Arnall Praised for Georgia Attorney General Work
Ellis G Arnall, educated at Mercer and the University of Georgia, is described as highly qualified for the post. He has won 242 important state cases and 914 opinions have not been reversed. The Senate praises his services and the House Economy Committee commends the department under Arnall as efficient and economical.
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Mercer
University of Georgia
House of Representatives
Ellis G. Annallig
Arnall
State Department of Law
State Senate
Elis Arnall
Ellis G. Arnall
Georgia
Subalierine Dates Recorded Near Pitt Grims Landing
Fragmentary OCR notes trace a history of the subalierine dating from W206 near Pitt grims landing at Pivnnotitn Rouk. The text preserves place names and historical reference in unclear form.
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Pitt Grims
Pivnnotitn Rouk
Local Social Notes Mention Visitors and Movements
Mrs. Louis Ludlow Jr and unnehrer Littie Sallie Ann of Washington DC will visit Thomasville for the second week to stay with Mrs Ludlow's parents Dr and Mrs Jarrell. Bill Neel returns from Emory University Atlanta after soph year to spend summer with his parents in Jackson Terrace. Alberta Goff departs for Nashville to teach music at Peabody College for the summer and winter term.
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Louis Ludlow, Jr
Unnehrer
Littie Sallie Ann
Washington, D. C
Thomasville
Bill Neel
Imory University
Atlanta
Herbert Neel
Jackson Terrace
Alberta Goff
Nashville, Tenn
Peabody College
Pelham Celebration Highlights Civic Picnic and Tragic Accident
The Pelham festival drew locals and dignitaries including former Cray Gene Talmadge Hugh Vowell Columbus Roberts Ben Huitt and George Hamilton for a daytime barbecue and square dance. Police and Boy Scouts managed traffic while a city high school gala closed the event. A 10 year old Pelham boy Bobby Shiver was fatally injured in a rear end truck accident.
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Turiuin
Cray
Gene Talmadge
Hugh Vowell
Columbus Roberts
Ben Huitt
George Hamilton
Pelham
Pelham Police
Offecs Tom
Sherrasville
Bobby Shiver
FDR Third Term Urged in Mississippi Democratic Push
Mississippi Democrats debate a third term for Franklin D Roosevelt. Prominent party figures suggest renomination could occur without a strong challenge. Speaker Bankhead allies caution against proposing a successor if the president runs again. Alabama poised to lead with pledged delegates as nominations approach. Multiple party insiders weigh the likelihood of Roosevelt’s return.
Feinberg's Removal Sale Opens Friday In Thomasville
Feinberg & Sons Removal Sale begins Friday morning at Madison and Jackson streets. The store offers a large stock of household goods and modern furniture at exceptional values, promoted as the biggest sale in the history of the business serving Thomasville and vicinity for three years.
French 75s drive back German tanks on Somme front
Paris reports French 75s and anti-tank guns halted German tanks in a sharp Somme front engagement. German tanks pushed toward Paris and Rouen but were cut off, while French machine-gunners and pursuit planes pinned back main forces.
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Paris
Somme
Rouen
French
War vibrations threaten cotton trade outlook
Atlanta notes war vibrations from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics warn of a unfavorable impact on world cotton demand. Dutch Belgian and northern French mills may be shut off indefinitely, with Italy possibly entering the war markets in the Mediterranean affecting about 709000 bales.
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Atlanta
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Belgium
Holland
France
Cotton Situation Review
Italy
Mediterranean
Postmaster General Farley Withdraws Candidacy Before Convention
Postmaster General Farley is set to withdraw his candidacy prior to the convention meeting, signaling a shift in the race and reducing the field of contenders. The move outlines strategic calculations ahead of party proceedings.
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Farley
Pelham Youth Killed by Truck in Town Accident
Bobby Shiver ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Horace Shiver of Pelham Ga was fatally struck by a wholesale grocery truck driven by Arnold White near the heart of the business district as he tried to cross the highway. Deputy Grover Jones investigated and the driver is held for lack of a valid license. The boy a second grader is survived by three brothers. The tragedy marred the Tomato Festival activities downtown.
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Pelham
Bobby Shiver
Horace Shiver
Arnold White
Grover Jones
Schocl
Georgia Teachers Leave Classrooms At Rising Pace
AP reports a growing number of Georgia teachers abandoning the classroom as low and unpaid salaries drive turnover. After 1937-38, about 3 000 left. in 1938-39, 3 500 deserted the profession, with 20 percent of 16 385 white teachers lacking prior experience.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Georgia
R. L. Ramsey
Georgia Education Association
M. D. Collins
Duke of Windsor Quits Liaison Officer Post
London sources say the Duke of Windsor has relinquished his role as liaison officer with the British and French armies. No explanation was immediately available for the change in the former king Edward’s assignment.
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London
Duke of Windsor
Edward
Reynaud
Edouard Dalaaier
France
Italy
Far East
Hong Kong
Talmadge Says Nix Candidate of Roy Harris
Atlanta reports former Governor Eugene Talmadge accuses Abit Nix of entering the Georgia gubernatorial race as the Harris Rivers ticket candidate to push a sales tax. Nix, Athens attorney, calls for business and less politics, while Howell and Roberts also contest the Democratic primary set for September 11.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Abit Nix
Georgia
Roy Harris
BE. D. Rivers
Pelham
Ed Rivers
Abu Nix
Nix
Athens
Hugh Howell
Columbus’ Roberts
Commissioner of Agriculture
Talmadge
Harris
Ansley
E. D. Rivers
Rivers
State Board of Regents
Columbus Roberts
Marshal Urges Regular Army of 400 000
Washington report says General George C. Marshall urged a standing regular army of 400000, with authorization to recruit 120000 more. He argued this size is needed if Congress blocks mobilization power for the National Guard during emergencies and to ensure swift action in the western hemisphere.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Roosevelt
Congress
Marshall
German Planes Raid Britain Anew In Wide Theatrical Blow
London reports a major German bombing raid across a 270 mile coastline as British airmen target German lines and supply bases. The assault marks the widest air offensive since the war began while coordinated attacks aim to disrupt German preparations near the Somme and Paris.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
England
Battle
France
Ruhr
Somme River
Paris
Invasion News From Somme Front and French Political Shakeups
Nations report German pressure on Weygand line near Paris and near Le Havre while British raids strike behind German lines. Reynaud reshapes French cabinet as Italy imposes shipping restrictions and Hong Kong orders German evacuation.
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Somme
Weygand
Flanders
Soissons- Laon
Paris
Air Ministry
Ghent
Belgium
Rouen
Seine
le Havre
Normandy
France
Ailette
Oise
Mediterranean
Jibuti
French Somaliland
Briain
England
Yorkshire
Kent
Paul Reynaud
Italy
Germany
Lincolnshire
Norfolk
Thames
Max
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Stegall
Feinberg
City
Department Store
Pelham Festival
Britain
Wylly Watkins
Marian Watkins
South Georgia
Miss Watkins
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ime Weygand
Somme-Aisne
Aisne-Oise Canal
Ham
Gotham
Thomasville Howe. & Supply
Broad Street
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