Georgia drought prompts congressional aid appeal
Georgia faces its worst drought since 1925 with north Georgia crops extremely short. Commissioner Tom Linder urged Georgia’s congressmen to act before adjournment, warning of widespread destitution if rains do not come soon. Southern counties report limited moisture and poor stands across cotton and corn.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Tom Linder
Congress
Mindling
Atlanta
Linder
North Georgia
South Georgia
D. F. Bruce
Bibb County
Macon
St Marks Tides Forecast For Wednesday
Predicted tides at St Marks light house for Wednesday June 3 show high at 12 59 pm and low at 6 18 am 1 55 am and 7 52 pm.
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St. Marks
Testimony Ties Black Legion Plot to Poole Killing
Ruby Lane sister in law of a Black Legion suspect testified that Harvey Davis spoke of beating Poole for accusing his wife of being whipped and that Poole was killed for knowing too much. Detectives recounted plans said to favor execution and a pre meeting motive amid a crowded courtroom as 13 of 15 accused were examined for kidnapping and murder.
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Black Legion
Detroit
Ruby Lane
Charles A. Poole
Harvey Davis
Poole
Miss Lane
Herschel Gill
Davis
Rebecca
WPA
Duncan C. McCrea
Wayne County
Common Pleas Court
Lowell Rushing
John Harvill
Dayton Dean
Netroit
John I. Navarre
Man Kills Wife and Five Children Then Ends Own Life
Dayton reports Walter Johnson aged 42 killed his wife Louetta and four of their seven children, then took his own life. He cited work discord and financial worries as motives. Survivors Horace and Wilbur, aged 18 and 16, described hearing the killings and seeing the note listing times of each death.
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Walter Johnson
Horace
Wilbur
H. W .Harris
Johnson
Louetta
Rose Marie
Elsie
Marietta
Waiter
Harris
W. F. Johnson
Walter
Elsie May
Goodby
Zioncheck wife visits hospital as congressman under observation
Washington report says Mrs. Marion A. Zioncheck 21-year-old bride saw her husband at Gallinger Hospital where he is held on a mental observation order after his arrest. Dr. Gilbert noted the visit and that a thorough exam may take one day or more while Zioncheck remained unclear about his wife's location. He quipped he might be crazy or that many in Congress are.
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Washington
Marion A. Zioncheck
Gallinger Hospital
Washington State
Zioncheck
Joseph Gilbert
District of Columbia
Rubye Louise Nix
PWA
Gilbert
E. P. Stump
WPA
Texarkana
Tex
Congress
Cyrus H McCormick Dies at Age 177
Cyrus Hall McCormick former chairman of the International Harvester Company died after a short illness in Chicago. He was 77 and survived by his wife Alice Hall McCormick and their eldest son Cyrus Jr. He was the son of the inventor of the reaper and retired as Harvester chairman in 1935.
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Chicago
Cyrus Hall McCormick
International Harvester Company
Alice Hall McCormick
Cyrus, Jr
Cyrus H. McCormick
Harvester
United States
GOP Fights Passage of Tax Program
Senate Republicans at a party conference opposed final approval of Roosevelt tax plans arguing the measure is unnecessary and expenditures should be curbed. They favored endorsing the finance committee compromise to meet revenue needs while voting against final passage.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Senate Finance Committee
Hastings R. del
Congress
Girls accused in WPA check forgery sent to another jail
Four girls from Early County bound over to federal court for forging WPA relief checks were moved from Dougherty county jail to Greenville jail to separate facilities for women. Names are Avis Nobles Sally Nobles Mazis Trawick and Thelma Trawick. Charles E. Roberts investigates due to Thelma Trawick being under 19.
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Albany
Early County
Dougherty County
Greenville
William Humber
Avis Nobles
Sally Nobles
Mazis Trawick
Thelma Trawick
Charles E. Roberts
Macon
Judge Howard Goes to Columbus to Aid Sister
Superior Judge G H Howard traveled to Columbus to be with his sister Mrs W D McElvey who lies critically ill after a paralytic stroke.
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Atlanta
G. H. Howard
Columbus
W. D. McElvey
$50,000 Stolen in Bronx Bank Messengers Holdup
In the Bronx on June 2, three armed men stopped a bank messengers car at Claremont Parkway and Washington Avenue and seized $50,000 in cash or securities from Theodore Frankus and Arthur Tricer of the National City Bank and Trust Company. No shots were fired.
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New York
Bronx
Thedore Frank
National Safety Bank and Trust Company
Arthur Tricer
Claremont Parkway
Washington Avenue
Artmac Tricer
Theodore Frankus
National City Bank and Trust Company
Jerome Avenue
George asks Congress to issue stamp for Wesleyan centennial
Washington June 2 Senator George D Ga asked congress to issue a three cent stamp to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Wesleyan College in Georgia.
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George
Congress
Washington
D-Ga
Wesleyan College
Georgia
Missing financier son found in Chicago after two months
William Theile, 15, son of New York financier, who vanished May 3, was located in Chicago on June 2. He lived in a North Side hotel, sold magazines, and planned to return home after a talk with his father about schooling and driving a car. He had been staying with Charles Fritz, who knew him as Bill Webster.
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William Theile
New York
Chicago
Associated Press
William Webbster Theile
Chicago Daily Times
The
Times
North Side
Charles J. Fritz
Fritz
Bill’ Webster
Thiele
Mamoroneck, N. Y
William Webster Theile
Shadow Island
Young Theile
Rye
N. Y
Italy Counts African War Cost At 4359 Lives Lost
Rome reports Italy counted the African war toll at 4359 lives. White officers and men account for 2313 dead including 1304 in combat and 1009 by illness or accident. Native troopers total 1593, workers 453.
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Italy
Rome
Judge Declares Mistrial in Relief Case
Oklahoma City June 2 Federal Judge Edgar S Vaught declared a mistrial in the case of Carl Giles former state relief administrator and three co defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud the government The judge interrupted testimony criticizing relief fund spending and said his remarks were unjustified and prejudicial After a conference the jury was dismissed the trial had run a week The defendants faced irregularities in mule purchases for relief purposes and the judge condemned relief handling as reckless and careless He underscored the questioning of regulations and bid rules during the session
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Oklahoma City
Edgar S. Vaught
Carl Giles
Vaught
Dan M. Jackson
Giles
Tugwell
Hopkins
Ickes
Hungarians Face High Treason Charge in Mass Warrant
Budapest June 2 170 Hungarians charged with high treason for attempting a May Day putsch. Twenty eight arrested quickly while police hunted for the remaining 142 suspects across Hungary. The mass trial is expected to be among the largest in Hungarian history.
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Budapest
Hungary
Mercer Awards Sullivan Medal to Columbus Roberts
Mercer University in Macon Ga awarded Columbus Roberts a Algernon Sidney Sullivan medal for meritorious service at commencement exercises. Roberts a long active farmer and business figure gave gifts to Mercer and other institutions and is a former member of the legislature and a prominent Southern Baptist Convention figure. Diplomas were given to 53 graduates.
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Macon
Mercer University
Columbus Roberts
Columbus, Ga
Algernon Sidney Sullivan
Roberts
Mercer
Southern Baptist Convention
Weather forecast for South Carolina Georgia Florida and Alabama
Fair to partly cloudy and warm tonight and Wednesday for South Carolina and Georgia. Florida partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with possible scattered showers near the south coast. Alabama generally fair tonight and Wednesday, slightly warmer interior tonight. Northwest Florida generally fair tonight and Wednesday.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Canton Declares War Tensions Rise Over Sino Japanese Clash
Reports from Shanghai and Nanking describe Canton cresting a war stance against Japan while denials from Nanking emphasize stable ties. The South China government mobilizes forces as Chiang Kai-shek seeks national unity amid regional friction and warnings of new autonomous factions.
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South China
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Japan
China
Nanking
Kwangtung
Kwangsi
Chang Chai-Tong
Kiangsi
Hunan
Hu Han-Min
Southwest Political Council
Peiping
Tientsin
Manchuria
Yungting
Pingwo
Fukien
Chiang Kai-Shek
Month of Brides Brings Rush to Divorce Court in Atlanta
On June 2 in Fulton Superior Court the month of brides began with 75 divorce cases filed yesterday. Eighteen couples applied for marriage licenses, as the divorce division saw a spike in activity.
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Atlanta
Fulton
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