Probe Ordered Into Pullman Rates and Charges
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered an inquiry into Pullman rate schedules and the surcharge on sleeping and parlor car fares. It will assess what charges are reasonable and how compensation between railroads and the Pullman company should be handled, amid calls from the United Commercial Travelers of America.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Timex Owa
Pullman
Pullma
United Commercial Travelers of America
Pullman Company
Chicago
Ite
E. F. Curry
Tullman Company
Revival Services At Barneaville Ga Continue Strong
Reverend J Dalton of Madison leads revival at First Baptist Church Barneaville with Reverend Arthur Jackson assisting. Services draw large crowds and produce marked interest in the community. Meetings continue for another week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barneaville
Revy. Jr. J. Dalton
First Baptist Church
Madison
Arthur Jackson
Confession May Lead to Many Stolen Cars
Macon Georgia reports that L. L. Meadows Jr. confessed to multiple car thefts after being brought from Lake Providence Louisiana by Deputy Brannon. He claims more than half the cars in El Dorado Arkansas are stolen and that cars are used as loan security. one stolen sheriff’s car from Fitzgerald was recovered. Meadows, held in Bibb County jail, says Arkansas residents push money ahead on cars without verifying ownership.
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Macon
L. Meadows, Jr
Lake Providence
Brannon
Dominy
Fitzgerald
Hotel Dempsay
el Dorado
Ark
Meadows
Arkansas
Meadowa
Ford Agency
Victoria
Arkansas City
Bibb County
President Harding Returns to Duties After Vacation
Washington April 9 President Harding resumes work energized by a five week southern vacation. He plans to clear urgent matters in two months ahead of a possible western trip with a June target. Decision on a Pacific coast tour or Alaska extension hinges on Mrs Harding's health and advisability. Immediate concerns include sugar prices and disposition of the merchant fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Bia
Juna
Alaska
Convicts Assigned to Develop Macon Park Project
A group of county road force convicts was detailed to Baconsfield park in Macon Georgia to lay roads and walkways ahead of broad development. The 100 plus acres will be a recreation center and cooling area donated to the city by Life Senator A G Byron. Grounds will be prepared for summer use with trees and shrubs planted immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Baconsfield Park
Batonafield Park
A G. Byron
Klan Plans Parade And Public Initiation In Fitzgerald
A Ku Klux Klan parade and public initiation is advertised to be held at the city ball park next Thursday night. Leading officials from the Atlanta headquarters will participate in this initial public appearance in Fitzgerald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Ball Park
Atlanta
Big Dawson Drug Store Changes Hands in Dawson Ga
Dawson, Ga. April 9 Special. One of the biggest business transfers in Dawson history occurred today as Raymond G. Doster and Edmond J. Hart bought the A. Horsley Drug Company. The deal’s exact amount was not disclosed. Dozier and Hart, both Dawson natives, bring decades of local drug experience and will operate as Dozier Hart Drug Company. The Horsley premises, long housing the store for seventeen years and purchased by T. B. Raines, will be remodeled into a premier local drugstore.
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Dawson
Raymond G. Doster
Edmond J. Hart
A. Horsley Drug Company
Mesars, Dozier and
Hart
Doaler
Dozier
Collier Drug Company
Dawson Pharmacy
Dozierart Drug Company
Horsley Drug Company
T. B. Raines
Unfinished houses in Macon burned in early fire
Macon Ga April 0 more than 1 worth of buildings under construction by the City Realty company on Bailey Avenue outside of were destroyed by fire of undetermined origin early today. The five buildings were not completed and the loss is insured. In Thomasville Ga April 9 a new fruit named the Thomasville Citrangequat is described as a cross of citrange kumquat and orange. It resists cold and disease and is suited for juice and marmalade with vigorous growth and grafting potential.
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Macon
City Reaty Company
Bailey Avenue
Thomasville
P. J. Wjort
Mr. Hort
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Thoniraville
Georgia Parent-Teachers course to host special week of lectures
At the Georgia Parent-Teachers association request the University of Georgia summer school opens in June with a special week of lectures for Be T. A. officers and members. Mrs Alfred Careberry the national field secretary will be the keynote lecturer. The course will explore organizing Parent-Teach associations and the movement's needs and achievements. A New York man was fined 88 for cruelty to a horse in a separate case, depriving animals of protection.
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Athens
Georgia Parent-Teachers Association
University of Georgia
Fina
Be T. A
W Alfred Careberry
Will
New York
Nntalmant
Standard Oil Buys Georgia Independent Sales Firm in Dawson
In Dawson on April 9 Special the Georgia Oil Co. an independent wholesale and off sales firm that began three years ago was purchased by Standard Oil Co. from K. Worthy and Bill Thornton of the city. Exact consideration not disclosed. J. D. Collier to manage the new plant.
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Dawson
Georgia Oi Company
Standard Oil Company
K. 8
Worthy
Bill Thornton
Thin City
J. D. Collier
Freight Body Says Gravel Rate Is Low
Waycross Georgia April 0 Special Chairman Charles Burnham head of the Southern Freight Rate association's standing rate committee replied to a junior chamber of commerce request for lower gravel rates. He states the current trouble with gravel rates is unprofitable for those involved. Road building experiences show gravel is economical and suitable yet high rates may force a switch to sand clay surfaces sourced locally.
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Waycross
Charles Burnham
Southern Freight Rate Association
Chamber of Commerce
Gus Dasher Dies By Own Hand In Davila Section
Valdosta Ga April 9 Special Gus Dasher prominent farmer of the Davila section shot himself at his home today. Despondency over crop conditions and health are believed to have caused the act. He leaves a widow two children and three brothers all of Valdosta.
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Valdosta
Gus Dasher
Davila
Hia
From Life Give Back The Heart I Gave
A brief lyric expresses reclaiming a heart given away and promising to mend it in a new place. The speaker vows to smile bravely and no longer be bound as a slave to the other's hold.
Banquet Features Optometrists Meet At Hotel Macon
A banquet at the Hotel Lanier in Macon tonight marked the eighteenth annual Georgia State Association of Optometrists meeting. Dr. J. H. Spratling presided. Dr. R. C. Augustine, national president, spoke. other speakers included Dr. George B. Wood and Dr. O. H. Pointer. The opening session heard Augustine on Optometry as a national issue and discussions covered municipal tax status of optometrists. The program includes officer elections tomorrow and further talks by Augustine, Amith, Glagon, and Pointer.
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Macon
Hotel Lanier
Georgia State Association of Opto‘metriate
J. H. Spratling
RC. Augustine
Decatur
National Association
George B. Wood
M. B. Glason
F. B. Vaissiere
C. HL Folsom
O. H. Pointer
Seasion
Auguatine
Howard Minchin
Ohio State University
Rome
J. H. Manning
Mount Vernon
W. M. Turpin
Tomorow
Augustine
W. W. Amith
M. 8
Glagon
CG. HB. Pointel
Tennessean Bequeaths 800000 to Church and Farm to Nephew
The will, filed in Sobnson City on April D, distributes 800000 to the Southern Methodist Episcopal Church South and 800000 in realty to a nephew, naming the church and farm as principal beneficiaries.
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Tennessean
Nephew
Sobnson City
Tenn
Southern Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Obituary item for Higgins and Heit with a stray note
Tall W Higgins of Yancey North Carolina died last week from injuries in an automobile accident. Mr Heit president of a bank and other interests was 81 and childless. He left a 10000 farm to nephew Joseph Biggins. A woman had been selected to fill churches in Wales.
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Tall
W. Higgins
Yancey
N. C
Mr. Heit
Joseph Biggins
Wales
Jewelry as Timepiece Turns Buyer Education Trend
A snippet notes shoppers shifting focus from watches to jewelry items that function as fashion statements. Buyers grow more informed, seeking pieces that blend style with practical use.
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Commerce Commission
Stetson
Nettleton
Daniel Bros. Company
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Peachtree
Keebon
The
Atlanta Constitution
PS Tlanta
Ivesua
Klan
BIG Dawson Drug Store
P.T. A
API
Standard Oil Bays Independent Sales Company
Munn
ALNUT
Walton
Campbell Furnace
Campbell’s
R. C. Campbell Coal CO
Elgin
Elgin Watchmakers
Elgin National Watch Company
Elgin, U. S. A
the Railroads
Amer
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