Central Dixie highway bureau aims to organize Georgia roads
Waycross Ga April 16 Special one of Georgia s most unique highway proposals will be reviewed at a conference of the Georgia Short Route association and Central Dixie Highway bureau managers Officials would appoint railroad like titles Isadore Geldert of Fitzgerald secretary of the Short Route association named general passenger agent with traveling agents stationed from Macon to Jacksonville Publicity campaigns will be extensive and funds are being raised Waycross becomes center of the movement J D Mitchell manager will visit counties to oversee road improvements and avoid construction errors The campaign slogan is Make the Shortest the Best.
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Waycross
Georgia
Georgia Short Route Association
Central Dixie Highway Bureau
Waycrose
Highway Association
Isadore Geldert
Fitzgerald
Serstary
Short Route Association
Macon
Jacksonville
Central Dixie Highway
J. D. Mitchell
South
Dumb Girl of Portici shown to film and press at Piedmont
A small audience of newspaper and film men watched The Dumb Girl of Portici at the Piedmont theater invited by Ralph de Bruler. Pavlova dazzled in nine reels as Fenella, with Masaniello revolt and palace siege depicted in lavish detail. The film plays all week with continuous performances and special music.
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Porticn
Ralph de Bruler
Piedmont Theater
Pavlowa
Fenella
Bay of
Nuaptes
Maganiello
Alphons
D'arcos
Masaniello
Venetia
Paviona
Portici
Piedmont
Highway Boosters Meet to Plan Dixie Highway Link
Madison Ga April 16 Special An association to boost the construction of a new eastern division of the Dixie highway will be formed at 11 o'clock at the courthouse. The Eatonton Board of Trade called the meeting. The proposed link from Atlanta to Milledgeville will pass Stone Mountain Lithonia and Hatonton, shortening the Atlanta Savannah route by 30 miles and bypassing bad roads in Clayton and Jones counties.
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Madison Ga
Eatonton Board of Trade
Atlanta
Milledgeville
Stone Mountain
Lithonia
Hatonton
Savannah
Clayton
Jones Counties
Louisville
Atlanta Negro Kills Wife With Iron Pot
A man identified as Will Mitchell, living near Piedmont avenue and the Seaboard rail line, killed his wife Mattie Mitchell by throwing an iron pot during a family altercation yesterday afternoon. He fled the scene as police searched Fulton county for him after the Sunday morning quarrel resumed in the yard with neighbors present.
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Will Mitchell
Piedmont Avenue
Seaboard Air Line
Mattie Mitchell
Mitchell
Fulton County
Famous Singers in Samson and Delilah Open Atlanta Season
Saint-Saens opera Samson and Delilah opens Atlanta season April 24 by the Metropolitan Opera with Caruso and other stars. The piece traces Samson’s strength loss, Delilah’s betrayal, and the temple’s destruction, praised for its orchestration and French style.
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Atlanta
Camille Saint-Saena
Metropolitan Opera Company
Caruso
Weimar
Germany
Europe
Paris
Samson
Delilah
Sorek
Dhama
Dagon
Husband and wife held for shooting James Love
Lyerly Alabama April 16 Special James Love a young farmer in northern Cherokee county is on the point of death from two bullet wounds blamed on Walter Howard and his wife. The affray happened near Chattoogaville south of Lyerly where the Howards reside. Love had been warned not to come to their home but went and was met by a volley of shots with a heart‑area wound likely fatal. The Howards are in the Summerville county jail awaiting word on Love’s condition.
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Lyerly
James Love
Cherokee County
Alabama
Walter Howard
Chattoogaville
Howard
Love
Mra Howard
Summerville
Cox Case Seeks New Trial In Extraordinary Motion
Moultrie Ga April 16 Special YT U Cox a Mitchell county commissioner and wealthy planter was sentenced to sixteen years for voluntary manslaughter. He filed an extraordinary motion for a new trial to be argued May 6 before Judge R Bush in Camilla. The court of appeals denied a rehearing, and attorneys pursue further action to delay the sentence.
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Moultrie
U Cox
Board of County Commissioners
Mitchell County
R . Bush
Camilla
Court of Appeals
Cox
As & Tmat
Jong
Georgian Kills Woman in Cards Quarrel at Waycross
Waycross Ga April 16 Following a quarrel born in a game of cards Will Daniel of Waycross shot and killed a woman whose identity was unconfirmed He fired four times from behind three shots struck the victim Daniel fled Hopkins twenty miles southwest of here Warrants had been issued a week earlier for assault with intent to murder a man near Hopkins and he has been linked to three other shooting incidents over the past year.
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Waycross
Will Daniel
Hopkins
Daniel
Here
Last Chance for Heart Songs Volume Distribution Ends
Next Saturday is the final day for this newspaper distribution of the rare Heart Songs collection. Readers are urged to clip today's coupon in The Constitution and submit it with the small cost to obtain a song book of over 400 melodies gathered from fifty years of popularity. Over 100,000 copies have sold at $2.50, and the offer will be withdrawn next Saturday.
Bainbridge shippers to oppose freight rate hike
Bainbridge Georgia April 16 Special Bainbridge shippers via the local board of trade plan to fight the proposed increase in Georgia freight rates. They argue Bainbridge’s rates are among the lowest in the state yet fear statewide discrimination. J M Simmons Ei berta crate factory manager and other prominent locals have filed objections with the railroad commission. Even with Bainbridge’s low rates Cairo TH crate makers and New York shipments to Atlanta can be 40 percent cheaper than from Bainbridge.
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Bainbridge
Bainbridge Shippers
Board of Trade
Georgia
J. M. Simmons
Eiberta Crate
Railroad Commission
Cairo
New York City
Atlanta
Grand Opera Auditorium Classes at Reduced Prices
Remember John L Moore and Sons headquarters for auditorium opera classes offering small field glasses at reduced prices for this occasion. Make an early selection from 43 N Broad Street.
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John L. Moore & Sons
N. Broad Street
Gainesville Eyes Chattahoochee Movie Studio Venture
Gainesville in April reports plans for a moving picture studio on the Chattahoochee River near Gainesville. Dr Horace Grant of Atlanta negotiates a 25 acre site with Georgia Railway and Power Co lease. Irving Cummings will direct and Em Bunting to star. Investment rumored at 76 000 dollars.
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Gainesville
Chattahoochee River
Blue Ridge Mountains
Horace Grant
Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce
Irving Cummings
Whi
Em Bunting
Dr Grant
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Prealton Arkwright
Cummings
Union of Ansley Employees Ends Hotel Romance
Ming Ree Whitkar a telephone operator at the Ansley hotel and Alex Taranco a member of the Ansley orchestra were married at the hotel yesterday afternoon Rev G T Davis of Park Avenue officiating The romance began a year ago when Miss Whitaker joined the hotel switchboard and Taranco joined the orchestra They will reside at 361 Washington Street.
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Ming Ree Whitkar
Angley
Alex Taranco
Ansley Orchestra
Rev
G. T. Davis
Park Avenue
Miss Whitaker
Taranco
How to Get Rid of Catarrh Remedy
Simple home treatment for catarrh involves taking double strength armint briefly with hot water and granulated sugar four times daily. The remedy claims to relieve nose clogging head noises and postnasal drip, offering easy breathing and pleasant taste at low cost.
Two Number Long Distance Service Expands To Many Towns
The two number method speeds long distance calls with reduced rates. Callers provide the destination town and number, stay on line until answered or operator reports. Service covers Atlanta to Loganville Mansfield Marietta McDonough Milner Monroe Nelson Newborn Newnan Norcross Pace Palmetto Pendergrass Powder Spin Rockmart Roswell Rutledge Senora Smyrna Social Circle Starrsville Statham Stockbridge Stone Mountain Temple Union City Villa Rica Waleska Winder Woodstock Zebulon.
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Loganville
Mansfield
Marietta
McDonough Milner
Monroe Nelson Newborn
Newnan
Norcross Pace
Palmetto
Rockmart
Roswell
Rutledge Senora Smyrna
Social Circle
Starrsville
Statham
Stockbridge
Stone Mountain Temple
Union City
Villa Rica
Waleska
Winder
Woodstock
Zebulon
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