Clarke Farmers to Meet on Sweet Potato and Peanut Topics
Clarke County Farm Bureau will hold the first commodity meeting of the year Tuesday at 3 pm to discuss peanut growing. A State College of Agriculture representative and growers with successful peanut marketing will offer guidance on crops and soil enrichment after peanuts. Future meetings will focus on specific crops to avoid broad discussions and time waste.
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Clarke
Clarke County Farm Bureau
United States
State Colleges of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Student Owns Best Senior Jersey Cow Flora of Georgia
Raleigh boy’s Flora, owned by Robert L. Biggs, a senior Georgia State College of Agriculture student, leads Georgia as senior four year old. She produced 11,472 pounds of milk and 58.58 pounds of butterfat, starting at 4 years 11 months, surpassing the state class record by 49.56 pounds of fat. Her average test was 5.74 percent and she calved in time for class AA. She is sired by Fern's Raleigh Boy 103800 and out of Tormentor's Flora White 264496.
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Flora
Jersey
Robert L. Biggs
Georgia State College of Agriculture
Georgia
Fern
Golden Fern
Tormentor
Flora White
Woman Admits Killing Husband in Self Defense
Elvira O Berry on trial in Baxley Georgia for the 1921 murder of Leo O Berry confessed late Friday that she and her two sons William and Auniey killed their father in self defense. The defendants, tried jointly, had previously claimed they did not know who fired the fatal shot. They were given new trials after a prior conviction for life.
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Supreme Court
Rate of Failures From Southern Colleges Shown
Graduates from southern accredited secondary schools fail in 17.0 percent of freshman college courses, while public school grads fail 11.9 percent. A Georgia study presented at the Southern Association meeting in New Orleans emphasizes reorganizing upper grades. Smaller schools fare well. enrollments under 100 rank near the top among five groupings. The report notes some merit in small secondary schools despite handicaps.
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Southern Association
New Orleans
J. 8. Stewart
University of Georgia
Se Porteser Thi
Georgia Farmers Week and Market Conference Plans
The Sixteenth Annual Farmers Week and Market Conference runs January 22 to 27. Georgia State College of Agriculture officials say it will be the most successful agricultural convention since 1907. President Soule organized lectures and addresses by eminent national and state experts. Hundreds of farms and county agents will attend, with railroads offering reduced travel rates.
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Soule
State College
Swine Growers to Meet at Madison Georgia
Madison Ga special report on February 7 the Geor gia Swine Growers association plans a strong program and entertainment for visitors. H B Ralls toured the area forecasting a successful meeting with Jules G Liddell Athens as secretary treasurer arranging meetings and a purebred hog sale to stimulate the hog industry. Morgan county farmers await auctions and local purchases for the county herd.
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Georgia “Swine Growers’ Association
Maison On Fel
Citiens
Peremeer
H. B. Ralls
Jules G. Liddell
Athens
Morgan County
Georgia Adds and Drops Accrediting Schools
The Accrediting Commission of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools met in New Orleans. The table shows state by state changes: Georgia added five schools and dropped two. Overall eighty nine new schools joined the list across states.
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Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
New Orleans
Georgia
George University
Alabama
Arkansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nava
Ag Club Has Its First Meeting
The Georgia Agricultural club opened its year with a debate on whether the migration of the negro from Georgia harms agricultural progress. The negative side won the decision. The club, among the university’s leading agricultural groups, hosts weekly debates and an open house discussion after each session.
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Georgia Agricultural Club
Georgia
Agricultural Club
Wants Troops Returned Chicago Legion Passes Resolution
A Cook County American Legion group representing 15,000 members passed a resolution Friday demanding the removal and return of U S troops in Germany. Copies were sent to the president, Cook County congressmen and Illinois senators. A second item notes a Nairobi incident where a settler shot a leopard after the animal struck his whiskey glass, frightening him.
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Chicago
United States
Germany
Cook County
Africa
Farmers weigh sweet potatoes market at county meeting
About thirty thousand bushels of Clarke county sweet potatoes sit in storage awaiting market demand. Farmers say local buyers pay only 40 cents a bushel, while retail prices run about 3 cents a pound. A January 17 chamber meeting will form an association to market the crop and plan next year’s handling.
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Clarke
Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Gretna Green Doom Imminent Says Annan Authorities
Local authorities plan to do away with Gretna Green blacksmiths forge here. The famous site has long drawn eloping couples and lent its name to marriage mills worldwide. The move prompted concern over lost heritage and tourism potential.
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Gretna Green
Annan
Scotland
Plans for 3rd annual B Y P U training school in Athens
The Baptist Young People's Union in Athens discusses plans for the third annual training school to be held February 4 to 9 at First Baptist Church. G M Broadhurst says the goal is a more successful event with diplomas or seals for all members. The program features early gatherings, devotional services, intensive study, lunch, a secret stunt period, and final written exams for state-level placement.
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Baptist Young Peoples’ Unions
First Baptist Church
G. M. Broadhurst
South
Georgia
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