Gride Seeks Opening Americus Symphony Concert
Americus conductor A C Gane directs the Americus Symphony Orchestra in its first public concert at Rylander Theatre Sunday at 3 pm with no admission charge. Enrico Leide of the Atlanta Symphony sends greetings. program includes organ, vocal solos, saxophone duet, impersonations, readings, and multiple orchestra selections.
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Pris CoGane
Americus Symphony Orchestra
Ich
Rywander Theater
Yestery
Enrico Leide
Santa Symphony Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony
Gane
Americus
Leide
Tlanta
Americus Symphony
Americas
Frank Sheffield, Jr
Harry Williams
Helen Argo
Busine
Welbur Smith
Messrs
French Marquis Sues For Heart Balm Money
In Paris a breach of promise suit ends evidence phase between Marquis de Ponteves, a 54 year old army officer, and Countess de Beaurepair formerly Mrs Ferris Thompson of New York. The countess’ lawyer notes an intermediary proposed marriage as comradeship with independence. A 1917 letter offered protection, partnership, and bearing his name if she stayed free.
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Paris
Marquis de Ponteves
Countess de Beaurepair
Ferris Thompson
New York
Waycross Seethes In Local Political Fight
Waycross faces a heated start to its county primary as five sheriff candidates emerge including Mayor Dan T. Cowart. Frank McDonald and Miss Maxie Alderman enter bids for county commissioner and school commissioner while the county Democratic executive committee votes at the courthouse, defeating the Cowart faction in a key early skirmish.
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Waycross
Dan T. Cowart
Arther
Frank McDonald
Maxie
Court House
Cowarts
Cowart
Third District A and M School Agriculture Classes Feature Potatoes and Dairy Work
Students study United States Standard grades for sweet potatoes, apply theory at Roy Black's curing house, and craft marketable packaging. Gilbert Douglas leads the eleventh grade garden, selling produce to Americus housewives under the Augie label while classfarmers lay out terraces and construct a brick dairy house. The poultry yards are supervised by Catherine Collins, with 25 purebred Wyandottes and 75 chicks. The basketball teams begin practice. girls post two wins, boys prepare for an improved indoor court. Several staff and students are noted for activities and travels, with miscellaneous social items and a Christmas pageant planned by the twelfth grade.
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United States
Roy Black
Gilbert Douglas
Gilbert
Americus
2Rocersmen
L. W. Rogers Company
Catherine Collins
Camilla
Snyder
Aggie
Plains
Willie Mae Giles
Ideal
Mae Akins
Leesburg
Nellie Prance
Annie Lee Byrd
Columbus
Cen
Ter
Bernice Parker
Georgia Shaw
Marietta
Cass
Americus High School
Azure
Lucile Roberts
J. E. Owen
Margaret McDonald
John Mcleod
Joe Carter
J. B. Lee
Thad Bell
Clifford Nation
Rubye McLendon
Brage
J. B. Lawrence
Walter Brown
McLendon
Julian Thomas
Thompson
Raymond Parsons
Lincolnton
Alma Wall
Harry Crews
John Simmons
Weston
Stanley Edwards
Parrott
Lawrence Henderson
Lee Street Epworth League
E. C. Duke
Montezuma
Willie Joe
Steve Snyder
Ellaville
Henry Morrison
Robert Johnson
Weekend visit and household talk among locals
A fragment describes a Saturday call to Columbus and a Sunday return, with remarks from Verlie about a poem and Mrs. Owen insisting Willie Mae report broken dishes. A classroom exchange notes a student calling Mr Prance clever jests and another student urging one-time remarks.
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Verlie
Miss Roberts
Mrs. Owen
Willie Mae
Government aid urged for mothers and infants in territories
Washington December 14. Grace Abbott chief of the Children’s Bureau urges extending the Federal maternity and infancy act to Alaska the Philippines Hawaii and Porto Rico. She cites high infant death rates in Porto Rico Hawaii and the Philippines and contrasts them with U S birth registration areas and New Zealand.
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Washington
Alaska
Phillippines
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Children’s Bureau
U. S. Department of Labor
Grace Abbott
United States
Miss Abbott
Phillippine Islands
New Zealand
Wawaii and Porto Rico Seek Benefits Under Act
The regions of Wawaii and Porto Rico formally request inclusion in the act’s benefits. Officials argue for extending coverage to their populations and economic sectors, citing foundational ties and current eligibility gaps.
Losing in marble game negro boy uses pistol
In Atlanta on December 14 Philip Coughley a 15 year old Negro boy from 120 Martin Street demanded payment in marbles from Fred Seals 14. The game grew tense and Seals fired a pistol injuring Coughley in the right side. Doctors at Grady hospital say the wound likely nonfatal. Seals is in custody.
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Atlanta
Philip Coughley
Martin Street
Pwee-Wee
Gates
Fred Seals
Coughley
Seals
Coughle
Grady Hospital
Okura plans replacement for Tokyo national museum fire loss
Baron Okura announced an effort to replace the great museum he donated to Japan, destroyed by fire after the earthquake in Tokio. The collection drew many foreign visitors, with items now largely irreplaceable, some saved to a fireproof warehouse. The original collection cost about $2,500,000.
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Tokio
Baron Okura
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Lister Hill
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Americus, Ga
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Jap National Museum
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