Elks Doration fund tops donation goal in Americus
Americus Lodge No. 752 B P O Elks sent the Empty Stocking fund over the top, nearing $200 with less than two days to raise more for Christmas toys and needs. Donations from Miss Julia Hines Elizabeth Andrews Laura Andrews Edward Andrews Selma Payne Talmadge Crabb Jr Martha Marshall Tom Marshall Jr Dan Marshall W S Morgan Wilmer Morgan Ruth Morgan Dorothy Daniel and others boost early totals, with more expected from other groups.
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Americus Lodge No
Americus
Americus Elks
the Associated Charities
Julia Hines
Elizabeth Andrews
Laura Andrews
Edward Andrews
Selma Payne
Talmadge Crabb, Jr
Martha
Marshall
Tom
Marshall, Jr
Dan Marshall
W. S. Morgan
Wilmer Morgan
Ruth Morgan Oo OD Tae Ree
Dorothy
Daniel” Jo Se
Joseph Daniel
Ku Alok Factions Continue Fight In Atlanta Trial
Preston P Reynolds of Dallas filed a $100000 damages suit in Fulton Superior court alleging a Dallas conspiracy against him and continued insinuations in Atlanta during the Philip E Fox murder trial. Defendants include Dallas officials and Hiram Evans and Paul Ethridge of the Ku Klux Klan with Evans and Ethridge as Atlanta residents.
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Atlanta
Preston P. Reynolds
Dallas
Texas
Philip E., Fox
Fulton Superior Court
Hiram Wesley Evans
Ku Klux Klan
Paul S .Ethridge
Imperial Klansel
Louis Blaylock
Louis Turley
P. D. Crawford
George C. Purl
George K. Butcher
Kilgraph
Klan No. 66
Robert A. Allen
Jake E. Newberry
Fox
Imperial Wizard of the Klan
Paul S. Ethridge
Imperial Klonsel
Evans
Ethridge
Reynolds
Philip E. Fox
Klan
Reynold
Blaylock
Butcher
Leviathan Grounds In New York Harbor
The Leviathan, queen ship of the American Merchant Marine, inbound from Cluvvug, grounded today on Rob ins reef in New York harbor. A call was sent for all available tugs.
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New York
Associated Press
Leviathan
American Merchant Marine
Cluvvug
Robins Reef
New York Harbor
T. M. Furlow Dead Family Known Here
Americas relatives receive telegrams announcing the death in Jackson Georgia of T M Furlow aged about 70 after several years illness Funeral services will be held in Jackson Saturday morning with interment in the family cemetery He was the last surviving member of the James Furlow family a pioneer Americus clan He married Susie Ethridge and several children and grandchildren survive He was a half brother of Walter Furlow long associated with the Times Recorder and a cousin of T M Furlow of Americus and other Furlow relatives here.
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Americas
Jackson
T. M. Furlow
Mr. Furlow
James Furlow
Americus
Furlow
Americus Banks to Observe Holidays
Americus banks will close all day Christmas Day and at noon daily until New Year s Day then closed all day again officials announced Friday Planters Bank of Commerce and the Empire Bank will observe the closing dates.
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Americus
Bank of Commerce
The
Empire Bank
Mercer Man to Lead Plains Service Sunday
Dr. McGinty of Mercer University will preach at Plains Baptist Church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and evening at 7 30 o'clock. Special music has been arranged.
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McGinty
Mercer University
Plains Baptist Church
Rebels threaten Mexico City as Puebla battles flare
Reports from Mexico City indicate Puebla remains in Rebel hands under General Villareal with 6,000 troops as two rival armies press the city. Wounded from San Margaros reach Mexico City hospitals, including Federals and Rebels abandoned on the field. U.S. prosecutors plan to arrest Americans and Mexicans alleged to smuggle arms to Mexico’s revolutionaries. Rebel forces under General Guadalupe Sanchez claim Apizaco and four towns, moving toward Mexico City within about 60 kilometers as Obregon forces prepare to withdraw the capital.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Mexico City
Puebla
Villareal
Obregon
Mazeia
San Margos Pueblo
Mexico
New Orleans
United States
Burns
Nogales
Ariz
Guadalupe Sanchez
Apizaco
de la Huerta
Puerto
Acapulco
Cuautla
Jose S. Healy
Henry Ford Loses Democrats Support in Michigan
James W. Helme, who filed Ford petitions in Lansing to place his name on the Democratic primary ballot, says Ford is off the candidacy for life after Ford said he would not oppose Coolidge. Helme notes the Ford speculation demoralized parties and now the race lacks Ford.
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Adrian
Mich
James W. Helme
Lansing
Henry Ford
Sprint
Ford
Coolidge
Winds peak in temperate zones at five to seven miles high
The text states that the fastest winds occur in temperate latitudes at altitudes of five to seven miles, with wind speed diminishing above that level.
Dawes Offered Head of Reparation Commission
Paris December 12 The reparations commission proposed to appoint Charles G Dawes of the United States as president of the committee to survey Germany finances Germany asked to pledge national resources as security for a gold loan from American bankers and the commission referred the request to member governments The guarantees committee was also instructed to conduct a thorough probe into Germanys food situation.
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Paris
Associated Press
Reparation Commission
Charles G. Dawes
United States
Germany
Commission
Committee of Guarantees
Well Preserved Death Grave Links Two Generations
John W. Shiver recalls seeing his father Captain Willis Shiver, Confederate veteran, the day his mother Mrs. Anna F. Wilson was buried beside her first husband. The grave opening revealed the late Mr. Shiver’s preserved features. Captain Shiver served in the Fourth Georgia Regiment, advancing from corporal to acting colonel, with promotions earned by bravery.
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John W. Shiver
Willis Shiver
Anna F. Wilson
Americas
Georgia
Shiver
New Trial Sought for Convicted Boys in Taylor County
Willie Jones aged 18 and Gervis Bloodworth 20 are jailed after Wednesday night murder conviction of H F Underwood near Reynolds. Judge Munro set January 18 for execution with a new trial motion filed for January 15 in Columbus. If hanged, they will stay in the local jail until fate is known.
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Munro
Columbus
Evening Prayer At Calvary Church Tonight
Evening prayer will be said in Calvary church tonight at 7 30 oclock. The brief service invites parishioners to attend and observe a quiet hour of reflection.
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Calvary Church
Liberal and Orthodox Church Clash May Cause Protestant Split
A clash between liberal modernists and Orthodox fundamentalists within the Protestant Episcopal Church is seen as a potential split. The controversy centers on denying the virgin birth of Christ as part of a heresy trial of Rev Lee W. Heaton, a young Texas rector, with observers predicting a possible division in the church.
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New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
Martin Luther
Lee W. Heaton
Worth
Tex
Santa Claus Visits Host Methodist Sunday School
Santa Claus and his agents will give each Cradle Roll child a Christmas package during Sunday morning exercises at First Methodist Sunday School. Primary and Junior departments will present recitations and songs with class singing. H. E. Allen urges all mothers to bring children, or nurses may accompany them, to ensure every member receives a package.
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Santa Claus
First Methodist Sunday School
H. E. Allen
Allen
Sumter Teachers Receive Salary Checks
E. W. Dupree, Sumter county schools superintendent, sent out Friday checks covering teachers salaries to date. The board of education arranged a 5000 dollar short loan at a call meeting Thursday to cover the full amount due, with teachers already notified of the holidays.
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E. W. Dupree
Sumter County
J. E. D. Shipp
Episcopal Rift Over Virgin Birth Sparks Heresy Trial Talk
In Batholo nmeen Episcopal church in IN, Bishop Manning of New York challenged the virgin birth story and floated a possible heresy trial. Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts leads liberal forces while Manning heads conservative faction in the church dispute.
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Wm. T. Manning
Leighton Parks
New York City
Batholonmeen Episcopal
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Episcopal Church
Bishop Manning
Sparta Tobacco Raisers Plan Education Meet
SPARTA December 21 A tobacco meeting will be held January 3 for growers and prospective commercial raisers with speakers including C W Westbrook from the State College of Agriculture who is credited with introducing tobacco on the current Georgia scale Local interest centers on farmers contracting with North Carolina growers to plant a specific acreage next year Mary Glover returns from the University of Georgia to spend Christmas with her parents on Hancock avenue.
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Sparta
C. W. Westbrook
State College of Agriculture
Georgia
North Carolina
Mary Glover
University of Georgia
Athens
H. H. Glover
Hancock Avenue
Hundreds Wait for Verdict in Fox Trial Deliberations
Atlanta reports hundreds filled the courtroom and corridors as the Fox murder trial drew to a verdict. Jurors began deliberations after closing arguments by Solicitor General Boykin, Hugh Dorsey, and others, amid heavy guards and warnings of disorder.
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Atlanta
Associated Press
Philip E. Fox
William S. Coburn
Fox
John A. Boykin
Mr. Boykin
Hugh Dorsey
Ed A. Stephens
Dorsey
Garfield
Hooper
Voice of God
Boykin
Home grown tomatoes in Middle Georgia winter
In Sparta on December 21 a farmer named J. H. Redfern brought home raised tomatoes, packed in paper and kept in a house to ripen. The crop, grown in winter in Middle Georgia, attracted attention and sold for a good price, as field frosts would have ruined them.
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Georgia
Sparta
J. H. Redfern
Florida
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