Cotton On Stalk 2 Very Poor Crop Bulletin
National weather bulletin reports the cotton belt weakly ending with some rainfall but overall poor. Deterioration continues as plants shed heavily and dry in spots. Texas drought and boll weevil damage affect fruiting. Arkansas shows very poor conditions in the northwest while most of the state remains better aside from new squares forming slowly due to pests.
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Washington
Cotton Belt
Texas
Arkansas
Weather Lets Crops Improve in Some States and Deteriorate in Others
Weather favored crops in Tennessee and showed improvement in North Carolina. Late cotton suffered from dryness in Georgia and Alabama remained unsettled. Florida and most of Mississippi saw plant deterioration, with only western Mississippi reporting light weevil damage.
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Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Congress Works To Delay Executions Amid Labor Injunction Clash
Congress debates stay attempts under the Clayton act as labor leaders denounce injunctions as unlawful. Brotherhood chiefs predict nationwide actions with freight embargoes and passenger delays as railway executives warn of disrupted service.
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Congress
Labor
Howard Elliott
New Haven
Means For U. S. do Take Over Operation
The article notes efforts to avert a strike while both sides prepare for it. It mentions a Senate Interstate Commerce Committee discussion of a 1862 law allowing the president to seize railroad and telegraph lines if public safety requires, intended only for Civil War conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Congress
Publishers Want Paper 5c a Pound on Free List
North Carolina Press Association met in Greensboro to urge congress to place paper on the free list at 5 cents a pound. The group called for a paper export embargo if needed and for securing Canadian raw materials for U S mills. They urged reduced paper consumption and pledged support to capitalists seeking local paper mills. A committee was appointed to press the resolutions on Congress.
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Associated Press
Greensboro
N. C
North Carolina Press Association
Congress
North Carolina
Paris painter Harpignies dies at 97 in Saint Prive
Paris artist Henri Joseph Harpignies died Tuesday night in Saint Prive France at age 97. The long lived master of landscape painting was celebrated for his serene rural scenes and detailed light. The death follows a life spent in Paris studios and French exhibitions.
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Paris
Henri Joseph Harpignies
Saint Prive
France
Pennsylvania Imposes Freight Embargo Across Lines
The Pennsylvania railroad and allied lines announce an embargo on freight shipments starting soon. Explosives and inflammables are barred first, followed by perishable goods, with all other freight paused next, then post Labor Day resumption plans for food stuffs.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Allied Lines
Railroad embargo notice issued by transportation department
A continuation notes that an embargo would be issued by the transportation department at Laurel Mississippi if made. The piece references railroads here and elsewhere and mentions an embargo action in process or consideration.
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Transportation Department
Laurel, Miss
Railroads brace for embargo as perishable freight halted
Chicago reports railroads rushing to enforce embargo on perishable freight. Livestock and perishables refused by some lines. others warn shipments not able to reach by September 2 will be rejected. In Chicago, agents told passengers to reach destinations by Sunday night or face delays as big firms rush to expedite orders and bolster staff.
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Chicago
Embargo Threat Faces Rail Strike Impasse
Notices from L and N, L H and ST L, and Southern Railway warn of an embargo on all freight within forty eight hours unless a favorable action or understanding is reached in Washington regarding the anticipated general railroad strike.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Louisville and Nashville
Texas and Pacific Issues Order Embargo on Livestock Freight
New Orleans Aug 30 The Texas and Pacific Railway issued an embargo on shipments of livestock and perishable freight that cannot reach destinations by September 3. After today all passenger and freight traffic will face delays.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Texas and Pacific Railway Today
Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific warns of embargo
The Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroad issued a notice stating that due to the critical labor situation it probably would be necessary within the next twenty four hours to embargo the acceptance of all classes of freight.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroad
U P imposes embargo on livestock and perishables
Omaha Nebraska August 30 The Union Pacific Railway Company issued an order placing an embargo on livestock and other perishable freight that would not be delivered before September 2.
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Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific Railway Company
Embargo Planned on Perishable Shipments by Rail
Kansas City Southern Railway announced an embargo on all perishable shipments that cannot be delivered before the threatened strike order takes effect Monday morning. The order will ban acceptance of such shipments starting soon.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Southern Railway
Embargo Issued On Fresh Shipments By Railroads
Kansas City Missouri embargo sets Saturday as final delivery date for fresh shipments by the Quancity Omaha and Kansas City railroad. New York Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad imposes embargo on all perishable products effective tomorrow.
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Kansas City
Quancity, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad
New York
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Michigan Central embargoes perishable freight to Sept 2
The Michigan Central Railroad placed an embargo on shipments of all perishable freight that could not be delivered before September 2. The action affects shipments into Detroit and surrounding areas as of August 30.
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Michigan Central
Detroit
Mich
Michigan Central Railroad
Central of Georgia seeks enginemen and trainmen
Savannah Ga August 30 1922 bulletin from L W Baldwin general manager seeks applications for enginemen and trainmen to replace strikers if needed. Central of Georgia Railroad vows continued operation of trains and G L Candler general superintendent issued a similar statement. No freight embargo announced.
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Associated Press
Savannah
L. W. Baldwin
Central of Georgia Railroad
Central of Georgia
G. L. Candler
Train crews recruited in St. Louis show labor efforts
Associated Press reports that A. J. Michaels, superintendent of the Baltimore and Ohio Free Labor Bureau, announced in St. Louis on August 30 that 130 train crews had been recruited since last Thursday as part of ongoing recruitment efforts.
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ST. Louis
Associated Press
A. J. Michaels
Baltimore and Ohio Free Labor Bureau
Pensacola Bans Alabama Excursions Over Infantile Paralysis
City Health Officer W D Nobles announced prohibitions on excursions from Alabama to Pensacola after talks with L N officials led to the cancellation of two planned trips from Selma and Montgomery for September. The move aims to prevent infantile paralysis. Also, Steve Grice pleaded guilty to scattering poison in Molino and was fined ten dollars plus costs or thirty days in jail. He paid the fine.
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Pensacola
Fla
W. D. Nobles
Alabama
Steve Grice
Court of Record
Molino
Four-man railroad strike crew appointed for emergency use
Four men including an engineer a fireman a conductor and a brakeman are named to be put to work in case of a railroad strike. The applications show all crews are experienced.
Railways Place Large Orders Ahead of Possible Trainmen Strike
Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania Railways order extensive supplies for workers expected to fill in during a probable strike by train crews.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio and
Pennsylvania Railways
Chicago Burlington and Quincy embargo on perishables
St. Louis report says officials of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad have announced an embargo on all perishable freight received by the company before September 2.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Frisco embargoes perishables shipments nationwide
Officials of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway announced an embargo on all perishable freight including livestock. The ban takes effect at noon Wednesday and covers regular schedule shipments that cannot reach destinations by noon September 2.
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Associated Press
Springfield
The
St. Louis and San Francisco Railway
Embargo On Perishable Freight Imminent in Tampa
The general freight agent of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in Tampa announced an embargo on perishable freight after Friday and warned a broader embargo on all freight might be needed soon.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
Denver and Rio Grande Out With Prohibition
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad announces an embargo on receipt of all perishable freight and livestock unable to reach destination before September 3. This affects shipments into and out of Denver.
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Denver
Rio Grande
Embargo on Perishable Freight From Wa bash Railroad
The Wa bash railroad will issue today an embargo on all perishable freight that cannot be delivered at destination by September 3. The move aims to prevent stranded shipments and reduce spoilage ahead of the holiday period.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Wabash Railroad
Freight acceptance limited by delay on Boston and Albany
The Boston and Albany railroad, a New York Central subsidiary, informed agents that all freight classes should be accepted but subject to delay.
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Associated Press
Boston
Boston and Albany Railroad
The
New York Central
Embargo on Perishables by Railroad Company
Houston report states the International and Great Northern Railroad announced an immediate embargo on all perishable food products and livestock. The move halts shipments nationwide and affects farmers shippers and markets. Authorities noted no exceptions for time sensitive cargo.
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Houston
Texas
International and Great Northern Railroad
Traffic embargo on freight shipments to be discussed
Nashville dispatch reports city traffic officials had not ordered an embargo on freight shipments as of early tonight. A conference of traffic officials from the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway will consider the matter this afternoon.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville, Chattanooga and St
Santa Fe Embargo On Perishables Shuts Shipments
Topeka Kan Aug 30 The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railway placed an embargo on all shipments of perishable goods and livestock effective at once and said it would not accept responsibility for other shipments The order covers the entire railroad system and remains in effect until further notice The move is tied to the threatened nationwide railroad strike It bars shipments of live stock butter eggs and similar commodities under the order
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
J. R. Koontz
Southern Pacific Warns Passengers Ahead of Delays
San Francisco August 30 The Southern Pacific Company issued telegrams to division superintendents instructing passenger and ticket agents to notify travelers they may face perplexing delays if they cannot reach their destination by Sunday night September 3. Freight guidance was to follow.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad offices announce
Dallas August 30 general offices of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad announced Tuesday that preparations are underway for new service changes. Details were not disclosed pending further notices from the railway.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Misouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Threatened Strike Halts California Fruit Picking
California fruit shipments to the East were nearly halted Tuesday as a threatened railroad strike jeopardized over 5,000 carloads of table grapes valued at $6,000,000 still on vines. Dealers warned losses would grow if the strike continued for any length.
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Associated Press
Sacramento
Cal
California
Bulgarians Capture Forts as Greeks Hold Drama and Kavala
Refugees in Athens confirm Bulgarians seized three forts and detained a Greek garrison of 120 with several fatalities after battles near Drama in northeastern Greece. French reports say Kavala and Drama remained under Greek control, though clashes were reported elsewhere. Germany and Bulgaria pledged not to enter Kavala Drama or Seres.
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Athens
The
Matin
Drama
Greece
Saloniki
Struma
Kavala
Germany
Bulgaria
Seres
Bombardment Hit Bucharest by Zeppelin and Airplane
Bucharest endured a night attack when a Zeppelin and an aircraft bombarded the city on Monday night. The assault targeted central areas, with alarms raised and casualties reported, as authorities investigate the damage and response.
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Associated Press
Bucharest
Romania
London
Romania to Demand Bulgarian Evacuation of Serbian Territory
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Athens reports Romania will present an ultimatum to Bulgaria demanding the evacuation of Serbian territory. The report comes from Saloniki and emphasizes regional tension amid the Balkan conflicts.
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Associated Press
London
Athens
Saloniki
Rumania
Bulgaria
Abandonment Forecast for Transylvania by Central Powers
Berlin dispatches report that Austria Romania frontier strategy may shrink the Transylvania front. Cor respondents say the central powers will not defend the entire border, citing its length and troop needs. Abandonment of portions of Transylvania is regarded as probable to straighten the line.
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Berlin
London
Transylvania
Albanian contingent lands at Saloniki led by Essad Pasha
Albanian troops disembark at Saloniki and join the allied force in Macedonia. They will be commanded by Essad Pasha, head of the Albanian government, who arrived in the city yesterday.
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Associated Press
Saloniki
Greece
Albania
Macedonia
Essad Pasha
Turkish Forces Push In Caucasus Amid Russian Resistance
Berlin reports that Turkish troops are advancing in the Caucasus and have broken through Russian heights. A detachment reportedly found a thousand Russian dead on the battlefield as announced by the Turkish war department.
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Berlin
Caucasus
Turkish War Department
Germans Report Somme Battle Retakes Pressure on British
German dispatch states troops in the Somme region repulsed a strong British assault. Field reports emphasize successful German defensive action and continued pressure on the British lines.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Somme River
Embargo Imposed on Perishable Freight by Railroad
A new embargo halts all perishable freight starting Wednesday morning and bans livestock shipments unless delivery occurs by Sunday morning. The railroad will accept all other freight classes but with potential delays.
Border soldiers have 60 day food supply
Border troops are provisioned for 60 days, as General Funston stated, while forage for mules and horses may run short. The War Department is sending large quantities of food and provisions southward due to the railroad strike threat.
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San Antonio
Funston
War Department
Honor System to Govern Convicts in State Camps
Governor Henderson and Alabama officials plan an honor system for state convicts in the next weeks. Convicts will be graded into three classes with different uniforms: gray for trusted, brown for improving, and stripes for those causing trouble. The reform aims to advance a better prison system and recognizes inmates for good conduct.
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Henderson
State Convict Department
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
New Haven to Refuse Freight After Strike Looms
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company says it will refuse all freight shipments that cannot be delivered before 7 a.m. on September 1 due to an impending rail strike, affecting New York shipments.
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Associated Press
New York
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
German Army Reports Night Attacks Along Western Front
Official statement says attacks along a line from Ovillers to Pozieres and between Guillemont and Maurepas last night. British detachments penetrating German positions north of Ovillers and Pozieres were defeated in hand to hand fighting.
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Ovillers
Pozieres
Guillemont
Maurepas
Severe fighting on the Macedonian front worsens
Paris reported ongoing heavy combat on the Macedonian front with French forces gaining ground west of the Vardan river. Bulgarian attacks west of Lake Ostrovo were repulsed by Serbia while Entente bombardments hit positions on the Struma front and near Lake Doiran. Intense artillery operations continued around Ostrovo and Vetrenik.
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Associated Press
Paris
War Office
Vardan River
Lake Ostrovo
Struma Front
Lake Doiran
Ostrovo
Vetrenik
Northern Pacific declares embargo on perishables
St Paul Minnesota August 30 The Northern Pacific railroad today declared an embargo on perishable freight and livestock that would not reach its destination by Saturday.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul, Minn
Northern Pacific Railroad Today
British silenced Bulgarian batteries on Struma front
British war office announced artillery actions on Monday and Tuesday silencing Bulgarian batteries at the Kopriva bridge and dispersing an enemy working party near Doldzelli. Reports say aeroplanes bombed Drama station and troops at Porna with apparently successful results.
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London
War Office
Strume Front
Kopriva
Porna
Doran
Doldzelli
Queen and Crescent Lines Prep 48-Hour Livestock Embargo
Larz A. Jones, president of the Queen and Crescent system railroads, announced that an embargo on shipments of livestock and perishable freight likely will be issued within the next forty eight hours by the New Orleans and North Eastern, Alabama and Vicksburg, and the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroads. The embargo would affect routes under the Queen and Crescent network.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Northeastern
Alabama
Vicksburg
Shreveport and Pacific
Queen and Crescent
Larz A. Jones
The
Roads
French Drive Forward on Verdun Front Near Fleury
Paris reports the French launched another assault on the Verdun front east of Fleury last night and advanced further, according to the war office statement issued today.
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Paris
Verdun
Fleury
War Office
Norfolk and Western Announces Embargo on Livestock Traffic
Norfolk and Western Railway Company issued an embargo notice effective after midnight August 31, prohibiting livestock and perishable traffic on connecting lines. Dead freight may be delayed.
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Associated Press
Roanoke
Yva
Norfolk and Western Railway Company Today
Austrian Monitors Batter Rumantian Towns
London dispatch reports Austrian monitors and batteries bombarding Verciorova at the Iron Gates Turnu Severin and Giurgevo along the Danube. Vintila Bratiano named minister of war in place of J J C Bratianu who remains premier amid coalition ministry talks.
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Associated Press
London
Verciorova
Turnu Severin
Danube
Giurgevo
Rustchuk
Sofia
Bucharest
Times
Vintila Bratiano
J. J. C. Bratiano
Administration shipping bill passes Senate and House
The administration shipping bill was disposed of in congress today as the House concurred in all Senate amendments without a record vote. The bill now goes to President Wilson for signature.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Wilson
State adopts color coded convict uniforms at Speigner mill
The state plans to classify convicts into three groups with gray brown and striped uniforms. The Speigner cotton mill will produce the new outfits. Governor Henderson initiated the plan last year and it is now considered practical. Six Houston county convicts and guard Burl Rountree were injured in a Montgomery-bound auto crash. The state auto was wrecked.
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Speigner
Henderson
Houston County
Burl Rountree
State Prison No. 4
Montgomery
Roy Smith
Will Herring
Gus Jones
Sterling Taylor
Malcolm Ingram
Charles Thompson
Fay Escapes From Atlanta Federal Prison With Partner
Atlanta Aug 30 Robert Fay a former German army officer convict in New York munitions plot escaped from the federal prison with William Knabloch who was serving time for using the mails to defraud They left during electrical repair work and walked past guard J W Pouncey claiming they would repair arc lights no arrests have yet been made as guards scour the area around the Atlanta facility.
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Atlanta
Robert Fay
United States
New York
William Knabloch
Fay
Knabloch
Fred Zerbst
J. W. Pouncey
Warden Zerbst
Knobloch
Nashville Chattanooga Rail Stops Livestock Freight Embargo
The Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway issued an embargo on all livestock and perishable freight unless schedules guarantee delivery by midnight September 2. Effective immediately, the company will not accept explosives for transport.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Nashville, Chattanooga and
Southern Pacific halts fresh shipments on perishable goods
New York August 30 The Southern Pacific Steamship Company announced it will not accept perishable merchandise and all freight is subject to considerable delay. Ships connect at Galveston Texas with rail service from the Pacific coast over Southern Pacific rail lines.
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Associated Press
New York
Southern Pacific Steamship Company
Galveston
Texas
Pacific Coast
Southern Pacific Rail
Embargo Declared On Livestock And Perishables
Chicago August 30 The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway announced an embargo preventing livestock and perishable freight that cannot reach its destination by September 3.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Cotton Seed Oil Market Closes Strong in New York
The cotton seed oil market closed strong with spot prices at 9.44 to 9.48 and futures ranges from 9.40 to 9.95. Total sales reached 45,200 barrels.
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New York
Court Hears Garnishment Question in Bank Case
The judge presides over Mrs. Hattie Gerald versus John Patton Jr of the state banking department in the Union State Bank at Thorsby affair. The issue asks if the state superintendent of banks can be garnisheed by a claimant against a person who served as a special agent for the department. The hearing occurred Tuesday in circuit court with Judge Leon McCord.
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New Orleans
South
Banking Department
Leon McCord
Circuit Court
Hattie Gerald
John Patton, Jr
State Banking Department
Union State Bank
Thorsby
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