Treasury reports 1925 surplus and debt reduction
The 1925 fiscal year ended July 1 shows ordinary receipts of 3.78 billion and expenditures of 5.53 billion, producing a surplus of 250.5 million. The review notes reorganizations, hints at prohibition enforcement improvements, and states the debt fell by 734.6 million to 20.516 billion. The surplus is deemed not tax-reduction eligible, to be reserved for future use.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Mellon
Customs Division
Prohibition
Coolidge
Testimony to Truth Lying is the strongest acknowledgment
A concise quotation attributed to William Hazlitt on the moral force of truth and the power of persuasive deception. The line frames lying as a counterforce that tests and reveals truth through its strength and consequences.
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William Hazlitt
Two Killed as Train Hits Car at Americus Crossing
Americus Georgia July 7 a Central of Georgia passenger train struck a car as it passed a crossing near Andersonville. J Calvin Carter prominent farmer and Eugene Duckworth foreman were killed instantly. Eugene Duckworth Jr escaped injury. Inquest returned verdict that deaths were caused by being struck by the train. Both Carter and Duckworth survived by a large family.
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Americus
Columbus
Albany
J. Calvin Carter
Eugene Duckworth
Carter
Andersonville
Ed Jenkins
Central of Georgia
Duckworth
Home life shapes communities say Dr Faust
The Home Life sermon by Dr W H Faust argues that no life rises above the home life. He cites improvements in a rough county after families embraced Christian home habits, noting how family prayers and altars influence church, school, and streets, urging respect for parents and elders and training children to follow righteous paths.
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W. H. Faust
Gabriel
Road Money Waste Hit by Slate Audit Condemns Lax Highway Dept
Georgia state auditor Sam J. Slate exposed malpractices in the Highway Department's handling of funds and equipment. He criticized lump-sum travel allowances, excessive auto purchases, and lax minutes while praising the bridge department and urging reform to curb expenses and improve bidding, accounting, and supervision.
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Atlanta
Highway Department
Sam J. Slate
Walker
W. R. Neel
H. G. Spahr
John N. Holder
Highway Board
8. S. Bennett
Slate
Ivery
Bridge Department
Oglesby
Georgia
Chicago
California
H. G Spahr
Treasury
J. N. Holder
Audhtor
Nast Point
Code of Georgia
East Point
Chambers Session Opens In Superior Court Monday
Judge C F McLaughlin from Columbus was in Butler on Monday and Tuesday for motions and demurrers set for hearing. Maggie McLaughlin colored was indicted for liquor for sale at Taylor Superior Court and paroled with an injunction to stay from Mauk. She returned to the area and opened a school of six pupils, but deputies report only two pupils observed. The parole was revoked and the chain gang sentence imposed.
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C. F. McLaughlin
Columbus
Butler
McLaughlin
Water Victims Laid To Rest In Columbus Tragedy
Funeral services held Friday for Mrs. W. W. Rainey Mrs. W B Rainey and Miss Delis Rainey victims of a water disaster at a club pool on Box Springs road. The drowning three were prominent Columbus figures with funeral attendance from church clubs and social life. Interment followed in Woodland cemetery. Pallbearers named and officials noted.
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Columbus
W. W. Rainey
W B. Rainey
Delis Rainey
Church of the Holy Banky
Rainey
J. BE
Moylan
Church of the Holy Family
Father Lennan
Fi Benning
Rather Greeninger
Opelika
Iiwrodl Cemetery
J. H. Dimon
W C. Wisiom
Harry Lee
Ed Munn
Jack O'Neal Morris DeLay
Clarence Murphy
Raineys
Box Springs
Fourth-Class Post Master Examination at Rupe rt Ga
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination to fill a contemplated vacancy as fourth-class postmaster at Rupert Ga with others as they occur. Applications close August 5 1925. Applicants must be 21 or older, reside in the local post office territory, and be U S citizens. Full details and forms available from the local postmaster or the Civil Service Commission Washington D C.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Montezuma
Rupert
United States
Washington, D. C
Taylor Representative Introduces Important Bills
Representative W. E. Steed introduces bills and a resolution. The resolution seeks a cost statement from the Bureau of Farm Markets and its benefits to farmers. A bill requires county school superintendents to keep offices open during school terms. A bill repeals the five day posting rule for marriage licenses, deemed useless in border counties.
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W. E. Steed
Department of the Bureau of Farm Markets
Million Dollar Macon Lumber Blaze Threatens Plant
A fire at Case Fowler Lumber Co in Macon Georgia began in a molding rack and quickly spread through piled lumber. About 25 million feet valued at over a million dollars is at risk as fire crews, hampered by lack of local hydrants and mismatched hose sizes, struggle to contain the flames.
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Macon
Case-Fowler Lumber Co
Atrophine Overdose Almost Fatal in Richland Dr West
In Richland Georgia on July 7 Dr J B West a noted druggist was critically ill at Americus hospital after an overdose of atrophine given in a local drug store Monday night. A mistaken name led to the error. prompt treatment and hospital care followed. Doctors say recovery depends on pneumonia outcome and bronchial complications. The dose was described as sufficient to kill ten men.
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Richland
J B. West
Americus Hospital
Americus
West
Myrtle Springs
City Hospital
Wert
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U. S
Grand Theatre
Reynolds, Ga
Leatrice Joy
Seatrcie Joy
Riddle Rider
William Desmond
Paramount Picture
Conquest of the Forest
Calvin Carter
Chambers Session Superior Court
Church OF Holy Family
Taylor
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