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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1924
Page
3
A garbled list of terms including drink 5 percent color artificial Devour and phrases like dragging with great effort. scattered words appear with names and numbers such as Ghent a7 Viger 125 and dates like 49. The text lacks coherent narrative or identifiable events.
A naval aircraft returning to North Carolina from a hospital run crashed near Hampton station killing two officers and a hospital apprentice aboard and a Buxton man, A. Williams Jr., on the civilian victim list. A Williams Sr. and Lt. W. B. Gwinner were among the dead, with one radio operator surviving. The crash occurred as the plane landed in rough water, with propellers injuring others. The accident follows the Navy’s push to assist distant villages with hospital planes. Meanwhile, a marriage ceremony in Plains united Guest and Barnett, with the couple planning to reside in Athens after the high noon wedding at the Methodist parsonage. The Barnetts, both prominent locals, left for Athens to start their new life. Also noted is a high society dance at the Americus Golf Club honoring visiting York residents.
A holiday event titled Turkey, Chicken And Dinners will feature a Georgian orchestra led by Din Davis with a program of modern dance music. A large number of out-of-town guests are expected, and the committee notes that invitations are not issued. all Americus dancers are invited. Dancing runs from nine to one.
LEAR Mr and Mrs Roy Emmet and young son arrive tonight to stay with Mr and Mrs W H Emmet on Ellaville Road. Miss Martha Johnson returns from Detroit to spend holidays on College Street. Lt and Mrs Keith Tatum arrive from Fort Benning to visit J W Hightower on Lee Street. Miss Louise Thayer visits Norfolk and returns to family in Americus. Mrs O A Crittendon Evelyn and Sara Crittendon and Robert Wooten and family shop in Americus. Mr and Mrs M J Redmond and Ison Michael of Savannah are also in town for the holidays.
A holiday message extends season greetings to friends and customers, wishing them a happy and prosperous new year with sincere best wishes.
Puzzle text presents a cryptic list of clues across and vertical entries with names like Miss Francis Eastey and Fosterlin family. The page references Christmas travel from Stewart Hall Virginia and includes multiple enumerated words from liquor to knighthood, plus a yesterday’s answer, all in a vintage newspaper puzzle layout.
Sterling Greer of Alexandria named prettiest girl at LSU while day guests of Mrs M H Schra der. Families from Dawson to Tampa and Atlanta plan Christmas visits with relatives. Students from Mercer, Georgia, Wesleyan College, and the University of Georgia will spend holidays at homes of local families.
Freight agent Whit of Georgia Railway announces all receiving and answering departments will be closed for 27 days during the holidays. The ticket office will remain open the holidays.
A fragment reports President Rohrer of the Ex-Service Man Institution addressing a case tied to Leaver and inquiry under investigation in Washington. Details are unclear but involve the Atlantic region and potential action for the president’s office.
CHAS F HOWE JR of Americus Georgia was placed on the Eagle List by Georgia Military Academy faculty. Cadets on the list must be practically perfect in all departments and hold at least an 85 percent average. The president Col J Woodward said the list is one of the largest in the school's history.
The zebra is identified as the African member of the horse family, noted for its distinctive black and white stripes and relation to horses and other equids.
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