Americus to transform Prospect Park into major tourist camp
City Engineer Walker told the Americus city council that Prospect Park will be converted into a modern tourist camp with support from the American Legion and citizens. The South Georgia Public Service Co will provide lighting and current at no cost, and Julius Schroeder will install free showers and plumbing. The city will fill plowed areas to keep the park usable in rain.
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Americus, Ga
Prospect Park
Walker
American Legion
Poole
Citizens
Legion
South Georgia Public Service Company
Julius Schroeder
Citizens and Legion
Road Tax Notice Urges Prompt Payment for District B
A county instruction announces road tax due and calls on residents to visit the local collector to obtain receipts promptly. It warns that failure to pay will lead to summons for road work charges. The notice stresses immediate action in the reader’s district.
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Ith
Noriotha
Drought Breaks in Dixie as Heavy Sunday Rain Falls
Atlanta reports a regionwide drought relief with heavy rains Sunday easing heat and crop damage. Governors urged prayer for rain across Georgia Alabama North Carolina and Virginia as residents gathered in churches then waded flooded streets. Citizens in less affected areas offered aid to neighbors in need.
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Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
Virginia
Atlanta
Parol
North Georgia
Crazed Georgian bills end in double tragedy
In Cairo Georgia on September 18 W Mark Prince a Grady county leader attempted to shoot his daughter Miss Otia Prince her husband C N Palmer and a brother in law then killed himself Prince died while Otia 28 a school teacher had wed Palmer 25 the couple spent the night with Palmer’s parents before returning to Prince home to collect clothing accompanied by uncle J B Dunlap and his son.
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Cairo
W. Mark Panes
Grady County
Prince
Otia Prince
C. N. Palmer
Thomasville
J B
Dunlap
Poultry Show at Georgia State Exposition Set in Macon
The Georgia State Exposition will host its annual poultry show in Macon during the week of October 19. Georgia envisions a strong Southern exhibition with prize quality poultry from local yards and smaller flocks. Entrants may obtain entry blanks and information from Exposition manager E Rose Jordan in Macon Ga.
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Macon
Georgia Poultry Yards
Georgia
Union
E. Rose Jordan
Why Not a Georgia Room Why Taylor County Invests Now
The piece argues Georgia's advantages over Florida, praising state industry, soil, and climate. It urges Taylor County residents to invest early, highlighting Route Three, upcoming highways, irrigation potential, and a rising market for city and farm property as capital floods Georgia.
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Georgia
Florida
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Vanderbilt
Augusta
California
Miami
New England
Mattiew Hardy
Albany Chamber of Commerce
South
Galilee
Taylor County
Georgia-ward
South Georgia
Metropolitain
United States
Taylor
Capital Highway
Bej
Talbot County man sentenced to death for brother murder
R G Carrington was condemned by a Talbot County jury in Talbott after being found guilty of murdering his brother H Currington at Junction City on April 15 1925. He received a death sentence by electrocution set for October 16 with a motion for a new trial to be heard before Judge McLaughlin.
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Columbus
H. Currington
Junction City
Talbot County
Talbott
R. G Carrington
C. F. McLaughlin
John H. McGehee
McLaughlin
Walker ‘R Flournoy
Henry Carrington
Grady Hesters
Hesters
Ragan
Father and two sons drown at Little River near Adel
Adel Georgia reports a family tragedy as J R Daughtrey and his two sons Charlie 11 and Arnold 10 drowned in Little River eight miles west of Adel. The father who could not swim jumped to save Charlie and both were lost with Arnold also entering the water in a bid to rescue.
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Adel
J. R. Daughtrey
Little River
Cook
Colquitt
Arnold
Ethridge Brothers to Be Heard in Jones Killing Case
Macon Sept 13 A commitment hearing for Grover and Atkinson Ethridge two Jones county planters and brothers charged with murdering two Jones county police will occur late next week. Defense counsel announced J E Pottle a noted criminal lawyer and former gubernatorial candidate has been retained as associate counsel.
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Macon
Grover and
Atkinson Ethridge
Jones County
W. A. McLellan
J. E Pottle
Crooks Work St Louis Firms in Forgery Scheme
Five checks totaling 1193.00 with forged A D Chapman signatures arrived from St Louis banks and were refused by Butler Banking Co. The forger posed as the Butler Merchant and targeted wholesale dry goods firms in St Louis, buying time with cash advances for travel. Chapman, with prior similar exploits, faced no losses yet as authorities pursue the criminal.
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Butler Banking Co
A. D. Chapman
National Bank of Commerce
City Trust Co
St. St. Louis
Mangham
St. Louis
St.Lewis
St. Louie
Chapman
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Chicago
Dreizin's Harvest Sale Opens Tomorrow Morning
Oscar Dreizin announces the annual Harvest Sale opening tomorrow with a large stock purchased from eastern markets. The sale promises real bargains on necessary purchases and urges shoppers to attend the first day or visit soon after to save hundreds of dollars.
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The
Herald
Oscar Dreizin
Dreizin
Geor gia Free Lance Debuts In Dublin Georgia
Dublin Georgia September 16 The Georgia Free Lance owned and edited by Thomas W Hardwick former Governor and U S Senator began weekly publication from the Dublin printing plant Its front page editorial pledges independence in thought and speech and rejects being tied to any party It aims to restore the Democracy of the founding fathers and the Jefferson Jackson Americanism of early democracy
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Dublin
Georgia Free Lance
Thos
W .Hardwick
United States
Dublin Printingplant
Hardwick
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
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Conway Tearle
Fighting Ranger
Wanda Hawley
Jimmie Harrison
Dixie
Georgia State Exposition
Talbot
R. G. Currington
River
Ethridge Brothers
Jones Rum
Crooks
ST. Lewis Firms
Tom Hardwick
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