Rotary to hear Dr Campbell on cancer topic
The Americus Rotary club invites Dr J L Campbell of Atlanta to speak on cancer at a Wednesday meeting. He will discuss preventable diseases, cancer types and death rates, and focus on cancer of the mouth, intestinal tract, mammary glands, and female organs. Dr Campbell, a leading Georgia cancer authority, is Emory surgery professor and Georgia Medical Association cancer chair.
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Americus Rotary Club
J. L. Campbell
Atlanta
Georgia Cancer Commission
E. B. Anderson
Campbell
Georgia
Anderson
South
Medical School
Emory University
Cancer Commission
Georgia Medical Association
Rotary Club
Carter and Duck Worth Die at Crossing
A county resident died instantly after a crossing incident. News reached the county board of education as celebrations and condolences followed. Further details were unavailable at press time.
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Carter
Duckworth
Columbus Man Gains 20 Pounds On Karnak
A Columbus man reports a 20 pound weight gain after using Karnak as a remedy for long standing stomach trouble. He describes prior symptoms including abdominal pain gas and sleep disruption, and notes he regained health and weight after six bottles. Karnak is sold in Americus and other cities through local druggists.
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Columbus
Karnak
Joe Jiracy
24Th Ave
Americus
Planters Drug and Seed Store
Howell’s
Commissioners Seek Savings on Merged Offices in Sumter
Sumter County commissioners discussed consolidating the county treasurer and auditor posts to save about six thousand dollars annually. They adopted a resolution to consolidate and left salary decisions to the commission. H A Cliett, county agent, received a two week vacation and was asked to repair hog pens before September hog sales. He announced a county agricultural survey showing Sumter to produce a wide range of crops and urged publishing an illustrated booklet to attract northern and eastern farmers, with the commission promising support.
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Mr. Brittain
Small
Cliett
Sumter
Seaboard Railway
Carolinas
North Carolina
Neal Ray
Crossword winner Agnes Moran crowned at Cincinnati restaurant
Miss Agnes Moran of Covington Kentucky won a crossword puzzle contest at a Cincinnati restaurant receiving three meals a day at no charge as the prize.
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Agnes Moran
Covington, Ky
Cinennati
Public health nurse appointed as Americus resigns
The meeting approved both state tax allocation and county funding. Miss Julia Holly of Americus was elected public health nurse to succeed Mrs Argo who resigned July 1 to take a position with Drs Smith and Anderson. The nurse's salary remains 90 dollars a month. The entire commission was present.
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Julia Holly
Americus
Argo
Harmless Liver Tone touted as safe calomel alternative
An advertisement warns that calomel poisons the liver and bones and can cause severe sickness. It promotes Dedson's Liver Tone as a vegetable, non salivating remedy that supposedly cures liver and bowel ailments with a money back guarantee at local drugstores.
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Dedson
Dedsons
Deodson
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Lallie Carter
T Phillip Haskell
Mad Center
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Saturday Evening Post
Country Gentlemen
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The
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Mudd Center
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Arlington
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Jacksonville
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Otis Carter
Tampa
Fla
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Griffin
Florida
Chas
S. Hogg
B. F. Little
R. D. McNeil
Jerry M. Duckworth
Carter Plantation
Mr. Duckworth
Chas. Lingo
DeSoto, Ga
Emmet & John Ferguson
E. J. Tyson
Nesco Perfect
N. Lee Street
Americus Business College
Lillian Braswell
Merritt Blag
Iti
Stone & Webster, Inc
Bartlett’s Ferry
Ala
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Easom and Martin
F. H. Turpin
R. S. Broadhurst
Lamar St
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Neon Buchanan
S. Lee Street
R. L. Maynard
Johnson Apartments
J. E. Johnson
S. Success Avenue
Lakeland, Fla
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R. E. Cato
Ray
Rylander
Hursday
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Hightower
J. E. Hightower
Jackson Street
Americus, Ga
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