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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1923
Page
6
Sims Stephens, a 13 year old boy, is jailed on charges of stealing cash from several stores on Cotton Avenue over months. Officer Silver says he hid in shops, slept on floors, and slipped out at opening time. He planned to flee to Chicago with a ticket found on him after arrest. Stephens has confessed the charges.
Mrs. J. Berry hosted a morning bridge party at her Smithville road country home honoring Mrs. F. A. Harris of Birmingham. Tables on the front veranda featured yellow and white decor with shasta daisies and other blooms. high score prizes were bronze vases. The hostesses included Miss Louise Hamilton and Mrs. H. O. Jones. attendees listed with numerous Americus residents.
Tuesday afternoon June 19 1923 at two oclock the centennial picnic season at Myrtle Springs opens. Hospital officials report a grave condition following an automobile accident involving Mr Cook a recent arrival from Augusta. He was an automobile salesman for Gatewood Motor company and unmarried. Reports say Packard cars were involved as a potential sale to Mr Faust. The Myrtle Springs resort is crowded with visitors and planned picnics fill the week including Kiwanis club entertainment and Sunday school gatherings. The encampment from July 2 to 6 aims to be an annual event with Carl W Minor overseeing activities and committee members coordinating registrations entertainment transportation and funds.
An Albany man bet Morgan’s man $35 that Albany would win a baseball game in Arlington. After the game the waiter who collected the stake disappeared. Other staff said the waiter left about an hour earlier and has not been seen since. The stake and $70 were missing.
Mrs. R W Dismukes spends two weeks in Atlanta visiting her mother Mrs E F Goodroe and family. Mrs Walter Rylander and son Walter Jr return from a visit to Mrs Graeme Plant in Macon. Mrs R G Christian and children Lamartine and Flora plan to travel Wednesday to Hillsboro North Carolina for summer with Mr Christian who works for a road building firm. Miss Martha Ivey Ivey, daughter of Mr and Mrs W D Ivey, left for LaGrange to attend a house party.
A Cosmopolitan release of The Valley of Silent Men adapts Curwood novel for the screen. The Royal North West Mounted Police tale, with Banff Rockies as backdrop, stars Alma Rubens under director Frank Borzage. Coming to the Opera House for two days, it promises a powerful portrayal of five men and a woman in a secluded valley.
Dalton Ga June 9 McD reams of Rome was elected president of the Seventh District Singing Convention held in Dalton with singers from across the Seventh Congressional District in attendance.
In an early report one person was said to be suffering shock but not in serious condition. Mr. Cook was carried to a hospital and Sumter County authorities planned an operation.
An advertisement promotes 666 as fast relief for constipation biliousness headaches colds and la grippe claiming quick action and broad symptom coverage. The copy emphasizes rapid comfort and general health support through a proprietary remedy.
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