Splendid Venetian set for new Elsie Ferguson picture
The Amusu Theatre will show A Society Exile featuring Elsie Ferguson on Saturday March 27. A Venice canal scene required a six-house set at Famous Players Lasky studios with a long water tank and gondolas on wheels under George Fitzmalcoms overseeing the build. Nora Shard, an American heiress, is exiled from England and adopts a Venice residence as events unfold in this Artcraft photoplay.
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Artcraft
Elsie Ferguson
Amusu Theatre
Grand Canal
Venice
Famous Players-Lasky Studios
George Fitzmaurice
Ferguson
England
Nora Shard
Miss Ferguson
Henry Arthur Jones
Bergere
Atty Gen Walker Explains Thrift and Savings
Hon. Clifford Walker Georgia attorney general shares a thrift tale from boyhood and argues for investing in Treasury Saving Certificates and Saving Stamps. He notes confidence in government securities, their on-demand redemption, compounding interest, and the steady growth of small savings toward future needs.
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Clifford Walker
Georgia
Clifford
Treasury
Treasury Savings
Peach tree fruiting and sweet potato profits in Georgia farming
The peach crop uses current wood and buds formed this summer for next year, while the soil often lacks enough nutrients for heavy bearing and growth. Commercial fertilizers and cultivation help. A Georgia article notes four acres of sweet potatoes yielded 1,158 bushels at 36 cents per bushel, with storage and marketing improving profitability. tours and an automotive exposition accompany a farming caravan in Macon.
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Thomas
Georgia
Columbus to Butler Highway Planned
At a Columbus Highway Department meeting a committee of L. M. Houser Max Banner and Joseph L. Couch was appointed to consult with local residents on building a highway from Columbus to Butler as part of the early and Columbus route. The department pledged cooperation with Taylor county and aims to construct the road in summer and fall.
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Columbus
Macon
Butler
Columbus Highway Department
L. M. Houser
Max Banner
Joseph L. Couch
Earl and Columbus
Taylor County
Clean-up Day Inspires Butler Community Effort
St Marys held a civic league organized clean-up day that widened and smoothed main streets, added sidewalks, planted trees, and improved residential and business appeal. The author urges Butler to re forming its civic league and support local officials in creating a brighter, cleaner town.
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St. Mary’s
Butler
Macon Auto Dealers Plan Five Day Advertising Tour
Macon Georgia March 21. The Macon Automobile Dealers Association plans a five day tour advertising to twelve nearby towns using a convoy of twenty trucks.
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Macon
Macon Automobile Dealers’ Association
Banks of County Prosperous as Never Before
Taylor county banks show unusually large deposits and strong local business growth. The recent statements indicate reduced reliance on external funds as banks now meet loan demand from deposits and fund the community’s needs locally.
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Taylor County
Stat
The
Herald
Reverend E H McGehee Dies in Cuthbert
The Rev. E H McGehee Methodist minister and superannuated member of the South Georgia Conference died at his daughter's home in Cuthbert. He served as a traveling preacher for fifty eight years and is survived by thousands of Georgians. Funeral and interment will be in Cuthbert conducted by Rev O B Chester, presiding elder of the Americus district.
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Cuthbert
E. H. McGehee
South Georgia
H. P. Elder
John B. McGehee
Cuth- Left
O. B. Chester
Americus
McGehee
Robbery Targets M T Gaultney Jr Store
Robbers entered the store of M T Gaultney Jr on Friday night and stole merchandise and about $25 from the cash drawer. The entry appears non-forced with an extra key, papers scattered, marking the third Butler robbery in recent weeks and prompting calls for swift punishment.
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M T Gaultney, Jr
Butler
Laxative praise from Vermont shopper
George Daniels of Hardwick Vermont proclaims Chamberlain’s Tabletas provide the best relief after trying many laxatives. He calls himself a modern retels of New England and credits the product for sedentary habits necessitating occasional use.
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Chamberlain
George
Daniels
Hardwick
Daniela
Horof
New England
Rufus W Rodgers Dies After Illness in Macon County
Prominent local man Rufus W. Rodgers dies at home in Macon County after influenza followed by pneumonia. He contracted the illness while caring for his seriously ill wife. Surviving four sisters, funeral held at Potterville cemetery. Mrs Rodgers recovering at Reynolds home with her parents’ aid.
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Rufus W. Rodgers
Macon County
Rodgers
Potterville Cemetery
B. F. Cox
Reynolds
Mr McGants Thanks Voters of Taylor
Mr McGants thanks Taylor voters for their support in the March 16 primary. He expresses gratitude, pledges to discharge his duties faithfully, and invites constituents to visit him to observe his work and seek service.
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McGants
Taylor
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