Neill Elected President of Georgia Senate
Georgia Senate began the biennial session with W Cecil Neill of Columbus unanimously chosen as president. Opening ceremonies featured swift organizing by both houses, with officers elected and oaths administered by justices. Senator Williams of Monroe named president pro tem as Harris of the United States visited the chamber.
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Atlanta
W. Cecil Neill
Columbus
Senate
General Assembly of Georgia
Neill
Smith
House
Major Devereaux McClatchey
E. B. Moore
W. G. Watkins
W. G. Faust
Richard B. Russell Sr
Marcus Beck
Major McClatchey
Emmett M. Williams
Monroe
United States
William J. Harris
Harmony in Election Legislative Officers
Atlanta reports the second biennial session of Georgia’s legislature with 207 lawmakers gathering to begin sixty days of work. Unopposed candidates were expected for top roles with Neill as president of the senate and Russell as speaker of the house.
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Atlanta
Georgia
W. Cecil Neill
Columbus
Senate
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Barrow County
House
Devereaux F. McClatchey
Bismark Moore
Emmett Williams
Walker County
William S. Tyson
Darien
L. Thomas Gillen
Bibb County
A. D. Tucker
Berrien
Gillen
Schreiber Returns to New York After Yellow Bird Trip
Arthur Schreiber of Portland Maine the Yellow Bird stowaway arrived in New York aboard the Leviathan in first class attire but with little to say about his uninvited journey. He greeted his father Morris Schreiber at quarantine before posing for photos and expressed a desire to return home to Portland and see his mother. He denied any plan to imitate Lindbergh and noted no clear path after his experience. Armeno Lotti funded his French clothes and the voyage paid for by his father.
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New York
Arthur Schreiber
Portland
America
Morris Schreiber
Lindbergh
France
Armeno Lotti
Yellow Bird Flight
Old Orchard
Schreiber
Burns Returns to Georgia to Complete Prison Sentence
Robert El lot Burns, who escaped the Campbell county chain gang in 1922 and later edited a Chicago magazine, is returned to Georgia to finish his term. Vivian Stanley of the Georgia prison commission accompanies him. Attorneys plan clemency appeals to the Prison Commission and Governor Hardman, with a formal thirty day notice filed to pursue the case at the commission’s August meeting.
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Atlanta
Robert Ellot Burns
Campbell County
Georgia
Chicago
Vivian Stanley
Georgia Prison Commission
Burns
Fairburn
Campbell Board of Commissioners
United States
Court House
Prison Commission
Gov. Hardman
Lutheran Convention Opens in Copenhagen
The second Lutheran world convention opened in Copenhagen with thousands of delegates and visitors from around the world. King Christian of Denmark attended as Divine service was held at the Copenhagen cathedral and preached by Bishop Ostenfeld.
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Copenhagen
Christian of
Denmark
Ostenfeld
Seventy-Four Jailed in Memphis Liquor Crackdown
Memphis Tennessee June 26 1935 seventy four persons were jailed as federal prohibition agents determined to raise Memphis liquor prices to national levels. Forty two agents executed warrants with undercover help forcing the roundup under Col A W Mays who oversaw local and county cooperation and promised prosecutions under the Jones law.
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Memphis
Tenn
A. W. Mays
Louisville
Prohibition
Colonel Mays
Privy Council Approves Kellogg Pact in Tokyo
In Tokyo on June 26 the privy council chaired by the emperor approved the Kellogg anti war pact without reservations. An interpretative declaration was attached over the phrase in the name of the irrespective peoples. Count Ucheda, who signed in Paris, opposed the reservation but was overruled.
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Tokyo
Japan
Privy Council
Ucheda
Paris
Jap Approval Rejoicing As War Renunciation Pact Advances
Washington reports rejoicing in U S government circles as Japan completes ratification of the Kellogg pact to renounce war. The treaty now nears full force once Japan deposits its instrument of ratification in the state department. Only Argentina and Brazil have not signified adherence among invited nations.
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U.S
Washington, D. C
Japan
State Department
Argentina
Brazil
Briand of
Florance
Associated Press
United States
Frank B. Kellogg
Ris
Speculative Trading Claim In Bishop Cannon Account
In New York on June 26 the bankruptcy hearing of Kable and Company heard that the trading account of Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South was described as speculative. C W Kable testified regarding ledgers showing Bishop Cannon’s stock dealings and noted part payment plans.
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New York
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Kable and Company
C. W. Kable
Kable
Harry L. Goldhurst
Bishop Cannon
Washington
Goldhurst
Dawes Seeks Peace Talks as Naval Arms Cut Probable
London June 26 President Hoover ally Dawes urged nations to seek mutual understanding at a London event while Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald hinted at imminent negotiations on naval reductions. Dawes spoke before the Prince of Wales about fostering comradery over force and the need for goodwill to enable disarmament talks.
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London
Washington
No. 10 Downing Street
United States
Dawes
Ramsay MacDonald
Hugh S. Gibson
MacDonald
Friends’ Meeting House
Euston Road
British Service League
Prince of Wales
Hoover
Rathfry MacDonald
Great Britain
Charles G. Dawes
Court of St. James
Forbes
Scotland
Associated Press
New York
Highway Department Revenue Report Filed With Governor
State highway department revenues from January through May total 6.55 million dollars with 5.30 million for construction and 0.70 million for maintenance. Major income came from motor vehicle license tax and fuel oil tax while federal aid and counties contributed. Net figures show projected needs and outstanding contract duties with federal aid to be $2 million for the new fiscal year, and monthly gas and motor vehicle receipts noted.
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Atlanta
State Highway Department
Hardman
Sam J. Slate
John N. Holder
Holder
Highway Department
Non-Stop Miami to New York Flight Attempt Reported
Miami Maid amphibian monoplane attempting a non stop flight from Miami to New York was sighted passing Oak Island coast guard station Southport North Carolina at 1 a m The owners were informed by telegram from coast guard officials
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Miami
Fla
Miami Maid
New York
Oak Island Coast Guard
Southport
N. C
Coast Guard
Coast Line Denied Track Removal Order in Florida
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied Atlantic Coast Line's supplemental order justifying removal of eight miles of track from Monticello Florida to Yustee Georgia. Florida Rail Road Commission advised of the decision after the Florida Supreme Court ordered restoration. The case centered on Perry cut-off authority and dismantling after the Monticello station was moved.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Monticello
Yustee
Georgia
Florida Railroa Commission
State Commission
Florida Supreme Court
Perry
Supreme Court
Public attitude toward agriculture urged at Kiwanis convention
Milwaukee June 26. Former Illinois Governor Frank O Lowden told the thirteenth Kiwanis International convention that a new public attitude toward agriculture and recognition of the facts about the agricultural situation are needed more than any single piece of legislation to bring economic justice to the farmer.
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Milwaukee
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Kiwanis International Today
Annapolis Graduate Ends Life After Brain Donation Plan
John A. Taylor a 27 year old Annapolis graduate from a Richmond Virginia family killed himself in a mid town hotel. He left a note asking his brain be given to a medical college to aid nervous disorder research and help others. He served on the West Virginia before submarine duty and resigned after a breakdown.
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New York
Annapolis
John A. Taylor
Richmond
Mary
Taylor
West Virginia
Submarine Service
Helen Wills Wins Again At Wimbledon Second Round
American tennis ace Helen Wills defeated Mrs. Schomburck of Germany 6-0 8-0 to advance in the women's singles at Wimbledon. The match occurred on June 26 and kept Wills on a dominant pace in the tournament.
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Wimbledon
Helen Wills
Schomburck
Germany
Treasury denies use of public schools to push prohibition
Treasury department states it does not plan to use public schools as a propaganda medium. Commissioner Doran notes the schools are under state control and that the bureau will only provide documentary information on prohibition laws.
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Washington
Prohibition Bureau
Treasury Department
Prohibition
Doran
Anna B. Sutter
Statistical and Educational Division
The
Bureau
National Education Association
Atlanta
United States
Bureau of Prohibition
New Opera Company Planned by Carmela Ponselle
Carmela Ponselle announces formation of the All Star Grand Opera Company in New York with stars Titta Ruffo and Feodor Chaliapin. The group would debut at the Metropolitan Opera House, tour the eastern and southern United States, then visit the Midwest and South America in spring. Rosa Ponselle, her sister, is mentioned as mezzo-soprano.
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New Haven
Conn
Carmela Ponselle
Metropolitan Opera Company
New York
Middle West
South America
Rosa
Lon
Higher sugar tariff urged to boost U S production
William M. Jardine secretary of agriculture told a Senate finance subcommittee that a higher tariff on sugar would promote domestic production. He backed a duty around 6 cents per pound, arguing it would raise beet sugar prices and encourage expansion of the crop.
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Washington,d. C
William M. Jardine
Teader
Calvin Coolidge
Senate
Jardine
United States
Duty on sugar and hides taken up today
Senate finance sub committees opened hearings on tariff duties for sugars and hides. Testimony from F E Mollin urged a specific duty for hides while Frank A Dillingham opposed high sugar rates harming Porto Rico. John H Caldwell protested rising blackstrap molasses duty affecting cattle feed.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
F. E. Mollin
Denver
Colorado
Frank A. Dillingham
New Jersey
Association of Sugar Producers of
Porto Rico
Dillingham
Mollin
John H. Caldwell
St. Louis
American Feed Association
Caldwell
Heflin urges Southern on new Farm Board
Senator Heflin of Alabama pressed President Hoover to appoint two southern members to the eight person Federal Farm Board. He named three Alabama and Georgia candidates and argued cotton growers should be represented due to the impact of the new farm relief act.
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Heflin
Washington
Federal Farm Board
White House
Hoover
Farm Board
Alabama
Joseph Thompson
Birmingham
Ed O'Neil
Montgomery
Federated Cooperatives Association of Alabama
Charles Barrett
Union City
Georgia
Farmers’ Union
Don Would Not Join New Company Or Connection
A brief line notes that an individual named Don would not participate with or have any ties to a newly formed company. The statement implies no affiliation or ongoing contact with the enterprise.
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Don
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Mexico
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Coolidge
U. S
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