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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1921
Page
2
One thousand Mennonites arrived in Alabama from Regina Sask bringing supplies livestock and farming implements. A dairy farmers’ colony from New York is seen as a Georgia prospect after a two day Georgia Association tour highlighting Ashburn creamery prospects and land locations.
Funeral services for Mrs Frances E Marshall who died Monday night at her daughter's residence were held at 3 pm with Rev Guyton Fisher and Rev Frank Anderson officiating. Interment was in Oak Grove cemetery beside husband George Marshall. Surviving are daughter Addie Marshall McDonald and son J E Marshall both of Americus. She was 76, longtime resident, member of the First Methodist church.
Atlanta December 18 Religious Principle is to govern one of the region’s large industries as John J Eagan is elected president of the American Cast Iron Pipe Company Birmingham to take office January 1 The board named him for this role citing Jesus Christ teachings as the guiding business principle Eagan a philanthropist and Central Presbyterian layman has served since 1906 and leads the Georgia Municipal League financially supporting its work
Roger Eastlake naval petty officer stood trial in Westmoreland County Circuit Court for the murder of his wife whose mutilated body was found in September at their Colonial Beach home. He faces joint charges with Miss Sarah Knox a Baltimore nurse who will be tried after Eastlake.
County policemen Stewart and Cobb arrested two black moonshiners in widely separated parts of the county yesterday. The December tally reaches 15 alleged liquor makers taken into custody, averaging more than one per day.
Mr and Mrs J W Peel entertained Mr and Mrs G O White and Mrs Ed Dunbar for dinner Sunday to celebrate the last cane grinding of the season. The gathering included regular cane mill festivities and plans shared by Mr and Mrs Malaier for future activities.
In Leslie on a Sunday afternoon ceremony at 2 o'clock Rev G W Hutchinson officiated for Miss Ruby Hughes and Rev Walter Kenmore. The Leslie Baptist church members packed clothing for Russian sufferers last week. A large crowd welcomed the new pastor of the Leslie Methodist church as services drew strong attendance. The Hutchinson family arrived Thursday and received a warm church reception along with a pantry shower.
An advertisement urges workers to combat fatigue from overwork by taking Gude's Pepto Mangan. It claims overexertion causes stale, clogged blood that withers the body, and that the product enriches blood and restores energy, with directions to look for the brand name on the package.
Orphans Home Day was observed by the Baptist Sunday school with a collection of 165 dollars for the Hopeville home. The Parent-Teachers Association chaired by Mrs. F A Wilson Jr. held a meeting and elected Mrs. G W Hutchinson as president with Mrs. J D Cocke as vice president. Mrs. Sterling Evans spent several days in Leslie with Mrs. Horace Derise. Elizabeth Bolton left for Jacksonville Florida to visit her daughter Mrs J O Suggs. The friends of Rev C T Clarke are glad he is improving. Rev and Mrs Durden and children, who visited J E Ranen last week, returned home to Thomaston.
The printed roster lists J. G. Abell and J. L. Adams through J. R. Howell among dozens of residents qualified to vote in the Wednesday election on December 14, 1921. The long list includes many names with initials and surnames such as Acock Acock, Baggett, Belcher, Brady, Castleberry, Cannon, Campbell, Davis, Edwards, Fuller, Gammage, Gatewood, Guerry, Hawkins, Horton, Hines, Hogg, Holloway, House, Howell, Lyle, Oates, and others, indicating a broad local electorate in this period.
A dense roster of individuals including Hudson, Hill, Jennings, Johnson, Jones, Lane, Langford, Law, Lee, Lester, McMath, Morgan, Palmer, Perry, Poole, Rembert, Robertson, Ross, Smith, Summers, Turner, Williams, Wood, and Worthy. The items resemble a membership or voter roll from a historical publication, with many middle initials and suffixes, suggesting a community roster rather than a narrative.
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