Farmers fight weevils and plan big cotton crops
In Winterville area farmers including Tom Erwin and John Tard discuss combating boll weevils. They size up acreage, plant seven plows and plan heavy fertilization while warning of variable yields. Ned Hodgson notes fertilizer use down 20 to 26 percent from last year.
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Tom Erwin
Winterville
Erwin
Neuvenes
John T. Tard
Ok Holler
Jackson County
Frank
Berkshire
Tennessee
Bogart
Kone
Cote Fon
John Moore
Ned Hodgson
Hotem Fertilizer Works
Hodgson
Prohi Agents Fight Desperate Battle In Georgia Election
Commissioner of Agriculture J J Brown welcomes investigation into the agriculture department amid talk of a legislative probe. Senator L C Brown of Athens plans a new resolution. A O Blalock campaigns for Brown, while Brown says he has no objections to airing all charges and seeks a verdict from a senate or joint committee.
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Athens
Atlanta
Banner-Herald
J. J. Brown
L. C. Brown
Banner -Herald
Brown
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Committee On Agriculture
General Assembly
A. O. Blalock
Internal Revenue
Senate
House
Judges Swamped By Prize Essay Contest in Athens
Judges in the Athens Poster Advertising Co prize essay contest for Why Father and Others Should Own Their Home in Athens are overwhelmed with hundreds of essays from local youths. The deadline passed April 16 and judging will take several days. winners will be announced in the Own Your Home campaign.
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Athens Poster Advertising Co
Father
Athens
Banner-Herald
Bungalow Willa
Arsenate Ordered for Clarke County Farm Bureau
Clarke County Farm Bureau members approved an order for 30 600 pounds of calcium arsenate to aid boll weevil control. The shipment will be allocated to members per individual orders. A proposal to form a bean cultivation scheme and discuss shipping beans to Florida and other points was mentioned but no action taken.
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Clarke County Farm Bureau
Florida
Baptism Revival Fills Prince Avenue Church Tonight
The Prince Avenue Baptist Church was crowded last night as a revival service led by Pastor Jennings drew a large audience. Mr. T. A. Henry conducted a heartfelt song service with a big choir and orchestra. The sermon urged a clear choice for Christ, warning that every life serves either Christ or evil, and calling on attendees to support Christianity and the church. Several men came forward during the invitation, signaling a renewed spiritual commitment.
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Prince Avenue Baptist Church
T.A. Henry
Therchestra
Jennings
Christ
Satan
God
Athens
Big League Results From National and American Leagues
Rain postponements from the Southern League noted with two games in National League. Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 9 to 5. American League scores include Chicago 6 Cleveland 10, Philadelphia 11 Washington 2, New York 12 Boston 6, Detroit 3 St Louis 1.
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Cincinnnati
Pitteburm
Chicago
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Boston
Detroit
St Louis
Scout Training Conference Held At University Campus
The Boy Scout Training Conference convened last evening at the Academic building with about forty men from college business and professional life attending. Leaders discussed training boys for citizenship in scouting in sessions led by Scout Executive W L Sprouse and Deputy Scout Commissioner J C Wilkinson with remarks on the movement’s history and the role of the scoutmaster.
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Athena
W. L. Sprouse
J. C. Wilkinson
Athens
J. L. Sexton
H. C. ,Hunter
Georgia
Florida
South
North Carolina
England
Milion
David Campbell
C. D. Flanigan
Ziegler
Young ex-soldier charged in white slavery case near Athens
Distant connections to a sensational disappearance case link E Thornton, former service member, to the elopement of a 12 year old girl and his wife’s sister in Arnoldsville. Thornton, held in Lexington Ga, faces federal white slavery charges as authorities plan to deliver him to the government. The disappearance involved Ora Hobbert and the 12 year old, with later sightings in Clearwater DC.
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E. Thornton
Slater
Georgia
Athens
United States
Marshall i i
Lexington
Mate
Thornton
Marshall
Mies Ora Hobbert
Arnoldsville
Lee Holbert
Elo
Aiken
8. C
Holbert
Clearwater
D. C
Eva
R. A. Saye
Patrol Leaders Begin Tuesday Training Conference
Patrol Leaders began Tuesday with enthusiasm. The Athens Bay event showcased two patrols named Cootie and Bol Weevil. Demonstrations included Skin the Snake, Obstacle, and Antelope Race, drawing many bystanders. Enrolled scouts include Bertran Boley, David Campbell, Haddy Warren, Allen Lester, Charlie Fox, Jimmie Knowles, Lee Griggs, Alex Bush, Frank Stuart, Oscar McWhirter, Tryon Huggins, Ennis Parker, Waderson, and Martin Wilson.
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Athens Bay
Bertran Boley
David Campbell
Haddy Warren
Allen Lester
Charlie Fox
Jimmie Knowles
Lee Griggs
Alex Bush
Frank Stuart
Oscar McWhirter
Tryon Huggins
Ennis Parker
Waderson
Martin Wilson
Twelve Wise Fools Visit Athens Today at Initiation
A playful note outlines the annual initiation of twelve junior men into the local chapter of Sigma Upsilon, the national honorary literary and forensic fraternity. The piece humorously describes the visiting group in capes, noting the tradition and the university setting.
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iPay
Athens
India
Sigma Upsilon
She Prefers Hardware to Golf and Therefore She Acts
Mrs Correnas de Pue Neville, ex wife of professional golfer Jack Neville, seeks divorce alleging neglect and a broken home. She accuses Neville of naming an associate as corespondent and has filed the petition with Robert Teel, hardware dealer of Los Angeles, as the first husband.
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San Francisco
Correnas de Pue Neville
Jack Neville
Robert Teel
Los d
Livestock Show Featured by Saddle and Sirloin Club
The Saddle and Sirloin club headlines Athens livestock show set for next Saturday at 8 p m under the club’s auspices. The event showcases ten breed classes including Dalry cattle Holstein Jersey and Guernsey beef cattle Shorthorn and Hereford swine sheep poultry and horses with an international prize winning ewe noted among imports. The new animal husbandry building opens with the show inviting the public to attend.
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E. L. Michael
Saddle and Sirloin Club
Dalry
Holstein
Jersay
Guernsey
Berkshire
Southdown
Fie
Athens
College of Agriculture
Pension payments to half funded in state program
The state agrees to pay half the pensions this year with amounts of 100 dollars per pensioner for most, adjusted for disabled cases. Obituaries note the deaths of D L Wise, Mrs Ethel McConnell and William Cannon, while local events include a May 6 Sunday school celebration at Walnut church and a tax meeting at the courthouse. A mad dog incident sickened a cow, and Miss Ava Lisle dies in Atlanta. Commerce news mentions Rev W R Foote’s death, a plant contract from St Louis, a pest control tally, and women’s voter urging. The oak tree planted in 1883 is recalled, and commerce plans 10 acres of beans with planned carload shipments, as paving controversy lingers.
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Jackson County
D. L. Wise
Commerce
Ethel McConnell
William Cannon
Selman
Malice Association
Walnut Church
A. J. Eberhart
Ava Lisle
James Lisle
Jefferson
Atlanta
Court House
Center
James K. Jarret
Commerce News
W. R. Foote
Commerce Church
Forsyth
P. B. Purat
St. Louis
T. A. Hunt
Thomas M. Bell
Hardeman Hardware
Walt Williamson
John Barnett
L. G. Hardeman
Belle Crusecvian Aru
Rad
Chastain
Honda
Voters Qualify for Bonds in Athens Election
Athens voters are expected to total around 2,500 qualified to vote on bonds while taxpaying figures range near 600. City Marshall G. E. O'Farrell notes registration closes Saturday, May 6, with 1,065 paying taxes by Tuesday and many more expected. women voters number around 600 with no tax requirement.
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Athens
G. E. O'Farrell
O'Farrell
Mallory
Palm Garden 9 Splendid Atlanta Candy Department
W H Cannon of the Georgian hotel announces a Palm Garden opening day feature with a refined candy department. The hotel crafted an exclusive arrangement with Norris Inc of Atlanta after a factory inspection praising cleanliness and quality. Norris Exquisites, famed nationwide, will supply candies packed in elegant boxes reflecting designer's care.
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Georgian
Athens
Norris, Inc
Atlanta
America
Norris
Norria
Mr. Canny
Pei
Obituary of Dr Edmund Saxon of Winder passes
Dr Edmund Saxon of Winder died Monday at the Dovia Pischir Sanitarium in Atlanta at age 42. He is survived by a wife Mrs Jurette Saxon, three brothers Dr T S Shellman J R Saxon of Farmington and A Saxon of Winder, a sister Mrs W M Saxon of Farmington. Funeral Wednesday at the Christian church in Winkler.
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Edmund P. Saxon
Winder
Atlanta
Athens
Aix
Jurette
Saxon
Shellman
J. R. Saxon
Farmington
W. M. Saxon
Farmini
Christian Church
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