Ladies Led Sumter Victory Loan Drive to $363000
Mrs W D Ivey chaired Sumter County committees as Plains Desoto Andersonville and SumterCliqu members raised more than 363000 in subscriptions with 122850 credited to the ladies project. detailed report lists workers and chairmen across many communities and schools.
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Sumter County
W. D. Ivey
Plains
DeSoto
Anderssonville
Sumter Cliqu
Ivey
Times-Recorder
Mresian
Kite Hudson
Alice Ruth
Nmmnerman
Leonard Jennings
M. Lowery
Ernest Span
Hugh Fer
H. Clanes
Ald
Ois
Sarahy Pl _ Cobb
Yieessee
C. C. Niles
Emory Rylander
Crockett
A. Howard
C. A. Culpepper
G. W Lewis
L. Sparks
Miss Emma Allen Chosen Temporary Hospital Superintendent
Emma Allen former graduate of Americas and Sumter County Hospital was selected as temporary superintendent to fill the vacancy from Ada Finley’s resignation. She will assume Thursday morning after a vacation in Fitzgerald with her parents. The Hospital Association met with Mrs. C. C. Hawkins presiding and full attendance. Mrs. George Van Riper joined the executive board, replacing Mrs. Henry B. Mashburn. R. I. Maynard chairs the executive board. Van Riper and E. J. Sheahan join the board of directors. A report noted needed repairs to the old hospital building on Barrow Street.
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Emma Allen
the Americas
Sumter County Hospital
Ada Finley
Fitzgerald
C. C. Hawkins
George van Riper
Henry B. Mashburn
R. I. Maynard
van Riper
E. J. Sheahan
Times-Recorder Adds New Linotype for Faster Printing
The Times-Recorder announces a new Model 14 linotype to advance Americus and Sumter county’s newspaper quality. The electric, seven-style machine will boost composing room capacity and speed, enabling fresh type for ads and larger headlines. Management aims to keep the paper as a regional leader and invest further as growth continues.
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The
Times-Recorder
Americus
Inter County
South Georgia
Sumter County
the Times-Recorder
Discharge of 151st Machine Gun Battalion Begins
Claude Callaway, the first Americas member of the 151st Machine Gun Battalion to be discharged, arrived at Camp Gardner after France. He reports battalion members are being discharged in squads of 50 with Sumter county men to follow within days. His brother George Callaway, stationed at Louisville, is on furlough at home.
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Claude Callaway
Americas
151St
France
Camp Gardén
Sumter County
George Callaway
Louisville
Ome
Cummins Chosen Senate President Pro Tem in GOP Conference
Senator Cummins, backed by the progressive faction, was unanimously chosen president pro tem of the Senate at the Republican reorganizational conference. Senator Lodge was re-elected party leader. Debate over committee chairmanships for Senators Penrose and Warren followed.
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Washington
Associated Press
Cummins
Senate
Lodge
Penrose
Warren
Gambrell Raps War Department Attitude at Southern Baptist Convention
Atlanta May 14 Rev J Gambrell president of the Southern Baptist convention opened the meeting with a sharp critique of the war department and praised religious work in training camps. Dr Tansing Burrows presented a digest showing Baptists’ finances with home and foreign missions totaling over 206 thousand dollars for the year and Georgia Baptists leading in combined missions contributions. Female Baptists in Georgia contributed much to foreign missions and home missions, with women accounting for a large share of the total.
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Atlanta
Burrows
Dr Sorrows
Receqingsu
Saux Ithern
Georgia
Georgia Baptists
Georgia Baptista
Georgia Baptist
Major Quimby Melton Visits Americus En Route Home
Major Quimby Melton, famed for his career in France, is en route to America and expected in New York today. He will visit Americus briefly to spend time with friends before resuming his duties with the Atlanta Constitution.
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Quimby Melton
Americus
France
America
New York
Salt of the Atlanta Constittion
Rylanders Plan North Georgia Visit for Health Recovery
Mr and Mrs Arthur Rylander will travel in the latter part of the week to Atlanta and North Georgia for an extended stay. The trip aims to boost recovery from a February stroke as Mr Rylander seeks additional physical benefit from higher altitude.
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Rylander
North Georgia
Arthur Rylander
Atlanta
Fylander
German Crisis Near as Berlin Assembly Divides on Treaty
Paris reports French papers see signs of a government versus assembly split in Germany amid debates over the peace terms. A German government crisis is considered possible as three lengthy German notes arrive at the Council of Four detailing economic impact, Wilson points application, and reparations demands.
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Paris
Associated Press
National Assembly
Berlin
Pappers
Council of Four
Dea
Germany
Wilson
Immediate Drop in Wheat Is Predicted
New York May 4 reports Julius Barnes wheat director says an immediate price reduction for wheat is likely, spanning from producer to baker, based on statements after yesterday’s conferences.
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New York
Associated Press
Julius Barnes
Dutch Uncommitted on Giving up Kaiser
The Dutch government denies it has decided to surrender former Emperor William. It contends that the issue now concerns only Germany and the entente.
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Kaiser
The
Hague
Associated Press
William
Germany
Navy to requisition steel for battleship construction
The Navy Department has decided to exercise its authority under war emergency laws to requisition steel for battleship construction with the price to be fixed later.
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Washington
Associated Press
Navy Department
Negotiations to Lenin in Moscow on Relief and War End
Paris dispatch reports Dr. Nansen leading a mission to feed Russia to meet Bolshevik premier Lenin. The talks aim at relief funding and a cessation of fighting.
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Paris
Associated Press
Nansen
Russia
Lenine
Austrians May Get Treaty This Week
Paris May 14 The belief was voiced that the peace treaty with Austria will be handed to the Austrian delegates by the end of the current week.
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Paris
Aay
Associated” Preas
Austria
93 Successful Operations in a Month by Dr Fairbanks
Dr Charlotte Fairbanks chief surgeon of the American Women's Hospitals in Luzancy France reports ninety three successful operations in one month during the winter. She notes the war has increased demand for surgeons and urges sending physicians nurses ambulances and medical equipment to Serbia as the organization raises 250000 to fund a complete unit to Berbia.
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Charlotte Fairbanks
Luzancy
France
Fairbanks
American Women's Hospitals
New York
Serbia
Berbia
Plains party celebrates girls taking to the skies
Hilbert Purvis a 12 year old winner of Victory bond activities was scheduled for an afternoon ride at Souther Field with Lieut Wilson as pilot. Misa Nettle Claire McMath, a champion bond seller, flew with Lieut Sutter after earning the privileges of aerial trips for her grammar school record. Alicea Ruth Timmerman and Marguérite Hudson, Plains youths who earned flight privileges through band work, rode two planes at Louther Field with friends watching as the aviator performed loops and stunts.
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Hilbert Purvis
Americas
Victory Bonds
Souther Field
Lieut. Wilson
Misa Nettle Claire’ McMath
R. L. McMath
Americus
Sutter
Alicea Ruth Timmerman
Marguérite Hudson
Plains
Louther Field
Misa Timmerman
Troops Push Eastward Amid Shifting War Dispatches
Fragmented dispatches from Rome and London report Italian forces moving eastward toward potential campaigns while Paris notes renewed British efforts to protect merchant ships. The unclear cables reference Belgrade, Danzig and the ongoing tension around wartime logistics and diplomacy.
Prohibition Night Rally Wins Flags at Baptist Event
Disjointed OCR notes show a school morning event where a prohibition themed night at a Baptist venue included a competition about grades and a victory by one point. The flag presentation and winning grades are mentioned in fleeting phrases amid garbled text.
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Miss Allen
Tadey
Navy
Belgrade
Rome
Conte
Danzig
T Not
London
Enico
Statiens
Alabadma
Adsden
Aia
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