FDR Signs Bills Against Strike Breaking and Army Plan Purchase
President Roosevelt signed 55 measures including a ban on transporting workers to obstruct peaceful picketing and a plan to expand the army air corps to 4000 planes within five years. Other items covered grasshopper control, a game management lab, and pension restorations for veterans. He continued work on his Philadelphia acceptance speech amid a large desk of unsigned bills and pending subsidies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Army Air Corps
Armenerre
United States Court For China
High Seas
Regular Army
Walsh. Healey
Rexford G. Tugwell
South Carolina
Georgia
Frenchman Dies on Guillotine for Slaying Policeman
Arthur Mathieu, 32, condemned for the murder of a policeman, was executed at dawn in Paris. The guillotine platform stood under chestnut trees on Arago boulevard near the Santee prison as 80 witnesses and officials watched. A police escort conveyed him to the platform where executioner Anatole Deibler presided.
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Paris
Arthur Mathieu
Arago Boulevard
Santee
Anatole Deibler
Georgia American Legion opens three-day Athens convention
Hundreds of war veterans gather in Athens for the three day Georgia American Legion convention. Albany delegates push bid for next meeting place as 1800 registrations mark the start with 4000 expected. Quimby Melton may be elected national commander with Brigadier General Lorenzo Gasser as keynote speaker.
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Athens
American Legion
Legion
Albany
Weaver Bridges
Cash Hammond
Gainesville
C. B. McCullar
Milledgeville
Ed O’connor
Savannah
J. K. Overstreet
Sylvania
Ben T. Watkins
Macon Police
Watkins
The
Georgia
Quimby Melton
Griffin
A. L. Henson
Woodruff Hall
Tobacco Growers in South Georgia Busy Flu-Curing Leaf
South Georgia tobacco growers work around the clock in Valdosta area as barns fire pine and oak logs for flu-curing the crop. The season is in earnest with forecasts of a strong yield and good prices due to favorable weather and minimal drought impact.
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Joe Davis
Valdosta Imes
Valdosta, Ga
South Georgia
Carolinas
Virginia
Georgia
North Georgia
Springfield Refers to Pastors Long Service in 36 Years
Springfield Ga notes mark 36 years since Rev T W Shealy began his pastorate and recalls the youth of those who were young when the tenure started, reflecting on community history and church leadership.
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Springfield
T. W. Shealy
Ochlochnee Woman Dies After Swimming Mishap
Mrs. James Hester died at Archbold Memorial Hospital after about an hour of artificial respiration failed. She was pulled from water near Ochlocknee after being underwater for roughly thirty minutes. Mr. James Bulloch of Ochlocknee transported her to the city hospital. She is the daughter of HH L Sanders of Ochlocknee and leaves one child.
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James Hester
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Hester
HH. L. Sanders
Ochlocknee
Tomato Market Not Yet Affected By Storm In Pelham
Pelham Georgia June 24 reports from county sections show a hail and rain storm last Friday damaged tomatoes about fifty percent and cantaloupes around twenty percent yet the market price remains steady. Growers sold at one dollar per number one tomatoes and fifty cents for smaller sizes with some damaged produce fed back as unmarketable. Future acreage looks promising and buyers may increase in Pelham next season amid ongoing shipping by rail and truck.
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Pelham
J. C. Hinson
Coast Line Packing Shed
Hinson
Payera
Thomas County Urged to Raise 1000 Dollars for Roosevelt Campaign
Thomas County is asked to contribute one thousand dollars to the Roosevelt presidential campaign fund. W W Alexander and E R Jerger named as county campaign chairs with plans for rosters of donors including a $25,000 group, a $10, and a $5 tier. Louise Hayes named treasurer for the nominator drive, with donations payable to her. Details to be announced tomorrow.
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Thomas County
Roosevelt
W. W. Alexander
E. R. Jerger
Court House Square
Thomasville
Alexander Wit Jerger
Claude Rountree
W. Fred Scott
Louise Hayes
L’nomas
Dougherty
Colquitt
Irrigation Boosts Seedling Growth at Georgia Nursery
Americus Georgia June 25 an overhead irrigation system using nearly one million gallons of water daily aids soil conservation service nurseries growth of tree seedlings. The system waters 12 of 90 acres, with 12 million slash and loblolly pine seedlings expected from 13 irrigated acres and 17 non irrigated acres growing black locust.
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Americus
Soil Conservation Service
H. G. Dasher
Muckalee Creek
Lane's Bridge Reopens Over Altamaha River
Glenville Georgia announces the Lane's bridge over the Altamaha river on the Glennville Baxley highway will reopen after two months of repairs. The schedule is set for June 25.
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Glenville
Lane
Altamaha River
Glennville- Baxley
Navy spy case disclosed in Los Angeles indictment
The June 25 indictment charges Toshio Miyazaki a lieutenant commander in the Japanese navy and Harry Thomas Thompson a former Navy petty officer with conspiring to furnish U S Navy information to Japan. The case names unidentified co conspirators and notes Thompson is jailed for wearing a naval officer uniform.
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Japan
U.S. Navy
Los Angeles
U. S. Navy
Toshio Miyazaki
Grand Jury
Harry Thomas Thompson
Navy
Miyazaki
Thompson
Oil Company Defendant Wins Damages Suit Verdict
A Florida jury returned a verdict for the defendant in a damage suit filed by A L Stewart seeking 7500 dollars for injuries from a kerosene explosion in a cane grinding machine. The suit named J M Smith and Cecil B Clark as plaintiffs and Citizens Oil Company of Columbus as defendant.
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A. L. Stewart
Messrs Hay and Gainey
J. M. Smith
Cecil B. Clark
Citizens Oil Company of Columbus
Citizens Oil Co
Townsend Organization May Launch Campaign for the Presidency
Philadelphia June 25 Dr Franeis E Townsend intimated the old age pension movement may launch out soon with a presidential candidate of its own A convention July 15 19 in Cleveland will decide this and Townsendites attitude toward Lemkes new union party Townsend branded the Democrats meeting as smoke and noise and said many would support Al Smith and four other anti New Dealers who urged the convention to abandon President Roosevelt.
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Philadelphia
Franeis E. Townsend
Townsend
al Smith
Roosevelt
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Wagner
Garner
Washington State
South Carolina
Minnesota
Joe Robinson
Robinson
Supreme Court
Democrats Confront Two Thirds Rule Undoing
Philadelphia June 25 democracy leaders move to unity on platform after 36 to 13 vote to abrogate the century old two thirds nominating rule. A subcommittee headed by Senator Bennett Clark proposes a new delegate apportionment plan based on state strength for future conventions.
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Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Bennett Clark
Missouri
National Committee
Democratic National Committee
Tydings
Maryland
Howard Bruce
John J. O'Conner
New York
Brain Trust
House
Solid South
Roosevelt
National
James A. Farley
Chicago
Florida
Iowa
Kansas
Montana
Nevada
Edward J. Duffy
Rules Committee
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Salem
Mass
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40 And 8
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Mitchell County
Bethel Lutheran Church
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Joe T. Robinson
Arkansas
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