Memorial Day Observance Led by Harding in Arlington
President Harding, as principal speaker, led Memorial Day exercises at Arlington National Cemetery. The ceremony featured the Grand Army of the Republic and the American Legion with other patriotic groups represented. A parade from the White House preceded the amphitheatre program.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Harding
Arlington Amphitheatre
Grand Army of the Republic
American Legion
White House
Hammer Murderess Loses Appeal As She Heads To San Quentin
New Orleans May 30 Clara Phillips will not be informed she must go directly to San Quentin to begin her murder sentence for Alberta Meadows. Officials said California court action denying her appeal could trigger trouble on the journey and officers fear an escape attempt en route. Railroad tickets direct to San Francisco were purchased. Public Service body fights Georgia steamer potato tariff. Interstate Commerce Commission hearing sought to suspend the tariff set to take effect June 15.
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New Orleans
Clara Phillips
San Quentin Penitentiary
Alberta Meadows
California
San Francisco
Atlanta
Interstate Commerce Commission
Georgia
Public Service Commission
Ohio
Harsh Punishment Favored by Army Officer in Orica
In Tientsin and Orica a U S Army major urges foreign intervention to quell banditry in China. The Associated Press reports he wrote a press letter from Tientsin, while another item notes a Georgia grand jury probing license tag violations and potential indictments. A Washington man, Jesse W Smith, shot himself in his hotel room, friends citing no stated motive.
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Tientsin
Associated Press
China
Roland Pinger
Patzuko
Wpescore
Washington
Jesse W. Smith
Washington Courthouse
Ohio
Smith
Daugherty
Harding
Florida
White House
Toccoa Flooding Cuts Roads and Dim Lights
May 30 report from Toccoa says streets are nearly impassable as heavy rain and a storm send streams over banks. The city electric plant flooded left the town in darkness and the telephone system crippled while crops north of town are badly damaged.
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Toccoa
Darlington Commencement Opens with God’s Search for a Man
Rome May 30 Darlington's commencement opened with Dr E R Leyburn delivering on God's Search for a Man at First Presbyterian Church. Senior class exercises at 3 pm Friday on campus will feature Dr W D Flurry as speaker on The Marks of an Educated Man with diplomas and medals awarded to Ellis Hale Kenneth Elliott James Glover and others. Martin D Arcy to receive a certificate.
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Rome
Darlington
E.R. Leyburn
First Presbyterian Church
Fred Shamblin
Richard Smith
Kenneth Elliott
James Glover
Marshall Vandiver
W. P. McWilliams
Martin D’arcy
Railroad Revenue Loadings On Increase In May
Revenue freight for the week ended May 12 reached 974,521 cars, the highest weekly total since 1922 and about 4 percent under the peak. Compared with the same week last year, volume rose by 207,437 cars, and 223,345 more than in 1921. The week shows gains over 1918 1919 and 1920 as well, with a 13,502 car rise over the preceding week.
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New York
American Railway Association
Cadwell to Lead Georgia Peanut Growers Association
May 30 Crisp county appoints Roy Cadwell to carry on the Georgia Co operative Peanut Growers Association duties replacing J Kelly Simmons who has completed a noteworthy week.
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Roy Cadwell
Peanut Association
Cordele
Crisp County
Georgia Co-operative Peanut Growers Association
J. Kelly Simmons
Jailed for Stealing Rome Truck on Cedartown Road
John Copeland was arrested on a warrant from W. P. Hunt of Cedartown and jailed. Hunt alleges Copeland stole his truck found abandoned near the Copeland home on the Cedartown road.
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Rome
John Copeland
W. P. Hunt
Cedartown
Hunt
Copeland
Hammer murderess starts on last lap
Clara Phillips began the final leg of her journey from Honduras to California at noon today bound for San Quentin to serve a indeterminate sentence of ten years to life for the murder of Mrs Alberta Meadows in Los Angeles last year.
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Hammer
New Orleans
Clara Phillips
Honduras
California
San Quentin Penitentiary
Los Angeles
Alberta Meadows
Decoration Day Observance At Andersonville Draws Crowd
About one hundred white attendees plus Grand Army of the Republic members from Fitzgerald gathered at Andersonville for National Decoration Day. Thirteen thousand graves were decorated with a tiny flag at each headstone. The event saw six hundred African Americans present, with E. Whitman delivering the chief address. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was read by Mrs. L. V. Rainer.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Fitzgerald
Andersonville
E. Whitman
Lincoln
L. V. Rainer
H. L. Beauchamp
H. Brimmer
Patrick Ryan
J. H. Elder
G. E. Whitman
C. J. Hitch
J. M. Mosher
Fitzgerald Campy Grand Army of Republic
Manager Kincey Assists High School Senior Play
Herbert Kincey, manager of the Rylander theater, will aid Americus High School in presenting Heads or Tails at the school auditorium Friday night by lending stage scenery and lighting. He has quickly built rapport with students and aims to help ensure a flawless production.
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Herbert Kincey
Rylander Theater
Americus High School
Kincey
Will Move Three 8 Room Houses Across Sound
Brunswick, May 80. W N Gramiling returns from Cumberland Island where he bought three eight room houses and plans moving them to St Simon between the lighthouse and the pier. Capt C J Anderson holds the contract to transport the houses across the sound.
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Brunswick
W. N. Gramiling
Cumberland Island
St. Simon
C. J. Anderson
Ithe Sound
Boy Scouts Build Hut At McMaths Mill Site
Troop 2 of the Boy Scouts under R P Ewing have roughing in a new scout shack at McMaths Mill. Logs cut and hauled by the scouts, Lions Club members will help finish the hut. Patrol leaders include George Player Lucius Harvey Jr Fred Statham and Rupert Swain with John E Sheppard as treasurer and scribe.
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Boy
R. P. Ewing
McMath’s Mill
Lions Club
Troop 2
George Player
Lucius Harvey, Jr
Fred Statham
Rupert Swain
John E. Sheppard
John Council Named Cotton Association Director
Atlanta May 30 Appointment of J M Council of Americus as a director of the Georgia Co operative association from the state at large to succeed A M Wilkins of Comer was announced Tuesday by J L Brown commissioner of agriculture. Mr Wilkins served as a director from the state at large until he was recently elected a district director. Under the rules the State Department of Agriculture the State College of Agriculture and the State Bureau of Markets may name one state director each on the board.
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Atlanta
J. M. Council
Americus
Georgia Co-operative Association
A. M. Wilkins
Comer
J. L.brown
Wilkins
State Department of Agriculture
State College of Agriculture
State Bureau of Markets
Bethel Baptist Assn Plans July Summer Encampment
CUTHBERT Georgia May 30 At Bluffton the Bethel Baptist Association leaders plan a Summer Encampment July 9th to 13th to entertain at no cost all visitors representing churches Sunday schools B Y P U W M U S or other auxiliaries with arrangements being perfected.
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Cuthbert
Bluffton
Bethel Baptist Association
Fire at gas plant causes fifty dollar damage
Jim Walker, a negro employee at the South Georgia Public Utilities gas plant, was badly burned today when he pulled a ping in a meter releasing confined gas to explode. He was burned mainly on hands and face but will recover. Manager Ewing estimated plant damage at about $50, insured. Fire department responded to Box 14 alert and aided extinguishing.
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Jim Walker
South Georgia Public Utilities
Ewing
Gramling Awarded Island Map Contract
Brunswick May 30 W N Gramling who retires as city manager June 1 has been awarded the contract by Glynn county commissioners to make a new and comprehensive map of St Simon Island and will begin work in the next few days.
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Brunswick
W. N. Gramling
St. Simon Island
Glynn County
Lightning Kills Three Children in Miller County
Albany May 30 reports reaching here say three siblings of Thomas Lewis were struck by lightning and killed near their Miller County home. A fourth child was seriously shocked but expected to recover. The parents were away at the time, leaving the children in a neighbor’s care.
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Galbany
Thomas Lewis
Miller County
Americus Man Killed by Train at Richland
W M Easterlin of Americus Seaboard Air Line trainman was killed at Richland when he fell under moving cars at the coal chute near the Richland depot. The 50 year old veteran, flagman for switching, died instantly as the local train between Americus and Montgomery proceeded.
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W. M. Easterlin
Americus
Seaboard Air Line
Richland
Coffin & Wood
Richland Undertakers
Biggest recorder’s court session in years at Waycross
Waycross records a busy week with police on high alert as Recorder Jerome Crawley logs a long session at City Hall Tuesday. Defendants were tried and sentenced with fines and forfeited bonds totaling 1095 dollars.
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Waycross
Recorder’s Court
Jerome Crawley
Chamber of Commerce Officials Meeting in Waycross
Waycross and Ware County Chamber of Commerce officials met at Central Cafe to host delegates from the Georgia Florida Pecan Growers Association. The gathering, postponed from last week, began at one o clock and involved members assisting in entertaining visiting delegates.
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Waycross
Ware County
Final preparations for hydro electric test at local plant
The plant is ready for a first test of the hydro electric current on Sunday. The test may cause brief service interruptions and several delicate transformer adjustments are required before commercial use.
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Americus
Lighting Company
County Tax Assessors Busy Revising Returns
The county board of tax assessors holds sessions in the courthouse basement where the grand jury meets. Members Frank A. Wilson Er B Thrasher Jr and P B Williford have revised white returns for districts 15 16 16 and 17 and now tackle Old 26th. No Negro returns have been touched and few rises in valuations were reported by owners.
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Board of County Atx
Grand Jury
Frank A. Wilson
Er. B. Thrasher, Jr
P. B. Williford
Foster to Conduct Presbyterian Service Tonight
Rev. Richard F. Simpson, pastor, announces a prayer service at the Presbyterian church this evening at 7:45 to be conducted by GC S Foster, missionary to Africa. He is at home on furlough. A cordial welcome is extended to all who may attend.
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Richard F. Simpson
The
Presbyterian Church
GC. S. Foster
Africa
Lee Street Women to Lead Evening Prayer Service
Absent Rev. Luther A Harrell pastors Lee Street Methodist Church as missionary women take charge of the 7 45 pm prayer service with a planned musical program for the occasion.
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LEE Street
Luther
A. Harrell
Lee Street Methodist Church
Summerlin severely injured at Americus plant
James Summerlin a lineman for South Georgia Public Utilities Co. was seriously hurt at the Americus Lighting Co. plant while repairing equipment. A heavy piece of electrical apparatus struck him from the pole, breaking two ribs and puncturing a lung. He was taken to Americus Sumter County Hospital in serious condition with pneumonia risk.
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James Summerlin
South Georgia Public Utilities Co
Americus, Lighting Co
Sandthér
Ewing
Summerlin
Americas
Sumter County Hospital
Pineville
Marion County
Americus
Albany
Doctor Rufus W Weaver Sermon at Leslie High
Dr Rufus W Weaver president of Miescer University gave the commencement sermon for Union High May 30 at the school auditorium to a unusually large congregation. He urged the graduating class to offer their five loaves and two fishes as a Christian life shaped by education leading to service.
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Leslie
Rufus W. Weaver
Miescer University
Union High
First Americus Zone Peaches Shipped Destined for Major Cities
The Americus area sent its first peach shipments passing through here last night en route from Putnam to Macon and Atlanta. Six crates traveled via the Columbus branch of the Central, then transferred to the main line. Express shipments are expected to grow rapidly with a carload shipment planned within ten days.
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Americus
Putnam
Macon
Atlanta
Columbus
Central
Cordele High Alumni Elects New Officers
At the annual Cordele High School alumni meeting in the school auditorium Miss Audrey Dekle was chosen president and Howard Comer elected secretary. The alumni banquet at the Suwanee dining room drew about a hundred guests, including the graduating class members.
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Cordele
Alumi Associatio
Cordele High School
Audrey Dekle
Howard Comer
Suwanee
Municipal Pool Open This Week At Americas Playground
Arrangements have been made to reopen the municipal pool at Americas Playground Thursday Friday and Saturday this week. Hours are 8 to 7 on Thursday and Friday and Saturday 5 am to noon and 2 to 7 pm. The pool is managed by Sam R Heys J B Ansley and J Ralston Cargill who plan to keep it open as long as patronage justifies it and weather permits.
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Americas Playground
Playground Pool Commission
Sam R.heys
J. B Ansley
J. Ralston Cargill
Georgia Girls Win 19 Highway Awards in Safety Essay Drive
Washington May 30 Fifteen Georgia pupils receive awards from the Highway Education Board after the national safety campaign. Ernestine Anthony of Ashby street school Atlanta wins first honors earning a gold medal and fifteen dollar prize. Elizabeth Woolfolk of Fort Valley schools ranks second earning ten dollar prize and silver medal. Thirteen others receive bronze medals and five dollar checks.
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Washington
Georgia
Highway Education Board
Ernestine Anthony
Ashby _ street
Atlanta
Mary Lizzie Benson
Marietta
C. B. Trammell
Columbus
Elizabeth Woolfolk
Fort Valley Public Schools
Jeanette Nichols
Fort Valley
Lucy Houston
Hogansville
Frederic Solomon
Gladys Mathews
Beatrice Caldwell
Building Permits for Week Total 25 850
Last week 7 building permits totaling 25850 dollars included Dr. Will Williams for a recovering house on Screven avenue at 500, Miss. Mary Letford for a recovering house on Williams street at 200, B. Switzer for six houses at 36000, J. S. Elkins for alterations and repairs at 2000, T. L. McCrary for a house on Jane street at 3000, Atlantic Coast Line construction at 14000, and J. M. Cox for one garage at 150.
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Waycross
Will Williams
Screven Avenue
Miss. Mary Letford
Williams Street
B. Switzer
J. S. Elkins
T. L. McCrary
Jane Street
Atlantic Coast Line
J. M. Cox
Gunstock Order Brings Ohio Requests to Brunswick
May 30 P C Kessler, a noted gunsmith in Brunswick, received a walnut gunstock order from an Ohio city. This marks the third order from that Buckeye State region.
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Gunstock
Brunswick
P. C. Kessler
Ohio City
Buckeye State
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Jule Felton
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