Farmers urged to claim surplus picric acid for road work
Washington reports farmers and road builders in the South can obtain surplus war explosives, picric acid in cartridges, at cost of cartridge, distribution and freight. Governments expect high value for stump clearing, ditching and rock blasting to build highways. States like Mississippi Georgia South Carolina and Florida have used large quantities, with more still available through the Bureau of Public Roads.
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Washington
South
Bureau of Public Road Department of Agriculture
United States
Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Congress
War Department
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Louisiana
State Highway Commissions
Georgia
Florida
Gyles Andrews Furnt Co Ad for New Fi Per Rockers
Call and let us show you our line of New Fi per Rockers and Settees from Gyles Andrews Furnt Co 1951.
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Gyles - Andrews Furnt. Co
Americus Lodge No. 13 Elects New Officers
Crabb and Horne named junior deacon and senior steward along with Cox Dorsey and others. J C Pouncey elected worshipful master with Willis Tucker Harry Williams and S R Heys filling key posts. Reports show strong lodge finances and a notable rise in membership.
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Carlton Shy
J. B. Dorsey
Tyler
Explosives Compared For Farm and Highway Use
A Bureau of Public Roads statement says picric acid is the safest explosive for farm and highway work and is equivalent to fifty per cent dynamite, aligning with civilian construction safety standards.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Lodges Elect New Officers
J A Hartzor named chaplain as Lodges elect new officers for M B Council Lodge Wille Marshall to serve as worshipful master Dan Chappell senior warden H D P Schneider junior warden J E Hightower treasurer J P Gartner secretary J G Holst senior deacon R T rests as part of the installation plans and social event after January 1
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M. B. Council Lodge
Wille Marshall
Dan Chappell
H. D P. Schneider
J. E. Hightower
J. P. Gartner
J. G. Holst
R. T
Charley Bron Heads Cordele Kiwanis Club
Cordele Kiwanis Club elected officers at the Wednesday meeting. Charles K. E. Brown will serve as president, R. R. Harris as vice president, T. J. McArthur as trustee, and T. M. oe as treasurer. Directors include J. L. Strickland and others. Plans set for a club meet Friday with participants from Tifton Fitzgerald Albany Hawkinsville and Americus.
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Cordele
Cordele Kiwanis Club
Charles KE. Brown
R. R. Harris
T. J. McArthur
M. Oe
J.-L. Strickland
D. Mize
B. L. Dekle
Geo. T.morris
T. E. Eardley
C. Henry
F. L. Bartholomew
Tifton
Fitzgerald
Albany
Hawkinsville
Americus
Royal Guaranteed Roach Powder Ad
An old advertisement touts Royal Guaranteed Roach Powder as fast roach elimination for health, offering 25c price and indicating Carswell Drug Co. as the seller and guarantor.
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Royal
Carswell Drug Co
Special Xmas prices on hand painted vases Americus Jewelry Co
Special XMAS prices on hand painted vases and flower bowls. A list of names appears with small monetary amounts and credits alongside. Americus Jewelry Co advertises holiday prices and items for sale, with a roster of customers or recipients and amounts noted.
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Americus Jewelry Co
Christmas Holiday Visitors and Family Plans In Americus
Personal Mr and Mrs L V Stallings and children will spend Christmas with Mr and Mrs 8 R Sheppard at their home here. Mr and Mrs Lee Childers and children of Smithville shopped in Americus Friday. Misses Mary Berta and Lucy Kate Clarke of Plains visited Americus Friday. Mrs Felton Clements and Miss Ruth Carr came from Bona Vista to do Christmas shopping. Mrs R H Pirkle of Winder will join the holiday activities.
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L. V. Stallings
8. R. Sheppard
Mrs. Lee Childers and Children
Smithville
Americus
Mary, Berta
Lucy Kate Clarke
Plains
Felton Clements
Ruth Carr
Bona Vista
Christmas shopping tips in Lamar street shop window feel
While shopping she was exposed to cold winds causing a severe burn on her face and skin. The store advertises witch hazel cream to heal, Kodak keepsake, and gifts for mother father and friends including Azurea and Mary Garden perfumes, Charter's candies, rubber toys, fountain pens, and smoking delights. Phone number 98 offered for assistance.
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Lamar Street
Carswell
Mother
Dad
Azurea
Mary Garden
Charter’s
Nunnally’s
Daddy
Carswell's Drug Company P. $.-Prescriptions, Immediate Delivery
Carswell's Drug Company offers prescriptions with immediate delivery and careful compounding. The service emphasizes prompt, reliable after care for customers seeking timely pharmaceutical support.
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Carswell’s Drug Company P
Americus Holiday Visitors And Local Arrivals
A stream of visitors and residents arriving for Christmas weekend in Americus includes Mrs. George B. Turpin and family on Horne street, M. P. Pickett with ties to Americus now in Hattiesburg, D. P. Cecegie a local businessman, Rev. J. E. Oquinn of Plains, and George B. Graham visiting from a Southeastern firm. Also in town are Mrs. Ida Statham from Cobb, Mike Lamar formerly of Americus now in Atlanta, R. H. Comer and Ruth Comer from Molena and Athens respectively, and Mrs. F. Hutchings Moore of Rome visiting Souther Field with her daughter Mrs. Lawrence Churchill.
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F. Hutchings Moore
Rome
Lawrence Churchill
Souther Field
666 Quickly Relieves Colds and Headaches Ad
Patent medicine advertisement claims 666 provides rapid relief from colds grippe constipation biliousness and headaches with a simple dosage. Emphasizes quick action and broad symptom coverage for common ailments.
Holidays Visit Notices in Americus
Miss Rossie Andrews returned to Americus to spend the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs W M Andrews on Church Street. The guest of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Churchill was en route to Albany to celebrate the holidays with his family.
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Mrs
Lawrence Churchill
Albany
Rossie Andrews
Wesleyan
Americus
Mrs. W. M.andrews
Church Street
Mrs Bardwick Reported Ill With Improvements in Atlanta
Mrs. Thomas W Bardwick remains ill in Atlanta with symptoms described as mild relapse yet shows some improvement. County health notes indicate her condition has fluctuated with care provided at the state capitol observatory.
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Atlanta
Thomas W. Bardwici
Haywick
Pretty assortment to Doll Carriages ad
A brief ad from Gyles Andrews Fury Co promoting a pretty assortment of doll carriages. Call for a showing and purchase details.
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Gyles - Andrews Fury Co
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Leila Hooks
Clara Belle Hooks
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Oglethorpe
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Ida Statham
Cobb
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R.H. Comer
Molena
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State Normal
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