Pensacola Fliers Move Ahead in Southeastern League Race
Pensacola Fliers toppled Jackson Senators twice to pull even atop the Southeastern League standings in a weekend series at Pensacola. A 4 to 3 extra inning win followed a 6 to 8 setback, with Pensacola sustaining a 3-0 lead before Jackson rallied in the eighth. The league slate also saw Selma and Gadsden split a doubleheader, Meridian swept by Mobile, and Anniston beating Montgomery 6 to 0 before a Rebels comeback 9 to 3.
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Ala
Pensacola Fliers
Jackson Senators
Jackson
Pensacola
Yeserday
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Gadsden Pilots
Selma
Gadsden
Meridian
Mobile
Hansmann
Anniston Rams
Rebels
U No We No Radio Raidio at Southern Station
Local public notice lists U No We No Radio at B42 W Jackson St phone 172 with no further details.
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U-No-We-No-Raidio Southern Radio
Jackson St
FDR Addresses Morale and Mobility at Military Academy
President Roosevelt spoke to cadets at the military academy praising the soldier as the key factor in any conflict. He outlined aims to develop aviation, motorization, and mechanization to maximize mobility and ensure national defense across vast American terrain.
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Europe
Far East
Africa
Tlon
United States
America
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Hudson Valley
Hyde Park
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Queen Elizabeth
Jay L. Benedict
Military Academy
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Benedict
Elderly Georgian charged with his son in law death
Hartwell Georgia June 12 An elderly Hart County farmer faces a murder charge in the death of his son in law J C Evans 32. Sheriff A B Brown says Jeff Gunter 70 admitted firing a shotgun but claimed self defense. Evans collapsed from a chest wound on the steps of the Gunter home.
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Hart County
J. C. Evans
A. B Brown
Jeff Gunter
Evans
Gunter
Evan
Auto Drivers Must Get Licenses By June Thirtieth
Georgia drivers face a June 30 renewal deadline under the 1939 Safety Act. Commissioner Phil Brewster says no extension will be granted and renewals require no exam, while new drivers must pass a test. Examinations available at courthouses and state patrol offices. renewals cost 1 to 2 dollars. public chauffeurs face mandatory exams.
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Phil Brewster
Department of Public Safety
Brewster
General Assembly
Georgia
Box
Atlanta
Court House
Brewater
Lightning Kills Child In Georgia Storm
A bolt struck a home five miles south of Baldwin Georgia killing nine year old Winnier Grocker and injuring her mother Dayton Crocker who remained unaware of her daughter’s death while her father lay unconscious for hours. Other family members escaped injury.
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Baldwin
Winnier Grocker
Dayton Crocker
Gallogly Relatives Report Clemmency Expenditures
In Macon Georgia relatives of Richard G Gallogly serving life for murder filed an affidavit detailing they spent 1900 for clemency efforts. Frances Gray Yankey and James R Gray certify payments to attorneys Arnold Gambell Arnold Stonewall H Dyer Ellis Arnall and W J Wallace dating 1932 to 1935 for the prison commission clemency bid.
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Macon
Richard G. Gallogly
Arnold, Gambell
Arnold
Stonewall H. Dyer
Ellis G. Arnall
Prison Commission
W. J. Wallace
Six-year-old James Keller Robs Bank for a Penny Loan
Coldwater Michigan six year old James Frederick Keller walked into Branch County Savings Bank and presented a note to O. W. Holmes seeking a penny loan. The banker accepted the pledge and when the boy returned to repay he received his note back and an extra cent as a reward for being so business like.
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Coldwater
Mich
James Frederick Keller
Branch County Savings Bank
O. W. Holmes
1940 Nominees and Delegates Rumor Mill Sparks Activity
Discussion notes that talk about 1940 nominees runs ahead of conventions. Delegates and horns symbolize early planning as emissaries visit states, contact party officials, and size up potential candidates. Politicians visit to sound out prospects and gauge support for future campaigns.
Camp Visits and Family Trips Highlight Local Notes
Joanne Baker visits Camp Frances Archibald with her grandparents Mrs Essie Baker in Atlanta. Detroit couple Mr and Mrs Edward King visit Mrs Julia Clark and Miss Hattie Clark on Rosedale Ave. Nat Douglas spends two weeks in Rutledge Ga for State Music Camp. Hattie Love Douglas returns from G C W Milledgeville to summer with her mother. W D Hargrave in Athens for son Butch Hargrave's 1939 University of Georgia graduation. May Wickenberg arrives from Birmingham to Thomasville to visit Stella Roowe and Lula Baker.
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Joanne Baker
J. T. Baker
Atlanta
Camp
Frances Archibald
Essie Baker
Mrs. Edward King
Detroit, Michigan
Julia Clark
Miss Hattie Clark
Rosedale Avenue
Nat Douglas
Rutledge
May Wickenberg
Charleston
S. C
Thomasville
Birmingham
Stella Roowe
Lula Baker
Burdette Family Weekend Visit and Mercer Student Return
Mr. Winston Burdette of Franklin Georgia spent the weekend with his brother W E Burdette and family. On return he was joined by Mrs Burdette and children who will stay two weeks with relatives. Mr and Mrs C C Ward returned from a vacation through Fountain Inn Hendersonville and other North Carolina points. John Dixon Jr has returned to Mercer University to continue studies over the next two years in the prescribed course.
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Winston Burdette
Franklin, Ga
W. E. Burdette
C. C. Ward
Fountain Inn
Hendersonville
North Carolina
John Dixon, Jr
Mercer University
Green melons urged as menace to industry by official
Albany Ga June 12 Thad Huckabee manager of the watermelon marketing agreement says green melons are the greatest menace to the watermelon industry and warns farmers against shipping immature fruit. Under a secretary of agriculture order melons not mature or below US No 2 cannot be shipped from North and South Carolina Georgia and Florida before July 31 inspectors will refuse shipment at the railroad car door. Green watermelons have no economic value and rushing shipments hurts the market. South Georgians should have a good season if they cooperate with the policy.
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United States
Albany
Thad Huckabee
U. S
Seation
Secretary of Agriculture
Warden Freed After Being Held Hostage
Buena Vista Colorado June 12 four of six Colorado reformatory inmates who kidnapped Warden W H Johnson held him briefly as a hostage in their escape were surrounded and captured shortly after daylight today in rugged country about 20 miles east. In escaping yesterday the inmates threatened to kill the warden and said they would resist capture but four submitted meekly.
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Buena, Vista
Colo
Colorado
Chesterfield Announces Summer Personality Ads Series
The Liggett & Myers campaign will feature Joan Blondell Melvyn Douglas Gale Page the Lane sisters Albert Spalding violinist Johnny Van der Meer pitcher and other stars. Ads debut the week of June 12 with extensive magazine billboard and store display support.
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Chesterfield
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
Joan Blondell
Melvyn Douglas
Gale Page
Lane Sisters
Albert Spalding
Johnny Vander Meer
Standings mixed across Southern Association and leagues
Official standings from the Southern Association and related leagues show Chattanooga Memphis Atlanta Knoxville Birmingham New Orleans Nashville and Little Rock atop their divisions. National and American League tables list leading teams and win percentages with several clubs in pursuit. South Atlantic results include Augusta Columbus Macon Jacksonville Savannah Columbia Greenville Spartanburg and others with varied records.
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Southern Association
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Memphis
Knoxville
Birmingham
New Orleans
Nashville
Little Rock
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Pittabureh
Amerwan
BOB Boston
Cleveland
Betron
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
South Atlantic
Augusta
Lanae
Columbus
Macon
Jacksonville
Savannah
Columbia
Greenville
Spartanburg
Associated Press Southern Association
Ausuata
Baseball scores and today’s games slate
The Associated Press lists team results from multiple leagues with abbreviated scores. Today’s American League games include Knoxville at Atlanta and New Orleans at Little Rock with Nashville at Chattanooga as a scheduled matchup.
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Associated Press Southern Association
Knoxville
Atlanta
New Orleans
Little Rock
Nashville
Chattanooga
Japs Poisoned at Nanking and European Military Talks
Nanking officials probe a dinner wine poisoning blamed on Chinese attackers. Meanwhile Italian Spanish missions visit Rome as talks hint at a wider alliance. Pope Pius XII honors Spanish troops in Rome. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth resume Canada leg with Roosevelt after Hyde Park meeting.
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Nanking
China
Italy
Cles
Rome
Pius XII
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
United States
Canada
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Maritime
England
Milk Choice Advises STEGALL'S Pasteurized or Raw Milk
An ad urges parents to choose STEGALL'S milk for children, promoting pasteurized or raw varieties as a safe option. It emphasizes child health and safe consumption habits in bold marketing language.
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Stegall
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