Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-29
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The third regional conference of
the National League of Women Vot-
ers will meet in Atlanta February
8 and 8.
Mrs. Nose Edenfeld, of Waycross,
aged IL, died yesterday at the Way
cross hospital from burns received
Monday. Mrs. Edenfeld was alone
in the house at the time of the acct
dent but it is thought that her clotb-
ing caught from an open crate.
Half q dozen teachers in the Sa-
Fannah Pdb1t schools have resig led
and VIII not teach after the ho!idays.
lhe Forsyth Holsters Mills, located
at Juliette. which closed soma tine
ago, will open in January.
Mrs. C. M. Clarke, of ALBANY IN
years old, fell from the he'd and
broke her hip while dreaming of an
automobile accident that occurred in
Albany Christmas day.
Z. Gunby Jordan, of Columbus
has announced his retirement &c
president of the Columbus Third Ma
tional bank. 'hiu wa
=. 4. Phillips, of Atlanta. is in.
cluded among the speakers who will
auuress the American Federation of
Ieacners at their fifth annual confer
enGe In st. Paul from Dec, 28 to a.
me Kent and Simonton store at
central Hatchie, Ca, near Carro1S
Ton, was destroyed by fire last waet-
With loss of $4,000. " cen
>, A mass meeting of the citizeps of
mart county has been called to forna
an organization for rigid enforce.
ment of the law.
burglars smashed the window of
store OF e: B. Arnold at Byron YES
ssroay and escaped with $500 worth
. Dorothy Nixon, of Savannah God
., dled yesterday from burns rece;v.
ca wnen her clothing caught f;ro
from sparkler with which She was
Mrs. J. L. Perry, of Savannah
was seriously injured, her hnshanJ
and three little daughters na;nf,,ii..
n nt IN an auto collision vesterday
MISSES Gladys and Pauline Codhes
VINO were also in another auto 200;
oenT, were not seriously injured
narrls Steedlev, of near Wavcross
Sommltted suicide Sunday afternoon
because the parents of young girl
ne loved objected to his seeing her
ne attempted to kill the girl Int was
disarmed by friends. va
Inc Muscogee county grand iurv
IN its presentments yesterday. char.
acteEzed the liquor traffic as "a
cancer upon the civil life of our citv
and county and directly responsible
FOR the unprecedented number of
homlcldes in this community" Chain
gang sentences were recommended
for all convicted of selling whisky.
Miss Mary Solomon, Wesleyan
student, and E. D. Emory, junior
at Mercer University, eloped and
We're married yesterday in jefferson
vile by L. E. Smith, of Atlanta, a
roommate of Emory and ministerial
student.
The ,AS5A,ch Rubber company
store aG Vlanta was burned yester-
day with a loss of 100000. The
Byrd Printing company plant was
damaged later in the day with loss
of $4,000. The Goodrich fire was
the fourth serious fire in the White
hall-Peachtree district in two weeks.
A we'll dressed Russian, who ar
rived in Savannah yesterday and
went to doctor office, complaining
that he was i'll, fell dead soon after
reaching the office. Papers on his
person indicated that he was a men,
Der of Russian workmen's union.
Additional improvements amount
ing to 1921, 900 are planned for 1921
by the Savannah Electric company.
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