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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1922
Page
4
Columbia Belle a white Leghorn hen owned by Alex Stewart of Santa Cruz broke the world egg laying record by producing her 324th egg in a year during a California farm bureau contest that had run for a year. The prior record was 314 eggs.
A rare 50 million dollar check from Great Britain to the United States was turned over on Monday for interest on Britain's war loan. The slip, drawn on the British treasury account with J P Morgan Co in New York, was issued in New York and signed for the British treasury by the Morgan company.
An item notes remnants and specially priced odd lots offered for quick cleanup. Etheridge, Smith and Company advertises time to pay subscriptions and promotes bargain items to clear stock.
The American Red Cross spent 1,441,486.36 for disaster relief in the year ending June 30 1922, aiding 72 disasters with floods, tornadoes, fires, epidemics and more. Major events included the San Antonio flood, Knickerbocker Theatre collapse, Roma airship disaster, and overseas fires in Manila and Tonios. relief efforts extended to San Domingo and San Salvador. The report urges renewed Red Cross membership during the Roll Call from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving.
A Sunday School discussion prompts the class with a playful exchange about epistles. The teacher asks about wheat as an epistle and a pupil, Dick, answers with a humorous misdirection claiming "the wife of an apostle."
The American Red Cross launches a worldwide 1923 Roll Call starting Armistice Day and ending Thanksgiving Day to re enroll war time workers and expand volunteer service. The campaign plans universal registration across 3 300 chapters with home canvass efforts and a maritime outreach to reach members aboard ships. Florida citrus production for 1922 23 is projected at 15 006 000 boxes with 8 400 000 oranges and tangerines and 6 600 009 grapefruit.
A pneumatic driven control replaces clutch, brakes, and gear shifts in cars, using 40 to 65 pounds from the motor mounted on the transmission case. It prevents gear stripping and clutch engagement when brakes are set, operated by a small lever as described in Popular Mechanics. A flashlight razor combination is also noted, enabling shaving in darkness with a flashlight handle.
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