Atlanta Woman Considers Fulton Tax Office Run
Mrs. B M Boykin of Atlanta may retire from a Fulton county legislature bid to seek the Tax Receiver post to succeed the late Thomas M Armistead. She opposes the fee system that yields about thirty six thousand dollars yearly and says she would return most fees if elected. The move revives a long running Fulton county dispute over replacing fees with direct salaries. Strong opposition to high official incomes persists among local voters.
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B. M. Boykin
Atlanta
Fulton County
Thomas M. Armistead
Finishing the Wilson Dam debated by House
The House considers a seven million dollar, one year plan to finish the Wilson Dam at Muscle Shoals while continuing offers on the property. Opinion favors finishing the dam or leasing it to Henry Ford or another reputable party. Government ownership is viewed as undesirable and risky socialistic drift. Public preference leans toward leasing to Ford.
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Wilson
Muscle Shoals
Noth Og
Gomyr
Henry Fore
Mr. Ford
Ford
Radio Set for the Old Veterans in Atlanta
At the Confederate Veterans Home in Atlanta old veterans—feeble and aged—await a radio set. The state provides care, and volunteers offer electrical help. A fundraising push in Atlanta could quickly supply radios so they can hear sermons, news, and music without leaving the home.
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Suz
Confederate Veterans Home
Atlanta
Gray
Japs Battle Over Siberia Withdrawals and Ambition
Rumor says Japan orders troops to withdraw from Siberia to avoid international complications. Some expect temporary redeployments while Japan eyes Russian possessions and future claims. The rest of the passage notes miscellaneous trivia about Ireland, volcanoes, taxes, and bullfights.
Athens All Right in Hard Times, Says T W Reed
In 1894 Athens is praised as solid and thrifty, bridging two years of financial panics and remaining a prosperous classic city. The Athens Banner notes its “new South” vigor, while contrasts with other Georgia towns.
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T. W. Reed
Athens
Atlanta Constitution
Reed
Georgia
New South
Sone
Fragmented Punchy Snippets From a 1940s Notebook
A collage of quips and quick takes on politics, Prohibition, labor, and social life. Items include jokes about Americans abroad, minors bootlegging, baseball folklore, tax rhetoric, coal and labor strikes, golf, and public behavior. Read as a satirical snapshot of public mood with scattered references to Congress, Depression era figures, and era concerns.
Dartmouth Club Guests at Athens Kiwanis Luncheon
Athens Kiwanis Club hosts Dartmouth Glee Club members and leaders from the University of Georgia Glee and Instrumental Club for a Friday luncheon at 2 o'clock in the City M. C. A. Building. Charles E. Martin says the gathering is a friendly get together with musical selections and possible Dartmouth participation.
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Athens
Kiwanis
Georgia Club
Dartmouth
Suspect death by own action in absence of army officer
SAN FRANCISCO Army officers at the Presidio admitted that Lieut Ralph J Mitchell has been absent from his command at Fort Riley since January 23 He is the first officer marked absent without leave at the Presidio in its 78 years as a U S army post Mitchell was recently divorced by Mrs Edith Olive Lapkis
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San Francisco
Presidio
Ralph J. Mitchell
Fort Riley
United States Army
Mitchell
Edith Olive Lapkis
Freezone promises painless corn removal by druggist sale
An old advertisement touts Freezone as a quick remedy for all corns and calluses. It claims instant relief when dropped on the corn and that the corn can be lifted off with fingers. The tiny bottle is sold by druggists for a few cents and supposedly works on hard corns soft corns and corn between the toes without soreness.
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Senate
Siberia
Japan
DeValera
Kansas
Mexico
Henry F. Saxon
Athens Daily Banner
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Corner Bread and Foundry Sts
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Morton
Bam
Max Joseph
O'Farrell
Legislative Committee
University
State Normal School
Cobb’ Lampkin
Association
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Mach
Depree Hunnicutt
Edmund Cooper
Edmund
Col. E. K. Lumpkin
Tom Sims
Russia
Mellon
King Coal
California
Germany
Florida
Wisconsin
Tetley
Tetley’s
Tetleys
T.a.a
RG Pekor
Williams Transfer and Storage CO
Hubert M. Rylee
Holman
Dartmouth Club
Kiwanis Club
Siam
IBZ
Dirin
Asal
Bayer
Ackage
Karo
Kear
Southern Railway System
Grand Opera
Good
W. L. Estes
North Broad St
Atlanta, Ga
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