Health Board Accepts Bond Resignation at Monthly Meeting
Sumter County Board of Health met at the courthouse to accept the resignation of Dr. B F Bond as county health commissioner. Bond, located in Savannah for weeks, accepted a surgical position with the United States Marine Hospital there offering better pay and more opportunities for experience and study. The board, led by Dr J W Chambliss and Neil A Ray, discussed the county budget and plans to request 5550 from the county commissioners to sustain health work.
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Sumter County Board of Health
B. F. Bond
Bond
Savannah
Surgica
United States Marine Hospital
Count Board of Health
J. W. Chambliss
Neil A. Ray
Board of County Commissioners
France Reparation Note Spurs Shrinkage in Values
The French reply to the British reparations note is the major development in finance and politics, with broader implications for the economy. News notes that negotiations to avert an anthracite strike lag, yet prices hold, while orders decline in steel, iron, and oil. The situation remains uncertain and subject to daily shifts.
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New York
Endurance Flight Faces 50 Hour Challenge by Army Fliers
Captain Lowell H. Smith and Lieut. John P. Richter planned a 45 to 50 hour endurance flight from San Diego to set new distance and speed records. They intended in flight refueling via mid air connections, carrying fuel water and food from other planes to complete the mission. In Cumberland County Virginia the court overruled a defense motion challenging the jury pool for the murder trial of R O Garrett and Rev E S Pierce naming the venire from another county to ensure a fair panel.
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San Diego
Calif
Lowell H. Smith
John P. Richter
Cumberland
R. O. Garrett
E. S. Pierce
Mrs Wilson Leaves Washington for Week-Long Trip
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the former president, departed Washington for a week with friends in New England. This marks the first time she has left her husband since his illness, aside from a brief New York trip last spring, and signals an improved health status for the former president.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
New England
New York
Police Guard On Chicago House Of Sears Executive Son
August 27 plan guards surrounded Max Adler home after his 24 year old son Cyrus was accused of attacking a 15 year old girl. A threatening crowd formed as Adler fled the scene with a revolver drawn toward the girl's relatives. Statutory charges were filed but later dismissed when relatives did not appear.
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Chicago
Max Adler
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Cyrus
Young Adler
Adler
Ball Season 1 Ends at Playground in Americus
The South Georgia circuit concludes today as Americus aims to win the game and series despite a reduced roster. Insiders say Jackson and his men intend to end the run with a brief exhibition tour after today’s afternoon matchup at the playground.
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South Georgia
Americus
Jupiter Pluvius
Jackson
Fitzgerald
Bastrop
Monroe
Americas
Davenport
Negro farmer harvests Savannah first cotton bale
Savannah August 27. Chat ham county's first blue of cotton was grown by a colored farmer. The bale weighed 471 pounds and was bought by the Ander son Clayton Cotton company for 24 1/2 cents per pound. It was graded good middling.
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Savannah
Chatham County
Anderson-Clayton Cotton Company
Doings of the Duffs Temporarily Discontinued
The Doings of the Duffs comic strip is temporarily discontinued due to the illness of artist Allman. A daily feature will be printed hereafter in its stead.
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Allman
Adam and Eva Join Times-Recorder Comic Page
The Times-Recorder introduces new comic characters Adam and Eva on today’s comic page replacing The Duffs. Readers may feel disappointed as The Duffs have long been a daily feature, and the paper expresses some regret at this change.
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Times-Recorder
Stribling Signs For Bout With M Tigue In Columbus
Pa Stribling manager of Young Stribling confirms contract with Major J Paul Jones chairman of local legion athletic committee for a world lightweight title bout against Mike M Tigue in Columbus on October 4. If gate reaches $12,000 Stribling earns 1200 and if it tops $15,000 he collects 351 3 percent of state receipts. A future Columbus appearance is promised within twelve months if he wins the world title.
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Columbus
Pa” Stribling
Young Stribling
J. Paul Jones
Legion Athletic Committee
The
Legion
Mike McTigue
Stribling
Two Killed in Running Street Fight in Kittsburg
In Kittsburg Pennsylvania last night a gun battle between two factions at a Wylie Avenue club spilled into the streets. Two men were killed one wounded by a bullet in the knee about fifty people were arrested. A letter found on one dead man was addressed to John Gianniroglia. The wounded bystander was Harry Swisher of Altoona. Arrested include club proprietor Thomas Ri ous and alleged gunman Petro Marino.
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Kittsburgh
Wylie Avenue
John Giannaroglia
Harry Swisher
Altoona
Thomas Rious
Petro Marino
LaGrange Plans Credit Association Formation
LaGrange merchants prepare to organize a Merchants' Retail Credit association. At a meeting Monday night at 7 30 at the courthouse, retailers will discuss forming the group. Ra Dixon, a well known young accountant, has interviewed many merchants and found strong interest in the plan.
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Lagrange
Prominent farmer Albert Nobles dies after illness
Fitzgerald Aug 27 Funeral services were held here Sunday for Albert L Nobles a prominent Irwin county farmer who died at his home after a lingering Brights disease. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at Satilla church where interment will occur.
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Fitzgerald
Albert L. Nobles
Irwin County
Bright
Satilla Church
Cordele Kiwanis Mock Session Delights Town
Cordele on Aug 27. The Kiwanis Club held a mock state legislature at a meeting. Famous state leaders were impersonated and at least five gubernatorial candidates announced. Several laws and amendments were passed or sent to committees. One bill sought to ban marriages to reduce divorces.
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Cordele
Kiwanis Club
State Capitol
Savannah Red Cross Aided Many Veterans
Savannah chapter of the American Red Cross reports 203 war veterans aided in July. The cases included locating men or relatives, arrears of pay, funeral claims, headstones, victory medals, insurance, and vocational training and dependency claims among support provided to ex service men.
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Savannah
American Red Cross
Mercer To Be Training School For Boy Scouts
Macon August 27 Mercer University was chosen as the permanent training school for scout executives for the south southeast and southwest The course will be lengthened to six weeks The three week course this summer was directed by Dr Lohn W Barclay
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Macon
Mercer University
South
Southeast
Southwest
National
Boy Scout Council
New York City
Mercer
Lohn W. Barclay
Seaboard to Put on New Pullman Flyer
Seaboard Air Line will inaugurate the Seaboard Florida West Coast Limited, the first limited all Pullman train between Boston and New York and the Florida coast. The service begins December 3, targeting the winter tourist season, announced by passenger traffic manager C. B. Ryan.
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Savannah
C. B. Ryan
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Boston
New York
Florida Coast
Seaboard Florida West Coast Limited
Alleged dope peddlers jailed in Jacksonville
Four men claiming Tampa residence were arrested by detectives in Jacksonville on suspicion of plotting to distribute narcotics. They are L Puglisi 27 Joe Vizzie 25 G P Roberts 32 and Basil Puglisi 25 Basil carried a pistol. A small opium package was found on Basil and kept as evidence.
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Jacksonville
Tampa
L. Puglisi
Joe Vizzie
G. P. Roberts
Basil Pugilisi
Basil Puglisi
District K of P Convention Set for September 3
The Fourth Pythian District convenes in Buena Vista on September 3 at the Pythian Cattle Hall with Judge John C. Butt presiding. Eight lodges Albany Americus Buena Vista Columbus Edison Ellaville Lumpkin will send three to five delegates each. Grand Chancellor and Grand Prelate expected among attendees.
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Beuna Vista
Pythian
Pythian Cattle Hall
John C. Butt
Marion Lodge
Albany
Americus
Buena Vista
Columbus
Edison
Ellaville
Lumpkin
Ice truck blaze shocks Macon residents
Macon on August 27 reports a loaded ice truck catching fire while fueling a station. Gasoline reportedly ignited, flames spread to the truck, and firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze as surprised bystanders looked on.
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Macon
Three Day Poultry Show Scheduled in Tifton
Tifton will host a three day poultry and dairy show in November as plans are developed by the Tifton County Dairy and Poultry associations. Committees have been formed to organize the program and exhibits while local business leaders back the effort. The exact date will be announced soon.
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Tifton
Aug
Tifton County Dairy and Poultry Associations
Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes Circulated Warned
Jacksonville August 27 The Postal Bulletin warns of new counterfeit federal reserve notes from the Chicago bank with two variants. One features D face plates 208 back 583 and signatures of D F Houston and John Burke plus Grover Cleveland portrait. the other, D face 207 back 618 with same signatures and portrait. Both show poor lathe lines and prints and are easy to detect.
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Jacksonville
Federal Reserve
Postal Bulletin
Post Office Department
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
D. F. Houston
Arabi High School Plans Fall Opening and Staff
Arabi Ga August 24 Arabi High School will open for the fall term on Monday September 10 1923 Principal C T McArthur of Cordele teaches intermediate grades Miss Vera Brown Rochelle and Miss Elizabeth Bryan Tifton will return as teachers Mrs S A Hall Arabi will join the faculty as a new teacher She is a high school and college graduate with a first grade license and eleven years experience the last four years at Lyons high school
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Arabi
C. T. McArthur
Cordele
Vera Brown
Rochelle
S. A. Hall
Elizabeth Bryan
Tifton
McArthur
Brown
Bryan
Hall
Lyons, Ga
Premium list for Waycross fair released for Ware County
The Ware County Fair premium list for October 24 25 and 26 has been released to circulate among farmers and housewives of Ware and surrounding counties. Five thousand copies were printed so everyone interested in exhibits can access the list of products eligible for premiums.
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Waycross
Ware
Columbus Population Declared At 65175 In City Directory
Columbus Albany August 27 population figures from the new city directory show the town excluding Fort Benning reaching 65,175 residents. Advance copies are being distributed to subscribers.
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Columbus
Fort Benning
First sugar cane of season brought in at Waycross
In Waycross on August 27 the first sugarcane of the season arrived. A red variety stalk from D. W. Morgan’s farm, about five miles south of the city, was brought to town by S. L. Leverett who grew it.
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Waycross
D. W. Morgan
S. L. Leverett
Sumter County Fair Catalog Mailed for Americas Event
The annual Sumter county fair catalogue for Americas to be held September 25 to 29 is being mailed today. Printed by Times-Recorder Press, the handsome edition includes premiums, business ads from over a hundred merchants, and a circulation of about 2500 copies. Secretary Henry P. Everett directs, with Ruth Clark assisting.
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Sumter County Fair
Americas
Times-Recorder Press
Sumter County
Railroad Officials Gather In Waycross
Waycross August 27. About one hundred traffic representatives of the Atlantic Coast Line will visit Waycross September 8 for several hours for an inspection of the A. C. L. shops and other property in the city. Included are general freight agents assistant freight agents and off line men who liaison with other railways.
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Waycross
Atlatic Coast Line Railway
Pavo Votes on Cow or No Cow Stock Law Election
Thomasville residents will vote September 3 to decide if cattle may run at large in town streets. The cow or no cow issue has stirred local memory and even influenced politics, but the matter is now settled for good.
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Thomasville
Pavo
Engine Derailed By Washout Kills Engineer Near Gary
A west bound Baltimore and Ohio express derailed by a washout near Gary Indiana early today. The engineer was killed and pinned beneath the wreckage, dying instantly at the scene.
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Gary
Ind
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Here
Government Will Not Appeal Reading Case
The Department of Justice announces the government will not appeal the Philadelphia federal court decision from June in the antitrust case involving Reading and associated railroad coal companies.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Philadelphia
Reading and
Associated Railrod Coal Companies
Negro killed as white man fires at random in Savannah
In Savannah last night an unidentified white man rode through the streets firing a revolver at random. One black man was killed and another wounded. Police say it appears to be a drunken shooting up the town, with no race clash or riot indicated.
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Savannah
Lively rifle fire about polls in Dublin
Dublin August 27. A lively out break of rifle fire occurred in Dublin early today. Balloting in the Dail elections continued with Free State troops patrolling the streets. The result could not be forecast but it is believed Free State forces will retain control of the government.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Three Escape From Fulton County Jail
Three prisoners escaped from Fulton county jail hospital last night by sawing window bars on the fifth floor. The escapees were Will Rich a man with life terms Geo Poole serving 15 years for robbery and W H Turner awaiting trial for car breaking.
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Atlanta
Fulton County
Will Rich
Geo, Poole
W. H. Turner
Four Drowned as Auto Plunges from Ferry Boat
Knoxville Tenn August 27 Four persons are dead and one near death after an automobile plunged off a ferry boat at Louisville Tennessee on Sunday. Two others suffer severe nervous shocks. The deceased are Mrs Jefferson Lonas Mrs Lucille Counts Miss Elizabeth Counts and Miss Ernez tine Lonas. Jefferson Lonas is thought to be dying of double pneumonia from the plunge.
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Knoxille
Louisville
Tenn
Jefferson Lonas
Lucille Counts
Elizabeth Counts
Ernestine Lonas
Cotton condition estimate notes Georgia at 48.3
New York August 27. J W Jay and Co release the private cotton condition estimate placing Georgia at 48.3. The bulletin lists other states with their respective estimates.
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Jay
New York
J. W. Jay & Co
Georgia
Start Probe Of Oil Frauds In South Texas
Houston August 27 Judge Hutcheson instructs grand jury to begin immediately an investigation into the use of the mail for fraudulent oil promotions. This marks the first step in a broad federal oil probe in the southern district of Texas.
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Houston
Hutcheson
Grand Jury
Texas
Two Men Killed When Struck On Tracks Near Gore
August 27. James Bradshaw was killed and Frank Williams fatally injured when struck by a Missouri Pacific freight train near Gore Oklahoma late last night. A companion escaped injury and said the two men were asleep on the tracks.
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Fort Smith
James Bradshaw
Frank Williams
Missouri Pacific
Gore
Okla
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