German Rail Lines Recruit 80,000 German Workers
Berlin reports the January 13 ordinance suspending deliveries to France and Belgium has been annulled. Mayence notes French and Belgian railroad authorities seek 80,000 German workers for Rhineland and Ruhr lines, with required oaths to civil and military leaders. Düsseldorf records a violent riot in a suburb lasting several hours as separatist men attacked.
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Berlin
France
Belgium
Mayence
Rhineland
Ruhr
Lions Club Luncheon Speaker At Suater Fair Grounds
Judge Charles R Crip was the Lions club luncheon speaker at the fair grounds declaring the era economically abnormal due to World War I. He urged government duties, warned against false hopes of quick prosperity, and called for economical public expenditures and fair taxation amid crop failure concerns. The event, hosted by the Lee Street Methodist ladies, featured a complimentary mid day luncheon and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Crip
Lions Club
Fair Grounds
Chamber of Comermce and Fair Association
Lee Street Methodist Church
United States
Awards at Thalean Home Demonstration Club flagged
The Thalean Home Demonstration Club honored its own at Sumter County Fair with Best club exhibit claimed by Tha lean, Pleasant Grove second, Concord third. Awards listed for best individual displays and exhibits in canned vegetables preserves jams and other goods, with Eva Webb winning a year scholarship to the State College of Agriculture. The details include multiple club recognitions and prize money for top finishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumter County Fair
Bonnie Parkman
Thalean Home Demonstration Club
Pleasant Grove
Concord
Shiloh
Rathman
Fidelity Home
Thalean
Cuisine Home
Concord Home
Tom Finch
W. H. Houston
W. H. Emmett
W. Ki. Houston
Msy. S. E. DeLoach. Best
W. A. Moore
W. H. Emmet
Canning Club
State College of Agriculture
Athens
Eva Webb
Pleasant Grove Club
Thompson Club
Shiloh Club
Supreme Court denies Walton rehearing on Oklahoma bill
Oklahoma City September 29 The State Supreme Court refused Governor Walton's motion for rehearing in a case challenging an initiated bill allowing the legislature to convene to probe state official conduct. The ruling clears the way for the measure to go before voters unless a new legal move is filed before Thursday. The report then veers into unrelated sensational claims about a King Ben figure and religious doctrine without corroborated connections to the main legal matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
Walton
Secretary of State
Thirteen Dead as Storm Hits Nebraska and Iowa
Omaha dispatch reports a cloudburst and tornado across Western Iowa and Eastern Nebraska. Thirteen dead, three missing, over a dozen injured, and >$500,000 in property loss. Council Bluffs records five dead and five seriously injured. Louisville drowning occurs as the house with Mrs Mary McIver's body was swept into a swollen creek.
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Council Bluffs
Omaha
Iowa
Nebraska
Louisville
Nep
Mary McIver
High School Rials Organize New Team at Tern
High school girls form a basketball team with Dorothy Cass as coach and Chive Davenport as captain. Harriet Rylander is business manager and Elizabeth Joyner serves as secretary treasurer as students seek an indoor court, aiming to acquire the former Y M C A court at Church and Jackson streets requiring about $200 for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Rylander
Elizabeth Joyner
Lack of Reserve Men Hinders Georgia Football
Athens September 29 The University of Georgia faces a season hampered by a shortage of good reserve players as coaches shuffle lineups at Sanford Stadium. Fans note ongoing shifts while Mercer and other opponents loom on an ambitious schedule. The Baptist team returns to Athens for the opener amid concerns over past dengue impacts and a belief the 1930s squad will be stronger despite doubts.
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Athens
University of Georgia
Sanford Mead
Georgia
Bulldogs
Macon
Mercer
Guards Protecting Negro Laborers In Spruce Pine
Asheville reports say two National Guard units in Mitchell county protect Negro laborers and preserve order as wires to Spruce Pine were cut. About 100 guardsmen bivouacked in a warehouse and were to be assigned to camps, with a crucial test of local temper expected as a prior mob drove away 100 Negro workers after a convict attack on a white woman.
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Asheville
Spruce Pine
Mitchell County
National Guard
Troops Seek Six Key Persons Missing From Tulsa Inquiry
Six persons, including three men and three women, are missing in Tulsa County after appearing before Governor Walton's military commission. Troop detachments from four counties are seeking the individuals suspected to have been in the hands of masked bands.
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Tulsa
Okla
Tulsa County
Walton
Military Board
Longest jury deliberation in Macon for dentist flogging case
The Macon jury in the Dr. C. A. Yarborough rioting charge spent 70 hours deliberating before discharging. Initial ballots were six to six then seven to five, finally nine to three for conviction. He previously was acquitted on a related charge and faces more accusations as alleged ring leader in local flogging cases.
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Macon
C. A. Yarborough
W. O. Barnett
Yarborogh
R. F. Mis
Anti Mosquito Clubs Organized At Furlow Grammar School
Miss Sarah Cobb principal of Furlow Grammar School has completed organization of anti mosquito clubs. Students will receive practical instruction on mosquito elimination and disrupting breeding sites. The campaign against malaria will continue through the school season with systematic work during winter to reduce malaria carrier survival by next summer.
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Sarah Cobb
Furlow Grammar School
Dr Dillard Makes School Survey In Jumper County
Dr J H Dillard arrives in Americus by invitation of Col J E D Shipp to survey negro schools in Jumter county. He administers the Slater Funds, aimed at supporting negro industrial schools, and may consider further donations after inspection.
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J. H. Dillard
Jumter County
Americus
J. E. D. Shipp
County Board of Education
Dr. Dillard
Slater
Pastor O Quinn to Preach on Debts at Plains Baptist
Rev. J E O Quinn pastor of Plains Baptist church will preach Sunday on Economic Adjustment of Financial Conditions. He urges members to pay their debts to the last degree of their power to aid the end sought and asks every member to be present at the hoving hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. O’quinn
Plains Baptist Church
Thorning
Non-Permanent League Members Elected
Uruguay Brazil Belgium Sweden Czechoslovakia and Spain were elected non permanent members of the Council of the League of Nations in Geneva on September 29.
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Geneva
Uruguay
Brazil
Belgium
Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Spain
Council of the
League of Nations
Americus Beats Cordele High 19 to 6 In Opened Contest
Americus, with Freddie Saunders' squad, defeated Cordele High 19 to 6 in Cordele. Key scores by Robbie Hooks and Barton, strong line play and persistent defense dominated the game, while a sparse Cordele crowd attended.
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Americus
Cordele
A. H
Freddie Saunders
Cordelo
Goa Idowns
Robbie Hooks
Barton
Ansley
Allen
Hamilton
Mann
Timekeper
Holst
Americus Pos Cordele
Tye
Cae
Seg Dorminy
le Morritti
Eo Oa
Eee McCoy
Rt Bell le Sicaaa
Bartholomew
Lg Purvis
Stenaseuteenceees Hunt
Wsotfo S
Jones
Dudley
Ward
Hooks
Amercus
Hines
Kimsey
Merritt
Americas
McIver
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Terns DE Dat
St On EB
Duesseldorf
Niin
Agi
CHP Lions Club Speer
Civic Club
Main
Lee Street
Abel Ans
Plessant Grove
Southworth
Benton Harbor
Mich
Benjamin Purnell
House of David
Ben
Benjamin the Zealous
Golony
Israel
Elvit Purnell
Queen Mary
John W. Hansel
King Ben
Wilton
Gantic
Hansels
Michigan
Kentucky
Benjamin
Maysville
Gaim
Southgate
RIALS
TERN
Dorothy Cass
Chive Davenport
Testo
O’quinn
Cordele High
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