Local visitors and students fill city scene
Mr and Mrs J R Grant of Jacksonville visit the city. Several relatives and business visitors from Florida Georgia and nearby towns are noted. Miss Dorothy Davis returns from Bob Jones College while Miss Beeman Barnes vacationing with relatives. Joye's Business School enrolls new students as summer plans begin.
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J. R. Grant of
Jacksonville
Dorothy Davis
Bob Jones College
Cleveland
Tenn
Henry Hester
Dorothy Hester
Howell McKinnon
Cairo
City
Miss Beeman Barnes
Marianna, Fla
5. L. Kelly
Joye’s Business School
Hilda Alligood
Norias Plantation
Hte Ss Teanrae
Alunthcelo
Rla
Trial of Herbert Drew continues with self defense claim
The trial details reveal Herbert Drew claiming self defense after Luther Carney was fatally wounded at a roadhouse incident. Witnesses describe rapid gunfire, blows to Carney, and Drew holding the pistol. Doctors testified wounds were head injuries not caused by bullets. The court anticipated a jury verdict soon as defense and state witnesses faced cross examination.
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Mr. Drew
Applewhite
Price
Messrs. Drew
Drew
Carney
Herbert Drew
Thomasville
J. I. Palmer
J. W. Reid
L. Hallman
Boston
Luther Carney
Mr. Hallman
R. L. Drew
Mr. Carney
Court House
Messrs
Gong
Difference in Views Blocks FDR Farm Tenancy Plan
Congressional leaders report a rift between Secretary Wallace and the house agriculture committee over farm tenancy legislation. The committee favors extending long term low interest loans of 50 million dollars for five years to tenants to buy farms. Wallace's group wants authority to purchase land for resale to tenants with a twenty year title wait. Chairman Jones says a showdown is coming.
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Washington
Wallace
House Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
Jones
D.-Tex
Mitchell to Present His Credentials in Cherokee Court
Dalton Ga June 8 John C Mitchell unopposed candidate for judge of the Cherokee superior court circuit plans to present credentials to incumbent Judge Claude C Pittman after oath and commission likely Friday Pittman has held the office since J A McFarland who defeated him last fall died before taking office Pittman refused to enter the election citing a nullity in the referendum Mitchell, former solicitor of the circuit, expects Pittman to refuse relinquishment and says he will pursue quo warranto proceedings for removal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
John C. Mitchell
Cherokee Superior Court Circuit
Claude C. Pittman
Pittman
J. A. McFarland
Superior Court of the
Cherokee Circuit
Aa Miitchell
Circuit
Tomato Market Opens at Thomasville Market for Local Producers
The Thomasville farmers market launches a dedicated tomato market with Terra sun buyers led by P. G. Cornelius of Cornelius and Kennedy and J. James, aiming to buy up to 25 carloads and about a carload daily for roughly 30 days. Prices for beans, okra, butterbeans, squash, and peas are reported, with tomatoes highlighted as the next busy summer crop.
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P. G. Cornelius
Cornelius and
Cornelius
Birmigham
Ala
Joines
Atlanta
Okra
Thomasville
Dutch Youth Marries English Girl in South Carolina
Piet Judh of the West Indies married Lina Knight of Havana Cuba in Ridgeland South Carolina to avoid Cuban delays for a 21st birthday. The couple met in Miami and traveled by clipper ship and rail via Savannah to wed at noon with Probate Judge L S McCormack. The wedding party included the bride’s father George Knight and sister Elizabeth Knight. Judh has Dutch consular service background and works with an Aruba oil company.
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Ridgeland
S. C
Piet
Dutch West Indies
Miss Knight
South Carolina
Juch
Cuba
United States
Miami
Savannah
George E. Knight
Havana
Elizabeth Knight
University of Miami
Fla
Carasal
Oil
Standard
Aruba
Savannah River Made Better for Navigation
The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill to extend inland waterway service to the Savannah River after a Augusta GA delegation argued the river's navigation improvements lacked private barge operation. They said new transport would lower railroad freight rates, while the Association of American Railroads opposed extending federal barge lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Savannah River
Augusta
The
Waterways Corporation
Association of American Railroads
Cairo High School graduates record class size at exercises
Cairo Ga June 8 sixty six Cairo High School seniors received diplomas in a packed auditorium. Dr M D Collins state superintendent delivered the literary address and the program included invocation salutatory valedictory and diploma delivery by Cairo Board of Trustees chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo High School
M. D. Collins
Cairo
Wilburn S. Smith
Cairo Baptist Church
Edith Mathews
Hubert Dorsey
State Superintendent of Schools
J. W. Rogers
Heavy voter forecast in Grady County election
Cairo Ga June 8 an unprecedented political battle will end today with about 300 000 Georgians voting on amendments and repeal leaders predict a heavy Grady County turnout Ordinary Gussie McManeus leads the election Justices of the Peace in each militia district act as managers Polls opened at 7 a m in Cairo until 6 p m others start at 8 a m and close at 3 p m 3105 voters eligible in Grady County
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Democratic Party
Gussie
McManeus
Grady County
Salvation Army campaign to raise five hundred dollars
Brigadier Geo F Casler will direct a state wide Salvation Army canvass starting Thursday morning. The article extols the army’s missions including evangelistic work, Christmas dinners, fresh air camps, job bureaus, missing friends bureau, prison work, children’s and maternity services, rescue homes, and anti death by own action efforts, aiming to raise 500 dollars for ongoing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. F. Casler
Salvation Army
The
S. A
Georgia Leaders Back Bill Allowing Federal Barges
Representative Paul Brown of Elberton and Georgia Senators Richard Russell and Walter George said the bill would only authorize operation of federal barges on the river and would not be mandatory for the War Secretary. The bill passed the House without opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Brown
Elberton
Richard B. Russell
Walter F. George
Georgia
House
Poultry Experts Estimate Pullet Feed Use Before Maturity
Poultry experts estimate a pullet consumes between 25 and 27 pounds of feed before reaching maturity.
The Icarian Sea Named for Icarus Legend
A historic naming links the Icarian Sea to Icarus the mythic flyer who perished using crafted wings. The tale explains how the sea bears a name tied to a famous failed ascent and a legendary fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Icarian Sea
Icarus
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Martha EB. Watson
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J. K. Pedrick
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T. N. Howard
Joe M. Beutell, Jr
W. J. Grantham
Regina
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Shorter College
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Worth Upchurch, Jr
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Magnolia Beach
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Greelyville
Boston High School
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Thomasville High School
America
Bank OF Thomas County
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H. B. Gurley
W. F. Scott Co
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