Tornado Toll Rising Across Six Southern States
Memphis reports indicate the death toll from Friday and Saturday storms may reach 1600 with property and crop losses in the millions. Known dead total 97, relief efforts by Red Cross and National Guard address hundreds homeless in Hempstead and Miller counties Arkansas where widespread destruction occurred.
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Memphis
Tenn
Texas
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Red Cross
Hempstead
Miller
National Guard
Birmingham
Georgia
Rome
Damage to crops in Butts county from weekend storm
The Saturday rain and wind caused damage mainly to crops in Butts county. Young cotton and garden crops suffered, while a severe wind Sunday and Monday unsettled fruit growers and farmers. The rain was needed to improve cotton stands and the grain crop stands to benefit from the downpour.
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Butts
Wonders of Potato Shown by a Negro
In Butts county locals discuss sweet potato cultivation as a path to independence. G W Tarver of Tuskegee Institute demonstrates the crop’s vast potential, presenting 107 lab products to government scientists in Washington. He yields a long list from flour to dyes and imitations. South Georgia faces boll weevil infestation. time remains to plant food crops.
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Butts County
G. W. Tarver
Tuskeegee Institute
U. S
Washington
South Georgia
Lost Potato Slips in Cold Spell Hit Etheridge Farm
Severe cold winds and frost damaged gardens and crops. R N Etheridge lost nine thousand potato slips shipped early in the month to plant again with a contract for many bushels this season. Beans corn squash okra and cotton also suffered damage.
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R. N. Etheridge
Etheridge
Butts County Products Company
State Highway Fund Distribution Upheld by Supreme Court
The Georgia Supreme Court sustains the 1919 highway law distribution by congressional districts over post road mileage. The decision, in a mandamus case from Butts, Berrien, Haralson and Henry counties, follows the August 18 signing of the highway act, with the court affirming Judge Cobb and noting ongoing district-based allocations.
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State Highway Department
Supreme Court
Butts
Berrien
Haralson
Henry
Highway Department
Dorsey
H. J. Quincy
Charles N. Strahan
Highway Board
Clarke County
Andrew Cobb
Cobb
County Commissioners to Meet in Dublin May 5-6
The seventh annual convention of the County Commissioners of Georgia will be held in Dublin May 5 and 6. Good roads will be a main topic with Governor-elect Hardwick and Charles M. Strahn of the State Highway Board among the speakers. Dublin will host a complimentary luncheon. Officers include Charles L. Davis president A. P. Lippett first vice president R. O. Fincher second vice president Frank A. Garrard third vice president Fred Houser secretary.
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County Commissioners of
Georgia
Dublin
Hardwick
Charles M. Strahn
State Highway Board
County Commissioners Association
Charles L. Davis
Warm Springs
A. P. Lippett
Albany
R. O. Fincher
Canton
Frank A. Garrard
Columbus
Fred Houser
Atlanta
Harding Keeps Picture of Mother on Desk
President Harding has an old photograph of his mother on his White House desk and a Bible copy nearby. He preserves these items as personal mementos in the presidential office.
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Harding
White House
Glory Be The Wheels Are To Move Again
A Southern businessman and cotton planter writes from Washington on the War Finance Board and Southern bankers conferences. He asserts a shift toward normalcy, political and economic change, and a new national stance against Houston administration policies, predicting a movement toward solvable problems and restored confidence.
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Washington
War Finance Board
Southern
Wilson
England
Lansing
Georgia lawmakers back fees abolition amendment proposal
A Savannah Morning News poll finds a majority of Georgia General Assembly members favor a constitutional amendment to abolish county officer fees for sheriffs clerks tax receivers tax collectors and ordinaries. Supporters say salaries would replace fees with county control and could save millions statewide over a decade.
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Savannah Morning News
General Assembly of Georgia
Savannah Paper
Butts County
Savannah
Fulton
Chatham
Richmond
Bibb
Col
W. E. Watkins
J. H. Mills
Twenty-Sixth
State Senate
House of Representatives
Memorial Day Observance Planned With Col Nolan Speaking
Memorial Day activities planned for Tuesday April 26 include an address by Col J Q Nolan of Atlanta at the courthouse. Veterans will march to Jackson cemetery to decorate graves, followed by a basket dinner in the grand jury room. The Larkin D Watson Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy leads planning with U D C members serving the meal.
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J. Q. Nolan
Atlanta
Col. Nolan
Court House
Jackson
Grand Jury Room
Larkin D. Watson
Daughters of the Confederacy
Baptist Evangelistic Meetings Set to Open Next Sunday
First Baptist church announces a series of evangelistic services beginning April 24 led by Rev. T. F. Calloway with pastor Dr. Robert VanDeventer. Mr. Rad Bell will direct singing. Eve service at 7 30 p m and 8 p m with a one hour afternoon session aimed at local businesspeople.
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First Baptist Church
T. F. Calloway
Jackson
Robert VanDeventer
Rad Bell
Calloway
Calaway
Bell
Campaign for Greater School of Technology Gains Momentum
Atlanta reports a statewide drive to create a Greater School of Technology and a Greater Industrial Georgia. Most communities have met quotas, New York backers aim to raise one million dollars, and UGA alumni back Tech’s campaign for broader technical education to boost Georgia industry. Thomas Barrett Jr. warns Georgians buy $500 million in finished goods from outside the state, urging stronger technical training at Georgia Tech.
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Atlanta
Georgia
New York City
South
University of Georgia
Tech
Thomas Barrett, Jr
Augusta
Barrett
Georgia Tech
No Cure-All for Farmers Trouble Needs Co-operation
No universal remedy for farmers distress. cooperation is viewed as the closest solution to current agricultural problems.
Crop Insurance Expands Reach for County Farmers
Leading planters say crop investment insurance will be widely adopted this year. The Hartford wrote the first policy in the region last year via Flovilla and Jackson agencies, paying substantial claims to farmers in Butts and Monroe counties.
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Hartford
Flovilla
Messrs. W. A. Dozier
R. T. Smith
Butts
Monroe
Jackson
Jackson Insurance Agency
R. P. Lasnett
The
America
Cotton consumption in March rises to 437335 bales
Washington cotton manufacturers used 437,933 bales of raw cotton in March, the highest since September, compared with 417,093 bales in February, an increase of 29,325 bales.
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Washington
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