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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
3
In a continued excerpt, Jane Zattiany confronts aging and desire. She laments lost youth, recalls four loves, and debates duty, tradition, and social expectations with Clavering. The conversation reveals her inner conflict about love, pride, and the gaze of a judgmental world. The scene ends with a rueful, prophetic laugh.
The Commerce Department and Census Bureau report 80,938 cancer deaths in the 1922 death registration area, about 85.5 percent of the U.S. population, estimating 95,060 total U.S. deaths from cancer for 1922 and noting a 86.8 per 100,000 rate in the area. Only five states show lower 1922 rates than 1921.
The fourth annual exhibition of southern artists will be held at the Telfair Academy of arts and science in Savannah next March. Miss Florence M. McIntyre of Memphis is chairman of arts for the Tennessee Federation of Women’s clubs and first vice president of the Southern States Art league. Entry cards are issued by Dr Roy Van Wart of New Orleans. Works will be juried and hung only if passed, to raise the standard for southern artists seeking major shows in the East and West. Elsworth Woodward of New Orleans is president and W C Miller is second vice president.
Dublin December hearing bound over Joseph Dixon a youth who shot and killed Seah Donaldson son early Saturday night at Dudley. Dixon said he was examining a gun and thought it unloaded when it snapped and fired. Uncles and witnesses disputed accident while a 12 year old testified Dixon swore before shooting. Dixon posted bond and returned home. Donaldson is survived by his widow.
In Tallahassee on December 20, Dr. Fred B. Loomis of Amherst College announced discovering a near complete mammoth skeleton on C. P. Singleton’s Melbourne property. The find includes vertebrae, ribs, limbs, and parts of the skull with preparations underway for mounting under state geologist Herman Gunter’s guidance.
A Sunday night blaze in Charlotte North Carolina damaged several West Trade street retail buildings and likely caused about one million dollars in losses. The Belk brothers five story department store and Smith-Wadsworth company suffered extensive damage with most stock lost. State Fire Marshal Brockwell and Insurance Commissioner Stacy Wade noted the high estimate as officials surveyed stocks and assessed the scene.
New York reports Supreme Court Justice Davis ruled that each of the seven children of the late George J. Gould, by his first wife, is entitled to $582,872.35 from the Jay Gould trust established in the elder Gould’s will for the benefit of George J. Gould and other heirs.
Griffin, Dec 20. A warrant charging murder was sworn out against G. R. Manley in connection with the death of John David Aslan, 57, who was struck by an automobile truck on Experiment road near Rush ton mill. Deputy Brannon linked gasoline theft to the case. the truck did not stop. Manley arrested and given a commitment trial before Judge Taylor. He is represented by Beck and Beck.
R A Stratford has arrived as the new county agent in Quitman and will set up permanent offices and quarters. He plans to form an advisory board and outline an immediate work program, expressing satisfaction with current conditions and expecting broad cooperation.
An announcement from Sparta Georgia notes a tobacco meeting set for Thursday January 3 1924 sparking interest in local tobacco culture. CW Westbrook from the State College of Agriculture will speak as an expert on tobacco. L B M Squires of Burlington North Carolina is in town contracting farmers to grow tobacco and assist with seed bed planning.
In DeKalb and Decatur authorities report a week of raids capturing over 700 gallons of whiskey and twelve cars. Bootleggers often abandoned vehicles when pursued, with liquor destroyed and autos seized. Paris report notes French women may gain the vote soon.
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