State should handle road question and use convicts on roads
The Athens chamber of commerce meeting heard Hon. John N. Holder of Jefferson urge state control of road work, convict labor, and a centralized highway system. He praised Clarke County for road leadership, called for districting convicts, state supervision, and maintenance to speed up miles of better roads and drainage projects.
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Haselton
Georgia
Nix
Abney
John N. Holder
Jefferson
Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Clarke County
Clarke
State Highway Commission
Empire State
Chamber of Commerce of Athens
Clarke Tax Rate Below Average In County Comparison
The Clarke county tax rate for this year totals 16.80 dollars, with 4.80 of that as the county share and 12.00 as the state portion. Across Georgia, rates vary, with Heard 15.00 and Franklin 18.60 among sixteen counties reviewed. the average for these counties is about 13.70.
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Clarke County
Athens
Clarke
Heard County
Coweta
Pike
Saplding
Griffin
Walton
Ware
Waycross
Richmond
Augusta
Carroll
Baldwin
Milledgeville
Jackson
Troup
Muscogee
Columbus
Bibb
Macon
Fulton
Greene
Oconee
Taliaforo
Franklin
Anglo-French loan negotiators near final accord
New York reports the Anglo-French loan talks near success after conferences. Borrowers and lenders are in virtual accord on two minor points. Pro German banks are expected to back the loan, the munition issue is not discussed, and the loan size is likely about seven hundred million dollars with five year notes.
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Associated Press
New York
Two Are Killed in Mississippi Turpentine Camp Shootout
A revolver fight at the L N Dantzler Turpentine Company commissary in Dantzler Mississippi left two men dead and four held. George Sarvis manager and Rufus Reyes lawyer died. George Ruble Georgie Whittington Will Ruble and Allen Whittington detained at three locations. Coroner’s jury says Sarvis killed by George Ruble. first shot not confirmed.
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Associated Press
Baloxi
Miss
L. N. Dantzler Turpentine Company
Dantzler
Deaqs
George Sarv
Rufus Reyes
George Ruble
Georgie Whittington
Pasgoula
Will Ruble
Allen Whittington
Gulfport
Sarvis
Reves
Rubles
Whittingtons
Slack
Brooks County
Andrew Cobb
Bar Association
Andrew Erwin
Holder
Road Supervisor McLeroy Resigns. County Shifts Oversight
At a regular meeting the board accepted Road Superintendent James J. McLeroy’s resignation effective October 1. The board will direct road work via the clerk’s office with daily wardens’ reports. They also allocated 150 for tourist entertainment if the city matches funds and authorized alfalfa planting, bridge painting, convict clothing, and road repairs on Princeton and Commerce roads to prepare for October tourist influx.
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Board of County Commissioners
James J. McLeroy
Messrs
J. F. Tibbetts
H. J. Rowe
South Georgia
Georgia
Woodruff
Prison Commission
Estes
Princeton
Oconee County
Paper Mill Bridge
Clarke
Trail Creek
Board
Good Roads Department
The
University
Tve
State Normal School
J. H. Hardeman
Georgia to face boll weevil invasion statewide
Georgia will be fully infested by boll weevils within two years, prompting a state wide campaign led by the department of agriculture and the chamber of commerce. A Macon convention next week will organize county by county efforts, with permanent headquarters in Macon and immediate action across all counties.
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Athens
State University
Greater
Georgia University
General Assembly
University of Georgia
Georgia
State Department of Agri
Geor
Gia
Macon
Board of Entomology
Ber of Commerce
Atlanta
Thomasville
Bureau of Entomology
State Department of Agriculture
Department of Entomolgy
James D. Price
Board of Entomolgy
Price
Lee Worsham
R. C. Berckmans
Augusta
Charles J. Haden
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Compa U
C. W. Pharr
C. M. Carroll and
Haden
State Chamber of Commerce
State Cuamber of Commerce
James Henry Rice
South Carolina
International Scientific Bird Authority
Rice
Quiet in Mexico as Carranza area returns to normal
U S reports normalizing conditions in Carranza controlled Mexico with telegraph and mail service restored to Mexico City Saltillo Monterey Zacatecas and other stations. Villa orders withdrawal toward Juarez amid troop concentration while the U S strengthens El Paso garrison with Seventh Infantry and Fourth Field Artillery from Galveston.
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Associated Press
Washington
Carranza
State Department
Blocker
Piedras Negras
Mexico City
Saltillo
Monterey Zacatecas
San Juis Potosi
Guanajuato
Aguas Calientes
Villa
Juarez
Sonora
United States
Breckenridge
Wilson
Seventh Infantry
Fourth Field Artillery
Galveston
el Paso
Central of Georgia Superintendent Dies in Savannah
John T. Johnson aged fifty three, general superintendent of the Central of Georgia Railroad, died in Savannah after a short illness. He began work with the Central in 1886 as a conductor.
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Associated Press
Savannah
John T. Johnson
Central of Georgia Railroad
The
Central
Weevil invasion prompts Georgia cotton campaign and study
Washington reports campaign leaders urge rapid state wide action as boll weevil spread northward accelerates. Officials say within two years the pest may cover the entire state and call for diversification and dock raising to mitigate crop loss. Representative Dorris visits discuss measures with officials.
Red and Black Football Game Moved to October First
The first scheduled Red and Black football game of the season is anteponed from October second to Friday October first. The change, announced by Dr. C. M. Snelling at a chamber of commerce meeting, aims to accommodate South Georgia tourists visiting Athens. The game will start at 4 30 PM to allow the visitors to watch Georgia in a real contest against a Dahlonega branch team, with a large local crowd expected.
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Newberberry
Chamber of Commerce
C. M. Snelling
Endeagoring
Athens
South Georgia
Dahlonega
Georgia
Governor Harris Seeks Weevil War Aid From Legislature
Georgia Governor N. E. Harris urges early legislative action and public support to fight the Mexican boll weevil outbreak in Southwest Georgia. He promotes an agriculture driven campaign, farmer meetings, and coordinated efforts by state boards and colleges to curb spread and protect crops.
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House
Senate
General Assembly
State Board of Fantomology
Georgia
Department of ‘Agriculture
State Board of Entomolloxy
State College of Agriculture
U. S
Georgia Chamber of Commeres
Chambers of Commerce
Patriotic Citizens,organizations
Business Eneras
I. N. E. Harris
Atlanta
N. H. Harris
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M. J. Abney
C. D. Flantgen
Beeve
Barrow
State of Michigan
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Turpentine Region
Melroy
Mexico
Central BY
Union Pacific
Supreme Court
Worsham
South
Ths
Dorris
Douglas County
Banner
Harris
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