Officials Busy On City Tax Plans For 1924 Budget
City officials led by Mayor J Elmore Poole work on a new license and tax schedule to take effect in the 1924 tax year. The plan aims to raise revenue for city departments while keeping taxes equitable amid falling ad valorem values. Poole plans to present the budget under the Pace budget law, with little to no funding for permanent improvements unless bond money is used, and the council may discuss a bond election.
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Americas
Council
J. Elmore Poole
Finance Committee
Poole
Pace
Rumors Denied On Souther Field Sale In Americus
Cobb Milner of the Americus Chamber of Commerce said rumors that Souther Field was sold by the government to a large manufacturer are false. He added no sale is planned before February 24, and a major buyer has indicated no interest in expanding cotton milling there. Public notice will follow any definite disposition.
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Americas
Souther
Cobb Milner
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Americus
Milner
Leslie DeSoto paved road finished in Leslie
The completed stretch between Leslie and DeSoto runs just over a mile from Leslie into DeSoto to the Seaboard Air Line crossing before it splits toward Amers and Cob Flintside highways. The well surfaced route, heavily traveled, will ease travel especially in wet weather.
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Leslie
DeSoto
Seaboard Air Line
Amit Ist
Amers
Toccoa Police Seize 258 Gallons of Whiskey
Toccoa police seized 258 gallons of liquor hidden in boxes marked sheeting from a cotton mill after a tip led to a search of a car and a truck in town. The suspects attempted to flee. one man identified himself as Red Jackson.
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Toccoa
Red” Jackson
Carrollton Water Works Chief Hurt In Pump Accident
A. M. Huckeba longtime Carrollton water works superintendent injured his hand at a large pump. Two fingers were torn off after caught in a gear wheel, mangling the hand. amputation possible. He had been overseeing the pump when the accident occurred.
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Carrollton
M. Huckeba
St Jacobs Oil Advertisement Claims Quick Rheumatic Relief
A vintage ad touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless rheumatism remedy. It promises instant relief from rheumatic pain, stiffness, and soreness for conditions like sciatica neuralgia and backache, urging readers to try a small trial bottle at any drug store.
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St. Jacobs Oil
St. Jacobs
St. Cpl
St. Cobs
Festive Christmas Dinner Seen With Israel Family
Mrs. G W Israel hosted a Sumter Christmas at home with the Israel clan gathering for the holiday season. Green and crimson decorations, poinsettias and holly filled the house as relatives from Macon Smithville Cochran Americus and Danville attended the old fashioned Christmas dinner featuring red roses and narcissi.
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G. W. Israel
Sumter
Israel
Joycas
College Street
M. H. Wheeler
kKsup
John Council
Atractive
Americus
Georgia Federation Appointments Announced
Mrs R K Rambo of Atlanta will head the Georgia Federation of Women’s clubs Public Welfare department with divisions led by G P Folks Waycross and Howard H McCall Atlanta. New division chairwoman Bolling Jones completes the list. other appointees include Walter T Maynard Americus in Music.
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Atlanta
R. K. Rambo
Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Archibald P. Brantley
Georgia
Rambo
Brantley
Walter T. Maynard
Americus
Division of
Music
Personal News Notes From Americus Area Holidays
Miss Louise Miller of Georgetown visits sister Mrs. P. T. Grant here. Mrs. 8. R. Sheppard and children returned from Christmas holidays in Moultrie. Mrs. Ross Hubbard visits relatives in Macon. Charles Mallard returns to Columbus after time with Henry W. Smithwick family in Brooklyn Heights. Mrs. Joe Hawkins returns to Atlanta after holidays with her father George D. Wheatley here. Cadet Finis Dunaway goes back to West Point after holidays with C. E. Dunaway family on Forrest Street. Mrs. Bragg of Macon arrives to visit sons Lieut. J. T. Bragg and George Bragg. Rufus Godwin returns to Austin to resume studies after holidays with his mother Mrs. R. B. God.
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Louise Miller
George‘town
P. T. Grant
8. R. Sheppard
Moultrie
Charles Mallard
Columbus
Henry W. Smithwick
Brooklyn Heights
Joe Hawkins
Atlanta
George D. Wheatley
Cadet Finis Dunaway
West Point
Mrs. C. E. Dunaway
Forrest Street
Mrs. Bragg
Macon
Americus
Lieut
J. T. Bragg
George Bragg
Rufus Godwin
Austin
R. B. God
Many Bills Move to Regulate Roads in Congress
Atlanta Dec 31 The Georgia Public Service Commission notes many congressional bills on regulating railroads utilities and payments. Four Senate bills seek Pullman car surcharge abolition, none from Georgia. Harris proposes payment claim regulation. Charlie Brandt bill would restore state regulators’ powers prior to the transportation act, weakening Interstate Commerce Commission dominance.
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Atlanta
Georgia Public Service
Congress
Senate
Clarke
Florida
Harris
Georgia Commission
Charlie Brand
Transportation Act
Interstate Commerce Commission
Social notes and visitors in Americus on Church street
A glance at local social life shows visitors and guests in Americus including Ralph Glover visiting his father R W Glover, Miss Namlet Baugh staying with Mrs J R Duckworth, and Eleanor and Ardenle Stanley visiting their grandparents on Church street. Shoppers and travelers such as Mary Merritt en route to New York and adults from Hartwell Cordele Dublin and La Crosse are noted.
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Namlet Baugh
Ta Grange
J. R. Duckworth
East Church Street
Eleanor Stanley
Dublin
Ellen Stanley
Ardenle Stanley
Mrs. M. N. Edwards
Church Street
Bob Cox
Hartwell
Mrs. Wutter Rylander
Taylor Street
Philadelphia mayor taps Marine general to helm safety
Philadelphia mayor elect W Freeland Kendrick appoints General Smedley Butler director of Public Safety to implement a lean efficient government. Kendrick defends the move as keeping pre election pledges and asserts Butler will operate free of political pressure while improving crime control amid banditry and bootlegging concerns.
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Philadelphia
United States Marine Corps
W. Freeland Kendrick
Smedley D. Butler
Wald
Public Safety
Kendrick
General Butler
U.S
Marine Corps
West Chester
Passauburb
America
Notorious Banurry Hosts Missionary Event at Leslie Baptist Church
A reception honoring Rev. and Mrs. H J Johnston was held at the pastorium with a spacious hall decorated in southern smilax and poinsettias. Attendees included Rev. and Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Hines, Miss Clifton, and other local church members as the Leslie Baptist Society hosted guests and served cake and coffee.
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Hoffman-Gullett
Leslie
Anne Hoffman
George Gullett
Fayette
Ala
Leslie Baptist Church
H. J. Johnston
Gullett
Floyd Hines
Boliston
Johnston
H. L. Speer
E. A. Bowen
Kenneth Hines
Leila Clifton
Hines
Mss Clifton
Leslie Baptistary Society
Six hour honeymoon ends in tragedy in Atlanta
In Atlanta on December 31, 18 year old Alma Green of 42 Scott Street attempted suicide six hours after her wedding to end what she called disillusionment. Family members restrained her as a large dose of poison spilled to the floor.
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Atlanta
Alma Green
Scott Street
Atlanta Boy Scouts Vote of Thanks for Service
Atlanta boy scouts donated over three thousand hours to the traffic department during the Christmas shopping rush guiding street crossings. The city council extended a vote of thanks for their service to the police department.
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Atlanta
Boy Scouts of
Richmond Ginnings Show Big Increase in 1923
Augusta December 31 An increase more than double last year marks Richmond county ginning on 1923 totals up to December 13 with 13 541 bales, an rise of 2 369 bales over 1922, per A A Seago special agent Commerce Department.
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Augusta
Richmond County
A. A. Seago
Department of Commerce
Interesting tax suit filed against internal revenue official
Fulton Supply company sues J. T. Rose in United States district court alleging the government wrongly taxed 7109.42 plus 1140.76 interest on 10045.82 received from an insurance policy at the death of W. H. McDonald vice-president and general manager. The suit argues abatement and refund denial were improper and that McDonald’s death was a greater loss than the indemnity.
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Atlanta
United States District Court
Fulton Supply Company
J. T. Rose
Internal Revenue
Georgia
W. H. McDonald
Internal Revenue Collector
McDonald
New Year's Service at Calvary Church
Tomorrow January 1 a Holy Communion service will be held at Calvary Church at 11 o clock A M to mark the Feast of the Circumcision.
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Calvary Church
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