County sheriff candidates vie in Colquitt race
In Colquitt Georgia three candidates announce for sheriff W Beard seeks reelection T Duncan and W W Boyd former sheriff join the contest The county offices campaign kicks off with a lively start as the primary date nears Montezuma bank names officers for the year at the Montezuma branch W D Manley president J A Sasser vice president L R Adams vice president G M Chastain vice president Richard Forrester cashier and C H Graves bookkeeper
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Moultrie
Colquitt
W. Beard
T. Duncan
W. W. Boyd
Montezuma Bank
Montezuma
Georgia State “Bank
W. D. Manley
J. A. Sasser
L. R. Adams
G. M. Chastain
Richard Forrester
Hi. Fr. Graves
Farmer John Cannon Injures Hand Crushing Accident
Jan 17 Fitzpatrick reports John Cannon a prominent eastern county farmer lost a hand in a pea thrash machine. This second injury adds to a previously impaired hand from years ago, highlighting a serious farming accident.
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Fitzpatrick
John Cannon
Cannon
Beeland veteran sheriff dies at 60 in Georgia
Columbus reports funeral services held at the Beeland residence for J. R. Beeland a veteran Taylor county sheriff aged 60 who died at home near Butler after years of declining health. He served as sheriff for the last eighteen years. In Macon National Thrift Week begins with Y M C A endorsement and Franklin birthday as the start.
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Columbus
J. R. Beeland
Taylor County
Butler
Beeland
Macon
Benjamin Franklin
Waynesboro Georgia Ward Results Elect McElmurray Council
Waynesboro Ga January 17 The city election held Wednesday produced results for mayor and wards. Mayor F S Palmer Gray Quinney. Third ward council race had H G McElmurray elected with 144 votes, W W Hargroves 63, B J Hatcher 44.
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Waynesboro
F. S. Palmer
Gray
Officers Elected For Woodmen Camp In Arlington
Arlington January 17 Officers elected for 1924 at local Woodmen of the World camp No 254 were installed this week Consul Commander R C Ward Advisory Lieutenant B A Grantham Clerk W C Tindal Banker C G Jordan Escort Jesse Perry Watchman J L Jordan Sentinel George Kabeel Physician W W Calhoun J E Toole C L Cook and A A Calhoun auditors.
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Arlington
Woodmen of the World
R. C. Ward
B. A. Grantham
W. C. Tindal
C. G. Jordan
Jesse Perry
J. L. Jordan
George Kabeel
Sentinel
W. W. Calhoun
J. E. Toole
C. Li. Cook
A. A. Calhoun
McAdoo Supporters to Form Georgia State Organization
Georgia McAdoo backers plan an informal meeting in Atlanta at Randolphs office to discuss forming a state organization for the Democratic Presidential nomination campaign. The gathering will be Friday at 11 oclock, with supporters from across the state attending.
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Atlanta
William G. McAdoo
McAdoo
McAdoo Randolph
Hawkinsville Man Held After Attempted Attack Near Haynesville
Clarence Skipper a 21 year old white man from Hawkinsville is jailed in Bibb county following an attempted attack on a prominent married woman near Haynesville in Houston county. He protests innocence despite being identified by the victim and Charlie Jones an elderly Black man who protected her yesterday.
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Macon
Clarence Skipper
Hawkinsville
Bibbe County
Haynesville
Houston County
Charlie Jones
Georgia cigarette tax upheld by Fulton County judge
Atlanta Jan 17 Judge Bell of Fulton County Superior Court ruled the state consumers tax on cigarettes and cigars constitutional denying dealers injunction to restrain collection and dissolving a prior temporary order. The decision allows continued tax collection under the law enacted by the legislature last summer.
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Atlanta
Bell
Fulton County
Texarkana’s twin towns span two states and two sets of officials
In Texarkana,Arkansas and Texarkana, Texas the city lies split by State Line avenue. Each side follows its own laws, schools, and police, with two mayors, two city councils, two county offices, and two U.S. courts. A recent postal theft case raised jurisdiction questions as workers crossed the line. The twin cities celebrate a golden jubilee with governors and mayors joining hands across the border.
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Texarkana
Ark
Tex
NEA. Service
Texas
Arkansas
Lone Star
State Line Avenue
U. S
Texiakana
Sheppard
Teas
Kirby
Federal Building
Union Station
Fite
U. S. Court For
Western District of
Twin Cities
School Head's Job Jumps Into Limelight
A county school superintendent race centers on E. W. Dupree with multiple applicants expected in the primary. The Georgia School Code restricted residents of independent districts like Americus from voting for county superintendent, a provision noted after Dupree's election. Continued on page three.
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Americus
Supt
Dupree
Clifford Walker
Symphony Orchestra Concert Here Sunday Afternoon
The Rylander theater hosts a Symphony Orchestra concert this Sunday at 3 o'clock. Directed by O C Johnson with stage setting by Alfred A. Gane, the event is free of charge and designed to provide high quality music and encourage local talent. The piano is provided by McMath Music Co.
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Symphony Orchestra
Rylander Theater
the Times-Recorder
Alfred A. Gane
O. C. Johnson
McMath Music Co
EB. J, MeMath
Weather for Georgia Fair Tonight and Friday
Fair conditions prevail across Georgia tonight with slightly colder air moving in. Friday should stay dry though cooler temperatures persist across the state with a modest daytime high and overnight lows dipping.
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Georgia
Skillian Gets Life For Part In Mrs Warren Homicide
Paducah Kentucky January 17 Emma Skillian was sentenced to life imprisonment for being an accessory in the killing of Mrs Rosetta Warren and her unborn child last April. The State said she conspired with Henrietta Wagner who was convicted and sentenced to life for the same crime, to plant dynamite under Mrs Warren s bed.
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Paducah, .Ky
Emma Skillian
Rosetta Warren
Henrietta Wagner
Warren
Barker Lectures Here For Delivery Now
Copies of Dr Barker lectures ordered by the Americus Rotary club for distribution to Americus residents have arrived and are ready for distribution. President John Sheffield announced today the lectures will be sold at 5 cents a copy through Hightower Book Store with no profit.
Lee Street Congregation Hosts Pastor Shower
Rev and Mrs Luther Harrell were honored guests at a pantry shower last night at the parsonage. The Lee Street Methodist church congregation surprised the pastor and his family, keeping plans secret until reveal. Members and friends joined a generous event, and the couple expressed sincere thanks afterward.
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Luther Harrell
Lee Street Methodist Church
Lee Street
Below Freezing Expected Friday Weather Alert
Atlanta forecast warns of below freezing temperatures this Friday with a government weather bureau notice. Residents should prepare for icy conditions and dress accordingly as the cold snap moves in tomorrow.
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Atlanta
Government Weather Bureau
Dealers Agree to Pay Tobacco Tax in Georgia
Atlanta January 17. State tax of ten percent on cigars and cigarettes will continue pending Supreme Court ruling on dealer litigation. Agreement reached between Attorney General and dealer lawyers. Judge Bell's Fulton County ruling denying permanent injunction to dealers will be appealed.
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Atlanta
Supreme Court
Nafer
Bell
Fulton County Superior Court
Cold Wave Spreads Across Upper Mississippi Valley
A severe cold wave overspread the upper Mississippi Valley and Northern plains, with subzero readings in Northwestern Wisconsin, Minnesota, Western Iowa, Kansas, the Dakotas, and Eastern Montana. Temperatures east of the river rose, bringing rain and snow to those states, the Weather Bureau reported.
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Washington, D. C
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
United States Weather Bureau
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Towa
Kansas
Dakotas
Montana
Mississippi River
Sparta Court Opens January Term With Judge Lewis Presiding
Sparta Jan 17 The January term of the City Court of Sparta is in session with Judge R H Lewis presiding and solicitor Thomas M Hunt attending to the state's interests. Most of the docket will be ter.
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Sparta
R. H. Lewis
Thomas’ M. Hunt
British rail strike to begin at midnight Sunday
London Jan 17 A strike by British locomotive men who refused a wage cut authorized by the railway wages board will start at midnight Sunday. The announcement was made today.
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Railway Wages Board
London
Italian Aristocrat Jisted By Dixie Girl
Miss Louise Fowler Stovall of Stovall Mississippi was to wed Major astave Escei del Marchesi di Marieno of Italy at St George's Episcopal church in Clarksdale Mississippi on January 19 but the wedding has been indefinitely postponed per the bride elect's mother. Wedding gowns were stored and invitations recalled as the couple separated and the Italian aristocrat returned to Italy causing cancellation of the high society ceremony.
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United States
South
East
John Willis Stovall
Epworth Leaguers Meet in Meridian City
More than 200 Epworth League officers gathered in Meridian Mississippi for their annual convention. Bishop H M Bubose urged building a church memorial in Los Angeles to honor the organization noting its origins there. Representatives from Fayetteville Arkansas Dallas and Savannah Georgia attended with strong bids.
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Meridian
Miss
Epworth League
The
Methodist Church
H. M. Bubose
Nashville
Los Angeles
Fayetteville
Ark
Dallas
Savannah
Gasnwe
Do Creameries Pay in Georgia
Do cream eries pay in Georgia The Times Recorder presents reader experience from others who tested creameries It urges every farmer and business person to read the article carefully on page six as part of a series of similar notices in the newspaper
Shenandoah Safe After Night Runaway Test Flight
The Shenandoah giant dirigible, moored at Lakehurst NJ, broke free during a ten day mast test in brutal weather. Captain Heinan and crew of 22 escaped unharmed though the airship sustained damage to its nose and gas bag.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Shenandoah
Anton Heinan
Staten Island
Heinan
North Pole
Pigtece
Heinen
McCray
Weyerbacher
Cotton ginning totals in Sumter County 1923 report
W P, resident agent of the Census Bureau in Sumter county, reports telegraphic figures showing 12,299 bales of cotton ginned in Sumter for the 1923 crop prior to January 1, 1924, with a comparison to 22,059 bales ginned by January.
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W. P. Persons
Census Bureau
Sumter Ecounty
W. M. Steuart
Department
Sumter County
Ford to decide on Muscle Shoals nitrate project
Washington Jan 17 Henry Ford expected to decide within days whether to take over the government's nitrate project at Muscle Shoals Alabama. Chairman Kahn of the House military committee said a definite statement would be forthcoming but gave no details at today's hearing.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Kahn
House Military Committee
Tacoma Aground Off Vera Cruz As Tug Ops Await
Washington Jan 17 The States Cruiser Tacoma ran aground on Blanquillas reef off Vera Cruz with three compartments flooded, wireless reports to the navy department said. Tugs stood by and officials hoped to tow the cruiser into deeper water soon after seas subsided.
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Washington
Tacoma
Blanquillas Reef
Vera Cruz
Navy Department
Rotary Luncheon Honors Local Civic Leaders and Barker Talks
Evan Mathis and R P Ewing were honored guests at the Windsor hotel Rotary meeting led by Walter Rylander. The club praised Kiwanis and Lions for Barker lecture support and agreed to follow up with more talks by notable residents to boost community health and morals. Members planned to attend the Macon Rotary conference in mid April with full participation.
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Evan Mathis
Kiwanis Club
R. P. Ewing
Americus Lions Club
Rotary
Windsor Hotel
Walter Rylander
Dr. Barker
Americus
Kiwanis and Lions
Rylanders
Rotarians
Times-Recorder
Barker
Americas
Sumter County
Iistrict
Macon
Clut
Political Editor of New York Sun Dies in Brooklyn
Edward G. Riggs, longtime political editor of the New York Sun and head of publicity for the New York New Haven Hartford railroad since 1913, died today at his Brooklyn home. He was 68.
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New York
Edward G. Riggs
New York Sun
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Brooklyn
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