Americus drive for Salvation Army seeks $3000
A one day canvass in Americus aims to raise $3,000 toward Sumter county's $5,000 Salvation Army quota. Rotary and women’s groups organize the effort starting 9 a.m. Thursday with planes from Souther Field dropping literature. Committees meet at the chamber of commerce at 9 a.m. to begin in the residence district, while the business section canvass follows the Rotary club lunch.
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Salvation Army
Americus
Rotary Club
Souther Field
Silas Johnson
Sumter County
Woman's Club
Associated Charities
Missionary Societies
Sumter
Johnson
Home Service
Woman’s Club
Chamber of Commerce
City of
Americas
Ction
Number of Commerce
Georgia highway bill urged as peril to state action
Irland J. Henderson, president of the Georgia State Highways Association, warned chamber of commerce officials that the state risks no highway legislation this session. J. Lewis Ellis was named Sumter county chair to organize support for the assembly highway bill, promote petitions, and hold a mass meeting. The plan proposes a state system with two major highways from each county seat, funded by state funds, and refunds for duplications.
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J. Lewis Ellis
Sumter
Georgia State Highways Association
The
Chamber of Commerce
Irland J. Henderson
Columbus
South Georgia
State Highway Commission
Highways Association
Henderson
Macon
North Georgia
Looly
Sumter County
Georgia
Assembly
Patterson
W J Bryan to Speak Here in Liquor Fight
William Jennings Bryan, three time Democratic presidential nominee and former secretary of state, will speak at First Baptist church in Amer icas Friday afternoon June 20 at 3 o clock under Anti Saloon League auspices on Work Accomplished and Talk Before Us. He tours for national prohibition, no charge for the lecture. Local arrangements by J M Bryan. Endorsed by State Highways association and several Georgia groups.
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William Jennings Bryan
United States
Wilson
Americas
First Baptist Church
Anti-Saloon League
Col. Bryan
Malcolm R. Patterson
Tennessee
Colonel Bryan
J. M. Bryan
City Police Warn Ladies About Speeding
City police chief Johnson warns that several women drivers are speeding dangerously. He says officers will file cases if the conduct does not stop at once and urges immediate compliance.
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Ladies of Americas
Johnson
Bonds Defeated in Dooly Amid Low Voter Turnout
Vienna reports indicate the highway bond proposal failed in Dooly County yesterday, the first Georgia county where the federal aid plan did not pass. Officials said turnout was too small to meet the required majority, though over two thirds of voters supported bonds as commissioners reviewed the results.
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Vienna
Dooly
Georgia
Fire truck out of service for parts delay
A small fire truck is incapacitated for a day due to a broken part in the cic cutch causing the vehicle, a combination hose and chemical wagon, to be offline. A new part is express shipped from Utica New York and should arrive by Thursday morning. Chief Naylor and his crew are overhauling the truck with a gasoline gravity tank and other improvements in the interim.
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Ben
Express
Utica
N. Y
Naylor
Austria in Despair Cited in Peace Letter
Paris June 11 Austrian Chancellor Renner, leader of the peace mission, sent a letter to the peace conference deploring hard conditions and frontier complexities as Austria says it is overwhelmed with despair. In Paris June 11 officials say the Allies rejected Germany’s demand for a mandate and indicated no fixed total reparations sum would be set in the treaty. Little progress reported on drafting Austria’s treaty while Hungary talks proceed. Wilson pressed to include a fixed total reparations figure.
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Associated Press
Renner
Peace Conference
Council of Four
Germany
Austria
Wilson
Treaty Brought to New York Revealed in Probe
Elihu Root testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he had a copy of the German treaty for weeks, given by Henry P. Davison of Morgan. Davison said only he and Root read it. J. P. Morgan and Frank Vanderlip said they had never seen the treaty.
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Associated Press
Elihu Root
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Henry P. Davison
Morgan Banking House
Root
Davison
Red Cross
J. P. Morgan
Frank A. Vanderlip
The
National City Bank
School Girl Weds and Is Denied Diploma
In Atlanta on June 11 a young woman, Thelma Phil lips, wife of a returned soldier, lost her diploma from Girls High after secret marriage surfaced. She had completed the prescribed work but the Board of Education refused the diploma, citing the rule against nonconforming disclosures. The story notes her nursing of her husband who then fell ill, affecting her future job prospects.
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Atlanta
Harold Sweet
Thelma Phillipe
Girls’ High School
Board of Education
Georgia Girls Off To Tour U S By Auto
Two Atlanta girls Nell Paris and Bell Lee left the city Tuesday morning to tour the United States unaided and unchaperoned. They plan to go to Washington and New York, then west to Chicago via the Great Lakes route and back along the sunset and gulf sections. They say they have trained in car mechanics at a local plant and expect no difficulties.
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Atlanta
Nell Paris
Bell Lee
United States
Washington
New York
Chicago
Great Lakes
District Conference Meets at Smithville
The Americus Methodist conference met today in Smithville for a three day session. Leading Methodists from throughout the district attended including Americus delegates Rev. Guyton Fisher Rev. Silax Johnson Dr. R. P. Glenn Neon Buchanan R. P. Stackhouse and T. M. Furlow representing local churches.
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Americus Methodist Conference
Smithville
Americus
Guyton Fisher
Silax Johnson
R. P. Glenn
Neon Buchanan
R. P. Stackhouse
T. M. Furlow
Commandery Meeting of De Molay Commandery No 5 Knights Templar
This evening at 8 o'clock the De Molay Commandery No 5 Knights Templar holds a call meeting. All Sir Knights are urged to attend as the Red Cross degree will be conferred. Visiting Knights in the city will be welcomed by Eminent Commander W. Smith and Recorder Frank J. Payne.
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de Molay Commandery
No. 5
Knights Templar
Red Cross
W. ¥. Smith
Frank J. Payne
Noted Plan Leaves Him Unchanged After Decision
The report states that the reparation clause and the close of the decision leave him unchanged, believed to be the best plan.
Western Union Head Says Business As Usual Amid Strike
Western Union officials report full operator force two hours after the strike began saying business operates without disruption nationwide from New York to maritime provinces. Postal Telegraph says traffic remains satisfactory, though some delays noted in Atlanta as local walkouts impact operations. Union vice president Thomas cites early reports showing success.
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Western Union Graph Co
Carlton Anno Day
Edward Reynolds
Thomas
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