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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1925
Page
3
A collection of social notes details visits and guests in Americas and nearby towns. People include Mrs S A McDaniel hosting, W K Sutlive returning from Savannah, Ruth Hightower visiting Athens, and several relatives traveling between Tampa, St Petersburg, Chattanooga and Macon. County officials attended meetings. paving projects noted. regional travel and illness updates appear amid Fourth of July observances and local commerce.
The article reports Mrs W S Edge showing some improvement in condition this morning. Several visitors and relatives are mentioned with travel plans including Mrs J M Beck leaving for Savannah to join Mr Beck and Miss Ruth Everett returning from Miami and Winter Haven to stay with her mother on Hill Street for the summer.
The Central of Georgia outlines need to continually enlarge and modernize its facilities and rolling stock to meet public demand and attract investment. It argues that steel, electric lighted, vestibuled and steam heated coaches are now expected, and that annual additions must align with financial conditions.
L A Downs president of the Central of Georgia Railway says the public demands modern steel equipment, new depots, and on time fast trains. He argues large annual expenditures require reasonable dividends and safe investments to attract new capital, warning railroads need favorable rates and regulatory support to secure future investment amid declining passenger traffic.
Principal lawyers for John T Scopes prepare for the Tennessee trial on evolving school teachings. Clarence Darrow, Dudley Field Malone, Dr John R Neal, and Scopes are pictured in a tense briefing. A separate note mentions dried yak meat and German jewelers using coal as jet substitutes.
Mr. B F Easterlin reports Andersonville melon growers expanded their acreage this year but face drought. He notes they need rain to ensure crops develop, speaking on Monday about current growing conditions and weather effects.
Richland July 7 Special farmers report better prospects as local showers boost crops. Though stands are poor, hot weather slowed boll weevils and timely rains saved corn peanuts and other legume crops.
Douglas June 7 Miss Nora Huss will continue as president of the Alumni Association of the Georgia Normal College and Business Institute having been reelected. John Gibson is vice president Mrs Mary Coleman secretary Miss Agnes McKinnon assistant secretary and Mrs C D Dudley treasurer W C Kicklighter will deliver next year s alumni oration.
A coastal measurement reports the depth of the Atlantic near the Rio de la Plata off the South American coast as eight miles, indicating a notable oceanic depth in that region.
More than 500,000 boys and girls are now enrolled in the farm club work of the Department of Agriculture. This large program engages youth in agricultural education and practical activities across communities nationwide.
Atlanta July 7 Georgia now has two colleges the University of Georgia and Georgia School of Technology designated by the war department as distinguished colleges This designation is the highest military award the war department can give colleges in the U S where reserve officers training corps are stationed.
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