Federal aid urged to save broken Mississippi levees
An urgent call for emergency federal funds to combat the Mississippi River floodwaters in Arkansas was sent from Governor McCrae to Washington. In Vicksburg, Arkansas City faces critical levee conditions with over a thousand men battling the rising waters and thousands of square miles of farmland at risk in southeastern Arkansas and northeastern Louisiana.
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Little Rock
Mississippi River
Arkansas
Washington
McCrae
Vicksburg
Arkansas City
Ark
Louisiana
Lions Hear Miss Streeter at Inspirational Rally
The Lions Club held a noon rally with guest Miss Margaret Streeter, a national figure in musical appreciation. She praised school and community music programs, critiqued jazz, and urged broader access to phonographs and Lyceum courses. Local educators and club leaders urged cooperation to expand good music.
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Lions Club
Margaret Streeter
J. K. Mathis
Streeter
Ella M. Polk
Georgia Harvey
Lions
Americas
Terrell Berry Men Cash in on Dawson Strawberries
Dawon reports shipments of county grown strawberries bringing good prices. J S Cashenberry, who moved from Kentucky last year, leads growers in planting several acres. First season crops are small. next year expects larger, higher quality berries. About 100 acres in Dawson area, with plans to expand next fall.
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Dawson
J. S. Cashenberry
Kentucky
Cusnenberry
Storekeepers to Meet at Waycross on Thursday
Atlantic Coast Line storekeepers hold their regular annual meeting in Waycross on Thursday. A number of purchasing agents will be present and several high officials of the railroad are expected to attend.
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Waycross Waycross
Atlantic Coast Line
Waycross
Road
Vacuum Cleaner Is Cotton Picker
A new electrically operated cotton picker mounted on a tractor promises to cut production costs in half and boost southern cotton prosperity. It uses revolving brushes and a vacuum to extract cotton, with 2 to 4 picker heads per tractor, enabling nine rows per trip and three times the speed of expert hand pickers while producing higher grade cotton.
Revival at Central Baptist Draws Full House
A full house at Central Baptist Church heard Dr. F. H. Farrington preach on Raising the Dead, citing three biblical raiseings and stressing sin's equal consequences for all ages. The event highlighted Farrington's ministry and personal anecdotes, with Q. L. Fry delivering fervent gospel singing and the Booster choir expanding in size and impact.
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Central Baptist Church
F. H. Farrington
Jesus
Farrington
Q. L. Fry
Central, Baptist Church
New Era Opens Ball Season With Victory
The New Era baseball team defeated Pleasant Grove 13 to 6 in their season opener. Players listed include Willard Martin, Ray Copeland, Gilbert Martin, Crawford Brooks, Rollie Ross, John Joiner, Judson Morgan, George Joiner, and Roy Bradley.
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New Era
Pleasant Grove
Willard Martin
Ray Copeland
Gilbert Martin
Crawford Brooks
Rollie Ross
John Joiner
Judson Morgan
George Joiner
Roy Bradley
Overstreet Heads 11th District Republicans
J F Overstreet of Douglas was elected chairman and Mrs Tabor of Valdosta and J M Sutton vice chairman of the Eleventh district Republican organization at a Tuesday meeting of the state executive committee in Waycross. About 150 leading Republicans attended and showed strong interest in party activities in the region.
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Waycross
J. F. Overstreet
Douglas
Mrs. Tabor
Vadosta
J. M. Sutton
Eleventh District
Ouy
Portuguese Aviators Abandon Attempt to Brazil Flight
Two Portuguese aviators aiming to fly from Portugal to Brazil in a hydro air plane near St Pauls Rocks have to abandon the attempt after the machine sustained damage. They reached the rocks late last night but were forced to descend, according to a Havas dispatch from Pernambuco.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Associated Press
Portugal
Brazil
St. Paul’s Rocks
Havas
Pernambuco
St. Paul's Rocks
Arbuckle to Remain Silent on New Developments
Los Angeles April 19 Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle will keep silent pending further developments. The policy was stated after contracts were canceled and film plays withdrawn, per an announcement in New York by Will Hays head of the Motion Picture Producers Association. Arbuckle awaits Joseph Schenck, his producer, to arrive in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Roscoe
Fatty
Ford Kilby Hanson Conference Postponed
Birmingham April 19 The conference involving Henry Ford governor Kilby of Alabama and Victor H Hanson publisher of the Birmingham News, planned for this week at Ford's Detroit office, has been postponed until next week according to announcements today.
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Birmingham
Henry Ford
Kilby
Alabama
Victor H. Hanson
Birmingham News
Ford
Detroit
Alabama Power President Outlines Muscle Shoals Benefits
Thomas Martin of the Alabama Power Co testified before the senate agriculture committee in Washington on April 19, detailing government gains from private development of Muscle Shoals projects. He framed fiscal and strategic benefits expected from private sector involvement.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Thomas Martin
Alabama Power Co
Senate Agriculture Committee
Union High to Get New Superintendent Leslie
April 19. Prof Harvey, with two years as Vienna school superintendent and twenty years teaching experience, Mercer graduate, elected by the Union High trustees as superintendent to take charge June 1 for one year.
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Union High
Leslie
Harvey
Vienna
Mercer
Union High School
Lady Astor Arrives in New York to Welcoming Women
April 19 in New York Nancy Astor of Virginia born and now British MP arrives aboard the liner Olympic. A notable gathering of American women greets her at the pier as the Olympic docks.
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New York
Nancy Astor
Virginia
House of Commons
New Fountains In Operation At Doughboy Monument Site
Four modern sanitary fountains are installed at the corners of the curb near the Doughboy monument replacing an iron reservoir. A post office corner fountain is designated for use by colored people, with others for whites. Police will enforce the regulations. City Engineer Charles Wheatley led the repairs with J. H. Stevens.
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Doughboy
Charles Wheatley
J. H. Stevens
Negro freed as grand jury finds no true bill in Shields murder
Deland Florida April 19 Pete Smith a negro charged with murder in the killing near here last February of William A Shields was released from jail today the Volusia county grand jury reporting it could not find a true bill against the negro Shields was formerly a resident of Moline Illinois and his widow Mrs Alice Shields is now under indictment for his murder
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Deland
Fla
Pete Smith
Here
William A. Shields
Volusia County
Shields
Moline
Ibs
Alice Shields
Dutton to Assist Pastor in Leslie Revival Meeting
Rev L E Dutton of Cartersville will come to Leslie next Monday April 24 to assist the Leslie Baptist church pastor in a revival beginning with the evening service. Cottage prayer meetings are held this week in preparation. Dutton was recently employed by the State Board as an evangelistic singer in a Panama Jones revival service.
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Leslie
L. E. Dutton
Cartersville
Leslie Baptist Church
Dutton
The
State Board
German foreign minister warns of Russia treaty at Genoa
In Genoa on April 19 the German foreign minister threatens a plenary session discussion of the Russia treaty, calling it a mortal blow to the economic conference. The French communique says dragging the controversy into full session could split Europe into new political camps.
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Genoa
Associated Press
Europe
German Foreign Minister Rathenau Meets Allies Over Conference
Dr Walter Rathenau German foreign minister conferred with Premier Lloyd George and Foreign Minister Chich checht of Russia today on barring German delegates from the conference on Russia. Germany will likely submit a formal reply tonight and its continued representation is in doubt.
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GEONA
Associated Press
Walter Rathenau
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Chitchecht
Russia
Germany
Russo German Treaty Questioned by Reparations Panel
Paris April 9 The reparations commission will be asked if the Russo German treaty signed at Rapallo violates the Versailles treaty by affecting German owned property in Russia. That property under Versailles is pledged to the commission for reparations.
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Paris
Associated Press
Versailles
Russia
Harding Approves Development Bill for Western Projects
Washington April 19 approval for the McNary bill creating a $50,000 revolving fund to aid development of Western and Southern reclamation and drainage projects was granted to a congressional delegation that visited the White House.
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Washington
White House
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