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Newspaper

Americus Times Recorder

Location

Americus, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1923

Page

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First Methodist Church Revival Plans Announced

John M. Cutler, pastor, preaches at the court house and in the church. Sunday school at 9:30 led by Wible Marshall. Morning sermon on Character Builders targets youth. Evening sermon invites followers. Midweek prayer Wednesday at 7:30. Revival to begin the first Sunday in April with revival preaching by the pastor.

First Methodist Church John M. Cutler Court House Wible Marshall Arange

First Church of Christ Scientist Service and Reading Rooms

Sunday School at 9 30 a m service at 11 a m with subject man created man in his own image Golden Text Genesis 1 27 reading rooms open daily except legal holidays public invited to attend service and visit reading rooms

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH SUNDAY SERVICES AND LEADERS

Taylor Street church announces Sunday School at 10 a m led by J A Baugh followed by praise and prayer at 11 a m Communion at 11 15 a m Teaching Service at 11 30 a m on The Pleay of the Christian Church led by J A Joyner Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m Junior Endeavor Wednesday 3 30 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m invitation extended to all services

First Christian Church Taylor Street J. A. Baugh Christian Church J. A. Joyner Christian Endeavor Herbert Baugh Junior Christian Endeavor Chas. McArthur J. Fort Holt

Presbyterian Church Services and Morning Sermon

Richard F. Simpson, pastor, leads Sunday School at 9 45 with A C Crockett as superintendent. Morning service at 11 with a sermon Tutankhamen. Christian Endeavor at 6 15 led by Mrs F B Arthur. Evening service at 7 30 with sermon Isaac. Welcoming message to visitors and strangers at all services. Come thou with us we will do three good.

Richard F. Simpson A. C. Crockett Christian Endeavor F. B. Arthur Leader

Baptist Church Weekly Schedule and Concert Notes

A church notice lists Bible school at 9 30 with T Furlow Gatewood leading and a sermon at 11 00 on essentials of the Christian religion. Evening worship at 6 15 and 7 15 with praise and Bible study plus music selections and soloist Miss Melva Clark. features organist Mrs H O Jones and choir members.

T. Furlow Gatewood Baptist Young Peoples Ing Torjussen Jesus Meek Gentle Pease

Four Unidentified Men Found Dead on Wakulla Coast

Florida coast reports four well dressed men washed ashore with large sums of money. Deputy Morrison notes possible wholesale foul play in alien smuggling. Earlier reports claimed six bodies. investigation continues with twenty four smugglers captured nearby.

Tallahasee Wakulla Morrison Morrission

Four Macon Homes Burned Early Today

Fire started in the rear of Stanley Lakey’s home on Glynn avenue and Lanier place destroying four residences and parts of the household goods in each. Loss expected to exceed $20,000 with Lokey family escaping just in time. Origin of the blaze unknown.

Macon Stanley Lakey Glynn Avenue Lanier Place Lokey

Barn on Wheatley Place Engulfed in Flames

A barn owned by C. M. Council on the former Wheatley place two miles from Americus burned Friday night. Firefighters arrived after the blaze had gained headway, two yearlings perished, and a second barn with 500 bushels of corn was saved by persistent water application. The burned structure was recently built by Crawford Wheatley. Insurance and replacement value are unknown.

C. M. Council Wheatley Place Americus Crawford Wheatley

Georgia Basks In Nitrate Sale Dispatch

Atlanta March 10 Only two farm organizations from other states reached nitrate sales at Old Hickory Powder plant Hermitage Tennessee In the recent sale 76 of 100 awards went to Georgia farmers A total of 3250 tons will enter Georgia with an average saving of over ten dollars a ton to farmers W T Benndt of the state department was sent to Hermitage to aid bidders in getting good weights and speed shipments are expected to start within days.

Atlanta Hermitage Tenn State Department of Agriculture Georgia W. T. Bennd@t Department

Burning Oil Pipe Sparks Destruction Near Artesia

An oil pipe break near Artesia caused a fire that destroyed several houses and a dairy, burning an area over a quarter mile long and about 100 yards wide. An unidentified man, believed burned to death, disappeared after attempting to pass the flame-swept highway in a car. rescue crews found the burned vehicle but no body.

Los Angeles Artesia Here

Montezuma Banker Sees Prosperity Ahead

Montezuma March 10 A banker and peach grower W L McKenzie president of Citizens National Bank predicts unprecedented regional prosperity. He cites multiple crops including cotton peaches asparagus and melons and notes cotton bids at 25 cents a pound. He sees farmers in strong shape and solid business conditions ahead.

Montezuma W. L. McKenzie Citizens Natonal Bank McKenzie Cuba

Powdered borax makes white clothes brighter when rinsed

A household tip suggests adding a teaspoon of powdered borax to the rinse water to brighten whites. The note emphasizes a simple step to enhance laundry results.

Kiwanis Plan Cotton Float for Peach Festival

Americus civic clubs plan a cotton float to represent Americus at Fort Valley for the Peach Festival later this month. George O. Marshall was elected chairman of the arrangements committee with assistants to be chosen. This marks Americus first active festival participation amid local enthusiasm.

Kiwanis Club Americus Fort Valley Windsor Hotel George O. Marshall Sumter County Kiwanians

Lumpkin Baptists Observe Prayer Week

Lumpkin Georgia March 10 Women’s Baptist Missionary Union of the Southern Baptist convention named this week of prayer for the convention. Lumpkin women attend daily meetings at the Baptist church with a different leader each day. After the final session they will meet at Mrs D G Bland’s home to sew for the Georgia Baptist Orphans Home in Hapeville.

D. G. Bland Georgia Baptist Orphans Home Hapeville

Scout Troop One Reports Full Attendance and Planned Trips

The Troop No. 1 scribe reports a 7 pm meeting with a full troop. A Kiwanis committee attended. Plans include a log cabin project and a trip scheduled for next Friday. After games, the session adjourned.

Boy Scouts Kiwanis Club

Revival Services At Ist Baptist Church Begin In April

Protracted revival series planned at First Baptist Church with sermon to be preached Sunday April 8 by Dr William Russell Owen pastor of First Baptist Macon. Preparatory services Thursday evenings draw large crowds under Dr Carl W Minor with Pierce Rowland directing and an augmented choir planned. ongoing discussions will lead to April topics.

First Baptist Church Carl W. Minor William Russell Owen Macon Owen Georgia Pierce Rowland Baptist Home Mission Board Rowland Minor

Army Flyers Journey to Havana Sunday

March 10 Captain Thomas Lanphier commanding the fleet of army airplanes here on a flight to Porto Rico announced that the planes would leave for Havana about 8 o clock Sunday morning. He has notified the American embassy at Havana to this effect.

Miami Thomas Lanphier Porto Rico Havana

Explosion kills two women injures man in Fairfax home

In Fairfax Oklahoma on March 10 a mysterious blast wrecked the home of Bill Smith. Smith was badly burned, his wife and Miss Nellie Brookshire were killed, and a man was seriously injured as neighbors woke to the explosion and found the bodies trapped in debris.

Fairfax Okla Bill Smith Smith Nellie Brookshire

Savanna Hosts National Commander Owsley and Italian Bankes

Savannah reports National Commander Alvin Owsley arriving for the American Legion event with Chatham County Post leaders. Mayor Sebrook leads a committee to greet him, as district adjutants convene and a breakfast hosts officials and a reception committee. A New York segment notes Vincenzo Tisbo, a Mott Street banker with two million dollars in deposits, missing after a Thursday night disappearance as Italians seek the district attorney.

Savanna Italian Bankes American Legion Heart OF New York Savannah Chatham County American Legion Alvin Owsley Rodney Cohen Hart J. W. Daniel Paul Seabrook Owsley Vincenzo Tisbo Mott Street District Attorney’s Office Tisbo

Grady County Farmer Set for Execution on Gallows

Cairo March 10. Ira Bryant a Grady county farmer near Calvary was sentenced to death for murder of James Lewis on February 16. Judge Custer fixed June 29 as the execution date, marking a historic first death sentence for a white man in the county.

Cairo Grady County Ira Bryant Calvary James Lewis Custer

Britain Faces War Mainly in Unemployment and Trade

BHI World Trade Falls Off by Milton Bronner NEA Service Staff Correspondent London March 10 France we know has her regions terribly devastated as a result of the war but we in Britain also have our devastated regions They are visible in our unemployment figures If you travel in northern France you see town after town in which once prosperous factories are lying in ruins smashed by German cannon or gutted by fires lighted by German troops If you travel in Lancashire in Yorkshire and in Scotland you see hundreds of factory chimneys smoke less or mills working part time So far as British workmen are concerned the places might just as well have been smashed by German cannon For the war by impoverishing central and eastern Europe has made hundreds of millions of people in capable of satisfying their normal needs for ads It used to be Britain's chief job to furnish those goods But the thing that is causing the greatest anxiety among the far seeing is a slump in Britain's great business of manufacturing half finished articles which were then shipped abroad to be finished In South America the U S has been edging them out In the Far East we have been dividing the territory with the Japs Even Australia which used to be a British preserve now buys 77 000 000 pounds of British goods and 36 000 000 pounds American The cost to Britain in taxes in loss of profits in loss of wages is enormous beyond computation Figures as a rule are dull But sometimes Continued on Page Two

Milton Bronner NEA Service London France Britain Lancashire Yorkshire Scotland Europe South America U. S Far East Australia

Presidents Party Moves to Palm Beach Ahead of Schedule

Palm Beach March 10 Alteration in tentative plans brought President Harding and his vacation party here today slightly ahead of schedule. The president hoped to leave the Pioneer for a round of golf, but plans changed and a golf game was played at the links. It was not yet decided if the party would stay over Sunday.

Palm Beach Harding Hobessani

Kiwanis members to attend Montezuma charter night

Twenty five Americas Kiwanis members will travel to Montezuma Friday night March 16 for charter night exercises. The program includes entertainment by listed participants and a possible address by Judge C R Crisp, a visiting distinguished guest from the Americas club. Other visitors are expected to attend.

Montezuma Kiwanis Club Windsor Hotel Sam R. Heys James W. Lott Joe M. Bryan E. B. Everett W. M. Humber Nathan Murray Mike Holloway W M. Jones W. O. Easterlin RL. Edwards W. F. Smith Carl W. Minor Evan Mathis G M Bragg C. P. Davis Lee Hudson H. ™. Sellers Chas. L. Ansley R. L. McMath, Jr Susan Stallings C. R. Crisp Americas Club

Plan two cooperative hog sales set in Stewart county

Richland Mississippi March 10 Two cooperative hog sales are planned for next week in Stewart county under County Agent O D Watson. The first sale will be in Omaha on Tuesday followed by a sale in Richland on Wednesday.

Richland Stewart County O. D. Watson Omaha

Erecting new Presbyterian church in Preston

Preston residents join together to raise a Presbyterian church building. Volunteers from the community work with the denomination and expect completion by May 1.

Ireland and St Patrick's Day 1923 in the Free State

Milton Brenner reports from Dublin on Ireland under the Irish Free State and its self-governance. The five part series includes an exclusive interview with Governor General Tim Healey and a Cosgrove signed article, offering a unique U.S. newspaper perspective on Ireland and St Patrick's Day.

NEA Milton Brenner Dublin St. Patrick’s Day Ireland Irish Free State Bronner Tim Healey Cosgrove

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FIRST CHURCH OF _ CHRIST, SCIENTIST Forest St Presbyterian Church Grieg Florida West Coast Sam California Montezuma Banker Americus Civic Organization Lumpkin Baptists IST Baptist Church Rev Grady Farmer New County England Presidents Party Preston
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