Sumter County War Memorial Drive Reaches $1,200 Mark
Expressions of support ring through the Sumter county soldiers memorial campaign as wo men's day yields the day’s largest list, boosting total contributions to over 1,200 dollars. A letter from a former Americus boy in Johnstown Pa praises Sumter county and hopes the fund will surpass the goal.
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Cobb
Stephen Pace
Sumter County
W. M. Humber
Cobh
Americus
Johnstown
W. M. Tumb
Humber
Irish Peace Is Certain Says De Valera Answer
London dispatch reports Premier Lloyd George released de Valera’s reply to cabinet. Irish peace is a certainty and no return to old hostilities is expected. De Valera’s position seeks complete independence but leaves room for negotiations with Sinn Fein leaders optimistic about a settlement.
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London
Associated Press
Lloyd George
Fimona de Valera
Inverness
Scotland
Milton Bronner
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Dail Eireann
Eamonn de Valera
Dublin
Nation's safety in ending mobs in Cincinnati address
Luther E. Rosser of Augusta told the American Bar Association in Cincinnati that the partial annihilation of mob violence is the only guarantee of national reality. He argued lynching will end only when blacks stop attacking white women and whites restrain themselves in favor of the law. C. A. Severance of St. Paul was elected ABA president.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Luther E. Rosser
Ausata
American Bar Association
Se C. A. Severance
St. Paul
American Bar Association Today
Fireman Loses Coat Responding to Alarm on Dudley Street
A fireman lost a fine olive drab coat and a stick pin from the fire truck while answering a blaze at a negro house on Dudley street owned by R. C. Moran. The incident occurred at 6:45 Thursday night and a reward is offered for the coat and pins.
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Dudley Street
R. C. Moran
Ira Hallman
Hallman
Into the Night Poem Remembering Sumter County Soldiers
A poem by William E. Brooks in The Independent memorializes Sumter County soldiers of the great war. It recalls midnight trains, marching lines, hobnails on pavement, and the desire to join the march, while reflecting on forgotten deeds and the old pain of memory.
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William E. Brooks
The
Independent
Sumter County
Glory
Georgia Cotton Crop Shortest Since 1892 Warns Georgia
Atlanta reports from the U S Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates and the Georgia Department of Agriculture indicate Georgia faces the shortest cotton crop in 30 years. Forecasts suggest about 1 10 pounds lint per acre and total around 127 000 bales, with last year at 1 414 652 and 1 650 529 in prior years.
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Atlanta
United State Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Co-operative Crop Reporting Service
Georgia
John S. Dennee
Wisbeen
New York
Weevil
Fulton
Ghiner Fei
Grady
Pike
Greene
Polk
Gwinett
Palask
Chattahoochee River
Pest
Savannah
Davis de Stewart
Jefferson
Enkins
Anion
Terrell
Taprens Au Thomas
Sthiate Hy Tayo Tift AG
Appling Atkinson
Clayton A
Toombs
Cobh Az
Acon
aRroup
Baldwin Baker
Colquitt BT
Columbia
Banka
Barrow
Coweta
Alker
Ot Ari
Ylion
Ren Hill
Aaron
Berrien
Millers
Bleckley
Tmyne Deantley
Raub
Rooks
BT Bryan
Doole
Bulloch
Dougherty Montgomery
Field
Burke
Lax
Butts
Karl
Murray
Wilkes
Calhoun
Echols
Ubed
Wilkingon
Campbel
Effingham
Newton
Stype
Candler Ng Rt
Carrol
Empduel
Atlinca Arta
Chattoogars Fayette
Aurtei
Markets. Americus Spot Cotton Good middling Price
Market brief notes Americus spot cotton marked good middling at 17 cents per pound.
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Americus
Martial law plans widen as U S troops moved to strike zone
Reports from Washington state that orders for entrainment of three infantry regiments from Camp Dix and Sherman Ohio were under review by Major General Ward. Brigadier Bandholtz to report on the operation while Weeks and Cabinet officials weighed martial law terms and timing amid mounting unrest in Logan and surrounding counties.
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Bandholtz
White House
Harding
West Virginia
Eudely
Madison
Tus
C. Frank Keeney
Washington
Virginia
Ward
Ion
Camp Dix
Sherman
Ohio
Bandi
Eral Bandholtz
Ice Rate Cut Hits Americus Consumers Across Regions
Americus residents faced a price drop from 60 to 50 cents per 100 pounds as part of a broader Atlantic Coal reduction. The corporation cited economies and plant adjustments across the network in Knoxville Macon Montomerry ville Rome Tarora Plant Gey and Palmetto Fla as factors. The move followed complaints and aimed to protect consumers while preserving service.
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Americus
Atlantic
Jowenty Unien
The
Coal Corporation
Aetlantic Knoxville
Macon
Montcomerryville
Rome
Taroa
Plant Gey
Palmetto
Ing al
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Americas
Thishaws
Auger
Sue
Ray
Cerely
Ole
Sumter
J. W. Martis, Jr
Mies Rachael Scrozes
Mies Mariah Harvold
Mary Davenport
A. C. Statham Harvey Mathis
Dosia, M Cash
Cathwoll
M. Pran
Silas Johnson
J.e.hightower Mies
Ruth Hightower
H. B. Mashburn
B. Mashburn
G. R. Filis
Henry Stanfield
Mathews So
Carswell
F. J. Sheahan
Clara Roebuck
Essie Roebuck
T. A. Graham
Q. W. Puller
F. Bolton
Gyles
Thad B. Reese
Wihle Marshall
S. H. McKee Mirs
Francis Sparks
Walter Stapleton
Vaul Westbrook
A. Wade
Tab Tin
G. Cob
Howard
Shire
Kennington
Ida C. Statham
Homer
Wade
R. K. Statham
Cocke
Wood
THN
J. A. Laramere
H. A. Ratley
Foster
Mica Rennie Pinksign
Statham
Cobb Wo
W. C
Hill
K. B. Worrell
Feater
Cobb de Dees
C. A. Grant
R. A. Grant
H W. Tee Bongs
Kial
King
Plains
Moe Raines
Sarah Schumpert
Eorge van Riper
Mary Belle van Weer
George van Riper
Mes
Arthur Rylander
Harriet, Rylander
John T. Taylor T. Taylor, Jr
Tephen Pace
Martha Pace
Alice Worthy
Claire Morris
Tat Marrig
Totat
W. BR. Dudley
Ben
Our Mre. Dudley
ATHER
Rexall Sarraaty
General Bandholtz
Pre
Port Worth
Tex
Confederate Veterans
Cleral van Zandt
Jolu
Poland
Into the
U.S
Fort Harding
Spruce Fort
Logan
Ensan Les Marl
Trola
Paul Comisk
Charleston
W. Va
Bannesid Logan
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