House Passes Conscription Bill With 60 Day Delay
Washington D C The house approved the Burke Wadsworth peace time conscription measure by 268 to 149 with a 60 day postponement for the draft to allow trial of voluntary enlistment The plan would draft men 21 to 44 while the senate limit spans 21 to 30 Georgia representatives voting yes included Brown Camp Cox Pace Peterson Ramspeck Tarver Vinson and Whelchel The day also saw approval of presidential power to seize and lease noncompliant defense contractors at fair value 4 dust price The Fish amendment roll call vote closed the tense session with a near balance in support and opposition.
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Washington, D
Senate
House
Associated Press
Georgia
Gibbs
Jesup
Brown
Camp
Cox
Pace
Peterson
Ramspeck
Tarver
Vinson
Whelchel
Leaf price higher in 1940 tobacco sales report
Georgia’s leaf price and sales data for 1940 were released by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The state logged 79,246,276 pounds of tobacco sold for 12,360,573 dollars, averaging 15.60 per hundredweight.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Savannah man dies in gunfight over weapon dispute
In Savannah, Ben Dowman fatally shot himself after a scuffle for a gun during an incident with James Edwards and two others. Detective Sergeant Fitzgerald said Dowman died Friday night and Edwards will likely have a police court hearing next week.
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Savannah
Ben Bowman
James Edwards
A. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Dowman
Edwards
Proposed Delta Link Would Bind Augusta and Savannah
Washington reports civil aviation examiners backed Delta Air Corporation's plan to establish a new Augusta to Savannah route to connect Delta's Atlanta Charleston service with Augusta. The recommendation followed an adverse ruling on the Atlanta Savannah application and calls for authorization of Dixie Airlines to operate a Pittsburgh route.
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Washington
Delta Air Corporation
Augusta
Savannah
Civil Aeronautics Examiners
Delta
Atlanta
Patrolmen to Press War On Fast Drivers In Americus Division
Americus district troopers, led by Sergeant W. C. Adams, launch a renewed drive against 55 mph violations amid heavy workload and vacations. The campaign targets speeders seen as a major highway danger as August yielded 19 accidents with three fatalities and 15 injuries.
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Americus
W. C. Adams
Adams
Americas Barracks
Sgt. Adams
Jas. Strickland
Carrollton
Jesse Bowen
Cairo
Bowen
E. L. Forrester
Tifton
B. W. Foster
Rivere
Barnesville
State Headquarters
Riviere
Draken
Burns Fatal to Port Benning Private William Gill
Columbus reports Private William Gill of the 68th Armored Regiment died at Ft. Benning hospital after severe burns received August 30 in the tank park. A Mississippian, he enlisted July 29 at Auburn. Survivors include his father, Gill, of Auburn.
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Columbus
Army Post
William Gill
68Th Armored
Ft. Benning
Tank Park
Auburn
Miss
Gill
Georgia escape artist Jack Gamble captured in Texas
Atlanta dispatch reports Jack Gamble a notorious Georgia convict and escape artist has been captured in Tyler Texas. Gamble escaped three months ago from a prison camp at Lakeland Georgia and is serving a long robbery sentence. He was linked with Forest Turner now housed at Georgia’s Dallas camp.
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Atlanta
Jack Gamble
Georgia
Tyler
Tex
Gamble
Lakeland
Forest Turner
Little Alcatraz
Dallas
Youth plunges over 10 foot falls injures minor
Clarksville Ga Sept 8 James Hurst a University of Georgia freshman football prospect fell at least 60 feet over Minnehaha Falls at the lake Rabun upper end today but sustained only minor injuries. He was treated for a sprained ankle two broken fingers and cuts and bruises at a musician's home.
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Clarksville
James Hurst
University of Georgia
Minnehaha Falls
Lake Rabun
Hurst
D. H. Gasrise
Judge Upholds Americus Handbill Ban in Fire Zones
Judge W. M. Harper of Sumter Superior Court upheld Americus city ordinance banning distribution of handbills in fire zones. Plaintiffs Mitchell Atyyah and Gammage Print Shop argued press freedom. ruling clarifies ordinance allows newspaper advertising elsewhere and aims to protect health and beauty of the city.
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Americus
W. M. Harper
Sumter
Fort Benning Honors Commandant on Retirement Saturday
Brig. Gen. Asa L. Singleton, commander of the Infantry school, retired after 40 years of service on his 64th birthday. A morning parade and a noon luncheon at the Officers Club marked the farewell, with a final note of best wishes from Columbus friends. Singleton will become superintendent of Manlius Military Academy in New York, assuming duty October 1.
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Winnifred Moon
Asa L. Singleton
Infantry School
United States Army
Columbus
General Singleton
Courtney H. Hodges
W. S. Fulton
H. F. Hazlett
Frank Lockhead
Sam McCants
W. R. Dear
C. B. Perkins
James R. Alfonte
Raymond Marsh
Ivan Bennett
Remington Orsinder
J. R. Eden
John D. Frederick
J. F. Brinson
L. GC. Boineau
T. C. Thorson
Maj. Miley
G. H. Molony
L. H.sims
H J. Vander Heide
J. Y. Adams
T. J. Marnane
A. A. McCrary
Singleton
Manlius Military Academy
New York State
Manlius
Elements Found in the Sun Match Earth Chemistry
Scientists determine that most elements on Earth such as iron sodium and copper are present in the sun, illustrating shared cosmic chemistry between our planet and its star.
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Earth
Redfern Named Adjutant in State Defense Unit
Atlanta Sept 9 W J Redfern appointed adjutant in the State Defense Corps to replace Capt Jack Kelly who was suspended by Commander Clay. Redfern formerly served as a serjeant with the State highway patrol and led school patrols and sits on the safety committee of the American Legion. Kelly's suspension followed an unauthorized statement alleging that the state education department approved free textbooks that tolled Communism and Naziism pending a Sept 18 hearing before the state board of education.
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Atlanta
W. J. Redfern
State Defense Corps
Coips
Jack Kelly
Clay
Defense Corps
Redfern
State Highway Patrol
State Department of the American Legion
Kelly
State Department of Education
State Board of Education
Georgia to hold Oct 1 special election for Gibbs seat
Gov Riv ers proclaimed Oct 1 as the date for a Georgia 8th district special election to fill the late Congressman Ben Gibbs’s unexpired term. With books open, only Mrs Ben Gibbs has announced as candidate to succeed her husband.
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Atlanta
E. D. Rivers
Georgia
Ben Gibbs
Boy Breaks Back in Escape Attempt from Detention Home
Atlanta Sept 9 A 15 year old Horace Thomas McDaniel fell three floors from the roofs of the Fulton County Juvenile Detention Home to an asphalt drive while attempting an escape. He was hospitalized at Grady in fair condition. He had been arrested last Friday on a shoplifting charge for butter.
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Atlanta
Fulton County Juvenille
Horace Thos. McDaniel
Grady Hospital
Amelia
Oma
Arkansas
Hankerson
Columbus youths plead guilty to kidnaping charges
Two youths, Clifford Stewart 19 of Columbus Georgia and James Moreland 18 who gave only Ohio as his address, pleaded guilty to federal kidnaping charges. They were held on 10,000 dollars bond awaiting sentencing after commandeering a taxi in El Paso Texas and forcing it to Roswell New Mexico where they robbed the driver of 11 dollars. the driver was unharmed.
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Roswell
N. M
Clifford Stewart
Columbus Ga
James Moreland
Ohio
el Paso
Tex
J. Gray
Vistal Point
From an Antebellum Slave to a Hidden Life in Georgia
In Schley County near Ellaville, Amelia Oelrich recalls brutal slave life on Major Black’s plantation. She endures yearly auctions from age ten, brutal lashings, and forced labor, while caring for a paralyzed son on a meager pension. Her memories reveal a child whipped for any request to read, a harsh "hog bed" and tormented family separations.
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Schley County
Ellaville
Amelia Oelrich
Fllaville
Oglethorpe
Maj. Black
Southwestern College Sets New Dormitory Record
Southwestern College reports a record fall term with more dormitory rooms filled than ever before. Freshmen will register at 8 20 a m. Amelia, an Osage descendant, recalls hardship and resilience as she reflects on family history, survival, and the legacy of violence and hunger that shaped her life.
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Americas
Southwestern College
Industry Keeps Them Rolling for Defent at Little Falls
Industry leaders showcase peacetime maneuvers in Minnesota August 3 to 24 as Chevrolet supplies a full service depot at the Little Falls military reservation. Bert Easton Motor Co. operates 24 hour parts and service with over $10,000 in parts and three representatives on duty. The Illinois Army exercises involve 85,000 troops and 1,180 Chevrolet units including transport, officers’ cars, recon cars, ambulances, and special-use vehicles.
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America
United States Army For National Defense
Little Falls
Minn
Chevrolet
Bert Easton Motor Co
Minneapolis
Com Foders
Army
Heme
Lieutossberg
Minnesota
Gustmaster Corps
Little Fament Ia
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