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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1923
Page
3
Judge Samuel F. Sibley told the grand jury that drinkers are not the sole culprits in liquor law violations. He argued respectable citizens who buy liquor drive illicit booze, and that penalties vary with circumstance and family impact. Second offenders may face harsher penalties.
Calvin Gray, staying at the most expensive Dallas hotel, mentors Gus Briskow and his daughter Allie in a dress shop ruse to test taste and secure a gown. Allie’s makeover astonishes Gus’s wife Ma and prompts an offer to share oil wealth while a real estate deal with Nelson’s agent strains trust and future plans.
In Valdosta on May 29 during a severe storm two boys Harry Herndon and Wallace Kemp stood in the door of an old onion storage house near Clyattville when a lightning bolt struck, tearing the end of the building and demolishing the chimney but leaving them unharmed. The house belonged to M. M. Herndon and J. W. Kemp.
Valdosta May 29 The road from Valdosta to Jacksonville via Lake City is in excellent condition with only a short detour remaining. About one mile is unfinished but expected to be completed by or before June tenth according to Florida side reports.
Capt. Joe Day Stewart receives General Order No. 8 from Major General A J Twiggs commanding the Georgia Division United Confederate Veterans ordering the annual state reunion in Rome on September 12 and 13. The document urges broad participation, notes Rome’s hospitality, and sets camp dues and representation rules for 1923.
Ralph Fowler, 25, half owner of the Acworth Building Supply Company and Box Factory, was killed early today while feeding a rip saw. A plank caught, was hurled back, striking Fowler on the forehead, in Acworth.
Final rehearsals are underway for the high school senior play Heads or Tails to be staged Friday at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. Miss Helen Keister directs a 13 member cast with several humorous scenes and a strong plot. Chorus dances by Mrs Boyd Stackhouse enhance the program with interpretative and folk dance numbers. This long absent senior play draws local friends and out of town visitors to Americus.
Mr and Mrs W M Legg left for Macon to attend the funeral of Mrs Simon Peter Richardson 91 year old mother of ten children and widow of Rev Simon Peter Richardson a noted Methodist minister. She died at the Madison home of her daughters Mrs James F Boughton and Mrs Clark.
In Valdosta on May 29 an alleged attempt to prosecute Terre Hendricks and Louis Havenkotte for attacking Klansmen backfired as cases were dismissed for want of prosecution. The incident stemmed from Henry Davis led publication in Brick Bat and involved a confrontation near Lowndes County Exchange building. Davis sought protection as townspeople warned against masked assaults.
Asheville N C May 29 All American music will characterize the program of the thirteenth biennial festival of the National Federation of Music Clubs here June 9 17 It is hoped the festival will prove that American music is not merely a offshoot but a central force guiding the world music scene and may attract European sponsors to recognize America as a major music hub.
May 20 Indianapolis reports state posts were sold poppies made in Germany by an American concern. The sale drew sharp criticism from Lyuel Botles national adjutant of the American Legion who called it a disgrace and insult to the dead of World War I. The firm supplying the poppies was in Indiana, and Iowa posts had been affected by the issue.
Senator William J. Harris spoke in Americus Monday and Ellaville this morning at 11 o’clock in the Schley county courthouse, accompanied by Major James A. Fort. He plans an afternoon stop in Preston and a Wednesday joint Kiwanis Lions club luncheon in Cordele, expected to draw several hundred attendees.
Mrs. G H Campbell of Atlanta describes long indigestion and weakness, noting weight loss and breath shortness. After using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, she reports relief after three bottles and urges others needing a stomach or blood tonic to obtain it from their druggist or write to Dr. Pierce in Buffalo for advice.
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