Record Passes Quick As Georgia Budgets In 1920 21
Avlanta July 16 The Georgia legislature under Rep George Carswell approved the 1920 21 budget in 21 days after convening with a 156 to 19 vote The debate centered on school funds and health spending with a $4 000 000 allocation for 1920 rising to $4 500 000 for 1921 The house also voted 114 to 21 on a chiropractic board bill and prepared to vote on cap removal with a two hour rule debate The suffrage dispute in Georgia drew strong Democratic opposition and a WIlson telegram urged support for federal women’s suffrage during a Senate filibuster.
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Avlanta
George Carswell
Wilkinson
Appropriations
House
Budget Commission
Johnson
Dartow
Stewart
Atkinson
State Board of Health
Carswell
Exytanatios
Jess Inan
House Rules Committee
Cecil Neill
Georgis
Senate
Dorsey
Eldera
White House
Washington
Hugh M. Dorsey
Avanta
Gastipe _ Tam
Georgia
Democratic Party
Woodrow Wilson
Shipping Board Abandons Vessel Operation Over Strike
The United States Shipping Board will not attempt to operate ships under its control until a settlement is reached with striking seamen, firemen and engineers. Freight congestion mounts at New York as 400 vessels reportedly idle. Washington talks slated to resubmit conditions acceptable to the strikers. In Macon Georgia, street car workers win recognition after a two day tie up, with a ten hour day and wage scale set at 46 to 40 cents an hour.
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Associated Press
New York
American Steamship Association
United States Shipping Board
Shipping Board and Steamship Association
Washington
Macon
Macon Railway & Light Company
Ionroe
Henry D. McDaniel
University of Georgia
Clifford Walker
Georgia
Jack Trump
Will Anderson
Macon Telegraph
Journal
Telegraph
Walton County
Monroe
Stone Mountain
Alcovy Mountain
State House
Walton
Emmett Williams
T. Paul Burson
Burson
Burson Place
Welton
Birthday Sermon Marks Morris’s 89th Year in Ministry
On its 89th birthday Sunday the Oconee Street church will host Rev. J. W. M. Morris for a birthday sermon at 11 o clock. This marks his sixteenth year in the ministry.
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J. W. M. Morris
Oconee Street
Four Teachers to Be Examined Here Saturday
Four additional school teachers will be examined Saturday, two white and two colored, per Superintendent Bond. Negro candidates will sit at Reese Street School, white candidates at College Avenue School. The exams are likely to add to the staff, not fill all vacancies, with further board plans to be revealed in Superintendent Bond’s annual report due Tuesday.
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Bond
Reese Street
College Arenus
Vacatles
Ne Guade
General H C L to be routed out of Athens plan
General High Cost of Living who occupied Athens months ago is about to be freed to evacuate. Plans call for two carloads of canned goods to be sold at 20 percent below cost. Athens Chamber of Commerce will discuss requisitioning war department goods below cost to aid citizens and clear aged stock. F M Haley rents store at 227 College Avenue to host two month sale committee.
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Athens
Athens Chamber of Commerce
War Department
F. M. Haley
College Avenue
Banner
Carrollton
Carroll County
Chatsworth
Murray County
Decatur
Macon
Fitzgerald
Ware
Southern Publishers’ Association
Georgia Association
Harber
Association
Georgia Editora
Georgia Press
Fifth District Agricultural High School
Georgia
Monroe
Incara
Hugh Rowe
Foot Amputation Follows Blade Accident at YMCA
Jones athletic director of the Athens YMCA lost his right foot after a dew blade of grass cut him slightly, leading to an infection. Medical care failed to halt blood poisoning, necessitating amputation above the ankle.
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Jones
Athens Y. M. C. A
Typical Regular Army Praised by Fisher in War News
Sergeant Fisher documents praise for the typical regular division led by Major General A. W. Greeley. The piece lauds its role in France from trench warfare to major battles like Belleau Wood, Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel, and the Argonne, urging recruitment and highlighting the Army’s offer of free vocational training and education through enlistment.
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A. W. Greeley
U.S
France
Toul
Belleau Wood
Marne
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Custer
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Mexico
Panama
Alaska
Peace Army
Army
Shacksford
Georgia Editors Elect Officers At Monroe Convention
Georgia editors chose officers at the Monroe convention and, after a reception for Athens visitors, toured to Mountain City and Clayton. J Kelley Simmond was elected president. officers unanimous and Carrollton won the 1920 convention bid amid heavy hospitality and a combined program.
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Georgia
Athens
Kelley Simmond
McRae
Carrollton
Monroe
Georgia Press Association
J. Kelley Simmond
Telfair Enterprise
William G. Sutlive
The
Savannah Press
Charles JD. Rountree
Wrightsville
Ernest Camp
Walton Tribune
Hal M. Stanley
Atlanta
Dublin
C. E. Benns
Butler Herald
J. J. Howell
Cuthbert
Association
Stanley
Howell
Athens Legion Sets Membership Rules After Georgia Meeting
At Macon the American Legion Georgia division outlined eligibility for Athens members including white veterans who served 1917 to 1918. The plan calls for a state convention with delegates per post and dues of 75 cents, with 50 cents to state and 25 to national. The constitution remains in effect until the late 1919 convention for ratification or amendment.
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American Legion
Georgia
Athens
Robert McWhorter
Legion
Macon
Constitutional Committee
Walter A. Harris
Basil Stockbridge
Samuel A. Cann
State College Receives $90000 From Federal Grant
Georgia's share of the annual U S government appropriation to state schools of agriculture and mechanic arts was received yesterday at the University of Georgia. Treasurer Thomas W. Reed collected the funds from State Treasurer W J Speer after the State Treasury passed the money to Mr Speer.
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Georgia
United States
Fourth Steel Ship Ready In Pensacola
Fourth steel ship built in Pensacola was launched this afternoon before a large crowd. Miss Margaret Builder of Birmingham christened the vessel.
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Pensacola
Red Mountain
Margaret Builder
Birmingham
City Court Delays Convening Until August
City court will not convene until the third Monday in August. The August term marks Judge West’s final session as his appointment expires in September, leaving the city clerk’s office unusually quiet in recent days.
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West
Editorial Sticks celebrates Monroe hosts Georgia Press Assoc
Monroe Georgia shines for the Georgia Press Association gathering. Editors from Macon Savannah Athens Dublin and more are welcomed by a decorated town with color bunting bands and a big social program centered on Monroe’s hospitality. The Walton and surrounding counties show thriving farms industry and modern amenities including mills, electric systems, and diversified crops.
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D. G. Bickers
Monroe
Board of Trade
Georgia
Walton County
Bob Johnson
Walton
Macon
Augusta
Atlanta
George
Ernest Camp
Ed Caldwell
Mobley
Monroe Board of Trade
Court House
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Secor
University
Georgian
J. W. Jarrell, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Charles E. Orr
R. C. Wilson
M. J. Abney
W. E. Griffeth
O. R. Dobbs
J. B. Wier
Mountain City
Clayton
State College
John N Holder
jHe
Jackson County Herald
A. J Perryman
Talbotton
Pat Griffin
Bainbridge
Bony Fide
General Assembly
A. S. Hardy
Gainesville
Val Stanley
J. C. Mc.Auiffe
Hal Stanley
Georgia Weekly Press Association
Old Guard
McClutchen
Trox Bankston
Walter Coleman
Jim Hall
Jimmie Williams
P. T. McClutchen
Franklin News and Banner
National Organization
St. Louis
Press Hadleton
Constitution
Wm. T. Anderson
Johnnie Spencer
J. C. McAuliffe
Tom Murphy
Tom Murphey
Chronicle
Jack Cohen
Dick Gray
Atlanta Journal
W. G. Sutlive
Athens Banner
E. W. Carroll
Athena Herald
Charles Brown
Cordele Dispatch
F. W. Sheppard
Dublin Tribune
Dublin Courier-Herald
Morning News
Savannah
Macon News
Johnnie Jones
LaGrange Reporter
Isadore Gelder
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