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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1923
Page
2
Gertrude Atherton writes Purlienew wy arrangement with AsBsOC ased Firsteational Pictures Inc. Watch for a screen adaptation produced by Frank Lloyd starring Corinne Griffith as Countess Zattiany. Copyright 1924 by Gertrude Atherton.
A serialized Times-Recorder installment portrays an imposing older woman in black velvet, iron-gray hair, and stern presence. Clavering recalls her beauty faded by time, yet her authority remains unbowed as she asserts control and invokes duty.
In a domestic scene, Mrs. Oglethorpe and Clavering discuss Janet and the Younger Generation amid postwar unrest. Jim's disciplinary act prompts tension as they weigh marriages, future plans, and rival women including Gera Dwight and Anne Goodrich, revealing factional views on gender roles and propriety.
Mrs. Wilson a noted Americas educator who taught 27 years and ran a private school for many years died after appendicitis. She helped many with free education and influenced state educators. A Methodist, she faced illness with fortitude and quoted scripture at her passing.
Elizabeth Gordon Henna granddaughter of Mark Hanna is the moving spirit of Washington Dramatic Club. The article notes her as a young society figure and shows her in costume as Francisco among members aged 12 to 18. The piece also mentions a student traffic reserve force aiding school crossings under police guidance.
Berlin December 18 AP thefts of metal from a church roof are tied to a broader campaign against accidents launched ten months ago by police in cooperation with the department. The report notes the metal pouch of a pelican is large enough to contain seven quests of California State Automobile Association.
In Berlin officials feared the bronze statues in parks would be stolen as a new metal theft wave spread since New Year's Day. Groups including men and their families sawed off statues and sold copper and other metals to junk dealers, with churches and railroads hit and homes stripped of copper piping. twenty five individuals were under arrest.
A citizens committee partnered with police to curb reckless driving and careless walking and to manage traffic flow. Over ten months motor accident deaths dropped 25 percent from the prior year, with northern and central California cities agreeing to adopt the plan.
The Rev. Gascoyne-Cecil in a pastoral letter says America’s total prohibition may prove more harmful than England’s partial ban. He laments Englishmen aiding the break of American laws, stressing self-government and opposition to external interference in another country’s legal system.
Paris Dec 17. A plot against the life of Ernest Chuard newly elected president of the Swiss Confederation has been uncovered. Le Matin reports a local doctor was arrested by Lausanne police in connection with the discovery.
A new army recruiting district centered in Macon has been created with headquarters there. It covers Cordele Milledgeville Barnesville Dublin and nearby towns. Lieutenant Medaris formerly of Camp Benning Columbus is in charge with fourteen men to assist. The district was formed on his recommendation during a visit for the State Exposition, previously handled from Fort Benning.
Griffin readers report the yearly full term debate at Griffin high school concerns the Smith Towner bill. Affirmative speakers Paul Stafford and Grady Norton face Bill Tyus and Phinazee Griffin defending the proposal requiring a secretary education in the President's cabinet. A split campus atmosphere emerges as the topic sparks interest.
The Infantry school at Fort Benning formed a Glee Club with practice under way for a holiday concert. General Wells praised the initiative and endorsed the group. Members meet Mondays in the officers’ shop, with 25 cent dues for music. The initial meeting drew enthusiastic attendance. The article notes a separate fact about the Andes, stating the lowest point for thousands of miles is 10,000 feet above sea level.
Chicago, Dec 18. The mid winter meetings of the American Library Association will be held in Chicago December 31 to January 2. The council, league of library commissions, university and college librarians, Bibliographical Society of America and several committees will participate. President Azariah S Root of Oberlin College will preside. Lectures will cover books for college students by Middle Western librarians.
San Francisco dispatches show one thousand public school boys enlisted to help enforce traffic laws. The program pairs students with traffic officers to guide pedestrians and manage vehicle flow at busy intersections. Local officials hope the effort reduces violations and teaches civic responsibility.
Savannah reports Charlie Grayson, a Black man, pleaded guilty in Superior court to burglary after being caught pulling a sack of fish from a local fish and oysters dealer. Judge Meldrim condemned the act as improper fishing and sentenced him to prison for his trip.
Savannah reports from December 18 state the highway department has debunked claims the Savannah Augusta road is in poor condition. Captain W H Robertson of the Savannah motor club was advised that tourists need not fear the route and can travel with ease.
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