Neill Elected President of State Senate in Georgia
Georgia lawmakers organized for a 60 day session electing W Cecil Neill of Columbus as senate president Arlie Tucker of Berrien county as house speaker Colonel Boifeuillet named senate reading clerk Andrew Kingery chosen house clerk Guy D Jackson elected senate president pro tem I T Pat Gillen named speaker pro tem vote for Gillen and Hyman proceeded as formality Gov Hardman to receive joint sessions for canvass and address.
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Atlanta
Georgia
W. Cecil Neill
Columbus
Senate
Arlie D. Tucker
Berrien County
House
John T. Boiseuillet
Andrew Kingery
Emanuel County
Boifeuillet
D. F. McClatchey
Roy Nix
Lawrenceville
E. B. Moore
Moore
Guy D. Jackson
I. T. “Pat” Gillen
Bibb
E. Watkins Edwards
Gilmer
Gillen
B. B. Hyman
Washington
Hyman
L. G. Hardman
John H. McIntosh
Elberton
Reading
W. E. Andrews
DeKalb County
J. A. Luttrell
Harris County
Herbert H. Wind
Grady
Wind
Hardman
Richard B. 5. Russell, Jr
Nelson, Cook
A. Huddleston
Meriwether
Hamilton McWhorter
Linton B. West
John T. Boifeuillet
Guy Jackson
Coch- Tan
Andrew King
Gilley B. Edwards
Georgia General Assembly Opens 1931 Session in Atlanta
The 1931 Georgia legislature convened in Atlanta for a sixty day session with W Cecil Neill reelected as senate president. Andres Kingery elected house clerk after serving as reading clerk. Arlie Tucker and Hamilton McWhorter named contenders for top posts but drew no opposition in preliminaries.
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Atlanta
Georgia General Assembly
House
Senate
Andres Kingery
Summit
Kingery
Alexander
Chatham
Moore
Williams
Emanuel
Duncan
Houston
Georgia spends 19 million on roads in 18 months
A state highway department report shows income totaling 19,962,372.86 for 1929 through mid 1930. Receipts rose from 11.49 million in 1929 to 8.47 million in first half of 1930, with motor license fees and gasoline tax as major sources. Expenditures favored construction and maintenance, with general expenses down in 1930 due to organizational savings. The board cites improved road conditions and necessary equipment purchases.
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Atlanta
State Highway Department
Radio Commission Renews Licenses of RCA Subdiaries
The Federal Radio Commission voted five to two to renew licenses for four RCA subsidiaries. The majority said the Delaware district court judgment against RCA is not described by section 13 of the Radio Act, so renewals should proceed. Commissioners Saltzman and Sykes dissented.
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Washington
Federal Radio Commission
Radio Corporation of America
Commission
District Court of Delaware
Arthur D. Lord
Saltzman and Sykes
Harris to teach deaf in university
Baltimore June 24 J C Harrig superintendent of the Georgia School for the Deaf aged 73 has enrolled in a course in teaching the deaf at Johns Hopkins University He says hand signs have limited use and lip reading is the more valuable skill for educating the deaf emphasizing the shift toward speech in deaf education
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Baltimore
J. C. Harrig
Georgia School For the Deaf
Johns Hopkins University
Two Fliers Start Transatlantic Joy Ride From Harbor Grace
Otto Hillig and Holger Hoiris launched the Liberty from Harbor Grace Newfoundland heading to Copenhagen. The monoplane carries 605 gallons of gasoline for 36 to 40 hours of flight across 3150 miles with provisions and aims to reach Denmark in about 28 hours.
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Harbor Grace
N. F
Otto Hillig
Holger Hoiriis
Copenhagen
Denmark
Newfoundland
Hillig
Atlantic
Ocean
Teterboro
N. J
St. John
New Brunswick
Liberty
N. Y
Germany
United States
Hoirs
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Winnie Mae
Berlin
Gatty
Post
Grace Calliers
Weather Forecast for South Carolina and Nearby States
South Carolina will have generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday with gentle variable winds. Georgia expects generally fair weather tonight and Thursday with moderate south winds. Florida shows partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday with local thunderstorms possible in the southern portion and moderate easterly winds along the coast.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Dick Russell to be sworn in by his father this week
Richard B Russell Jr, age 33 and bachelor, will take the oath as Georgia governor on June 27. The incoming young governor is son of Richard B Russell Sr, chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, and hails from a political family noted for reform proposals like government reorganization, extending the school term to nine months, and abolishing ad valorem taxes.
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Atlanta
Gai
Georgia
Richard B. Rusell, Jr
Richard B.russell
Georgia Supreme Court
Dick” Russell
Letters on Starr Faithfull death hint at self despair
Dispatches from New York report handwriting experts testifying that Starr Faithfull wrote letters indicating she would kill herself due to unrequited love. Nassau County DA Elvin Edwards and Inspector Harold King pursue a new line of inquiry. the grand jury case continues with disputed letters and diary comparisons.
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New York
Martin W. Littleton, Jr
Nassau County
Starr’ Faithfull
Harold King
Littleton
Edwards
King
Starr Faithful
Elvin N. Edwards
G. Jameson Carr
Cunard Line
Miss Faithfull
Stanly E. Faithful
Franconia
Bill
Iene
Ali Tsi Tor
Nina
French reply to Hoover on Young Plan and reparations
Premier Laval handed Ambassador Edge France’s reply aimed at upholding the Young Plan and unconditional reparations. France favors channeling unconditional payments to the Bank for International Settlements in Basel with partial loans back to Germany, while seeking Europe aid and rejecting Hoover’s plan as stated. Ambassador Claudel to receive the reply at the State Department later today.
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France
Germany
Bank For International Settlements
Basel
Hoover
Europe
Claudel
State Department
Laval
Edge
Stimson outlines Hoover debt moratorium plan details
Secretary of State Stimson said the broad outlines of President Hoover's debt moratorium proposal would not be departed from as negotiations continue. He noted progress in diplomatic talks and stressed that details must be filled in through channels, not the press. Mills and Stimson met the President today but offered no comment. Howard W. Coffin urged Europe to expect more than a year to regain balance and support extending the moratorium with Senator George endorsing the plan.
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Washington
Stimson
Hoover
Mills
The
Treasury
Howard W. Coffin
Europe
Coffin
George
Georgia
Italian Premier Mussolini Reported in Washington
Italian Premier Mussolini reportedly meets officials in Washington on June 24 amid talks likely to shape European alliances and possible shifts in policy. Strong presence of Italian delegation and high level discussions noted.
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Mussolini Aoraers
Eshington
McKelvie Resigns From Farm Board Publicly
President Hoover released Samuel R. McKelvie's resignation letter from the farm board. McKelvie of Nebraska praised cooperative marketing and stabilization efforts that aided farmers and prevented abrupt price declines. Hoover credited McKelvie with valuable public service to American agriculture.
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Washington
Hoover
Samuel R. McKelvie
Farm Board
McKelvie
Carswell Honored by Employees in Atlanta
In Atlanta on June 24 employees presented a chair to George H. Carswell retiring secretary of state as a token of appreciation for his service.
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Carswell
Atlanta, Ga
George H. Carswell
Rain relief to Northwest contrasts drought in the South
Washington reports rains give substantial relief in Washington Oregon northern Idaho western and southeastern Montana much of South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa. But western North Carolina to Tennessee and Georgia face severe drought while rains help pastures late grains and minor crops in the northwest.
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Washington
Northwest
South
Weather Bureau
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Bureau
North Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Student Hamilton Weller Found Dead In North Carolina Hills
Cincinnati youth, 25, part of a study group surveying North Carolina flora and fauna, was found dead in the mountains between Linville and Blowing Rock. He had been missing since Monday. authorities believe he fell from a cliff, his head crushed.
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Lenoir
N. C
Hamilton Weller
Cincinnati
Ohio
North Carolina
Cross Atlantic in Record Time with No Mishaps
Berlin reports Wiley Post and Harold Gatty completed the first leg of their world girdling flight landing at Tempelhof after stops at Chester England and Hanover Germany. The American fliers circled the field in a round of honor, marking a 24 hour journey since departing Harbor Grace.
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Berlin
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Tempelhof
Chester
England
Hanover
Germany
Clarence A. Chamberlin
Charles Levine
New York
Harbor Grace
Post and Gatty
Atlantic
Post and Gatty land plane near Berlin
The Post and Gatty airmen landed at Hanover from Chester, refueled, and left for Berlin late in the afternoon. They reportedly touched down at 11 45 am E S T and took off again at 22 50 p m E S T, with Hanover located about 160 miles west and slightly south of Berlin.
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Post and Gatty
Berlin
Post
Harold Gatty
Hanover
Chester
England
American aviators Wiley Post and Harold Gatty land at Sealand
Chester England June 24 Wiley Post and Harold Gatty safely crossed the Atlantic on the first leg of their world flight and landed at Sealand RAF Airdrome near Chester before heading to Berlin. They completed Harbor Grace to Chester, 2000 miles, in 17 hours 17 minutes at an average 117 mph.
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Chester
Eng
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Atlantic
Sealand
Royal Air Force Airdrome
Berlin
Harbor Grace
Bangor
Wales
Winnie Mae
Tempelhof Airfield
Fliers Leave England for World Flight Reach Sea Land Airdrome
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty landed at Sealand Royal Air Force Airdrome near Chester after a 16 hour Atlantic crossing. They planned to fly to Moscow via Berlin, hinting they may bypass the German capital. Post praised the trip as a grand, joyous flight despite early weather challenges.
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England
Chester
Eng
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
World
Sealand Royal Air Force Airdrome
Here
Atlantic
Moscow
Berlin
Hullo
Gatty
Sealand
Royal Air Force
New York City
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
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Dick Russell
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