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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1923
Page
2
Cordial interest centers on the June 29 wedding of Miss Minnie Glover and Mr Edwin Nutall at the Methodist church in Wilson North Carolina. The bride elect leaves today for North Carolina to be attended by her sister and a quiet church ceremony is planned. Afterward the couple will honeymoon in Washington and New York before settling in Wilson.
The Sumter County court validated twelve million dollars in bonds for the Andersonville Consolidated school district. The district, covering parts of Sumter’s militia districts and the town of Andersonville, holds property valued above five hundred thousand dollars. Three trustees plan a new schoolhouse, and bids are open after trustees rejected an offer to buy at par.
Citizens are urged to join a national colors display with merchants and households asked to decorate. To assist those without flags, the ladies have secured a supply now on sale.
Personal visitors and travels across Georgia and nearby states are listed. Miss Ethel Young visits sister Mrs. Richardson in Smithville. Miss Robie Martin heads to Milledgeville for summer school. L B Carmack of Pinehurst visits G W Martin on Souther Field road. James Collins travels to Mt Solon Virginia to stay with sister Mrs James Todd. Mary E Bradford of Americus and relatives Bradford of Chattanooga return from Jacksonville visits. trips include Norman Park Omega and Dawson. Roy Cordell goes to Tampa on business. Jack Wyatt guest of Rufus Godwin in Church Street. Henrietta Forrester of Leesburg visits aunt Mrs B C Cooper. Mrs R C Foster returns from New Orleans. R C Lane travels to Abbeville by car. Lamar Kersey and Grace Kersey visit from Panama City. Mrs Sam Williams and daughter Agnes noted.
Miss ChiHair of Columbus visits grandparents Judge and J Z A Littlejohn at their home on Taylor Street. Miss En Glover leaves for ten days to visit her sister Miss Glover in Wilson NC. Mrs Missey and daughters Mary Kath and Carolyn arrive Wednesday to join Rev Mass in Americus. Gene Massey and son attend summer school at Mercer and will join family in Americus later in the summer.
The Western Resolution Mills shut their plant for several weeks to install new machinery. The upgraded equipment will be used in manufacturing and finishing fabric for re manufacturing.
Contracts totaling 240,030.16 have been awarded by the state highway commission for road and bridge construction. Troup county between LaGrange and West Point received the largest share, covering five and one half miles.
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