Brown Warns Farmers to Cotton Off Market
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture J J Brown warns cotton producers and allied interests to refuse selling raw cotton until after the American Cotton Association committee meets in Montgomery September 1 2 3 He says bear raids and speculative estimates depress prices and urges a holding movement to secure a fair price and avoid bankrupting farmers and related enterprises. He calls for 6 percent rediscounting loans on warehouse receipts and a united push for a square deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
J. J. Brown
Cotton States Advisory Marketing Board
American Cotton Association
South
Georgia
Montgomery
Republic
Acre
Federal Reserve Bank
Commissioner of Agriculture
Deranged Man Kills Himself on Train in Georgia
J W Wyatt of Calhoun, 26, deranged, leaped from the Royal Palm on a Southern Railway train near Juliette. He was in sheriff custody en route to Milledgeville sanitarium. Wyatt was crushed by the train. body shipped from Macon to Calhoun.
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Macon
J. W. Wyatt
Calhoun
Southern Railway
Juliette
Wyatt
T. M. Watts
Gordon County
Milledgeville
Adjourned Court Week Opens for Criminal Docket
An adjourned term of Butts superior court begins September 6 focusing on criminal cases. Judges report many warrants issued, grand jury to return first Monday in September, and numerous defendants plea bargained or found guilty across a wide range of offenses including gaming liquor concealed weapons speeding and larceny with sentences from 4 months to 12 months and up to several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butts
Ed Cook
Lige Campbell
Pye Flemister
State Farm
Jim Suggs
Wiley Fambrough
Emma Fambrough
Will Ramsey
Bunk Grier
Ben Freeman
Charlie Bond
Henry Woodward
S. Lennick
Jay Smith
Clarence Watkins
Allen Jenkinks
George Campbell
Joe Walker
Eddie Phillips
Link Tanner
James Williams
F. G. Greer
E. E. Stafford
M. C. Davis
Sam White
Walter White
John Wesley Watson
John Glynn
Shorty McLendon
Jack Campbell
Troy Wise
Clovis Gordon
Sam Proctor
W. H. Spencer
Shag Brown
Tom Byars
Ernest James
Ernest Douglas
Alex Thurman
W. T. Scarbrough
Armour Jordan
Joe W. Benson
Women suffrage seen as inevitable inevitable new order
A statement asserts that woman suffrage, like prohibition, was inevitable and that its arrival will lead the country to adjust to a cleaner, better political era with women improving politics.
Only One Candidate in Race for Congress in Sixth District
Hon. J. W. Wise of Fayetteville is the sole candidate for Congress in Georgia’s Sixth District. Reported rival J. J. Flynt failed to qualify, leaving Wise as the only entrant in the Democratic primary set for September 8, 1920. W. H. Wheaton confirms Wise’s sole qualification and ticket entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Wise
Fayetteville
J. J. Flynt
Griffin
Wise
W. H. Wheaton
Democratic Executive Committee
Sixth
Georgia
J. M. Currie
Butts County
Sixth Congressional District
Congress
Public meetings to promote Georgia enterprise program announced
Georgia executive committee sets appearances in Athens Augusta Savannah Waycross Albany Americus Dublin Macon La Grange Gainesville Rome Decatur as Gov Dorsey outlines a 300000 advertising fund to draw new residents. County quotas vary with total land value and population totaling about 27400 for the sixth district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia Enterprise
Hugh M. Dorsey
Georgia
Athens
Augusta
Savannah
Waycross
Albany
Americus
Dublin
Macon
la Grange
Gainesville
Rome
Decatur
Butts County
Bibb
Butts
Crawford
Clayton
Fayette
Henry
Jasper
Jones
Monroe
Pike
Spalding
Upson
Pepperton Defeats Hampton in Saturday Baseball Clash
Pepperton defeated the Hampton baseball team 3 to 1 Saturday afternoon in a fast well played game. Pepperton held the advantage with strong pitching and timely hitting while Harmpton’s Duncan allowed several hits before Pepperton’s offense broke through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepperton
Hampton
Ateudgne
Ip BP Sorae CE Cman
Rosserotek
Duncan
Harmpton
Dorsey Stands For Democracy in Georgia Speech
Col John R L Smith, Butts county native now of Macon, urged support for Governor Dorsey for U S Senate in a Butts county courthouse address. He praised Dorsey as honest and dependable, criticized Watson and Hoke Smith, defended Wilson era policies, and endorsed the League of Nations while noting opposition as envy from rival figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. L. Smith
Butts County
Macon
Court House
Dorsey
United States Senate
Smith
Hoke Smith
Watson
National Party
Col Smith
Wilson
Federal Reserve Bank
Mexico
Russia
Turkey
United States
League of Nations
Hardwick
Reed
Borah
Lodge
Col. Smith
First Open Boll of Cotton Reported in Area
The first open boll of the season was brought to the office by J. J. Reeves of Berner. He found three open bolls on one stalk on August 20 and notes the Cleveland variety. Reeves says the crop is in fairly good condition but boll weevils are prevalent in his section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Reeves
Berner
Cleveland
Health Board Proposed for Jackson City
One outstanding need of Jackson is a board of health composed of people to promote the health of the people. There is room for improvement in health conditions of most towns and Jackson is no exception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Peppeha
Billions Spent Yearly on Luxuries in U S Says Miss Strauss
Washington reports average annual luxury expenditures reach 8.71 billion dollars with per family spending about 348 dollars yearly. Men spend 2.11 billion on tobacco including cigarettes and cigars, cars and parts total about 2 million. candy sales hit 1 billion after prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Edith Strauss
Department of Justice
Strauss
Kimbell Baptists Plan Jackson Meeting In September
The Kimbell Association will hold its annual gathering at First Baptist Church in Jackson on September 1 and 2 with a full program. Moderator J. H. Carmichael will lead as ministers, reports cover temperance literature women’s work and missions, and officers and delegates will be elected for future conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Churches of the
Kimbell Association
Jackson
J. H. Carmichael
W. M. Hardy
J. A. Bonner
B. S. Bailey
Atlanta
Will
L. B. Harvey
Wise merchant reads ready for fall ad push with pole
A wise merchant plans a fall business push using a long advertising pole to attract customers and promote upcoming offerings.
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Brown
Grand Jury
Kimbell Baptists
Georgia Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist Convention
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