Shooting at Carter Home Sparks Fatal Duel in Tifton
In Tifton Georgia W J Cook is jailed for killing W B Carter at Carter’s home on H Street. Witnesses say both men fought over removal from the house after drinking. Carter died from a pistol shot to the head and Cook was arrested near the railroad yards. Carter leaves a widow and three children. Cook has a wife and several kids.
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Tifton
W. J. Cook
W. B. Carter
Cook
Carter
M. T. Nall
Nall
Arter
Baik Bruce Bass
Chula
Cotton Prices Jump on Optimistic Peace Outlook
New York June 19. Traders cite hope Germany will sign the peace treaty as a factor in a six dollar rise per bale. By noon cotton traded about ten dollars and two per bale above yesterday's low quote.
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New York
Germany
Atlantic Fleet Arrives in New York Waters
Nine dreadnoughts of the Atlantic fleet with accompanying destroyers and supply ships arrived in New York waters today and will remain there until after the fourth.
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Atlantic Fleet
New York Waters
New York
Sis
Mrs Julia Cannon Dies at Home
Mrs Julia Cannon wife of Mr Jm Cannon died at her home near last week leaving four children besides her husband. The community expresses sympathy. Mrs Pearl Dodson and Mrs Nancy Walker visited Mrs E J Walker and Mr W A Green spent Sunday at George Walker's. Mr Otis Cooper was ill and attended Sunday School.
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Julia Cannon
Jm Cannon
E. J. Walker
W. A. Green
George Walker
Pearl Dodson
Nancy Walker
Otis Cooper
Community Notes From Merrillville Social Roundup
Merrillville records a busy weekend with visits from Roscoe Mathis and family returning from France to Boston. Friends and relatives greet the homecoming as others drop by to see Miss Gladys Hatcher, Neva Mulder, and J. E. Selph while travelers like I. M. Dyke and Gaston Wilson move through Thomasville, Moultrie, and Fort McPherson.
Local Social Notes From Prospect Community
Mrs. Jessie Durham and son Joe of Pavo visit W I Carter. Spurlocks shop in Thomasville and visit relatives. Blanche Carter hosts Sunday guests. M E Carter takes shopping trip to Thomasville. Lamar Carter visits J H Chastain of Ellabelle. Murry Spurlock and Dora Casper wed Sunday joining two local families.
Pleasant Grove Social Notes From Local Families
Mr and Mrs Selley Coffee visited by their parents Mr and Mrs G G Jarrard last Sunday. Miss Nellie Smith and Mr Henry Bailey of Unity visited Miss Linnie Morris. Mr and Mrs J M Dixon attended preaching in Pavo. Stella Pafford visited Susie Hutchinson. Ruth and Mary Mallard stayed with their parents near Pavo. G W Stephenson attended preaching in Pavo. R M Hutchinson had dinner with Mrs Helen O Neal. Mrs B W Mizzell and her son from Waycross visited Mrs A Mathews. Lillie Redfearn accompanied home and plans to visit in South Carolina. Mrs A J Pafford stays by bedside of son Charlie Pafford, operated in Thomasville City Hospital. Sulley Coffee, Blanche Jarrard, Mary Pafford and others guests at Mr Morris’s home. T J Hutchinson spent late week in Pavo. A dance at Mr and Mrs A F Teate drew a large crowd. Susie and Bessie Hutchinson visited Stella and Fannie Pafford. Wells and Brooks Dean of Moultrie were guests here. T J Hutchinson attended to business in Thomasville. Mr and Mrs Peacock visited A J Pafford. H R Haddock with Linnie Morris attended Salem preaching. Mr Rehberg and Bertie Lee Davis of Thomasville were guests of Fulton Davis Sunday afternoon.
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Pleasant Grove
Pavo
G. W. ‘Stephenson
R. M. Hutchinson
Helen O'neal
B. W. Mizzell
Waycross
A. Mathews
Lillie Redfearn
Miss Redfearn
South Carolina
Religious and Social Gatherings In Autreyville Area
Northeast Thomas Co. attendees at Autreyville preaching included J W Hall H Joiner J E McGraw Fulton Joiner and Claudie Myrtice Hall Evie Joiner Lois McGraw Mrs James Skipper visited Lois McGraw last week. Several households shared meals and visiting guests across Sunday to Tuesday events.
Community Notices of Local Visits and Calls
Olive Mr Will Hampton and Mr Charlie Clark visited Mr J M Breeden Sunday morning. Dock Clark and sister Miss Roasie Clark visited Mrs L H Redfearn near Boston Saturday and Sunday. R W Green and Breed en were guests of Bob Green Tuesday afternoon. Leonard Green visited Green's grandfather Friday night. R B and C R McRae of Boston passed through Tuesday. Dock Green was at Breed en's one day last week. Whittie Green called on Miss Delia Redfearn Sunday afternoon. Everett Reichert accompanied Miss Viola Clark to Sunday School. Mr and Mrs N B Gilbert of Monticello spent Sunday with Mr Gilbert's brother. Dewey Horne accompanied Miss Julia Gilbert to Sunday School. Sidney and Tom Frank Stringer called to see. Misses Ethel and Muattie Mattox Sunday. Glover and Hall of near Boston passed through Sunday en route to Monticello.
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J. E. McGraw
Lois
Hattie
Mae
Wesley Hall
Vera ‘Phursby
J. W. Hall
Fulton Joiner
Barwick
Evie ‘Joiner
Misses Hall
Earnest Dunlap
Thomasville
Sam Howell
Nadine
Lois McGraw
Evie Joiner
J. F. Howell
Edna
Skipper
Hattie Mae McGraw
H. Joiner
H. G. Joiner
J. J. Prosser
Ellis McGraw
Wilburn Skipper
J. H. Conner
Pavo
Tifton
Will Hampton
Charlie Clark
J. M. Breeden
Dock Clark
Roasie Clark
L. H. Redfearn
Boston
R. W. Green
Mr. Breeden
Bob Green
Mrs. Leonard Green
Mr. Green
R. B
C. R. McRae
Dock. Green
Breeden
Whittie Green
Delia Redfearn
Everett Reichert
Viola Clark
Gilbert
Monticello
Dewey Horne
Julia Gilbert
Sidney
Tom Frank Stringer
Ethel
Muattie
Mattox
Glover and Hall
Monticolla
Gare ae Ri 8 ae New ee Confivonle
Fragmentary OCR item mentions a conference in New at unspecified date. Readable elements reference Gare and Ri as names or places, but core facts and dates are unclear. Summarization captures uncertain event context without adding details.
Local Social News From Unity Area
Unity residents report visits and family gatherings across Coolidge Pleasant Grove and Evergreen. W H Scott remains on the sick list while W H Porter hosts an ice cream supper with the Bordens and the Porters in attendance.
Local Church Attendance and Visits Reported in Pavo Magnolia Area
Brooks County residents and visitors attended preaching and Sunday School events in Pavo Magnolia and nearby areas. Families including Hines Durham Herndon Barwick and Fitzgerald shared visits and motor trips with relatives and friends during a weekend in Magnolia Sand Hill Merrillville and Ione.
Regular Sunday Preaching Draws Large Congregation
A large crowd attended Sunday services led by Rev. C. E. Dell. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lurrie Bowman and others visiting local families. Sunday School and a sing follow the services, and everyone is invited to attend with guests.
Social News From Evergreen and Surrounding Areas
Local residents visit and call on neighbors in Evergreen Brooks County and Barwick. News notes include illnesses recoveries travel to Dawson for Veterans reunion and a poisoning incident affecting Mr Arthur Ward.
White School social fills Saturday night
Community notes list visits and events at White School including Mr J A Page hosting and Miss Lota Chastain of Thomasville staying the weekend. Attendees include Mr and Mrs A J Shirah and Mr and Mrs Tom Bell at Barnetts Creek preaching, plus Mr Irwin Bauer staying with Lem Pri Saturday night. Henry Hill buys a new Ford.
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J. A. Page
Lota Chastain
Thomasville
Laura White
A. J. Shirah
Tom Bell
Barnetts Creek
Charlie Nipper
Cordele
Henry Hill
Lobsters Sent by Air From Brussels to Paris
Live lobsters arrived in Brussels via the Brussels Paris air route as authorities note a new cargo stream. About five hundred pounds of lobsters were carried in the first shipments on the recently inaugurated service between the two cities.
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Brussels
Paris
Air Line
Eight Hour Aerial Mail Link connect Chicago New York
Tomorrow, an eight hour mail service between New York and Chicago will start, cutting one business day from transit. Oliver Sproul, head of the Chicago Bureau of Aerial Mail, announced the development.
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Chicago
New York
Oliver Sproul
Bureau of Aerial Mail
News of the Week From Neal's Chapel
Services here Sunday drew a large attendance. Local residents and visitors shared ice cream suppers and weekend visits. Several names appear in social notes including Mrs. John Johnson, Miss Willie Turner, Miss Ethel Reynolds of Beulah, Miss Maggie Cooper, and Mr. Rupert Long among others.
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Neal
Willie Turner
Ethel Reynolds
Beulah
Maggie Cooper
John Johnson
Coram Hurst
Sardis
W. H. Williams
Nat Thompson
Bethel
J. H. Turner
Leon Chason
Thomasville
C. E. Bennett
Meigs
J. B. Roberson
Willie Furner
Rupert
Mary Hurst
Rupert Long
Jus Brumbrey
Roy Long
Chris Hurst
J. S. Turner
Herman
Henry Hill
Leon Williams
White School
Miskes
Ruby
Laura
Long
Milla
Tupnér
Meders
Leon Willams
Willierarener
Prank -Graham
Mabel “.Hompson
John Purner
A. the
Big Creek Community Notes and Memorial Verses
Local items report illness of Tom Pierce and social visits in Thomasville and nearby towns. Attendees at an ice cream supper number 97 at Lula Hudson’s home. An all day sing and eleven o’clock preaching are planned at Big Creek. In Loving Memory honors Verden Murphy who died May 23 1919 and was buried May 24 at Chastain with a prayerful tribute from family and friends.
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Tom Pierce
Tom Murphy
Sabie Murphy
Thomasville
Ernest Melton
Della Coffee
Boston
Jessie Vine Hardy
Sabie Pierce
Charlie Wright Pierce
H. G. Broome
Winston-Salem
N. C
G.H. Broome
Pavo
J. F. Melton
Lula Hudson
Myrtle
Melton
Cleo Griffin
Emma Pierce
Gertrude Melton
Big Creek
Verden Murphy
Quitman
Chastain
Verden
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Ione
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France
Ernest Metton
Coolidge
Gladys Hatcher
W. McMillan
Harry
Mollie Owen
Carr
Panacea Springs
J. E. Selph
Near Pavo
J. K. Dyke
Moultrie
I. M. Dyke
Neva Mulder
Jarrett
Pierce O'Neal
Barney
Gaston. Wilsop
Ror McPherson
Fort McPherson
Horace
H. W. Hayes
Albany
Prospect
Jessie Durham
Joe
W. I. Carter
Joe Spurlock
Spurlock
Phursay
Jewell
Sallie Williams
Blanche Carter
Arthur Williams
Lottie Williams
Neal Cargil
Www
M. Cargill
Peari
Rosa Lee Rogers
Anne Vonier
M. E. Carter
Blanche
Charlie Williams
Tom Williams
Belle Cason
Dora
Nannie Miller
Jessie
Annie Cooper
H. J. Moore
Lamar Carter
J. H. Chastain
Ellabelle
Casper Spurlock
Murry Spurlock
Dora Casper
Ashburn
Casper
News OF the County
J. A. Duncan
A. J. Cobb
C. H. Scott
G. T. Morris
W. H. Scott
Tom Reagan
Deeran
Henry Bailey
Nellie Smith
Pleasant Grove Grove
Boyd Stephenson
Mary Alice Wade
S. L. Borden
J. W. Borden
Evergreen
W. H. Porter
Ruby Yancy
J. W. Hines
J. B. Hines
J. L. Durham
Magnolia
Willie’ Hines
Roy
Clinton Barfield
Mary Hines
Anna Hart
A. D. Partridge
Sand Hill
C. E. ‘Dell
Lurrie Bowman
G. W. Reichert
Willie Landrum
Femi Reichert
G. W. Ward
Oscar Butler
G. C. Clarke
Albert Dekle
W. R.reichert
Harry Reichert
Joel Nesmith
Willie Ward
W. B. Ward
Clara Strickland
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