Georgia Cotton Crop Failure Indicated by Drought
Atlanta report says mindling, chief of the weather bureau, indicates a complete cotton crop failure in central Georgia due to drought 55 days without rain. Regions from Cedartown to Millen suffer, with poor corn potatoes and pastures dried up. A southern congressmen meeting on drought relief follows.
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Atlanta
George W. Mindling
Atlanta Weather Bureau
Georgia
Mindling
Cedartown
Canton
Gainesville
Correlia
Americus
Hawkinsville
Dublin
Millen
Carolinas
Virginia
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Washington
H. P. Fulmer
Charlotte
N. C
Knoxville
Columbia
S. C
Albany
Douglas
Fort Gaines
Athens
Griffin
Augusta
Macon
Columbus
Savannah
Thomasville
Waycross
Georgia Congressmen Meet to Plan Federal Relief Move
A June 3 meeting in Washington outlined plans to obtain federal aid for farmers in drought-stricken southern states. Representatives from Georgia and South Carolina attended, led by Hampton P. Fulmer of Orangeburg, S C, to coordinate relief efforts amid the drought.
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Georgia
Washington
Hampton P. Fulmer
Orangeburg
S. C
South Carolina
Fulmer
Detroit Trial Reveals Black Legion Role In Poole Killing
Dayton Dean testified in Detroit on June 3 that he fired the shots that killed WPA worker Charles A. Poole and that Harvey Davis a Black Legion colonel ordered the act. Dean described a meeting where Poole was to be punished for beating his wife and said Davis told him Poole would be hanged or shot. Detectives testified that Dean stood over Poole as he fired five shots, while defense sought to show several defendants did not agree to the plan.
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Detroit
Dayton Dean
Charles A. Poole
WPA
Black Legion
Poole
Dean
Harvey Davis
Black Hooded
Duncan C. McCrea
Sergent
John Harvill
Charles Meehan
Davis
Sandlot
Ervin D. Lee
Lee
McCrea
Marvill
Washington
Copeland
D-N
Senate
Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
Senator King
Dutah
King
Lindbergh ransom bills to be returned to Lindbergh
New Jersey Attorney General David T. Wilentz announced that fourteen thousand eight hundred sixty dollars of the recovered Lindbergh ransom bills would soon be returned to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. The decision followed a New York conference with J Edgar Hoover and other officials.
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Wilentz
LINDY
Trenton
N. J
David T. Wilentz
Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Delegates Named for Macon Governor Convention
More than 300 delegates are selected in Georgia's tenth district to attend a statewide convention in Macon to unite behind a governor candidate. Fortson says over 400 district delegates may be listed after all counties finish selections. Delegates travel unpledged to back a united front for the race.
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Athens
Macon
Blanton Fortson
Fortson
Georgia
Philip Weltner
Atlanta Boy Hero Rescues Drowning Child At Park Lake
Atlanta residents hailed Bob McCoy a 17 year old student as a hero after he jumped into a park lake fully clothed and pulled Caroline Ivester, 11, from water over her head. The rescue occurred yesterday as the girl struggled in the lake.
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Atlanta
Bob
McCoy
Caroline Ivester
Petteway Leads in Florida Governor Race Front-Runners Named
Judge W Raleigh Petteway of Tampa extended his Florida gubernatorial lead in the 14 man Democratic field with 29 854 votes from 911 of 1 321 precincts. Close behind were B F Paty of West Palm Beach William C Hodges of Tallahassee and Fred P Cone of Lake City, with Paty holding second place.
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Jacksonville
Fla
W. Raleigh Petteway
Tampa
Florida
B. F. Paty
West Palm Beach
Wiliam C. Hodges
Tallahassee
Fred P. Cone
Lake City
Paty
Petteway
Amos Lewis
Marianna
Mallie Martin
Crestview
Redmond B. Gautier
Miami
J. R. Yearwood
Winter Haven
Peterson
Green
Caldwell
Wilcox
Renort
Joe Sears
Superintendent of Public Instruction
W. S. Cawthon
Cawthon
Colin English
Ocala
Carr D. Landis
E. R. Bentley
Lakeland
J. M. Lee
Murl Pace
Mount Dora
T. Muncy Anderson
J. R. Bullock
van C. Swearingen
W. V. Knott
T. D. Lancaster
Samuel Getzen
Bushnell
Nathan Mayo
W. B. Bishop
Nash
F. W. Buchholz
Gainesville
Claude Jones
Arcadia
W. H. Cates
Vivian Collins
John O. McNamara
St. Augustine
Four Die in Florida Auto Collision Near Defuniak Springs
A head-on crash near Defuniak Springs, Florida, killed four people today and critically injured a fifth. The deceased include Cecil Stinson, 39, postmaster of Defuniak Springs. Arthur Wesley, 30, postmaster at Point Washington. Willie Wesley of Point Washington. and Ed Ward of Freeport.
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Defuniak Springs
Fla
CPA
Cecil Stinson
Arthur Wesley
Point Washington
Willie Wesley
Ed Ward
Freeport
League of Nations Sets June 22 Date for Ethiopian Topic
Officials said June 22 was tentatively chosen for an assembly meeting to discuss the Italian conquest of Ethiopia. The session, called for by Argentina, had not yet been convoked but preparations were under way in Geneva.
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League OF Nations
Geneva
Ethiopia
Argentina
Walsh-Healey Bill Passes Judiciary Committee
The revised Walsh-Healey bill to require vendors to the government to observe an eight hour day and forty hour week was approved by the House Judiciary Committee. Chairman Sumners was instructed to seek enactment this session. The measure, backed by organized labor, passed 13 to 5 after debate over reviving NRA concerns.
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Washington
Walsh-Healey
House Judiciary
Sumners
Tex
Organized Labor
Senate
NRA
Southern China Armies Advance Into the North
Shanghai reports Japanese advices claim south China armies advancing north have captured north China cities along the Hunan frontier. Japan says 250000 Canton troops move toward Fukien and Kiangsi as Nanking denies hostilities.
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Shanghai
Canton
South China
North China
Hunan
Fukien
Kiangsi
Nanking
Foreign Office
Hunan Province
Canton Forces Move in Three Directions Amid War Claims
Chinese and Japanese reports diverge on a Canton government army of about 250000 marching toward Fukien and Kiangse as Tokyo and Nanking exchange war claims. Chinese officials deny plans for a coalition, while observers fear civil war and a balance of forces in North China and Tientsin Peking.
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Shanghai
Canton
Fukien
Kiangse
Nanking
China
Tientsin-Pieping
German air force chief killed in Dresden crash
Lieutenant General Walther Wever 49, chief of staff of the German air force, was killed in an airplane crash at Dresden airport during an inspection flight. Mechanic Sergeant Krauss also died. the accident occurred just after takeoff.
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Army Air Force
Dresden
Germany
Walther Wever
Krauss
Wever
Air Ministry
Youngsters Seek Southern Boys Tennis Championship
Memphis Tennessee June 3 youngsters from nine states begin pursuit of the southern boys and junior tennis championships on Southwestern College courts. The junior singles and doubles winners and runners up earn spots in national interscholastic events with doubles in Boston August 4 and singles at Forest Hills September 3. N Russell Bobbitt of Atlanta ranked second last year is top seed, with Lou Faquin of Memphis second.
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Memphis
Tenn
Boston
Forest Hills
N.russell Bobbitt
Atlanta
Lou Faquin
Senate races toward adjournment with tax bills in focus
Washington June 3 with both parties seeking rapid adjournment Congress pressed the 2.43 billion relief deficit bill to conference. Senate and House action aimed at finishing the tax program with Roosevelt setting aside time for last minute legislation. The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a soil conservation amendment to limit large payments and the labor committee backed a long term housing program.
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Roosevelt
Senate Agriculture Committee
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Senate Agriculture
Agriculture Committee
Wallace
Hatch
D-N. M
House Agriculture Committee
Wallace Washington
Smith
O'Mahoney
J. Wye
House Rules Committee Fast Tracks Relief Deficiency Bill
The House Rules Committee approved a special resolution to speed the $2.43 billion relief deficiency bill toward final action. It directs sending the measure and its $1.425 billion for relief to conference with the Senate, with conferees allowed to accept or reject Senate amendments except those reopening the Florida ship canal project and allotting $300 million for PWA grants.
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Mittes
House
Rules Committee
Washington
House Rules Committee
Senate
Florida Ship Canal
PWA
Two Jews Shot by Arabs in Yehudy Grove
In Jerusalem on June 3 two Jewish men were shot by Arabs who attacked them after requesting water in an orange grove in Yehudy. Troops pursued the attackers and officials reported the incident.
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Jerusalem
Palcor
Yehudy
Regional Weather Outlook For Southeast States
The forecast shows partly cloudy skies across South Carolina Georgia and Florida with scattered showers near coasts and in northern areas. Temperatures trend cooler in extreme northwest portions and brief thunder showers are possible in Florida.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
St Marks Tides Forecast for Thursday
Predicted tidal times for St Marks light station on Thursday June 4 show high at 1 87 p m and low at 6 56 a m 2 24 a m and 8 28 p m with expected water levels.
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St. Marks
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