Georgia Delegation Divided Over 1940 Presidential Plan
Georgia political factions debate a free delegation to the Democratic National Convention with rivals backing George and anti Roosevelt forces. Governor Rivers aims for neutrality as the state party contemplates an unpledged slate, with no preferential primary expected before the convention.
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George
Roosevelt
Georgia
Hietisprte
Rivers
Garner
Farley
Misfortune Trails Traffic Policeman Ussery
Montgomery field report details Traffic Policeman N F Ussery who was injured in a March motorcycle crash and again in a later collision. He has spent weeks in hospital with his wife ill and their baby moved to a hospital before returning home.
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Montgomery
Ala
N. F. Ussery
Ussery
Pilgrim Fred Snite Jr Heads to Lourdes Shrine
Fred Snite Jr begins a hopeful pilgrimage from Miami toward New York for a voyage to Lourdes France. After three years connected to a life supporting respirator he shows bright spirit and determination on the journey.
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Miami
Fla
Fred Snite, Jr
New York
Lourdes
France
Pastor Uses Unique Topic at Central Methodist Church
Two large congregations attended at Central Methodist with overflow seating. Rev. R. Lambuth Archibald spoke on What the White Rose said to the Red Rose, and the evening featured children’s choir songs and a sermon on Christ and the Home comparing a Christian home to a gulf stream warming the cold regions of sin.
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Central Methodist Church
R. Lambuth Archibald
First Ward
Joe Wheeler
H. O. Troup
Cais Lowery
Marion K. Vickrey
Christ
Classified Ads: Housewife Advertising Medium
The notice notes that classified ads serve as a house wife advertising medium with a contact line Phone 46 and instruction to ask for Ad Taker.
Panther Glide And Beauty Tips From A Fashion Column
Helen Follett discusses panther glide in fashion shows and how young readers imitate models. The piece emphasizes posture, abdominal control, and graceful movement, with Whitman cited on perfect walking, plus skincare notes warning heat harms aging skin.
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Helen Follett
Walt Whitman
Debutante Jane Boothby Receives Threat Letter
Philadelphia May 15. Receipts of an 84 page threatening letter to Jane Eleanor Booth by a 21 year old debutante and arrest of a suspect were disclosed. Boothby, Ogontz Junior College student and Life magazine feature, said she received the letter two weeks ago and her father reported it to authorities. The mother called the writing scribbled and unreadable at times. The father is a vice president and director of a Philadelphia bond house. The Postal Inspectors chief said the case is with an inspector. charges and arrest location not disclosed.
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Philadelphia
Jane Eleanor Boothby
Boothby
Ogontz Junior College
Life
Wes
White Sulphur Springs
Ane
Willard 8
John W. Johnston
Whistle of Train Alarms Residents
Macon residents hear a train whistle triggering frightened calls as Europe’s wars and threats of wars unsettle nerves after a relatively quiet weekend. The alert came early today amid tensions involving Hitler and Mussolini.
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Macon
Europe
Asia
Hitler
Mussolini
Tax changes debated as study nears conference
Washington May 15 Congressional advocates press for a plan to revise business taxes while preserving federal revenue. Senate and House leaders discuss eliminating the undistributed profits tax or replacing taxes with a flat rate, with proposals favoring a 18 or 22 percent corporate levy and relief for small firms.
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Washington
Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Doughton
House Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Senate Republicans
Congress
Treasury
Black man fatally shot near Talucah during public safety incident
Sheriff forces searched eastern county areas for a Black man accused of a public safety incident after Ed Russell, 24, was fatally struck in the chest by a public safety item fired by an assailant who reportedly taunted him. A companion reported the suspect fled, with authorities continuing the search Sunday night.
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Talucah
Ed Russell
W. T. Willoughby
Russell
Child Fatally Struck By Automobile Near New Brockton
Three year old John Henry Caldwell, son of Mr and Mrs J H Caldwell of near New Brockton, Alabama, died from injuries after being struck by an automobile yesterday in Enterprise.
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Enterprise
Ala
John Henry Caldwell
J. H. Caldwell
New Brockton
Whistle Jam Delays Southbound Train Out of Atlanta
Trainmen report a stuck whistle on a southbound Southern Railway engine from Atlanta. The engineman diverted to Macon to vent steam and relight reflashes. As the train passed through the city, many calls flooded newspaper offices, with inquiries about a possible U S declaration of war.
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Southern Railway
Atlanta
Macon
United States
Athens Notebook Clipped with Local Visits and Illness
Athens residents share travels and health updates. Carlos Wood vacations with family while Elna Cartwright returns from Birmingham. Mrs W D Easter ill at home. Several locals visit Nashville and Danville Kentucky. J G Rankin improves at home. Miss Anna Powers injured at a city tennis court.
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Carlos Wood
Elna R. Cartwright
Irene R. Blount
Birmingham
W. D. Easter
Frances Lerman
Bessie Sykes
Carrie Sykes
Nashville
J. G. Rankin
Athens
Anna Powers
Loring Southard
Sam M. Bowen
John R. Russell
Irene Patton
Tennessee State Highway Department
J. B. Couch
Somerset
Danville
Pryor Williams
W. C. Ross
Ross Hotel
Ernest Hine
U. D. C. Covention
Jacksonville
Ala
Trial Delayed in Birmingham City Commission President Case
Birmingham date May 15. The trial of City Commission President J. M. Jones on assault with a weapon was postponed to May 24 in county court of misdemeanors and felonies. Jones remains under $100 bond as the case proceeds amid a consumer group challenge to the city tobacco tax ordinance.
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Birmingham
Ala
City Commission
J. M. Jones
Jones
Tom Skinner
Honor Roll Made Public at Gordon Bibb School
The Gordon Bibb School published its honor roll for eighth month listing students across Junior Senior First Second and higher grades. Names include Ethelbert Burgess James Deitz Kenneth Mc Culloch Kenneth Wright and others under teachers Mrs Givens Mrs Blackwell Miss Lee Miss Maner and others.
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Gordon- Bibb
Mrs. Givens
Ethelbert Burgess
James Deitz
Kenneth McCulloch
Kenneth Wright
Billy Lefever
Betty Jean Hallmark
June Johnson
Laurette Lavelle
Barbara Langley
Mary Alice Archibekt
Betty Berry
Mrs. Blackwell
Peggy Joyce Kilgore
F. W. Sharp
Marion Chandler
Robert Charles Hill
Irving Golden
Mary Glenn
Ruth Sneed
Clara Faye Teague
Clem
Lois Town
Mary Ann Rountree
JoAnn Harrison
Bonnie Cantrell
Willodyne Campbell
J.P. Cain
Dick Clanton
Thomas G. Counts
Jimmie Forbes
Allen Jones
Charles Jones
Byron Thomas
Miss Winton
Alton Puckett
Glinnes Puckett
Mary Broadford
Katie Sue Emens
Colleen Moore
Juanita Simmons
Miss Odom
Wade Marsh
Robert Sittason
Wendellyn Gray
Dolores Street
Miss Briscoe
Martha Frances Crow
Jewell Rogers
Margaret Ann
David Allen Gibson
Lile
Geraldine Hill
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