Soule Speaks Here at Fair Tonight
The fair program features Soule speaking this evening with emphasis on cotton indicators. Big British spinners include top names while U S authorities estimate western demand and supply. The international view places world cotton stocks at 5,359,000 bales for July 31, 1,041,000 bales below Commerce Department estimates.
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Soule
Washington
International Federation of Cotton Spinners
Agricultural Commissioners
London
Department of Commerce
Trial Postponed In Macon Flogging Case Absence Causes Delay
Macon Sept 27 The jury weighing Dr C A Yarborough rioting charge has not reached a verdict by 1 pm after a day delay. It was announced no more flogging cases would be heard this term. Solicitor Moore said principal witness Melton Britt, key against J F Alexander, is missing and the case was continued.
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Macon
C. A. Yarborough
Aew
Moore
Melton Britt
J. F. Alexander
Fire at Americus farm barn caused by lantern blaze
A lighted lantern carried by a farm employee ignited gasoline vapors in a storage tank, burning a barn on George W. Riley's Americus area farm and damaging machinery, hay, and cotton. The Americus fire department with a chemical engine helped prevent spread to nearby structures. Riley credited Chief W P McArthur and crew for saving adjacent buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Riley
Americus
Dawson Road
Americas Fire Department
Metropolitan Insurance Booth Offers Rest Room at Fair
At the fair the Metropolitan Insurance Company runs a commodious rest room for visitors in the tent entrance area. Mrs Lunsford and Mr Leroy Lunsford staff the booth with a nurse caring for babies while mothers tour the grounds. An illuminated replica of the Metropolitan Building decorates the corner as babies are left in care and mothers join a free guessing contest to estimate Metropolitan policy counts in the district.
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Metropolitan Insurance Company
Metropolitan
Leroy Lunsford
New York City
Lunsford
General strike across Ruhr districts by miners
Miners in Gelsenkirchen Recklinghausen and Wanne in the Ruhr declared a general strike as homage to Berlin's passive resistance policy ending and as a protest against French exploitation. About 6000 miners quit by noon with more expected to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aura
Duesseldorf
Gelsenkirchen
Recklinghusen
Wanne
Ruhr
Berlin
Third County Placed Under Military Law
Oklahoma City dated September 27 reports military activities expanding to a third county as House members prepare to seek injunctions to curb Governor Walton. Fifty guardsmen arrived at Wagoner unannounced amid tensions over a legislative meeting.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
House of Representatives
Walton
Waggoner
Roumania Offers Bulgaria Military Aid to Restore Order
Bucharest reports Roumania will provide military assistance to Bulgaria if Communist revolutionists gain control. The offer aims to stabilize Bulgaria and support the government in resisting upheaval. The note cites official circles in Bucharest and reflects regional tensions during the period.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Bulgaria
Carswell Denies Inquiries About Committee Probers
Atlanta dispatch reports Commissioner Brown denying in detail every charge of irregularity facing his department. Also, Senate President Carswell and House Speaker Neill testified before the legislative committee investigating the agriculture department and denied holding conferences with Commissioner J. J Brown about appointing members to lead the inquiry. Carswell said he voted for Brown's opponent in the last campaign.
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House Tells Probe Committee
Brown
Atlanta
George Carswell
Senate
Cecil Neill
House
Department of Agriculture
J. J Brown
Carswell
Island of Corfu Returned to Greece by Italy
Dispatches from Athens report that the island of Corfu, occupied by Italy on August 31, was returned to Greek authorities this morning. The news underscores ongoing tensions as the Allies monitor the region.
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Corfu
Greece
Athens News
Athens
Italy
Albany High Opens Season Against Pelham High Friday
Albany, Sept 27 Albany High starts football season Friday afternoon at 8 p m against Pelham High described as having a corking good little eleven The public is urged to attend and supply a large crowd for the opening game in Albany’s stadium
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Albany
Albany High
Pelham High
Bandits Seize Whisky From Philadelphia Distillery
A band of about 40 men, some masked and armed, bound and gagged guards at the Philadelphia Distilling company warehouse in Eddington near Philadelphia and stole seven to ten truckloads of whisky in a bold daylight raid.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Distilling Company
Eddington
Here
German government falls to military dictatorship in Berlin
Paris reports Berlin dispatches show the German government effectively handed to a military dictatorship. The foreign office sees dangerous possibilities but no allied action. Occupation authorities in the Ruhr near, ready for emergencies as Berlin proclaims Minister of Defense Gessler in full charge to restore order, tied to Bavaria's dictatorship move.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Berlin
Ruhr
Gessler
Bavaria
Head of Aissofinn Border Commission killed by assassins
Moscow dispatch reports M Lavroff, chairman of the Russian border commission, wounded by gunmen at the frontier while returning from Finland. Details of the assassination are not contained in today’s newspaper dispatches from Petro Zavodsk.
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Aissofinn Border Commission
Moscow
M. Lavroff
Russian Border Commission
Gan
Finland
Petro Zavodsk
Doulas prisoner escapes from gang in Waycross
Waycross authorities report a $50 reward for William Ryder alias William Gale, who escaped from the Coffee County jail gang on September 19, 1928. W. T. Lane Jr. has traveled to Mercer where he will study law. officers are on watch for Ryder.
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Waycross
Ben
William Ryder
William Gale
Coffee County
W. T. Lane, Jr
Ry-eon
Bavaria Bars Hitler Follower Meetings Amid Tense Calm
Munich reports Dr. Vonkahr Bavarian minister prohibits meetings of Hitler followers and all political gatherings. The overall Bavarian situation remains quiet as of today, with authorities maintaining order.
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Munich
Bavaria
Vonkahr
Adolph Hittler
Street fighting reported in Dresden clash
London dispatch says street fighting between Communists and less extreme radicals erupted in Dresden where meetings and protests were held. One man was killed and five fatally wounded as clashes continued amid political tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dresden
Berlin
Kiwanis Program at Sumter Fair Tonight
Kiwanis program at the Sumter county fair features Dr. Andrew M. Soule as chief speaker with Stephen Pace introducing him. About two hundred guests expected at the luncheon and five hundred visitors at the grounds to hear the talk on Diversified Agriculture. The 7 pm start allows fairgoers to visit exhibits. no admission charged beyond daily gate fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Sumter County Fair
Andrew M. Soule
Stephen Pace
Kiwanis Committee
Dr. Soule
Pleasant Grove to Observe Mission Day
Pleasant Grove Baptist Sunday School plans Mission Day activities with a 10 oclock start next Sunday. The event invites all friends of the congregation and aims to engage young people in the observance. local residents and visitors noted include Mrs Inez Gibson of Cuthbert and area families.
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Huntington
Pleasant Grove
Inez Gibson
Cuthbert
Claud Johnson
Miss Dowdell to Visit Fair and Demonstrate Canning
Miss Lois P. Dowdell state agent for Georgia girls club work will visit the fair Friday. She will inspect all canning club exhibits at 11 AM in the main tent and demonstrate scoring of canned goods, identifying defects and merits with scientific insights. Bonnie Parkman county agent assists. free admission for all visitors.
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Lois P. Dowdell
Girls’ Club
Georgia
Miss Dowdell
Canning Club
Bonnie
Parkman’s Department
Dowdell
Bonnie Parkman
Bethel Sunday School Plans Special Meeting Come and See Day
Bethel church Sunday school plans a Come and See Day program on Sunday September 30 inviting all friends to attend. Services begin promptly at ten a.m.
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Bethel Sunday School
Bethel Church
Clearing Site Underway for Cordele Mill Redevelopment
Cordele Georgia September 27 The site is being cleared for the Crisp County Lumber Company's rebuilt milling plant after a recent fire. Plans call for a much larger facility with about double the capacity for building materials. W A Thompson president says orders for machinery are placed and will arrive soon. The new boiler and engine will drive about two hundred horsepower.
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Cordele
Crisp County Lumber Compat
W. A. Thompson
Runner ducks touted for garden pest control
Augusta on September 25 Norrell reports runner ducks as a natural pest solution. He keeps six ducks that reportedly remove insects in his yard with no gnats spared, illustrating an unusual folk remedy for potato garden pests.
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Augusta
Norrell
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Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
the Navy
Alton B. Parker
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Messrs
Hays
McAdoo
Parker and
Roosevelt
Underwood & Underwood Studios
New York
Ki McDonald
Mr. Strauss
Bachrach, Inc
Seanencndniaa Bi R. Battle
Pile
Nelson Britt
Alexander
Geo. W. Riley
Americas
McArthur
Wane
Okla
Sclons
Poumania
Bulgaps
Cecil Neil
Philadelphia Distilling Co
Rob ‘Bery Today
Germany
Doulas
Gses
Mercer, Bts
Joe Stewart
John Perry
J. A. Bray
Little Son
C. K. Chapman
Lollie Chapman
Me Chapman
Harris Frazier
Leslie
Eugene Williams
Arthur Lee Cheek
Lamar
L. J. Frazier
G. A. Perry
W. J. Hill, Jr
Cobb
B. A. Bradley
Bernice Bradley
Alton Bradley
T. J. Frazier
Apie
Jon Hays
Beula
Sunvat
State Girl’s Club
Cordele Mill
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