28 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Brunswick News
Location
Brunswick, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1921
Page
1
Brunswick eyes a surge in construction as Risley school plans a $40,000 new building and Gale & Co. prep a packing plant. The High School and Memorial Auditorium project with a $150,000 estimate is also advancing, signaling broad activity and job opportunities.
A proposed automobile service station complex and aStandard Oil filling station are planned on the Crovatt site in Brunswick. Gale & Co. will build a modern Florida fish packing plant with wharves and deep sea fishing craft, bringing many families to town and prompting new housing.
Four masked bandits robbed the paymaster of the New England Fail company at Lonntaville near Morgantown West Virginia. They escaped with payroll totaling twenty four thousand dollars.
Associated Press report from Chicago on August 27 says railway union leaders kept a watch tonight to guard against any unauthorized walkout. The warning followed wage cut decisions by the railway labor board, as President Jewall and six other railroad shop crafts officials rejected the order re overtime pay.
Washington Aug 27 Henry Lincoln Johnson Republican national committeeman for Georgia is gravely ill after a stroke leaving his left side paralyzed and blood pressure high Doctors doubt recovery. President Harding may withdraw Johnsons nomination for recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia as Democrats oppose and an investigation previously found no favorable report for confirmation.
The Weather Bureau forecast calls for considerable cloudiness and normal temperatures across the southeastern states with scattered local rain events expected during the coming week.
Dr. Syngman Rhee former president of the Republic of Korea arrived in San Francisco and said Korea’s cry for independence stifled at Versailles by Japanese diplomacy will be heard at the disarmament conference. He hopes to be admitted as a delegate to the Washington talks.
Berlin reports indicate American and German firms will renew peace time trade immediately without awaiting treaty ratification. Credit loans and surplus German products like newsprint will flow into the United States as commercial ties are rebuilt, with consular services to be restructured soon.
Charleston authorities say the miners march to mando Min go ended as hundreds returned home. Reports of sheriff called for help in Logan and swift police movements caused confusion but were not followed by further action.
In Weisbaden on August 27, German Minister of Reconstruction Dr Rathnann and French Minister of the liberated Regions Louis Loucher reached an accord for Germany to furnish material for rebuilding devastated French regions. Plans will be submitted to both governments for approval.
A new postage meter enables three girls to seal and stamp 20,000 letters per hour, reducing wages and increasing speed. The device prints "U. S. P. O." on envelopes and records each stamp, with the government receiving its two cents for service. The description notes the meter obviates conventional stamps.
The Brunswick movement plans another Labor Day celebration led by W. N. Allen of the Atlantic Line. A torch light parade and large turnout supported last year and organizers intend a meeting this week to discuss plans for a larger, more general observance.
Florida endured temperatures typical of northern climates as a storm off the Atlantic coast lingered. The Jacksonville low reached 66 degrees, near the August min record, a rarity with only two prior readings at that level in 1889 and 1802.
Five people, three men and two women, were killed when a Peoria and Western passenger train collided with an automobile near Leharpe, shortly after noon today. The tragedy occurred a few miles from McComb, and the Associated Press reported the incident.
J. W. Borden, an electrician from Beaumont, was seized by masked men near Silsbee, whipped, tarred and feathered, then returned and dumped on Main Street. No reason was given for the assault, and the sheriff reports the incident in Hardin County.
Washington officials say no decision on Eugene Debs pardon or wartime prisoners amnesty will be made until Germany’s peace treaty is ratified. Attorney General recommendations, based on Gene Daugherty’s study, are ready for the President and will be discussed today. Details remain unreleased until Harding announces his decision.
The remains of G. W. Jones 65 died Friday afternoon at his home. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. O. P. Gilbert at the First Baptist church. A large number of relatives and friends accompanied the body to Palmetto Cemetery. Undertaker J. D. Baldwin supervised the burial. Mr. Jones spent most of his life in Brunswick and is survived by six children living nearby.
Nashville Tennessee August 27 The Bank of Nashville shut its doors following a directors meeting. Officials cited overextended conditions at the institution as the reason for the closure.
Police raided a room where a Negro grap game was taking place. R A Walker attempted to shoot Officer Slaughter as the raid began. Slaughter fired first, wounding Walker in the right arm and lung. Walker was taken to the city hospital with slim chances of recovery. other raiders were arrested.
New York dollar income figures released by the Bureau of Internal Revenue show a large drop in millionaire earnings for 1919. Only three individuals reported incomes as high as $500 during 1919.
The formal investigation of the disaster that destroyed the dirigible ZR2 and killed over forty personnel began in Howden England on Aug 27. Sir Hugh Townsend British air marshal leads the inquiry with British and American officers testifying.
Irish Republican parliament members and Eamonn de Valera cabinet officials met at Dublin's Mansion House to assess Prime Minister Lloyd George's stance on Irish settlement negotiations. The group noted delays without delaying talks, while papers urged modification or adjustment of terms to gain a humane and constructive end.
Officer Phillips for Dismuke as prohibition officer. Georgia state representative has personally recommended Dismuke for the position. A conference of Republican state committee members will be held soon to discuss patronage.
The Alonso brothers, young cigar manufacturers, have built a thriving business in Brunswick from a year of operation. Their Y M C branded cigars and Blunts attract steady local and distant orders, with twelve skilled workers and occasional night shifts to meet demand. The firm plans to form a stock company to expand capacity and reach.
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