Political war drums boom in Georgia in 1944 gubernatorial race
Atlanta April 30. Judge Claude Pittman enters the race for governor against Iogene Talmadge as the 1944 campaigns heat up. Pittman vows nomination by the people and targets Talmadge’s policies on the legislature courts and pardons. Other state races draw challengers to public service commissioners secretary of state and attorney general posts.
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Claude Pittman
Iogene Talmadge
Campute
Talmadge
Clartersville
Pittman
Talmadere
James A. Perry
Walter McDonald
Public Service Commission
Judd. Wilhoit
J. B. Daniel
Jule Felton
Public Service
Supreme Court
John Hutcheson
Alf Traylor
Hepzibah
Richmond County
John B. Wilson
Talmadere-Pittman
dJudire Pittman
Carter Pittman
Dalton
Beach Edwards
Charles C. Edwards
Albert L. Cobb
Homer C. Parker
Malcolm Tarver
Tom Clemmons
Floyd County
S. Hadley Brown
Brunswick
Barnesville
Emmett Owen
Madigan Bell
Robert N. Springfield
Georgia Public Service Commission
Jud P. Weilhoit
Howell Cobb
Albany
W. W. Duckworth
Cairo
M. J. Yeomans
Thomasville Rose Show Inspires Colorful Praise
Atlanta columnist Dudley Glass extols the Thomasville Rose Show, praising its architecture of florals, miniature landscapes, and civic displays in a converted airplane hangar. He notes crowds near 30,000, free admission, and the region’s abundant blooms from Thomasville to Quitman.
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Atlanta
Thomasville, Ga
Thomasville
Four Miami Co-eds Saved From Ocean by Seaplane
Four University of Miami co-eds were rescued by a Coast Guard seaplane after spending a night stranded on a key 14 miles south of Miami. They had set out in an 18 foot sloop for a day sail, beached it to explore swamps, found it stranded by a rising tide and strong wind, then floated it but could not progress before spending the night.
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Three convicts escape Ohio penitentiary in daring jailbreak
Three inmates Martin Schmidt Arthur Koontz and Rufus Deeds used a smuggled pistol to overpower a guard and escape from an Ohio penitentiary They climbed the wall by a repaired searchlight ladder seized a guard shotgun cut prison wires and fled in a car with two subsequent vehicle changes Warden Thomas vows an investigation into the gun source and possible guard betrayal
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
P. E. Thomas
Martin Schmidt
Arthur R. Koontz
Rufus Deeds
John Dillinger
Thomas
Harry Pierpont
Charles Makley
Russell Clark
Dillinger
Pierpont and
Makley
Jess L. Sarber
Lima
Clark
Wirt Charges Aims Official Capitol Being Concealed
Chicago April 30 Dr. William A. Wirt of Gary Ind educator charged today there was frantic struggle to conceal the aims of official Washington He alleged officials resisted recovery and accused Brookhart Tugwell and Rainey of sowing doubts He said the government would take over certain industries and cited a 1933 recovery.
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Gary
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Convicts Seize Power House Inmate Escape Plot
In the power house convicts seized control forcing 14 inmates to an ash pit and locking Ed Briggs the assistant engineer in an ice house. Chief engineer Roy Davidson heard the fall in steam pressure and entered the power house only to be locked in the ice house as a guard aided the convicts in climbing toward the wall.
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Roy Davidson
Visitors and residents flock to Thomasville area life notes
Miss Lillian Moller visits Miss Louise Ellis in Ocala while Miss Edna Alderman visits Jacksonville. Various local residents and visitors from Valdosta, Montgom ery Alabama, Danbury North Carolina and Atlanta are listed with social calls, Rose Show attendance, and shop announcements. A Rexall drug sale and university updates appear amid guest notices.
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Lillian Moller
Louise Ellis
Ocala, Fla
Memorandum on Federal Migratory Bird Stamp Law
Government memorandum to United States Game Protectors explains the Duck Stamp Act of 1934 requiring hunters over 16 to carry a $1.00 federal migratory bird hunting stamp. Stamps issued at post offices and affixed to state licenses or certificates. list remote post offices for stamp sale to aid hunters.
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Motor Truck Operators to Decide on PSC Freight Rate Order
Georgia motor truck operators meet in Atlanta to decide whether to accept or contest the Georgia Public Service Commission order reducing freight rates about 27 percent. The gathering aims to determine the response to the commission’s mandate and implications for shippers and carriers statewide.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Order of Georgia Public Srvice Commission
Hawaii Presses For Statehood In U S Congress
Washington April 30 Hawaii renewed its demand for statehood as delegate Lincoln L. McCandless introduced a bill. Puerto Rico also pressed for statehood on Capitol Hill, arguing discrimination under the Jones Costigan sugar bill after years under U S control since 1898.
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Sunny Island
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Capitol Hill
Spain
Quiet Order Issued For Self-Proclaimed 160-Year-Old Zaro Agha
Istanbul April 30 reports absolute quiet was ordered for Zaro Agha who claims to be the oldest person in the world. The Turk, aged 160, is in the National Children's Hospital admitted Saturday for Brights disease and being treated there.
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Istanbul
Turkey
National Children’s Hospital
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Hull May Issue Statement On Japan Situation
The Hull report notes the note to be released by Sir John Simon in London, while the foreign office may refrain from publishing it domestically. Observers say withholding the statement avoids domestic political fallout from the China policy declaration of April 17.
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New Face Powder MELLO GLO Advertises Longer Wear
A French process named MELLO GLO promises a powder that stays on longer, reduces the appearance of large pores, and gives a youthful bloom without irritation. It spreads smoothly and is offered at 50 cents and one dollar in an advertisement.
Mocking House Murder Leads Dufresne Case Into Night
Pierre Dufresne faces anonymous threats and a gun attack as Detective Harper and Connors guard him. In a tense hour at Dufresne’s apartment, Dufresne questions motives while planning to lure the assailant with a publicized break in his routine. The scene ends with Dufresne wary, Andrews watching, and the precinct awaiting tomorrow.
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Connors
Harper
Dufresne
Austerlitz
Waycross Flower Show Set for Tomorrow by Rose Society
Waycross Georgia prepares for the annual flower show sponsored by the local Rose Society. The event will draw visitors from the surrounding area to the city’s venue tomorrow.
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