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Americus Times Recorder

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Americus, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1923

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Navy Day remarks: Leacy Roosevelt calls Navy key to progress

Fragmentary text notes Navy Day remarks by Louis or Lucius Leacy Roosevelt praising the navy as a major factor in progress. The article also mentions a visit by a crown prince and a former Kaiser near the German border, and reports on German industry negotiations in the Ruhr with General Degoutte, with French occupation authorities seeking outcomes from talks with Chancellor Stressmann.

Lecy Roosevelt Berlin Hugo Stinnes Germany Stressmenn Ruhr Degoutte

Mystic to Answer Questions For Times Recorder Readers

Readers may submit questions for Murdock to answer in print on varied topics except personal matters. Questions should include full name and be addressed to Murdock care The Times Recorder with initials used in print. Murdock claims enhanced psychic abilities through study and latent powers behind success. Dutch authorities report Wilhelm and Frederick William seeking return to Germany. talks with Dutch government noted.

Times-Recorder Murdock Rylander Theatre The

Ruhr mine owners sign to resume work

Brussels Oct 27. Agreements to resume work signed with occupation authorities by 18 German mine owners in the Ruhr. The firms represented control 25 group mines and 8 factories, according to official information.

Brussells Ruhr

Food Riots Roil Ruhr Districts with Fatalities

Reports from the Ruhr area describe food and unemployment riots erupting in multiple towns including Bochum and Duisburg. clashes with authorities left casualties with 20 killed and 15 wounded at Bochum and 5 killed at Duisburg as unrest spread through the region.

Ruhr Duesseldorf Bochum Duisberg

Hugo Stinnes Jr Arrives in New York for U S Tour

Hugo Stinnes Jr the 26 year old son of a German industrial magnate arrived with his wife aboard the steamship Resolute for a tour of the United States. He heads his family’s shipping interests and declined to state his views on Germany’s political situation.

New York Hugo Stinnes, Jr Resolute United States Hugo

Robert C Neely Dies Suddenly in Waynesboro

Wayneboro October 27 Robert C Neely a prominent cotton figure and former state legislator died suddenly at his home today.

Waynesboro Robert C. Neely South

Anderson Chosen Kiwanis Governor in Georgia

Columbus October 27 P T Anderson of the Macon club was unanimously elected district governor at the fourth annual Georgia Kiwanis convention. Alan McDonald of Macon was named district secretary. Northern lieutenant governor A S Skelton Hartwell Eastern J A Phillips Louisville Southern I H Reed Waycross Western J B Turner Albany. Next convention awarded to Rome after beating several larger cities.

Columbus P. T. Anderson Macon Club Georgia Kiwanis Clubs Alan McDonald Macon Northern A. S. Skelton Hartwell Eastern J. A. Phillips Louisville Southern IH. D. Reed Waycross Western J. B. Turner Albany Rome

Kiwanis Pledges $1000 for Indoor High School Court

At a Kiwanis meeting in Montezuma subscriptions totaling $1000 were raised to build an indoor basketball court for the high school team. Superintendent W. E. Queener said the funds are on hand and construction can begin, ending the team’s hardship of playing on an outdoor court.

Aids High School Montezuma Kiwanis W. E. Queener

Carrollton Merchants See Record Sales This Year

Carrollton merchants report a surge in sales this week surpassing levels touched in 1918 1919 and 1920. Officials credit four million dollars from cotton and two million from poultry in Carroll county as the main drivers of the spike.

Carrollton Carroll County

Barricaded in Farmhouse as Officers Nab Suspect

Enid Oklahoma Oct 27 Barricaded in his Noble county farmhouse six miles south of Stilings E J Enfield was held at bay by officers and armed citizens after he was accused of killing his son and probably fatally wounding neighbor Joseph Veleny who went to investigate the shooting.

Enid, Okla Stilings Noble County E. J. Enfield Joseph Veleny

French Parliament to Convene in Extraordinary Session

Paris officials announced a decree will convene the French parliament in extraordinary session on November 1. The decree is to be published shortly, confirming the timing as learned in official circles.

Paris V“Aris

Rev Combs Elected Head of Presbytery

Macon Presbytery held a large meeting in the new Presbyterian church. Rev C P Combs of Rose Hill Church Columbus was elected moderator after a sermon by retiring moderator Rev Angus McNair of Macon church. Large crowds attended and a communal dinner followed on the grounds.

Freston Macon

Ford Back Coolidge and Enforce Volstead Act

Detroit, Oct 27 Henry Ford supports President Coolidge but calls for strict Volstead Act enforcement. He says the president could dry up the country if he chooses and adds he supports him if he acts, noting women will have strong input. A brown felt cloche with leather rose trim appears in the text.

Banting Hurt Over Nobel Prize Omission

Boston October 27 Telegraphs from Dr. F G Banting and Dr J J R Mc Leod who were named Nobel prize recipients for insulin discovery say Banting is hurt that Dr Charles H Best was not named. Banting asserts equal share in insulin discovery for Joslin and himself.

Boston F. G. Banting J. J. R. McLeod Charles H. Best Banting Joslin

Greek rebels surrender ends week long uprising

London Oct 27 Ex change Telegraph dispatch from Athens reports that all Greek rebels have surrendered, bringing an early week revolutionary movement in Greece to an end.

London Athens Greece

Peach Growers to Meet Here Monday in Americus

Sumter and adjoining county peach growers plan a Monday meeting in the Sumter County courthouse Superior Court room at 8 p m to organize a local branch of the Georgia Peach Growers exchange. Over fifty growers are expected to attend as officers are elected to represent Sumter at the state association, inviting participation by small and large growers for industry gains.

Sumter Americus Peach Growers Exchange Georgia Superior Court Room

Premier Smuts Considers Cotton Industry Expansion

London dated 4 Oct reports Premier Smuts of the Union of South Africa telling a deputation from the Empire Cotton Growing Association that his government aims to make cotton a major industry. He gratefully accepts the association's offer to send experts to assist in developing the project.

London Smuts Union of South Africa Empire Cotton Growing Association South Africa

Trapped Miners Believed Dead After Staunton Mine Blast

In Terre Haute Indiana on October 27 a explosion ripped through a Staunton mine trapping three men and a boy. A rescue crew believes they are dead while three other miners suffered serious injuries from the blaze and blast.

Death of Charles Rittenberry in Macon shocks Americus

Telegraph announces the death of Charles Rittenberry in Macon from a brain hemorrhage at age unknown. His remains will be brought to Americus for funeral arrangements after his sister Mrs. Hugh Bryant and brother George Rittenberry learn of his passing. He washed up in Americus as a youth and was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Rittenberry, long residents of Americus.

A. Culpepper Macon Charles Rittenberry Americus Florida Oak Grove

Mrs. Wright of Seville Dies at 70

Mrs. A. T. Wright, mother of Mrs. Minnick, died at her Seville home after two years of ill health. Funeral services are set for Sunday afternoon in Seville with burial in the family cemetery. Surviving are her husband, four daughters including Mrs. Minnick and Mrs. Sargent, and four sons.

Ohio Sam Wright East Point Thomas Wright Pitts Willis Wright Rochelle

Navy Day aims to inform public on naval needs and strength

Nation marks Navy Day with posters as Theodore Roosevelt acts secretary Denby is absent. Roosevelt explains Navy Day as a public education effort on naval development and the postwar need for a strong fleet amid debates over arms limitation.

Harry B. Hunt NEA Washington Navy Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt Teddy Roogevelt Middle West West

Demand for Shoes Exceeds Production in Endicott

Endicott reports demand for shoes in the past month running over 50 percent above production. Orders from retail dealers demand immediate delivery with express shipments. Production in four factories is being increased this week, and new machinery arriving in November will raise output further.

Endicott Express

Judge refuses injunction against dry law violators

Philadelphia Oct 27 Thompson in federal district court refused to issue a temporary injunction padlocking six Schuylkill County saloons for alleged violations of the prohibition law pending a final hearing. The judge found government evidence insufficient to prove the defendants were a nuisance under the prohibition act.

Philadelphia Thompson Schuylkill County

Fort Benning to build 275 000 hospital at army school

A 275000 hospital at Fort Benning Infantry School is authorized by Congress with funds approved by Senators Harris and Wright. Construction is set to begin December 1 as bids come in from multiple contractors. The project will separate the mess hall kitchen and heating plant into independent buildings.

Columbus Fort Bening Infantry School Congress Harris Congress Wrght

Army Deserter Arrested Near Rome

George Neal, an admitted United States Army deserter, was captured by Floyd County deputies near Rome and taken to Fort Oglethorpe. He says he left his Texas command several weeks ago.

Rome George Neal United States Army Fort Oglethorpe Chattanooga Floyd County Neal Texas

Prohibition Drains County Jail Docket

On October 27, Fitzgerald reports far fewer criminal cases and no felonies this term in Ben Hill County court due to liquor ban. The civil docket remains large while the jail population drops, and officials say prohibition is rapidly emptying the jails as the criminal docket shrinks.

Fitzgerald Ben Hill County

One Man Killed One Hurt In Wreck Near Macon

Alvin White aged 21 was killed and his brother Lou White married was seriously injured when the car they rode in overturned at Round Oak in Jones county near Bibb. They were connected with the White Lumber company and lived in Hillsboro Georgia.

Macon Alvin White Lou White Round Oak Jones County Bibb County Vin White White Lumber Company Hillsboro

Two Men Die In Atlanta Street Car Collision

In Atlanta on October 27 two men died instantly when an automobile struck a street car head on at 58 miles an hour. Walter Edwards and W. C. Ward were killed, with Howell Lloyd injured severely. Roy Bryant and Hubert Bishop were hospitalized with multiple injuries. Ward was on the street car when the crash occurred, which demolished the auto.

Atlanta Walter Edwards W. C. Ward Howell Lloyd Roy Bryant Hubert Bishop Young Ward Ward Edwards

Nine Teen Injured In Canadian Pacific Wreck Near Savanne

In Ontario near Savanne the Vancouver to Toronto express derailed after a broken rail. Nineteen people were injured eight coaches left track with four serious, all injuries reported from colonist cars aboard the train.

Montreal Savanne Ontario

Prohibition agents raid two stills near Hapeville Georgia

Prohibition Agents Lon Adair and F L Souther seized two operating stills in Clayton county ten miles from Hapeville, Georgia, reporting no arrests. The devices were hidden in a negro shanty and appeared to have been warned and abandoned before the agents arrived. The report was filed with Director Fred D Dismuke on Friday.

Atlanta Lon Adair F. L. Souther Clayton County Hapeville Fred D. Dismuke

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