Fair divorcees thronged court in Macon Georgia
In Macon on April 20 the Superior Court granted five divorces in two hours. Among the plaintiffs were 26 women and three men. several well known local ladies sought separation, including Mrs Mary Lee Boynton Findlay. Mrs Pearl Goings Ford was granted divorce in two minutes after swearing her husband John W Ford Jr was guilty of improper conduct. Since January first, 76 divorces have been granted.
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Macon
Pearl Goings Fort
Mary “Lee” Boynton Findlay
George W. Fidlay
Pearl Goings Ford
J. W. Ford, Jr
Saw Mill Men Protest Against Reciprocity
Tifton area lumber leaders gathered in Jacksonville at the Georgia Florida Saw Mill Association meeting to draft resolutions opposing Canada’s reciprocity treaty. President H. H. Tift announced he would not seek re election after eleven years, while reports noted a surge in business and a delivery backlog across mills. The group moved to address lawmakers with strong dissent to the treaty.
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Tittén
MIL Association
Seminole Hotel
Jacksonville
Fla
H. H. Tift
Tifton
House
Senate
Tift
Drainage Convention To Be Called For May
Waycross Georgia April 20 Special Final action on the proposed drainage law for Georgia will be taken at a drainage convention in the lat ter part of May upon the call of president G W Deen The drainage bureau of the United States department of agriculture has examined the Georgia law as presented at Brunswick and with minor changes finds it the best possible and easily operated Support from senators and representatives is pledged and it is believed the law will pass this year
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Waycross
Georgia
G. W. Deen
Drainage Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Brunswick
Doctors To Remove Peanut In Throat
Macon Georgia April 20 Special with a peanut lodged in her wind pipe the infant daughter of D M Wood a farmer near Ivey Baldwin county is at the Macon hospital brought from Milledgeville for an operation An X ray showed the plan to operate tomorrow morning the child has coughed for three days is very weak and will be rested to regain strength before the procedure
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Macon
D. M. Wood
Ivey
Baldwin County
Macon Hospital
Miledgeville
Cost of Sewer System Probed by Macon
Macon Georgia April 20 Special Mayor Moore appoints a committee to investigate sewer coast and installation in southern cities to see if Macon can lay its system cheaper. Aldermen Fenner Anderson and Wright on the panel. They will visit Atlanta Birmingham and other cities to obtain first hand facts and figures. Macon’s sewers cost over 7000 dollars per mile, an expense some call extravagantly high.
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Ansley
Ansley Park
Macon
Moore
Fenner
Anderson
Wright
Allanta
Birmingham
Bowden Lithia Water Promotes Health And Vitality
Bowden Lithia Water is advertised as a natural tonic for cleansing and vigor. The ad claims benefits for liver and kidneys, digestion, rheumatism gout and insomnia, suitable for women and children, with supply details and pricing from Lithia Springs, Georgia.
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Bowden Lithia
Macon Guests to Be Entertained by Masons in Georgia
Macon Georgia April 20 Special when the annual convocations of the grand council and grand chapter of Macon are held next week about 400 visiting delegates will be royally entertained by the chamber of commerce cooperating with the local Masons. Previously masons met and departed but now it is planned to show hospitality that may keep the headquarters in Macon.
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Macon
Grand Council
Grand Chapter of
Macons
Chamber of Commerce
Colonial Dames Meet in Savannah
The Georgia Society of the Colonial Dames meets at the DeSoto hotel in Savannah for its annual gathering with prominent women from Georgia cities. Tomorrow the group visits the Old Salzburger church at Ebenezer to unveil a memorial tablet honoring the Salzburger settlers in the region.
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Savannah
Georgia Society of the Colonial Dames
DeSoto Hotel
Georgia
Tommorrow
Salzburger Church
Ebenezer
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Seventeenth Street
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Atlanta
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New York
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Georgia-Florida Association
North Broad ST
Foote & Davies CO
Juvenile Department
Nature
Flo
Hotel Gotham
Birth, Ave
Fifty Fifth St
New York City
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Colonial Dames
Waltham Watch
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