Two Men Severely Burned at Macon Cement Plant
At the Penn-Dixie cement plant in Clinchfield Georgia two workers, Marven Cooper aged 35 and W T Hill 42, were trapped by falling hot ashes while cleaning a boiler grate. Cooper was near death with extensive burns, Hill sustained facial hand and foot burns but survived. Both were hospitalized at Oglethorpe Private Infirmary after rescue by fellow workers J L Beaver and Dan Bledsoe.
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Macon
Penn-Dixie
Clinchfield
Marven Cooper
W. T. Hill
Perry
Oglethorpe
Whippie
J. L. Beaver
Dan Bledsoe
Cooper
World’s Fair Building Dedicat across a Frightened Fragments
A scrambled OCR style puzzle lists partial clues and word fragments spanning fear, flags, animals, days, and chemistry terms. The line of items includes references to a World’s Fair building dedication and assorted clue fragments such as animal names, chemical symbols, and titles, with missing letters and garbled wording.
Georgia House Speakership contested by four candidates
In Georgia the race for speaker features four candidates including L. Thomas Gillen Ed Rivers John Beasley and Paul Lindsay as potential successors to Arlie Tucker. Senate presidency by Hamilton McWhorter appears uncontested following W Cecil Neill's death. Governors race activity includes Hardwick naming a new campaign manager and Albany slated opening of his bid June 16.
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Atlanta
State Senate
Georgia
Arlie Tucker
Berrien
Richard B. Russell, Jr
L. Thomas
Pat) Gillen
Bible Countty
General Assembly
Ed Rivers
John Beasley
Tattnall
Paul Lindsay
DeKalb
Hamilton McWhorter
Lexington
Oplethorpe County
Senate
W. Cecil Neill
Columbus
Guy Jackson
House
Troup County
Thomas W. Hardwick
Augusta
Isaac 8. Peebles, Jr
Peebles
Hardwick
Albany
Democratic Executive Committee
Tlree
United States
Statehouse
Court of Appeals
K. C. Bell
Stella Akin
Savannah
Hiram Gardner
Eatonton
Georgia Republican dispute to be aired first in Chicago
Georgia will be first state called by the Republican National Committee in Chicago on June 9 to consider contests affecting delegations to the national convention opening June 14. The dispute centers on Mamie Williams and a Savannah group over delegates from regular and Negro factions, with Arnold and Rose leading the regular delegation and Lemon and allies challenging them.
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W. F. Caldwell
Associated Press
Atlanta
Georgia
Republican National Committee
Chicago
South
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Mamie Williams
Savannah
J. G. Lemon
National Party
James G. Arnold
Josiah T. Rose
Macon
Arnold
Rose
Ben J. Davis
Davis
Lemon
B. A. Deloach
T. N. Hendricks
Edison
Charles E. Donnelly
B. F. Cofer
Well Known Author Jumps From Window in Miami Hotel
Miami a June 6 Henry W. Fisher 77 author of internationally known works fell to his death from a ninth floor window of the Colonial Towers Hotel. He left notes stating death by own action and asking burial in a pauper s grave without any poppy cock. He wrote an obituary notice for the Miami Daily News and warned no one to blame but himself. Fisher known for exposing royal foibles in his writings.
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Miami
Fla
Henry W. Fisher
Colonial Towers
Hal Leyshon
Miami Daily News
Hoover
Fisher
Local visitors and guests listed in Thomasville notes
A roundup of named visitors and residents in town includes Gordon Johnson Valdosta J. D. Casten Pittsburgh W. T. Sit New York M. W. Nesmith Atlanta J. H. Butler Pittsburgh and others staying for short visits and summers. The column mentions Mrs. Walter Stuckey Valdosta and Miss Steinmeyer Winter Haven plus several local host families and business ads.
Garner Objects to Democrats Drastic House Rule
Washington June 6 Speaker Garner objected from his chair to the drastic rule governing the $2.3 billion relief bill. Democrats, after taking the House last December, tightened rules, preventing Republicans from influencing what enters the relief measure. Representative Bankhead sponsored the rule, with Snell noting it as liberal, while Garner challenged it amid Republican jeers.
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Garner
Washington
House
Representative Bankhead
Ala
Representative Snell
New York
Snell
Tennessee Democrats Take No Action On Negro Bar
Tennessee Democratic primary board took no action on a resolution by five of six gubernatorial candidates to bar Negroes from the August 4 primary, labeling the party as the white man’s party. Critics argued the move would provoke civil liberties backlash while supporters pressed for race-based restrictions.
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Nashville
Appomattox
Devereaux will leaves entire estate to widow in Ohio
The late Henry Kelsey Devereaux's will bequeaths all real estate and personal effects to his widow Mildred French Devereaux. Horses and chattels go to John Ashmore and J. Harvey Shorts. The remainder funds split between Mildred Winslow and grandchildren Mildred Devereaux II and Henry Kelsey Devereaux II, held in trust until ages 25 and 21. Probate awaited. hearing set. widow's dower rights renounced by election.
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Painesville
Ohio
Henry Kelsey Devereaux
Wickliffe
Mildred French Devereaux
Devereaux
John Ashmore
J. Harvey Shorts
Allan Childs
John F. Wieland
Mildred Aileen Winslow
Mildred
Henry K. Devereaux II
Julian French Devereaux
Mildred Devereaux
Europe
Addie Nye Norton
GOP Platform Seeks Referendum Plank for Prohibition
Washington June 6 Senator Watson reports Republican congressional leaders near agreement on a prohibition plank calling for prompt action by Congress to resubmit prohibition to state conventions or by other means. Mildred F. Devereaux and Allan Childs named as executors of the estate.
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Washington
Watson
Congress
Mildred F. Devereaux
Allan Childs
Giants Pick Bill Terry to Succeed McGraw as Manager
The New York Giants appoint Bill Terry as manager after John McGraw quits due to illness. Terry takes over as the team seeks stability and future success following McGraw's long tenure.
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Bill Terry
New York Giants
John McGraw
Giants
McGraw
Nomination Bid Aims from Ritchie Cleveland at Convention
To nominate Ritchie Richard F. Cleveland son of Grover Cleveland will place Gov Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland's name before the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Richard F. Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Chicago
Filipino Laborers Warn Fellows On U S Job Markets
The article notes 130 returning laborers on one ship urge Filipinos to avoid seeking work in Hawaii or the mainland due to hardship stories. It also reports Georgia Governor Richard B. Russell Jr's plan to name a successor to W D Anderson on the University System of Georgia board, hinting at a Georgia Tech representative appointment.
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U. S. Manila
States
Hawaii
Atlanta
Richard B. Russell, Jr
W. D. Anderson
Macon
Board of Regents
University System of Georgia
Georgia Tech
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Hurst & May
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Tampa, Fla
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Bainbridge Road
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Providence, R. I
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Louis Steyerman, Jr
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