Investigation of Plot to Dynamite Oakland Camp
Officials in Atlanta probe a daring Oakland convict camp plot to dynamite the facility and free inmates. Suspects named are Dick Jester an auto thief with revolvers and hidden dynamite, Clyde Thomas with a revolver, J C Mathews with a hacksaw, and Joe Webb a Floyd County life prisoner linked to a recent escape. Authorities weigh prosecuting those implicated.
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Atlanta
Oakland
Dick Jester
Clyde Thomas
J. C. Mathews
Joe Webb
Floyd County
Jester
Backache and Kidney Trouble Warned by Jad Salts
The text warns that high meat intake irritates kidneys and causes backache headaches and urinary issues. It recommends four ounces of Jad Salts daily in water before breakfast for a few days, claiming it cleanses kidneys and neutralizes urine acids. Drugstores say many buy Jad Salts for kidney troubles, though the note hints skepticism.
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Druggtata
Question of use of state funds for pensions
Special to Banner. Atlanta February twelfth. The state faces a question on whether motor vehicle license funds set aside for the highway department may be used temporarily for other purposes to pay nearly sixty-five thousand dollars in Confederate veteran pensions. A ruling by Attorney General Clifford M. Walker will decide if a temporary transfer is allowed or if a bank loan up to five hundred thousand dollars is required.
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Atlanta
State Highway Department
Capitol
Govenor
Clifford M. Walker
Ambition Brand Pills Promoted by Local Stores
Advertisements urge readers to buy Ambition Brand Pills from H. R. Palmer & Son and Wendell’s, claiming quick relief for tiredness despondency nervousness and digestive issues with a money back offer on first box.
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At . R. Palmer & Son
Wendell
H. R. Palmer & Son
Weajdell's
Cotton Meeting Replaces Convention with Business Focus
Atlanta Feb 12 The American Cotton Association shifts the Montgomery event March 9 12 from a moralizing convention to a practical business gathering aimed at marketing reform and farming methods. Delegates from every South county will attend with both men and women forming an auxiliary for farm women.
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Atlanta
American Cotton Association
Montgomery
South
Farm Women of
The
Cotton Association
Federal Bureau of Markets
State Extension Service
Calomel Losing Out in South Town
Local druggists report a sharp drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The vegetable remedy is promised to be safe for children and adults, with a pleasant taste and no next day discomfort, backed by money back guarantees.
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Dodson
Municipal Elects Held at Statham Statham Ga
Statham Ga Feb 12 in a municipal election Dr A Boland defeated Dr T J Sikes for mayor. Two council seats were filled by J L M Thurmond and B H Grant alongside councilman F L Williams. Officials serving 1920 include Mayor Boland and councilmen J L M Thurmond B H Grant Dr T L Holcombe.
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Statham
A. Boland
T. J. Sikes
J. L. M. Thurmond
B. H. Grant
F. L. Williams
Thurmond
Grant
A. N. Pontér
J.L. M.thurmond
T. L. Holcombe
Lodge Directory Meeting Notices and Members
Lodge directories list Kime Lodge No 40 of Pythis meets Monday nights with officers Abney and McKergon named. Classic City Camp 292 W C W meets Wednesday nights at 7 oclock in the Max Joseph Building.
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T. Kime
P— St
Bim Lotge
Pythis
Cayton Scree
Edward J, Abney
C. C.T
McKergon
Jo’clark
Max Joseph
Champion Spark Plug Company Dominates Global Plant Output
The Champion Spark Plug Company of Toledo claims the world’s largest spark plug production, with a 1919 target of 35 million plugs and a growing 1920 program. From a laundry building third floor in 1910 to 209000 square feet in Toledo and Detroit plants, it employs over 1500 workers and plans new engineering laboratories and a Toledo restaurant. Champion accounts for about 65 percent of US spark plugs and 60 percent of world output, with four of five cars in use in the country using its plugs. The firm eyes expanded markets in farming, highways, and the booming truck sector as motor use rises.
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Champion Spark .Plug Company of
Toledo
R. A. Stranahan
F F. D. Stranahan
Champion Spark Plug Company
Detroit
Champion
H. G. Shirley
Federal Highway Council
America
Overland
Ford
Studebaker
Maxwell
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NEW York Life Insurance Company
R. F. Harris
Holman
T. C. Thompson & Bros. Bible Job
Columbus, Ga
Oakland Camp
Calomel
Mr. Dodson
Lodge Directory
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Mathruoed and
Freefeld Regulator CO
Tuanra
Ee Econ
Jack Fey
Arema
Eatonic
Sartten
Tote
Benoon
Continents
Clayton Street
Athens, Ga
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