Louise Braxton Returns to Butler As Educator Leader
Louise M. Braxton, a prominent Georgia Negro educator and principal of the Macon Normal and Industrial Institute, visited Butler this week to organize the Booker T. Washington girl literary club. She planned a mass meeting for the fifth Sunday in July and hoped the city’s white women’s club president would speak. Braxton criticized the local church denial of her May speech and urged greater respect and collaboration between races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise .M. Braxton
Macon Normal and Industrial Institute
Butler
Negro Baptist Church
Louise M. Braxton
Georgia
Col. W. E. Steed
Baptist Church
Booker T. Washington Girl Literary Club
White Woman’s Club
Smit Seeks Yearlong Training For Troops Before France
Atlanta dispatch reports Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia vowing that no untrained troops will be sent to France. He backs a 12 month training and preps plan as vital to the army program. Army officers in Atlanta agree that launching troops without thorough training would be a grave mistake.
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Atlanta
France
Hoke Smith
Georgia
National Congress
Telephone Go Employees To Buy Liberty Bonds
Atlanta readers learn Bell telephone system employees nationwide including Southern Bell and Cumberland workers can purchase Liberty Bonds through easy installments. Colonel W T Gentry announces a plan allowing $50 bonds with $5 down and monthly payments of $4 for ten months plus a final payment of $5, spreading the cost over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Bell Telephone System
Southern Bell and
Cumberland Telephone Companies
W T Gentry
Cumberland
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Ad In Lingering Cough
An old remedy ad touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey to ease lingering coughs in January. It promises soothing pine, loosening phlegm and healing membranes, with glycerine soothing tender tissues and safe use for all ages. It claims easy availability and a simple formula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bell
Howard Happenings from A B E Howard Happenings
Community notes from Howard county record a weekend in Columbus with Perkins visiting, deaths, visitors, and social events. Town residents Mrs Lula Gresham and Miss Jinkins feature in travel and depot duties while gatherings include a Saturday social club and quarterly meetings. Numerous local names appear with visits, fishing at Parks pond, and family visits.
Dr King’s New Discovery Endorsed for Coughs and Colds
A vintage drug advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the standard remedy for coughs and colds for 42 years. It promises soothing balsam, antiseptic action, and relief for sore throat and bronchial affections. Available at the druggist for 50 cents.
Mauk Section Notes Farm Conditions and Social Visits
In Mauk Georgia No 2 area crops look fair. Marie Garrett and brothers Guy and Marcellas visited Mrs Bell Bazemore. Mrs Ella Taylor began an extended county trip visiting relatives. Mary and Winslow Gurratt of Phenix City Alabama visited Lillian and Wynelle Jinks. Mrs D Hutcherson returned from a visit to her daughter Mrs Jim Posey. Mr Guined ill. speedy recovery hoped. Floyd Williams has been able to be out again. W Bobbs and family spent Sunday with Mr Bob Rogers of Norwich.
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Ella Taylor
D. Hutcherson
Jim Posey
Guined
Atlanta
W. B. Cody
Frank Floyd
W. E. Minor
Baldwin County
Milledgeville
Central of Georgia Railway
Joe M. Fagan
Savannah
Marshall B. Smith
Columbus
Floyd Frederick
Macon
Bell Banks
Frederick
Bond
Edna Kerr
William Kerr
Cherokee County
Alabama
Lyerly
Loveless
Miss Kerr
Chimes and Bruges Referenced in Falstaff Dialogue
Fragmentary text discusses the phrase chimes and Bruges with Shakespearean imagery. It cites Falstaff and a reference to the Chimes of Bruges, implying a literary or theatrical context and signaling a discussion on language usage and cultural expressions.
Mandamus hearing postponed in Butler case
The mandamus case against the County Commissioners, slated for today in Butler, was continued for an indefinite time. Reynolds and Panhandle citizens attended with petitioners' attorneys Chil Jere Moore and C. B. Marshall. County Commissioners were represented by Col. George Palmer and Col. H. P. Wallas. Judge Howard did not appear, likely due to the Columbus Grand Jury. Hearing may be delayed to the October Taylor Superior court term.
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Butler
Reynolds
Panhandle
Chil Jere Moore
Montezuma
C. B. Marshall
George Palmer
Columbus
H. P. Wallaes
Howard
Taylor Superior Court
Government to issue $4,000 life insurance for every service member
Washington reports plans to provide a free $4,000 life insurance policy to every American soldier and sailor during the war in lieu of pensions. The plan, prepared by Assistant Secretary Sweet, calls for a government insurance bureau and allows officers and men to buy higher amounts at peace rates if they choose.
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Washington
Council of National Defense
Sweet
Commerce Department
France
Defense Council
Department of Commerce
High School Boys Showing Patriotism
Atlanta youths aged between Boy Scout and enlistment ages plan to work on farms this summer to earn money and fill jobs left by enlisted or drafted workers and deserters, amid concerns about labor agents and rising tensions in northern cities.
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Atlanta
Army
Navy
Guaranteed Liver Medicine Promises Satisfaction and Guarantee
An advertising notice touts Martin s Liver Medicine as thoroughly guaranteed with money back if unsatisfied. It claims use for sick headache coated tongue biliousness digestion and liver related ailments. The product is described as suitable for children and easy to take, with a promise of home use and reliable results. Mr H J Porter is named as the local druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iesta
Martin
H. J. Porter
Albany Red Cross rolls up 750 members in drive
More than 150 new members joined the Albany Chapter of the American Red Cross by the registration day campaign bringing total to over 750. Other notes include Irish potato shipments from Moultrie, a drowning of London Morris off Hampton Roads, and multiple local war effort efforts across Georgia.
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Albany
American Red Cross
Moultrie
George Estes
W. E. Estes
Atlanta
Waycross
London Morris
Louisiana
Hampton Roads
Clarence H. Tullis
Deeran
United States
Georgia
Georgi Fruit Exchange
W. M. Anderson
Southern Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church of
Conyers
Thomas M. Aimar
W W. Aimar
Thunderbolt
Savannah
Wilson
Georgia Military Academy
O. C. Ellis
Lee Ashcraft
Red Cross Relief Committee
Ford Motor Company
James J. Copeland
Patton
J. C. Sapp
Copeland
Mercer University
W. FE. Bradley
Alma Times
Bacon County
Alma
Bacon
Central Baptist Church
Government urges tough crackdown on army registration
Provost Marshal Crowder orders governors to enforce the selective service penal clause for men aged 21 to 30 who failed to register last Tuesday. Imprisonment up to a year for nonregistration, with possible further opportunities for delinquents. Crowder drafts exemptions rules and seeks Baker and Wilson approval, proposing random selection methods for examination.
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Thear
General Crowde
Crowder
Department of Justice
United States
General Crowder
Severn
Baker
Wilson
Congress Plans Fast Action on War Legislation This Week
Congress resumes work after a hot session as the Senate Finance Committee refines the war tax bill and aims for debate early next week. In the House, river and harbor and food control bills advance, while the espionage measure heads for final conference report. The budget and tonnage bills may reach the President soon, with export embargo provisions central to the espionage report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Wilson
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Agriculture
Newlands
Labor Indorses Plan Urging Prompt Food Control
Organized labor pledged support to President Wilsons food control plan and urged haste in passing food control bills before July 1, before the harvest. Leaders warned that delays would worsen prices and hurt the people, with participants from the National Federation of Postal Employees and the four railway brotherhoods among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organized Labor
Wilson
Labor
National Federation of Postal Ployees
Omaha Babies Receive Liberty Bond Birthday Gifts
Sixteen Omaha infants born on a Saturday were promised $50 Liberty Bond prizes by the Omaha Commercial Club. Twins were among the honorees, with General George H. Harries offering to double the prizes for one pair. Names reflected patriotic themes. The article also notes a census excerpt listing German Hungarian and other foreign-born populations in the United States.
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Omaha
Gloria
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E . Perkins
Sadie Arrington
Talbotton
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Parker
Mattie Kate King
Box Springs
Mattie Julia Vanlandingham
J F Vanlandingham
Lula Gresham
Phoenix City
Ala
Chatfield
Cochran’s
Near Rupert
Purvis Hotel
Howard Riley
Cee
John England
Beulah Pickard
Parks Pond
Janie Neisler
Mae Vanlandingham
Mauk, Ga
Marie Garrett
Guy and
Marcellas
Miss Mary
Winslow Gurratt
Phenix City
Endine
Lillian Land Wynelle Jinks
Floyd Williams
W. Bobbs
Bob Rogers
Norwich
Shallow
Falstaff
Bruges
The
Commonwealth
London
Montague Boyd
United States Army Medical Service
State College of Agriculture
Athens
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company
Berrien County
Ison Smith
Smith
L. J. Cooper
First National Bank
Waycross Savings and Trust Company
Waycross Street
Acworth
Board of Education
J. P. Mott
Brunswick High School
Stube Mountain
Juddie
Jesse Williams
Fayetteville
Lee Whatley
Fulton County
Old Soldiers
Joseph, D. Bignon
Lemon Springs
N. C
Dublin
Miss
Lucile Chumbley
Tom Hogks
Thomasville Peopl
Dougherty County
Mary Elizabeth Hynds
Kirkwood
Baron Herman von Schmidt
Germany
Colora@de Sorines
Colo
Bert
W Hi. Shearer
Kirkwood City Hall
Labor Indorses
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