Gamble Is Feted President At Athens Bar Meeting
At the annual Athens Bar Association meeting held at East Lake, officers for 1923 were elected with W. M. Smith as president and Howell C. Erwin as vice president. The group adopted a resolution reaffirming allegiance to legally constituted authorities and opposing lawlessness, while planning to organize a Western Circuit bar association. A large turnout enjoyed a social meal before legal business.
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July Health Report From Clarke County Reveals Several Illnesses
Forty people were born in Clarke county in July, according to Dr. D. Applewhite, county health commissioner. The month saw thirty six deaths and nine diphtheria cases, seven diphtheria fever, two whooping cough incidents, and one tuberculosis case. Fourteen typhoid cases were reported in July.
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Clarke County
D. Applewhite
Corn
Railroads Under U S Control and Miner Strikes Escalate
The story reports moves to place certain railroads under federal control as miners in the anthracite fields face government oversight amid ongoing strikes. It notes walkouts on the Chicago and Alton with guards on duty, detours on the Kansas City division, and a Whistler Alabama train wreck with multiple injuries and a suspected deliberate act.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago and Alton
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Roadhouse
Slater
Kansas City
Bloomington
Springfeld
St. Louis
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Whistler
Alabama
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Meridian
Changes in Rules Governing Senatorial Race Adopted
A district executive committee meeting at the Georgian Hotel set Septem ber 13 as the primary date and approved changes to rule the senatorial race. Wilkes county will nominate the senator this year, with all counties voting in the general election. Clarke and Oglethorpe counties will not impose assessments on candidates. A resolution commending Senator L C Brown of Clarke was adopted unanimously.
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Oglethorpe
Wilkes
Ep Bediladt
Senate
Wilkes County
Clarke and
Ozlethorpe Counties
L. C. Brown
Henry
Milledge Heights opens with 31 building lots offered
Announcement today places 31 building lots on Milledge Heights near Milledge Avenue. The development includes a new street, Milledge Heights, with new telephone lines and gas mains, wide walks already installed or soon to be. Prices start at five thousand dollars and up, with an exclusive residential plan for the area.
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Carlton
Boll Weevil Talk Is Banned At Clarke Farmers Barbecue
Clarke County Farm Bureau plans a meeting at Tuckston next Thursday where Cotton and boll weevil talk is forbidden. Speakers will cover peach growing cattle hogs alfalfa and pastures. Barbecue dinner costs fifty cents and starts at 1:30 p.m.
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Clarke
SAILORS URGED TAR AND FEATHERS FOR JAMES MARTIN
Habes habeas corpus proceedings began to obtain release of H P Sailors his son W E Sailors his daughter Miss Hazel Sailors and H L Simmons held in Atlanta in connection with the slaying of J L Martin of Mayesville Ga The hearing set for Monday before Judge John D Humphreys of Fulton Superior Court. Detectives say two Sailors followed Martin from a theater and attacked him on a porch Hazel Sailors says Martin gave her a bag of fruit before leaving.
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H. L. Simmons
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Bitter Texas Campaign Ends with Klan as Issue
The bitter Democratic run-off in Texas closed as Earle B. May and James E. Ferguson led the field for the U S Senate nomination with 64 433 and 96 392 votes respectively. Reports from 55 of 245 counties showed partial tallies, while parties debated the Ku Klux Klan issue and campaign personalities.
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Earle B. May
James E. Ferguson
Texas Election Bureau
Associated Press
Texas
Ku Klux Klan
San Antonio
Earle
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James Ferguson
United Ea
Actor Bergen charged after deadly night with wife attacked
Edgewater New Jersey police held screen actor John Bergen on murder charges after he and George Cline were involved in a dark confrontation at a home. Cline says Bergen assaulted Mrs Cline two weeks earlier and that a pistol fired during the struggle. Bergen claims they were dueling when the pistol went off and that he may have shot first. A bloodstained note reading George Cline killed me was found in his pocket. The case follows statements from both sides and an anticipated further report.
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Ford to Close Plants Over Fuel Shortage Pressure
DETROIT Associated Press Henry Ford announced Ford Motor Company will shut plants in Detroit and elsewhere within weeks due to fuel shortages. He blamed Wall Street led interests and labor actions for economic disruption, warned of mass unemployment, and said the strike deadlock and fuel crisis threaten industry and prices.
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Associated Press
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Caid
Vote On Bonus 15 Expected Tuesday
Washington AP reports a unanimous consent agreement to take up the soldiers bonus bill Monday and push it to a final vote. The plan aims for a late Tuesday vote after 6 p.m. Monday limits debate to 20 minutes per amendment. Some senators warned against specifying debate limits, while others signaled opposition to automatic passage if the measure faced a presidential veto.
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Associated Press
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Keath
Repular
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Harding
Congress
Ath Physicians Urge Parents To Keep Children From Crowds
Athens physicians request that children be kept away from crowds to avoid diphtheria exposure. Though Clarke County cases are not alarming, doctors urge precautions to prevent new infections and decide to wear masks when treating patients.
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No Arguments at Athens Lawyers Barbecue Saturday
Thirty lawyers and several judges attend a non confrontational Athens lawyers barbecue with no objections, certioraris, or sentences pronounced, amid light banter and patient recollections. The event includes mentions of John, Kerjack, Judea West, Nix, and Sanford Field with plans for future discussions.
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