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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1925
Page
3
W T Anderson, bank cashier of Leslie, is described as the busiest man in town. He oversees tobacco barns planned for the next two weeks, including a syndicate farm supervised by Dr K Wood, while also farming, selling insurance, and aiding Sumter County roads as a commissioner.
Leslie Scribe reflects on community pride and self sufficiency. The column thanks readers for compliments on the Leslie Mirror while urging continued local news coverage of business and civic affairs. It highlights strong crop prospects especially for tobacco and urges residents to keep spending at home to support taxes and schools.
Rev J H Wilson leaves for Pinehurst to preaching at the Methodist church revival with Rev C T Clark leading services. The Americas district Leslie charge holds its second quarterly conference Friday July 10 under presiding elder Rev E M Overby. Local visits include Rose Johnson and Nunn Reeves of Huntington and a Baptist encampment trip to Myrtle Springs for church members. Tobacco experts from Tifton and a South Africa representative toured Leslie fields as crops begin to ripen. Keys family relocates from Cuthbert. Harvey Keys joins Moore Lumber Co. hauling logs near De Soto.
G Periso a prosperous Leslie farmer tucked away nearly 400 dollars in his jeans Tuesday. Proceeds from two carloads of Lipsey Sweet melons shipped Tuesday averaged 27 pounds per melon and sold for the car in Leslie. Deriso plans to ship 8 to 10 cars this season with two more cars due Thursday. Local reports say the melons are of fine quality and very sweet.
Farmers begin gathering for curing houses as G C Derise W A Wilson and W M Holloway load four carloads of watermelons. Prospects for corn and cotton crops look best in three years. Residents from Forsyth visit, and J M Harvey plans move to Alamo to become school superintendent.
Leslie reporter reveals L. C. Griffin from Leslie selling rye seed to Main Street stores. Narrative mocks officials while noting the alleged liquor sale claim, clarifying the product is seed, and admitting the piece defames a local citizen.
Miss Ghadys Fryer of Macon visits Mrs. O W Loyd while Mr O O Burnett of Augusta spends time with Mr J T Bolton. EF M Lawton of Florence S C arrives to stay with Mr and Mrs J D Moore. Edna and Annice Bolton depart for Augusta to visit Mr QO Burnett. Bagley Stewart and family move near De Soto to Leslie. Mrs I A Wilson Sr has been ill recently and hopes to be out soon.
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