Judge Rosa Warns April 5 Voter Registration Deadline
Judge John P. Rosa warns Georgia readers that voter books close the night of April 4, six months before the October 5 governor election. He opposes 1908 law provisions that disenfranchise citizens who fail to register early, arguing for universal voting rights without poll tax. He notes public officials and Southern Union Telegraph head B F Dillon to Georgia.
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Macon
The
Telegraph
John P. Rosa
Georgia
General Assembly
John P. Ross
Soule to Speak at Savannah Chamber Smoker
Dr Andrew M Soule president of the State College of Agriculture will address the Savannah Chamber of Commerce smoker at Guards Hall Tuesday March 21 1921 The Savannah News notes his acceptance completes the speaker lineup and marks him as a leading agricultural educator in the country The address will cover agricultural developments in Georgia and is expected as a highlight of the event
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Andrew M. Soule
State College of Agriculture
Savannah Chamber of Commerce
Soule
Iportant
West
Savannah News
Savannah
Chamber of Commerce
Guards’ Hall
Athens
Governor targets near beer tax by appointing inspectors
Governor Brown says substantial near beer tax money remains unpaid and may dispatch inspectors to enforce the law. He notes dealers statewide are slow to pay and is considering local or statewide inspectors to locate tax delinquents and ensure collection. Attorney General Hart held non payment remains a misdemeanor under prior near beer law.
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Brown
Govemner
Hart
Two Weekly Press Men Visit Athens This Week
Secretaries and treasurers of Georgia weekly press associations and leading editors visited Athens this week. Col W A Shackelford from Lexington, editor of the Oglethorpe Echo, and Judge Berry T Mosely of Madison County, editor of the Dantelaville Mentor, attended by chance on the same day.
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Editor's Association
Athens
Col
W. A. Shackelford
Lexington
Oglethorpe Echo
Georgia Weekly Press Association
Berry T. Mosely
Madisen County
Dantelaville
Notice to Debtors and Creditors in Nickerson Estate
Notice to debtors and creditors of the estate of Captain Reuben Nickerson. Creditors must present proven claims to T. I. Nickerson or T. H. Nickerson. Extrx Maria E. Nickerson and Extr. T. H. Nickerson act for the estate. Also a reader note on Clarke county voting-age population not registered.
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Reuben Nickerson
T. I. Nickerson
T. H. Nickerson
Maria E. Nickerson
Reuben Nickerton
Clarke County
Steam Locomotives Banished From New York Area
New York marks the end of steam on railroads in the upper Westchester suburbs as electric traction takes over. The city notes a civic carnival in Har Jem valley celebrating this shift away from the heavier locomotive to vast electrical networks serving millions daily.
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New York
Tall Island
Westchester
Greater
Har Jem
Manhattan
Wall Street
Opera
Boston
Chicago
Opera Trust
Opera Octopus
W Geree Boys Are In Athens
Dante and Tommie McGehee, ages fourteen and twelve, arrived in Athens with their father soon after being left in Atlanta. They lived with relatives, sought work, and were offered a job by Southern Manufacturing Co. but could not work without parental consent. Officials seek any legitimate employment for the brothers.
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Geonee County
Dante
Tommile McGehee
Athens
Atlanta
Grady Hospital
Athena
Daniel
Tommie
Virgil McGehee
Oconee County
Tibbetts
Southern Manufacturing Co
State College Seeks Farmers Institutes Across State
The Extension Department of the State College of Agriculture Athens Ga invites requests for Farmers Institutes. Requests should specify desired time and allow for possible scheduling order. Summer meetings are suggested when farmers are less busy. Please apply to arrange itinerant meetings across sections of the state.
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State College of Agriculture
Extension Department
State Colege of Agriculture
Athens
Athens to Smithonia Highway Progress
From Thursday Banner Col James M Smith of Oglethorpe County will soon enjoy his new automobile as the Athens Smithonia road project advances. The Winterville to Smithonia segment is rapidly being pushed to create a year round highway, improving the city to Winterville route as one of the state's finest roadways.
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James M. Smith
Oglethorpe
Smithonia
Athens
Winterville
Thirty Cases Filed for Clarke County Superior Court
About thirty cases were filed for the Clarke county spring term with Tuesday the last return day. Most are divorce actions and no sensational or major civil suit stands out. If the grand jury convenes in April, the next term could be a notably active one.
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Clarke County Superior Court
Grand Jury
Superior Court
Officer Injured In Bicycle Accident On Baxter Street
Patrolman J P McCall was thrown from his bicycle on Baxter Street near Broad Street during a scouting trip with Patrolman John Short. He sustained severe injuries including a fractured shoulder, a broken arm, and a broken collar bone and is expected to be in bandages for weeks.
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J. P. McCall
Broad Street
Baxter Street
John Short
McCallway
Milledge Lumpkin Street Car Line Progress
Milledge Lumpkin extension of the Athens Electric and Railway Co is advancing with tracks laid on Milledge Avenue and into Lumpkin Street. A belt line around Milledge and a reverse belt to the business district are planned with a Barnett Shoals extension discussed as a future rural park destination. The Lumpkin Dougherty line awaits frogs and crossings while overhang wires rise, promising heavy summer ridership.
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Milledge-Lumpkin
Athens Electric and Railway Company
Ines
Judge McWhorter
Milledge Avenue
Lumpkin
Millwedge Avenue
Lumpkin Street
Agricultural College
Prince Avenue
Milledge
Lumpkin-Dougherty
Barnett Shoals
Athens
Oconee
Last Confederate pension funds paid out in county
The last pension check has been paid to the proper recipient. Ordinary 8S. B. Wingfeld Sr. delivered the final Confederate pension payout for this county, completing the dispersal of about 140 original payments to soldiers and widows. State Pension Commissioner Tinduay oversaw the process.
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B. Wingfeld, Sr
Tinduay
Fearless preacher endorses Peruna as cure all remedy
An outspoken clergyman extols Peruna for catarrh and throat trouble after trying many remedies. He cites personal healing in himself, his wife, and his child, and urges others to write for his view. The letter frames Peruna as the world’s greatest remedy for ailments.
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Hendersonville
One Day of Grace Cut Off for Primary Registration
The article notes a revised last registration day for primaries, now Monday April 4 at 6 o clock, replacing Tuesday April 5. It warns ten days remain including today to register to participate in upcoming summer and fall elections. It also references related notices and local appeals.
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Peetees
H. H. Linton
New Cottage at Decatur Orphanage
A granite cottage named the Martha Fort Williams cottage was finished and given to the Epworth Orphanage trustees by George W. Williams of Charleston. He aims to have 150 boys housed in five cottages at the Decatur Home and Epworth Orphanage, with Athens and Rome contributing cottages. The Charleston Orphan House, over 110 years old, has Miss Irving as superintendent and Williams as president, with about 200 orphans worshiping weekly.
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Martha Fort Williams
R. A. Hemphill
Athens
W. B. McCalla
H. &. Cromby
George W. Williams
Charleston
Epworth
Columbia
8. C
Decatur Home
Jefferson Davis
Athens Cottage
Rome
Atlanta
Decatur
Clarke County
Bob” Hemphill
Miss Ida lene Marable Buried At Antioch Church
The funeral and burial for 14 year old Ida lene Marable daughter of Mr and Mrs A A Marable occurred yesterday afternoon at Antioch Church in Oconee County. She died at the family home 337 Hoyt Street after a brief illness with pneumonia. Many friends were sorry to hear of her untimely death. The story also notes a futuristic airship passenger service between Munich and Oberammergau beginning May 16 for commerce and transportation using an eligible balloon.
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Antioch Church
Oconee County
Idalene Marable
A. A. Marable
Hoyt Street
Munich
Oberammergau
Man
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Peru-Wa
J. G. Dukes
Unitarian Church
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H. W. Tate
Lincoln Aye
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