Know Your Timber by Emily Woodward
In Georgia and the South forestry offers cooperation between farmers and industries dependent on wood. Manufacturing growth should align with conservation to protect forests. Wood users should buy only from owners who conserve, otherwise they fuel economic ills. Southerners must unite to defend and sustain southern resources.
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Emily Woodward
Georgia
South
Altho
Southland
Sherman
Sea
The Lord Is My Shepherd Sermon by Rev Windham
A sermon based on Psalm 23 by Rev Riley H Windham urges trust in God as shepherd and guide. It cites biblical figures, asks readers to accept Christ, and ends with the Psalmist line The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want. Amen.
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Rev
Riley Windham
David
Jesus
Christ
Eld
Riley H. Windham
Parrot from Brazil Sparks Family Exchange
In a humorous exchange, Bobby remarks that the parrot resembles Aunt Jane and Mother Gracious, while Mom notes the bird cannot understand English and claims it is from Brazil, prompting surprised reactions from Bobby.
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Bobby
Jane
Brazil
The Argument He And She Duel Over Marriage
A terse dialogue frames a social clash as a woman challenges a marriage threat and a man vows a desperate step. The exchange hints at pressure, prudence, and personal stakes without explicit details or outcomes.
Obstruction in Tailor Shop Over Faulty Coat
A disputing customer accuses a tailor of making a terrible batch and failing to mend a hole, while the tailor defends that the hole is no longer visible. The exchange highlights a conflict over workmanship and customer satisfaction in a local tailor shop.
One Horse Town Counts Cars in Rural Debate
A local town humorously contrasts its humble image with a surge of over two hundred automobiles. A visitor remarks on the place, while residents defend a growing automotive presence as a sign of progress and change for the community.
Off His Trolley and Banter About Ship Life
A light exchanges with jokes on marriage credit and a ship named She. Banter covers kiss rates and banquet impressions, ending with a quip about dry menu and speeches. The dialogue blends flirtation and humor through rapid snippets.
Store Employees Harvest Hidden Tax Crop
Taylor county faces an estimated 203 unofficial tax collectors among store clerks who, through every sale, collect hidden taxes that raise prices. The National Consumers Tax Commission reports 764 official tax agencies in Georgia and a campaign spanning 5800 communities in 45 states to expose consumer-penalizing taxes. Local leaders Nichols Peterson of Tifton and Bonita Crowe of Atlanta head the crusade in Georgia.
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Taylor County
National Consumers Tax Commission
NCTC
Georgia
Melville Mucklestone
Women’s Organization
Mucklestone
Nichols Peterson
Tifton
Bonita Crowe
Atlanta
Death toll rises in Georgia crash near Statesboro
Four died and six injured after a head on collision at a highway junction near Statesboro. Rev. A. W. Rountree, a retired Midville blind minister, died in a Statesboro hospital. Also killed were J. E. Cross, 50, Edwin Cross, 16, and Ronald Cross, 8. Mrs. J. E. Cross was in critical condition. Among the injured were Linwood Cross, 19, and several named executives from Atlanta, Decatur, and Cuthbert, all returning from a Rotarians meeting in Savannah.
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Midville
Statesboro
A. W. Rountree
J. E. Cross
Rountree
Edwin Cross
Ronald Cross
J. E. Gross
Cross
Linwood
James Battle
Decatur, Ga
Joan Association
Howard Lee
Dixie Culvert and Metal Company
Atlanta
J. C. Malone
Retail Credit Company
T. T. Molnar
Cuthbert
Atorney
Georgia
Rotarians
Savannah
Londonna Wed to Georgia Girl Gets War Summons
Miss Gertrude Walker of Patterson and Peter Newsom-Smith of London wed at Grace Episcopal Church Waycross. They sped to New York to sail for England where Newsom-Smith will join territorial gunners for immediate war service. The ceremony followed an advance wedding date due to England’s declaration of war.
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Waycross
Gertrude Walker
Patterson
Peter Newsom-Smith
London
Grace Episcopal Church
New York
England
Newson-Smith
H. Harper
Lester Walker
Walker
Here
Miss Walker
Extra Legislative Session Abandoned By Governor Rivers
Governor Rivers abandons plans for an extraordinary session citing unsettled world conditions and Georgia’s fiscal problems. He says it is unwise to clash on controversial state issues while national peril persists and vows to keep state functions and schools operating with available means until a more opportune time.
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Georgia
Pace Urges Calm as War Fears Grow in America
Americus Ga September 1 Rep Stephen Pace Democrat of Georgia urged Americans to keep sympathies to themselves and avoid pushing Congress toward war. He said Congress may refrain from sending troops and that the United States must stay out of European conflict while President Roosevelt already has powers to act if war is declared.
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Senate
J. B. Spivey
Georgia
Swainsboro
Spivey
Augusta
Roy W. Harris
Europe
House
Jis
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Americus
Stephen Pace
D-Ga
Pace
Congress
Atlantic
United States
Roosevelt Would Not Summon Comgress
Pecan Crop Forecast Shrinks Though Nuts Improve
Americas Sept 3 Althe Sumter county expects a shorter pecan harvest than 1998 due to an early spring and late freeze. Grower Lee Hansford, with 170 trees on 254 acres near Albany Road, notes more than 60 percent of pecans sold are shelled. He predicts shelled markets will grow and discusses insect pressure and shell usage in industry. He was named a champion pecan farmer by Wirestone Tire and Rubber Co. and toured the World’s Fair in New York as part of a group of regional champions.
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Americas
Althe Sumter County
Lee Hansford
Sumter County
Hantsford
Hansford
Albany Road
Schley
van Deman
Delmas
Hendry Elected Cook County Court Clerk
Adel Sept 1 G C Hendry was elected clerk of the Superior Court of Cook County Thursday, garnering 1% votes more than the next highest, D E Newburn, in a light field. He will serve the unexpired term of the late J K Sinclair. He is a well known farmer.
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Adel
G. C. Hendry
Cook County
D. E. Newburn
J. K. Sinclair
Het
Safeguards and Hope for Permanent Fiscal Reform
A fragmentary editorial voice urges focus on a durable legislative solution to state and local fiscal issues. It stresses maintaining current government functions while seeking unity and peace through prayer, and hopes for broader national repair as time allows.
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Boernment
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America
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St. Simons Island
Ingland
Governor Rivers
Problem of Georgia
E. D. Rivers
General Assembly
Hendry
Cook Court
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