Martin Madden Honored With Marble Bust At House Entrance
Washington mourns as a marble bust of Martin Madden is unveiled near the House of Representatives main entrance. The Illinois congressman, longtime chairman of the appropriations committee, was a bridge between parties and a fiscal force in Capitol operations. Madden died last April with Elliot Sproul at his side. The Associated Press reported his death with swift detail from Capitol Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert. Plummer
Washington
House of Representatives
Congress
Martin Madden
Madden
House Committee On Appropriations
Capitol Bill
Statesman
Elliot M. Sproul
Illinois
Chicago
Sproul
Fred Britten
Martin
Capitol Hill
Associated Press
Sirovich
Dr. Sirovich
King Cotton and the Boll Weevil
A southern farmer urges southwest Georgia planters to fight the boll weevil in 1929 by weekly square picking and coordinated plowing and pesticide use. P. H. Ward, County Agent, stresses the need to inspect under stalks, remove fallen squares, and burn punctured ones to protect the cotton crop and ensure income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
State College of Agriculture
Georgia
P. H. Ward. Co. Agt
Birthday dinner honors Miss Ella Fibed and Mr Winer Croft
A Sunday birthday affair for Ella Fibed and Winer Croft hosted by Mrs. Mattie Croft featured a white themed table with pink and yellow candles. About thirty guests enjoyed a twelve thirty o'clock dinner and reported a pleasant day. Local families including the Gandy and Clark households visited in Coolidge and Meigs areas. Tobacco gathering and social visits figure among weekend notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella
Winer Croft
Mattie Croft
J. B. Gandy
Mildred
O. J. Gandy
Coolid
J. T. Turner
Meres
S. D. Clark
Roscoe Hart
Coolidge
Jesfie Clark
M. G. Mathis
Amos Hart
G. L. Clark
D. Clark
Jeffie Clark
Henry Rhodes
Bainbridge
G. W. Rhodes
Meigs
Essie Adams
Moultrie
Farmers Busy with Tobacco and Melon Crop News
In Coolidge the county farming community reports active tobacco cropping and early curing. Visitors from Thomasville inspect fine tobacco fields while local residents celebrate a wedding between Miss Leola Key and Mr. Leon Carlton. Additional notes include travels to Valdosta and Tifton for agricultural business and a wedding memory from 1929 referenced by Mrs. Clarice Jones Lambert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
McCraken Brown
White
Thomasville
Leola Key
Leon Carlton
Stetson Adams
Wendell Hall
Roy Adams
Lavene Adams
Valdosta
Coke Cagle
Betty Jean
Etowah Tenn
J. B. Alagood
L. P. Murphy
Clif White
Tifton
Fruit Growers Association
H. B. Wallace
Moultrie
Peoples Warehouse
C. W. Bell
Macon
Bell
Bus Schedule Eastern Time Between Thomasville and Points
Bus schedule lists departures from Thomasville to Moultrie Cairo Bainbridge and intermediate points. Times shown include 8:45 am 11:00 am and 2:06 pm with additional stops at 9:15 am and 0:15 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tifton
Moultrie
Thomasville
Bainbridge
Thton
Cairo
Local Farm News Touches Watermelon Shipments and Family Visits
The note mentions a birthday dinner at Mrs. Ees last Sunday and H. V. Owens visiting his son near Cotton this week. Farmers stay busy preparing to ship watermelons this week.
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Khaki
Greg Chambray
Ladies
RAYON
Duroleum
King Cotton
Boll Weevil
Flowers Baking Co
Pittman
South Broad St
Thomasville, Ga
Waltex
Robison Hardware Company
Border Day
Henry Virkkula
Emmet J. White
International Falls
Minn
Virkkula
ENON
Pridats
Fillet Haddock
H.h.vann & Son
the Bank of
State of
County of
Thomas
City of
Soda Fount Service
Walker's Pharmacy
North Broad Street
A. E
C.R.R
Atlanta
A. E. Bunyan Ticket
Westinghouse Electric Ranges
Thomasville Hardware & Supply Co
Bee
South Broad Street
Melrose Tea
James Watt & Bro
Jackson
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