Grand Jury Presentments Georgia Thom as County April Term
The Grand Jury for the April term of Thomas Superior Court reports indictments in cases with sufficient evidence while declining to indict where evidence was weak. It urges public respect for law, condemns bootlegging and gambling, warns against Sabbath desecration, notes efficient but cash strapped schools, and calls for state funding and fiscal restraint in government.
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Thomas Superior Court
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Stronger Hog Product Demand Seen In 1938 Market Signals
Athens April 204 P Stronger consumer demand for hog products noted across the United States in 1938 compared with early 1937 months says a Bureau of Agricultural Economics report. Seasonal rise in hog marketing expected to continue into June with large pig marketings in coming weeks. The 1938 fall pig crop was 1X percent larger than 1937. For 1939 demand expected to be stronger than 1940 but not by much.
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Athens
United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Jung
Weather forecast summary for several U S regions
The forecast covers Georgia Florida and Alabama with increasing clouds and warmer conditions. Northern parts expect rain in Georgia and Alabama with cooler extremes in the far north. Extreme Northwest Florida remains partly cloudy and warmer with south winds.
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Baltimore murder case shocks city as torso found
Baltimore police charged Aurelio Tarquinio, a 45 year old steelworker and former tavern keeper, with murdering Evelyn Rice a 31 year old Georgia woman who worked for him. Parts of Rice’s body were recovered from sewers and a backyard lime pit after his six hour interrogation.
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Lindbergh Talks With Roosevelt At White House Meeting
Col Charles A Lindbergh met President Franklin D Roosevelt at the White House for about 25 minutes. He wore a grey suit and hat and refused to reveal the discussion details. Crowds gathered as Lindbergh arrived and left via a side entrance, smiling at reporters.
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Paroled Convicts Tied to Peonage Concerns in Georgia
Georgia parole investigator Jones testified that about five percent of cases show employers coercing paroled prisoners into wage theft or forced labor. He noted most abuses involve black inmates and that parolees face limited supervision after release. The inquiry suggests tightening parole laws and supervising parolees under the sentencing court.
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Georgia Social Welfare Parley in Albany Today
In Albany Georgia delegates at the fourteenth Georgian conference social work heard speakers Miss Gay B Sheprerson state Works Progress Administrator and Dr Arthur Pink of the University of Georgia address welfare service problems Gov E D Rivers urged workers in the state welfare department to tighten efforts last night
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Arthur Pink
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State Welfare Department
Devaluation Debate Hits Dollar Policy In Congress
Washington April 20 Rep Robison Kentucky assailed administration currency policy arguing the dollar devaluation taxes all Americans while noting the 1934 gold content cut. The House whips organized floor support as debate opened on extending presidential power to revalue the dollar and extending the stabilization fund and silver purchase authority.
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Insects Launch Attacks on Western Crops Across States
Western farmers mobilize against grasshoppers and Mormon crickets as cool weather delays outbreaks elsewhere. The federal and state programs deploy poison bait across vast acreages, protecting millions of acres and crops worth billions.
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Welfare programs face retrenchment under state deficit
Officials warn budget cuts will force hard choices as the welfare system must be stretched. Pann says he is doing his best with limited funds while Paul Keldgy urges delegates to combine retrenchment with expansion through teamwork to preserve major welfare program components.
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National Conference On Social Welfare
Father and Son Die in Chair for Murder
In Columbus Ohio on April 20 44 a father and son were executed for the 1907 murder of officers Patrolman Martin Randolph and Deputy Sheriff Edward Furry. The trio, joined by gangster Robert Cornette, faced the electric chair after their Robbery hideout assault ended in gunfire. Chapwein Dingledine and the elder Chapman spoke prior to death.
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Roosevelt urges conservative principles to defeat Democrats in 1940
Washington April 20 President Roosevelt argues that adoption of conservative principles would doom the Democratic Party in 1940 by abandoning the policies that brought it to power. He urged Democrats to stay the course, warning independent voters may quit the party if it shifts away from its New Deal program. The general call was echoed by Senate leaders and party figures at a dinner, stressing loyalty or joining a party aligned with one’s views.
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Pope Urges May of Prayer for World Peace
The Associated Press reports Pope Tidus XII calls for a world crusade of prayer during May for a longed-for Christian peace, urging children's prayers as part of a broader appeal amid rising global tensions. Mussolini rejects Roosevelt's 10 year guarantees while Britain forms a ministry of supply for a growing army, and Hitler marks his 50th birthday with displays of German power.
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