Arkansas river flood swamps fertile farms near Fowler
Torrential rains and a ruptured irrigation reservoir on the Pieshapa river unleash a wall of water through the Arkansas river valley in southeastern Colorado. Property losses exceed $1,000,900 with extensive damage to crops, livestock, roads, rail lines, and telecommunication as 1,000 families are left homeless and towns like La Junta and Elder face disruption.
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Pueblo
Colo
Arkansas River
Colorado
la Junta
Owever
Elder
Santa Fe
Fowler
Nepesta
Funeral for Infant Marvin Lew Is Speer
Funeral services for Marvin Lew is Speer infant son of Mr and Mrs Callie Speer were held Wednesday morning at 11 from the family residence 138 South Lee Street conducted by Rev Milo H Massey pastor of Central Baptist Church. Interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers were S L McDaniel and W B McDaniel uncles of the baby. The baby died Tuesday afternoon after five days of life with many floral offerings from friends and relatives expressing sympathy.
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Marvin Lewis
Callie Speer
South Lee Street
Milo H. Massey
Central Baptist Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
S. L. McDaniel
W. B. McDaniel
Marvin
Secretary Mellon Eyes Higher Income Tax Cuts
Secretary Mellon will renew in the next congressional session the recommendation to reduce higher income tax brackets. The plan faces uncertain reception in Congress, with officials believing further cuts in top surcharges are key to competing with tax exempt investments. Possible changes to other tax schedules may also be proposed.
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Washington
Mellon
Congress
Capitol
Halifax man escapes from Chinese gang in Burma trip
Davcy Watherbee of Halifax, captured by Chinese bandits during an overland attempt from Burma to Peking, has escaped and is being escorted by Chinese troops to Tali according to a telegram to his brother.
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Halifax
Davcy Watherbee
Burma
Peking
Tali
Southern nurserymen meet in Atlanta in September
Atlanta Aug 23 CO F Fain secretary of the Southern Nursery men's association announces the 25th annual convention will be held in Atlanta on September 5 and 6. O Joe Howard of Hickory NC is president. The program includes talks by experts on plant production sales advertising legislation and other nursery business topics.
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Atlanta
CO. F. Fain
Southern Nurserymen’s Association
O. Joe Howard
Hickory
N. C
Camp Meeting Begins at Shingleroof Camp Ground
McDonough Ga Aug 23 The annual camp meeting at the Shingleroof Camp Ground begins Friday August 24 and lasts one week. One of the oldest camp grounds in the state area it was organized about 100 years ago. Last year 164 families camped on the grounds and this year officials expect to exceed that number.
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Mcdonough
Shingleroof Camp Ground
Columbus High Eleven to Get Special Work
Columbus August 25. Columbus high school's football team that won the state championship last year will spend two weeks in intensive training at Warm Springs this season. Coach Clyde Chestnutt plans to take a squad of 40 men to Warm Springs September 3. He said the trip would be strictly business and designed to sharpen the squad into mid season form.
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Columbus
Columbus High School
Warm Springs
Clyde Chestnutt
Chestnutt
Columbus Scouts to Have Patrol School
Columbus council of the Boy Scouts of America will run a patrol leadership training school at Camp McKenzie Georgia from September 7 to 9. Patrol leaders assistant leaders and senior leaders may attend and receive thorough training to boost local scouting interest in Columbus.
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Columbus
Columbus Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
Camp McKenzie
Hawkins & Son to Exhibit at Sumter Fair hogs and poultry
Hawkins and Son report about nine thousand dollars earned from hog sales in the last year. Emmett C. Hawkins leads the Sumter county farm four miles from Americus on Hilaville highway with T. F. Robbins as chief stock farm assistant. The firm cares for about six hundred pure bred hogs with some valued up to three thousand dollars each. One or more pens of hogs and a display of purebred poultry will be principal exhibits at the Sumter county fair September 25 to 29, drawing hog growers and visitors to see the farm’s stands and other fair exhibits.
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Sumter County
C. C. Hawkins & Sons
Americus
Hilaville Highway
Emmett C. Hawkins
T. F. Robbins
Hawkins Farm
Rotary elects Hearn to Americus club
Rufus Hearn photographer was received into the Americus Rotary club as a photographer. He recently returned from Macon where he lived eight or nine years and was a Macon Rotary member. George Marshall county agent guest. he asked Rotary to help at a fair. John West Sheffield and Frank Harrold spoke at luncheon. No noon session next week due to inter-city meet August 30 with about 250 visiting Rotarians.
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Rufus Hearn
Americus Rotary Club
Hearn
Americus
Macon
Macon Rotary Club
George Marshall
Fair Association
Marshall
John West Sheffield
Sheffield
Frank Harrold
Europe
Frank Lanier
Rotary
Moultrie Votes On City Manager Plan
Moultrie will vote in October on adopting the city manager form as a referendum triggered by a recent legislature measure. The bill, sponsored by the Moultrie Lions Club, sets the choice between the manager system and the current aldermanic government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moultrie
Moultrie Lions Club
Corruption Charges Charged at Ball Mogul Hearing
Aug 23 National League President Heidler held a hearing in New York on corruption charges against Pat Duncan and Sammy Bohne of the Cincinnati Reds. The players denied approaches by gamblers during the recent series with the Giants under oath after a Chicago sports publication alleged the conduct.
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New York
Pat Duncan
Sammy Bohne
Cincinnati Reds
Giants
Heidler
National League
Chicago
Resumption of Diplomatic Ties Explored Between U S and Mexico
Washington August 23 officials say talks have advanced toward resuming diplomatic relations between the United States and Mexico. The State Department has briefed Britain France Cuba and Belgium and may issue official announcements soon.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
Cuba
Japanese American Treaty Is Renewed For Five Years
Washington August 23 The treaty of arbitration between the United States and Japan expired by limitation and was renewed today for a period of five years without change.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Baldwin to meet Poincare on return from vacation
London reports Prime Minister Baldwin plans a quiet discussion with French Premier Poincare upon his return from vacation. He will not seek an official appointment but will signal readiness to discuss the entire reparations issue through informal channels.
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London
Baldwin
Poincare
France Seeks 26 Billion Gold Marks in Reparations
Paris reports reveal France’s 50 page note to Britain lays out her minimum demand of 26,060,000,000 gold marks plus credits from class C reparations bonds to cover any war debts claimed by France’s allies. The document insists this is a concession, noting France’s share in C bonds could exceed allied demands.
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Paris
France
Foreign Office
London
Germany
Mrs Cliff Williams Visits Mrs Willot Wilson in Tampa
Mrs Cliff Williams returns from a two week visit to Mrs Willot Wilson in Tampa Florida.
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Cliff Williams
Willot Wilson
Tampa
Fla
Fast Winter Touch Felt Across Southern States
The first touch of winter brought record cool August readings. Richmond fell to 48 and Pittsburgh to 46, the lowest August figures on record. Weather officials warn chills will spread over South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi within 24 hours, easing later tonight in the Ohio Valley and Lower Lake region with no frost reported this morning.
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Washington
Richmond
Pittsburg
Weather Bureau
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
August weather shatters records across the south
Atlanta reports 68 at night with forecasts of 60 as the day progresses. Richmond records its coldest August at 39. The Carolinas see a 32 degree hourly drop from 94 to 59 amid showers. Gulf states experience cooler, cloudy conditions.
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Atlanta
South
C. F. von Herrmann
Richmond
Carolinas
Gulf States
Griffin Women Return From Stockholm Meet
Miss Rossie Bell Newton and Mrs. Chas Westbrook of Griffin attended the Baptist World Alliance sessions in Stockholm Sweden. Newton returned to Griffin reporting an inspiring and wonderful trip. Westbrook will remain in New York several days before returning.
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Griffin
Stockholm
Rossie Bell Newton
Chas. Westbrook
Baptist World Alliance
Sweden
America
Miss Newton
Westbrook
New York
Miss Smith to Sponsor Vessel Savannah City of Birmingham
The Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah announces the launch of the City of Birmingham at Newport News Virginia around August 30. Miss Rose Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Ross C Smith of Birmingham will christen the ship breaking the champagne over the bow. Maiden voyage from New York to Savannah planned for about October 1.
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Savannah
Ocean Steamship Company of
Birmingham
Newport News
Rose Smith
Ross C. Smith
Fifty Piece Band Outfit Arrives for Central of Georgia Band
Macon August 23. A fifty piece band outfit purchased for the Central of Georgia Railroad band has arrived and is on display in a local music store window. The set includes all instruments for a modern band and cost 4060 dollars. W. C. Dean, former Old Gray Bonnet band director in World War I, will lead the new band.
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Macon
Central of Georgia Railroad
W. C. Dean
Government Not To Intervene Further In Hard Coal Strike
Washington reports the government will move decisively to prevent a suspension of anthracite coal production on September 1. Officials say no legal mechanism exists to compel miners to work, but full authority is available to prevent disorder. The Department of Justice holds the facts but will not guess on any possible injunction.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Government Won't Intervene in Anthracite Wage Talks
Semi official notices from Atlantic City state the federal government will not intervene to avert mine stoppage set for September 1. The stance reflects both the operators committee policy and miners union officials after talks on a new wage contract failed.
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Atlantic City
Committee of
Miners’ Union
Federal outlines plan for anthracite fuel distribution
Federal fuel distributor F R Wadleigh invited governors from eleven states in New England and Mid Atlantic to a New York meeting August 28 to craft an emergency distribution system. Conference with President Coolidge and Interstate Commerce Commission officials aims to set up central distributing agencies with Washington HQ to ensure priority transportation and fuel supply.
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Washington
F. R. Wadleigh
New York
Asist
New England
Middle Atlantic
Maryland
Coolidge
Aitchison
Interstate Conference
Wadleigh
White House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Traffic
248 Learned to Swim This Season at Y
Albany August 23 Physical Director E M Mooney of the Albany Y M C A has taught 248 persons to swim since March 1 according to J C Johnson Y secretary Of this number 107 were boys 26 men 58 girls and 57 women Mr Mooney says the average learner completes instruction in three lessons.
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Albany
E. M. Mooney
Albany Y. M. C. A
J. C. Johnson
Macon Business Women to Entertain Board
Macon August 23 The Macon Business and Professional Women’s club will host the executive board of the Georgia State Federation of Business and Professional Women’s clubs in Macon on Monday September 3. The event at Hotel Dempsey includes a business session, luncheon, an afternoon motor tour, and a banquet.
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Macon
Macon Business and Professional Women’s Club
Georgia State Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Dempsey
Fitzgerald Bank Adopts Progressive Farm Program
Fitz gerald Aug 238 The first National Bank board of directors adopts a progressive farm program for farmer customers to start in the coming season. The move aims to protect farming and mercantile interests in the territory amid inroads of bell wee vil and related pressures.
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Fitzgerald Bank
Fitzgerald
Lrst National Bank
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Nelson
Mdonough
Columbus High Eleven
Hawkins & Son
Surter's Fair
Hawkins
Rotariens
Rotary Club
Mrs. Fuller
Mrs. McGee
E. M. Fuller
Florence Ely
W. F. McGee
Louise Groody
Wall Street
AED
U.S
HEICO
Balown
Pethan
Pat
Mercury
Miss Smith
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