Lawmakers Spar Over Sales Tax and Coastal Highway Plan
Members debated sales tax sponsors to reach a constitutional majority as Glynn County officials touted recreational facilities. A June 6 vote will decide a coastal highway district amendment and bond authority, with federal grants tied to national defense needs. Hell-Bent Bedwares warned of further battles against taxes and an extra session amid political posturing.
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Charles L. Gowen
Hadley Brown
Glynn County
Brunswick
H. B
Bedwares
Alabama Rain Streak Reaches Nineteenth Day
Montgomery reports continuous rain across the state for the 19th straight day. Weather records show no dry day since May 15, with no major damage but concerns over crop-prone prairish forage, and worry among farmers and sportsmen about tall grass and fields.
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Montgomery
Alabama
E. D. Emigh
Sulfapyirdine New Remedy For Pneumonia
New York June 2 Sulfapy ridine, a new medicine for pneumonia, has changed the outlook for childhood cases says Dr Charles Hendee Smith of New York and other physicians. They report over 100 child cases saved last winter, many infants spared, and rapid fever reduction in many.
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New York
Charles Hendee Smith
Amerigin Academy of Pediatrics
Smith
Gilbert M. Jorgensen
Babies Hospital
New York City
Milton S. Levine
Levine
New York City Health Department
Wood asks name be written in on state ballot
Atlanta June 24 Former representative John S. Wood of Canton Ga. urged supporters to write in his name for attorney general unexpired term after alleging Governor Rivers acted dictatorial and violated Georgia law by withholding his name from the June 6 election ballots. He said he met all legal requirements and spoke over WSB radio.
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Atlanta
Rivers
John S. Wood
WSB
Congress
Canton
Wet Weather Boosts Cattle Pastures as Fishermen Complain
The region faced persistent rain that hindered farming and fishing. Farmers found fields too wet for plowing while fishermen complained their favorite fishing spots remained muddy. Conversely, cattle districts benefited as pastures grew lush from the moisture.
Visitors Arrive as Local Residents Host Guests
Miss Ruth Booker arrives today from Peabody College to spend several days with her parents before resuming studies. Mr and Mrs Paul Dawson of Miami visit sister Mrs Robert Pettigrew. Miss Miriam Portnay and sister visit their aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs A Stein. Little Margaret Parker returns home to West Palm Beach after fifth grade year with grandparents W M Parker and hopes to return to Thomasville in September.
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Peabody College
Peabody
Mr. Y
Paul Dawson
Miami, Fla
Robert Pettigrew
Dawson
Carolyn Beil
Miriam and
Dolher Portnay
Jacksonville, Pla
Mrs. A. Stein
Margaret Parker
West Palm Beach
W. M. Parker
Margaret
Thomasville
Friends of Bennett Bell glad to see him back at work
Friends report Bennett Bell of Springwood Plantation is back at work after several days in Archbold Memorial Hospital. J L Turner sr and family returned from a two week stay in St Louis visiting Joe Turner and Mrs Turner. Mrs Clarence Culpepper returned home from Miami after attending sister Carolyn Bell and Paul Dawson wedding.
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Bennett Bell
Springwood Plantation
Archbold Memorial Hospital
J. L. Turner
St. Louis
Joe Turner
Marshall
Clarence Culpepper
Miami
Carolyn Bell
Paul Dawson
Cairo seniors on trip to World's Fair
Forty Cairo High School seniors reached Columbia South Carolina at 5 35 PM CST after an eleven and a half hour journey from Cairo beginning at 6 AM CST They stopped for gas and rest at Lyons and Louisville and visited the old slave market in Louisville built in 1758 They will reach Petersburg Virginia by June 3 1939 under Supt J B Herndon Miss Wood and bus driver Durham.
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Columbia
S. C
Times-Enterprise
Cairo
Lyons
Louisville
Augusta
Miss Wood
Petersburg
Herndon
Durham
Businessmen urge Roosevelt to seek Wagner Act amendments
Washington June 2. Secretary Hopkins said a group of eight business men urged President Roosevelt to seek amendments to the Wagner labor relations act. They dined at the White House and discussed business conditions with Roosevelt, with no specific plan offered but wording and administration changes seen as important topics.
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Washington
Hopkins
Roosevelt
White House
Edward Oscar King Dies at Metcalfe
Edward Oscar King dies at his Metcalfe home after a brief heart illness. Funeral services are set for four o clock at his daughter Mrs J C Pittman s residence in Boston with Rev W W Taylor and Rev Starnes officiating. Interment in Boston cemetery. He leaves wife Mary Elizabeth Griffen and five sons and two daughters plus fifteen grandchildren. Born February 2 1867 in Douglas Georgia. He lived in Alabama before relocating to Metcalfe twenty two years ago and ran a farm. He was a Methodist. Whiddon s Funeral Home directed arrangements.
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F. H. Harvel
W. B. Watkins
Barry Rudd
Ear Redfern
O. S. Horner
Mary Elizabeth Griffen
C. W
Oscar
W. C. King
J. C
Whiddon
Miss Evelyn Baker Honored At Shower
Mrs. O. EB. Baker hosted a china and linen shower for Miss Evelyn Baker whose engagement to Mr. W. W. Bulloch of Cairo has been announced. Forty two guests attended at the Plaza Blue Room with flowers and glassware decorations as gifts were presented and a bride’s book was signed.
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O. EB. Baker
Evelyn Baker
Bulloch
Cairo
Plaza Blue
Claire Eidson
Georgia clemency board urges changes to parole time limits
The prison and parole board recommended changes in Georgia clemency laws to fix time limits before parole eligibility. Chairman Clem E. Rainey disclosed yesterday the board had outlined its recommendations in a letter to the House Investigating Committee, which sought the board view on parole eligibility restrictions.
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Prison and Parole Board
Georgia
Clem E. Rainey
House Economy Investigating Committee
Borah Foresees Senate Debate on Tax Proposals
Senator Borah of Idaho expects extensive Senate discussion on tax proposals as the forthcoming corporation revision moves toward the Senate. He declined to comment on the reported strategy.
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Senate
Borah
Idaho
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