Weather Report Warns Georgia Crops Face Losses From Rain and Disease
Georgia Extension director Walter S. Brown reports excessive rains and plant disease cut into tomato yields, with blue mold in tobacco beds and widespread anthracnose in melons. County agents note 50 percent tomato losses in Lowndes and widespread damage to cantaloupes, watermelons, and peanuts amid labor shortages and wet conditions.
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Athens
Walter S. Brown
U. S. Agricultural Extension Service
South Georgia
Brown
L. BE
Extension Service
Georgia
Lowndes
R. E. Miller
Valdosta
Miller
tIe
Mitchell County
J. A. Mauldin
Camilla
Mauldin
Maudlin
Tattnall
Joe Johnston
Reidsville
Georgia and the New Deal in Southern race politics
A column denounces the Supreme Court, President Roosevelt’s New Deal, and Jim Crow backlash. It critiques James C. Petrillo and argues Governor Carmichael’s support for New Deal policies shapes Georgia’s gubernatorial race with cross‑border money and agitators influencing the outcome.
Free Trip Offer to Fort Worth by Local Man
Mr Minor Hoxsey plans a car trip to the West leaving tomorrow at 8 o clock. He invites a male companion who can drive much of the way and look after himself. Interested parties should call Mr Hoxsey at 517 for possible join in the Fort Worth leg.
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Fort Worth
Minor Hoxsey
Texas
Hetates
Thomas County 4 H Club Members To Meet For Rural Contests
At 9 30 Friday morning June 7 Thomasville court house will host county elimination contests for Thomas county 4 H clubs in rural electrification egg marketing dairy production dairy foods public speaking farm fence yeast breads quick breads Winners advance to Middle South Georgia District contests in Tifton July Public invited to attend
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Thomas County
Court House
Thomasville
Georgia politics and a shifting federal influence
The text worries that Governor Arnall's retirement and possible federal post could pull Georgia toward national figures or ticket trends seen as radical. It condemns drifting from traditional Georgia values and warns of an uncertain future under unfamiliar political philosophies.
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Arnall
Henry Wallace
Georgia
Tinker
Roses by Air To Kiwanians At Atlantic City Convention
Kiwanis International Convention slated for Atlantic City New Jersey from Sunday the 9th to Friday the 14th features each state displaying products and attractions. Thomasville plans to air express roses daily for the ladies at the event with packaging handled by the Flower Shop on Madison Street. Georgia displays include peaches from Montezuma Royal Crown Cola from Columbus Elberton marbles and roses from Thomasville along with other regional attractions.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Thomasville
Madison Street
James Milne
State of Georgia
Montezuma
Royal Crown
Columbus
Elberton
Duck Hunters Face Shorter Season Amid Bird Decline
Washington June 6 AP Duck Hunters face a shorter shooting season and possibly a reduced bag limit to halt and reverse the decline in wild ducks. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Albert M Day cites an average annual drop of about 23 million birds over the past two years. The migratory waterfowl inventory fell from 125.35 million in 1944 to 105.5 million in 1945.
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Washington
Albert —M. Day
Fish ™ and Wildlife Service
Day
Indian Emissary Denies Tribal Maiden Condemned
An emissary from the Everglades told Dade County deputy that Lena a 16 year old Seminole girl remains alive and was not condemned to die for an alleged white lover romance. He said she is the daughter of a tribal chief and will raise a baby with a Navy man in about three weeks, with only removal from the Green Corn Dance as punishment and prior exile for a prior baby.
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Miami
Fla
The
Everglades
John Osceola
Sam Fulford
Dade County
Lena
Fulford
Moultrie Man Elected Head of Norman Park Alumni Group
Norman Park Georgia June 6 AP An Alumni association is being organized for Norman Park Junior College with J Scott Morris Jr of Moultrie elected president on graduation day The Class of 1946 which he led will form the nucleus for organizing all former normal students.
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Norman
Regular Convocation of J M Rush Chapter No 23 RAM
The regular convocation of J M Rush in Chapter No 23 RAM will be held June 6 at 8:30 p m All members urged to attend Visitors welcome Work in Most Excellent Master Degree led by Edward M Reichert Fe B R Singletary Sec.
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J. M. Rush
Edward M. Reichert
Fe. B. R
Singletary
Farm Woodlands in New York State Reach Over Four Million Acres
A historical note reports that farm woodlands in New York State aggregate more than 4,000,000 acres. The figure underscores the vast extent of agricultural woodland resources in the region.
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New York State
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