Near Beer Licensees and City Council Actions
A city council meeting last night considered matters including a memorial page ad for Mrs. H. C. White, a $100 license tax for contractors on deals of twenty thousand dollars or more, and the denial of a near beer license for Frank Allen. W. M. Leopard’s resignation from the police force was accepted and G. N. Gentry elected as policeman. An alderman election for Fourth Ward was set for April 8 to fill the unexpired term of B. Y. Harris. The specific tax ordinance was debated, amended, and adopted with license back reduced to ten dollars for single or double teams.
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Aaron Cohen
Hila F. White
Atlanta Constitution
H. C. White
T. J. Nichols
Frank Allen
Swift
Young
Police Committee
W. M. ‘Leopard
Police Department
G. N. Gentry
Aderman
B. Y. Harris
Learning to Live in Dayton Gardens and Playgrounds
A Dayton program ties home and experimental gardens to schooling and youth welfare. Seventeen hundred children grow produce for meals and books while inspectors assist. 42 children work in model gardens and the head gardener offers guidance. The aim is to cultivate every vacant lot and provide play spaces, turning vacations into productive, safe time.
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Kilpatrick
Dayton
Ohio
Paint and advertising pitch for Devoe paint at Talmage Hardware
A vintage ad extols striking while hot and painting as a business driver. It links ship and livery upkeep to appearance and profit, claims painting shows credit worthiness, and promotes Devoe paint sold by Talmage Hardware Co. as the solution for walls and fences.
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Devoe
Pavement Study Guides City on Modern Dolarway Option
The city council considers Dolarway pavement for main streets after a study of Ann Arbor Michigan. Ann Arbor reports a concrete base with a thin coal tar and sand wearing surface, applied over a well drained subsoil, with expansion joints and a bitumen sand topping.
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Spd
Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
B. W. Groves
Groves
CIA
Ann
Kansas City
6Th Street
Appointment Delay Shapes Georgia Federal Post
The article reports no attorney appointment for the northern district of Georgia until after Attorney Tate’s term ends on April 1 next year. It notes brief discussions with Senator Hoke and mentions Shackelford’s hesitations amid a perceived “bad mix-up” in the selection process. Also included are lengthy technical notes on pavement materials and construction practices, referencing Ann Arbor and Kansas City, plus a lost keys notice.
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Col
Thomas J. Shackelford
Atalnta
Senator Hoke
Carter
Northern
District of Georgia
First Southern Taxation Conference to Meet in Richmond
Richmond Virginia hosts the first conference solely on southern taxation on April 17 with Governor Mann presiding and Dr J Douglas Freeman as secretary. Leading experts from Wisconsin New York Mississippi North Carolina Kentucky and Louisiana will discuss assessment reform school taxes and equitable taxation, aiming to create a state tax association and modernize the tax system across the region.
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Richmond
William Hodges Mann
Virginia
J. Douglas Freeman
United States
Thomass. Adams
Wisconsin
Lawson Purdy
Department of Taxes and Assessments
New York City
XM. F. Noel
Mississippi
Charles Lee Raper
Graduate School
The
University of North Carolina
William A. Robinson
Louisville
W. C. Davis
Versailles
Kentucky State Tax Commission
W. O. Hart
New Orleans
Special Tax Commission of
Louisiana
J. ¥. Joyner
North Carolina
South
Adams
Albert P. Bourland
Convention of American Physical Education Association Opens in Newark
Several hundred instructors from across the United States convene at Central High School in Newark for the American Physical Education Association meeting. The open session features discussions on physical training for all school grades, plus athletic and gymnastic demonstrations by students, Y M C A members, and local college teams. The convention runs through the week.
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Newark
N. J
United States
American Physical Education Association
Central High School
Night watchman trapped by barber chair in Bratham Georgia
A Bratham Georgia night watchman named Walter Gaines became trapped in a barber chair when his hand was caught in the chair mechanism. The chair’s back rose and lowered like a steel trap as he struggled, wounding his fingers badly while a passerby and the barber owner Cooper aided him. The incident occurred around three in the morning with Gaines unable to free his hand.
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Bratham
Jackson County
Walter Gaines
Khae
Éries
Cooper
Will Begin Air Crossing From Canary Islands
Vienna March 2 Special to the Banner Joseph Brucker, the German American aeronaut, plans to cross the Atlantic in a large nonrigid dirigible named Suchard I. He sails from Trieste to the Canary Islands with two assistants and his 80 foot diameter balloon carrying two 110 horsepower engines. The voyage could take six to eight days at 500 to 600 feet height. The landing target is the West Indies or northern South America. The craft will drift at night and use red aluminum globes as steering markers. Brucker believes success is assured barring an unprecedented weather phenomenon.
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Vienna
Joseph Brucker
Atlantic
Trieste
Canary Islands
Mr. Brucker
Andy
West Indies
South America
Whitch
Brucker
There Won’t Be Any Bumber Crop of Robins in This State
Avanta Georgia March 26. Georgia will see a very short robin crop this year says State Game and Fish Commissioner ease Mercer. He notes no robins appear in the state, with a possible sighting on the Flint river in Dooly county likely mistaken. He adds that nerver before have larks been so abundant in Georgia and that doves may be doomed due to unlawful hunting and field baiting. He urges stricter enforcement and public cooperation to curb violations and protect dove populations.
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Commonwealth
Avanta
Georgia
Game and Fish
Ease Mercer
Mr. Mercer
Mr. Mercur
Georgina
Cablegram Announces Arrival Of Dosier and Companion
A one word cablegram arrived yesterday morning announcing the safe arrival of T H Dosier and C D Franksen on a Panamy visit. The message signed by J H Dosier stated Arrived, following their departure from the city days earlier. The note hints at travel costs and a delay in confirming the journey through wires.
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Motors
T. H
A. W. Dosier
J. H. Dosier
C. D. Frank
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Ay’s Banner
Dayton Association
Osler
Dixon
DFVOB
Talmage Hardware Co
Dolarway
Chase and
Prince Avenue
First Baptist Church
Will J. Brack
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