Bureau to close sections after firing of 29 officials
Washington April 8. The divisions producing bank notes bonds and postage stamps will close tonight for an indefinite period to take an inventory. James L Wilmeth and twenty eight other officials were removed by presidential order a week ago. The closure follows a conference between Louis Hill the new director and treasury officials.
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Washington
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
James L. Wilmeth
Bureau
Loui Hill
Treasury
Palm Sunday Observances and World Traditions
Palm Sunday marks Jesus entry into Jerusalem and the start of Holy Week, observed across Christian denominations with processions, palm and olive branches, and varied regional customs. Historians note its sixth century origins, with floral festivities in the West and enduring symbols of triumph and humility.
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Christendom
Jesus Christ
Jerusalem
Golgotha
David
Florida
State of
England
Germany
Duke English Pilot Dies of Injuries in Paris Crash
Paris April 8 Associated Press report says R. E. Duke, pilot of an English airplane, died today from injuries after a crash into the French Goliath on the Paris London aerial express route near Thieulloy. He was the sole survivor in his craft. total death toll from the incident now stands at seven.
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Paris
Associated Press
R. E. Duke
London
Thieulloy
Republican Bond Applied as Postmaster Hopefuls In Americus
News from Washington reports D Davenport a Democrat seeking reappointment as Americus postmaster. Senate action expected soon with early approval anticipated. Aspirants B F Bond, C A Ames, and E A Lockett present Republican credentials. Davenport is brother in law of Congressman Chas R Crisp who enjoys support from Senators Watson and Harris.
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Washington
D. F. Davenport
Americus
Davenport
Senate
Chas. R. Crisp
Watson
Harris
Crisp
B. F. Bond
Republican Party
Georgia
C. A. Ames
E. A. Lockett
Tifton Methodists Plan Campaign for Building
Tifton Methodists prepare to launch a campaign for a $100,000 church building with a talk by Dr. W. F. Quillian of Wesleyan Female College at 10 o'clock in the auditorium. The effort follows two months of Sunday school and church talks and a week of prayer, with revival services continuing next week. Pastor Jackson preaches.
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Tifton
Tifton Methodists
W. F. Quillian
Wesleyan Female College
Pastor Jackson
Mrs Eliza Smith 82 Dies in Cordele
Eliza Smith aged 82, grandmother of Mrs. GC Culpepper, died early Friday at the Culpepper home in Cordele from pneumonia. A devout Methodist and longtime community member, she will be interred in LaGrange after remains are taken there.
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Cordele
Eliza Smith
GC. B. Culpepper
Crisp
Culpepper
Methodist Church
LaGrange
Cooperative Poultry Sale Planned in Cordele in May
Cordele April 8 Poultry raisers from Crisp Turner Wilcox and Dooly counties plan a cooperative poultry and egg sale in Cordele the last week of May. Miss Lou Hamilton Crisp county home demonstration agent leads the efforts. The sale will coincide with the next cooperative hog sale in Cordele.
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Cordele
Crisp
Turner, Wilcox and Dooly
Railroad seeks $416000 in 6 percent bonds
Washington April 8 The Carolina and Georgia railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to issue about $415,000 in 6 percent gold bonds to finance the continuation of its line from Andrews to Haysville North Carolina.
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Washington
Carolina and Georgia Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Andrews
Haysville
N. C
Palm Sunday rites and palms blessed across churches
The account describes hymns and prayers lasting about two hours, a 3 PM service at the Imbomon, and a five o'clock reading on the gospel about children with palms. Crosses in France and Germany are adorned with flowers and boughs, with blessings extending to graves on the lower Rhine. Palms blessed on Palm Sunday are taken home for devotional use amid reports of storms impacting houses and treasures.
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David
France
Germany
Lower Rhine
Saaties
Miners to Receive Final Pay Today as Strike Funds Discussed
Idle coal miners nationwide begin receiving their last pay today and through next week, totaling about 30 million dollars, viewed by union officials as strike funds. The distribution covers the final half of March for fifteen working days, aiding continued suspension.
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Indianapolis
Waycross Officers Nab Leading Tigers in Liquor Raids
Waycross police arrested Jasper Carter on transporting liquor after raids that also led to two liquor selling arrests. Officials say two of Ware County’s largest liquor dealers were likely captured in the day’s operations, with Shine so strong it burned the paint off a Ford.
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Waycross
Jasper Carter
Liquor
Ware County
Savannah Presbytery Meeting Set in Tifton
The Savannah Presbytery will hold its spring session at the Tifton Presbyterian church starting Tuesday at 7 30 P M and continuing through Thursday Morning and afternoon business sessions with preaching each night. Preachers and many lay members are expected and delegates will be hosted in local homes.
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Tifton
Savannah
Wrennick Freed on $2,500 Bond in Embezzlement Case
Tifton, April 8. Former Bank of Ty Ty cashier H. B. Wrennick, arrested on embezzlement charges, was released on bond. Bond started at $8,000 but was reduced to $2,500 after prosecutors requested the reduction. Wrennick's brother and two Ty Ty citizens signed the bond.
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Tifton
H. EB. Wrennick
Bank of Ty Ty
Wrennick
Stwo
Ty Ty
More U S Army Units Leave Coblenz for Home
Coblenz April 8 six more units of American forces left Europe 1100 men and 52 officers along with over a hundred soldiers wives and children shipping from Antwerp and the Cantigny. The move cuts American troops on the Rhine to 2600.
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Coblenz
Germany
Europe
Antwerp
Aaorey Cantigny
Rhine
Noted Speaker Edith Hampton to Visit Americus Church
Miss Edith C. C. Hampton, internationally known lecturer on Baraca-Philathea work, will address First Baptist Church in Americus Monday night on the global influence of the program on American youth. She spoke at the state Sunday school convention in Macon earlier this week.
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Edith C. C. Hampton
Americus
First Baptist Church
Hampton
Macon
Easter Music at Baptist Church on Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday evening April 16 features a detailed Easter music program at the Baptist church led by Mrs. H. O. Jones with the congregation choir and local soloists. Rehearsals have spanned six weeks. the public is invited to attend the performance highlighting clergy and community singers.
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Baptist Church
H. O. Jones
Haydn
Creation
Abraham
Brackett
Granier
Melva Clarke
Petrie
Fred Morgan
Strelszki
Carroll Clarke
Moree Brothers Face Arson Trial in Moultrie
In Moultrie Colquitt County Ab and F M Moree face Superior Court on arson and larceny indictments tied to a daylight barn fire on James Dismuke’s Doe Run farm. Prosecution relies largely on circumstantial evidence. Also awaiting trial is Poey Abernathy, charged with murder for Will Jackson’s February dance death. The grand jury returned 86 indictments, about half for prohibition violations.
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Moultrie
F. M. Moree
James Dismuke
Doerun
Ab Moree
Colquitt County
Poey Abernathy
Abernathy
Will Jackson
Chaiting Jackson
Kirven Funeral Attended by Many at Local Church
Mrs. J. E. Kirven, longtime Atlanta resident, died at her daughter's home there Wednesday. Funeral held today at 3 PM at First Baptist Church with Dr. W. H. Major officiating. Interment in Oak Grove cemetery. Numerous floral tributes reflected high esteem in Atlanta and Americus where she had relatives and friends.
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First Baptist Church
J. E. Kirven
Atlanta
W. H. Major
Capitol Avenue Baptist Church
Funeral Service for Mrs. Louisa Milton Sunday Morning
Funeral services for Mrs. Louisa Jane Milton who died Thursday night at her son’s home will be held Sunday at 10 o clock from the family residence at 610 Forrest street. Rev. Henry T. Brookshire of Central Baptist Church will conduct the rites with pallbearers L. Y. Arnold J. J. Gordon E. Y. Andrews J. E. Shepard and E. B. Banks.
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Louisa Jane Milton
W. C. Milton
Forrest Street
Henry T. Brookshire
Central Baptist Church
L. Y. Arnold
J. J. Gordon
E. Y. Andrews
J. E. Shepey
E. B. Banks
W. E. Wat
Naval radio stations closed to public broadcasting
Secre tary Denby announced an order closing all naval radio stations to public use for speeches or non official communications while allowing musical programs. The move stems from a department probe into naval radio service used by members of Congress addressing constituents on political topics.
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Washington
Denby
Naval
Department
Naval Radio Service
Congress
Omega Votes School Bonds in Omega
Omega held its third bond vote for a modern school building, with 147 yes, 3 no out of 218 registered voters. Sixty-eight of the voters were women who helped securing turnout, and a picnic dinner accompanied the vote. The $15,000 issue plans a brick school to begin after bonds sell.
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Tifton
Omega
Venizelos in Atlanta Addresses Greek Delegation
Former Greek premier Venizelos arrived from New Orleans and agreed to spend 24 hours in Atlanta. He will address the Greek delegation tonight after meeting a large crowd on his train.
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Atlanta
Venizelos
Greece
New Orleans
Borah Seeks Deportation of Semenoff After Siberia Claims
Senator Borah chairing the labor committee announced plans to seek the deportation of General Semenoff, the anti Bolshevik leader, after charges he says allege massacres of Americans in Siberia. Semenoff is under bail in New York pending a civil suit.
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Washington
Siberia
Semenov
Borah
Senate Labor Committee
New York
Miss Roebuck Heads to Atlanta for Business Study
Miss Annie Roebuck, who has been attending business school in Americus, left early this morning for Atlanta to enter the Atlanta Business College for a period of study. She has made an enviable record in literary then commercial work, and friends predict a rapid advancement toward her ambition of securing a place for herself.
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Miss Roebuck
Atlanta
Annie Roebuck
Americus
Atlanta Business College
Preparing for Big Melon Crop in South Georgia
Waycross April 8 The Atlantic Coast Line railroad plans the largest melon crop in South Georgia in years. About 5 000 carloads of watermelons and 1 500 carloads of cantaloupes are expected to be shipped from the second division. To handle the harvest quickly nearly a dozen extra crews will be added for June and July. This year’s melon planting in south Georgia doubles last year’s acreage.
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Waycross
Atlantic Coast Line
South Georgia
Salem S. S. Holds Anniversary Exercises
Salem Sunday School marks one year since establishing a home department for members unable to attend regular services. Average quarterly enrollment was forty with 355 lessons studied and 2211 Bible readings. Next Sunday all members are invited to join the main service and anniversary program.
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United
Mississippi Legislature Adjourns After 19 Million In Appropriations
After a three month session in which appropriations totaling 19 million dollars were made and nearly 1600 bills considered, the Mississippi legislature adjourned sine die in Jackson.
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Jackson
Mississippi
Standard Oil Official Dies at St Augustine
Martin Curry, vice president of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, died in a local hospital this morning in St Augustine, as reported from the city on April 8.
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Standard Oil
ST. Augustine
Martin Curry
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Eight Die as Tornadoes Hit Texas and Oklahoma
Eight killed and many injured as tornadoes struck Electra and Ballenger in Texas and Lawton in Oklahoma. In Electra a death and several injuries were reported with 25 houses destroyed. Ballenger fatalities and injuries totaled six and seven with six homes leveled. Lawton suffered one death and many injuries amid widespread property damage and communication outages.
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Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Electra
Tex
Ballenger
Lawton
Ohio
Lawon
Americas High Glee Club Concert Delights Audiences
The Americas High School Glee Club and Mandolin Orchestra staged a vivid program in the city auditorium. Miss Martha Ivey opened with a reading, followed by songs from Miss Louise Thayer and Miss Virginia Perry. The Mandolin Club offered jazz selections and a Japanese-tinged scene, all framed by yellow and black decor. Miss Ella M. Polk directed the event, praised for shaping a highly successful, well attended concert.
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Americas High School
Orcheestra
Americas High School Glee Club
Martha Ivey
Glee Club
Louise Thayer
Virginia Perry
J. Wieman
Cornelia Wallis
Mandolin Club
Tulley
Lucy Lane
Katherine Turner
Agnes Wooten
Ruby Harris
Minnetonka
Ella M. Polk
Miss Polk
Americus
Radio phones spark Mexican political clash
A crowd protests radio phone plans as Mexican government weighs a network of stations in major cities. Rebels once cut telegraph lines to disrupt communication while President Obregon enjoys a private radio setup, signaling a clash over control and information.
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Obregon
Automatic Recorder Lets Operators Transcribe Fast Radio Messages
Radio traffic seems too rapid for live transcription, so a phonograph recorder captures the dots and dashes. The device records the message for later transcription by the operator, who can review at a comfortable pace.
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Atlantic
Mrs Borgmeyer To Leave City Hospital Today
Mrs Lillian Borgmeyer, seriously injured in an automobile accident two weeks ago, is doing nicely and will be removed from City hospital today to her home. Mrs G W Bacot on College Street. John Frank Thomas is in Columbia D C this week on a business mission.
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Lillian Borgmeyer
City Hospital
G. W. Bacot
College Street
John Frank Thomas
Columbia, D. C
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