Contracts Let On Court House in Thomas County
Thomas county commissioners award two contracts for Court House renovations. B L Brewton and Son win the annex work at 18990 dollars with WPA labor adding about 6000 dollars to reach 25000. Jinright gets the interior remodeling supervision and plans to finish within 150 days with new offices and expanded court facilities.
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Thomas County
Court House
Madison Street
Court House Square
B. L. Brewton and Son
WPA
Brewton
Prince Jinright
Jinright
Federal Court
Apple eating feat in Hatboro draws hundreds
Tony De Laurentis, a Hatboro barber famed for his appetite, consumed 366 apples in two hours and six minutes with 19 minutes for photographs. Four men prepared the fruit while residents watched from the street, and Tony planned dinner two hours later after the stunt.
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Hatboro
Tony de. Laurentis
Montgomery County
Tony
Russell presses Georgia rivals on Grass Roots funds and pension plan
Senator Richard B. Russell Jr campaigning for re nomination challenged Governor Eugene Talmadge to disclose how $41,000 from Raskob and DuPont was spent at Macon Grass Roots to sway votes. He warned Talmadge would pay a political penalty for deserting farmers and the Democratic Party.
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Gene
Raskob- DuPont
Hinesville
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Eugene Talmadge
Macon
Roosevelt
Russell
Wall Street
Georgia
Raskobs
DuPonts
Democratic Party
Talmadge
Farmers of Georgia
Liberty Leaguers
Savannah
Old County of
Liberty
Senate
Red
Hastings elected president of Georgia State Agricultural Society
H. Stanley Hastings of Atlanta was chosen president at the Georgia State Agricultural Society’s 90th annual convention closing session. New vice presidents are H. A. Petty of Dawson and Mrs. Harper P. Tucker of Deep Step, with A. E. Gibson of Albany as secretary treasurer. The group lauded extension forces, agricultural college and experiment stations for guiding Georgia to a balanced farm program and credited banking and business leaders for supporting a livestock program.
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Tifton
H. Stanley Hastings
Atlanta
Georgia State Agricultural Society
H. A. Petty
Dawson
Harper P. Tucker
Deep Step
A. E. Gibson
Albany
Agricultural College
Georgia
Minnesota Governor Olsonin Critical Condition
Rochester Mayo Clinic physicians report Minnesota Governor Floyd B. Olson grown weaker due to a stomach ailment. He is having increasing difficulty in feeding as of nine this morning, according to Mayo Clinic updates.
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Floyd Olson
Minnesota
Rochester
Minn
Floyd B. Olson
Mayo Clinic
Georgia Gains Temporary Relief From Heat Wave
An unexpected meteorological disturbance brought relief to Georgia as light showers cooled parts of the state. Gainesville saw 0.69 inches of rain, while Griffin Newnan and Atlanta reported sprinkles and a cool breeze. Officials predicted fair to partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers, and temperatures in the 90s were expected to ease only briefly.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Gainesville
Griffin
Newnan
Atlanta
G. W. Mindling
Rome
Chattanooga
Fenn
Augusta
Thomasville
Macon
Savannah
Columbus
Increased federal income in revenue collections in July 1937
Washington reports the treasury saw broad gains in July 1937 internal revenue. Total collections rose to 228,326,539 from 221,597,633 a year earlier, up almost 30 percent. Notable increases occurred in liquor taxes, corporation income taxes, individual income payments, excess profits, estate and gift taxes.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Mystery cloaks deaths of two German Olympic officials
Berlin report states Captain Wolfdant Fuerstmer, vice-commandant of the Olympic village, died by his own hand. A second prominent figure, Gustav Kuhne, also died suddenly with the cause not yet determined.
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Reich
Wolfdant Fuerstmer
Gutav Kuhne
Landon Opens Eastward Presidential Campaign Tour
Gov Alf M Landon begins a maiden seven day swing through nine states on a special twelve car train starting from LaSalle Colorado. The route will pass through Colorado Nebraska Iowa Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania New York and Missouri ending in Topeka Kansas. He will hold more than 30 rear platform appearances and speak in Middlesex Pennsylvania and Omaha Nebraska.
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Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Kansas
Estes Park
Colo
United Retail Merchants Association
Hagerstown
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Gilmour Young
Wunder
Boston
Townsend
Union Party
Charles E. Coughlin
Young
LaSalle
Colorado
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Missouri
Topeka
Kas
Middlesex
Keystone State
Omana
Treasury Statement Shows August Balance and Deficit
Treasury data for August 18 reports receipts of 10.9 million dollars against outlays of 18.3 million, leaving a balance around 2.08 million. Fiscal-year totals show receipts 541.3 million and expenditures 748.3 million, including 217.1 million in emergency spending. Debt stands at 33.41 billion, down 3.04 million. gold assets equal 10.68 billion.
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Washington
Position of the Treasury
Hull May Be Named Representative to Peace Conference
President Roosevelt is planned to designate Secretary Hull to represent the United States at the all American peace conference in Buenos Aires. Sumner Welles is expected to be Hulls chief aide for the parley. The December 1 meeting will mark a second inter American gathering with Hull previously leading the U S delegation to the 1933 Montevideo assembly.
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Hull
Cordell Hull
Buenos Aires
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Sumner Welles
Tennessee
Than
Monte Video Assembly
State Department
Berlin
Kamerun
Spain
Madrid
A Fish Story or Just a Retort Courteous
A sales man told a fish story in Laurel Mississippi in August. He claimed while traveling a Louisiana canal a levee on the highway side prevented fish from jumping onto the road and blocking traffic.
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Laurel
Miss
Louisiana
Personalities and Issues Mark Many State Elections
Edward J. Duffy reports that state races feature clashes of personalities and issues as 34 gubernatorial contests loom. Twenty six states have Democratic governors, six have Republican leaders, with Minnesota and Wisconsin under third parties or progressives.
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Edward J. Duffy
Associated Press
Washington
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
South
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Massachusetts
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Hitler Warns Spanish Loyalists as Nazi Fleet Moves Toward Spain
German warships head to Spanish waters to meet alleged unlawful acts with force after Hitler’s ultimatum to Madrid. Mussolini mobilizes 209,000 fascist troops while France stays neutral and Britain tightens arms shipments as the Spanish civil war intensifies.
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Mussolini
France
Madrid
Campo di Ferrara
Rome
Associated Press
Spain
Sherman Miller
Europe
Germany
Spanish
England
Soviet
Russia
Fingland
Wade Werner
Berlin
Kamerun
Carl
Almirante Valdez
Seville
Libertad
Super Salesman Aids Fire in Holly Springs
A fire started by a lightning strike touched a residence as a demonstrator fire truck salesman from Grenada to Memphis stopped for gas in Holly Springs. He arrived before firefighters, fought the blaze alone, and remained overnight attempting to sell his truck to city officials who showed interest.
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Holly Springs
Miss
Grenada
Memphis
Tenn
Fate of Town Marshal's Frog Pond Before Judge
Pooler Georgia August 20 4 The fate of Town Marshal J C Byrd s frog pond rests in the hands of Judge Columbus Alexander The pond operated as a Byrd business a resident called it a nuisance Court heard evidence in Savannah municipal court serving Pooler 10 miles from Savannah in Chatham county W H East filed a warrant claiming the pond nuisance frog croaks kept him awake testimony covered disturbance mosquito concerns Judge Alexander took the matter under advisement
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Pooler
J. C. Byrd
Columbus Alexander
Byrd
Alexander
Savannah
Chatham County
W. H. East
East
Savannah Cop Has Already Cast His Primary Vote
Savannah police officer Joseph Wilkins already cast his absentee ballot for the September 9 Georgia primary. He will be away September 1 for a two week vacation and secured the ballot with the county registrar rather than interrupting his trip.
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Savannah Cop
Savannah
Georgia
Joseph Wilkins
Weather outlook across the Southeast tonight and Friday
The South Carolina coast faces showers Friday with partly cloudy skies. Georgia sees scattered thundershowers inland this afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday. Florida outlook includes possible showers on east central and extreme south coasts Friday. Alabama stays fair tonight with unsettled Friday and coastal showers. Northwest Florida remains fair tonight and Friday unsettled.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
St Marks Light House August 21 Tide Predictions
Predicted tides at St Marks light house for August 21 show high and low water times. High at 4:35 a.m. and 10:33 a.m. Low at 10:34 p.m. and 5:01 p.m. am.
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St. Marks Lighte House
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