21 Off in 500 Mile Auto Race at Indianapolis
May 80 Twenty seven drivers started the tenth annual 500 miles race at the Speedway. Jimmy Murphy led early and raced ahead of Leon Duray, with Harry Hartz and Ralph Palma chasing as a record crowd of 35 000 watched. Murphy held a large early lead and completed 200 laps at about 95.11 mph, earning $3 000 in lap prizes with no pit stops up to the hour.
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Indianapolis
Speedway
Jimmy Murphy
Leon Duray
Harry Hartz
Ralph
Palma
Murphy
First M. E. Delegates Chosen for Leslie Meeting
The Americas district conference of the Methodist church will meet at Leslie June 14. Delegates appointed at a First Methodist church session include A. D. Gatewood R. E. Allison C. F. Giddings W. P. Wallis and J. M. Bryan with power to appoint alternates. Mesdames John Sheffield L. W. Brown Lorin Smith W. M. Humber and George Oliver also named. Leslie is convenient for all and many are expected to attend.
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Americas
The
Methodist Church
Leslie
First Methodist Church
Messrs
A. D. Gatewood
R. E. Allison
C. F. Giddings
W. P. Wallis
J. M. Bryan
John Sheffield
L. W. Brown
Lorin Smith
W. M. Humber
George Oliver
Chiefs and Sheriffs to Meet in Macon August 16
Cordele Georgia May 30 Police chiefs sheriffs and arresting officers of Georgia will hold their eighth annual session in Macon on August 16 for two days. Chief W L Sheppard of Cordele is president and L M Sumner special agent of the Sea board is secretary. Prominent speakers are expected during the sessions.
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Cordele
Georgia
Macon
W. L. Sheppard
Cordele Force
L. M. Sumner
Seaboard
P O S of A Plans Barbecue and Initiation Night
At the regular meeting the P O S of A arranged a barbecue for the next Monday at 8 o'clock. The event will mark the initiation of new members and a full attendance is expected.
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P.O. S. OF A
Sunday School Picnic Opens First Season at Myrtle Springs
The First Methodist Sunday school plans a picnic at Myrtle Springs on Thursday, June 15. Committees have been appointed and will be announced in a later issue.
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Myrtle Springs
Soap wrappers drive aids Child Welfare committee
The Child's Welfare committee at Furlow school asks Americas ladies to send Octagon soap wrappers to Mrs. B. C. Keister. A Boy Scout committee will collect them in 10 days to help fund silverware for next school year. Meanwhile Mrs. Elton Parker hosted the Matrons' 42 club party on Taylor street with hydrangeas gaillardia and zinnias as decorations and a salad tea for members.
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Furlow School
Ladies of Americas
B. C. Keister
Elton Parker
42 Club
Taylor Street
Mary
Eugenia Parker
Vera Henry
Local society notes and brief visits in Americus
A list of social happenings includes Mrs. T. B. Holton with a broken arm after a fall on Lee street, and J. E. Carter visiting Stewart county court officials. Visitors and guests arrive in Americus, including Miss Mabel Powell from Washington DC, Miss Nan Caldwell to Atlanta, and Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Kenyon from Richland.
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J. E. Carter
Stewart County
Lumpkin
Court House
J. M. Kenyon
Richland
Americus
Countrymen honor Lincoln at memorial dedication
Washington May 30 The nation pays homage to Abraham Lincoln with the dedication of a Potomac memorial. Thousands attend as President Harding and Ex-President Taft address the gathering. Congress recesses from tariff battles to join in the Lincoln memorial ceremony.
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Washington
Potomac
Abraham Lincoln
Harding
Taft
Congress
Senate
Seventh Grade Graduation at Americas Public Schools
Graduation exercises for Americas public schools seventh grade held Friday at 10 in the high school auditorium. Program includes selections by the Grammar School Orchestra, invocations and salutatory by Jeanette Slappey, a biographical sketch, readings, and the delivery of diplomas by W. W. Dykes. Benediction by Rev. L. A. Harrell.
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the Americas Public
L. A. Harrell
Jeanette Slappey
R. E. Lee
W. P. Young
Lizzie Mae Gammage
Hercules
Lodge
Joe Markowitz
Woodbury
Helen Witt
Gordon Howell
W. W. Dykes
Board of Education
J. E. Mathis
C. C. Niles
D. A. R. Benediction
Mrs. R A Walters Guests In Atlanta Visit
Mrs. R A Walters of Atlanta arrived to stay with her mother Mrs Annie Poole Walker on Barlow Street for several days. Formerly Ruth Walker she has many friends in town from visits to Mrs Walker and Miss Lilly Poole. Deborah Creighton a student at South Georgia Normal Institute Valdosta returns home to spend summer with her mother on Brown Street. Hollis and Charles Lanier who were in Battle Creek Michigan for malaria treatment will return tonight greatly improved. Hollis will stay with parents then move to Albany to manage the Americus Grocery company plant. Sam Clegg returns home after a motor trip through the middle west with time in Hot Springs Arkansas.
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R. A. Walters
Atlanta
Annie Poole Walker
Barlow Street
Walters
Ruth Walker
Walker
Lilly Poole
Deborah Creighton
South Georgia Normal Institute
Valdosta
Frank Creighton
Brown Street
Hollis
Charles Lanier
Battle Creek
Mich
stThey
Hollis Lanier
Frank Lanier
Albanny
Americus ‘Grocery Company
Sam Clegg
Middle West
Mr. Clegg
Hot Springs
Ark
Knights Templar Meeting Attendance and Ceremony
All Knights Templar are requested to attend the meeting Wednesday night May 31 at 7 30 p m in full uniform The Order of the Temple will be conferred Visiting Knights are invited Wible Marshall E C Get Brown s Self Rising habit and reduce freight rates on flour Self Rising Flour Try a sack 24 6 Nothing sweeter than Browns
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Knights Templar
Order of the Temple
Wible Marshall
E. C
The Woman He Married at Rylander Theater
Anita Stewart stars in The Woman He Married at the Rylander theater. Roddy Warren, urged by his father to end his marriage to Natalie Lane, discovers Natalie with artist Byrne Travers as detectives report. Believing infidelity, Roddy shoots the artist. Natalie appears, and the true events unfold in this First National drama directed by Fred Niblo.
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Whendy Warren
Andrew Warren
Natalie
Lane
Roddy
Byrne Travers
Anita Stewart
Rylander Theater
Fred Niblo
Miss Harris Wins Local U D C Essay Prize
Miss Ruby Harris of Ameritus High School senior class won the local U D C prize for best historical essay on the civil war and the old South. Hazel Prather earned honorable mention. The award will be presented at commencement Thursday night as part of statewide U D C contests across Georgia.
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Ruby Harris
Ameritus High School
Hazel Prather
U. D. GC
Georgia
Myrtle Ruskin
Harris
Former Americas Woman Dies in Portsmouth Virginia
Mrs. Aquilla Cobb Darley, about 60, a former resident of Americus, died in Portsmouth Virginia early today. Daughter of the late William H Cobb and Janie Wheeler Cobb, she had lived in Montgomery Alabama before moving to Portsmouth with her husband. Funeral arrangements not announced. burial expected in Portsmouth where her husband rests. The death brings widespread regret to her former Americus friends.
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W. F. Marsh
Portsmouth
Aquilla Cobb Darley
Darby
William H
Janie Wheeler Cobb
Americus
Montgomery
Ala
Darley
Made-in-Georgia Flour Brand Noted in Mill Market
Made in Georgia flour labeled Brown's Self-rising, produced at Brown's Mill near Americus, indicates a regional product line. The entry references a price tag of 24 shillings and sixpence.
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Georgia
Brown’s Mill
Americus
Classifieds Offer Quick, Cheap Selling and Buying Options
Local classifieds urge quick use of for sale and wanted ads. Readers are invited to place brief notices to sell items or seek desired goods with low rates, leveraging the public marketplace for fast, economical transactions.
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T. B. Holton
W. I. Holder
Buena Vista
the Windsor
E. J. Murphy
Fort Valley
Mabel Powell
Washington, D. C
W. E. Mitchell
West Church Street
Lauren Chambliss
Auburn Polytechnic Institute
Charles Chambliss
Camp McClellan
Anniston
Nan Caldwell
W. B. Pickett
Hartsboro, Ala
Thad Clark
Jacksonville
Miss Ruth Clark
C. C. Tillman
Howell Tillman
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W. J. Josey
Smithville
Harrold Bros
Williams-Niles Co
Jackson Avenue
J. A. Lucas
Times Recorder
C. R. Whitley
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Brabham Peas
E. W. Strange
Ellaville
Mr. Hall
W. C. Carter
L. Maynard
Brabham
B. R. T. Humber
Sumter
Care Times
Americus Institute
Lincoln
Potomac River
Miss Harris
Portsmouth, VA
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Athens
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Atlanta, GA
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