Courthouse sale shows estate of Scarborough sold at low bids
Real estate and personal property belonging to the estate of W. H. Scarborough, murdered recluse, were sold at the courthouse amid overall low bids. Morgan Stevens Jr. bought the top property, including the Scarborough farm for 3505 and several other parcels, with judge confirmation pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Scarborough
Morgan Stevens, Jr
Z. A. Littlejohn
Sumter Superior Court
Scarborough
Americus
Jefferson and
Hudson Streets
John Oliver
Alfred Apple
Elm Avenue
Simon Black
Church and
Dudley Streets
Boone Lot
M. J. Stevens, Jr
Dixie Highway
Muckalee Creek
Jordan Alley
J. E. D. Shipp
Mitchell Atiyah
Forsyth Street
Hampton Street
Prince Street
Spring Street
Railroad Street
Academy Street
Remscheid and Kronberg Taken by Ruhr Allies
Berlin reports the Ruhr forces have occupied Remscheid in Rhenish Prussia, an important small iron and steel wares center, and Kronberg in Hesse Nassau. The article also describes a fashion note detailing a black satin bodice joined to a bouffant silver lace skirt with pink and silver ribbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A_ Central
Berlin
Remscheid
Kronberg
Rhenish
Prussia
Duesseldorf
Germany
Hesse
Nassau
Warming Biscuits and Rolls in Steam Method
To revive baked goods like biscuits rolls or muffins place them in a pan inside another pan of water and warm in a hot oven for a few minutes. This method keeps them moist and close to their fresh texture.
Col G R Ellis Condition Improves Daily
Reports from physicians state Col G R Ellis paralyzed Saturday morning at his Taylor street home is daily improving He is expected to soon resume duties at his Empire Bank and Empire Lear and Trust Company presidency duties attached to his business leadership in town
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
G. R. Ellis
Taylor Street
Empire Bank
Empire Lear and Trust Company
Harding sees no cause to delay strike settlement
Washington March 6 President Harding informed officials that he sees no adequate principle warranting further delay in settling last summer's shopmen's strike in all districts. He said a minority of interests refusing to settle were largely responsible for disrupted coal deliveries and other railway problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Aay
White House
Grand Master Halts Members Of Lodge In Atlanta
March 6 in conformity with Freemasonry tenets Grand Master Joe P Bowdoin of Georgia arrested the charter of Lebanon lodge No 655 Atlanta and suspended all officers and members pending final action at the grand lodge in Macon October 30 The arrest halts lodge operations and bars members from visiting other Masonic bodies while books funds and paraphernalia are held by the grand lodge Acting Grand Marshal Sam Johnson executed the order before a proposed pardon hearing for ex-Atlanta detective W L Payne later postponed by the state prison commission Payne had been tried for conduct unbecoming a Mason and exonerated by Lebanon lodge No 653 members had sought a pardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Freemasonry
Joe P. Bowdoin
Masons
Georgia
Charter of Lebanon Lodge
No. 655
State
W. L. Payne
Payne
State Prison Commission
John A. Boykin
Lebanon
Grand Lodge of Georgia
Sam Johnson
Lebanon Lodge
Hoover Confers on Radio Conference Plan
Secretary Hoover announced a radio conference to be held within the next month or two to address congestion and interference among broadcasting and amateur stations. He noted about 540 stations are active, using two wavelengths, and the conflict has proven difficult to prevent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Georgia Leads Fertilizer Plants in 1921 Report
Washington March 6 Georgia headed the nation in fertilizer manufacturing in 1921 with 138 establishments, per census data. Total products value reached 180 million, a drop from 1919 but up from 1914. Nationwide, 588 plants operated. distribution shows major activity in South Central and South Atlantic states. Continued on page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Georgia
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
United States
North Carolina
South Carolina
Ence
Alabama
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Jersey
Morida
Menois
Califon
Indiana
Tennessee
Maine
Mississippi
Louisiana
Delaware
Earth
Connecticut
Masachusetts
Kavnsas
New York
Wasiington
Arkansas
Kentuck
Missouri
Texas
Nebraska
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Oregon
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
South Central
South Atlantic
North Central
Middle Atlantic
New England
Mountain and Pacific
Georgia State Exposition to Open October in Macon
Macon announces the Georgia State Exposition will run ten days from Wednesday October 17 to Saturday October 27 under a new organization. Officers and stockholders set dates and plan a calendar featuring horse races and boxing bouts with several top horses and fighters. Louis Rossignol serves as secretary and marketing contracts are expected to be signed early this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Louis Rossignol
Atlanta
American Farmer Describes Mussolini Comrade Past
ANN HARBOR Mich March 6 A Swiss witness Albertini recalls Mussolini as a basem ent digger in Zurich 1909 He portrays him as an egotist who dictated labor and copied Napoleon's pose He says Mussolini grew ambitious and shifted from a common workman to a journalist gaining national notice through translating a French history until his rise in Fascism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann H Rbor
Mich
Benitoussolini
Ertini
University of Michigan
Albertini
Mussolini
Zurich
Switzerland
Nier
Napoleon
Benito
Prince Peter Kropotkin
Hays Carved Whee Surrendered Today
John Henry Hays a negro living near Americus surrendered to Sheriff Harvey after three days on a charge of assault with intent to murder. He bonded after surrendering. He and Belle Hays, living apart, quarrelled over money used to buy shoes. He stabbed her with a pocket knife. her injuries are serious but not fatal and she is expected to recover. R. Lane served as special prosecuting attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Hays
J. W. Howard Place
Americus
Harvey
Hays
Belle
Americas
Belle Hays
College Street
Lane
Church Zone Parking Area Clearly Defined
Automobiles must park within painted strips near First Baptist during church service hours. The area, marked on pavement, follows an ordinance urged by First Baptist and First Methodist congregations months ago. Parking is allowed on one side only while services occur, with spaces now clearly marked under the directive of Hugh L. Mize, street committee chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
First Artist
First Methodist
Hugh L. Mize
Fashion notes describe new coat closures
Ties and sashes dominate the latest model coats with bows placed at the hip, creating a flat straight front. Even short coats follow this styling rule, emphasizing side drape over the waist.
Train Wrecked on Trestle near Cairo
March 6 report of a P and H freight wreck five miles south of Cairo as engine and six cars plunged through Turkey Creek trestle. Engineer J T Stevens and Conductor Donald Williams suffered back sprains. brakeman Jim Moore injured. fireman Byron Butler only bruised. Trestle demolished, detour planned. worst wreck in P and H history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
J. T. Stevens
Donald Williams
Pelham
Havana
Fla
Dr J Darby Dies in Panama City Florida
Dr J I Darby of Americus died in Panama City Florida after a month long illness at age 60. A leading Columbus physician and Mason he served as surgeon for Seaboard Air Line Railroad and Eagle and Phenix mills. Survived by widow and daughter Mrs Macon Dudley, funeral held in Déthan Alabama with interment there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
J. I. Darby
Panama City
Ala
Darby
Florida City
Columbus
Baptist Church
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Eagle and Phenix Mills
Macon Dudley
Déthan
President Special Train in Florida Heads to Ormond
The presidential special carrying President Harding and Mrs. Harding stopped in St. Augustine at 10 am to leave Secretary Weeks in the city and allow Charles Dawes to board. Mrs. Harding appeared on the rear platform greeted by Chauncey Depew. Weeks will remain until the party returns around March 18 or 20. In Ormond Beach the party arrived at noon and boarded a McLean houseboat for a vacation, met by Edward McLean of Washington.
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ST. Augustine
Harding
Ormond
Weeks
Charles G. Dawes
Chauncey Depew
Ormond Beach
Edward McLean
Washington
McLean
Air Flyers Begin 2850 Mile Flight to Florida
Montgomery March 6. Re suming their 2850 mile flight from Texas to Porto Rico, 12 officers of the army air service in 6 De Havilland aircraft hopped off from Maxwell Field at 11 50 bound for Pablo Beach via Jacksonville. The fleet is expected to reach Jacksonville at 3.
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Montgomery
Texas
Porto Rico
Army Air Service
de Har
Maxwell Field
Pablo Beach
Jacksonville
Harvey Targeting Auto Tax Dodgers In Sumter County
Sheriff Lucius Harvey vows a March and April crackdown on motorists still using 1922 or untagged autos. He requires current 1923 tax tags or money order receipts to prove payment to the secretary of state. He stresses equal enforcement across Americus and Sumter County to ensure all residents and town motorists comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucius Harvey
Harvey
Americus
Sumter County
Debt Funding Body Meeting Postponed
Washington March 6 A meeting of the American debt funding commission to finalize the British funding agreement was postponed until Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Debt Funding Commission
Black Hooded Mob Atrocities Probe In Mysterious 1922 Report
Attorney General Coco presented voluminous evidence to the Morehouse parish guard jury in Bastrop as part of the investigation into black hooded mob abuses in summer 1922. Testimony covered kidnaping of Met Rouge citizens Augusta 24 and the murders of Watt Daniel and T. F. Richard, with notes of warnings and dozens of flogging and deportation incidents tied to the Ku Klux Klan. The state seeks about fifty indictments, while jurors faced questions about potential klan membership.
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Bastrop
Coco
Morehouse Parish
Augusta 24
Watt Daniel
T. F. Richard
Ku Klux Klan
Blause
Yesterda Ry
Geeral
B. A. Hood
Daniel
Richard
Farim Land Taxes Double Since 1914 1922
Washington reports that taxes on farm lands rose more than twofold over eight years from 1914 to 1922. A USDA canvass shows the nation’s average state, county, and local taxes on farm land last year at 70.9 cents per acre, up from 31.4 in 1914. In Georgia the average per acre rose from 16 cents in 1914 to 30 cents in 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Georgia
North Georgia cities urged to attract industries
Atlanta March 6 a dinner gathering is planned March 17 at the Capitol City club to discuss how Georgia Railway and Power Company can help municipalities in North Georgia cooperate to lure industries. Newspaper editors and mayors are urged to attend with leaders from each served city and Governor Thomas W Hardy invited to deliver the keynote speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia Railway and Power Company
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Scarborough Farm
Church St
Prince St
Nassau, Prussia
Lealeh Fertilizer
Macon State Fair
Mussolin
Pales
Aap
Peg Te Ory
J.W. Howard
Small Sam
Pelham and
Florida
Ku Klux
Farim Land
North Georgia
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