Captain Paul B. King World War aviator dies in hotel plunge
Captain Paul B. King 38 a World War aviator and son of Senator William H. King Utah was killed last night in a plunge from a seventh floor hotel room. Coroner withheld death certificate to confirm if it was a fall or jump. King registered a week ago and had recently left Langley Field where he served as test pilot.
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Washington
Paul B. King
William H. King
Utah
A. Magruder MacDonald
King
Langley Field
Virginia
New York
Park says he was misquoted in speech in Macon
Representative Orville A. Park of Bibb county denies attributing the assembly's failure to rural representation. He argues that rural counties are usually better represented, cites minority rule in the House, and complains of senatorial district inequality and the rotation system. He did not charge rural counties with the recent legislative failure.
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Macon
Orville ‘A. Park
Bibb County
Tercer University
Legignature
General Assembly
Park
House
Senate
Forestry Recruits Enter Roosevelt Reforestation Army
Three hundred young men aged 18 to 25 join the sixth corps area's first civilian conservation army contingent at Fort Sheridan Illinois. They begin continuous processing under military guides to become full fledged members of Roosevelt's reforestation program as they enter routine C. M. T. C. training, receive serial numbers and processing tags.
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Ft. Sheridan
Ill
Civilian Conservation Army
Sixth Corps
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Fort Sheridan
Roosevelt
Federal Grand Jury Considers Drinking Reports in Atlanta
The federal grand jury in session in Atlanta sends a letter to Judge E. Marvin Underwood about reports of drinking and lobbying during the recent legislative session. The jurors may investigate federal violations but cannot direct Fulton county’s grand jury. Foreman R. M. Crumley presented the letter. Judge Underwood declined to publish its contents.
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Atlanta
Federal Grand Jury
E. Marvin Underwood
Federal District Court
Fulton County Grand Jury
Underwood
R. M. Crumley
Crumley
John A. Boykin
Thomas H. Hall 3Rd
Macon
The
Georgia Tax Payers League
Mann to Leave State Employ in Budget Cut
W B Mann director of income tax resigns effective May 1 as part of a statewide personnel reduction. Other reductions include A H Neeson Mrs Bessie Anderson Mrs Claude Spencer and Mark Donahoo. Paul Harwell moves to automobile tag division. Governor Talmadge ordered budget trims for 1933.
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W. B. Mann
Atlanta
Paul H. Doyle
State Revenue Commission
Comission
Doyle
Mann
A. H. Neeson
Bessie Anderson
Claude Spencer
Mark Donahoo
Doyal
Paul Harwell
Automobile Tag Division
Talmadge
Augusta and Richmond County Relief Work Differences Ended
Augusta and Richmond county relief committee settled their differences over Reconstruction Finance Corporation funds. An advance against 48000 dollars was approved, with a treasurer chosen and the Georgia relief administration ready to begin distribution under Herman de la Perriere.
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Atlanta
Augusta
Richmond County
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Herman de la Perriere
Georgia Relief Administration
Governor Talmadge Addresses Macon Rotary on Agriculture
Atlanta April 12 Governor Talmadge spoke before the Macon Rotary Club on Georgia agriculture. He appeared outside his office to deliver the address, highlighting state farming policies and rural issues.
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Atlanta
Talmadge
Rotary Club
Macon
Rain Washes Out Three Major League Openers
Rain postponed three of four eastern opening games while Washington, St. Louis, Detroit, Chicago and Cincinnati enjoyed clear skies. Opening ceremonies in New York Boston and Philadelphia were postponed until tomorrow amid uncertain conditions and cooler weather. attendance was expected to be under 100000 across the five games.
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New York
Washington
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
Philadelphia
Berlin bars Jewish newspapermen from government press conferences
Berlin reports that Jewish newsmen will be barred from daily confidential government press conferences for political editors. The conference is reorganized with pro government officers and will be recorded. Reported measures include compulsory physical examinations with demeaning procedures and provision of army clothing and mess gear.
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Berlin
Pelham Students Win District Play Contest
Pelham High won first place in a district one act play contest at Thomasville High School auditorium. Eight cities competed with Pelham's Dixon's Kitchen earning five points toward the district banner, while Thomasville placed second with Two Crooks and A Lady earning three points.
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Thomasville High School
Second District High School
Pelham High
Wilbur Stout
Ellen Gay
Thomasville
Eugene Pilot
Bainbridge
Gilbert Emery
Elizabeth Gale
Dixie
Camilla
Bainbridge High
Albany High
Margaret Bland
Thomasville High
Evelyn Horne
Bobby Ausley
Helen Dale Parrish
Mimor
Nell Thompson
Thomas Mahler
Mel’ Goodwin
Mamie Jones
Quitman
Stella Armstrong
Pelham
Stout and Gray
Little Brother
Hubert Hinson
Ione Howze
Fern Baggs
Anthony Ferrell
Roy Lee
Martha Moore
George Ford
Tifton High
Tifton
Albany
Local visitors noted in Thomasville scene
Mr J A Johnson of Atlanta and Mr G G Buchanan of Albany were among business visitors in Thomasville yesterday. Jacksonville’s F P Goodwin joined the group registered at a local hotel. Several Thomasville residents plan to attend the Columbus Horse Show at Fort Benning this week.
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J. A. Johnson
Atlanta
G. G. Buchanan
Albany
F. P. Goodwin
Jacksonville
Thomasville
Columbus
Fort Benning
Evelyn V. Peck
Ruth Blake
Diana Blake
Araminta C. Bailey
P. B. Slater
Ralph Perkins
L. F. Driver Jr
R. H. Thomas
P. A. Morris
Ralph Coleman
J. D. Addison of
Macon
Messrs
G. G. Lamar
H. L. Laird
Fairburn Declares City Tax Holiday Again
Fairburn Georgia finance committee announces a second straight citywide tax holiday. With a $33,300 surplus and water fees, the city expects to operate through 1933. In 1932 the treasury had $6,300 and the holiday covered the year.
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Fairburn
R. H. Woodall
President Roosevelt praises Phoebus captain for Akron rescue
Washington April 12 President Roosevelt sent a letter to Captain Carl Dalldorf of the German ship Phoebus thanking him and his crew for rescuing three members of the Akron. The gesture underscores U S appreciation for aid rendered during a maritime rescue operation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Carl Dalldorf
Phoebus
Dr Gregory to be buried in Dallas Texas
Dr Carl C Gregory pastor of Mulberry Street Methodist church in Macon Georgia died of a bullet wound police deem self inflicted. He will be buried in Dallas Texas with funeral at the First Methodist Episcopal Church south where he once served. Dr W C Martin will conduct the service.
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Dallas
Texas
Carl C. Gregory
Mulberry Street Methodist Church
Macon
First Methodist Episcopal Church
South
W. C. Martin
Florida motor clubs plan movement for reduced auto tags
A St. Petersburg Motor Club plans a three minute traffic halt at noon next Saturday to advocate legislation for $5 and $10 auto license tag fees as promised by Governor Sholtz. Other Florida clubs will stage similar demonstrations to show public support for the measure.
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Florida
St. Petersburg
Fla
Sholtz
Court rules on mode conducting dental clinic in Georgia
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that a dental college may run a charity clinic but charging fees means practicing dentistry without proper license. The decision follows Fulton Superior Court dissolution of an injunction against the Atlanta Southern Dental College after its charter amendment request. Solicitor General Boykin intervened after the injunction's dissolution at the fifth district Dental Society's request.
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Atlanta
State Supreme Court Today
Fulton Superior Court
Atlanta-Southern Dental College
John A. Boykin
Fifth District Dental Society
Plan reenactment of cent a gallon gas tax proposal
Washington April 12 The cent a gallon gasoline tax slated for reenactment will be introduced in bill form tomorrow by Chairman Doughton of the House Ways and Means Committee. A two cent reduction in first class postage on drop letters is also proposed. A study of tax subjects will follow. The gasoline tax, expiring July 1, is estimated to raise 140 million dollars and the two cent check tax 46 million.
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Washington
Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Coughton
Four Georgia Sites Approved for Forestry Work
President Roosevelt and emergency conservation chief Robert Fechner approved fifty camps, four in Georgia, to employ the first conservation corps. The Georgia sites are Margaret in Fannin county and Nimblemill in Lumpkin county within the Cherokee National Forest, Roberts town in White county, and Clayton in Rabun county within Nantahala National Forest.
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Roosevelt
Robert Fechner
Georgia
Conservation Corps
Margaret
Fannin County
Cherokee National Forest
Nimblemill
Lumpkin County
Robertstown
White County
Clayton
Rabun County
Nantahala National Forest
Former Gov Osborn Delivers Brenau Commencement Address
Gainesville Ga April 12 Chase Salmon Osborn LL D former governor of Michigan will deliver the baccalaureate address at Brenau College 54th commencement exercises in Brenau College conservatory June 5. The events run June 1 through June 5 with a concert prom exhibits alumnae meeting class day exercises and the class play. Rev Dr Pierce Harris of Columbus Ga will preach the baccalaureate sermon.
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Gainesville
Chase Salmon Osborn
Michigan
Brenau College Conservatory
Pierce Harris
Columbus
New York Life Cuts Salaries Across Company
The New York Life Insurance Co. announced percentage salary reductions for executives and staff from five to fifteen percent. The maximum cut affects President Thomas Buckner. Employees earning $2,000 or less remain unchanged across home and branch offices.
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New York
New York Life Insurance Co
Thomas A. Buckner
Pastor and Bishop Hay to Officiate Funeral in Fort Worth
Dr Gregory who had been ill was found with a pistol wound in a Macon park Saturday night. His widow and three sons accompanied the body to Fort Worth for funeral services officiated by Pastor and Bishop Sam R Hay of Fort Worth.
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Sam R. Hay
Fort Worth
Gregory
Macon
Third Annual Cattle Feeders Field Day At Moultrie
Livestock breeders from three states gathered in Moultrie Ga for the third annual cattle feeders field day. Dr E W Sheets heads an address program with speakers including C A Cobb E D Rivers W C Vereen R A Stafford Tap Bennett F R Edwards and Z A Massie. The event opened with feeding tests on 150 head of cattle and hogs at Swift Company to evaluate best fattening methods.
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E. W. Sheets
Division of Animal Husbandry
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
C. A. Cobb
Southern Ruralist
E. D. Rivers
Georgia House of Representatives
W. C. Vereen
R. A. Stafford
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
Tap Bennett
Georgia State College of Agriculture
F. R. Edwards
Z. A. Massie
Georgia Experiment Station
Swift’ and Company
Rev Arthur M. Martin Elected Moderator in Valdosta Presbytery
In Valdosta Georgia the Savannah Presbytery elected the Rev Arthur M Martin pastor of Eastern Heights Presbyterian Church Savannah as moderator. Martin is a Savannah native and graduate of the Presbyterian Seminary of Louisville with studies at Edinburgh. The meeting included committee work sermons by Rev Paul Gresham and an address by Dr Egbert Smith ending tonight with the retiring moderator Rev Charles P Coble of Douglas opening events last night.
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Savannah
Arthur M. Martin
Eastern Heights Presbyterian Church
Martin
Presbyterian Seminary of
Louisville
Edinburgh
Scotland
Paul Gresham
Egbert Smith
Nashville
Tenn
Charles P. Coble
Douglas
Shaw warns United States may still take a new path
Shaw attacks Hollywood as centre of immoral propaganda and urges a homegrown constitution. He cites Roosevelt and Hearst as anti constitutional and criticizes financiers as lunatics. He warns against Marx and calls for an American constitutional framework.
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Shaw
United States
Hollywood
President Roosevelt
William Randolph Hearst
Roosevelt
Congress
Hoover
Harris and Epting Seek Poll to Decide Beer Session
Georgia legislators Roy V. Harris and Eugene A. Epting propose surveys to gauge support for a beer measure. Harris plans a full Assembly roll call and a personal letter to members while Epting will use pledge responses to judge sentiment before a possible special session. Harris also urges Gov Talmadge to call a special session including state income redistribution.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Roy V. Harris
Richmond County
House
Talmadge
General Assembly
Representaive
Eugene A. Epting
Clarke County
Harris
Senate
Mote Welch Convicted in Norman Banking Robbery Case
Mote Welch is found guilty by a Moultrie Georgia county Superior Court jury for taking part in the October robbery of the Norman Banking Company of Norman Park. He receives a five to eight year penitentiary sentence. Dewey Welch faces trial as an accessory before the fact. Jimmie James had pleaded guilty earlier and testified.
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Moultrie
Colquitt County Superior
Mote Welch
Norman Banking Company
Norman Park
Jimmie James
I R Welch
Welch
Dewey Welch
Mote
James
W. E. Thomas
Akron Air Ship Loss Search Hindered by Sea Storms
The Akron disaster off the New Jersey coast faces renewed search delays as high seas and a gale prevent air and salvage boats from operating. Officials hope calmer weather may loosen wreckage bodies for recovery as the operation resumes with greater effort.
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U. S. S. Portland
Jersey
Akron
Wagner Cobb Cite Bad Batting Examples in Baseball
Cincinnati April 12 Honus Wagner cites himself and Ty Cobb as prime examples of how not to bat. He recalls choking the bat as the error and claims they relied on guess hitting to place pitches out of reach of opponents.
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Wagner
Cobb
Cincinnati
Honus Wagner
Ty Cobb
Pittsburgh Pirates
Moultrie Man Identified in Norman Park Bank Robbery
Mote Welch on trial in Colquitt Superior Court for a $1,000 robbery of the Norman Banking Company in Norman Park last October. Bank cashier Arnold Horne identified Welch as one of two unmasked robbers after a positive sighting. Jimmie James pleaded guilty earlier. James admits nothing about Welch, and both men are from Albany.
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Moultrie
Mote Welch
Colquitt Superior Court
Norman Banking Company
Arnold Horne
Horne
Welch
Jimmie James
James
Albany
T. V. Beard
Wets to back bill for unrestricted 3.2 beer sales in South Carolina
South Carolina Senate wets claim a solid majority and back a caucus plan to permit unrestricted 3.2 percent beer sales immediately after ratification. The measure mixes features from three senate bills and a house measure, while the House rejects sterilization for mental defectives and prepares to vote on ending the textile stretch-out system. The Citadel veto clash over cadet discipline also looms.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Senate
House
Citadel
Old-Timers Baseball Quip Mulls Steals Record
The line suggests a comparison between current players and Old-Timers, questioning who steals more bases. It implies a discussion of baserunning prowess without naming teams or events.
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