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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1923
Page
4
Atlanta reports a record surge in Southern construction through nine months of 1923 with contracts in sixteen states totaling 421.75 million dollars. Road paving and bridges lead the spending at 131.30 million, while miscellaneous contracts reach 79.35 million as the South enters a projected era of rapid development.
A note on a child’s death and a contested marriage in Sumter County dominates the page. The Tucker family mourns a baby in South Essex while Postmaster Joseph Tucker faces a court challenge over a marriage license for a 16 year old. Proceedings in Americus detail an annulment bid claiming underage and false age disclosure. Local figures, including Susan Simpson and Nina Carter, figure in solemn notices as court actions unfold.
Fragmentary text notes a diminishing trend that is not unreasonable to expect to persist in 1924 and likely gain strength during that year.
Huntington residents note a social for Vieasant Grove B Y P U seniors at Miss Vera Ivayes home Friday night December 7. The community records illnesses and visits, including Mrs. Charlie Cheek and Huntington High School principal Mrs. Baker, with several local families hosting and traveling to nearby towns for Thanksgiving and family gatherings.
Bishop Atkins cautions against association with questionable preachers and organizations that could harm ministry. He urges keeping believers free from entanglements and influences detrimental to the Kingdom of God.
Jersey City court hears investigation into the legality of a marriage where the groom is 16 and the bride 46. The action seeks annulment on grounds of validity and age eligibility, with details pending.
In Aosuna village Akita prefecture a fire brigade of women aged 20 to 23 is organized and trained in all firefighting duties. It is said to be the first women’s fire protection unit in Japan.
A playful reflection asks what attire John D Rockefeller would don for cold months, contrasting his summer overcoat habit with a hypothetical winter wardrobe choice. The prompt blends historical figure imagery with a light question about seasonal dress.
Dr D B Ragsdale of Macon preached at Leslie Baptist Church. Edwin Hines left for Tuskeegee Ala for a new job. Prof C D Champion of Sycamore visited Friday. J O Suggs of Jacksonville Fla stayed with Mr and Mrs J M Bolton. Prof and Mrs J D Harvey of Parrott with two children visited. Mrs Joseph Moses returned from Atlanta after two weeks with D C Jones Jr. Mrs R H Hutchinson and son of Tifton visited Thanksgiving. Mr and Mrs A B Wellens Plains and others were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Kh L Speer. O W Lloyd returned from Savannah after South Georgia conference meetings. Mrs G J Parker improving at Wise Sanitarium. Miss Lailah Clifton teaching in Meigs spent Thanksgiving at home. Misses Lucile Bryant Olamae Suggs and Mary Joe Watson teaching at Perry were visiting.
Bowen left for Pelham to take a new position as family plans to join him soon. Perry visitors Fref and Mrs. Gooden spent the weekend with Mrs. Sallie Wade. Tech student Cato Wilson returned home briefly. Luther Hines visited his brother in Tuskeegee, Alabama. Rows of local residents, including Mrs. B. J. Rowen and daughters, and Mrs. J. M. Bowen, called in Amari cus. K. H. Hines and R. A. Derise met in Albany for business. Clergy Rev. T. J. Herring and family visited Cobb, revisiting after returning from Savannah.
Mr C G Tuker of New London Ohio visits at Lee DeVoe's home. Mr and Mrs Carl Clemons dine with Mr and Mrs J D Pennington. W W Pennington hosts J I Pennington Daisy and Margaret DeVoe Lee DeVoe C G Tucker and Dallas Pennington as Thursday guests. W W Pennington and J D Pennington travel to Montezuma on business. Mrs Wicker Pennington and son visit Mrs J S Pennington. LeRoy Great visits Lee DeVoe. C C Chambliss visits B B Braswell. Euland Pennington visits Montezuma.
Miss J J Segars and Nellie Ruth visit relatives in Winder. Guy Dozier of Atlanta visits his parents J J Dozier. Tom McCrea returns from Orlando. Bertha Israel returns from Newnan. W A Brown and J H Crawford from Dothan Alabama visit T R McLendon. A S McCrea and Smoke from Waycross with Claude Logan. Elizabeth Wise of Sumter City visits Logan. Peyton Thomas of Macon spends Thanksgiving at home. Ross Daniel and many locals attend The Destrict Scue play in Thompson. Louise and Ruby McLendon spend Thanksgiving at home. Thalean and Thompson boys play basketball. Thompson wins 7 to 5. Friends of J E
Bishop James Atkins of Junaluska North Carolina warned young ministers in Little Rock conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South gathered in Little Rock Arkansas. He denounced the Ku Klux Klan as he urged adherence to church principles and lawful conduct amid the session.
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