Georgia County Commissioners Meet Monday
Georgia's 159 county commissioners gather for the Association of County Commissioners meeting in Atlanta. They discuss cash flow and revenue losses from homestead exemptions, state aid shortfalls, and potential moves to reduce county numbers. Political talk centers on the governor race and how county support could influence outcomes.
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Harold Tshir
Atlanta
Georgia
Democratic Committee
Association of County Commissioners
Eugene Stalmadge
Weather Forecast For South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama
South Carolina and Georgia: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with cooler conditions. Florida: Considerable cloudiness tonight and Saturday with scattered showers developing in the south this afternoon. Alabama and extreme northwest Florida: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with little temperature change and gentle north to northeast winds.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Henry Cawthon Found Guilty of Floggings in Klan Case
Henry Cawthon, a red-haired garageman and presumed Klan member, was found guilty of one whipping and fined 1000 dollars with 12 months public works and six months in jail. The verdict tied to beating CIO textile organizer P S Toney, with others acquitted on remaining flogging counts. Let's prepare for next trial: Dan Lidson faces five lashings.
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Atlanta
Fulton County
Henry Cawthon
P.S. Toney
CIO
Toney
Cawthon
East Point
Hugh M. Dorsey
Taney
James A. Colescott
National Klan
Dan Ltidson
Issac Grston
Fierd I. Lee
Lee
FDR Plans Washington Return After Press Conference
President Roosevelt announced at a Warm Springs press conference that he would return to Washington Sunday morning. He deflected questions about the Georgia Democratic Executive Committee draft for a third term, saying he had seen only what the Atlanta Constitution reported.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Washington
Georgia Democratic Executive Committee
Atlanta Constitution
Nazis Driving North Toward Trondheim In Norway Action
The article reports two Nazi columns pushing toward Trondheim as Allied forces tighten from the north and south aided by French troops. It notes an 85 mile distance to Trondheim, warns heavy fighting is likely, and discusses Mussolini’s reluctance to join the war and the strategic Italy vs Allied naval balance.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Trondheim
Norway
Signor Mussolini
Europe
Scandinavia
Ilauce
Hitler
Italy
Mussolini
Balkans
Herr Hitler
Iualan
Mussolcnuf
Oslo
British
Air Ministry
Denmark
Oslo Fjord
Stavanger
France
Sweden
War Ministry
Baltic
Osterdalen
London
Roros
Gudsbrandsdalen
Ringebu
Storen
High Command
Olso
Capi
Thomasville Rose Show crowns Etoile de Holland as top red bloom
The 19th annual Thomasville Rose Show drew thousands as Etoile de Holland, grown by Mrs. W. Fred Scott, won best red and swept the red single specimen class and overall show prize. Other top picks include Editor McFarland pink by Mrs. A D Pringle and Eclipse yellow by Miss Pansy Ireland.
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W. Fred Scott
Celetta Powell
W. J. Powell
Louise Mitchell
Ruth Rainey
Martha Jane Mack
Caroline Bowman
Celetia Powell
Marilyn Terry
Anne Little
Bobbie Powell
Helen Owens
McLeod's Studio
Thomasville
Editor McFarland
AD. Rhett Pringle
Will Hopkins
Carl Dru Ski
Pansy Ireland
D. R. Pringle
Thel Herring
Robert Flowers
Frances Phillips
Joe Higgins
Melrose Plantation
Girl Scouts
American Legion Sphere
Pred Scott
Bessie V. Lee
W. B. Thomas
Fred Scott
James Pringle
City Water & Light
Eldon Joiner
James Mimms
Pansey Ireland
Joe Briley
Coburn Haskell
Charles Smith
Arthur Chastain
W. W. Gravely
Rudolph Bell
Joe Palmer
Jas. Mason
Joyce Whiddon
McFarland
W. E. Stephens
James Mason
Jane Harrell
Sara Cneshire
J. K. Fortney
R. K. Walker
B. B. Earle
Mildred Steyerman
Mary B. Nichols
C. H. Jackson
Charles Bell
Sara Cheshire
Ward Willits
Rhett Pringle
Charles Groover
Emmett Mitchell
Payne Whitney
Lena Chambers
Adam Arnold
Rudolph Kevton
Mac Anthony
Coburn
Etoile de Holland
Eicher McFarland
Mary B
W. F. Scott
Allied gains against Germans in Norway raise Stockholm hopes
Allied forces reported near Osterdalen and Gudbrandsdalen forcing German advances back toward Roros and Ringebu as battles raged along the fjord coast and inland. British and German actions included air attacks, naval bombardments, and limited withdrawals as both sides vie for Trondheim and Olso.
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Associated Press
Norway
Stockholm
Osterdalen
Roros
Trondheim
Gudbrandsdalen
Dombas
Northland
War Office
Tronsheim
Ringebu
Georgians Unfurl the Stars and Bars Again
The Associated Press reports Georgia held Confederate Memorial Day ceremonies statewide with parades, speeches, and cemetery tributes. In Savannah and Atlanta large observances occurred, Midway Church planned sessions, and Augusta staged a major parade ending at Magnolia cemetery with speaker William T. Gary. Governor Rivers closed the Capitol, and banks observed the holiday.
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Associated Press
Midway Society
Historic Midway Church
Savannah
Brunswick
Augusta
Magnolia Cemetery
William T. Gary
Atlanta
Athens
Frank Dennis
Eatonton
Georgia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
University
Macon
Lanier
Rose Hill Cemetery
Governor Rivers
Capitol
George Scalise Indicted on 53 Counts in NY Case
George Scalise former president of the Building Service Employees International Union was named in a 53 count indictment in New York charging conspiracy and extortion. The charges allege attempts to extort hotel and rooming house operators and union members.
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George Scalise
New York
Building Services Employes Inter- National Union
CAFO
Nineteenth Thomasville Rose Show Draws Thousands
The Roya Show in Thomasville attracts thousands of visitors with a record rose display. Judges from Georgia and Florida praise the quality and variety of roses and arrangements, noting a premier exhibit of rare types and strong organization. The show features a large rose section, plus exhibits by organizations and florists, with the park department garden and azaleas highlighted.
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Roya
Georgia
Florida
Thomasville
Park and Tree Department
Tom Dollar
Peta
Imiie
Mary Bagnell
Annette Kelly
McLeod
Guaiehe
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Georgia County Commissioners
FDR
Beauty of
Tal
Narvik
Britain
Berne
Switzerland
Germany
Japan
Tientsin
Moscow
Russia
Vladivostok
The
Liberty County
Daughters of the Confederacy
James Stacy
Midway Church
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