American Tobacco Company Cleared of Antitrust Charges
In a circuit court of appeals ruling dated October 21 in New York the American Tobacco Company was found not to violate antitrust laws by refusing to sell to wholesalers who supplied retailers at prices below the legitimate profit. The decision stemmed from FTC action involving the Wholesale Tobacco and Cigar Dealers Association of Philadelphia and the P Lorillard Company. The court said the company acted to protect its own interests and ensure workers earned a reasonable profit.
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New York
Associated Press
American Tobacco Company Today
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal Trade Commission
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The
American Tobacco Company
P. Lorillard Company
Constitutionality of Sunday Dance Law Before Supreme Court
AtlantaGA Oct 21 The Georgia anti Sunday dancing law questioned in Durden v State is argued in the State Supreme Court. The appeal from Chatham County Superior Court centers on whether a dance hall owner can be punished for patrons violating the law.
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Quezon
Associated Press
Atlanta
State Supreme Court
Durden
Chatham County Superior Court
Abundant rains aid Georgia cotton crop conditions
The weekly crop and weather report from the Department of Agriculture says heavy rainfall across Georgia has improved the cotton prospects. Ginning is advancing rapidly as corn is harvested and wheat rye and oats are sown. Plowing and seeding continue in Tennessee.
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Department of Agriculture
Tennessee
Dublin farmer bitten by rabbit treated for rabies
Oliver Moore of Dublin Georgia says he was bitten by a rabbit while walking his pasture after he struck the animal with a bridle rather than run. He is now undergoing treatment to prevent rabies.
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Carleg
Rabbit Attacks Farmer Near Dublin Georgia
Oliver Moore, a farmer ten miles from Dublin, was bitten by a rabbit in his pasture. He sought anti rabies treatment from County Health Commissioner O H Cheek after the animal seized his leg and fled to a swamp.
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Mr. Cheek
French Crush Druse Revolt in Damascus Under Mandate
French troops crushed the most serious Druse revolt since the Syria mandate began. A pitched battle wrecked an entire Damascus quarter as artillery tanks and armored cars were employed to quell the uprising.
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Syria
France
League of Nations
Delayed Harvest Impacts Picking Progress Amid Good Forage
The report notes a delay but says forage crops pastures and grains are healthy with no progress in picking. It highlights contrasting conditions between crop readiness and harvesting activity.
Batchelor Sentenced to Die in Gray Murder Case
John D. Batchelor, 43, was sentenced to die in the electric chair on November 27 after a sealed verdict found him guilty without mercy in the murder of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Fannie Anderson, in Jones County Georgia. The verdict followed dramatic testimony by his young daughter.
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Gray, Ga
John D. Batchelor
J. B. Park
Batchelor
Fannie Anderson
Gray
Jones County
Italian freighter Ignacio Florio abandoned after sinking
The Ignacio Florio, an Italian freighter, was abandoned in a sinking condition after sending s o 8 signals Monday night. The crew were rescued by the steamship President Harding and the U S lines were notified by radio.
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U.S
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Associated Press
New York
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Hnes
Jowa Youth Who Slew Father Sentenced to Life
Allison Iowa October 21 Warren Vander voort 17 slayer of his father the Rev S J Vandervoort of Parkersburg was en route to prison today to start a life sentence leaving behind a heart broken and physically wrecked mother whose loyalty helped save him from the gallows
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Associated Press
Allison
Iowa
Warren Vandervoort
Comanche Hearings Open On Crew Allegations
Government steamship inspectors in New York will hear survivors statements about drunkenness and cowardice by crew members of the steamship Comanche after the Mayport Florida fire. Fourteen survivors are expected to testify as part of the national investigation, with local findings sent to Jacksonville for the main inquiry.
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New York
May Port
Fla
Jacksonville
Chairman Holder visits South Georgia road talks
Atlanta Ga Oct 21 State Highway Commissioner John N Holder is on a three day swing through South Georgia meeting with local officials on road improvements He'll be in Cordele today and in Moultrie tomorrow aiming to advance highway work.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
John N. Holder
South Georgia
Cordele
Moultrie
Georgia Weather Outlook Warmer Tonight and Thursday
Fair skies in Georgia with warmer temperatures tonight and Thursday. Winds shift from northwest to west and southwest, bringing milder air and partly cloudy conditions.
More Information Gained in Murder and Insurance Fraud Case
Pikeville Ky Oct 21 The tri point investigation into the Turner murder and insurance fraud yields damaging criminal information as parties other than Turner talk Death threats blackmail and a scramble for 85000 in Turner insurance follow his presumed mine blast death Turner jailed for murder wife Margaret Turner held in New Jersey on fraud charges while Farley siblings face arrest in Florida and statements are issued
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Pikeville, Ky
The
William H. Turner
Turner
Margaret Turner
Trenton
N. J
F. F. Farley
Miami, Fla
Extradition Issued in Septic Insurance Conspiracy Case
Florida-bound two suspects charged with wilful murder after exposure of a septic life insurance scheme in Pike County. William Turner, jailed in Pikeville after a Germany stay, faces murder charges along with five others. Farley relatives arrested. Sacks family linked to the case. Joe Jack Turner Jr. also jailed in Pikeville.
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Fields
Ike County
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Pikeville
Germany
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Henry Wilson
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McCarr
Joe Sacks
Turner
Austria
Joe Jack
Farley Extradition Fight Over Mine Death Trial in Kentucky
Miami October hearing to seek extradition of Mrs Hattie Mae Farley to Kentucky for murder trial in the McCarr mine explosion case. She is among five indicted. she is reportedly ill and hospitalized. brother William Turner arrested in New York after claiming insurance funds and funeral arrangements. husband Frederick Farley released after marriage to her.
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Florida
F. F. Farley
Turner
Kattie May Farley
Miami
Fla
Kentucky
Hattie Mae Farley
John W. Martin
Pike County
Fred Pine
Destroyers Ordered to Alexandria for Possible Syrian Duties
Two American destroyers have been ordered from Gibraltar to Alexandria Egypt to stay ready to go to Syrian ports if needed to protect American lives and property.
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Associated
Washington, D.C
Gibraltar
Egypt
Syrian
France to propose new plan to settle debt with United States
Paris October 21 The French government prepares a counter proposal on the debt question and intends to send it to Washington next week. Parliament rejected the provisional accord brought back by Finance Minister Calllaux and his delegation, so officials favor renewed negotiations for a final agreement with the United States rather than submitting the provisional plan to the Senate and Chamber.
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Calllaux
United States
Senate
Chamber
Frey Sues Actress for Alienation of Husband's Affection
Mrs. Catherine M. Frey sues actress Wilda Bennett for $100000 claiming she alienated the affections of her husband Charles C. Frey a turf man. The Freys childhood sweethearts married in Louisville and lived in New York before Frey reportedly met Miss Bennett at a Saratoga gambling house he ran.
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Catherine M. Freys
Mineola
Wilda Bennett
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Frey
Tne Associated Press
N. Y
Catherine M. Frey
Freys
Louisville
Governor Walker Says No Comment On Extra Session
Governor Clifford M. Walker in Atlanta on October 21 said he had no statement to make about calling an extra session of the legislature. He plans to attend the Southern Governor's conference in Birmingham on October 28 and 29.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Clifford M. Walker
Washington
Birmingham
Brooks Freed At Hendersonville
Bonnie L. Brooks, a Hendersonville barber, was acquitted by a jury after testimony in a high profile murder case. Jurors deliberated forty minutes with two ballots, the second switching to acquittal on self defense. The verdict was greeted with applause and ended one of the area’s longest criminal trials.
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N. C
Bonnie L. Brooks
Sam Bryson
Harding
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Criminal Court
Indemnity and apology demanded from Bulgaria by Greece
Greece warns Bulgaria with a forty eight hour ultimatum over an alleged frontier attack near Demirhissar. Athens demands two million francs in indemnity and punishment of Bulgarian officers, or Greece will send the ultimatum to Sofia.
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Balkans
Fronc
Athens
Greece
Demirhissar
Sofia
Churchmen urge U S support for permanent world court
The House of Deputies at the Episcopal Church general convention passed a resolution urging the U S Senate to aid in maintaining the permanent court of international justice at The Hague. The measure, by Rev Floyd W Thompkins, goes to the House of Bishops for concurrence. deputies also favored greater participation in the federal council of churches through national council committees.
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Episcopal Church
New Orleans
United States Senate
Permanent Court of International Justice
Hague
Floyd W. Thompkins
Philadelphia
House of Bishops
Federal Council of Churches
George W. Wyckersham
New York
National Council
Grand Jury Probes New York Jewel Theft
Mr and Mrs James P Donahue appeared before the grand jury probing the theft and return of jewelry valued at 683000 dollars taken from Mrs Donahue at the Plaza Hotel since last month.
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Grand Jury
New York
Associated Press
James P. Donahue
Bulgarian border incident report from Demirkaho area
Bulgarian telegraphic agency says a Greek soldier crossed into Bulgaria near Demirkaho on Monday and wounded a Bulgarian sentinel who shot and killed the attacker. A long fusilade then occurred across the border.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Telegraphic Agency
Demirkaho
Sixteen Arrests in Macon Dry Raids
Federal agents in Macon Georgia arrested sixteen men and seized a quantity of whiskey after overnight raids on alleged saloons and blind tiger joints. The raids targeted illegal liquor operations in the Macon area with arrests made across multiple locations. These actions reflect ongoing enforcement efforts during Prohibition era dry campaigns.
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Macon
Macons
Hsuchow Falls to Chinese Forces Near Yangtze
Chinese forces opposed to Marshal Chang Tso Lin captured Hsuchow, a key railway junction about two hundred miles north of the Yangtze river. Most of Chang's troops had already withdrawn north of the point, but a few hundred were cut off.
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China
Chang Tso Lin
Hsuchow
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