B J Christmas Former Exchange Manager Dies in North Carolina
Messages from Macon report the death of B J Christman 53 in Southern Pines North Carolina pneumonia caused death Interment at Southern Pines He was former Georgia Fruit Exchange manager later led Standard Growers Exchange and Sand Hill Fruit Growers Association Previously Georgia Peach Exchange general manager for eight years Married in November to Miss Redmond of Atlanta A son from a former marriage survives in Chicago
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Christman
Georgia Fruit Exchange
Standard Growers’ Exchange
Southern Pines
N. C
Georgia Fruit Corporation
Standard ‘Growers’ Exchange
Sand Hill
Southern
Pinés
Southeastern
Fruit Growers’ Express
Georgia Peach Exchange
DeGiorgio
Sand Hill Association
Redmond
Atlanta
Chicago
Lewis to Oppose Judge G. P. Munro in Circuit Race
Columbus reports Judge John H. Lewis of the municipal court will run for judge of the superior courts in the Chattahoochee circuit. He will oppose Judge George P. Munro, who is expected to seek to succeed himself. Names of possible challengers and supporters are noted, with potential candidates for solicitor general and other judicial posts mentioned.
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Columbus
John H. Lewis
Chattahoochee
Geo. P. Munro
C Frenk McLaughlin
Fudge
Yrh Sndee
W H. McCrory
Lewis
W. R. Flournoy
GC. Vil Fincher
Coarbys
A Jones Perryman
Tsthotton
Another Cold Wave Approaches From Alaska
A new cold wave advances southeastward from Alaska as below zero weather grips the Northwest and Midwest. Temperatures rise modestly in some western areas, but freezing air spreads across the central and southern states reaching the Gulf Coast.
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Middlewest
Alaska
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Will Send Invitations To Festival By Radio
Leighton Shepard, chosen general chairman of the 1924 Peach Blossom Festival in Ft Valley Georgia, is in Illinois and Iowa this week and will broadcast from Davenport inviting the nation to attend the festival in March. He plans to describe the festival’s beauty and significance to radio listeners nationwide. Miss Pauline Oak of Maine, who directed the pageants of the two previous festivals, will arrive soon to start preparations for the 1924 pageant.
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Ft Valley
Leighton Shepard
Ft. Valley
Illinois
Iowa
Davenport
United States
Georgia
Peach City
Pauline Oak
Maine
Lee Monument Unveiled at Stone Mountain in Georgia
Atlanta observers recall Gen. Robert E. Lee as the Stone Mountain carving reveals a 30 foot head in living stone. A ceremony with governors, Confederate veterans, and U D of C leaders marks the start of a grand memorial plan showcasing Dixie's immortals in relief.
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Atlanta
South
Robert E. Lee
Stone Mountain
Lee
C. Helen Plane
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Thes Armies
Confederacy
Dixie
Perkins to Run for State Senate in Georgia
Columbus January 21 R O Perkins serving second term in Georgia House of Representatives will seek election to the State Senate in the upcoming primary Muskogee County voters will choose a representative for the twenty fourth senatorial district to succeed Senator Lexmott Johnson Perkins long served as court reporter for the Chattahoochee circuit superior court and is a known figure in the region Street chatter suggests he will face opposition in the race for the seat formerly held by Johnson from Chattahoochee County.
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Columbus
R. O. Perkins
Georgia House of Represetatives
Senate
Muscogee County
Lexmott Johnson
Chattahoochee County
Perkins
Chattahoochee
Woman’s tonic Cardui praised after Fort Towson trial
Mrs. M. C. Ragsdale of Fort Towson Oklahoma says Cardui built her up after years of weakness and womanly trouble. She describes severe nervous fatigue and sleeplessness that eased as Cardui regulated and strengthened her, urging others to try the tonic for female ailments.
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Cardus
M. C. Ragsdale
Fort Towson
Oklo
Reynolds Mercantile seeks charter amendment for $25,000 preferred stock
The Reynolds Mercantile Company petitions Taylor County Superior Court to amend its charter authorizing up to 25 000 in preferred stock at 50 per share with an 8 percent cumulative dividend. The stock shall be a superior lien on all assets before common stock dividends. Minutes from Jan 15 1924 show stockholders approved the issue and directors to file the amendment. certified abstracts by H K Sealy and U S Cox record the actions and stock counts.
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Reynolds
Mercantile Company
Taylor County
Reynolds Mercantile Company
Superior Court
C. B. Marshall
Homer Beeland
Reynolds Mercantile Co
J. H. Neisler
J. N. Bryan
Corporation
A. Ricks
H. K. Sealy
Reynolds ‘Mercantile Company
EK. A.” Hollis
Georgia
Reynolds. Mercantile Co
H. K Sealy
O. S. Cox
Klan forces restore order in Herrin mine war district
Marion Illinois reports law and order restored after a Klan led raid. A 400 strong posse including many Klansmen swept Williamson County dens, capturing 79 bootleggers and closing about 100 saloons. Federal officers and state guards failed to stop the unrest.
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Marion
Ill
Williamson County
Herrien
Ku Klux Klan
Marion Klan
National Guard
Illinois
Herrin Mine
Washington
Dairy Facts on Dairy Animals and Meat from 1920 Cattle
United States Department of Agriculture figures show about 1 percent of mature dairy cattle go to slaughter, yielding around 1.502 billion pounds of carcass beef in 1920, over 28 percent of U S beef production. Calves slaughtered from dairy herds produced about 560.647 million pounds of veal that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department ‘of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
To Clean Rusted Steel From Historic Methods
A concise prewar household note advises treating rusted steel by soaking in sweet oil for a day or tying and rubbing with fresh lime to restore shine and remove corrosion. The guidance emphasizes simple pantry remedies rather than commercial products.
Butler City 1924 Business License Schedule Adopted
City officials in Butler adopt a 1924 business license schedule replacing conflicting fees. Entries include automobile dealers at 10 to 1000 dollars, various trades from blacksmiths to hotels, and merchandise stock scales from 1000 to 5000 dollars, with specific rates listed for each license category.
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Butler
J. J. Windham
J. T. Adams
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B. J. Christmas
Macon
B. J
Fort Valley
Peach Blossom
West
Cardui
Superior Court of
U. S. Cox
KLAN
Eka
Butler Drug CO
Butler, Ga
Re Express Company
Fire Works
el Fertilizer Company
Fire Insurance Company
Life Insurance Co
Andover Milline Co
Ting
Telephone Company
Telegraph Company
Water Works Co
Taylor County Bank
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