South Georgia hailstorm devastates crops and crops damaged
A severe hailstorm across south Georgia caused extensive crop losses in Colquitt Worth and adjacent counties. Watermelons corn and cotton suffered heavy damage with reports of 500000 dollar losses and 300 farmers facing total crop loss. Red Cross mobilizes emergency aid as surveys continue.
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South Georgia
Funston
Colquit County
Thomas County
Metcalfe
Boston
George Hicks
Thomasville
W. T. Mardre
Wever
Big Creek
Gene Stanley
Moultrie
Coolidge
Burgess Stone
Thomasvile
Colquitt County
Worth
Laurens
Candler
Emanuel
Bulloch
Thomas
Wilkes
Lincoln
Tift
Washington
Tifton
Doerun
Colquitt
Mitchell
Red Cross
Lower Worth
Macon
Forsythe hunted as Lingle murder linked to gang vice
Chicago dispatch reports James Red Forsythe a former city employe and gun carrier is sought as the killer of Tribune reporter Jake Lingle. Forsythe previously jailed for concealed weapons and tied to Moran Aiello gang investigations.
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Chicago
James
Red) Forsythe
City Hall
Jake” Lingle
Tribune
Forsythe
John Lyle
The
Lyle
Nolan-Aille
Corporation Counsel's Office
Lingle
Moran-Aiello
al Capone
Girl Tied by Wrists In A P Store Case In City Court
In Thomasville, the June term opens with Charlie Mae Dowling suing the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company and Cecil Moore for 25000. The girl, twelve, claims she was tied by a cord with hands crossed and toes to floor for over an hour as store security allegedly sought to deter theft. Defense argues it was an anti theft measure, with details continue as trial proceeds. The jury includes S. P. Cannon and others.
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Thomasville
Charlie Mae Dowling
Charlie Dowling
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Cecil Moore
Hay
Hall
S. P. Cannon
P. W. Hall
H. L. Key
Alonzo Miller
P. H. Ward
Reagan
T N. Hough
A. E. Stringer
B. E. Watkins
P. J. McCollum
J. W. Blanton
J. F. Cannady
Mr. Ragsdale
Southern Accidents Take Six Lives On Highways Sunday
Six deaths were attributed to Sunday travel in the south with fatalities in Pensacola Florida and reviews of accidents across North Carolina Virginia Alabama and Tennessee. The report cites Emma Parks Claude Petteway Levy Bryant Norman L. Ferratt and a white man crushed near Birmingham along with a fatal car overturn near Georgetown.
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Associated Press
South
Pensacola
Fla
Emma Parks
Claude Petteway
Levy Bryant
Arthur
N. C
Norfolk Southern
Norfolk
Normal L. Ferratt
Alabama Great Southern
Birmingham
Ala
Herschelgross
Georgetown
Tenn
College golfers begin two round intercollegiate qualifier
Country Club Oakmont Penna June 23 College stars start first of two 18 hole qualifying rounds for the 34th intercollegiate championship in perfect weather Al Brodbeck of Pennsylvania and Harry Pritchett of Alabama set the early pace with 84 and 80 as about fifty pairs follow in five minute intervals The low 32 will enter match play after today’s and tomorrow’s rounds
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Country Club
Oakmont
Penna
al Brodbeck
Pennsylvania
Harry Pritchett
Alabama
Albert Brodbeck
Education Council Adjourns After Failed Policy Talks
Washington June 23 the national advisory committee on education adjourned its executive session without a final report to Secretary Wilbur due to lack of consensus on future federal policy toward education. The panel debated reduced federal control and greater state and local administration, but released no recommendations.
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Washington
National Advisory Committee On Education
Wilbur
Weather outlook for the Southeast and Gulf states
South Carolina and Georgia see mostly fair skies tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change and light variable winds. Florida faces partly cloudy skies with showers in the southern area and gentle to moderate west winds tonight into Tuesday. Alabama and parts of the region remain generally fair with minimal temperature change tonight through Thursday.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Arkansas
Graf Zeppelin Runs Wild From Mooring
Berlin reports the Graf Zeppelin broke from its mooring due to excess buoyancy caused by lack of ballast. The dirigible, with Captain Hans Lehmann, cruised over Hamburg and Berlin before landing safely at Staaken airfield, carrying three crew members as involuntary passengers.
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Berlin
World Power Conference
Hamburg
Hans Lehmann
Earth
Lehmann
von Schiller
Staaken Airdrome
Heflin Urges Higher Cotton Prices
Senator Heflin of Alabama asked President Hoover to urge the Farm Board to raise cotton prices before the fall market opens. The appeal underscores hobbled farm income and the need for market support ahead of harvest season.
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Heflin
Washington
Alabama
Hoover
Farm Board
Hardman addresses 1927 sanitarium funding gap
Georgia Governor L G Hardman released a letter to Milledgeville State Sanitarium trustees president John T Brantley outlining appropriations due the institution. He rebutted Brantleys charge of a deplorable financial condition and pledged prompt action to cover deficits once funds are available, noting excessive past appropriations and no income to cover them.
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Atlanta
L. G. Hardman
John T. Brantley
State Sanitarium
Milledgeville
Brantley
Hardman
Georgia
General Assembly
Lindberghs welcome son in Englewood home
Colonel Charles A Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow welcomed a son weighing seven and three quarters pounds born at 2 15 p m Eastern Standard Time in the Morrow family home. No other details were released and the boy’s name was not announced. The birth sparked reactions across the nation with messages and flowers arriving and radio stations interrupting programs.
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Englewood
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Bron
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Dwight Morrow Lindbergh
Lindbergh
C. P. Kitchell
Daniel Pomeroy
Ambassador Morrow
Kitchell
Hartford
Cohn
Morrow
Lindbergh and Byrd Exchange Congratulations in New York
In New York on June 23 Col. Charles A Lindbergh and Rear Admiral Richard Byrd met at the Hotel Biltmore and exchanged congratulations. Byrd praised Lindbergh for the South Pole conquest while Lindbergh’s fatherhood was noted by Byrd. They planned a July meeting to discuss aviation and polar exploration.
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New York
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Richard ©. Byrd
Lindbergh
South Pole
Admiral Byrd
Biltmore
Admiral Byrad
Lindberg
Colonel Lindbergh
Blows by British Police Spark Nationalist Tension in Bombay
In Bombay the police used lathis against nationalist demonstrators in the Maidan Esplanade, injuring over 500 Hindus. Women volunteers participated in the planned parade in front of Motilal Nehru, elevating the incident's significance amid a suspended assembly order.
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Bombay
Maidan Esplanade
Esplanade
Dharasana
Wadala
Motilal Nehru
All India National Congress
Miss Ekdahl Declared Miss America After Disqualifications
Miss Margaret Ekdahl of Tampa was declared Miss America after first and second prize winners Miss Janet Eastment of Fort Worth and Miss Alberta McKellop of San Diego were disqualified amid charges by Orlando publisher R. B. Brossier. The pageant’s president G. A. Trice announced the decision and noted a $2,400 prize was previously awarded.
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Miami
Fla
Margaret Ekdahl
Tampala
Miami International Beauty Patent Association
Miss Ekdahl
Florida
Janet Eastment
Texas
Alberta McKellop
California
G. A. Trice
Pagent Association
Miss Eastment
Fort Worth
Miss McKellop
San Diego
Calif
R. B. Brossier
Orlando
Brossier
Pagent
Mastment
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Trice
Shamokin
Pennsylvania
Reed proposes 340 monthly aid for World War veterans
Washington reports Senate debate over the World War veterans relief bill. Senator Reed proposes a 340 monthly maximum for about 300,000 veterans with no service-origin disability, opposing the bill’s finance plan and Hoover administration objections. President Hoover warns of higher taxes and veto risk amid budget strain and Hines and Mellon criticisms.
Republicans Back Substitutes in Finance Bill Debate
Washington June 23 Republicans at a conference debated substitutes for the finance committee relief bill opposed by President Hoover. Senator Watson predicted passage of the committee measure, costing about $102,000,000 more than current veterans' appropriations, despite Hoover's tax rise warning. Substitutes by Reed and Bingham would add roughly $35,000,000 each. no firm plan was adopted.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Reed
Pennsylvania
House
Watson
Ees Jewlttexe
Mellon
Hines
Veterans Bureau
Finance Committee
Bingham
Connecticut
American Legion
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