Northern Baptists Plan Business Style Church Management
The Northern Baptist convention delegates in Denver May 21 will weigh a shift to business management with specialist heads for each branch and a yearly budget. A 40 member general promotion board would oversee needs and expenditures, funded by a national subscription plan akin to the United War Work Campaign. Opposition is anticipated as ministers forecast convention fights over the plan. Churches across the North attend with Denver lodging arranged for delegates. Reconstruction efforts in Europe are also on the docket, with leaders urging funding for rebuilding.
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Denver
Northern Baptist Convention
National Committee of Northern Baptist
Board of Promotion
Interchurch Federation of
New York City
United War Work
Mason and Dixon Line
Europe
Janep
In Jail Throughout War He Never Seen Liberty Bond
Dale, a seedy man, approached the Liberty Loan booth at Union Station yesterday. He claimed to have been jailed through the war and expressed curiosity about bonds, requesting to see one before declining to purchase. The booth offered a subscription blank instead.
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Liberty Bond
Liberty Loan
Union Station
Liberty
Church to expand world mission program and education
A great educational campaign is recommended to support foreign missionary work along with an elaborate education plan in the United States. The church intends a world program on a far greater scale than any prior effort.
Twenty-Eight Adds Reported at Leslie Church Revival
Leslie Georgia May 1 revival services at the Leslie Baptist Church attract large crowds with three daily services. Rev T F Calloway of Macon preaches and John Hoffman of Atlanta leads singing as twenty eight additions to the church membership are announced through Friday.
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Leslie
Leslie Baptist Church
T. F. Calloway
Macon
John Hoffman
Atlanta
Dr Sam Wise Honored With Cue at Wis Plains
Mr and Mrs J E Barnes entertained at a delightful cue last Friday evening in honor of Dr Sam Wise who has just returned from France. The house was decorated with ferns and a barbecue and fish luncheon was served on the Barnes lawn. Those present included Dr and Mrs Thad Wise Mrs Laura Wise Dr and Mrs Gardner Mr and Mrs Alton Carter Mrs Roman Wise Mr and Mrs Plexico Mr and Mrs Roy Brannell Mr and Mrs Ross Dean Dr Sam Wise Reese Smith Ed Ratuff Mrs Francies Minnick and Misses Ruby Evelyn Minnick Sadie Lunsford and Louise Lamar Wise.
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Plexeco
Roy Brannell
Ross Dean
Sam Wise
Reese Smith
Ed Rat- Uff
Francies’ Minnick
FP. A. Daniels
Americus
Ruby
Evelyn Minnick
Sadie Lunsford
Louise Lamar Wise
Special Sales at the Standard Congoleum Rugs Wholesale Prices
Congoleum Rugs advertised as sanitary rot proof and waterproof with prices far below regular. Sizes and examples listed: 18x36 at 350, 3x6 at 1.50, 3x9 at 3.98, 6x9 at 3.98, 9x12 at 15. White skirts and belts offered. Youths clothing, ladies waists, and textiles priced to draw buyers. Monday Tuesday specials include Lonsdale Bleaching yard 19c and Amoskeag Gingham 19c, with quantity limits per buyer.
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Congoleum
Congoleum Company
Ireland
Lonsdale
le Co
Providence
R. I
Omaha Man Clears 2,000,000 in Corn Profits
Omaha financier George A. Roberts reportedly netted about 2.0 million dollars in five days by cornering corn markets. He allegedly beat Chicago manipulators and rival Jesse Livermore, selling large tonnages to Eastern traders as the market opened.
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Omaha
Nebr
Apri
George A. Roberts
Roberts
Chicago
Jesse Livermore
New York
County Board Seeks Highway Engineer
The county board of commissioners will meet in special session Wednesday morning to consult with F. R. Neal, state highway engineer, about starting Sumter county's permanent road building program and employing an engineer to begin preliminary work before applying for federal aid funds.
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Board of County Commissioners
F. R. Neal
Sumter County
Crown Prince's Wife Atlast To Seek Divorce
Zurich April 20 Former German Crown Princess Cecile has taken steps to divorce her husband Frederick William. The statement, given to Swiss newspapers by Grand Duchess Anastasia mother of the former crown princes, cites long desired divorce but says Hohenzollern pressure blocked it. It alleges cruelty infidelity and violence, recounting an escape attempt to Switzerland and Berlin arrest.
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Zurich
Cecile
Frederick William
Anastasia
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Hohenzollern
Switzerland
Berlin
Severe quake felt near Washington DC area
A very severe and prolonged earthquake was recorded today at the Georgetown University seismographic observatory. The quake’s epicenter appears distant, with estimates suggesting impacts felt as far as four thousand miles away. Officials warn of aftershocks and advise precautionary measures.
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Washington
Georgetown University Seamographical Observatory
U S War Worker Decorated by Belgians Queen
Mrs Ernest P Bicknell has been decorated by the Queen of Belgians for her Red Cross service. She left Washington in 1917 to join her husband leading Red Cross work. now head of a Paris Red Cross bureau.
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Ernest P. Bicknell
Belgium
Washington, D. C
Red Cross
Paris
Land Registration Notice in Sumter County Georgia
In Sumter County Georgia the Superior Court is informed that Miss Ivor Brown of Gaffney South Carolina filed a petition to register land holdings described as multiple Lots 102 103 and 4 in the Fifteenth District totaling around 134.8 acres with adjacent parcels 101 102 103 and 118 and a separate Lot 12 subdivision. the notice lists parties including Arthur P Brown Nora lyn Brown Annie Wade Brown and others and warns all to appear on a specified May day 1919. Also included is a second petition by H C Hale J P Hale and C M Hale seeking incorporation of Hale Brothers Livestock Company with principal office in Americus Georgia for twenty years with capital stock of 76000 dollars and option to increase to 260000 dollars, to engage in farming breeding and raising livestock and fruit growing with stock divided into 100 shares and 10 percent paid in. The petition also asks for rights to sue be sued and form bylaws and regulations.
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Ivor Brown
Gaffney
South Carolina
Sumter County
Georgia
Cobb, Ga
Cobb
Getoro
H. B. Allen
Said County
H. C. Hale
Huntington
West Virginia
J. P. Hale
Spring Valley
Virginia
C.M. Hale
Hale Brothers Livestock Company
Americus
Petiticours
HL B Allen
Said
Hale Brothers Live- Stock Company
Local Happenings in Sumter County Guests and Visits
Sumter County correspondence lists dozens of social visits and guests. Mr and Mrs Lee Turner of Roys ton Ga plan a Friday visit with Mrs Ranew’s family. Various sets of nieces nephews and friends gather for showers and tea. C B Knowles recovering from hospital stay after operation. Rutherford H Anderson burned while repairing a gasoline tank shows cautious improvement. Numerous family visits occur from Americus Vidalia Plains and El Paso with community events and social calls noted.
Plains News Brought From Week End Visitors and Local Events
Miss Thelma Wilson spent the week end in Fort Valley with her parents. Dr. Bowers attended grand opera in Atlanta. Miss Berta Will Clarke visited Atlanta and Forsyth. Mr. Timmerman is ill at home. M. L. Hudson of Atlanta visited relatives in Plains. Mr. and Mrs. Crowley of Omaha were in Plains. Dr. Craft of Shellman spent several days here. Mrs. W. L. Thomas visited her sister Mrs. Will Forrester of Leesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Timmerman Jr. Mrs. M. M. Jennings and Mrs. Clarence Parks spent a day in Albany. Elizabeth Gardener and Ann McGarrah hosted a birthday party. The Bluebird club picnic at Stewarts Pasture. Eugene Field adopted as club poet. Club girls invited remaining pupils to join. Lou Wise and Arnold Wise visiting. Louie Timmerman spent Sunday with relatives.
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Thelma Wilson
Fort Valley
Dr. Bowers
Atlanta
Berta Will Clarke
Bessie Tift College
Forsyth
HR. Timmerman
M. L. Hudson
Mrs. Crowley
Omaha
Bluebird Club
Stewart's Pasture
Lou Wise
Arnold Wise
Louie ‘Timmerman
McCrarys and Scotts Report Local Travel Saturday
RIFT mentions Mr and Mrs J I McCrary shopping in Smithville while W H Scott Emmett Scott Walter and Earnest Scott were business visitors from the community in Leesburg Saturday. Emmett W H Scott and Miss Mary Evan Scott with Mrs Pearson and Miss Nora Camp motored to Americas Friday. A large crowd attended the singing at the home of Mr and Mrs S M.
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J. I. McCrary
Smithville
W. H. Scott
Emmett Scott
Walter
Earnest Scott
Leesburg
Mary Evan Scott
Pearson
Nora Camp
Americas
Mra
Hale Brothers Live Stock Company Incorporation Petition
A 1919 Sumter County Georgia court filing seeks charter for Hale Brothers Live Stock Company. It requests stock powers including real estate transactions, issuance of notes, and security by mortgage or deed, plus amendments by majority stock and wind‑up by two‑thirds. It asks for renewal rights under Georgia law and general corporate privileges.
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Georgia
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