Albany man Harry Arthur dies at 26
Albany resident Harry B. Arthur died at Albany Hospital after an acute diabetes attack. Funeral services were held at the Albany hospital with interment in the family cemetery. Survived by widow Carrie Belle Mathis Arthur and three children Marion Harry and Carrie Belle, along with parents Riley and Mrs. Arthur and several siblings. Arthur was active in Methodist church and local civic and fraternal groups. He was 26 and well regarded as a progressive young businessman with many friends in Albany and Americus.
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Albany Hospital
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J. E. Mathis
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Methodist Church
Americus
Hines Hirkses Report On Vets Bureau Budget Review
Washington dispatch cites Director Hines report showing $447,684,639 spent for veteran relief and $28,029,353 for other purposes in the year ending June 30. He defends bureau policy while noting criticism, discusses investment costs in government banks, and reports consolidation of sub district offices from 130 to 92 with four mergers approved and five more planned by June 30, 1924.
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Library of Pharaoh May Change History
Philadelphia December 5. Dr George B Gordon of the University of Pennsylvania Museum says deciphering hieroglyphics on ancient Palestinian statues will shed new light on biblical stories. He returns from expeditions in Mesopotamia Egypt and Palestine to study sites and artifacts.
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Centrifugal Metaphor Sparks Student Prohibition Jab
In a classroom exchange a professor explains centripetal motion while a student quips that the sensation mirrors the head spin after drinking anti-prohibition hooch. The remark uses a vivid analogy to contrast scientific concept with pub-era satire.
Antiquities Voyage to Philadelphia Adds Egypt Palestine Relics
Dr. Gordon ships 100 tons of relics to the University Museum in Philadelphia set for January arrival. Items include Meneptah throne room and mummy cases from Egypt, a basalt tablet and battle monument from Palestine, and Roman glass and mosaics. Excavations at Memphis Ur Beisan Jerusalem ongoing since 1920, funded by University of Pennsylvania and British Museums.
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