Two liquor offenders sent to chain gang in Superior court
Wade Frazier and Gus Shealey, leading local liquor offenders, were sentenced in Superior court by Judge Littlejohn. Frazier received 12 months or three months and $200 on one charge and eight months or $400 on another, while Shealey drew 12 months or parole after four months and $100, with parole conditions including reporting to the sheriff and avoiding liquor. Joe Love also got 12 months or four months and $90. Other cases included Edwards, Watts, Dodson pleadings and sentences for liquor offenses, and similar terms.
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Littlejohn
Wade Frazier
Gus Shealey
Frazier
Shealey
Hollis Fort
Joe Love
Harvey
Fiaville Road
Zack Childers
Felton
Shenley
Jettlejohn
Oe Edwards
Ersee Watts
John Dodson
X Army Surgeon Dies in Chair for Murder
Dr. Wilmer Atmos Hadley former army surgeon and ranchman was electrocuted at 0 o clock this morning for the murder of his wife in November 1918. Prison attendants say Hadley went to his death calmly and stoically.
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Richmond
Wilmer Atmos Hadley
Urgeon
Ranchman
Hadley
Ford’s Muscle Shoals bet stirs Southern hopes in Dixie
In Sheffield Alabama and surrounding towns the big question is whether Henry Ford will secure the Muscle Shoals nitrate and power project. Locals believe his win would bring vast work, higher wages, and a new employer-employee standard south of the Mason-Dixon line. Residents reference rising land deals and factory interest as signs Ford’s bid energizes regional prosperity.
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Harry Hunt
Sheffield
Ala
Henry
Alabama
Tennessee
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
South
Ford
Muslee Shoals
Henryl
Wallingford
Harding
Wilson
Doomed Bandit Escapes Penitentiary With Trusty Band
Tom Slaughter, under death sentence for killing a trusty at Tucker prison farm, escaped from the Arkansas State Penitentiary in Little Rock at 2 30 this morning with six other convicts. He controlled the yard for five hours, locking in Warden Dempsey and family in the death cell, and fled in Mrs. Dempsey’s automobile after smuggling a revolver to the cell.
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Little Rock
Ark
Tom Slaughter
Tucker
Slaughter
Dempsey
Griffith to Push Irish Peace Plan
Dublin dispatch reports Arthur Griffith will move the ratification of the treaty between Ireland and Great Britain at the Dail Eireann meeting next Wednesday as chairman of the plenipotentiaries. London notes De Valera repudiates the agreement fueling a cabinet split, while the British Parliament opening plans remain unchanged.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Ireland
Great Britain
Dail Eireann
Arthur Griffith
de Valera
London
Famons de Valera
Dail
de Valéra
Defense
Home Affairs
Augusta Scence Of Big Hold Up
Two bandits robbed the Sibley Manufacturing paymaster and mill secretary of eight thousand dollars in Augusta. A rapid pursuit and exchange of shots with officers followed, resulting in the bandits’ capture and full recovery of the payroll. Dr. Carl M Minor, pastor, sends a postcard from Savannah stating he will reach home to lead morning and evening services.
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Sibley Manufacturing Co
Augusta
Sibley Manufacturing Company
Carl M. Minor
First Baptist Church
Savannah
Liverpool Cotton Market Opens Quiet in Liverpool
Liverpool, Dec. 9 market opened quiet with prices up 20 to 24 points. Quotations show fullys at 11.85. Sales total 6,000 while futures settle near 9.78 to 10.57. Open and close figures appear erratic but indicate slight gains across February April and June contracts.
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Liverpool
Ten Thousand Five Hundred Dollar Bank Robbery in Gray
Gray, Ga., Dec. 9. The Bank of Gray was ransacked last night with about $2,000 in stamps money orders Liberty bonds and $8,500 in commercial notes stolen.
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Gray, Ga
Bank of Gray
Empty Stocking Fund Opens With Small First Total
The Empty Stocking fund has started with a small first total of 3.25. Donors listed include Miss Maude Sherlock giving 1.00 and Marie Gaines with 0.20. Other names appear garbled, but amounts and donors like Rosmary Pag Edward Stiles and Emmett Sherlock are noted in the shaky introduction.
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Sees
Marie Gaines
Sherlick
Gaines
Lad
Ile
csLane
Rosemary Pag
Edward
Stiles
Kia
Theeditus
Cagtopisturgs
Emmett Sherlock
Susanne
Elizabeth Sherlock Eek
Negro Turns Up After Absence From Court
In a delayed hearing, Whittie Dowdell, charged with liquor offenses, explained his absence after promising to return on bond. Judge Littlejohn sentenced Dowdell to 12 months or 4 months and $100 on one count and 8 months or $75 on another. Ernest Green pleaded guilty to liquor with a 12 month term. Mark Westbrooks, Robert Burrows, and Arthur Powell pleaded guilty, each facing 12 months or $40. Powell faced weapons and license charges as well.
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Whittie Dowdell
Littlejohn
Ernest Green
Hiquor
Mark Westbrooks
Robert Burrows
Arthur Powell
Jae
Rotary Club Seeks New City High School Building
The Rotary Club visited City High School as a push for a new, modern high school with the current building converted to a junior high. Supt J B Mathis and School Board member Col George R Ellis urged funds, noting past underfunding despite charter levies. Students greeted the visitors. Ira Gatewood led a request to use the Y M C A gym for larger-school basketball games, blocked by ongoing property negotiations with the building’s owners.
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City
J. &. Mathis
Rotary Club
Thelub
George R. Ellis
Mathis
Colonel Ellis
Ellis
Ella Polk
C. M. Hale
Lanier
Silas Johnson
W. W. Dykes
Ira Gatewood
Grubbs
Dr. Grubbs
Allen McNeill
High School Board Leader Urges Modern Americus Building
In Americus Georgia a local speech argues for a new modern high school with full facilities to replace crowded classrooms. He notes the science and domestic departments need better space and suggests turning the current building into a junior high to relieve grammar school congestion.
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the Americas
Americus
Disorderly Row Hearing Near Capitol Row
In a tense session near the Capitol, Senators faced disruptions as Dee Washington and George Cohen clashed. Watson confronted an officer on the roof and challenged a remark, prompting a late adjournment until tomorrow at noon. Major Cohen remained silent during the heated exchange.
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Dee
Senate Ceenen
Watson
George Cohen
Cochen
Major Watson
Golf pro consults Americus club officers on management
C. E. Byles, golf professional at Escanaba country club Michigan, is in Americus for a day or two to advise Americus Golf Club officers on finding a first class instructor and grounds and clubhouse manager for the new club. He is Swiss born with years in the United States. Elllis and other officers visited the grounds today and spoke of the fine start on the course.
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C. E. Byles
Escanaba, Mich
Americus
Americus Golf Club
Byles
Switzerland
Escanaba Club
Michigan
South
Ellis
Tremendous crowd at Cordele special sale
Cordele on December 9 saw a huge turnout at the Louis Miller store as crowds surged for a special sale staged by the Chants Advertising and Sales, with many injured minor casualties amid the jam at the opening. Multiple sales opened in the city, but this one drew the largest crowd and the most activity.
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Cordele
Louis Miller
Americus
France Pleased Over Quadruple Proposal
Paris reports France expects to accept a quadruple agreement, with official circles showing strong support. The draft arrived in Washington today and is viewed as a suggested outline awaiting a perfected plan. Action expected soon as Vivian i? cited in dispatches.
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Paris
Asso L Press
France
Viviani
Washington
Franfe
Notice to the Children about Santa Letters
The Times-Recorder requests children to send Santa Claus letters for publication this Christmas season. Due to space constraints the paper may not print all letters, so readers are urged to include clear pictures or drawings with their letters and to ensure they show prices or costs where applicable.
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Santa Claus
Times-Recorder
Claus
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