Supreme Court Upholds Georgia Felony Consequence Law
Atlanta June 14 The Georgia Supreme Court sustains the states maximum penalty for second felony offenders in auto larceny cases Jesse Tribble and John Dixon of Fulton County convicted of automobile larceny. The court says prior convictions show dangerous character and justify enhanced restraint.
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Georgia 1834 law eyed as guardian ruling pits mental incompetents
Atlanta judges hold 1918 guardian statute unconstitutional citing caption requirements. Judge E D Thomas voids the act in Mrs Narcissa Donaldson's guardianship petition, signaling possible return to the 1834 procedure requiring an 18 member jury before a court of ordinary. Attorneys warn widespread impact on similar cases.
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Bert Donaldson
John A Boykin
Donaldson
Miss Marion Gertman Chosen Georgia Beauty Rep While Ill
Miss Marion Gertman of Atlanta was selected as Georgia's representative to the Asheville Rhododendron festival while she lay ill in a local hospital. She is 17, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Gertman, entered by Wesleyan College, Macon, and was soon released home after judges declared her the winner among eight semi finalists. The North Carolina festival runs June 17 to 22.
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Freedom of seas to be discussed in US UK talks
Washington reports that the freedom of the seas will be the likely main topic if Ramsay MacDonald visits and discusses with President Hoover. The issue has lingered since World War I and ties to naval reduction and Anglo American relations in Congress and diplomacy.
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MacDonald
Grea Britain
Cotton consumption and stocks for May reported by census
The Census Bureau reports May cotton use at 668 229 bales lint and 80 145 linters, up from April. May on hand totals show 1 477 308 lint and 231 589 linters in consuming establishments, with public storage at 1 847 688 lint and 78 488 linters. Imports reach 42 486 bales. exports total 313 008 bales lint and 15 069 linters.
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Finger Print System Favored By Georgia Sheriffs
Savannah June 14 A resolution backing a state finger print system for crime detection was before the Georgia state sheriffs and peace officers association. The convention referred the measure to the resolutions committee for a vote by law enforcement today with plans to present it to the state legislature. Chief Ben T Watkins of Macon advocated a criminal identification bureau and license tag distribution by county sheriffs. Thomasville was named as the likely site for next year’s meeting.
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Atlanta Included in New Transcontinental Air Route
Atlanta will be part of the proposed trans continental air route through the South. Bilis B. Barrett, chairman of the city council aviation committee, reported from Washington where a special committee presented the city's claim for a place in the airplane itinerary.
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Bilis B. Barrett
Washington
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge Joins American Magazine Writers
June 14 report notes Mrs. Calvin Coolidge has joined her husband in magazine writing. Merele Crowell, editor of the American Magazine, announced she completed a series of articles revealing intimate facts about the press.
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