Disarmament hopes and romance swirl in Georgia letter
A tangled tale centers on Donald G. Reeves of New Orleans awaiting a possible wedding with a Georgia woman connected to a Times-Recorder romance disclosure. The letter dated April 6, 1922, describes plans, fare payments, and family details, with a cousin traveling and a trip to New Orleans hinted as a future move.
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Americas
Times-Recorder
Donald G. Reeves
New Orleans
Reeves
Americus
Daddy
Senate speeds Shoals hearing to Capitol for all-day sessions
The Senate agriculture committee adopted a new schedule to speed up the Muscle Shoals project negotiations. Investigations will be extended to all-day meetings and hearings moved from the Senate Office Building to the Capitol for easier access to the Senate chamber.
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Senate Chamber
Washington
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
Capitol
Dixie Baby Ends Chord With Dearie Farewell
Fragmentary lyric fragment mentions Iya- ove Ja-ou yaearieda and a farewell to Dearie titled Dixie Baby. Unclear context but suggests a song or musical phrase. No additional readable facts about people, places, or events present.
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P. S
County School Heads Change in Sumter County
Rev E M Embry a Mercer graduate was elected principal of Huntington school to replace O V Myers who will study at Mercer. Mrs Sheppard is reelected. R A Chappell re-elected at Concord consolidated but declined to accept to attend Mercer. H P Harvey elected superintendent of Union High Leslie succeeding B L Bridges. Sumter County schools recruit strongest faculties yet with salaries rivaling city schools and faster educational progress.
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E. M. Embry
Mercer University
Huntington Scohol
O. V. Myers
Mercer
Sheppard
R. A. Chappell
Concord Consolidated School
H. P. Harvey
Vienna
Union High School
Leslie
B. L. Bridges
Sumter County
Methodists Aim to Unify Southern and Northern Branches
Hot Springs Ark May 3 The quadrennial Southern Methodist church conference opens a three week session with major legislation on unification of the Southern and Northern branches. The unification committee will recommend continuing negotiations carried on during the quadrennium.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Southern Methodist Church
Unification Committee
Central Chinese General Slain in Battle Report
Peking May 3 AP says General Wu Pei Fu, a central Chinese leader, was killed in action. Chang Tso Lin orders 100,000 troops moved south from Tientsin to front near Machang and Paotingfu. Foreign legations investigate as 2,000 dead or wounded found at Changsintein.
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Peking
Associated Press
Chang Tso-Lin
Wu Pei-Fu
Manchuria
Tien Tsin
Wu Pei Fu
Paotingfu
Yangtese
Shantung
Chan Tso-Lin
Machang
Changsintein
Legation
Curb Market Shortages Hit Americas Shoppers
Fewer truck growers than usual left the curb in Americas this morning. Women shoppers downtown cleared shelves quickly as wagons sold out within an hour of opening. Dry weather caused vegetable shortages while the Golden Rule sale began today after two months. Weather during the day kept country buyers away, but noon sunshine suggested more arrivals.
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Americas
Beveridge Leads New in Indiana Primary Race
In Indianapolis on May 3 Associated Press reports unofficial returns from about two thirds of precincts show former Senator Albert J. Beveridge leading Senator Harry S. New for the Republican nomination by 12,952 votes after yesterday's primary.
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Indianapolis
Associated Press
Albert J. Beveridge
Harry S. New
Death Takes Faithful Negro Store Porter in Americus
Death claimed George Bartlett last night at 9 o clock. For 20 years he was a faithful colored porter at the Chas L Ansley store in Americus, joining in 1882 when Thornton Wheatley owned the business. He served through Wheatley & Ansley and later under Mr Ansley alone, earning respect from white and colored friends alike.
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George Bartlett
George
Chas. L. Ansley
Americus
Thornton Wheatley
Wheatley & Ansley
Mr. Ansley
Death of Mrs Mattie Tumlin Tumlin in Cuthbert
News reached Americus this morning of the death in Cuthbert of Mrs Mattie McDonald Tumlin aged 65 from heart failure. She was a cousin of Mrs Shelton Howell Mrs W H Chappell and Miss Hallie Allen of Americus and had visited Mrs Howell here often. Many friends here regret her passing. Funeral set for Thursday in Cuthbert.
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Cuthbert
Mattie McDonald Tumlin
Half Holidays Open Thursday in Americas City
Americas business houses will close Thursday afternoon at 1 o clock for a summer half holiday. Merchants broadly signed the agreement, and most stores will pause for recreation. The Rylander theater and Opera House will show moving pictures, gardens need work, and golf club members plan afternoon play. Thursday morning bargain sales stimulate business and are popular with local shoppers.
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Golf Club
Americas
Abernathy Begins Term While Appeal Pushed
Posey Abernathy, a former soldier convicted of voluntary manslaughter in a February killing at a country dance, started serving a ten year sentence in Moultrie. His attorneys will push for a high court appeal for a new trial, arguing the evidence did not warrant conviction and that Abernathy acted in self defense.
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Abernathy
Jackson
Ansley Learns Half Brother W L Ansley Dead
Chas L. Ansley received word of the death at Longview Texas of his half brother W L Ansley. The death occurred at 4 o clock Tuesday afternoon. He had lived in Texas most of his life and was about 73 years old.
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Chas. L. Ansley
Longview
Texas
W. L. Ansley
Mr. Ansley
Athens baker and business visitor stops in
W. H. Benson of the Benson Bakery in Athens and owner at the Model Bakery Co. was a business visitor here yesterday.
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W. H. Benson
The
Benson Bakery
Athens
Model Bakery Co
Russians Impress Genoa With Calm Diplomacy And Skill
Genova dispatch shows Soviet delegates led by Tchitcherin Krassin Litvinoff Joffee Rakonsky arriving with sharp dress and multilingual fluency. They present organized arguments backed by data, work tirelessly, and project sincere aims to reshape Russia under more advanced guidelines.
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University of Paris
Bulgaria
Germany
Russia
Rumania
Rakonsky
Genoa
Litvinoff
Berlitz School of Languages
London
Europe
Joffee
University of Munich
Tchitcherin Down
Moscow
Disarmament talks loom as nations clash over Russia
At Genoa May 3 the plenary economic conference debated disarmament and Russia policy. German and Russian ministers urged general disarmament and doubled trade, while French objections over property restitution stalled progress. Lloyd George pressed for compromise as Belgium and France clashed with Paris over restoration terms and French reservations delayed a final draft.
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Genoa
Associated Press
Rathenau
Tchitcherin
Laming Worthing-Evans
Financial Commission
Russia
Paris
M. Barrere
Lloyd George
M. Barthou
Poincare
Mr. Lloyd George
Belgium
France
England
D H Jenkins Dies Former Americus Resident
D H Jenkins a former Americus resident died Tuesday at his Griffin home from paralysis after a five or six year illness. He was brother in law of N A Ray and Calvin Carter and operated extensive land interests in Americus. Ray and Carter left for Griffin to attend the funeral. Survived by his wife and children David Jenkins Jr of Griffin and daughters Mrs Sidney Cole of North Carolina Mrs Talmadge Davidson of Birmingham Mrs Lloyd Groover of Oston Ga Mrs Drake of Griffin and Mrs J J Taylor of Griffin.
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D. H. Jenkins
Americus
Griffin
N. A. Ray
Calvin Carter
Ray
Carter
David Jenkins, Jr
Sidney Cole
North Carolina
Talmadge Davidson
Birmingham
Lloyd Groover
Oston
Drake
J. J. Taylor
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