Community Pageant To Honor Youth At Local School
A pageant at Furlow Grammar School begins Wednesday at 9 am with an historical sequence featuring Indians Columbus and the Pilgrims, myths with Uncle Sam Liberty and Columbia, Betsy Ross and Washington making the flag, and 48 girls and 48 boys representing the states. Students’ banners and flags were crafted by grades under Miss Martha Wheatley, with health crusade knights led by Dr. Carl Minor and banners awarded by Mrs. C. O. Niles. The Red Cross funds support a prize for weight gain and a final patriotic play directed by Helen Witt closes the event.
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Americus
Furlow Grammy School
Uncle Sam
Liberty
Columbia
United States
Betsy Ross
George Washington
Martha Wheatley
Carl Minor
Knight Templar
C. O. Niles
Olin Williams
the Red Cross
Helen Witt
E. J. Witt
Germany to meet all demands if loan terms agreed
Paris May 29. An Associated Press report says a courier bearing the German government's reply to the reparations commission is en route to Paris. Unofficial forecasts suggest Germany would accept all demands if an international loan on reasonable terms is granted.
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Paris
Associated Dress
Reparations Commission
Germany
Rules Gen Semenoff Cannot Be Deported
Washington May 29 General Semenoff Russian Cossack leader whose deportation was demanded by Senator Borah for alleged brutalities to American soldiers in Russia cannot be deported from the United States, according to a decision by Commissioner General of Immigration Husband.
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Washington
J Semenoff
Borak
Russia
United States
Husband
Broken-Down Woman Praises Lydia E Pinkham Remedies
Mrs Landry of Donaldsonville Louisiana testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine relieved monthly pains and weakness after a week of use. She praises Sanative Wash and urges other women to try the products. Letter notes genuineness of testimonials from real customers after fifty years of sales.
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Donaldsonville
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
T. A. Landry
Miss. St
Wages rise mild in New York as war era ends
Factory workers in New York state now average about 25 dollars a week, up from 12.50 before the war and near the 28.93 wartime peak, while wireless industry output surges with Westinghouse producing 500 receiving sets daily and aiming to double by July as tube demand grows.
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New York State
Westinghouse
Walker enters Governor race in Georgia
Clifford Walker of Monroe former attorney general announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor. He plans to publish his platform soon and campaign statewide starting in July from Monroe headquarters. He will not discuss issues until platform release and notes no current timetable. The move follows rumors of campaign preparations and speculation over G Ogden Persons not running.
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Atlanta
Clifford Walker
Monroe
Walker
Georgia
G. Ogden Persons
Oil Trade and Canal Traffic Update
Crude oil production runs about 100000 barrels a week higher than a year ago with upward tendency. Oil demand stays strong in the Mid-Continent field as gasoline prices aid small refiners. Panama Canal ships average 230 per month, signaling busy maritime activity.
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Youngstown
General Steel Industry
Department of Labor
Mid-Continent
Panama Canal
Negro Boy Kills Girl and Flees Near Albany
May 29 Albany. Search for William Fortner, 15, a Negro schoolboy who killed Emma Price, 15, near Albany Friday afternoon. Coroner's jury returns a verdict of murder. The shotgun wound caused the death, though there was no apparent malice and the weapon might have fired accidentally. Fortner fled and has not been located.
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Albany
William Fortner
Emma Price
Fullbright proposes tax scheme to boost ad valorem returns
Atlanta May 29 State Tax Commissioner Fullbright outlined a plan to tax untaxed tangible property by enforcing inheritance limits. Under the proposal, property owned by decedents who die after January 1 1924 would escheat to the state if not assessed for taxation in the prior year, with proceeds funding state and county educational funds. The plan targets heirs and requires cross checks with prior inventories to ensure proper returns.
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Atlanta
Fullbright
Georgia
West Virginia armer marcher to go to trial June 12
Charle stown West Virginia May 29 The Associated Press reports the prosecution rejected a tentative delay and moved the murder case of Rev J E Wilburn to trial June 12 in Logan County armed march prosecutions.
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Charlestown
W.va
Associated Press
Logan County
J. E. Wilburn
No new stories since the start of the second millennium
The note states that in the last two thousand years no new notable events or discoveries have been recorded in this section, leaving a long period of sparse entries and minimal fresh material for publication.
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