Meat stocks seen covering needs for 12 days
Oscar G Mayer notes government figures show storage would meet national needs for about 12 days if immediately available. He adds much meat is under cure and pork production has risen while beef output has stayed steady. A Pearl Harbor parachute jump photo shows Lieut J R Tate in a safe tumble as a second jumper climbs from the plane.
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Oscar G. Mayer
American Meat Packers
Mayer
Chicago
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Lieut. J .R. Tate
U. S. Navy
Dramatic Career of W. J. Oliver Faces War Dept Bill
Washington dispatch outlines William J. Oliver of Knoxville Tennessee seeking 170000 in damages after his munitions plant was seized and operated by the government during World War I. The case traces Oliver from railroad builder and industrial force to a paralyzed, ruined figure as Congress weighs the claim and the government’s role. It notes his earlier political influence and near Panama Canal contract, the 1918 shell contract, and subsequent legal setbacks. The record details production costs and the plant’s seizure, with a focus on the dramatic career arc and present claim.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Committee On
William J. Oliver
Knoxville
Tenn
Oliver
House
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Roosevelt
White House
Panama Canal
Taft
Congress
House Committee
Oliver Manufacturing Company
Cabins Committee
United States
Charages Thorwn Out
Claims Committee
Salary Increase Comes With Promotion
A Chicago report traces a career path from office boy to general manager, noting salary rises tied to accumulated skills. It highlights education via practical typing work, and cites a Chicago mail order house offering affordable typewriters on small installments to creditworthy buyers, teaching operation in about three weeks. Contact International Typewriter Exchange, 184 W Lake St, Chicago.
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Chicago
Brown
International Typewriter Exchange
W. Lake St
Ilinois
Confesses Crime After Near Year Appeal
In Cario Georgia a Grady county man, after nearly a year, admits illegally hunting on another’s land in fall 1924. He was caught, and while he forgot the incident he later joined the community in a law-abiding stance.
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Cario, Ga
Grady County
Remarkable Recovery Reported From Pinkham Vegetable Compound
A Virginia woman describes dramatic health improvements after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound starting in June 1904. She says she avoided further hospital treatment and, now in the Change of Life, enjoys strong health and vitality, praising the remedy loudly.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Olk
Virginia
J. A. Jones
Ley Avenue
Norfolk
Crisp County to Pave National Highway Ten Miles
Cordelo to southern county line paving planned by Crisp county commissioners. Preparation underway to start immediately. Reinforced concrete Bethel creek bridge north of the city to be widened to meet federal paving standards.
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Coritele
Crisp County Board of Commissioners
Cordelo
Bethel Creek
United States Faces Meat Shortage
In Chicago on Oct 21 the press notes an acute meat shortage across the United States due to rising population and falling production, signaling broader supply impacts and consumer concerns.
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United States
Chicago
Limit on practice hours imposed by Los Angeles schools
Los Angeles high schools impose a two hour daily limit on student athletic practice. Students may not try out for more than one major sport per semester. The Board of Education, alarmed by athletics overshadowing studies, bans post season sectional titles and games with university or college freshmen teams. Only two practice games allowed.
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Los Angeles
Board of Education
Hallowe'en Program Planned for Friday at New Era School
A community event in New Era features songs stories and dialogues with a negro minister. The program begins at seven Friday night October 23 at New Era school with games and pranks to follow. Public invited.
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New Era
New Era School
Cod Liver Oil Tablets Claim Quick Body Gain
An old advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a powerful flesh producer with vitamins. Sugar coated tablets promise 10 to 20 pounds of solid healthy flesh in 30 days, with a money back guarantee if five pounds aren’t gained in that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Murray
Howell
McCoy
Married Men Get Preference in Bradford Jobs
Bradford city officers pass a law barring unmarried men from municipal posts when married men seek them. Councillors question why any unmarried men exist as local reports show nearly twice as many maidens as bachelors. Medical officer cites wool trade troubles as causing many young men to shun marriage.
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Bradford
Eng
Registration Notice for Primary Election in November 1925
Books open for registration for the November 16 1925 primary. Registration closes November 11 1925. A D Gatewood Jr clerk and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Gatewood, JR
Treas
Pepsinated Calomel The Cold and Flu Remedy
Nasty colds grippe and flu germs are neutralized by the milder Pepsinated Calomel. Combined with pepsin it works slowly yet effectively overnight. One tablet at bedtime helps rest and drives out germs that threaten pneumonia. Get 25 or 50 cent packages from Nathan Murray or local druggists.
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Nathan ‘Murray’s
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Will Yates
L. W. Rigsby
Cairo
Yates
R.B. Strickland
Americus
BELL
Western Union Telegraph Ce
N. R. Harris
E. Forsyth St
Crisp
Gorham Silver Co
Americus Jewelry Co
Wallis Mott, Mer
Harris Grocery CO
the Home of Quality
Macon
Georgia State Exposition
Central of Georgia Railway
Hallowe’en
Americus, Ga
Farmers Cotton Oil CO
Hudson-Essex
Essex
Hudson
Hudson Brougham
Gatewood Motor Co
Cotton Ave
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