Congress Adjournment Hopes Rise as Tax Fight Winds On
Washington June 5 Congress set aside adjournment hopes as Roosevelt tax plan faces moves to end session. Senate to resume debate on a finance bill taxing corporate net income 15 to 18 percent and undistributed profits while House bill features a 44 percent levy on net income. Leader shifts follow Speaker Byrnes death delaying adjournment to June 15 or 16.
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Senate Finance Committee
Blum appeals to workers as new French premier seeks cooperation
Socialist Leon Blum, newly named premier, urged France’s 500000 striking workers to avoid dis order and back his 40 hour week plan. He promised to press for collective contracts and paid vacations while disputes are settled and workers return to jobs amid growing strike activity. Miners in Valenciennes slept on tracks to halt coal movements as profits were withheld from stockholders.
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Associated Press
Leon Blum
France
Valenciennes
Second District Municipal Officers Meet at Camilla
Georgia Municipal Association Second District gathers at Camilla City Hall next Tuesday June 9 with mayors city managers aldermen and officials from every town. Dr F A Lewis welcomes attendees as O T Ray WPA director and Judge Gardner discuss the federal program and a proposed constitutional amendment capping the millage at fifteen.
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Thomasville
F. A. Lewis
Mitchell County
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Valdosta
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Fort Gaines
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WPA
Albany
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Albany Judicial Circuit of the Superior Court
Georgia
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Legislative program for U S neutrality policy outlined
Washington June 4 A 15 point legislative program for developing American neutrality policy was outlined to the Senate by the munitions investigating committee. It urges arms embargo on belligerents, controls on loans,禁止 voyages on contraband ships, and stronger munitions oversight while praising Woodrow Wilson’s wartime leadership.
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Senate
Woodrow Wilson
Munitions Committee
Nye
Wilson
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United States
Congress
Munitions Control Board
Michigan Holds 29 Men On Charges In Black Legion Probe
Detroit June 5 Michigan held 29 men on charges as a grand jury probe into terrorism tied to the Black Legion continued. Six men were seized in down river communities for flogging an Ecorse steel worker and related acts of night riding. Three more arrests followed and six others were sought on John Doe warrants for kidnapping and assault amid alleged government offices involvement.
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Michigan
Down River
Robert Penlan
Ecorse Steel
Black Legion
Nght
John Doe
James E. Chenot
Order
First Watermelon Displayed by Ellabelle Farmer
Mr Perry L Benton, a well known Ellabelle farmer, displays a thirty pound Stone Mountain watermelon. Benton foresees a large crop with fifteen acres planted and hundreds more in the field. He plans to ship by June 12 to 15. Other local farmers Griffin Turner also note melons maturing, signaling a strong season.
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Perry L. Benton
Ellabelle
Times-Enterprise
Stone Mountain
G. J& ‘Turner
Thomas
Benton
R. L. “Griffin
The
Georgia State Womans College graduates hear call for female leadership
Willoughby Reade, Alexandria educator and author, delivers commencement address urging graduates to lead the nation in resolving future problems. The college awards 48 bachelor of arts degrees and 14 junior college diplomas with Miss Broun Hutchinson and Miss Marion Reid named honor graduates.
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Georgia State Womans College
Willoughby Reade
Alexandria Va
Reade
Frank Reade
Broun Hutchinson
Marion Reid
Homerville
Moultrie
Louise Hardy
Quitman
Ruby Harrison
Fitzgerald
Virginia Ingram
Bainbridge
Bessie Johnson
Carrene West
Pearl Wilson
Cordele
Janie Merle Byrd
Pavo
Geraldine Collins
Unadilla
Elizabeth Dasher
Dorothy Dixon
Patterson
Wilma Ruth Faircloth
Seville
Iverlyn Folson
Hahira
Thera Hambrick
Bay City
Eloise Leneberger
Virginia Martin
Atlanta
Jessie Maude Mason
Ochlocknee
Lois Perry
Kingsland
Paula Sapp
Cairo
Wynelle Spell
Wrightsville
Jane Twitty
Clarence Conner
Stockton
Vesta Edith Moran
Waycross
Gem Strickland
Kiwanis Lunch Highlights Efforts For Federal Court Term
Leb Dekle outlined years of work to secure a U S District Court term for Thomasville with talks in Washington to officials and legislators. A delegation sent a joint letter urging prompt action to Congressman Cox. Dr W B Cochran praised the Georgia State Farmers Marketing system and the local market's early impact. Dante Pace celebrated a birthday as members gave to the Kiwanis Christmas Empty Stocking Fund. Visitors included Dr Cochran and Dr Ferguson Davis.
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Cochran
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Kiwanis
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Dick Carr
Rich ardson elected president of Georgia Peace and County Officers
John G Richardson of Hartwell was elected president at Savannah for the Georgia Peace and County Officers Association. Albany selected as next convention city. Ben T Watkins elected secretary and treasurer. three vice presidents named. nominating chair Jule C Sipple. Resolutions oppose 15 mill over tax, favor state highway patrol, fingerprint pawns, require insurance, limit truck drivers’ hours.
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John G. Richardson
Hartwell
Superior Court
Hart County
Georgia Peace and County Officers Association
Albany
Ben T. Watkins
Macon
Treasury
T. N. Holcombe
Valdosta
A. T. Winslett
W. R. Knight
Quitman
Jule C. Sipple
Bureau of Indentification
Local Visitors And Birth Announcements Domino Through Town
Dr W C Holloway leaves for Columbus on business. Miss Christine Williams and her mother stay with Mrs Williams on West Jackson street. Mrs W M Parker visits relatives in Jacksonville. Earl and Mrs Washington welcomed a son this morning. Mrs W L Logan and daughter Ruth of Gainesville visit Mrs John F Parker.
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Christine Williams
Lakeland, Fla
Tom Williams
West Jackson Street
Earl Washington
W. L. Logan
Ruth Logan
Gainesville, Ga
John F. Parker
Pelham News Notes Highlights Local Visits and Convention Vote
Miss Fern Baggs returns from Georgia University as Mrs. Mobley visits Thom asville. Camilla visitors Evaline Stevenson Leland Gray stay with Mrs. Hill. Mrs. D S McIntyre in Thomasville. Lester Carlton and Omar Ross host. Star drivers safety principles endorsed with convention bids by Valdosta Athens tied 24 each. Albany 47 votes. scattered to Macon and Augusta.
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Pelham
Fern Baggs
Georgia University
J. W. Mobley
Thomasville
Evaline Stevenson
Leland Gray
Camilla
H. H. Hill
Margaret Maples
Winston Bush
Gladys Sellers
Alexandria
Ala
Julia Joomiell
Edwin Rackley
Hal Carlisle
Wood Marshall
David Luke
D. S. McIntyre
Lester Carlton
Moultrie
Omar Ross
Star Drivers of America
T. Sanders
Irwinton
John E. Foy
Savannah
J. L. Spivey
Valdosta
Athens
Albany
Macon
Augusta
Enter Joye's Business School Announces June 8 Start
A Gulf outing followed a social gathering for a group including Mr and Mrs J H Harris Mr and Mrs Shelby Pope Mr and Mrs Lee Kelly Miss Pauline Hay Miss Evelyn Lewis and Mr Kermit Carlton. The new class begins June 8.
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Joye’s Business School
J. H. Harris
Shelby Pope
Lee Kelly
Pauline Hay
Evelyn Lewis
Kermit Carlton
The
Gulf
Mississippi Man Dies After Golf Ball Injury
Mercer A. Wade, 32, an inspector at Gulf States Creosoting Company in Jackson, died from injuries after being struck on the head by a golf ball during a round at the city course. He was treated at a local hospital and discharged to his home.
Selassie To Leave For Switzerland
Haile Selassie announced he would depart for Switzerland but would not take part in the League of Nations talks on Italy's conquest of Ethiopia.
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Haile Selassie
Switzerland
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Italy
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