Diplomas Awarded to Americus Aggies during Commencement
Americus May 28 250 people from Sumter County and the Third District gathered for the annual commencement at the Third District Agricultural and Mechanical College. Principal John M Prance handed diplomas to graduates including Helen Quartlebaum Myrtle Herring Lynnie Sanborn Ruth Rodgers Robie Martin Stonewall Shirley Joel Chappell Walter Bridges Jones Earl Case Chester Bridges and Mills Kaylor. The event featured many male graduates and speeches by R C Moran L G Council Col J E D Shipp and Prof J Phil Campbell with Rev James R Lawrence giving the invocation and Benediction by Rev Guyton Fisher.
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Americus
Sumter Co
Third District Agricultural and Mechanical College
Crawford Wheatley
Cass
John M. Prance
Helen Quarttlebaum
Myrtle Herring
Lynnie Sanborn
J. E Johnson
Luella Knox
C. A. Ames
Egbert Clark
J. W. Mosteller Jr
Guyton Fisher
Donald Druckenmiller
L. G. Council
Sumter County
Georgia
J E D Shipp
J. Phil Campbell
State College of Agriculture
First Methodist Church
Woman slashes throats of children and self in Cuthbert
May 23 Cuthbert authorities report Mrs. W H Ward slashed her throat and that of four children while her husband slept. One girl aged five died, two other children are seriously injured, and the mother and remaining children are expected to recover. Police say mental derangement from long illness caused the act. no charges expected. Ward not arrested. The attack involved five to ten year old girls. Ora was the youngest killed.
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Cuthbert
W H Ward
Ward
Ora
Cramping Trip Advice and Remedy Availability
Advice urges travelers to buy Chamberlain's Cough and Diarrhoea Remedy before leaving home. It cannot be obtained on hunting trips or aboard cars and boats, so bring it along. The remedy is sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Hardwick Hearst Campaign Opens With Governor Bid
Atlanta May 22 Thomas W Hardwick announces through James B Nevin editor of Hearst papers a bid for governor two sentences state his candidacy and soon public views will be released He plans vigorous statewide campaigning with the Atlanta Georgian aligning with his policy Responding, John N Holder says he is in to win and would defeat Hardwick whether or not he runs
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Atlanta
Thomas W Hardwick
James B. Nevin
Hearst
Atlanta Georgian
Hardwick
John N. Holder
Earn While You Learn Auto Repair Training Ad
Central Auto School at 83 West Fort Street Detroit Michigan offers practical instruction in auto tractor truck general repair electrical systems battery welding and more. Write for plan now. Opposite post office. Detroit’s largest practical school.
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Central Auto School
West Fort Street
Detroit
Mich
Squash Interrupts Dinner at Exclusive Hotel Dining Room
Amid a refined dinner service in a premier residential hotel, a sudden crash of dishes disrupts the room. A single voice cuts through the murmur with the curt remark Squash, my dear, of all things, drawing attention to the unexpected mishap.
Railroads Seek 31 Percent Freight Rate Increase
Georgia railroads filed petitions with the Georgia Railroad Commission seeking a flat 31 percent rise in intra state freight rates. Similar petitions were filed with other Southern state commissions and the Interstate Commerce Commission to secure a minimum 5 1/2 percent return under the Transportation Act. A cooperative hearing plan will be formed with a three to five member committee to sit with the ICC in Washington. John T. Boifeuillet represented Georgia at the conference. Convicts Thrash Convict in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Transportation Act of Congress
Georgia Commission
Transportation Act
Washington
John T. Boifeuillet
Louisville Plant Destroyed By Early Morning Fire
The municipal electric light and water pumping station in Louisville was destroyed by a fire at an early Sunday hour. The loss is about $20,000 with $8,000 insured. The cause of the blaze is not yet determined.
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Louisville
Municipal Electric Light and Water Pumping Station
Field Manager For Development Work In Southwest Georgia
The Southwest Georgia Development association approved an 8000 dollar initial funding plan and hired S C Hood of Moultrie as field manager. The twelve counties in the association are Brooke, Berrien, Cook, Colquitt, Decatur, Irwin, Grady, Mitchell, Lownes, Tift, Worth and Thomas.
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Moultrie
Southwest Georgia Development Association
S. C. Hood
Brooke
Berrien
Cook
Colquitt
Decatur
Irwin
Grady
Mitchell
Lownes
Tift
Worth
Thomas
Demented Mother Slashes Her Daughters in Tragic Firelight
A distressed mother, Mrs Ward of Cuthbert, slit the throats of four of her five daughters and slashed her own neck, aiming to end her life, as her husband slept nearby. Ora Ward, age five, died. two others near death. one wounded on cheeks but not gravely.
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Cuthbert
W HL Ward
Ora
Press Association Meeting Postponed in Nashville
The eleventh district press association meeting scheduled in Nashville was postponed due to illness in Editor Sweat's family. President Shyde will announce a new date later.
Tragedy Tied to Unrequited Love Claims Life
Mrs Nellie Johnson aged 23 wife of L M Johnson killed herself at 5 30 AM on May 23 by a .45 Colt pistol shot to the heart. She fired while her husband and five year old son Louie slept in an adjoining room. The bullet tore through her body, passed the mattress, and lodged in the bedframe.
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Eternal Triangle
Atlanta
Nellie Johnson
L. M. Johnson
Louie
U S Urges Mandate for Armenia in President’s Message
President Wilson urges Congress to accept a U S mandate over Armenia in a message read to both houses. Senators and representatives refer the proposal to foreign affairs committees with little expectation of action, as opposition runs across parties led by Lodge and Harding who oppose any mandate. The president cites Allied council arbitration on Turkey Armenia borders as justification for his stance.
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Washington
United States
Armenia
Congress
Wilson
House
Senate
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee
Lodge
Massachusetts
Harding
Ohio
Foreign Relations Committee
Ma‘nes
Williams
Mississippi
Supreme Council
Turkey
Negro Candidate Seeks Madden Seat in Congress
Washington May 23 More about Mr Madden who insulted the memory of Southern heroes His defense of the negro admitting equality has led to a negro running against him for his seat in Congress The district is one with negro predominance Democrats indifferent to the result The Republican party faces embarrassment over either outcome and shifts focus from League of Nations and Prohibition.
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Washington
Madden
Congress
Chicago
Republican Party
League of Nations
Gold Stone discovery and use in Venetian glassmaking
Gold stone is an opaque golden brown glass with minute bright gold crystals used for ornament. It was accidentally discovered near Murano Venice when brass filings dropped into molten glass, creating a new decorative material.
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Murane
Venice
Italy
Pepto Mangan Promises Blood Builder and Vitality
A vintage advertisement extols Gude's Pepto Mangan as a simple harmless tonic that rebuilds red blood and restores energy after illness stress or fatigue. It claims doctors have recommended it for years and urges buyers to insist on the Gude's label on packages.
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Gude
Administrator's Sale in Taylor County Georgia 1920
By order of the county court the estate of F C Goodwin will sell at public outcry on the first Tuesday in June 1920 at Reynolds court house. The sale includes the A J Crawford house and lot north half of lot 1 block 41 with a 150 foot frontage on Liberty Street plus a strip adjoining the W F Weaver property.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Court of Ordinary
Court House
Said County
F. C. Goodwin
Reynolds
A. J. Crawford
Reynolds Ga
W. F. Weaver
Liberty Street
Ida N. Goodwin
F. C Goodwin
Georgia Sheriff Sale in Taylor County June 1920
The sheriff will sell on the first Tuesday in June 1920 at the courthouse in Taylor County Georgia the town of Mauk a five room dwelling and five town lots numbered 1 through 5. The property is owned by W P Hesters and levied to satisfy a Superior Court judgment in Bank of Mauk vs Averett and Hesters, dated May 4 1920.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Said
Mauk
W. P. Hesters
Superior Court of
Bank of Mauk
Averett & Hesters
J. R. Beeland
Preservation of Ancient Seeds Revealed by Micro Scale
Researchers describe perfect preservation in a tiny archaic seed found in Lancashire. Professor Oliver's specimen, measuring one-fifth of an inch, shows a ten-ribbed integument visible under a microscope, indicating remarkable fossil integrity.
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Oliver
Lancashire
Public advice on rheumatism relief by liniment
Readers are told internal medicines for chronic rheumatism are a waste of time and money. About nine nine out of ten cases respond to external application of Chamberlain's Liniment. It is advertised as offering relief for 35 cents per bottle, large size 60 cents.
Persian Bread and Sweet Potato Plant Prices
Prices for sweet potato plants Porto Rico and Persian Bread range from 1 000 to 20 000 plants at 2 ½ dollars per thousand. Persian native bread sells today at around 2 dollars per thousand with slight price differences. Notes describe ancient Persian baking using a ground masonry oven with dough formed into thin sheets slapped against the oven wall and baked in minutes.
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Porto Rico
Service and Quality
J. H. Davis of Tifton Georgia advertises services connected with The National Bank of Tifton, signaling local financial assistance and trust in banking operations.
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J. H. Davis
Tifton
the National Bank, of
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David C. Shanks
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