Georgia Negro Lynched Over State Militia
In Darien Georgia an armed mob forced entry to the McIntosh county jail and lynched George Grant a 40 year old black man accused of killing an officer and wounding three others after a morning gun battle. Colonel Roy Neal commanded Savannah National Guard outside the jail. Grant was killed in his cell as the mob demanded the other suspect be captured nearby a marshland remains under pursuit.
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Darien
CIA
McIntosh County
Totay
George Grant
Roy Neal
Savannah
National Guard
Grant
Colonel Neal
Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild Aims at Student Craftsmanship
Fisher Body announces a national craftsman guild to stimulate manual dexterity among boys aged 12 to 19. A model Napoleonic coach contest offers four four-year university scholarships worth over 50,000 total, with 900+ prizes. The guild partners with educators and General Motors dealers to enroll youths nationwide.
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Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild
Fisher Body Corporation
Cuneral Motors
Cas
Cieneral Motors
Details of the miniature coach model contest and guild
The passage outlines specifications for a miniature coach model and contest details. The guild is backed by top educators from engineering architectural and technical colleges nationwide. Dan Beard serves as honorary president and William A. Fisher as active president. The guild’s national headquarters are in Detroit.
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Dan Beard
Boy Scouts of America
William A. Fisher
Fisher Body Corporation
Detroit
War film at Astor honors engineers in battle dramas
Gary Cooper stars in A Man From Wyoming at the New Astor for one day. The film portrays an aspiring engineer who joins the war effort and helps build pontoon bridges while engineers fight under fire. Cooper praises engineers and their front line role.
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France
Hollywood
Gary Cooper
Wyoming
New Astor
Cooper
Old Timers Baseball Swing At Braves Field
At Braves Field Boston on September 8 a gallery of baseball greats from Tris Speaker to Ty Cobb faced off in an old timers game. The All Team defeated the Al Boston squad 8 to 4 in nine innings before a crowd over 20 000 with stars from past pennant years in the two rosters.
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Tris Speaker
Ty Cobb
Baker
Honus Waghes
Yesteryear
Braves
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Moore
Wish
Coombs
Lesreau
Bender
Careber
Bresnahan
Mitchell
Young
Dincan
Rudolph
Wood
Tyler
Caroigin
Crowdy
Madden
Scout Oath and Law Win Prize in Early Movement
In early US scouting the ideal oath and 12 laws were proposed by leaders and refined with input from 2,500 professionals. The prize story notes the oath On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and the laws Trusted Loyal Helpful Friendly Courteous Kind Obedient Cheerful Thrifty Brave Clean Reverent. The piece urges adults to support youths and thrift education, detailing a new thrift textbook for grades two through eight and offering free copies to teachers via the American Society for Thrift in New York.
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United States
America
Boston
Winter Pastures Are Highly Recommended For Louisiana
The University Extension Division urges Louisiana farmers to establish winter pastures to ease feed shortages. Five weeks remain to prepare. ryegrass is recommended seed. Well established winter pastures allow year round grazing, giving livestock producers an edge over northern competitors.
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Louisiana
University Extension Division
Grouth
School Room Logical Place To Encourage Thrift Among Youth
The article urges parents teachers and others to promote thrift education in schools at the start of a new year. It notes progress since earlier efforts like the school savings bank started by a Belgian teacher in Long Island and highlights the value of teaching children to save money for future financial responsibility.
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Litus School Saving Bank
American Society For Thrift
East 48Th Street
New York City
Bank
Long Island
Win One Class Elects Officers at Church Meet
A Win One Class gathering in the church classroom concluded with re elections for officers led by Mrs. J. W. Thurman as president and Mrs. R. H. Brooks as teacher. Reports were read despite quarantine causing low summer attendance and refreshments followed for members and several visitors.
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Win One
Sam May
R. H. Brooks
Raymond Reese
J. F. Meeks
J. W. Thurman
Cc. H. Larance
S. W. May
H. L. McKnight
Lee Thurman
H. L. Campbell
T. A. Green
Swanson
Olive Huey
Elizabeth Southern
Sid Wallace
C. H. Laurence
Dallas Lomax
C. G. Latimer
Eva Grambling
R. O. Stinson
George Samsing
J. A. Jemison
E. C. Parrish
French fliers honored in Washington tribute to Lindbergh route
Two French airmen Capt. Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bellonte received a national welcome in Washington led by President Hoover. He hailed their return flight retracing Lindbergh’s Paris to New York path and praised courage without limits. They attended a luncheon and a banquet before planning a goodwill flight across the nation.
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Washington
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Charles A. Lindbergh
France
Lindbergh
Hoover
Paris
New York
Washington Board of Trade
Curtis
Parish Bush League Ends Good Season
Parish bush league ends its season after a strenuous summer schedule with teams from nearly every community in the parish. School starts at Tech within two weeks and at the parish high and grammar schools Monday, the disbandment is noted as the reason for ending one of the best local bush leagues.
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Tech
Parish
Local Teams in Nine-Player Field Rally Season Close
Clay, Choudrant, Simaboro, Mic Hilly, Cross Roads, Antioch, Bat Springs, Douglas and other communities join Ruston Sweats in a nine man field. Under coach Re Smith the team wrapped the season with a double header sweep over Choudrant and Hilly. Several players from Tech and high schools shone, with talks of possible disbandment and grid practice at Focal High School.
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Clay
Choudrant
Simaboro
Mic Hilly
Cross Roads
Antioch
Bat Springs
Douglas
Ruston
High School
Focal High School
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Woods
Fisher
Astor
Lad
S. W. Straus
L. F. van Zelm
Mary Hilet
Coste
Bellonte
Nat’l. Capital
W. A. Sibley
Wycliffe College
Gloucestershire
Irland
Sih
Ines
Ruston State Bank & Trust Company
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