Americus Woman Seeks Presidency at Milwaukee Legion Auxiliary
Mrs Pleasant L Dixon of Americus sails for Milwaukee to attend the national convention where she is a candidate for president. She stresses preserving American life and home, notes women’s growing influence, and points to the auxiliary’s work with Red Cross and child welfare. Dixon has held multiple national posts and leads the local child welfare committee backed by the Sumter county program.
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Americus
Pleasant
Dixon
Milwaukee
American Legion Auxiliary
Red Cross
The
Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Sumter County
John Mathis
Savannah Attorney Named Federal Judge for Southern District Georgia
A Savannah attorney and former superior court judge, A. B. Lovett, was nominated by President Roosevelt to serve as federal judge for the southern district of Georgia, succeeding the late Judge Wm. H. Barret. Lovett, backed by Senator Walter George, won confirmation over Bruryvick attorney Frat Seariett. The nomination signals improved ties between the president and Georgia's senior senator. Lovett has led the Georgia and Savannah bar associations and chaired the Roosevelt advisory committee for Georgia in 1936.
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Savannah
A. B. Lovett
Superior Court
Roosevelt
Southern District of Georgia
Wm. H . Bar,et. Lovett
Walter George
Presidentia
Frat Seariett
Bruryvick
R. B. Russell
Pascents
Sen. Georgy
Georgia
Ser
George
Lovett
Roosevelt Advisory Committee
Baldwin jail holds kidnapping suspect in Milledgeville
E H DuPree, about 36, jailed in Baldwin County on a kidnapping warrant sworn by Evelina Brookins father J B Brookins after the 16 year old vanished near a spring in the eastern county on Aug 24 Sheriff W L Harrison said the trail led to a point six miles south of Jackson a negro woman was released on bond of 200 dollars Monday after questioning in the case.
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Milledgeville
E. H. DuPree
Baldwin County
J B. Brookins
Evelina Brookins
W. L. Harrison
Harrison
Georgia Auxiliary Marks Longstanding Local Post
The Georgia organization notes its local auxiliary as the state's oldest. It mentions Mrs Dixon, formerly Martha Speer of Covington, who grew up in Covington and studied at the state college in Athens.
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Georgia
Dixon
Martha Speer
Covington
State College
Athens
Talbotton Campaign To Honor Judicial Leaders Begins
Talbotton moves to hang life size portraits of Talbot county judges from the Chatto hoochee circuit in the superior court room. Superior Judge Geo C. Palmer started the drive by pledging a contribution and named Court Reporter R O Perkins to locate photos. Talbotton Lions Club president A P Persons said the plan would be presented to the club and sponsorship and committees would be formed at the next meeting.
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Talbotton
Talbot County
Chattahoochee
Geo. C. Palmer
Palmer
R.O. Perkins
G. R. Jacob
Talbot
Perkins
A. P. Persons
Talbotton Lions Club
Lions Club
Plans to safeguard Southeast workers outlined in Atlanta
National defense workforce protection plans will be provided by the national committee for the conservation of manpower in national defense. John D. Petree, Alabama industrial relations director, heads the Southeast program and has named state committee leaders from Pullman Atlanta, Birmingham, Elberta, Alcoa Tennessee, and Tatum Lumber, to cut industrial accidents and recover lost production from last year's roughly one and a half billion man hours.
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Atlanta
Southeast
National Committee For the Conservation
National Defense Industries
John D. Petree
Alabama
Petree
J. C. Goodson
Pullman Company
E. J. McCrossin
Birmingham
Ala
Department of Industrial Relations
J. W .Simmons
Elberta Crate and Box Co
Tallahassee
Fla
Albert D. Huddleston
Aluminum Co., of America
Alcoa Tenn
W. O. Tatum
Tatum Lumber Company
Hattiesburg
Miss
Four U S Army Fliers Die On Torpedoed Ship
Glasgow dispatch reports four American aviators died and seven were rescued when the ship carrying them to Britain was torpedoed in mid Atlantic. Eleven Americans aboard were trained pilots bound for RAF service. survivors were taken to Scotland by a Free Polish Navy warship.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Britain
Atlantic
United States
Canada
Free Polish Navy
Lespedeza Sowing Guidelines for Pastures
Agricultural notes advise sowing lespedeza on prepared land with grass mixtures or after Bermuda roots are set. Ensure a firm seed bed and light covering. 10 to 15 pounds of seed per acre is recommended by Agricultural Extension Service workers.
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Bermuda
Americus Resident Shot by Officer in Rabid Dog Incident
In Americus on September 8 a woman described as an Americus negress was accidentally wounded when Officer Tommy Davis fired at a rabid dog. The dog died in the action while several shots ricocheted off the street and wounded the woman. her injuries are reported as not serious.
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Americus
Governor Talmadge to abolish sweatboxes in Georgia prisons
Gov. Talmadge urged peniten tiary committees in Atlanta to propose new punishment methods for Georgia camp inmates. He cited that small wooden cells called sweat boxes fail to deter rule breaking and increase discontent after a coroner’s inquest linked a Rising Fawn convict to death from inhuman confinement. The Senate panel already urged ending solitary confinement cells. The governor seeks committee recommendations before proposing a plan.
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Atlanta
House
Senate
Talmadge
Georgia
Rising Fawn
Tison Indicted by Crisp Grand Jury for Felony
Cordele Georgia E F Tison former clerk of Crisp County Commission ers faces a felony charge after a grand jury true bill at the July session alleging receipt and possession of 1500 in county funds. Indictment cites shortage noticed July 28 with Tison resigning after about 20 years in office. Solicitor General H L Jay and Foreman S J Culpepper are named in the article.
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Crisp County Grand Jury
E. F. Tison
Cordele
Tison
Llerk
H. L. Jay
J. Culpepper
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C. L. Dixon
National Legion Auxiliary
Southern District
Baldwin
U. S. Army
Lespedeza
Americus Negress
Crisp Grand Jury
Secretary OF
Dreizin
Butler
Butler, Ga
Aunt Jemima
Doyel
Kelloggs
Doyer’s
Weiners
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