The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-11-26
NEWS or THE WEEK TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS


4 The wire tappers', got 100000 in
/ Atlanta A raid was made on the
''tappers." An Aiken, s. G. farmer
was fleeced OUT of $1,000. III the.
suckers" who are born every min
ute would read the newspapers they
would find themselves better OFF.
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Rev. John B. Culpepper, the dean CT
Methodist eyangelists, has Just cele-
brated his 50th year in the ministry
most of which has been. spent as an
evangelist. The Methodist Christian
Advocate deTotes number OF it's
pages giving history of his wonder
fui success in the ministry.
Maj.-Gen- E. VI. Law, distinguished
Confederate veteran who died recent-
! ~ at Barlow and to whose memory it
IS planned to erect monument, is ac-
credited with having worked ont the
idea of trench warfare as applied 20
the modern army.
$3.50 .AaTi ri
Breaking It's Phosphate records
American Fertilizer: More than a
million tons of phosphate have been
shipped from a port of Tampa in the
first three-quarters OF 1920. Accord
ing to the figures complied by the
traffic manager of the board of trade.
the total for the nine months ending
September 50 is 1.3O4.0S1 tons.
Chase &. Company. of Sanford. are
not only the largest growers. pack.
eFs and shippers of fruits and vege-
/ tables in the other sections of Florida.
but they have three large packing
houses in Sanford all built of brick
and having the latest and most i'm.
proved machinery in them. This en-
terprising firm recently built one of
the finest and most complete office
| buildings in the state
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| President Woodrow Wilson will be
/ awarded the Noble peace prize for
1920. according tc the Swedish news
+ papers.
/ The United Fruit Company recently
/ declared stock dividend of S50.00 j
600, which is 100 per cent dividend.
/ in addition to the regular cash divi-
dends on the capital stock of the con-
Germ. There also is a surplus Of about
| $40.000.0o0, which has been accumu-
| lated
| Despite the many appalling acct
dents that are written down in the his
tory of the country day by day, owing
| TO the persistence OF people in endeav-.
oring to cross railroad tracks in front
OF approaching trains. fatalities con-
tinue to be recorded. and there were.
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East Coast railroad on Monday, Nov
22.-St. Augustine Record
The Sigma Nh fraternity has been
formally instituted at the University
Of Florida. state school. Fifteen
! Sigma Nus from Stetson college De-
| land. went to Gainesville to officiate
at the installation which was followed
! by sumptuous banquet at the White
\ House. Toasts were offered to the
welfare OF Floridas new national col
i lege Greek letter fraternity Other
national fraternities in the University
of Florida are s. A. e. and A. T. O.,
while Kappa Alpha and Pi Kappa
/ Alpha. southern fraternities. have
! strong chapters there
Morgantown. W. Va. Nov. 22-Res-
idents in the vicinity of Kingwood,
Preston county, West Virginia. were
thrown into panic tonight when a
4 large meteor fell at TOWNSVILLE. five
miles south eff Kingwood. according
to reports received here. The meteor
struck in the business section OF
Il Townsville. near the railroad station.
II exploded as it buried itself in the
earth. The force OF the blast was
heard for several miles.