Mrs. Hat tie Virginia Baggett Rites Held at Cairo
Funeral services for Mrs. Hat tie Virginia Baggett were held at Providence cemetery in Cairo this morning at ten o'clock. She died Monday morning at eight after six weeks of illness. Rev. William S. Smith conducted the service. Born December 29, 1880, she was survived by her husband C. C. Baggett and five children: Mrs. Ralph Merritt, Mrs. H. D. Mobley, Mrs. Perry Merritt, Inez Baggett, and Onez Baggett. Interment followed at Providence cemetery. Oliver's Funeral Home in charge.
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Cairo
Providence Cemetery
Hattie Virginia Baggett
William S. Smith
Cairo Baptist Church
Augustus Bishop
C. C. Baggett
Ralph Merritt
H. D. Mobley
Perry Merritt
Inez Baggett
Onez Baggett
Doctor Haywood Moore to Receive Emory MD Monday
Moore son of Rev and Mrs Leland Moore of this city will receive his M D degree from Emory University next Monday. This will be his third degree from the institution after A B and M A. He has served as an interne at Grady Hospital in Atlanta for the past year and has an additional year of interneship assignment. He studied in Cairo years ago when the family resided here.
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Moore
Grady Hospital
Atlanta
Interneship
Cairo
Milk Control Elections Set for Cairo and Moultrie
The state milk control board announced elections for Cairo on June 3 and Moultrie on June 4 to determine participation in the new milk laws. Board member Dr. G Duncan said regulatory prices in effect today would add about 500000 to Atlanta area milk producers without costing consumers a cent. Prices listed include whole milk home delivered 15 cents and certified whole milk 19 cents per quart.
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Atlanta
State Milk Control Board
Cairo
Moultrie
G. Duncan
Macon
Valdosta
Thomasville
Duncan
Automobiles Burned Vast Gasoline in 1935 United States
In 1935 automobiles in the United States consumed about 434,987,000 barrels of gasoline, reflecting a substantial energy demand across the period.
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United States
Pelham and Grady County Highway Projects Slated
The State Highway Department called for bids on 17 projects totaling $983 750 with contracts set June 18. Notable items include a Bridge over Barrett’s Mill Creek on Cairo Pelham road in Grady County costing $11 800 and a 0.244 mile surface treatment in Pelham on Cairo Pelham road costing $10 300.
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Atlanta
State Highway Department
Grady County
Barrett’s Mill Creek
Cairo-Pelham Road
Mitchell County
Pelham
Cairo Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits and Guests
Cairo Ga June 1 Mr Brannon Stringer and Mrs Stringer with Miss Loyall Dowling of Gadsden Ala were guests of Mr and Mrs J R White for several days. Maynard Smiths returned home after visiting Atlanta with Louis Peacock. Eunice Carroll of Tallahassee spent Sunday in Cairo with Clower White. Curtis Ledford dean of women at Wingate NC arrived to spend several days with her mother before summer teaching. L H Carroll of Bainbridge was guest of Walter Carroll. Ira Carlisle visiting relatives in Thomasville. F K Jones weekend guests of his parents J M Stranger and family. Price Edwards now home from Frasier-Ellis Hospital Dothan. J Q Smith returned from Atlanta after visiting Nellie Cheeves. R R Van Landingham returned to Cairo from Moultrie where he was in business. opened new auto sales office in Crapps building First Ave S W with popular car and truck lines.
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Cairo
Brannon Stringer
T. A. Stringer
Loyall Dowling
Gadsden
Ala
J. R. White
Maynard Smith
Atlanta
Louis Peacock
Eunice Carroll
Tallahassee
Clower White
Curtis Ledford
Wingate, N. C
M. L. Ledford
Wingate
L. H. Carroll
Bainbridge
Walter.Carroll
Ira Carlisle
J- M
Crapps Building
First Ave. S. W
Rev Leland Moore at State Pastors School
Cairo Georgia June 1 Rev Leland Moore attends the Georgia Pastors School in Macon this week. He will preach Cairo High School commencement upon return then depart for Atlanta with his family for Dr Haywood L Moore's Emory University 1937 class graduation. Miss Virginia Moore finishes Wesleyan College junior year then comes to Cairo for summer at the Cairo Methodist parsonage.
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Cairo
Leland Moore
Macon
Georgia Pastors’ School
Cairo High School
Atlanta
Haywood L. Moore
Emory University
Virginia Moore
Wesleyan College
Dublin
Cairo Methodist Parsonage
Earhart Lands in San Juan on World Flight Hop
Amelia Earhart arrived in San Juan Puerto Rico at 1 30 p m Eastern Standard Time marking the first leg of her proposed around the world flight. She said the pace was leisurely covering 1033 miles from Miami in 7 hours 33 minutes.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Amelia Earhart
Miss. Earhart
Miami
Fla
Bowman Crafts Altars, Gives Them Away
T. K. Bowman, 80, longtime Springfield Missouri figure and former mayor, builds church altars as a hobby and donates his handiwork to congregations and charity drives.
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T. K. Bowman
Springfield, Mo
Pelham Tomato Festival Highlights Day Program
The festival opens with a beauty contest at Lakewood Park followed by a float parade. Governor Rivers and Supreme Court Justice Bell speak at noon, with editor W. T. Anderson among others. The day includes a barbecue, band concert, baseball game, street dance, and a late script dance at the festival ball.
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Lakewood Park
E. D. Rivers
R. C. Bell
Supreme Court of Georgia
W. T. Anderson
Macon Telegraph
Pelham Festival Day Draws Thousands for Tomato Marketing
Pelham hosts a big day with a Moultrie band concert at 2 PM, a Thomasville Orioles versus Tallahassee Capitals baseball game at 4 PM, a street dance from 7 to 11 PM, and a 10 PM to 2 AM Festival Ball led by Curtis Davidson orchestra. The event boosts tomato shipments and local cash flow for farmers.
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Tobacco Warehouse
Thomasville Orioles
Tallahassee Capitals
Georgia- Florida League
Basketball Shell
Pelham
Curtis Davidson
Rivers predicts passage of 26 amendments in Georgia election
Governor E D Rivers declared at a Newman barbecue that all 26 proposed constitutional amendments will pass by huge majorities in the June 8 election. He cited increasingly favorable reports from all sections of the state.
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Newman
E .D. Rivers
Thomasville to Attend Pelham Tomato Festival Big Turnout
Thomasville residents and others from Thomas County will travel to Pelham for the Tomato Festival with officials including Mayor W. J. Powell in a special delegation. The event will draw traffic throughout the day, with two Thomasville motorcycle officers aiding Pelham police. A four o'clock baseball game between the Thomasville Orioles and Tallahassee Capitals will follow morning events, and a festival ball will cap the night.
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Thomasville
Thomas County
Pelham
W. J. Powell
Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Thomasville Orioles
Tallahassee
President calls for action against tax evasion by rich minorities
The president denounces evasive tax practices and urges Congress to close loopholes. He criticizes lawyers who advise clients to avoid taxes and urges full investigations, prosecutions, and court deference to legislative aims. He stresses moral standards and joint government effort.
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Congress
Executive Branch
Adoption of the state amendments opposed in Georgia
Decatur June 1. UP C A Matthews chairman of the Georgia Association of County Commissioners says he has bought radio time for three addresses opposing the June 8 adoption of the 2000 homestead tax exemption amendment to the state constitution.
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Decatur
C. A. Matthews
The
Georgia Association of County Commissioners
Court Faces Federal Loans and Tax Relief Policy
Washington action focuses on Roosevelt tax plan for wealthy evaders and relief funding. Congress ready to resolve a split over 1.5 billion dollars of relief with a potential shift of funds to flood control and highway projects under road committee review.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
House
White House
Capitol
Cartwright
D-Okla
Works Progress Administration
PWA
Business Training Urged for Homemaking by Talmadge
Former Governor Eugene Talmadge urged business training as the foundation of homemaking. Speaking to graduates of Helena McRae High School in Helena Georgia he cited Georgia as a pioneer in higher education for women.
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Helena
Eugene Talmadge
Helena McRae High School
Talmadge
Georgia
Local visitors and trips feature Thomasville bout
Miss Elsie Pettigrew enjoyed a pleasant weekend in Carrabelle while Mrs J W Southall of Cairo and Mrs Claud Johnson of Tallahassee visited for estimates on resurfacing floors. Dr Robert K Wilson, recently of Providence, heads to Dothan Alabama to join Dr M A Davie at a hospital. he has spent years in the East and is a Thomasville native visiting family here.
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Robert K. Wilson
Providence
A. L
Dothan
Ala
M. A. Davie
Dr. Wilson
Thomasville
W. T. Wilson
Duke and Wallis Warfield to Wed in Windsor Palace Ceremony
In Monts France on June 1 an American-born Wallis Warfield will marry the Duke of Windsor at 11 30 a m local time. The time was advanced by half an hour to allow a wedding breakfast, announced by Herman L Rogers, spokesman for the former King Edward VIII.
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Monts
France
Wallis Warfield
Duchess of Windsor
Herman L. Rogers
Edward VIII
Duke
Baby Drowns In Pond After Missing Lunch Alarm
In Atlanta on June 1, two year old Michael Matthews fell into a small fish pond at his home and drowned. A governess found the child face down in the pool after calling him for lunch and discovering no answer.
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Atlanta
Michael Matthews
Michael
Father flies 9000 miles to see his son graduate
Auburn Alabama June 1. Thomas N Powell Sr flew more than 9000 miles from the Philippine Islands to witness son Thomas N Powell Jr graduate from Auburn. Powell Jr plans to return to the Philippines where he is practicing law. They will also attend University of Georgia exercises in Athens. Powell Sr is a Georgia graduate and flew from the islands to Atlanta earlier. Mrs Powell preceded him by boat with another son Bob Powell. The neighbors report a pond incident involving the Matthews child.
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Auburn
Ala
Thomas N. Powell
Powell
Philippine Islands
Tioilo
Philippines
Powells
Bob Powell
Athens
University of Georgia
Georgia
Atlanta
Islands
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Cairo Kiwanis Club
Pelham Tomato Festival
Pelham Park
Rivers
Forrest Knapp
Knapp
Thomasville Howe. & Supply Co
Monash Shop
Lara Wood
North Broad St
Liberty Bond
Tennessee Valley Authority
Elsie Pettigrew
Carrabelle
Fila
J. W. Southall
Robison Hardware CO
E. Jackson St
Claud Johnson
Tallahassee, Fla
W. E. Young
W. O. Young
Montezuma, Ga
Mrs. B
Wally
Baby
W. C. Matthews
New Mexico
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