Photograph of Watermelon Pest by Microscopic Camera
In Valdosta on May 30 a photo shows a watermelon vine bug causing andronose when magnified thousands of times. The bug, undetectable to the naked eye, was isolated by H. L. Cromartie agricultural agent for the Georgia and Florida railway, photographed by W. L. Ricks, with a microscopic camera devised by Dr. E. D. King.
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Valdosta
H. L. Cromartie
Georgia and Florida Railway
E. D. King
City Meat and Milk Inspection
W. L. Ricks
Miss Larrimore Wins Vindication in Tellegen Case
New York May 30 Supreme Court Justice Lehman rendered a decision vindicating Miss Stella Larrimore the actress named by Geraldine Farrar as a correspondent in her divorce suit against Lout Tellegen. Larrimore was denied vindication at the original hearing but later pursued action to clear her name of the charges.
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New York
Supreme Court
Lehman Today
Stella Larrimore
Geraldine Farrar
Lout Tellegen
Miss Larrimore
Tellegen
Decide Yourself The Opportunity Is Here Endorsed By Americus
Americus citizens testify in support of Doan's Kidney Pills with a grocer John L Oliver of 201 N Mayo Street sharing relief from kidney pain backache and nocturnal urination after use. Ad urges readers to buy Doan's at 60 cents from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Americus
John L. Oliver
Grocer
N. Mayo
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfrs
Buffalo
Gloria Swanson in My American Wife at Rylander Theatre
Gloria Swanson stars opposite Antonio Moreno in My American Wife set in Argentina as a romance amid political intrigue. The Rylander also features Adam and Eva and She When Knighthood Was in Flower showcasing lavish gowns and notable cast members.
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Gloria Swanson
Antonio Moreno
Paramount C
Rylander Theatre
Gloria
The
Rylander
Americus
Cafe license statute upheld by Georgia High Court
The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled that a thirty dollar annual cafe license remains legal and the comptroller general ordered county tax collectors to collect the fee. Cafes and restaurants now owe sixty dollars total for two years after last year’s suit against the state was settled.
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Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Growers Organize In McRae For Vegetable Market
McRae May 30 Growing interest surrounds forming an association of vegetable growers. A dewberry growers group is already organized and plans call for planting a larger acreage of vegetables. The current dewberry association manager will market and sell the produce, bringing marketing expertise and success to the venture.
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Mcrae
McRee
Dewberry Association
Manslaughter brings giant horse and bold siege to Opera House
Cecil B. De Mille’s Manslaughter features a huge black stal lion used as a mount for Thomas Meighan in a Roman bacchanal scene. The rider appears about sixteen feet tall thanks to costume and a helmeted eagle crest. Leatrice Joy hosts the scene with Las Wilsony and a notable cast including John Miltern, George Kooycett, Julia Faye, Edythe Chapman, Jack Mower, and Dorothy Cumming. It opens at the Opera House today and Thursday.
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Cecil B. DeMille
Thomas Meighan
Meighen
Mr. Meighan
Leatrice Joy
Miss Joy
Las Wilsony
John Miltern
Geo. Koycett
Julia Faye
Edythe Chapahan
Jack* Mower
Asson Ferguson
Dorothy Cumming
Mickey Moore
James Neill
Sylvia Ashton
Monroe Doctrine Centennial Half Dollar Debuts in Mint Design
Atlanta reports a new half dollar honoring the Monroe Doctrine centennial with a striking obverse featuring Monroe and Adams. The reverse shows North and South America, a draped North American figure with a laurel of peace, and a map scene including the West Indies. A scroll and quill between 1823 and 1923 symbolize the treaty.
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Atlanta
Washington
United States
Monroe
Adams
North
South America
North America
West Indies
Wells Mill Dam Near Flood Crest Amid Heavy Rains
J M McDonald of Wells mill reports Alamachee creek reached record flood levels as May 27 29 waters rose rapidly cracking the dam back and breaching the structure. Local help including Charlie Israel Bob Williams and Seward Jolleys worked with villagers to shore the dam and salvage corn stored in the mill as repair efforts began and trains slowed over the swollen trestle.
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W. C. McDonald
Wells’ Mill
J. M. McDonald
Americus
Alamachee Creek
McDonald
Wells
Messrs
Charlie Israel
Bob Williams
Seward Jolleys
Smithville
Dam Construction Advances Promptly Toward Completion
The project crew reports rapid progress on the dam with engineers optimistic that the structure will be finished soon. Officials confirm ongoing testing and water management preparations ahead of full closure.
Legion Condemns Religious Prejudice in Indiana Meeting
The American Legion adopted a resolution at its national executive committee meeting in Indiana pledging to combat intolerance and religious prejudice. The May 30 statement calls on citizens to uphold the Legion's stand against discrimination and support disabled ex servicemen and other World War veterans through its sweeping program.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
Indiananois
the Legion
The
Country
Meeting backs English only public school schooling
A meeting condemned any group or individual condemning a comrade over creed or belief and urged Congress to pass legislation to end federal control over education, demanding English be the sole language in public schools except for foreign language study.
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Congress
Harris Warehouse Act Great Aid to Farmers
Atlanta May 30 The big step in orderly cooperative marketing is provided in the affordments to the Federal Warehouse Act aimed at aiding farmers and promoting structured market access through warehouse provisions in the act.
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Harris Warehouse Act
Atlanta
Farm bill expansion strengthens warehouse receipts use
The bill proved by Congress and backed by U S Senator William Jim of Georgia according to Gray Silver, representative of the American Farm Bureau Federation, broadens the law to cover more farm products beyond cotton tobacco grain and flaxseed and strengthens administrative provisions to make warehouse receipts a more desirable basis for bank extensions.
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Congress
U. S
Wm. Jim
Georgia
Gray Silver
American Farm Bureau
Feder
Morris
Water covers marsh as northeaster swells bay area
A north easter that has persisted for several days pushed the waters of Ogiet horpe bay above the marsh yesterday afternoon, making the Fancy Bluff side visible from Bay Street in Brunswick Georgia.
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Brunswick
Carri
Ogiethorpe Bay
Bay Street
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Larrinore
Myrtle Springs
Brage’s Market
Freeman
Welding
Central Depot
J. L. Glawson
HIGH
Meighan
DAN Cjisappell Planters
Wells Mill
Alamuchee Creek
LN and
Etna MW
Little Ns
California
Co-Operative Fruit Exchange
West Ocean Avenue
Long Beach
Dept
Legion
Uvoard Oil Company
Standard Oil Company Incorporated
Kentucky
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