Georgia primary race
Thirty candidates for state house offices reported total campaign expenses of 112,969.58 ahead of the Sept. 12 primary. Howell Cobb and Hill Tuggle had not filed. Several candidates filed individual amounts across offices including Governor Ed Gilliam, Claude Pittman, Eugene Talmadge, and others.
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Atlanta
State House
Comptroller General's Office
Howell Cobb
Hill Tuggle
Prison Commission
Cobb
Tuggle
Ed Gilliam
Claude Pittman
Eugene Talmadge
John Wilson
M. J. Yeomans
George Hamilton
Madison Bell
W. B. Harrison
G. C. Adams
Tom Linder
Columbus Roberts
J. M. Sutton
M. D. Collins
Commerce and Labor
Hal Stanley
A. B. Sammons
Vivian Stanley
Public Service Commission
J. B. Daniel
W. R. McDonald
James Perry
R. N. Springfield
Jud Wilhoit
Supreme and Appeals Courts
R. &. Russell, Sr
M. W. Beck
Jule Felton
John Hutcheson
Monroe Stephens
Hugh McIntyre
Joe Quillian
Buford Boykin
I. H. Sutton
Brief items from Georgia news roundup
Short notes survey Georgia politics taxes and infrastructure including back taxes owed by? 20 000 Georgians and a downsized gum tax the PWA allocating funds for Mount Vernon water works a gift to Young Harris College and bridges planned on the Savannah River. Also notes on a congressman loss, a senate race withdrawal in harmony, National Guardsmen fed cheaper chicken on strike duty and a milk consumption survey along with estimates of state revenue against the prior year.
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Georgia
Alli
Paul Doyal
Me Aue Commission
Threst
Homer Parke
PWA
Mount Vernon
John c. Beasley
Tattnall County
Senate
Harmony
Harris
J. C. Pruitt
Gainesville
Francis W. Clarke
Atlanta Constitution
Clarke
Jasen
China
Rome
Savannah River
Vania
Allendale
Lincolnton
McCormick
D. C
South Carolina Highway Commission
AAA
Atlanta
W. H. Barrett
Augusta
Savannah
State of Georgia
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F. O.B
Detroit
Wisconsin Transfer Company
California
Hawers
America
Universal Credit Co. mm
Ford Finance Plan
Payne Motor Company
Butler, Georgia
Kernaghan-Goodman, Inc
Ries & Armstrong Jewelers
Cherry St
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