Ellaville Quiet Election Returns Five New Town Council Seats
Ellaville voters re elected a mayor and five council members in a quiet election. Sixty votes were cast, two by women. Incumbents J. H. Stevens and R. E. Hill were re elected. J. B. Williamson failed. New council members are J. H. Statham C. C. McNeill and John Wall. Robert Williams re elected mayor and W. T. Tondee recorder each 60 votes.
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Ellaville
A. S. Rainey
Clare Wall
J. H. Stevens
R. E. Hill
J. B. Williamson
Stevens
Mr. Hill
Williamson
J. H. Statham
C. C. McNeill
John Wall
Statham
Hill
McNeill
Wall
Robert Williams
W. T. Tondee
Lions Club Dinner Honors Poole and Snider
Miss Myrtle Poole won first prize for a four line original poem read at the Lions club dinner at the Tea Room. Miss Blanche Snider received a silver service at her wedding, honored by members for her talent and support during the year. Gordon Howell led the presentation with a note of club gratitude.
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Myrtle Poole
Lions Club
Miss Poole
Snider
Blanche Snider
Miss Snider
Lions
Gordon Howell
Wedding Dinner Honors Miss Snider in Selma Tea Room
The bridal party shared honors with Miss Snider at her wedding. Miss Snider and Dr. Carter sat at the head of a prettily decorated table in Selma. The Tea Room offered a delicious turkey dinner with delicate accompaniments as guests enjoyed hospitality in anticipation of future celebrations.
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Selma
Miss Snider
Dr. Carter
Woman's Literary Club to convene Thursday afternoon at 3:15
The Woman's Literary club will meet in regular session Thursday afternoon at 3:15 at Mrs. W. A. Rembert's home on West Church Street. Six readers will present topics on state provinces diplomacy and treaties as the Four Power treaty pace stirs ratification talks, reflecting growing interest in women’s suffrage and public affairs.
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Woman’s Literary Club
W. A. Rembert
West Church Street
John Daniel
R. Ja Maynard
W. M. Jones
Sallie Fort
Francise
Local Briefs Highlight Visits and Church Service
Miss Verna Johnson returned from a visit to Ashburn hosted by Mrs. R. M. Monroe and Monroe has visited Johnson several times. Rev. Henry T. Brookshire has fully recovered from illness and will lead Central Baptist Church's mid week prayer service this evening. Miss Mary Alice Stubbs is visiting Americus guest of Mrs. M. E. Scrutchins on Church Street. Mrs. Lovelace Eve is spending several days in Atlanta.
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Verna Johnson
Henry T. Brookshire
Central Baptist Church
Mary Alice Stubbs
Americus
M. E. Scrutchins
Church Street
Mrs. Lovelace Eve
Atlanta
Foch sails home after New York farewell
Honor weighted Foch, slight in build, departs New York amid cheers, heading for France. A Central Baptist church service will feature a lesson by Rev. Henry T. Brookshire and a Christmas pageant rehearsal to follow. A small roof fire caused about 40 dollars in damage at W. T. McMath residence. Americus City Court return day brings about 100 new cases and debt suits for the January term. Police warn against illegal punch boards and seek suspects in a Sunday night burglary at Carswell Drug Store with 11 dollars taken.
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Americus
Thomas County Tick Eradication Declared Complete
Thomasville November 14 Dr Liebeson declared Thomas county tick free at a county commission meeting. He urged two range riders be kept along the Florida border to prevent migration of tick infested cattle from the Land of Flowers. The six year effort, begun by popular will, ends with renewed cooperation and a successful eradicating drive.
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Thomasville
Liebeson
Thomas County
Board of County Commissioners
Florida
Land of Flowers
South Georgia
Home Grown English Peas Fill Markets
English peas grown on J. T. Wooten’s Plains road truck farm filled grocery shelves yesterday. He also offered turnip salad and other vegetables. Mild weather and intensive farming push local truck gardens toward year round freshness for area households.
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J. T. Wooten
Plains Road
Two Men Held for Murder in County Jail
Made Monroe and Clyde Kemp are jailed on murder charges after late events missed the November grand jury. Monroe allegedly shot a man at a mullet supper on Council Place, the victim dying days later, while Kemp fired a shotgun in a cane path on J. C. Carter’s farm. Both claim self defense.
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Monroe
Clyde Kemp
J. C. Carter
Harvey
Probers File Report on Aid for Farmers
Washington December 14 A joint congressional commission of agricultural inquiry filed in the senate today its report containing thirteen recommendations. It urges cooperative marketing combinations lower freight rates on agricultural products and establishment of agricultural attaches in European capitals.
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Washington
Joint
Congressional Commission of Agricultural Inquiry
Senate
Transfer Service and Heavy Hauling Announcement
Transfer Service and Heavy Hauling offers country trips and local moves. For details call 303 Clark's Transfer.
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Clark
Gude's Pepto Mangan Ad Promotes Blood Renewal
An old advertisement describes drained workers suffering from overwork and stale blood. It claims clogged blood weakens the body and that Gude's Pepto Mangan restores energy, enriches blood, and drives out poisons. The ad touts liquid or tablet forms and urges looking for the product name on the package.
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Gude
Grain aid bill for famine Russia approved by House
An appropriation of 20 million dollars will be available to purchase grain and other food for famine districts in Russia under a bill reported favorably by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The measure was urged by Secretary Herbert Hoover.
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Washington
Russia
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Herbert Hoover
Fingerprints Used In Substitute Signature On Check
In Thomasville on December 14 a local bank received a check drawn in New York bearing three finger prints where the drawee’s signature should be. The woman named on the check could not write her name, so New York bank officials placed her fingerprints on the instrument in place of a signature.
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Thomasville
New York
Baker County Power seeks to bring lines to Tifton
T. C. Hand of Baker County Power company visits Tifton to confer with city commissioners on extending the utility lines to the city. The discussions focus on the feasibility and terms of bringing power service to Tifton.
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Baker Power Concern
Tifton Tifton
T. C. Hand
Baker County Power Company
Tifton
Beard visits former home and renews acquaintances
J. H. Beard, longtime employee of Allison Undertaking company in this city, now residing in LaGrange, called at the Times-Recorder office to renew old acquaintances and share notes about his past work and connections in the community.
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J. H. Beard
Allison Undertaking Company
LaGrange
Times-Recorder
Mr. Beard
Plains Cow Hangs Up Fine Producing Record
Plains, Dec. 14. J. B. Clarke owns a cow with an outstanding record. From August 15 to Dec. 1, 107 days, she produced milk and butter worth 95 dollars and 30 cents, supplying two and a half pounds of butter daily for a family of four.
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Plains
J. B. Clarke
Beard Family Returns Home From Americus Residence
The Beard family discusses the benefits of living in a college town and notes Americus as home. Margery Beard, formerly a grammar student in Americus, is finishing college, while younger daughter Rachel is a LaGrange high school junior.Mr and Mrs Beard returned today to their home.
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Americus
Margery Beard
Rachel
LaGrange
Beard
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Foch
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France
Associated Press
Ferdinand Foch
America
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South Jackson Street
Americas
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Carswell Drug Store
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G. R. Ellis Or
G. C. Webb
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Hart Schaffner
Marx
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Atlanta Trust Company
Planters Bank
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