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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1923
Page
3
The Department of Agriculture reports December 1 farm crop values at 8.332 billion, up from 7.449 billion in 1922 and 5.629 billion in 1921. Corn leads gains with a 302.238 million increase, while 1923 wheat value falls 147.911 million versus 1922.
Fragmentary lines reference a ceremony last August and a question about a woman keeping a secret. No identifiable people places or organizations are provided.
Clavering attends a high society dinner hosted by Madame Zattiany where Mary Zattiany, Anne Goodrich, and Marian Lawrence mingle with young married women and gossips swirl around love, loyalty, and looming travel plans as the artist struggles with romance and ambition.
Washington December 28 The department of commerce reports Georgia's government cost for the year ended December 31 1922 totaled 15 864 279 yielding a per capita cost of 5 34. Earlier years show 1917 2 69 and 1914 2 32 per person with 1922 breakdowns including general department expenses interest and outlays plus highway spending. The 1922 net indebtedness was 1 81 per capita and ad valorem taxes amounted to 5 952 579 with a per capita levy of 2 00.
Atlanta officials report both the federal and state departments of agriculture will proceed with plans for a 1925 census. The Georgia department prepares its annual progress report while the federal bureau aims for a nationwide census to guide future agricultural policy. Dr H C Taylor notes 1920 statistics are inadequate for balanced policy.
University of Florida reports James W Day, agricultural education professor, praising the Smith Hughes Act for fostering farming along scientific lines and improving crops and yields with less effort. Mention of Dudley M Hughes as a coauthor. Also notes a high European hotel atop Jungfrau at 11,800 feet.
The article notes that co-education has existed in Turkey since 1914, marking a milestone in the country’s educational reforms and gender integration in schools.
Sparta Pec 28 The latest report shows Hancock County ginned 2877 bales of cotton before December 13, 1923, counting round bales as half, vs 781 bales by December 18, 1922. Farmers expect stronger gains next year as they diversify crops and adopt scientific methods against pests.
Washington December 28 six days were set for argument before the interstate commerce commission on railroad consolidation beginning January 7. Counsel for railroads and interests in the proposed plan to merge U S railroads into 18 or 19 major systems will discuss evidence gathered over two years of hearings before the commission and its examiners.
Louisville police say they are close to recapturing the ring leaders of a longtime robbers gang operating in the area. A Black youth was caught taking items from a hotel room, and subsequent clues point to further arrests in the near future.
In Birmingham a 16 year old son of Viola Clifford and a 14 year old son of William Troy are detained in juvenile court. They initially claimed Kelly was their father but later said Kelly kidnapped them and threatened them to silence them, per Edwin Ahnstrom.
Georgia boy Roland Ellis, a University of Georgia graduate and Columbia journalism student on the Paris Herald staff, is reported delegated to accompany a French expedition to Africa. Another note from Macon mentions a William Kelly leaving for Algeria.
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