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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1921
Page
2
A meeting in Ashburn with farmers and business leaders, backed by Hawkinsville and Georgia Southern railways, approved forming a creamery. Farmers praise dairying as a steady income, boosting soil fertility and providing a market for skimmed milk, with plans to locate the plant and start cultivation locally.
A fragment describes opening a seaside summer home to find it infested with rats, gnawing upholstery and requiring cleanup. An advertisement fragment touts a rat killer sold in cake form in three sizes 35c 65c and $1.25 by Stark Gro. Co Harris Grocery Co No Morray Droggitt and others.
Sunday May 29 changes apply except Sunday. Times shift to 410 a m and 6:45 pm for Columbus and Americus arrivals. Columbus departure moved to 2 00 p m with 5 00 p m return. Wicket agent Georgia. Macon, Ga.
Timetable fragment lists multiple leaves between Albany Montgomer y Macon and Columbus with a few afternoon and evening departures. Also includes Richland Cordele Savannah and Richland Montgomery connections, and a Sunday note.
The story follows Jinkle Blow the Weather man warning the Ene Twins of trouble from floods and rising waters. He cites muskrats burrowing homes and the Mink family fishing party as hazards while planning to release Jack Frost to control the dangers. The twins seek ways to help and fix the weather disruptions.
Mrs Thomas Bradley and others visited Mrs M C Veal on Tuesday while Mrs Lula Griffin and friends called on Miss Lucille and Miss Flossie Parker Wednesday. Ethel Parker Everette and Wilmot Parker visited sister Mrs Alex Harden. Gladys Boney of Rhines Ga visited Miss Ruth Parker. McNeal to Jacksonville for business school. Bernard Bradley Wade Bradley to visit Harrel near Andersonville. Kinard Harris and Parker families noted at R P Parker home. Advertisement mentions RAT SNA P claims poultry protection. local vendors Sparks Grocery Harris Grocers Nathan Murray.
A series of Sunday visits are listed as tha and Mildred Kinard called on Mr. and Mrs. W A Parker. Cordele visitor Johnnie Bray joined B K Harris and the Harris sisters and Kinard siblings at the Bradleys. Wise Parker from Lumpkin spent the weekend with family hosts. The Salem church Women’s Missionary Society met at the parsonage with talks by several members and a social hour featuring a solo by Mattie McNeal and fruit punch.
Lloyd Brieés Mrs. R. G. Ferrell from Macon attends her niece Eddie Mae Morgan’s graduation at Rylander theater joined by Mrs. Ed Ryals. Naomi Wright returns from State Normal to Americus for vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wright. Callie Davenport arrives from Blakely to stay with Mrs. H. S. Walker and witness Hallie Walker’s graduation.
Mrs Ozello Reid Harvey, 40, died Wednesday in Atlanta. Funeral services were held at 4:30 PM at the Lucius Harvey home on Lee Street with Rev C B Durden officiating. Interment followed in Oak Grove Cemetery. Surviving: husband John H Harvey and daughter Carrie Lou Harvey of Leslie, mother Mrs Jobe Reid, and brothers T W Reid Emmett Reid and Henry Reid. Body returned from Atlanta Thursday afternoon.
A Sumter County native who lived in Leslie for 18 years passed away after a drawn out illness. She was a member of Leslie Baptist Church and active in its growth, with funeral services held today as friends gathered to pay respects and floral tributes signified the high esteem in which she was held.
A large crowd attended the community sing at Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Stubbs home Sunday with many out of town visitors. Names mentioned include Robert Stubbs Ralph Harvey Miss Mary Alice Stubbs Eva Bedenbaugh Tom Coogle Bettie Barton and Celeste Robinson along with others from Americus Albany Butler and Oglethorpe. Decoration Day exercises were attended in Ander sonville Monday and additional local visits noted throughout the day.
Fountainville visitors called on Mrs. A J Pennington. Hewett Joiner and Greene Norris traveled to Americas. George Stubbs visited Olin Holloway in Andersonville. Ernest Coker and Evans Shockley were in Oglethorpe and Montezuma Saturday. Miss Laura Stubbs spends week in Americus with kin. Oglethorpe Kane led a 11 to 9 ball game at Cut-Off. A F Pennington made a business trip to Oglethorpe. Rouse couple in Americus Saturday.
Durwood son spent a serene noon at Fountainville with Mrs. Mack Huffman. George Joiner spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. R. D. ene at New Bee Deak. Charlie Gilmore, ing, I the weekend with Evans, Shockley A. F. Pennington, John Lingo, Albert Bedenbaugh and Edgar Coker made a business trip to Americus Saturday morning.
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