Allied Supreme Council to Meet in Cannes Early January
London reports another allied supreme council meeting set for Cannes on the Riviera after talks between Prime Minister Lloyd George and French Premier Briand. A Paris ambassadors’ meeting will precede it to arrange details, with focus on reparations, finance, and possible broader conferences possibly involving Russia Germany or the United States.
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London
Allied Supreme Council
Cannes
French Riviera
Lloyd George
Briand
France
Council of Ambassadors
Paris
Supreme Council
Versailles
Russia
Germany
United States
M. Briand
George Harvey
Mr. Lloyd George
Dial Faults Post Office Postmasters Named in South Carolina
Senator Dial of South Carolina sharply criticized the Post Office Department in a Senate speech today. He cited a lengthy list of state postmaster appointments and charged that many appointees were not qualified for the jobs.
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South Carolina
Postoffice Department
Washington
Dial
Senate
Jgb
Gentleman Thief Holds Up Baltimore and Ohio Train
Police report describes a well dressed bandit with good manners who robbed passengers on a Baltimore and Ohio observation car in Chicago. He forced victims to surrender wallets, spared a mother and children, warned that the conductor might be armed, then leaped from the train near the sixty third street area and escaped in a car.
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Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
South
Sixty-Seventh Street
Sixty-Third Street Station
Jine
M. D. Taylor
Officers seize copper still and liquor near Flatwoods farm
Deputy sheriffs captured a sixty gallon copper stilling outfit and arrested Will Haynie after locating the operation near the Watson farm in the Flatwoods area. Five gallons of liquor were found and between 1000 and 1200 gallons of beer were poured out. The still was brought to jail and destroyed.
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C. B. Prince
Dale Ferguson
Will Hayale
Watson Farm
Flatwoods
Mt. Carmel Road
McCormick Line
Prince
Ferguson
Highway Commission Meets In Routine Session
The commission discussed only routine matters at today’s meeting. Topsoil was condemned at several locations. The body plans a reconvened session in January.
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Highway Commission
Beverage Taxes to Be Considered by House Ways and Means
Washington reports the House Ways and Means Committee will study a beer and light wine tax to fund a soldiers bonus after the Christmas recess. Fordney met with Mellon to discuss, while Nelson of Wisconsin opposes any revenue plan tied to legalizing liquor and warns of prohibition enforcement opposition.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Fordney
Mellon
A. P. Nelson
Wisconsin
Congress
Nelson
Friends of Prohibition Enforcement
Legion Supper Draws Ex Service Men Volunteers
Replies to the executive committee indicate at least 25 ex service men will attend the supper next Thursday night in the Masonic hall over Speed's Drug Store. Miss May Robertson chairs the women's committee with five subcommittees. John Andrews of the U S Veterans Bureau will be present to discuss government insurance.
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D.T. Smith, Jr
Masonic Hall
Speed
Miss May Robertson
John Andrews
United States Veterans Bureau
Pluck Ripe Cherries Reported in Anderson County
Rich red ripe May cherries were picked from the trees of Anderson county on December 18. The fruit was fully developed and ripe marking an unusual season late occurrence per older residents.
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Anderson
Anderson County
Foch Returns to native Heath After American Welcome
Marshal Foch arrived at St Lazare station from the United States amid a thunderous American welcome by the Paris Legion post and a crowd that nearly failed to recognize the war hero in a business suit. Viviani accompanied him returning from the arms limitation conference in Washington.
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Paris
Marshal Foch
St. Lazafre
United States
Viviani
Washington
Parle Post
American Legion
Havre
Legionaires
Stores Closed All Day Monday for Christmas
Abbeville observes the Christmas Sunday custom with stores and business places closed Monday. The telephone exchange will be shut from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Press and Banner will not publish. Merchants expect a busy shopping day tomorrow with only Saturday left for holiday buying.
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Abbeville
Usual Sunday Services Planned Across City Churches
The article notes no special services for Christmas day with standard Sunday worship. Rev. James L. Martin will preach at the Presbyterian church in the morning. A union service is planned for Sunday night at the Baptist church. Rare G. M. Telford assists Rev. Mr. Plaxco in the 8:30 baptism for children at the A. R. P. church.
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James L. Martin
Presbyterian Church
Baptist Church
G. M. Telford
Mr. Plaxco
Bandits Hold Up Bank in Columbus Stop. $10,000 Taken
Five armed bandits robbed the Steel Branch of the Citizen Trust Bank in Columbus, taking about $10,000 before escaping. Congress paused for a tense recess from December 22 to January 3 pending action on a resolution.
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Congress
Columbus
Ohio
Washington
Citizen Trust
Ings Bank
House
Senate panel stalls on wartime hangings probe
Washington witnesses failed to appear as the Senate committee investigating alleged illegal hangings of U S soldiers in France postponed until January 4. Nine new witnesses were ordered to testify after letters described firsthand knowledge. War department officials may be called to address each case of alleged brutality.
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Washington
Senate
Snator Watson
Georgia
France
Watson
Senator Watson
Brandegee
War Department
Marion J. Wallis
Athens
Seshia
Camp Wheeler
Wallis
Crawford
George B. Hubbard
Hubbard
New York
Watterson Dead Last of the Old School Journalists
Col Henry Watterson a veteran editor and one of the last of the old school journalists died in Jacksonville Florida after a winter visit with family. He fell ill with a bronchial congestion and heart failure, passing away at 6 15 am as his wife son and daughter and physician were with him.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Henry Watterson
Old School of Journalism
Marie Henry
Watterson
Florida
Fort Myers
World cotton output for 1921 22 falls to low since 1900
Washington reports 1921 22 world commercial cotton production at about Abbba 000 bales, the smallest since 1900, with the United States and Egypt hit by disasters reducing output. US production 9 340 000 bales, Egypt 684 000, British India 3 623 000, Russia 50 000, Japan Korea 120 000, China 1 660 000, Mexico 165 000. prices drop as mills shut down globally.
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Washington
Department of ‘Agriculture
United States
Egypt
Chins
South America
Mexico
Russia
Tisch
Turkey
Europe
Americas
British India
Tirilish Africa
Japan
Korea
China
Telephone Office Hours For Christmas Week Announced
Miss Basie Lee McCord assistant manager says the REST office will be open Sunday and closed Monday with service suspended 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Christmas day will feature normal service except when noted.
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Basie Lee McCord
Exchange
Neval
Yorness
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