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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1923
Page
4
Thomasville reports indicate a new tobacco planting trend for the coming season. Farmers across the county plan to experiment with the crop, seeking practical knowledge on cultivation and potential profits, with local banks backing the movement.
In a bustling scene at Gora Dwight’s mansion, Anne Goodrich and Lee Clavering navigate intellectual circles and social expectations. Madame Zattiany arrives, revealing tension as conversations turn to charades and spelling games while Anne contemplates a portrait career and a late plan to join the party circuit.
Georgia's State Department of Education conducts a focused effort to census children ages six to eighteen, including those not in school. Superintendent Ballard appeals to county superintendents to oversee attendance card distribution and accuracy, noting 16,000 teachers will prepare the records. The June card summaries will form the basis of attendance reports for 1922.
Mrs. W. C. Merritt, Carnegie library librarian, returned from Macon where the state library supervisor Miss Wheatcroft praised Americus library. She commended the rural and school outreach, noting plans to expand rural circulation in 1924 and promote the Carnegie institution paracel of the library.
Hollywood reports rely on the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce warns that many young girls arrive seeking screen fame with little guidance or credentials. The city estimates 85 000 population and fewer than 15 000 work in film. With funds exhausted, many become a civic social issue.
Representative Kelly of Pennsylvania introduced a bill to repeal the last two increases from the 1917 war revenue law, aiming to reduce postal charges on newspapers and periodicals. He argued war taxes have largely been removed from other industries and that current rates are unjust to publishers and readers.
An advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub as a concentrated heat remedy for rheumatism lumbago neuritis backache stiff neck sore muscles and strains. It promises tingling heat within minutes and full relief as the sore spot warms through, urging buyers to insist on the genuine Rowles label.
The Augusta Chronicle praises the New York cast of Sue Dear for its clean clever comedy and bright music. Ethel Clark Eleanor Bennett John Hendricks Jay Elwood sing well with a standout male quartet. Dancers Leona Woolworth and Adeline Foley receive high marks as the show charms audiences. The piece is cited as a delightful restart to a weary mind and a likely return engagement.
In New York the latest city directory shows about 6500 Cohens and Cohns, surpassing roughly 5800 Smiths and Smyths. The Cohen column includes 233 Abrahams, indicating a shift in common surnames within the census-like listing.
Gloria Swanson thrills Rylander patrons in Zaza the French drama of love and passion. Her performance evokes comparisons to Leslie Carter and Geraldine Farrar, with Allan Dwan as producer and a fresh pirate release of Aesop's Fables.
Atlanta December 6 The A B A railroad safety committee chaired by H M W Colson announces a campaign among school teachers and bus drivers to reduce grade crossing accidents. The effort will study accidents and use education to eliminate them.
Georgia University announces four students from Athens Augusta Gainesville and Atlanta named as Rhodes scholarship eligibles for study at Oxford. The group includes D W Carter Henry Cleckley Alten Floch and Hampton Jarrell with strong college records in athletics academics and debate. Frank Harrold previously from Americus but then Atlanta was the last Georgia student to attend Oxford.
The Denver and Brass Research Association estimates the United States will need five hundred fifty thousand square feet of fly and insect screen cloth next year. The projection highlights growing demand across homes and businesses for protective mesh products.
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