Kathryn Smith @kathrynysmith

Chief Askew's Diary: July 11, 1930 Georgians try to beat the heat with fans, ice, cold drinks

Chief Askew's Diary: July 11, 1930
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Chief Askew's Diary: April 26-27, 1930 Large crowds in town; a beloved teacher's death is followed by a quick funeral

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A heart-breaking story about a beloved small-town teacher

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I love Walter Crane's illustrations!

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Chief Askew's Diary: April 23, 1930 A quiet day for the Newnan police; Chicago names Capone Public Enemy No. 1

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This is the day Al Capone became Public Enemy No. 1.

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Chief Askew's Diary: April 19-20 1930 The chief writes of murder and mayhem on Easter weekend

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A violent Easter weekend in Georgia

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Chief Askew's Diary: April 15-16, 1930 A jail break in nearby Zebulon has law men on the alert

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Jail break!

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Chief Askew's Diary: April 14, 1930 Four cases of fighting; a bad day for beer drinkers in Germany and England

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A bad day for beer drinkers

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Chief Askew's Diary: April 10, 1930 A good day for planting; Georgia bankers warn farmers to cut back on cotton

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Cotton had been toppled off its throne by 1930.

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Chief Askew's Diary: April 3, 1930 Grocery store is burgled, haul includes Prince Albert in a can

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Remember Prince Albert in a can?

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Chief Askew's Diary: March 30, 1930 Country and city drunks are arrested, folks drive about, and the rest of Lady Dolores

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I was thrilled to learn what happened to Lady Dolores, daredevil and All American Girl!

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Chief Askew's Diary: March 28, 1930 The news then and now: highest tariffs in history

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Yes, we paid for tariffs in 1930 and it took ten years to dig ourselves out of the depression that followed.

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Chief Askew's Diary: March 27, 1930 DAR winds up convention; Williams' Colored Singers perform

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Another world-famous group, now forgotten

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Chief Askew's Diary: March 26, 1930 DAR convention continues; women celebrate 10th anniversary of suffrage

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Women celebrate the tenth anniversary of suffrage in 1930.

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Chief Askew's Diary: March 21, 1930 'Nothing doing today' in Newnan, but a tense crime thriller is playing at the movies

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Chief Askew's Diary: March 17, 1930 Stolen car's owner offers no gold; Al Capone released from Philly prison

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Believe it or not, the post is about Al Capone!

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Chief Askew's Diary: March 16, 1930 Still 'rounding up the skinners'; Biltmore House is opened to the public

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Wonder why the Banderbilts opened their castle to the public?

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Chief Askew's Diary: March 15, 1930 A 'skin game' is interrupted; 'dainty' ladies' bridge club meetings recounted

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This is what women did before we could have real jobs.

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Chief Askew's Diary: March 14, 1930 Whiskey runners have bad luck; report on prison camp and farm given

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A report on a county prison camp

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Photo of the Day "Honest action commands the respect of all Americans. My humble and sincere gratitude to a great leader. May God protect him.”

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Brenda Elthon's voice, accompanied with pictures of America during the Great Depression, make this well worth your time as she speaks of FDR.

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Chief Askew's Diary: March 10, 1930 A house burns, a car is recovered and fines are levied; paralysis epidemic strikes

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A horror story from the Prohibition past.

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Chief Askew's Diary: March 9, 1930 'Rat' Welch's car recovered; Babe Ruth wins record salary

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Babe earned more than Herbert Hoover…and deserved it.

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Chief Askew's Diary: March 7, 1930 A rainy night but 'nothing doing in our line'; former President William H. Taft dies

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Remembering "Big Bill" Taft

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Chief Askew's Diary: March 6, 1930 Drunk driver forfeits bond; the cost of a dozen eggs, then and now

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Guess what? Eggs cost more in the Great Depression!

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Chief Askew's Diary: March 5, 1930 Court adjourns; Hoover and GOP push for major tariffs to reduce unemployment

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What tariffs did in 1930. Read it and weep.

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Chief Askew's Diary: March 2, 1930 A drunken driver causes a pileup; how did this happen during Prohibition?

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This is about one of my favorite subjects: the "noble experiment" known as Prohibition.

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