Learning the big job in auto sales IN Atlanta
Ja Bailey, president of the American School of Commerce of Atlanta, argues most Georgia auto dealers failed or changed hands in two years due to office inefficiencies. He says dealers need higher accounting and finance training, not just bookkeepers, to analyze a business, identify leaks, and stop losses each month. Modern business demands specialized training.
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Atlanta
K H. Bailey
American School of Commerce of
Georgia
Bailey
Club Girls Begin Aggie Encampment
Half a hundred Sumter county club girls and instructors gather this week at the Third District Agricultural and Mechanical school for a encampment focused on home economics, canning to be added later. Miss Bonnie Parkman directs with a team including Miss Ruth Bryant Mrs T M A Finch and others. Dining supervision by Miss Isabelle Chunn. Sessions run Tuesday to Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm with study and recreation. Pickling replaces canning for this course and basketry studies receive special attention. Pine needle basket making and recreational amusements are included with future canning courses planned in community kitchens.
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Sumter County Club
District Agricultural & Mechanical School
Bonnie Parkman
Ruth Bryant
Shellman
Miss Parkman
Luther Harrell Returns From Rotary Meeting in Toronto
Rev Luther Harrell pastor of Lee Street church and Americus Rotary secretary treasurer left Macon for Toronto to attend the International Rotary convention representing his club. The trip honors his service to Americus and Rotary work. He has been at the Macon ministerial school which closed today and will be away about two weeks.
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Luther Harrell
Rotary
Lee Street Church
Americus Rotary Club
Macon
Toronto
Canada
International Rotary
Americus
Harrell
Chamber Donates Funds for Fair Prize to Negro Exhibitors
The Sumter County Chamber of Commerce donated $10 to fund prizes for Black exhibitors at the county fair this fall. Elbert Stallworth requested the gift, and the fund is expected to grow with further contributions. A steering committee of W. A. Joyner, C. A. Ames, and W. Fred Smith will represent the Chamber in fair preparations.
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Chamber Ef Commerce
Sumter County
Elbert Stallworth
W. A. Joyner
C. A. Ames
W. Fred Smith
Georgia Sweet Potato Growers Elect Directors
Valdosta June 11 The Georgia Sweet Potato Growers Association reports rapid growth with plans for director elections in ten or twelve counties. Nearly 700 members are signed, and 1,000 or more are expected before the general organization meeting, as canvassing continues in Grady Lanier Atkinson Pierce Colquitt Mitchell Berrien Coffee Bullock and Tift counties.
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Valdosta
Georgia Sweet Potato Growers Association
J. K. Simmons
Tina Brooks
Grady
Flee Lanier
Atkinson
Pierce
Colquit
Mitchell
Berrien
Coffee
Bullock
Tift
Cobb County convict escapes chaining at state penitentiary
Atlanta June 11 The State Prison Commission was notified that W A Mason 25 of Cobb county escaped from the state penitentiary last Thursday and remains at large He was serving a five to six year term for assault with intent to murder A clemency petition had been filed for Mason with the prison commission at the time of his escape.
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Atlanta
State Frison Commission
W. A. Mason
Cobb County
State Penitentiary
Liberty
Mason
Prison Commission
Eight Mile Speed Limit Enforced in Cedartown
Cedartown on June 11 announces an eight mile per hour speed limit on Main Street between Stubbs and Woodlawn streets due to congested traffic. The measure aims to slow traffic and improve safety in the central thoroughfare.
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Cedartown
Main Street
Stubbs
Woodlawn
Grossman Granted Habeas Corpus Writ
Philip Grossman of Chicago, jailed after a Coolidge pardon, has been granted a writ of habeas corpus by the Supreme Court. The case concerns executive authority in contempt proceedings linked to a prohibition padlock injunction and awaits October arguments.
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Washington
Philip Grossman
Chicago
Chicago House of Correction
Carpenter
Wilkerson
Coolidge
Supreme Court
Eet
Grossman
Landis
Rail rates lag as costs rise says Central of Georgia chief
L A Downs president of the Central of Georgia Railway argues rail service is sold at lower rates than a decade ago while costs for coal materials taxes labor locomotives and cars rose 92 to 118 percent. Freight rates up 41 percent and passenger fares 44 percent in ten years due to efficiency and cost cutting.
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L. A. Downs
Central of Georgia Railway
Central of Georgia
Washington clues race past for fastest on earth
A terse note hints that the fastest things on earth are elusive, with Washington clues rarely pursued to ensure they stay unseen and unpursued.
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Earth
Washington
Woman Waits Years Then Wins Her Suit
Grace A. Fendler, long claims credit for The Bird of Paradise, has won a Supreme Court ruling that her ideas were plagiarized by Richard Walton Tulley. The play ran in New York for twelve years, generating about $2 million in gross receipts. She previously pursued action in 1912 after the Hawaii inspired work debuted locally.
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New York
Grace A. Fendler
Richard Walton Tulley
Supreme Court
Erlanger
Bet these fliers headed for the north pole get a cold reception
A lighthearted note about mail flyers aimed at reaching the north pole facing chilly reception. The joke highlights the impracticality of sending material to an extreme Arctic location and invites amused response from readers.
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North Pole
Warwick Power Plant Delayed Despite Plans by Directors
Directors at the Chamber of Commerce postponed the Warwick power project after their meeting. They stated sufficient electric energy exists presently and developing the project now would likely not be a profitable investment, so they will reconsider and seek steps to assure future development when viable.
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Warwick
Chamber of Commerce
Doan's Pills End Severe Back and Kidney Pain
An American citizen, C. T. Law, taxi operator at 705 Forsyth Street, recounts wrenched back from overlifting and kidney troubles after colds. He credits Doan's Pills from Windsor Pharmacy with curing the attacks, priced 60 cents at dealers. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Americas
C. T. Law
Forsyth St
Doan
Windsor
Foster A ‘Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
President Eve Signals Caution on Flint River Power Plan
President Eve stated the committee remains intact after the directors decided not to participate now. He described the development as a potential resource that could yield vast profits for the community, but urged no further electric power development without an adequate local market.
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Eve
Flint River
Re-Cu-Ma Prescription Promises Complete Health Boost
An advertisement touts Re-Cu-Ma as a complete treatment sold by drug stores. It claims seventeen medicines cleanse the colon, purify the blood, strengthen the liver, relieve rheumatic pains, aid digestion, and improve sleep, delivered as a scientifically crafted prescription.
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