Citizens Mass Meeting Tonight To Create Poison Fund
The Americus community plans a mass meeting at 8 o'clock tonight at the courthouse to launch a revolving loan fund of $20,000 to finance the fight on boll weevil. Officials say banks will help, but the fund aims to aid farmers unable to obtain poison arsenate by other means, with Judge Hixon elected permanent chairman and Walter Rylander to head the loan drive.
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New York
Georgia
IF_DIXIE
Americus
J. A. Hixon
Henry Everett
Chamber of Commerce
R. J. H. DeLoach
Americas Business Men
J. C. Maniss
State Board of Entomology
Americas
General Committee
Walter Rylander
Rotary Club
Judge Hixon
Flowering traffic posts debut in Athens Georgia
Athens Georgia leads in traffic post innovation with the civil service commission replacing tall angular posts with large steel drums filled with flowers. The flowers aim to beautify streets while serving a practical purpose.
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Athens
Georgia
Civil Service Commission
Chinese President Is Reported Dead Sun Yat Sen Dies Rumor
Shanghai May 13 report states Sun Yat Sen, leader of China’s southern government, died of brain fever. The unconfirmed message from Hong Kong says he has been unconscious for two days. Sun, born 1862 in Honolulu, was a noted revolutionary and father of the Chinese Republic, twice serving as provisional president and later president of all China.
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Shanghai
Sun Yat Sen
China
Hong Kong
Sun
Republic
George Washington
Far East
Dr. Sun
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
Chinese Republic
All China
Georgia highway funds show over two million paid in
East Point report outlines 1923 highway department receipts and expenditures. Auditor figures show 2,095,651.54 state funds from auto license revenue plus 2,888.17 interest within total 6,352,610.38 for work. Federal, counties, and other funds cited. administration cost 294,500.82. Continued on Page Three.
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Atlanta
State Highway Department
Walker
Highway Board
John Holder
Highway Department
Doctor Harris Reported Critically Ill in Brooklyn Heights
Dr. BK W. Harris, long ill, was reported critically ill this afternoon at his parents home on Adderton Street in Brooklyn Heights.
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BK. W. Harris
J. W. Harris
Adderton Street
Brooklyn Heights
Atlanta Man Named On Standing Cotton Committee
L. B. Jackson of Atlanta named a member of the standing committee for compiling cotton statistics in the Department of Commerce. Jackson is director of the Georgia State Bureau of Markets. The committee was appointed on the recommendation of five statistical experts appointed by Secretary Hoover to review the census bureau's annual cotton stocks report.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Hoover
L. B. Jackson
Atlanta
Jackson
Georgia State Bureau of Markets
Census Bureau
Underwood to push anti Klux Klan plank at convention
Washington May 13. Senator Oscar Underwood will force a vote on an anti Klux Klan platform plank at the Democratic national convention. His manager C C Carlin said the Ku Klux Klan is an invisible government violating the constitution and the party must declare against it in the platform. If Brandon places Underwood in nomination and the proposal fails, a minority report will be presented and a vote demanded.
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Washington
Oscar Underwood
C. C. Carlin
Underwood
Ku Klux Klan
United States
Democratic Party
Carlin
Brandon
Alabama
Lang Planing Mill Destroyed by Fire at Brunswick
Brunswick May 13 The Lang planing mill the largest in this Georgia region was destroyed by fire last night. The loss is estimated at 40000 with little insurance carried. About fifty workers may lose their jobs because of the blaze.
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Brunswick
Associated Press
Lang
Georgia
Ifire
Annual Training School at Wesleyan Opens June 12
The fifth annual South Georgia Methodist Sunday school training school will run June 12 to 18 at Wesleyan College in Macon. Rev J M Outlier announced the event, with eight courses on teaching methods psychology and Bible, plus social activities. Noted faculty includes Dr Walter Kirkland Greene professor George E Rosser Rev S T Slaton Rev Albert Barnett Mrs Coral Court Mrs E R Michaux and Mrs Ferguson and Mrs Guerrant. Over 500 students expected.
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Mac .N
Wesleyan College
J. M Outlier
First Methodist
Americus
South Georgia Conference
Walter Kirkland Greene
George E. Rosser
Wesleyan
S. T. Slaton
Birmingham
Albert Barnett
Auburn
Ala
Coral Court
Nashville
E R. Michaux
Greensboro
N. C
Ferguson
Guerrant
Atlanta
Cutler
Poincare to quit office on June 4 in France
Paris May 13 President Poincare and his reorganized ministry will step from power June 4. The premier regards the left victory in Sunday's elections as a repudiation of his government and has decided to resign. Possible successors include Edouard Herriot Briand and Painleve. Socialist entry could shift France foreign policy on reparations Ruhr eviction and Russia recognition.
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Paris
Poincare
Council of Ministers
Palace of Elysees
Millerand
Edouard Herriot
Lyons
Left Bloc
Briand
Painleve
Paincare
Ruhr
Russia
Maycott and aides shot by military squad in Oaxaca
Maycott a leading De La Huerta rebel commander was executed after a court martial at Fachutla Oaxaca. His chief of staff General Leovigildo Avila and Manuel Alores were also executed, according to a war department report from General Alberto Guajardo.
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Mexico City
Fortunato Maycott
Fachutla
Oaxaca
War Department
Alberto Guajardo
Leovigildo Avila
Manuel Alores
de la Huerta
Sewanee Citizens Seek Flag Stop on Southern Railway
Sewanee Georgia citizens through the mayor filed a petition with the Georgia Public Service Commission asking that Sewanee be made a flag stop for Southern Railway train number 29. The hearing is set for May 26.
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Atlanta
Sewannee, Ga
Georgia Public Service Commission
Southern Railway
Sumter County Weevil Campaign Urges Swift Action Tonight
Lovelace Eve urges Sumter merchants farmers and bankers to back a two million dollar boll weevil campaign at the courthouse meeting at 8 pm Tuesday. He cites Carroll county as a model and warns that prosperity this fall hinges on individual participation and sacrifice to boost cotton output and local trade. The steering committee led by Judge J A Hixon and others calls for decisive support within the next ten days.
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Sumter
Sumter County
Lovelace
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