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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1920
Page
8
In a continued page interview, Cox discusses views on women’s suffrage, the League of Nations, and prohibition. He downplays sensationalism, calls himself human and pragmatic, and notes that women are people with a stake in governance. The article mixes candid humor about drinking and a measured stance on policy.
Local items note Jimmie Lee Perry of Huntington visiting Americus and farmer George Matthews of the 28th district on business. Governor Cox speaks on education and motherhood as core civic duties, praises centralized schools and work for prison reform, child labor abolition, and workers’ compensation. Other local notices list residents traveling, hospital updates, church events, and civic remarks.
A car driven by R A Magill overturned after hitting a buggy near J E D Shipp’s home on Plains road injuring Furlow Hall and Tom Edwards. Hall suffers potential internal injuries, Edwards has leg wounds. Magill unhurt. alcohol reportedly present and sheriff notified.
The text notes a sequence of travel and visits: staying with Mrs R E Walker for a brief visit, then traveling from Atlanta to Monroe to spend the summer with Mrs Ballew's father J W Smith and J M Duke of Model Bakery, Eufaula Alabama for a business mission, Mr and Mrs O C Johnson returning from a north Georgia vacation and North Carolina mountains, Rev L G Henderson of Albany visiting Americus then to Nacoochee for a Presbyterian missionary conference.
Gordon Howell offers local money for farm and city property loans. Office in Allison Building and phone number 849.
Dayton Ohio July 28 Governor Cox faced an all day stretch for his notification speech the first day after nomination with no engagements listed. Installments of his address will begin being sent to the governor s print shop at once with arrangements for strict secrecy.
Will Hawkes, connected with Robins & Myers Co. in New York, has been visiting his mother Mrs Theron Hawkes during the past week and will return to New York Friday.
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