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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1925
Page
8
The Times-Recorder campaign nears the end with nine hours left before the final vote gong. Candidates race for big gifts as subscriptions determine scores, with Saturday nine o'clock marking the close of the last large vote period and a reduced schedule to follow.
In a bold night burglary at the county courthouse in Dawson thieves carried off Sheriff Woods 100 gallon copper still and 450 gallons of mash along with outfit parts. The theft targets enforcement of the Volstead act and Georgia dry law, shocking the reform and justice systems.
John W. Weeks, former secretary of war, spends his last day in the War Department with successor Dwight F. Davis. Weeks resigned due to health, shown healthy and robust in a 1921 oath photo, as pictured today.
Plains and Concord churches reported good attendance for Sunday services and Sacrament. Mrs. Dupree of Concord recovered from surgery at Wise Sanitarium. Sumter Schley Epworth League Union meets at Concord church with a large crowd anticipated. New officeholders include district steward J A McDonald and recording steward J C Logan. Trustees and secretaries named for Plains Concord Rylander and New Point churches.
Indiana Senator Samuel M. Ralston withdrew from the Democratic presidential race at the 1924 New York convention, citing age and frail health that would not permit a full-term campaign. His decision helped tilt momentum to John W. Davis as the party sought a new candidate while the convention wrestled with fatigue and internal disputes. Life has its ups and downs and going up is more fun than going down.
A reader recounts a near fatal incident on a birthday eight months ago and credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for relief. The note claims the preparation removes intestinal mucous, allays inflammation, and cures stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. The advertorial tone promises money back after one dose and says it is sold by all druggists.
In Dawson Georgia on October 16, a pear tree on G L Upshaw's premises displays unusual full bloom with young pears nearly the size of game eggs. The tree's condition resembles spring as the long summer growth revived vegetation across the area.
Selma notes that Albany, Georgia was chosen as the next meeting place for the National Pecan Growers association after closing its annual convention here Thursday night E C Butterfield of Winona Texas was named president Clifton Kirkpatrick of Selma was elected first vice president.
The vice president and Dr. T. H. Mc Hatton of the Georgia State College of Horticulture were named to the position of second vice-president.
William Green of Coshocton Ohio was unanimously reelected president of the American Federation of Labor in Atlantic City New Jersey on October 16. He was nominated by John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers in a speech that drew strong applause from delegates.
Atlanta October 16. Officials of the Georgia Department of Agriculture report cotton blossoms yield a fine honey. The discovery suggests new agricultural opportunities as bees have long sought sweetness from cotton blooms and may have found a source beyond cotton cloth oil and cattle feed.
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