Hines to Take Relief Work Responsibility for Near East
Washington reports Director General Hines will announce his stance on the two million workers demands in relief efforts. A united committee under Guyton Fisher plans local canvassing with various chairs handling speakers, schools, colleges, lodges, and orphan adoptions. Contributions to the fund are listed, totaling $202.50 to date with further donations expected.
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Washington
Hines
Railroad Administration
Watson
White House
Sileon
Guyton Fisher
Methodist Church
Hess
A.D. Gatewood
Will Green Turpin
E. A. Nisbet
Lee Hidson
T. M. Furlow
Silas Johnson
James B. Lawrence
Frank Anderson
Wible Marshall
H. B. Mashburn
Cash Iso Clem
Davin
Lillian Denham
Vivian Easterlin
W. T. Anderson
Katherine Smith
Len McAllister
WS Roach
Students Survey In Progress At Americus High School
A survey at Americus High School links an expansion campaign by the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce to youth views on progress for Americus and South County. Students answer three questions on life after school and local development while Heriwit Sherwood discusses citizenship and service and the need for cooperative effort across the community.
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Americus High
Chamber of Commerce
Sumter County
Americas
Sout County
Heriwit Sherwood
Maly Hall
Citi
Fenshiys
Mr. Sherwood
Europe
America
Fa Min
Va Vale
Americus
Tobacco Acreage Hopes Rise in Crisp and Dooly
FITZGERALD Feb 11 G B Eunier tobacco agent for the A B rail road says Crisp and Dooly growers will plant as much tobacco as last year and perhaps more. He expects a much better crop with larger yields as farmers are better prepared and aware of field work needed. He notes sheds and local tobacco warehouses will be needed to handle crops and raise profits.
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Cordele
Liquor sale hours under debate in Parliament
London reports brief discussion in both houses on liquor hours. Lord Curzon said a forthcoming bill would shorten sale hours, while in the Commons Donald MacKean noted America’s dry status as a key economic factor for Britain. The Poole finance committee plans to sell worn mules before purchasing two new replacements.
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London
Sarl Curzon
Lords
Donald MacKean
America
Community urged to set a shared goal this morning
A fragment urges residents to help the community define a common goal. It emphasizes collective effort and the importance of unified aims to achieve commendable results for all. The speech calls for volunteers to join in shaping the community’s direction and progress.
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USA
Hoke Smith May Enter Georgia Presidential Primary
Washington report says Senator Hoke Smith could run in Georgia to block Alabama’s Oscar Underwood. The move aims to keep Georgia from endorsing the League of Nations with reservations and to use Smith’s caucus ballot as leverage. If Underwood appears on the ticket, Smith may oppose him in the Georgia primary.
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Washington
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Smith
Senate
Nator Smith
League of Nations
Senator Underwood
Senator Smith
Underwood
Weather for Georgia Tonight Cloudy and Cooler
Weather outlook for Georgia notes cloudy skies tonight with a drop in temperatures following coastal rain. Thursday should be fair with improved conditions across the region.
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Georgia
Sumter May Benefit From Chipley Packing Plant
W E Mitchell and other Sumter county tourists visited Chipley to study the packing plant. They learned the plant has spurred local prosperity, with bank deposits and land values rising and hogs and peanuts replacing cotton. Initial losses gave way to profits under new management as improvements total about $30,000, funded by plant earnings.
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W. S. Kirkpatrick
Chipley
Fla
Sumter County
W. BE. Mitchell
Henry Johnson
Moon
S. A. Alford
Alford
League Council Meets in London at St James Palace
London Feb 11 The Council of the League of Nations met at St James Palace with about 160 attendees including ambassadors ministers allied and neutral powers and press representatives. The opening session at noon was formal.
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London
Council of the
League of Nations
St. James Palace
Wheatley Sells Game Cocks to Chicago Man
George D. Wheatley shipped twelve fine game cocks to a Chicago man for 120 dollars. The birds, of the Grice Grady Ruck strain, are among Wheatley’s finest birds and will be pitted in major matches in the Middle Western States this season. Wheatley noted he had stopped shipments to Mexico several months ago due to unsettled conditions there.
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George D. Wheatley
Chicago
Wheatley
R. A. Johnson Named Ambassador to Italy
Robert Underwood Johnson of New York author editor and League to Enforce Peace founder selected by President Wilson as ambassador to Italy to replace Thomas Nelson Page who resigned months ago. Some tourists planned to return home today others to stay an extra day on the gulf coast. Their plans will be decided later.
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Washington
Robert Underwood Johnson
New York
The
League To Enforce Peace
Wilson
Italy
Thomas Nelson Page
Gulf Coast
Danes win Schleswig plebiscite reports
Frank Reynolds Danes win in Schleswig plebiscite area as postwar status is debated. The article notes a Danes victory in rural districts and rising celebrations while German claims of success surface from early reports during the Schleswig plebiscite. The piece also covers Reynolds outlining Georgia road bond plans and their potential economic impact.
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Frank Reynolds
Schleswig
Apenrade
Denmark
Soldiers Home To Continue Operating
President S L Olive of the Georgia Senate says there is no danger a proposed switch to a deaf and dumb school for Cave Spring will occur. The Cave Spring Board of Trustees floated the idea to lawmakers as a possible use of the Soldiers Home property when the current contract expires. Olive asserts any such plan would fail in the legislature and emphasizes the Home will keep operating for Confederate Veterans.
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Atlanta
S. L. Olive
Georgian Senate
Cave Spring
Daughters of Confederacy
Olive
Collins on Trial At Vienna Today
Vienna February term opens with criminal business as Robert A. Collins faces embezzlement charges in Dooly Superior Court. The calendar lists the Collins case among pending matters and no delays had appeared by noon.
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Collins
Vienna
Robert A. Collins
Unadia
Dooly Superior Court
American League Holds Love Feast Ends Infighting
CHICAGO February 11Factional strife in the American League faded after an all night session as concessions proposed by President Ban Johnson and his supporters and the insurgents Comiskey Frazee and Ruppert were accepted restoring unity.
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Chicago
American League
Ban Johnson
Comiskey, Frazee, Ruppert
Fort Forties Policy On Prohibition Enforcement
Major James A Fort of Americus Georgia outlines a policy for federal and state cooperation in enforcing prohibition He says authorities will not invade homes to spy on private conduct but will pursue moonshine liqueur and tiger liquor traffic The policy clarifies that possession of whiskey for personal use on domestic premises is allowed if it was lawfully acquired
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Atlanta
James A. Fort
Americus
Georgia
Prohibition Enforcement
Major Fort
Dorsey
Fort
Congress
New York Futures Close and Open Report
Futures data shows the New York market with an 11 am open and 1 pm close at 14.65. A $4.8 point change, 60 contracts traded, 5 Meh for July.
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New York
New Orleans
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Poole
Tienance
Cou
Sanitary
Tory
By Satterfield
Chipley Packing Plant
Sumter
Ala.man
League Council
R. A. Johnson
Giorgia Automobile Association
Americus Rotary Club
Superior Court
Court House
Reynolds
Florida
Germany
Federal
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