Moon Appointed to State Board of Education in Place of Langston
Atlanta officials report Gov. Brown named Prof. A. H. Moon of Baxley to replace Langston on the state board of education. Moon, then a University of Georgia Athens summer school faculty member, replaces the prior appointee. The move follows a pending appointment for Dr. J. R. Green of Dahlonega to the board. The Senate voted 21 to 10 to suspend action pending proof the appointments are valid.
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Atlanta
Langston
Board of Education
Brown
A. H. Moon
Baxley
Moon
University At Athens
Senate
State Board of Education
J. R. Green
North Georgia Agricultural College
Dahlonega
Jera M. Pound
J. C. Beauchamp
Twenty-second
Senate Committee On Education
State Senate Battle Shapes Education Aid Policy
Disjointed fragments discuss a Senate fight over education funding and state TV or SECTV coverage influencing lawmakers. Key figures are senators debating how to allocate aid and support for education amid political pressure.
Georgia House Defeats Rail Extension Amendment
The Georgia House voted 58 to 55 against a constitutional amendment to extend the Western and Atlantic rail line from Atlanta to the sea. Luther H. Still of the Atlanta Typographical Union attacked State Secretary Phil Cook before the printing committee, alleging inefficiency and graft. the bill was not acted on amid ongoing probes and a personal feud involving Still and Byrd’s company.
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Wilante
House of Representatives
Atlanta
House
Dul
DeKalb
Sion
Hall
Yeainst
Luther H. Stil
Atlanta ‘Typographical, Union
Phil. Cook
Printers’ Union
Sistate
Still
State House
Byrd
Sill
Byrd Comppany
Former Athens Boy Killed by Train in South Ga
The article recalls a 16 year old Athens youth Campbell Swann son of Swann living on Harris street. He was a popular newsboy and well liked by locals. Swann died on a Sunday excursion near Tennille after an accident at the state farm area in Milledgeville.
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Athens
Harris Street
Milledgeville
Campbell Swann
Swann
State Farm
Tennille
Mil
Former Athens Man Joins Trust Co of Georgia
J K MacDonald, once a resident of Athens and parent who sent his children to UGA and Lucy Cobb, will move from Elizabeth New Jersey to Atlanta to serve as trust officer for the Trust Company of Georgia. He succeeds E R Rawlings who left to head a trust firm in Elizabeth N J. MacDonald is a former national bank examiner for Georgia and several southern states with many Atlanta friends welcoming him.
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Athens
J. K. McDonald
University of Georgia
Lucy Cobb Institute
Atlanta
Elizabeth
N. J
Trust Company of Georgia
John K. MacDonald
MacDonald
E. R. Rawlings
National Bank Examiner
Georgia
Miss Frances Powell Elected as a Public School Teacher
The regular board of education meeting adjourned with the election of Miss Frances Powell as a teacher in the public schools. The session was held yesterday in Superintendent Bond’s office.
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Frances. Powell
Board of Education
Bond
Frances Powell
Campers Return From Vale of Nacoochee Camp
Y M C A boys arrive back in the city after a 1912 camp in Nacoochee Valley. They report being tired yet happy and browned, praising the experience and noting gains in physical condition and morale after a journey over the Southern Railway.
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Vale of Nacoochee
Nacoochee Valley
Southern Railway
Gas Firm Sells Athens Plant to Philadelphia Group
Grand Rapids, July: Charles F. Young and Charles B. Kelsey sell the Athens Gas Company plant and business to Philadelphia parties. The deal follows years of growth, with Young rebuilding the Athens plant in 1909 and expanding lines, while Leland Young will manage related duties in Grand Rapids and Alpena Gas holdings.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Charles F. Young
Philadelphia
Athens
Charles B. Kelsey
Young
Athens Gas Company
Leland N. Young
Charles Young
Lin
Georgia City
Alpena Gas Company
Alpena
Leland Young
Geo. P. Chambers
Barrow Denied County Status by Legislature Committee
Atlanta, July 23. Barrow countyhood fails as the legislature committee votes against the bill after a Winder delegation pressed for change. The senate had approved the measure, while the house favors creating Bleckley county from Pulaski with Cochran as seat, leaving Bleckley as the only plausible new county this session.
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Barrow
Atlanta
Winder
Senate
Citi
Zens
House
Pulaski
Mrs Mary Smith Dies In Crawford After Illness
Crawford Ga July 23 Mrs Mary Smith longtime resident died yesterday at 12 o clock at her home after nine weeks confined to bed She was born in Carlton Ga in 1848 and married Stephen Smith in 1860 Funeral and interment set for Crawford Baptist church at 4 30 this afternoon Rev Philip D Davis of Lexington to conduct services Three children survive Lizzie Mathews Social Circle Verbena Smith and W D Smith of Crawford.
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Crawford
Philip D Davis
Lexington
The
Baptist Church
Brittain Interred After New York Merchant’s Death
William F. Brittain of New York City, a leading Southern wholesale dry goods salesman for Dunham Buckley & Co., was buried in Oconee Cemetery after a July death. The service, held in his native county, featured remarks from Captain R.K. Reeves and tributes by Boykin Wright, with a large turnout of former neighbors and friends.
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William. F. Brittain
Oconee Gametery
Wong
Ver
James White
A. HE. Davison
Joseph M. Hodgysim
C. D. Planigen
Walter Jones
James W. Morton
H. J. Rowe
R.K Reeves
John D. Mell
Mel
Audley Morton
T.P. Stanley
Co. M. Snelling
Ralph Hodgson
Brittain
Martin
Tennessee
Alos
Boykin. Wright
Auguste
R. F. Wright
Elberton
Crohein
J.M. High .Co
Atlanta
Wright
Augusta
Boykin Wright
William F. Brittain
New York City
Clarke County
Athens
University of Georgia
Lee
Carlton
James River
Porter Alexander
Robert. E. Lee
Poughkepsie
Bsoon
South
Dunham Buckley & Co
J. H. Dunham& Company
New York
Hfe
City Tax Books to Close One Week from Today
One week remains before city tax books close. Taxpayers who have not paid face executions and levies on property. The books are open now and all should ensure taxes are paid before the closing night of July 31. Officials aim to avoid enforcing multiple fi fas but urge prompt payment to save costs.
Renovating the Tailoring Place for R O Starick
The tailoring establishment of R O Starick is undergoing renovations to improve space and appearance. Starick plans to hire four or five men when the fall season begins as demand grows and space expands.
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R. Oo. Starick
Weather note reports fair Georgia conditions favored by a Dakotas disturbance
Atlanta July 23 fair weather prevails across the south with only scattered local showers in the past 24 hours. A central disturbance over the Dakotas brings rains to the northern border from the Lakes to the Pacific, with large amounts at St Paul Williston and Durango. The storm moves east toward the Lakes and St Lawrence valley, while Georgia remains under favorable fair conditions and moderate temperatures in the Plateau region.
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Atlanta
South
Dakotas
Lakes
Pacific Coast
St. Paul
Williston
Durango
St. Lawrence Valley
Georgia
Plateau
Modena
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W. O. W.band
W. O. W. Hall
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Woodmen
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