Butts County Fair Opens With Big Exhibits This Week
The fifth annual session of the Butts county fair runs through the week with a vast array of farm products from exhibitors like Mrs. L. D. Singley and Mrs. J. N. McElhenney. The Red Cross and local organizations showcase displays while the canning club, Woman’s Department, and educational programs draw crowds. Notable guests include Hon. M. L. Brittain and Hon. Hoke Smith with Armistice and Food Conference days highlighted. Central States Shows provide amusements.
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Butts County
L. D. Singley
Macon
Singley
J. N. McElhenney
B. F. Watkins, Sr
H. B. Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Red Cross
Womans Christian Temperance Union
S. H. Thornton
Georgia Farm Products Company
Canning Club
Annie Lou McCord
S. J. Foster
Georgia
M. L. Brittain
Ginning Totals Reported for Early November
Washington reports cotton ginned prior to November 1 reached 7,471,352 running bales with 160,748 rounds. American-Egyptian totals stood at 23,428 bales and Sea Island at 562. Last year’s figures to November 1 were 6,305,054 running bales with 14,080 American-Egyptian and 3,203 Sea Island bales.
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Washington
Sea Island
Suit Seeks 50000 Over Too Scanty Train Cover
H. B. Robertson Covington school superintendent filed in U S court alleging insufficient bedding on a Cleveland to Atlanta Pullman trip caused double pneumonia. He says the berth was unheated and only a thin sheet and light blanket were provided despite requests to the conductor.
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Atlanta
Pullman Company
Cleveland
H. B. Robertson
Covington
United States
Self Reliance Called For In Hard Times
The piece urges individuals to solve current troubles through personal effort rather than waiting for government or politicians to intervene, emphasizing that each person must tailor solutions to their own needs and circumstances.
Highway case heard in Athens over tag funds
In Athens, Judge Andrew J. Cobb heard mandamus arguments from Butts, Henry, Haralson and Berrien counties against the State Highway Department. The counties seek distribution of motor tag sale revenue by post road mileage, while the highway commission favors funding concrete road projects. Decision postponed. case to go to the state supreme court regardless.
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Butts
Henry
Haralson
Berrien
State Highway Department
Andrew J. Cobb
Athens
W. E. Watkins
Jackson
Joe Hill Hall
Macon
H. J. Quincey
Highway Department
Cobb
President's Flag Described as Unique Commander-in-Chief Emblem
A briefing outlines the President's personal flag used when acting as commander in chief. It features the coat of arms on a blue field flanked by four stars, with protocols for display on ships and barges and the 21 gun salutes on arrival and departure. The evolution included adding four corner stars to distinguish it from infantry colors.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Marine Band
White House
Army
Navy
National Geographic Society
Union
Plans for Movement to Lessen Cotton Acreage
Atlanta officials and lawmakers from Georgia Alabama and South Carolina seek a wide scale cut in cotton acreage next year. The group aims to reduce plantings from 33 percent to 50 percent and urges a coordinated southern effort to avoid uneven reductions across states. A general meeting of agriculture commissioners market bureau directors lawmakers may be called soon.
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Atlanta
L. B. Jackson
State Bureau of Markets of
Georgia
F. O. Hooten
Alabama State Market Bureau
B. Harris
South Carolina
Hoke Smith
Commissioners of Agriculture
Cameron ranch harvests million-dollar grain crop in Canada
The Cameron Noble Foundation farm 20 miles northwest of Lethbridge Canada expects a 1,000,000 crop this year. Leader C S Noble runs the world’s largest farming operation with 33,000 acres. sixty binders and 240 horses drive the harvest aided by many workers.
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Cameron
Noble Foundation
Lethbridge
Canada
Hudson Bay Company
C. S. Noble
Negro laborer earns more than professors in carbonville plant
In Duquoin a Black laborer named Charles Grant earned 148 last week working at the Carbonville tie plant on a piece work basis. He could carry three railroad ties at once, a feat that drew attention for its contrast with white collar workers and professors.
Ithaca High Girls Adopt Paper Hair Ribbons
In Ithaca New York high school students have started wearing paper hair ribbons to curb the cost of living. The fad mirrors silk ribbon price concerns and local stores report sales shifting to tissue paper ribbons as substitutes.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Ithaca High School
Coal Shortage to be Fought on River Bed
River front residents in Portsmouth Ohio gathered coal from the river at low water. One man reportedly salvaged over 600 bushels as crews searched the stream for fuel amid shortages and price pressures.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
River Front
Return of Roads Proves Costly for Federal Government
The Interstate Commerce Commission disclosed on November 3 that private operation of the railroads for six months after federal control ends will cost the federal government 56 million dollars. The railroads posted a 206 million dollar net deficit, plus a 450 million dollar treasury payment guaranteed under the Transportation Act. Part of the shortfall reflects higher wages approved by the railroad labor board, while end of the federal earnings guarantee coincides with retained higher passenger and freight rates designed to lift gross railroad revenue by 1.5 billion dollars annually.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Treasury
Railroad Labor Board
Methodists Hold Meet in Atlanta Conference
The North Georgia Conference of the Methodist church meets in Atlanta at Wesley Memorial with Bishop Warren A. Candler presiding. The gathering runs through next Monday with Rev. S. R. England and R. P. Lasnett in attendance. Appointments will be announced next week amid concerns about minister shortages and possible changes. The Jackson church notes strong growth and good finances. England, its pastor for three years, is well regarded and may be returned.
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North Georgia
Jackson Methodist Church
England
Jackson Church
Jackson
Who Wins When the Farmer Loses
Chicago Tribune report notes Senator Capper told Kansas farmers that a two month wheat price drop cost farmers nationwide 909 million dollars. Baker Julius Fleischmann warned bread prices may not fall with raw material costs.
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The
Chicago Tribune
United States
Capper
Kansas
Julius Fleischmann
Eastern States Bakers’ Association
New York
Flour price falls below ten dollars a barrel in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis on November 9 flour sold under the ten dollar mark at local mills for the first time in nearly four years. Quotations on family patents slipped to a range of 9.65 to 10.00 a barrel amid a sharp wheat decline cited as the cause.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Change that boosts work and cheerfulness over complaint
The remark urges more labor and brighter spirits to overcome prolonged grumbling and idleness, suggesting a simple, widely beneficial societal shift. It frames industrious optimism as an affordable improvement for the public.
Senator Hoke Smith to Speak at Jackson Fair Grounds
Hon Hoke Smith United States senator from Georgia will speak Friday morning at the fair grounds in Jackson. Judge H M Fletcher will introduce him. Delegations from Forsyth and other counties plan to attend. supporters praise the senator’s impact on farmers and his career.
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Hoke Smith
United States
Georgia
Senator Smith
Jackson
Fair Ground
H. M. Fletcher
Smith
R. B. Stephens
Forsyth
Prohibition Bill Costs for First Year
A preliminary report from Internal Revenue Commissioner Williams shows prohibition enforcement cost the United States 2 100 000 for the first year ending June 30 1920. About 90 000 went to enforcing the child labor law and 467 000 to anti narcotic laws, totaling 2 657 000.
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United States
Internal Revenue
Williams
Government profiteering debated in Senate hearing
Herbert C. Hoover testified in New York before the Senate Committee on Reconstruction, urging the government to end profiteering and pay depositors an adequate rate of interest to boost national savings.
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Herbert C. Hoover
New York City
Senate Committee On Reconstruction
Auto accidents tied to illegal liquor traffic urged halt
A writer warns of a strong link between illegal liquor traffic and rising automotive crashes. The piece laments reckless driving by intoxicated motorists, noting many innocent lives lost with a death roughly every thirty one minutes, and calls for decisive action.
Two-Party Prospects in the South and Political Realignment
The piece argues that voters favor two strong parties to lift the South from feeling overlooked. It predicts a future Republican rise with white southern voters dominating, leading to greater national courting and recognition for the region.
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South
Raw sugar slips to 6 1/4 cents a pound in New York
In New York on November 9 raw sugar fell to 6 1/4 cents per pound, a new seasonal low amid weak demand. Trading was dull and the drop from May's high quotations totals over seventeen cents, signaling soft market conditions.
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New York
The Best Crop Insurance Is Hog and Hominy
The saying notes that a farmer’s protection comes from hogs and hominy, highlighting a rural livelihood reliance on crops and livestock as security in hard times.
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