Cordele Man Missing After Bloodied Car Found Near Pensacola
G M Rogers, Read Phosphate Company salesman from Cordele, left town last week in a Buick service car. The vehicle was found on a Pensacola roadside splattered with blood and nearby threats suggest foul play. Family and company officials traveled to Pensacola to investigate the disappearance as authorities search near a bluff by a swift river.
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Cordele
Pensacola
G. M. Rogers
Read Phosphate Company
Buick
Pensacola Buick Agency
Summerhill Baptist Car Loaded With Orphan Home Supplies
Richland December 19. The Summerhill Baptist Association loaded a freight car with gifts for the Orphan Home at Hapesville. Contributing towns along the line sent groceries meat flour sugar and canned goods plus stock hay and grain. The car carried more than usual with 350 children at the home and five new admissions. syrup and street potatoes were not included.
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Richland
Summerhill Baptist Association
Hapeville
Lumpkin
Summerhill Association
Metro to stage film in Thomasville area
The Metro Film Corporation plans to shoot parts of its next picture in and around Thomasville on December 19. The film, set before the Civil War, will feature river Swamp locations and Thomasville exteriors after extensive scenery and building construction. Stars Bert Lytell and Elaine Hammerstein head the production team.
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Thomasville
Metro Film Corporation
Bert Lytell
Elaine Hammers
Five Girls Held for Alabama Killing in Huntsville
In Huntsville Alabama Will Ricketts cafe owner is dead Fred Mauterer son of a merchant is dying and five girls are jailed on murder and assault charges following a late night free for all at a suburban house that ended a gay party with a dozen attendees Police say whisky flowed freely as evidence.
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Huntsville
Ala
Will Ricketts
Fred Mauterer
Ricketts
Mauterer
Doughboy Statue Sparks Mother's Poem From Colorado
Susan Hubbard Martin of Golden Colorado writes a touching verse inspired by a Doughboy statue made in Americus. She dedicated her poem to designer E M Viquesney, recounting how the bronze hero brings comfort as she memory of her only son who fell in Flanders Fields.
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Hero
Americus
Colorado
E. M. Viquesney
Susan Hubbard Martin
Golden, Cole
Ingle Nook
Flanders Fields
Beeking to Center His Activities at Cordele
Cordele December 49 With the year ending J J Wilder one of the nation s largest beekeepers returns to Cordele to center his business after two years away He gathers honey from north Georgia to the Okefenokee swamp and spent the past year battling black bear to promote the bee industry but has not yet succeeded His return promises centralizing a sizable industry in Cordele.
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Cordele
J. J. Wilder
United States
Georgia
Okefenokee Swamp
Judge Studies Lee Injunction In Dixie Highway Case
Judge Z A Littlejohn of the Superior court on Saturday evening took under advisement the Lee county bid for an injunction against Smithville over re routing of the Dixie Highway through the town and Smithville countered with an injunction against Lee county officials over alleged exclusive rights to the town streets. A number of legal points require serious study and the decision will be announced after detailed consideration. The temporary restraining order for both sides remains in force.
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Z. A. Littlejohn
Superior Court
Lee County
Smithville
Littlejohn
Richland Tots Present Remarkable Playlet
Richland public school closed for a two week vacation after a delightful playlet The Ringing of the Joy Bells by the first lads known as Miss Charlie's babies Members performed in Richland Dec 19 featuring young performers and a festive mood at the school.
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Richland
The
Pensioners to receive near seventeen thousand dollars
Captain J A Cobb the Sumter county ordinary announced that about $17,000 will be paid to pensioners starting Tuesday. Vouchers totaling seven items cover 1920 and 1921 for old and new class widows. Funds come from discounting the W and A rental for the next five years, timing before Christmas adds to the relief.
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Sumter
J. A. Cobb
Women elected to Tifton Board of Trade officers
At the annual get-together meeting in Tifton on December 19, officers for the New Year were elected. Women were admitted to membership and two women joined the board of governors. Assessments were cut 10 percent and plans were laid for a county-wide rally on December 30. Oyster roast served. Officers named: B. Y. Wallace president. M. E. Hendry first vice-president. F. H. Corry second vice-president. J. A. Mitchell third vice-president. R. M. Lankford treasurer.
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F. H. Corry
J. A. Mitchell
R. M. Lankford
33-Ft Yam Vine Grows in Old Tobacco Bed
Tifton December 19. J Eason of Lenox in Cook county reports a sweet potato vine measuring 33 feet 2 inches long. He says he planted potatoes in his tobacco bed and believes this caused the unusually lengthy vine.
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Tifton
J. Eason
Lenox
Cook County
Eason
Dail Debates Irish Treaty in Public Session
Dail Eireann opened its public session in Dublin with a full hall for the Anglo Irish peace treaty discussion. Arthur Griffith moved adoption of the treaty and Commandant McKeon urged substance over shadows as the debate paused for lunch with plans to resume at 3:30 and continue into tomorrow.
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Dublin
Dail Eireann
MacNeill
Arthur Griffith
Dail
Commandent McKeon
County Longford
Income Tax Rebates To Be Paid Quarterly
The Collector of Internal Revenue J T Rose announces changes directed by Commissioner Blair that take effect December 16. Claimants will receive a certificate of over assessment and a check or credit against outstanding taxes, reducing need to file refund claims and speeding refunds. Claims for abatement and refund may continue but are expected to drop, with efforts to clear pending claims within six months.
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Atlanta
Collector of Internal Revenue
J. T. Rose
District of Georgia
David H. Blair
Treasury
Bureau
Stewart Webster Masons Convene in Richland
Stewart Webster Masons plan their semi annual convention in Richland on December 26 and 27. An instructor from the grand lodge will attend and opening day will focus on instruction. Masons from two counties are expected with prominent statewide figures and entertainment planned for visitors. A dance is listed for December 27.
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Richland
Stewart-Webster Masonic
Grand Lodge
Legion Seeks Last American Killed in War
Indianapolis dispatch details the American Legion’s effort to identify the final U S soldier killed in World War I. Major Albert T. Rich cites a sergeant of the 79th Division attempting to capture the last German gun near Verdun on November 11, 1918, just before the armistice. The gun crew carried the dying Doughboy to American lines as 11:00 struck.
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Indianapolis
Ind
American Legion
79Th
Legion
Albert T. Rich
Verdun
Rich
William Hh.bury
W. J. Nicholson
Oury
14Th Infantry
Canal Zone
General Nicholson
Washington
Reserve Bank Cuts Interest Rate to 5 Percent
Atlanta reports on December 19 that the Sixth District Federal Reserve Bank, led by Governor M. B. Wellborn, reduced rates on all paper classes from 5 1 2 to 5 per cent, marking the lowest level since 1919.
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Atlanta
M. B. Wellborn
Sixth District Federal Reserve Bank
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON GOOD MIDDling REPORT
Good middling cotton price in Americus at 17 3 4 cents per pound on the spot market reflecting stable demand and steady trading. Local brokers report light activity with bids centered near prevailing rates as farmers monitor market shifts.
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Americus
France Accepts Naval Ratio At Washington Conference
London reports Premier Briand authorized Ambassador Harvey to notify Washington that France accepts the naval tie proposed by the American government. The move stirred hopes of a broader arms reduction accord, though Paris and London await a full dispatch decoding before finalizing decisions. The French delegation sought instructions from Premier Briand, delaying the naval sub committee's session by 24 hours.
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London
Assoc Press
France
Gary Hughes
Washington
Briand
George Harvey
Sador
Nigland
Associated Press
Paris
Hughes
M.sarraut
Frey
Brit
Methods to Aid Hospital Next Sunday
Georgia Methodists unite from the North and South conferences to designate Sunday December 25 as the annual Christmas offering day for Wesley Memorial Hospital. Funds will support free and reduced care for the needy sick from across Georgia. New hospital buildings nearing completion at the University will expand charity capacity in 1922.
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Th North
South Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church
Wesley Memorial
Georgia
Memorial Hospital
University
New Officers Chosen by High School Society
The Crisp Lanier Literary Society at the high school held its Dec 16 meeting. President called the session to order, minutes read by secretary, and the program showcased pupil performances including seven songs by girls from 3 A and two stories.
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Crisp-Lanier Literary Soci Ry
Traval Side
Parmalee Dar Story
Allen “McNeill
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