Cotton Worm Quarantine Enforced in Cotton Belt
Washington July 22 The department of agriculture expands a quarantine to curb pink bollworm spread effective August 1 in Indiana Texas and neighboring states. State and federal authorities will inspect fields and may order destruction of infested cotton. Seed and mills in quarantined areas face strict controls and disinfection requirements for shipments and vehicles. Volunteers or other cotton growth outside the zone must be promptly destroyed.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Isiana
New Orleans
Galveston
Hous' City
Port Arthur
United States
New York
Boston
Agriculture Department
High Brow Reporters Call Jigger Chigoe
Atlanta readers debate spelling of the West Indian flea jigger or chigoe as Homer Myers of Plains travels to Americus on business. article notes widespread bites and Webster and Standard dictionaries support jigger spelling.
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Jigger
Chigoe
Atlanta
Georgia
Noah Webster
Cotton Soars in New York and Other Market News
New York July 22 cotton futures rose to 43.75 cents, a record high for a futures contract, advancing 125 points from last night’s close. Also appears a legal ad from Sumter County Georgia announces an August sale at courthouse door of land parcels described, to satisfy an 1919 City Court debt, with tenant notified.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Georgia
Sumter County
Said
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Seaboard Air Line
Americus and
Smithville
Sumter
Lan
James E.) Yeoman
Americus
Janie Fuller
Agnes Keil
Maker
D. F. Mc
Allister
E. J. Yeoman
Lucius Harv
Weekend visits and a school superintendent change
James Toler spent the weekend with friends in Gray. Several locals visited Americus for a funeral and meetings. Prof D E Pennington left for Buchanan to resume duties as school superintendent. Miss Beulah Pennington left for Albany for a business course. A number of residents attended a funeral in Americus, and others made trips to Montezuma and Americus for business or visits.
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James Toler
Gray
Robert Stubbs
Ralph Harden
Roberta
D. S. Norris
Helena
Jess Kitchens
Americas
Watson Wicker
Winchester
David Wicker
J. D. M. Wicker
D. H Stubbs
Andersonville
D. E. Pennington
Buchanan
Buchanan School
Beulah Pennington
Albany
Charles Feagin
Americus
Willy Rasberry
Oglethorpe
W. J. Pennington
Maudelle Pennington
Uesday
Bessie Kitchens
Walden
Laura Stubbs
Montezuma
Bessie Sellars
Lake City
Richardey
Ernest Coker
R. J. Holloway
Montezuma Bay
Jesse Wicker
George
A. F. Pennington
Drayton
Todd Wood
Revival services at Hebron Baptist church weekly events
17th District revival services are being conducted at Hebron Baptist Church this week. Reverend Johnstone from Plains assists the pastor. A series of meetings will be held at Rylander next Sunday with J. F. Smith from Monte teomeny. Mrs. Cobb visits her grandmother Mrs. J. R. Cobb spent Lent with Mrs. O. P. Jones. W. A. Jones and G. W. Wiggins traveled to Americus Tuesday night to hear Mr. Hardwick. Mrs. Mattie Green of Deeran visits district relatives. she is known here as Miss Mattie Knight. Annie Lou Williams visits relatives in Doerun. Lizzie Williams and daughter Ura Belle Williams shopped in Americus Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mebane leave Wednesday for Charleston, West Virginia, to visit relatives and friends.
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Hebron Baptist Church
Ae Johnstone
Plains
Rylander
J . F. Smith
Monte Teomeny
Aie
J. R. Cobb
O. P. Jones
A. Jones
G. W. Wiggins
Americus
Hardwick
Mattie Green
Deeran
Green
Mattie Knight
Annie Lou Williams
Doerun Ra
Lizzie Williams
Ura Belle Williams
Leave To Sell Realty In Sumter County Ga
Legal ad outlines applications for leave to sell the real estate of deceased Caroline Parker in Sumter County Georgia. if no objections are filed, leave to sell will be granted at August term 1920 as of July 6, 1920, by John A. Cobb Ordinary.
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Georgia
Sumter County
W. M. Cannon
Caroline Parker
John A. Cobb
W. ‘Ft. Lane
Josephine Daniel
W. T. Lane
PEP Mor Rally
Decesed
Fom Estate
Mor
Geo Bald
Court of Ordinary
R. A. Morrell
Jennie T. Morrell
R. U. Morrell
Legal Ad No 216 and Seizure Notice in Americus
Legal notice in Sumter County Georgia cites a sale on the first Tuesday in August 1920 for a Chevrolet five passenger touring car and a Dodge automobile with all tires fixtures accessories in a District Court proceeding. It lists seizure orders, claims, appearances, and a U S Marshal signature with details of the Mount Wilson telescope mention.
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Georgia
Sumter County
Americus
Americas
Harvey
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Nessee
Fort Valley
Ayres
Second St
Addre L P. Mazon
Lafayette, Ga
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Bragg
Glessner Street
Elmave
T. M. Furlow
Lee County
Cook
State Capitol
St. Haere
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Wallis, Jr
Illiams-Niles Hardware Co
L. P. Howe
S. H. Kress & Co
Reasonal S. Broadhurst
Jewelmar St
Post Office
Croxton’s Crossing
Barney Ball
Waltham Movement
the Times-Recorder
Studebaker
J. E. Oole
J. B. Ansley
J. C. Mebane
Charlesttown
W. Va
United States of America
Chas. D. Russell
Asst
U. 8
United
States of America
District Court of the United
District of Galisee
Dodge
Pts
Macon
E Jna
Urs. Pavis
U. S
R. N
R. N. Westbrook
Pooley
Mount Wilson Observatory
California
Italy
Hart Schaffner & Marx
W. D. Bailey ‘Company
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Hartmann
Ansley’s
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