George rails at Georgia education in Plains address
Senator Walter F. George told a Plains audience that Georgia has no educational system, calling it a crazy quilt from mountains to the sea. He spoke during Educational Week about the Constitution, criticizing 26th and 20th amendment efforts as iniquitous, with more than 500 attendees from Plains Sumter Preston and Webster counties.
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Georgia
Walter F. George
United States
Plains
George
Plains School
E. L. Bridges
Sumter County
Preston
Webster County
Congress
Congess
Unique fossil found at Cedar Creek mouth near Cordele
In Cordele Georgia on November 16 scientists describe fossils at the Flint River mouth as unlike any North American find. Dr C Wythe Cooke urges recovery of more bones while Dr Remington Kellogg notes they are very distinct from nearby Alabama finds and resemble a prehistoric Egyptian whale.
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Cordele
North America
Cedar Creek
Flint River
U. S. Geological Survey
Washington
C. Wythe Cooke
Remington Kellogg
Bureau of Biological Survey
Alabama
Egypt
Memphis farmer’s daughter helps nab three bank robbers
A farmer near Memphis Tennessee rewarded $1000 after his daughter found the fugitives who had broken jail. She tracked them to a hidden spot on the family farm, led a posse to the location, and the trio was recaptured. Her action aided the capture of the criminals.
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Memphis
Tenn
Runaway Girls Located in Norfolk Vanishing Teens Found
Isabel la Bennett aged 15 and Sara Cohen aged 17, long missing from New York City since Friday, were found in Norfolk by a Travelers Aid Society worker. They said they left NYC with $20, traveled to Washington, then hiked to Richmond before an automobile ride brought them to Norfolk.
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Norfolk
Isabella Bennett
Harding
Sara Cohen
New York City
Ten Thousand Guards Keep U S Treasury Secure
Washington nov 16 ten thousand wires guard the treasury the world largest hoard of money. cockroaches trigger alarms. doors close by electricity as guards patrol 8 hour shifts. a hundred plain clothes guards roam with firearms. since andrew jackson no attempt to rob the building.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
Verdun
Department of Justice
Metropolitan Police
Fire Department
Fort Myers
Secret Service
Treasury Guards
The
Andrew Jackson
Outler Makes Strong Plea for Ministers
Rev John M Outler of First Methodist preached on Gods Very Own appealing for support of superannuated Methodist preachers He outlined their duties hardships and underpayment and urged a $3000 fund before the pastor goes to the South Georgia Conference in Macon Short talks followed outlining the need to raise the money for the year salvation for aged retired ministers and their families.
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John M. Outler
First Methodist Church
Outlier
Cutler
John W. Shiver
Board of Stewards
Stephen Pace
L. G. Council
Shiver
Mr. Pace
Macon
Georgia Leads In Injuries In Week Of Accidents
A regional tabulation from 11 states shows North Carolina had the most automobile traffic deaths in the past week while Georgia recorded the highest number of injuries. The report lists 28 deaths and 170 injuries in the territory. In Chicago, over the weekend, 14 of the accidental deaths came from automobile mishaps, with the nine central states registering 117 deaths for the week.
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South Carolina
South
Columbia
S. C
North Carolina
Georgia
Chicago
Middle West
Central States
East Americas School Holds Educational Week Program
Members of the board of education friends and patrons are invited to the East Americas school from 9 to 10 a m each day this week. A speaker will present a program with school exercises. The principal extends a cordial welcome as Educational Week features are observed by East Americas and other schools.
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Board of Education
East Americas School
East Americas
The Man Who Rises After Hitting Bottom
A reflective quote about resilience notes that the person who reaches the highest is the one who rebounds after hitting the lowest point. The saying emphasizes endurance and perseverance through adversity.
Pageant at First Baptist B Y P U depicts Send the Light
Miss Janie Murray stars as Miss America guiding a lighted pageant on mission outreach at First Baptist Church. Cast includes Miss Minnie Beat Reese Miss Jeffrey Kersey Miss Sarah Hambrick and Raymond Parsons. Rev. Joe M Branch delivers sermon Redemption by the Blood urging Christ acceptance amid a large crowd.
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Janie Murray
America
Minnie Beat Reese
Jeffrey Kersey
Sarah Hambrick
Edith Jennings
Raymond Parsons
Carrol Purvis
Edwin Purvis
Hambrick
Jennings
Japan
Raymond Parson
Joe M. Branch
Branch
Christ
Paul
Ephesus
New York Elks Club Accepts Six Month Lockout
The Elks club of New York agreed to a six month closing period after United States Attorney Buckner filed prohibition action. The grill room and bar will be locked and sealed for the term, noting that only the restaurant portion connected to living quarters would be closed.
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New York
The
Elks Club of
United States
Buckner
Speeders and Fighters Fined in Monday Police Court
Speeders and fighting dominated the Monday morning police court agenda. Judge Hollis Fort presided as fines were handed out, totaling $80.00 with penalties from $3.00 to $15.00 for various offenses.
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Hollis Fort
Foreign Missions Take Large Sums in 1925 Report
The Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church raised 3,193,403 for educational, evangelistic and medical work in over forty countries during the year ended October 31, 1925. The report was presented at the annual meeting in Delaware, Ohio.
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Foreign Missions
Delaware, Oho
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Father Rosoff and Son Preach in Americus Evening
Daniel and Albert Rosoff, noted Hebrew evangelists, will speak Wednesday at 7 30 PM at the First Methodist Church Americus. Several churches plan to shorten or postpone regular prayer meetings to allow attendance. Albert Rosoff, renowned singer formerly of the Metropolitan Opera Company, has appeared in major concerts worldwide.
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Daniel
Albert Rosoff
Americus
First Methodist Church
Metropolitan Opera Company of
New York
Macon Woman Dies Kneeling in Prayer at Home
Macon Georgia on November 16 reports Mrs. Mary Josephine Sunday Hill aged 85 was found dead kneeling in prayer at her Macon home. A devoted elder, she had prayed at noon for years as the Angelus bell rang. She leaves three daughters and two sons.
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Macon
Mary Josephine
Beauty shops invade Chinatown in San Francisco
In Chinatown San Francisco the first beauty shops flourish with two shops serving mainly Chinese girls seeking latest bobs and waves. An occasional Chinese Sheik with distinctive attire is seen near the barber and manicure station, signaling a varied clientele.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Quote on health and worries in everyday life
A brief insight notes that smoking a pipe harms health far less than constant worry about troubles. The remark contrasts two common concerns, suggesting mental burden may have a greater impact than smoking in moderation. It reflects a layperson view of health and personal stress.
Sumter Gin Gains Highlighted in Census Report
Census Bureau figures show Sumter County with 21,884 bales ginned by November 1, up 3,830 from 1924. South Carolina totals reach 1,114,541 bales, compared with 818,042 last year, with Burke and Bullock leading counties at 38,143 and 29,948 respectively.
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Census Bureau
Sumter County
Burke
Bullock
Carroll
Emanuel
Laurens
Terrell
Screven
Sumter
Russian armored car party killed in mutiny near Tsingtao
In Tsangtao on November 16 Marshal Chang Tso lins Shantung division mutinied and fired on the Russian White brigade, killing all members of an armored car party of about three thousand. Wounded Russians received aid only after foreign doctors arrived.
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Tsingtao
China
Chang Tso-lin
Shantung
Chang
Wu Pie Fu
Tsianfumene
Free Admission Announced for Local Food Show
The Pure Food show under the Council of Safety in Americus opens today in the old Harris hardware building. Exhibitors include Model Bakery, Chero Cola Co, Moreland Jones Co, Americus Hatchery, Americus Light and Gas, J E Ferguson, R L Rogers, Howard Mayonnaise Co, and White Way Market. Admission is free every day with complimentary lunches, drinks, cake, and sandwiches. Cooking classes run daily from 2 to 4 pm. doors close to nonparticipants. Several hundred tickets have sold, with room for more.
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Council of Safety
Harris Hardware
Model Bakery
Chero Cola Co
Moreland-Jones Co
Americus Hatchery
Americus Light and Gas Co
White Way Market
Americus
Sumter County
Gas colored galluses stun Boston flappers urge
Boston is abuzz over gas colored galluses or suspender belts revived for open minded flappers. A New York idea popularized by publicity handlers reaches Boston and shoppers report sales like the devil. A sales girl details how striped ribbon galluses fasten to skirt buttons keeping the skirt in place, while onlookers discuss the trend with amused urgency.
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Boston
New York
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D. C. Stephenson
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