Memorial fund grows amid odd back contest
A quirky article notes a memorial fund growing around a bareback contest for women, offering $1,000 for the most ideal back. Judges led by Dr F P Millard will evaluate anatomical perfection with entries photographed from Toronto.
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New England Association of Osteopaths
F. P. Millard
Toronto
Emily Orange
Ganna Walska
Jewel Carmen
Peggy Nolan
Norma Nichols
Dsteopaths
Athens Drives UGA War Memorial Fund Boost
A campaign in Athens surpasses initial goals for the University of Georgia War Memorial Fund with substantial women’s divisions and city support. Officials report many alumni pledges and expect further contributions as efforts continue across Georgia communities. Authorities urge continued giving to reach the million dollar target.
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University of Georgia
Athens
Thas
University of Georgia War Memo Fund
Feneral Campaign Committee
Mmn
Georgia
Univer of Georgia War Memorial Fund
Rams
Ander Lawton
Savannah
Hrman
Raine
Maconi
Mra. Walter
Mes
B.C. Harrotha
Macon
Atlanta
Augusta
Hty Holxson
FRA
Errest
Ea Ares
Blainemin
Picnic for Clarke County Club Girls Set in Athens
More than 150 Clarke County girls from poultry and corn clubs will gather in Athens for a county picnic planned by Mrs. Clinton Bryant. The group will tour Costa's ice cream plant, enjoy a feast, and attend a Palace theater mobyle party hosted by Jake Joel. A similar trip for Clarke County boys was recently held.
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Athens
Clarke County
Clinton Bryant
Costa
Palace Theater
Jake Joel
Corn and Pig Clubs
Governor Blaine Praises Wisconsin Support For Georgia University
A letter from Wisconsin Governor John J. Blaine lauds the state’s fifty year pattern of public funding for higher education. He notes Wisconsin’s expanded university programs, research, and extension work and expresses belief Georgia should pursue a similar development to advance its public university system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Commonwealth
John J. Blaine
Uny of
Georgia
Chicago Records Pacific Ocean Earthquake Felt
The seismograph at the U S Weather Bureau in Chicago recorded a moderate quake of about a half hour. The center was about 2 365 miles southwest, likely in the Pacific Ocean. Tremors occurred from 12 26 a m to 3 a m with peak around 12 64 a m.
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Chicago
United States Government Weather Bureau
Pacific Ocean
Bureau
Brutality at Texas boys school ends in death
Dell Thames, 15, dies after two days at the Texas Training School for Boys amid reports of brutal punishments. Witnesses describe whipping with a three inch whip, toe pulling, denied meals, standing rigid, and forced striping of back and buttocks. State board investigates conduct of Captain I G Twyman and the officials at the institution.
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Gatesville
Texas
Dell Thames
Texas Training School For Boys
Whowr
I. G. Twyman
State Board of Control
Young Thames
Thames
Wil‘neests
Peuperiuegtent O
C. B. King
Pennsylvania Pays Honor to Sen Knox
Valley Forge Pa Saturday paid tribute to the memory of Senator Philander C Knox at memorial services in the Valley Forge Memorial chapel. Republican leaders and a 50 member Washington delegation headed by Vice President Coolidge were expected to attend. Interment will be at a cemetery near Knox's summer home.
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Valley Forge
Pennasylvania
Philander C. Knox
Valley Forge Memorial
Penrose
Sproul
Coolidge
Washington
W. Herbert Burke
American Legion
Norristown
Ernot
Ashington
Valley
New York Building Boom Surges Across the Nation
New York reports a nationwide building boom with September contracts totaling 246,186,000 in 27 northern and eastern states. The gain over August reached 12 percent as residential and nonresidential work rises and labor productivity improves.
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New York
F. W. Dodge Company
Arua
Ames
British Firm Lifts Oil Embargo in Vera Cruz
In Veracruz state, Mexican authorities lifted embargoes on Aguila Oil property following legal action by a British corporation. The case cited unpaid back taxes totaling 000,000 pesos and a related supreme court ruling upheld by the higher tribunal regarding decrees issued by Vera Cruz officials.
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Mexico City
Oficiala
Vera Cruz
Aguila Oil Company
1 British Corporation
la Pinta Aacia
Supreme Court
Vera Crux
Universalists Drive For More Membership Campaign
Detroit opened the annual Universalist convention with plans for a church membership drive and a campaign map. Prominent clergymen and lay leaders from across the United States and Canada attended the opening session. Unemployment disarmament and the Irish question were among topics likely to be discussed.
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Detroit
Mich
Universalist Convention
United States
Canada
Cotton Planters Convene in Birmingham for Cooperation Talks
The American Cotton Association gathers October 26–29 in Birmingham led by Jui Skottowe Wannaminker of St Matthews South Carolina to push cooperative marketing, finance reform, and production control for 1921–22. Harding to address. women speakers slated. New Orleans market opens steady with October at 19.45 and other months around 18.6.
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Birmingham
Jui Skottowe Wannaminker
South
America
American, Cotton Association
Wannamaker
St Matthews
South Carolina
Felcon
Brower
Harding
Fouth
Nations Exchange Tribute to Heroes
General John J. Pershing to Havre for congressional medal ceremony honoring Britain's unknown warrior. He travels with one aide and an orderly, returns by destroyer to Havre then motor to Porta. A luncheon and city hall reception in Paris feature President Millerand and Cabinet members.
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Paris
Associated Press
John J. Porshing
Havre
Great Britain
I Bughad
Porta
Hin
We Titane
Millerand
France
May I Throw You a Kiss Phrase
A brief dialogue line features a playful invitation and a retort about laziness. The exchange centers on flirtation and attitude in a casual interaction.
Memorial Tablet Honoring Horses and Mules in War
A bronze tablet commemorating 243135 horses and mules attached to American forces in the war, 68882 of whom died, was unveiled in the State War and Navy Building. It was presented by Dr. W Stillman of the American Humane Association and accepted for the government by Major Nepean Meerbroet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State
War and Navy
Ingle
Pennsylvania Avenue
W. ©. Stillman
American Humane Association
Nepean Meerbroet
Cotton Pests Rank Fourth In Damages To American Farms
The article lists major agricultural pests costing the United States about 1.1 billion dollars annually. It names grasshoppers chinch bugs Hessian flies corn root worms corn earworms cotton boll weevils and other pests with damage estimates and regional impacts. It notes government entomologists study natural enemies and publish findings to help farmers reduce losses.
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Norris Quinn
Washington
United States
San José
Ohio
Indiana
Wisconsin
Winola
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Yale
Department of Agriculture
Lula Bett to Play at Colonial on October 26
Miss Emma Bunting stars in the popular Miss Lula Bett at the Colonial venue. The Thursday through Saturday run promises a stronger comedy after last season’s hit The Bat and prior success in Athens with The Girl in the Limousine. The 2:30 matinee Wednesday features Miss Bunting delivering a fully crafted performance.
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Athens
Lula Bett
Athen
Eleter
United States
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War Memorial Campaign Committee
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Pacific
Chicago, Ill
Ome
Pennsylvania
Sen
Knox
N. Y
Geological Survey
Reading
Seeetors
Universalists
New Orleans
Pershing
Geddes
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London
Auckland Geddes
United Wereld
Union of South Africa
Auckland
J. Committs
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