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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
4
Miss Clarice Strange will wed George Cleere of Russell Ass. in a ceremony at 9 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Strange. After the ceremony the bridal party travels by auto to board the 10:34 train for Atlanta and other points.
Mrs Cora Anderson and Charles S Pryor wed in a quiet morning ceremony at the bride’s Summit Georgia home. The couple left for a honeymoon in Asheville North Carolina before returning to Leesburg where Pryor builds a country home. Pryor is a well known farmer in the region and a brother and nephew of local residents.
Little Miss Nan Britton hosts a week long house party at Harrold Avenue with out of town guests from Plains. Children from the neighborhood join in afternoon lawn games and seasonal amusements reflecting a bygone era.
Personal items list several families visiting and traveling through Americus. Mr and Mrs A K Wilson and Mrs Doris Wilson travel to Macon and North Carolina with Mrs Morgan, Indians Springs stopover noted. Cordele visits include Mrs Willis Tucker and Miss Annie Crabb.
Mr and Mrs Frank Myers announce the birth of a son on June 21 at Plains hospital to be named J Frank Myers. A wedding readiness shower for Miss Stella Wade is set for June 24 at the Wilsons home from 5 to 7 pm with invitations praising the voyage to matrimony.
In London on June 23 George H Meace faces a bigamy charge. Three of his wives testified in his defense praising him. Meace had three wives and one death reported, with several war decorations noted. He remains held for trial.
The Springs y C gathering starts at 8:30 and continues until 11:30, outlining the evening schedule and duration.
Dawson evened the series with a 5 to 1 win over Souther Field as H C Beagle started for Souther Pittsburgh? No, Beagle struggled after five innings while Dawson collected eleven singles. Parsons pitched the last two innings and showed versatility at third base. Souther’s offense managed four hits off Jenkins while Parsons and Pinkston contributed. Each club holds two wins. deciding game to be played at Souther soon with Souther at Cordele today and Hawkinsville tomorrow.
Dawson board of tax assessors completed equalization increasing taxable values by 195103 to 2521787. White taxpayers will pay on 2328687 with final returns showing totals compared to prior year.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a person named Boece taunting police with unclear words and dates, suggesting a disrupted submission or joke rather than a clear incident. No coherent facts or identifiable events are available from the fragment.
Cuthbert Georgia June 23 The board of education elected the faculty for the coming year led by R G Hull Eastman superintendent and Latin. Bessie Westmoreland Cleveland Georgia English history Alice Davis Eufaula French science Marianne Bush Gogganville mathematics seventh grade Hallie Hartfield Eufaula Alabama sixth grade Emma Howard Manchester third grade Ross McDonald Cuthbert fourth fifth grades Susie Stubbs Cairo second grade Bessie Perry Cuthbert first grade All have taught in Georgia or Alabama schools. Mrs McDonald and Mrs Perry have long taught in Cuthbert schools.
Leslie loses 8 to 4 to Cordele in the season opener here Tuesday afternoon. Ed Johnson pitched for Leslie with W Johnson behind the plate. A good crowd witnessed the first Leslie game as Bronwood also schedules a visit.
Josie Eloise Parker a 15-year-old Dublin girl died after taking strychnine following a disputed hoax wedding report. The Atlanta publication had announced her forthcoming marriage to Joe Brenzier prompting investigation and denials from Brenzier and the Parker family.
A slight earthquake at 4 o'clock this morning was felt mainly in the southern section of Los Angeles and Inglewood. No damage was reported.
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