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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1923
Page
3
Leslie December 11 Special reports Union Ki five defeated Parrott 4 to 3 on Union High court. The home team battled with grit under the old Union High roof, repeatedly regaining the ball and driving it through the loop for the decisive score.
Five Sumter County school debates announced by J. E. D. Shipp, three-member teams will argue that teaching agriculture for boys and domestic economy for girls should be compulsory in all schools. Students study the issue from multiple angles as library books on the topic circulate.
President Coolidge outlined a trimmed budget with defense at 548.5 million and reductions from this year in pensions and fixed debt charges. Navy and War Department allocations include 116 million and 28.6 million for air and defense, while prohibition enforcement would rise to about 1.6 million with a possible 20 million supplemental request and a 6 million follow up later.
In a tough home contest Union High fielded a sharp team with standout play from Bradley and Watson, while Parrott High led by Parrott and Cocke showed strong passing and defense. The game featured rough play and penalties as officials worked to keep the action in check amid a season-long push for development and regulation in local athletics.
The document reviews a $228 million treasury outlay with $91.53 million for refunding erroneously collected taxes and $35.58 million plus $12.82 million for tax and customs collection. Coast Guard costs rise to $1 million and good roads propose $90 million, over $5 million more than this year. The Agriculture Department accounts for over two thirds of the deficit effort, with a $24.679 million postal revenue shortfall forecast and reduced postal expenditures.
General Electric reports a new mercury vapor boiler enabling a double vapor plant where turbines run on mercury and water vapor from the same fuel. The design, still experimental, could boost output by about 52 percent per pound of fuel versus steam turbines, with potential 80 percent capacity rise if furnaces and mercury apparatus are upgraded.
The announcement states a $500 prize will go to the best all round grammar school in the county. Outcome of a forthcoming debate may influence the decision. Grounds and general efficiency are factors. judges and debater lists are not yet announced. Debates will feature Plains and Union, Lysian and Thalean, Pleasant Grove and Andersonville, Huntington and New Era, and Concord and Shiloh junior highs.
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