Mann Urges Georgia Gasoline Law And Taxes
Glynn county representative B F Mann urged a modern gasoline inspection law to protect consumers and curb inferior fuel. He plans to introduce the bill this session and favors a ten to fifteen percent motor oil tax to fund roads, plus possible gasoline tax increases. He expects debate on highway department funding and port terminal issues, but Capitol removal is not likely to be revived.
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Brunswick
Georgia
B. F. Mann
Glynn
Mann
General Assembly
Unusual Picture at the Rylander
A dramatic sea thriller titled Down to the Sea in ships plays at the Rylander today and tomorrow. The film features a 90 ton sperm whale as the principal actor and a harrowing chase as a trail boat with six occupants fights a furious monster in foam filled waters.
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Rylander Theater
Atlantic
Golfers Invited to Savannah Meet at Tybee Road Opening
Thomasville golfers received invitations for a one day tournament at Savannah Golf Club on Friday June 22. A handicap medal play event offers eighteen holes for men and nine for ladies with prizes for winner runner-up and a team trophy for best score. Teams consist of four men per club and multiple flights ensure matchups. Social events accompany the Tybee road opening.
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Thomasville
Savannah Golf Club
Tybee
Sparks Plans Bond Election For College Campus
Sparks voters endorsed a forty acre campus offer from W. J. McKinney for a Greater Sparks College and approved petitioning the council to order a bond election to fund a sewerage system for the college’s benefit.
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Sparks
W. J. McKinney
Woman's Auxiliary Elects Two Delegates
In Tifton on June 18 the Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion met with Mrs. C. V. Bar puloo. Delegates to the state convention in Athens on July 4 5 6 were named along with alternates. Delegates are Mrs. J. L. Davis and Mrs. W. H. Hendricks. alternates are Mrs. Reid Corry and Miss Margaret Hendricks.
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Tifton
Woman’s Auxiliary of the American Legion
C. V. Barpuloo
Athens
J. L. Davis
W. H. Hendricks
Reid Corry
Margaret Hendricks
Munday Confident He'll Be Elected
Atlanta June 17 Senator Elect W W Munday of Polk county, candidate for president of the Georgia Senate, expressed confidence in his election. He said he has more than thirty votes pledged and knows the pledges will stand. He noted the senate has 51 members and doubted defeat.
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Atlanta
W. W. Munday
Polk County
Georgia Senate
Munday
Senate
Peppy Meeting Highlights Chamber Support in Thomasville
The Chamber of Commerce held its peppiest meeting in years with strong backing for the new Tourist Inn project. Members B. K. Wright W. S. McIntyre M. M. Cooper W. E. Beverley J. L. Turner F. B. Harris and others spoke in favor amid broad enthusiasm for Thomasville’s development.
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Thomasville
Chamber of Commerce
B. K. Wright
W. S. McIntyre
M. M. Cooper
W. E. Beverley
J. L. Turner
F. B. Harris
War on Mosquitoes Continues at Tifton
Tifton June 18 City Manager R E Hall appeals to all residents within the corporate limits to drain tin cans and other vessels that can hold stagnant water and clear weeds and bushes to prevent mosquitoes. He stresses collective effort across white and colored residents and all streets and alleys.
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Tifton
R. E. Hall
Manager Hall
Fine cows killed by boll weevil poison report
Moultrie, June 18. Reports circulating here say a number of cattle have died due to boll weevil poison. Local authorities are investigating and farm owners seek answers as data emerge about exposure and impact on livestock.
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Moultrie
Leslie Men Organize Civic Club in Leslie
Leslie on June 18 formed the Business Men Club with help from George Marshall and Bradley Hogg. The organization adopted a constitution and by laws and elected directors T. Boe, We Te An derson, Dr. K. Wood, Rev. J.P. Daughtry, and E.F. L. Wilson. Directors will meet twice monthly and members enjoy monthly social fellowship.
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Leslie
George Marshall
Bradley Hogg
Bole
Te Anderson
K. Wood
J.P. Daughtry
EF. L. Wilson
Spence challenges will of G. G. Johnson in Moultrie
In Moultrie on June 18 W C Spence filed a caveat to the probate petition of the late G G Johnson eccentric Camilla bachelor who left his entire estate to his physician and friend Dr F L Lewis The estate valued at twelve to fifteen thousand dollars is mainly cash The 1918 will allegedly naming Spence as sole beneficiary was dated August 24 1918 and is the subject of the dispute
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Moultrie
W. C. Spence
G. G. Johnson
Camilla Bachelor
F. L. Lewis
Johnson
Dr. Lewis
Spence
Thomasville seeks restoration of two passenger trains
At a Cairo Retail Merchants meeting, a push to restore two passenger trains between Thomasville and Dothan, taken off in February 1922, was launched. A civic committee prepared resolutions urging reinstatement and will present them to the railroad commission and Coast Line authorities.
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Thomasville
Retail Merchants Association of
Cairo
Atlantic Cost Line
Thomasvilel
Dothan
Railroad Commission
Coast Line
Titton Water and Sewer Extensions Begin Next Week
Titton, June 18. Work will start this week on extending water mains and sewer lines funded by last year’s bond issue. Dysard Construction Co. has the contract with M. A. Thomason in charge. Surveying has been done. actual construction begins next week. Bond funds total 30,000 for sewer extensions water mains and bridges.
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Titton
Dysard Construction Co
M. A. Thomason
Cattle Die After Eating Treated Cotton Insecticide
Local farmers report cows killed after nibbling on cotton treated with calcium arsenate to fight boll weevil. Vet veterinarians warn calcium arsenate and other poisons used against the cotton pest are lethal to livestock and owners are urged to monitor herds.
Tifton Kiwanis Assist Deaf Mute Child to Macon
The Tifton Kiwanis Club will send the county's only deaf mute child to the Stapler Institute in Macon for treatment and instruction. This follows a Georgia District arrangement allowing each Kiwanis Club to send one child, with plans to depart in the next few days.
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Tifton
Tifton Kiwanis Club
Stapler Institute
Macon
Kiwanis Club
Georgia
Turnips Marathon Heaviest Trio Shown in Laurens County
Dublin reports W. W. Bush entered the turnips marathon on Wednesday with a five pound entry. On Thursday he brought in three large purple top turnips weighing 22 and a half pounds total. Tops stood about two feet high. The trio marks a record heaviest display in a long time.
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Dublin
W. W. Bush
Laurens County
Bush
Wife of Veteran Atlanta Officer Gains 20 Pounds
Mrs. Ella Butler wife of Sergeant G T Butler of the Atlanta police force for seventeen years endorses Tanlac after years of indigestion weakness and weight loss. She says the first bottle improved digestion and strength and after several bottles she regained about twenty to twenty-five pounds and remains healthier. She now weighs more than ever and keeps Tanlac as a spring tonic. Tanlac is sold by druggists with over 37 million bottles sold. Tanlac Vegetable Pills are Nature s own remedy for constipation. For sale everywhere.
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Ella Butler
Luckie St
G. T. Butler
Atlanta
Nature
Standard Store Full of Economies Ad Claims Value
An advertisement touts a store as offering economy driven items with high quality. It highlights heavy linen finished Pequot unbleached sheeting at 49c per yard and promises Tuesday six o'clock sale ending. The copy emphasizes superior, durable fabric suitable for large double beds and urges shoppers to buy Monday and Tuesday.
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Americus
Big Monday Tuesday Sale Offers Many Bargains
A crowded assortment of fabric and dress item discounts runs Monday and Tuesday only. Pillow cases, Congoleum and Yexoleum squares, wash fabrics, sea island cotton, dresses, gingham, long cloth, nainsook, silk stockings, pongee, shirt madras, and window shades are featured at deep cut prices with limited quantities and per-customer limits.
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Warde Os
Madras
Standard Dry Goods Company Forsyth Street Ad
Standard Dry Goods Company located on Forsyth Street next to the Bank of appears in this brief storefront notice.
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Standard Dry Goods Company
Forsyth Street
Bank of
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