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Newspaper

Jackson Progress Argus

Location

Jackson, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1922

Page

8

Conyers Cops Holiday Game From Home Team

Large crowd watched Jackson fall to Conyers 7 to 4 on the home field Tuesday. McNair started for Jackson but strained his arm and yielded to Bankston who pitched well. Jackson showed little pep while Conyers built its lead. Jackson rarely wins at home this season and plays better on the road. The battery readings note Conyers Simmons Pirkle Cook and Jackson McNair Bankston A Newton.

Jackson Conyers McNair Bankston Conyers, Simmons, Pirkle and Cook Jackson, McNair, Bankston and A. Newton

Lynchings in First Half of 1922 Tallied Near Montgomery

Tuskegee Institute records show thirty lynchings in the first half of 1922, six fewer than the same period in 1921 and eighteen more than 1920. Of the victims, seven were white and twenty-eight were Black. eleven were charged with rape with incidents spread across Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina Oklahoma and Texas.

Svm Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina Oklahoma Texas

Mother to Be Informed About Safe Childbirth Aid

An article promoting "Mother's Friend" as a safe external lotion to ease pregnancy labor. It cites Mrs. Hartman of Scranton praising quicker, less painful deliveries with minimal medical intervention and urges expectant mothers to seek the remedy from druggists. It touts safety, lack of narcotics, and offers a free booklet from the Regulators Company.

C. J. Hartman Scranton

First Trip on Railroad Ends With Humorous Misunderstanding

An old lady on her first railroad ride is in a collision and is unharmed. The conductor reports the crash and asks about injuries, to which she quips that she assumed it was how trains always stop.

Lyons Street

Mrs Lucie Watson Matthews Dies in Atlanta Home

Mrs. Lucie Watson Matthews longtime resident of Atlanta and former Tennille native, dies at her home on 52 Fairview Road Druid Hills. Survived by husband Levin Clayton Matthews three children William Clayton Mary Buttrill and Douglas Watson Matthews. brother Larkin Douglas Watson and Joseph Robert Watson. sister Mrs L L O Kelley. Funeral held Saturday at 3 p m.

Matthews Butts County Larkin D. Watson Watson Jackson Levin Clayton Matthews William Clayton Mary Buttrill Douglas Watson Matthews Atlanta Larkin Douglas Watson Joseph Robert Watson Coldwater Mich

Foreign White Population Declines in United States

Census figures show the foreign white stock with English language as mother tongue fell from 9 930 000 in 1910 to 9 729 000 in 1920 about 2 percent as Americans of Irish Scottish and Welsh descent are counted in the 1920 totals. Tanlac is praised by Carmichael Drug and Book Co. ad.

Washington, D. C Census Bureau Tanlac Carmichael

Georgia Receives 1 331 972 From Federal Road Fund

Georgia will receive 1 331 972 dollars for roads from the federal treasury for the fiscal year starting July 1, to be matched by the state and spent under current government rules. The article details national allocations, matching requirements, and the outlook for road construction across states.

Georgia Hard

Destroying the Clods in Clay Soils

Georgia Experiment Station reports on clod formation in clay soils. Fine textured soils with high colloidal matter form clods when plowed too wet or too dry. Deflocculation from sodium carbonate and nitrate use worsens clod formation. lime and charcoal reduce hardness. Weathering, plowing timing, and increased organic matter help improve crumb structure. catch crops advised.

Business Outlook Brighter Says Fed Report

The Federal Reserve Bank report from Atlanta notes a cheerier outlook for the southeast with steady progress and growing stability. It cites record construction activity, higher textile production, and improved employment as signs of permanent prosperity in the region.

Atlanta Southeast Federal Reserve Bank

Railroads Employ About One-Eighth Of Nation

Current U S statistics show about 1 85 million railroad workers receive roughly 3 0 billion dollars in wages annually Their families push total direct and indirect beneficiaries to around 12 million people across the United States The payrolls drive vast economic activity including fuel materials and equipment spending that supports millions more workers and dependents across the country.

U. S

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