Talmadge Says Workers Suffer From Dispute In Georgia
Governor Eugene Talmadge blames highway department budget freezes for delaying salaries and bills. He names Capt J W Barnett and W C Vereen as responsible and calls for firing five engineers while urging fund requisitions only if pay for firings is excluded. He advocates tax cuts and reduced government expense amid broader state economy talk.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Highway Department
Barnett and Vereen
J. W. Barnett
W. C. Vereen
Moultrie
Jud Wilhoit
Warrenton
the Statesman
Treasury
Barnett
Vereen
Wilhoit
Board of Regents
Governor Cannot Prevent Sale of Beer in Georgia
Governor Talmadge said he cannot stop 3.2 beer sales in Georgia without drastic measures and noted city ordinances cannot override state law. Sheriff Lowry and Marietta deputies seized three cars carrying 25 cases of beer, with drivers held for violating the prohibition act.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Talmadge
National Guard
Savannah
James I. Lowry
Middle West
East
Lowry
Marietta
Ed Legg
Chattanooga
Griffin
Kentucky
Hawkins
Cobb Superior Court
Alabama manager Baird reassigned to run Georgia ops
Birmingham May 20. T. Barton Baird, Alabama State manager since 1930, will be sent to Atlanta to head Georgia operations of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company.
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Birmingham
Ala
T. Barton Baird
Alabama
Atlanta
Georgia
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Chicago readies century of progress fair opening
Chicago prepares for the Century of Progress World’s Fair opening in May 1933. The city details feature giant sky ride towers, a modernist city of blocks in bright colors, Paris and Ghent style streets, a dinosaur exhibit, army tents and barns, the travel and transport building, and the city of New York ship anchored near Northerly Island. The layout foresees a bustling, pavilion rich exposition with educational and international displays reflecting American progress.
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Homer McCoy
Associated Press
Chicago
Fair City
Hall of Science
Ballyhoo Boulevard
Les
Paris
Mont Martre
Ghent
Travel and Transport
City of
America
Lake Front
Missing Indicted Banker Found In Daze In Roslyn Hotel
Joseph W. Harriman, indicted former bank chairman, was located in the Old Orchard Inn Roslyn after disappearing from a New York sanitarium. A note and initials on his clothes indicated personal crisis and possible intent to die by his own hand.
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Roslyn
N. Y
Joseph W. Harriman
New York City
Harriman
Harriman National Bank and Trust Company
Old Orchard Inn
Mr. Thomas
New
Alan
Locust Valley
King
New York
Thomas
Domestic allotment plan urged for cotton this year
Washington May 20. Representatives of Mississippi growers urged today in conferences with Secretary Wallace and George N. Peek chief administrator of the farm adjustment act that the domestic allotment plan be applied to cotton this year.
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Washington
Mississippi
Wallace
George N. Peek
Manufacturing Plants Open Up in Marietta Reports
Marietta Georgia May 20 reports indicate several manufacturing plants including McNeel Marble Company Brumby Chair Company and Champion Knitting Mill have resumed full-time operations due to higher orders. No rise in employment but regular crews are on full schedules.
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Marietta
McNeel Marble Company
Brumby Chair Company
Champion Knitting Mill
Two Rome Stove Firms Resume Full-Time Work
Rome Ga May 20 Two stove foundries here announced they had resumed a full-time operation. Three others were reported considering plans to expand their three-day week schedules. The Hawks Stove and Range Company and the Rome Stove and Range Company reported they had received large orders which must be made up since their stocks had become depleted under the three-day working schedule.
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Rome
Hawks Stove and Range
Rome Stove and Range Company
Free-for-all race for Brand seat in Congress forecast
Atlanta May 20 A political free-for-all for the unexpired term of the late Congressman Charles Brand of Athens was forecast. Candidates include James Cartledge of Richmond, Abit Nix, Hamilton McWhorter, and Dr. Andrew M. Soule of the State College of Agriculture. Governor Talmadge set an election timeline, with Soule not yet certain to enter.
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Congress
Atlanta
Andrew M. Soule
Abit. Nix
Hamiltton McWhorter
Charles Brand
Athens
James Cartledge
Richmond County
Dr. Soule
State College of Agriculture At
Soule
State Board of Regents
Tenth Congressional District
Brand
Talmadge
France near default in debt payments
Paris reports indicate France is nearly certain to default on the debt payment due June 15 to the United States. Government quarters expect other debtor nations may follow. Premier Daladier believes Roosevelt will demand France take the first step to pay defaulted interest, while Daladier doubts parliament will approve interest or principal.
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Paris
United States
Daladier
Roosevelt
France
Weather Outlook for South Atlantic States Next Week
Period starts Monday with generally fair conditions across the South Atlantic states. Some chance of showers in the north midweek, with temperatures normal to slightly above average for most of the week.
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South Atlantic States
North Portion
Weather Outlook for Southeast States Weekend
A forecast for South Carolina Georgia and Florida calls for fair conditions tonight and Sunday. Alabama and extreme northwest Florida expect generally fair weather tonight with Sunday partly cloudy skies.
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South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Weather light for Thomanville and vicinity
Fair tonight and Sunday in Thomanville and surrounding area. Skies remain mostly clear with gentle winds and no precipitation expected. Overnight lows near average for the season. Sunday looks sunny with seasonal temperatures.
Peiping under threat as Japanese planes circle the capital
Peiping, May 20. Japanese bombers flew over the city in a 5 8 3 formation, visible missiles, sending thousands fleeing underground. The raid followed previous such passes, while Tokyo officials say objectives in North China are nearly achieved and Peiping may fall to a resumed advance if provoked.
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Peiping
North China War Zone
Tokyo
North China
Teday
Renzo
Ychikazu Nishi
Bth
Heijira Hattori
Tientsin
McSwain says World War veterans' loans may be interest free
Greenville May 20 Rep J J McSwain chairman of the house military affairs committee says, in his personal view, no interest will be charged on loans granted to World War veterans under adjusted compensation policies. He notes the interest provision was meant to discourage borrowing and to preserve policy protection.
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Greenville
S. C
J. J. McSwain
S&s. Cin
Chaiman
House
Military Affairs
McSwain
Nominations Made for Federal Trade Commission and Customs Post
President Roosevelt nominated Ewin L. Davis former Tennessee representative for the Federal Trade Commission. He also named Arthur A. Quinn of New Jersey to the position of controller of customs in New York.
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Washington
Rousselt
Ewin L. Davis
Tennessee
Federal Trade Commission
Arthur A. Quinn
New Jersey
Wobs. Comptrolley of Customs
New York
Banking measures take up in House on May 20
Washington May 20 The House tackled the Glass Steagall act with aims for quick passage while debates over impeachment and broader regulation continued. The Ways and Means Committee pressed hearings on the Works Industrial Controls bill and possible higher taxes. A Senate panel prepared to begin hearings on mortgage relief Legislation with changes widening aid to homeowners and relaxing mortgage equity limits.
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Senate
Washington
Stegal
Cary
Louderbauck
Sonae Banking
Banking Committee
House
Atend
Suv
Higher income and gas taxes planned to fund public works
The House Ways and Means Committee plans higher income taxes on incomes above four thousand dollars and a ten percent rate on higher brackets plus a tax on corporate stock dividends to fund a 3.3 billion dollar public construction program. A one cent per gallon gas tax would rise three quarters of a cent, with projected receipts and repeal implications discussed amid anti prohibition and wage programs.
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House
Roosevelt
Congress
Vostead
Lkely
Cneuyy
Republican
Democratic Committee
Committee of 25
Lewis W. Douglas
Treasury
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Henry S. Harriman
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Abraham Baldwin College to Teach Practical Farming at Tifton
Dr J Gi Woodroof announced a new state institution at Tifton designed to fit students for life on the farm. The college will partner with the Coastal Plain Experiment Station, employ 10 specialists, and offer two year courses open to all ages with minimal personal expenses. Placement services aim to place graduates on available farm land in Georgia.
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Ben FL Meyer
Atlanta
Gan
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton
J. Gi. Woodroot
Woodroot
Juy 2
Abraham Baldwin College
Board of
Regents
Georgia State College For
Coastal Plain Experiment Station
Tifton College
Athens
Board of Recents
Woodroof
Griffin
Georgia
S. H. Starr
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A. M. Soule
Abit Nix
Hamilton McWhorter
Thomanville and Vicinity
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Messacre
Interior Department
Marland
U. Ka
Ways and Means
Wouse
Bulkley
Ailo
House Ways and Means
Cecil B. Dickson
NEW Agricultural College
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