Judge Brand halts receivership in Smith millions case
Judge C H Brand in Athens halted the transfer of the Smith estate to receivers named by Judge Fite, pending March 11 hearing. The petition claimed the transfer order was improperly signed and altered by attorneys and administrators, with numerous lawyers and heirs involved in the Smith estate dispute.
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Judge Brand
Smith Millions
Col
Jim Smith
Oglethorpe County
C. H. Bran
Western Circuit
Smith
Fite
Murray County
Brand
Athens
Simithonia
J. O. Mitchell
Col. Smith
Orig Bein
Ers
Judge Issues Contempt Rule Against Temporary Administrator
Athens reports Judge Fite issued a contempt rule against J. O. Mitchell, one of the temporary administrators of the Jim Smith estate. The citation does not affect the ongoing case as jurisdiction shifted to Judge Worley after his commissioning yesterday morning.
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Athens
Fite
J. O. Mitchell
Jim Smith
Worley
Alleged Mining Stock Swindler Arrested In St Petersburg
Tampa dispatch reports Dr. J. Grant Lyman, indicted in New York for mail fraud, arrested on a yacht in St. Petersburg harbor and jailed by local federal officers awaiting New York arrival. Authorities fear a habeas corpus bid. Lyman offers no comment and may return to New York. Under the alias John Putnam Company he allegedly secured up to 600000 dollars in a mining stock scheme.
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Associated Press
Tampa
J. Grant Lyman
New York
St. Petersburg
Lyman
John Putnam Company
Valli Valli At The Strand In Her Debt Of Honor
The Strand features Valli Valli in Her Debt of Honor a tale of a girl's duty with emotional power. Also shown The Submarine Pirate a Keystone comedy with Syd Chaplin about life aboard a submarine and a spoof plot to disrupt a world effort.
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Valli Valli
Strand
Syd Chaplin
Uncle Sam
Keystone
Sam
War Department
Fresh Vegetables Pure Pork Sausage at 2240 King Hodgeon Co
A brief social notice lists fresh vegetables and pure pork sausage available from 2240 King address operated by Hodgeon Company with phone contact.
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King Hodgeon Co
Verdun Drive Continues Amid Snow as Germans Claim Gains
London reports German forces pressing toward Verdun despite heavy snowfall. Berlin claims several Champeauville area villages taken, while Paris cites numerous assaults elsewhere with heavy casualties. French say 300 Germans captured in Champagne and fighting remains fierce in Vosges, Argonne, and along the British front.
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Associated Press
London
Verdun
Paris
Meuse
Champeauville
Cotellate
Marmont
Beaumont
Chambrettes
Ornes
Berlin
Lacote du Poivre
Champagne
Ste. Marie-A-Py
Vosges
Argonne
Interurban Line Funding in Anderson Area Surges
Citizens of Anderson South Carolina subscribe a little over $60,000 to first mortgage bonds for an interurban electric line to Atlanta. The road's backer would invest up to $7,000,000 if communities raise $1,000,000 in bonds. Commerce aimed for $100,000 with two thirds reportedly secured, and other towns along the route also commit sizable sums.
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ComMerce
Anderson
S. C
Atlanta
Specials at Costa's Delicatessen Shop
Local market items advertised including fine grapefruit 60c per dozen lettuce beans new potatoes squash tomatoes celery and assorted produce. Fresh strawberries available today. Also offers old fashioned pound cake 25c lady fingers 25c per pound and assorted cakes. Contact Costa's Delicatessen Shop by phone 1131.
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Rank
COSTA
Arnold & Abney
Judge Worley Assumes Jurisdiction in Smith Case
Judge Worley takes control of the Smith litigation from Judges Fite and Brand in the Northern circuit. A board of receivers had been directing temporary administrators to retain possession of the property in Oglethorpe county until further orders. The new order places the cases under Worley's authority with permanent administrator selection likely by the ordinary soon, barring further orders.
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Judge Worley
Smith Litigation
Fite
Brand
James A. Stith
Northern Circuit
Aia
Meadow
Uriad
Hibercon
Worley
Oglethorpe County
Meadows
Colonel Smith
Smith
Judge Meadow Resigns as Northern District Judge
Judge D W Meadow resigns from the Northern circuit seat in Elbert County. Governor Harris names J N Worley of Elberton to fill the unexpired term with a court session set to open Monday in Hart County.
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Meadow
Worley
Elberton
Banner News Bureau
Atlanta
D. W. Meadow
Elbert County
Harris
J. N. Worley
Judge Meadow
Smith
the Journal of Atlanta
Nat E. Harris
David W. Meadows
Superior Court of the
Northern District
W. N. Worley
Taberton
Reminded That Occupants of Glass Houses Should Never Throw Stones
Chicago court room scene as Mrs. Page Waller Eaton challenges labor commission inquiries. Her counsel blocks probing into past associations with the late Dwight M. Sabin amid a wage dispute with city supervisor Mrs. Louis E. Osborne Rowe. Mrs. Sabin was prepared to testify but that line of questioning was halted.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Page Waller Eaton
Dwight M. Sabin
United States
Minnesota
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Eaton
Louis E. Osborne Rowe
Thompson
Sabin
Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee to Meet Today
The Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee will convene at noon at Col. Blanton E. Fortson’s office to set the county primary date. A potential issue is separating races for the two legislative seats and a rule requiring candidates to declare which seat they seek. Neither Brown nor Arnold has formally announced their candidacy.
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Clarke
Clarke County
Democratic Executive Committee
Blanton E. Fortson
Brown
Arnold
Mr. Arnold
Columbus 15 To Play Georgia In Final Basketball Game
Columbus 15 faces Georgia in the season finale Monday night with Columbus aiming to reverse a narrow earlier loss. Probable Columbus lineup includes Struppa Lewis forward Mason center Newnan Patterson guard. Tickets on sale at Costa's. Arnold & Abney advertise produce and seafood nearby.
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Columbus
Georgia Five
Georgia
Struppa
Lewis
Massey
Newnan
Patterson
Costa's
Lanier High Bounces Athens 51 to 20 in Season Finale
Lanier High School defeated Athens High 51 to 20 in Macon, with Morgan Whitehead and O Hara starring for Lanier. Rawson led Athens with 5 points as captain. This game closed the season for both teams.
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Athens HI Tn
Macon
Lanier’ High School
Athens High School
Morgan
Whitehead
O’hara
Lanier
Rawson
Athens Five
Jackson
Goodman
Progress issue praised as best yet in Athens
The edition of Progress Vol. 2 No. 3, a national education journal edited by Prof. Frederick A. Merrill in Athens, is hailed as the best printed. Leading pieces include The South in History by John Temple Graves and Preparedness by Breckenridge. other items cover social work, community service, mothers associations, curriculum, and local pride in Athens.
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Frederick A. Merrill
Athens
South
John Temple Graves
Breckenridge
W. D. Weatherford
Mary M. Woods
Southern Conference For Education and Industry
Agape Southern ‘Sociological Con
Nephews to Act as Pallbearers for Allen Burial
Mr. P. G. Allen aged sixty one died at his home on Nantahala Avenue after a long illness. He leaves a son L. D. Allen and a daughter Mrs. H. T. Bramblett. The funeral is at Princeton Church at 4 PM with six nephews Calvn Meade Chas Meade Robert Wigley James Wigley James Stephens and John Allen acting as pallbearers.
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P. G. Allen
Nantahala Avenue
L. D. Allen
H. T. Bramblett
Princeton
Messrs
Calvn Meade
Chas. Meade
Robert Wigley
James Wigley
James Stephens
John Allen
Charles Ellis Wins World Three Cushion Billiard Championship
Charles Ellis of Pittsburgh defeated Alfredo De Oro to win the world three cushion billiard championship, 150 to 129, in Philadelphia on February 25.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Charles Ellis
Pittsburg
Alfredo de Oro
Lumpkin Jr. Returns from Florida Ward Four Council Trip
Col. E. K. Lumpkin Jr. councilman of the Fourth ward returns from a three week Florida visit described as pleasant by officials.
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E. K. Lumpkin, JR
Florida
Col
Senate With Wilson Yet House Shows Restraint
Washington reports show Senate leaning to await developments while House rebels resist action on warning Americans to stay off armed ships. President Wilson opposes immediate congressional steps, with leaders predicting a vote only if crisis with Germany nears. Admiral Winslow attacks navy governance suggesting major reforms for future strength. Exports also fell in January compared with last year.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Clark
Kitchin
Flood
Wilson
Senator Stone
Germany
Bryan
Bailey
Lodge
Athens Chamber of Commerce Supporters Named
A call for public backing of the Athens Chamber of Commerce highlights citizens donating time and money. The banner will soon publish a classified list of sustaining members backing the organization of cooperation in Athens.
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Athens Chamber OF Commerce
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King‘Hodgson Co
Norfolk
Arnold &Abney
National Congress of Mothers and
Parent-Teacher Associations
John W. Rowlett
Katherine M. Cook
Mater
Senate
HOUSE
United States Navy
House Naval Committee
Admiral Winslow
Pacific Fleet
Winslow
Annapolis
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