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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1923
Page
22
A destructive tornado swept across Bayou LaFourche injuring many and killing two. Sheriff Stark coordinated responses as residents faced loss of homes, livestock, and supplies amid widespread damage and fear. Local authorities reported the incident as the third tornado in the region within days.
A damaged, unreadable report from near Cullman Alabama details multiple interred or overturned vessels and a fatal incident. Names and precise locations are obscured by garbled OCR. The text references heavy storms and a casualty involving a person named Lela Manaus, daughter of John Mane, amid a violent weather event.
A thunderstorm with heavy rain and strong winds swept northern Alabama today, disrupting wire communications and making highway travel nearly impossible. Lightning lit the scene as rain poured down since midnight, with the storm reaching the area around eight o'clock this morning.
The Chicago packing houses led by Armour Swift and Co. join the wage rise sweeping industry, boosting pay by about 10 percent as plants resume normal production after years of curtailment. Assemblies of workers and management govern pay talks, with Swift noting shared responsibility to balance producer prices and consumer costs.
Silent procession by masked extremists attends Thursday universalist service at Canon church for Pastor Whitwell. Judge Hodges, Bailey, and Bond recall his popularity and esteem as officials and community members eulogize his life amid disorderly remarks.
The piece notes many old contributors plan to write again and urges readers to pick up a pen. It appeals to a select audience to begin writing, stating that spring inspires action and creativity among poets and readers alike.
Federal agents claim two men aided Chapman and Gray in a daring Atlanta prison escape. Details describe disguises, a blackout, and a graveyard floral tribute by Ku Klux Klan figures. Wess Questioned and Met'urty testified as investigations continued in Athens and Atlanta.
Brunswick Ga April 1 Special Mike Couvelay Brunswick wealthiest Greek head of large Greek colony shot and killed after a duel on a principal residential street. Levadis, another Greek, fired about ten shots as Couvelay attempted to leave in his automobile near Mrs DeVaris home. Levadis surrendered. jailhouse interview reveals motive linked to a sister and alleged harassment.
A nationwide drive to raise 1,000,000 dollars for the purchase and preservation of Monticello began in Charlottesville Virginia on Jefferson's 380th birthday. A university service at the University of Virginia preceded a pilgrimage to Monticello with leaders from New York Washington and Richmond attending. Dr Marian Lenny Burton of the University of Michigan praised Jefferson as a leader in education and inspiration behind the University of Michigan.
A church revival was disrupted when a lightning strike shattered a church window. Officials said the window would be temporarily replaced before the next meeting as services continued with attendees arriving and leaving as they could. The evangelist had previously worked as a banker before turning to church work.
An American evangelist who has toured the United States and Europe opened services in Atlanta last week after five weeks of Lent meetings in Chicago. A severe storm with heavy rainfall caused minor damage across the city, uprooting a four foot diameter tree at DeKalb Avenue and Candler Road and disrupting streetcars briefly. No serious injuries were reported as the storm passed and forecasts anticipated clearing skies by Saturday noon with warmer temperatures in the afternoon.
At a meeting of North Georgia Methodist Sunday schools at Wesley Memorial Church Friday, Misa E Kennedy of Nashville Tennessee spoke on the vital role of the elementary department in boosting attendance and Bible teaching in the Sunday school. A general meeting of the elementary division followed.
Sunday school teachers spoke Friday evening at Wesley Memorial Church addressing the time a child spends in the elementary department and emphasizing key points about early schooling and guidance by teachers.
Gate oonin Mrs Tlarry E Hawes chairs the elementary council meeting and presides over both sessions as preparations begin for a more thorough study of the Bible.
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