Spelling Bee to Highlight Georgia at Southeastern Fair
Two key educational features at the 1925 Southeastern Fair in Atlanta are Georgia state-wide spelling bee and the boys' Southeastern Fair school. The state spelling champion will be chosen October 10 from participating students, while the boys’ school draws two youths from each county to study livestock judging and tour local industries.
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Atlanta
Southeastern Fair School
R. M. Striplin
Georgia
Community Notes From Woodland And Nearby Towns
Woodland residents host visitors from Thomasville Albany and Tampa. Families and neighbors share Sunday visits while planning teaching postings and church events. Noah Scoggins ill. Rev P E Lester takes Summer Hill vacancy. Oak Oklahoma travelers en route home.
Local Weather Helps Crops and Road Work Progress
A rainy Saturday aided cane and potato crops after a long dry spell. Construction on the Boston to Thomasville road advances under Carter Construction Co. of Tennessee. Miss Trudie Alley and Tommie Miller attended preaching at Summer Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Whitfield of Red …
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Boston
Thomasville
Carter Construction Co
Tennessee
Trudie Alley
Tommie Miller
Summer Hill
Ed Whitfield
Red
Black Draught Eases Biliousness for Aged Minister
A 90 year old minister recalls chronic bilious attacks with back and side pains. He says Black Draught gave immediate relief by stimulating a sluggish liver. He notes infrequent doses keep him energetic and comfortable.
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West Graham
van Tie Wey
Evans
Lewis
High School Prepares for Pelham High in Friday Football
The Bulldogs fine tune through scrimmages and drills as they brace for Pelham High's visit Friday at the stadium. Both teams seek a strong showing in a hot late season afternoon game with key players sidelined by injuries.
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Bulldogs
Pelham High
Burch
Daniels
Mack
Lambert
Byrd
Thurmond Pfister
Willis
Petty
Patterson
Dunn
Covington
Pfister
Big Boy
Reeves
Poole
Vaughn
Pelham Hkas
Moultrie
Valdosta
Pelham
Germany Holds Whip Hand at Locarno Security Meeting
Locarno Switzerland October 7 Germany asserts leverage as talks on European peace proceed. Short session due to Stresemann illness focused on Germany entering the League of Nations and arbitration treaties with Poland and Czecho Slovakia. Germany seeks guarantees to avoid French troop crossings and aims for concessions on Cologne Saar and mandates.
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Germany
Locarno
Switzerland
League of Nations
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
France
Cologne
Saar Valley
Colonieg
England
MF A
Leper Island superintendent retires after 25 years of service
John D. McVeigh ends his quarter century as Kalaupapa colony superintendent on Molokai and shifts to advisory work at Kalihi Kalihi station. Ralph L. Cooke succeeds him, with Dr. Harold Marshall replacing Dr. W. J. Goodhue as physician. McVeigh cites poi factory and motion pictures as major changes and notes the Dean chaumoogra oil's promise for early leprosy treatment.
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Kalaupapa
Molokai
John D. McVeigh
Kalihi
Honolulu
McVeigh
Ralph L. Cooke
The
Mutual Telephone Company
W. J. Goodhue
Harold Marshall
Louisiana
Httle
Four year governor term urged for Georgia
S Foster Memory of Blackshear urges a four year governor term and a four year legislative term for Georgia. Addressing Waycross Lions he criticizes the current legislature as time wasters and argues biennial sessions need stable leadership to apply experience gained in the first term. He favors a leader who knows politics and parliamentary law.
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Waycross
Georgia
S. Foster Memory
Blackshear
Senate Committee On
Georgia Bar
Waycross Lions’ Club
Memory
Georgia League of Women Voters Holds Seventh Convention
Prominent women from across Georgia gather in Atlanta for a three day Georgia League of Women Voters convention. Key speakers include Miss Jeannette Rankin former U S Congresswoman from Montana Mrs Mery O Cowper director of the third region of the National League of Women Voters Dr M L Brittain president of Georgia Tech and Professor Preston Brooks of the University of Georgia.
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Atlanta
Georgia League of Women Voters
Jeannette Rankin
United States
Montana
Mery O. Cowper
National League of Women Voters
M. L. Brittain
Georgia Tech
Preston Brooks
University of Georgia
Tropical Valley Found Near Arctic Circle Discovery
Archibald Little of Detroit reports discovering a tropical valley near the Arctic Circle while prospecting for gold with two companions aboard an airplane. The valley features hot springs, lush vegetation, frogs, and spans roughly 40 to 60 miles long and 20 miles wide. They found it after following a map in an abandoned prospector’s cabin. Little plans to bring mineral water samples to the United States for examination.
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Archibald Little
Detroit, Mich
Mr. Little
Littles
Little
Trying to Beat the Train Ends in Danger at Crossings
Atlanta readers are warned against racing cars to beat approaching trains. The piece questions the logic of saving mere minutes when a collision risks life and limb, noting even slow freights take two minutes to pass and urging motorists to stop.
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Atlanta
Price Breaks in Sizes Highlighted in Ad
The note emphasizes large savings on 10 inch items at one dollar each versus previously three dollars and seventy five cents. In the 12 inch size the discount is even larger, showcasing a substantial price reduction.
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I. D. Singletary
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Jonnie Edge
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Oklahoma
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P. E. Lester
D. H. Parker
H. V. McCrea
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Red Cross
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Pacman Pheri
Thomasville, Ga
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