Doings of the Duffs Winner Eleanor Ross Essay Award
Miss Eleanor Ross, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Ross, won the annual U D C essay contest among Americas High School seniors. The subject was The Life of Jefferson Davis with fifty seven contestants. Essays were submitted under pen names and judged on merit, with Miss Alice Keith directing the contest and a gold medal funded by the Americas chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Ross
James Ross
Jefferson Davis
Miss Ross
Alice Keith
High Schol
Americas Chapter
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Leslie Ladies To Serve Barbecue Friday
The Baptist W M A members plan a barbecue at Woodmen hall with decoration by town girls. A dinner will be served for 50 cents from 11 30 to 2 30, and barbecue supper at 7 pm raising funds for the Baptist pastorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie
Baptist W. M. A
Baptist Pastorium Fund
Edgar Bunch Catches Giant Bullfrog in Brooklyn Heights
Edgar Bunch, son of Mr and Mrs Lee Bunch of Brooklyn Heights, exhibited a giant bullfrog captured near his home. He found it under G W Bradford’s house, handled it with bare hands, and remained unafraid. The frog’s legs measured 6 inches. The boy has not decided what to do with the prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Bunch
L Ee Bunch
Brooklyn Heights
G. W. Bradford
Friday and Saturday Bargains at Remembering Kids Free Souvenir
Churchwell hosts a Friday afternoon event from 2 to 6 providing a free souvenir. The sale features duplex window shades at 90c, rompers, oxford shoes, and men’s undergarments at deep discounts, with many items priced under a dollar and kids’ and misses’ clothing options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchwell
Standard Dry Goods Company Forsyth Street Advert
Forsyth Street Americus Georgia listing Standard Dry Goods Company located next to Bank of Commerce on Forsyth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Dry Goods Company
Forsyth Street
Bank of
County Board Approves May 1923 Expenditures and Maps
Sumter County Commissioners met in regular session with N A Ray chairing. They approved May 7 minutes and authorized purchasing county maps for courthouse offices. A long list of bills paid followed, including payments to Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills, Southern Printers, Seaboard Air Line Ry Co, and local merchants. The meeting adjourned after approving extensive expenditures for the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter County
N. A. Ray
C. C G. Hawkins
S. E. Statham
R. S. Oliver
J. E. Poole
Board of County Commissioners
Association of County Commissioners of Georgia
Fulton Bag & Coton Mills
So Ae Co
Beel
Cla
Southern Printers
CC Cee Coe Las Thee Walker Hvans & Coy
Hightowers
Tisok
Sheffield Co
Pharmacy
Toving Oil ¥ Co
Pauvers
Mputtay
Ong
D. Watts
Oliver-McDonald Co
Seaboard Air Line Ry. Co
Seredatt
SeeWerHolt
Eae Sorat Co
Hightowers Book Store
Dittman Rossesenesene
Atlantic Ice & Coal Corp
Rodgers
Ox Gatedess
Anne
volame-Nilis Coe BF Everette
Ravroll Americus Lighting Co
Dra Cate Ina
Marshall
Ge Ee
Samuel
Armstrong Ee
Atte Wise Sanatorium
Fuay
City & County Hospital
Gentral of
Carnegie Library Ee
Row Ie OL
Ladies Aid Society
Bob Phen MeduGe
Fred
Seana
Olean
Ry. Co.ors
A. W
BANE
Central
Ace BA Howell’s Pharmacy
Tr Shamake
Pee Beer Ee
Hf Shamake
L. G. Council
Americus
Harrold
Atlantic Refining Cap
Jno. W. Shiver
Loving Oil Co
Tut-Ankh-Amen Orches
Lede Line & Sohocr Leste
E. J. Schroeder Orcie Eastte
Moon Auto Supply Co
Rylander Theatre
Sete de Ee Arcs Gatewood .Bros
Southern Rearing Co
Sherlock & Co
N-Oe-Neeneere Ooo
A. Aw
Toten
Bps
Chero-Cola Bottling Co
the Times-Recorder
W. L
Windsor
H. BE. Aven
Americus Trimming Co
Americus Construction Co
Adams, J. D. & Co
Americus Steam Vulcanizi
Americus Auto Co
Hall's Catarrh Medicine advertised claims
An advertisement from F. J. Cheney & Co. promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine with an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic to cleanse the blood. It notes the product has been sold by druggists for over forty years and targets catarrh or deafness caused by catarrh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Dublin Adopts New Ordinance on Dogs
Dublin council passes a dog control ordinance to curb rabies. Dogs may be on streets if muzzled with a wire muzzle, tied and led by a responsible person, or have received serum rabies treatment. The measure aims to prevent rabies spread among dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Must Spray Melons Now Says R S Roddenbury
Dublin June 7 R S Roddenbury of Moultrie inspects Laurens county watermelon prospects. A leading buyer and expert on melon growing he warns Florida and South Georgia crops will be short if growers fail to spray in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
R. S. Roddenbury
Moultrie
Laurens
Loans on improved farm lands in Georgia offered at low rates
Loans on improved farm lands at 5 7 or 10 year terms with pre payment option. Money secured promptly. New outstanding over 1100000 on farm in Sumter county alone with more to lend. Middleton McDonald, correspondent Atlanta Trust Company, in Sumter Lee Terrell Schley Macon Stewart Randolph Webster counties. 21 Planters Bank Building Americus Ga. Phone 89 or 211.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter County
Middleton M’donald
Atlanta Trust Company
Sumter
Lee
Terrell
Schley
Macon
Stewart, Randolph
Webster Counties
Planters Bank
Americus
G. R. Ellis
G. C. Webb
Horm
Empire Loan & Trust Company
Americus, Ga
Atlanta Joint Stock Land Bank
Fashion notes on sleeves and trims from the season
The piece describes sleeves with lower arm holes and rounded shoulders, coats with fuller tops, popular colored glass bracelets, heavy Indian origin silver models with matrix stones, and handkerchiefs dyed in Paisley patterns finished with fine net edging.
Ocean depths and asbestos supply facts in brief
The Pacific Ocean has an average depth of 13 440 feet with a maximum depth of 31 614 feet near Guam. Quebec province in Canada supplies about 80 percent of the world’s asbestos output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
Guam
Quebec
Canada
Also Mentioned on This Page
Danny
Haba
Freckles
Blosser
Willie
Ln Sso
Sam
Christopher Columbus
BY Swan
Scott
NEA
SERVI
Newee
Saturn Sciene Tg
Commerce
I Boc
R. S. Roddenberry
Bragg’s Market
Jewett
Chappell Machinery CO
Thos. S. Bell
L. T. Turner
Windsor Avenue
J.C. Bass
Electrician Telephone
Americus Abstract & Loan Co
R. L. Maynard
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!