Neutrality Decrees Strengthen U S Position At Sea
President Roosevelt issued two neutrality proclamations to curb arms shipments and restrict Americans aboard belligerent ships while safeguarding the Panama Canal. He outlined steps to bolster defense, increase navy strength, convert destroyers for patrol, and curb propaganda. Southern cotton traders foresee a dip then rise as war effects unfold.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
Panama Canal
Hull
United States
Congress
Mortgage Papers Burned By Church in Debt Retirement
Lee Street Methodist Church officials burned mortgage notes this morning to celebrate the retirement of a long standing debt. The cancelled papers were received recently, and the debt originated from paving Lee Street past the church and parsonage properties.
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Americas
Lee Street
Downright Facts Finds Plain Market Appeal
A concise feature notes that plain speaking trends prevail as consumers seek straightforward information. The piece underscores a preference for blunt, factual content over embellished storytelling in recent media and advertising. It suggests clarity attracts attention more than ornate prose.
Buena Visita Bank Celebrates 50 Years Continuous Service
Buena Vista Georgia September 1 1939 the Buena Vista Loan and Savings Bank marked its 50th year of continuous service to Marion County and Buena Vista. Organized September 1889 the bank opened in J M Lowe’s store and later built a marble front building. It has paid out 14354760 in cash dividends to stockholders and remains led by W C Wooten as president with J M Lowe Jr and C W Duncan among officers.
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Buena Vista
Buena Vista Loan and Savings Bank
Marion County
Georgia
G. M. Butt
M. Hair
J. M. Lowe
J. M
J. T. Walton
E. M. Butt
Joel Durham
C. Horace McCall
S. N. Ruskin
I. G., Nelson
F. H. Buchanan
B.T. Mathis
S. Waxelbaum
J. W Wheatley
J. W. Roberts
State Banking Department
Stae
W. C. Wooten
A. ©. Duncan
C. W. Duncan
B. H. Fouche
J. M. Lowe, Jr
J. C. Butt
C. M. Clements
F. L. Clements
A. C. Duncan
Ww. Duncan
W. S. McMichael
W. C Wooten
Commutation to Life for Macon County Son in Mother's Death
Atlanta Aug. 80 The death sentence for A. E. Allen of Oglethorpe was commuted to life imprisonment by the governor. The commutation followed recommendations from nearly all jurors and the parole board, and backing from about 600 upstanding Macon county citizens. State says Allen fatally beat his mother when she refused to give him her old age pension check.
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Atlanta
A. E. Allen
Oglethorpe
Executive Department
Rivers
Allen
Prison and Parole Board
Macon County
Hezekiah's revival led by repentance and prayer
The passage describes King Hezekiah guiding a revival through repentance and cleansing of impurities. It highlights how the people sought God, celebrated Passover despite imperfect ritual cleanliness, and trusted Hezekiah's prayer for pardon. The narrative links sacrifice to religion and notes the joy of renewal under Hezekiah after his father Ahaz weakened Israel.
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God
Hezekiah
Ahaz
Israel
Weekend death toll tops 200 across U S and Europe
The Associated Press reports over the long Labour Day weekend at least 216 deaths in the United States and Europe from traffic crashes, drownings, shootings, and other causes. Illinois led U S fatalities with 24. Georgia recorded two.
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Associated Press
United States
Europe
Illinois
Georgia
Youth hunted in 1936 hit run killing gives up
Homer Ga Sept 2 Sheriff says J A Davis Jr about 22 surrendered at the county jail saying he had been sitting on the steps since midnight He had been sought for nearly three years in connection with a highway fatality on the Homer Cornelia road in October 1936 He was indicted for murder in the case of Lewis Turpin.
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Homer
Farris Brewer
J. A. Davis, Jr
Banks County
Davis
Brewer
Lewis Turpin
Homer-Cornelia Road
Eugene Talmadge Calls for U.S. Neutrality in War Debate
Milledgeville, Ga. Former Governor Eugene Talmadge urged America to stay out of Europe's conflict at a Labor Day rally. He warned against profiteers driving the nation into a world war and pressed for neutrality as speakers from across Georgia criticized current state leadership and called for impeachment and lawful governance.
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Eugene Talmadge
America
Milledgeville, Ga
Eugene Talladge
Europe
Talmadge
Milledgeville
Veterans’ Club of
H. B. Edwards
Lowndes County
Randall Evans
McDuffie
Herschell
Edwards
General Assembly
Lowndes Mountain
General Assembly of Georgia
Roosevelt vow to keep United States out of war
President Roosevelt told a national radio audience that the United States will remain neutral as far as possible, stressing that there will be no peace blackout in America. He said a formal neutrality proclamation is being prepared in line with international law and the Neutrality Act, though he would not specify timing.
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Atlanta
New Orleans
A. Rt. Spielberger
Cotton Advisory Bureau
T. M. Forbes
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association of Georgia
Roosevelt
U. S
Washington
America
Europe
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Procla
War dispute sparks shooting in Macon home
In Macon on September 4 Edgar Reeves, 54, was shot by his uncle Lee Reed after a dinner table argument over the European war. Reeves, wounded in the right side and arm, is in fair condition at the Macon hospital. Reed is jailed on an assault with intent to murder warrant, bond set at $500. The men, long friends, argued over aiding England and France as Reeves opposed U.S. involvement. Reed allegedly returned with a shotgun. Reeves says Reed threatened him with a knife before the confrontation. Both cited liquor consumption before the incident.
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Macon
Edgar Reeves
Reeves
Lee Reed
Bibb County
United States
England
France
America
Reed
Laura Reeves
President vows to strengthen neutrality in days ahead
The President stated that invoking the Neutrality Act will trigger an arms embargo against belligerents and expressed hope that neutrality could be made true in the days to come with a stronger stance.
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Butler
Morgan McCants
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