Atlanta May Operate New Crematory Plant
City officials consider letting Atlanta run the crematory after May 2 and cover all expenses while ensuring it remains first class until the court decision. Finance committee discussed paying the final sum to the Destructor Co to permit city operation, with council likely to debate the issue Monday. If the company blocks the plan, attorneys may seek a court order to dissolve the injunction and enable city control.
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Destructor Company
Ca Ig
Finance Committee of Council
General Council
Council
James L. Mayson
Woolward
Cuil
Charter Revision Meeting Postponed Amid Quorum Shortage
A charter revision committee meeting was postponed due to no quorum with only one member present. Aldermen Armistead Spratt and Johnson were mentioned and attendees voiced views on Chapter 1 revisions affecting the city school system while promising future meetings and citywide notice.
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Vie Cbater
Ge Pam
Jesse Armistead
Nelson
Sprath
Comcilmian
Cheude Netley
Poovelock
Fie
Alderman Ora
Son Heardtet
Wittaens
Amos Tay Namer
Harrison Jones
Frank Loawenstein
Itt J Cooledge
Sheppard Boson
Watter Vouper
Putes
Ashley
Kiwin Johnson
Decatur Street Recorder Declares High Art Not On Street
Recorder C George EF Johnson ruled that high art could not be appreciated or sold on Decatur Street and dismissed the case against George Gossage who was arrested for distributing obscene pictures with a postal card scheme. The ruling barred street sales of what he deemed artistic images. He ordered Gossage to stop traffic in such pictures.
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George EF. Johnson
George Gossage
BL 1 Sells
Gossage
Aesul
Rabbi Schwartz to Preach at Temple in Jacksonville
Rabbi Samuel Schwartz of Jacksonville will preach at the Jewish temple located at South Fryar and Richardson streets Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Public invitation issued. Promptness and courtesy urged for support of the Mangum ticket by a large majority.
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Rabbi Schwartz
Samuel Schwartz
Jacksonville
South Fryar and
Richardson Streets
Mangum
Barnes supporters rally as county race nears
Friends of J Lee Barnes held a large meeting to organize poll-day presence with two volunteers at each polling place. They voiced confidence in his victory, pledged no pledges, and outlined goals including lower taxes, better schools, a University High, and improved roads across the county if elected.
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J. Lee Barnes
Barnes
Lee
Universit High School
Georgia Corporations Tax Returns Lag Behind
The comptroller general reports the largest Georgia corporations have not yet filed tax returns for the year. He expects little change from 1915 figures, with possible slight increases or decreases as railroads note purchases of rolling stock after January. Total corporation returns for 191? stand around 227,590. The cotton crop in Georgia shows improved conditions per State Entomologist Lee Worsham due to early cultivation against the boll weevil. Governor Harris continues Memorial Day itineraries and may respond to invitations, while the Georgia Railroad Commission prepares rate data showing revenue impacts under current and proposed classifications for key hubs like Atlanta and Columbus.
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Leorgia Corporation
Lie Comptroller Generala Office
Total Corporation
Tilan
Worsham
Lee Worsham
Georgia
State Commission
State Railroad Commission
R Commission
Tke
Atlanta
Maren
Columbus
Albany
Commerce and Finance Experts Offered Jobs
Commerce and finance experts are sought for the foreign and domestic commerce bureau of the United States Civil Service Commission. Two civil service examinations will be held May 16 and 17 to fill positions as expert in commerce and finance. Open to both men and women. Expert salary $2500 a year. Assistant to expert $1400 to $1800. Competitors judged on education, experience, or publications. no written exam.
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Foreign and Domestic Commerce Bureau
Departmente Commerce
United States Civil Servie Commission
Taylor Begins Six Year Sentence At Milledgeville Prison Farm
W H Taylor of Bibb County started a six year sentence for assault with intent to murder after two prior trials. He, a former Central of Georgia machinist, traveled from Alabama to Atlanta and then Milledgeville to surrender. The Court of Appeals upheld the second verdict. a record transcript is requested by the Bibb County clerk.
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W. H. Taylor
Bibb County
Taylor
Central of Georgia Railway
John HR. Cooper
Cooper
Court of Appeals
Alabama
Efe
Yancey
State Farm
Milledgeville
Prison Commission
Atlanta
Atlanta Autoists To Leave Saturday For Columbus Trip
The Atlanta automobile club plans a weekend tour to Columbus Georgia with Birmingham and Montgomery clubs joining outside the city for entry together. A Columbus Chamber of Commerce welcome includes a show luncheon and dance, with tours to country clubs and other attractions. Names of entrants and cars follow, including W W J Stoddard in a Cadillac and Blodgett Davis Wickham in Buicks, and the route via Newnan and LaGrange. Tour returns Sunday afternoon and is open to all individual owners who enter through Reed Oil or Firestone.
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Atlanta Automobilists
Columbus
Reed 611 Company
Peachties
Baker Streets
Birmingham
Montgomery
Atlanta
Alabama
Columbua Chamber of Commerce
W.W. J. Stoddard
Pacemaker
Cadillac
Buick Motor Company
Prudson
J. A. Carson
Fostoria
Poole & Ma Cullough
Mitchell
W. H. Moyer
Packard
Pullman Southern Distributors
Fullman
J. G. Blount
Chalmer
Hubbill-Oakes Motor Company
Merc and Cole
T. J. Bettis
J. D. Carey
C. O. Summers
R. N. Reed
Reed O1l Company
R H. Elleby
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Newnan
LaGrange
Atlanta Recruits Rise To Second In Naval Calls
Atlanta moved up to second in naval recruit numbers for the week ending last Saturday, with eighteen recruits. Dallas led with twenty, New York was third, as Mexico border tensions and war fears boosted enlistments across navy, army, and marine corps before a recent waning trend.
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United States
Dallas
Texas
Atlanta
United States Naval
Columbus
N. M
New York
Defense Service
Navy
Army
Marine Corps
Germany
Two Uruguayana Students to Enroll at Emory University
Two young men from Uruguayana Brazil Mangum and his deputies are faithful public servants and their efforts will be rewarded by an overwhelming majority Vote for J Lee Barnes for county commissioner today Emory University to enroll Edison and Oswaldo Palma from a Brazilian secondary school arriving in Atlanta as students per a letter to Chancellor Warren A Candler from Professor Charles A Weaver
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Edison
Oswaldo Palma
Uruguayana
Brazil
Atlanta
Emory University
Warren A. Candler
Emory
Charles A. Weaver
Candler
Latin America
Mangum
Monument plan on Stone Mountain faces hurdles
Mrs. C Helen Plane, president of the Stone Mountain Confederate Monument Association, says plans for a great Stone Mountain monument will proceed with the full accord of Mrs. Walter G. Roper and her husband after an interview. Mrs. Roper has filed suit to stop deeding parts of the mountain, but Venable Bros. owner S H Venable believes his niece will deed her portion to the association.
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C. Helen Plane
Stone Mountain Monument Association
Robert Venable Roper
S. H. Venable
Venable Bros
Stone Mountain
Roper
George Bell
Fulton Superior Court
Monument Association
Venable
Stone Moutain
Stone Mountain Confederate Monument Association
Walter G. Roper
Helen Plane
Stone Mountain Confeder Monument Association
Russian planes operate over Constantinople in reelection jab
A Havas dispatch from Athens reports two Russian hydro-aero planes flew over Constantinople on Monday night to mock a vote for their own re election. The dispatch notes the event as a display of Russian support for their continued leadership.
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Havas
Athens
Constantinople
Georgia Chamber Creates Tariff Commission Board
Edward Young Clarke announced the Georgia Chamber of Commerce appointed a committee to cooperate with the U S Chamber of Commerce to establish a permanent tariff commission. The group includes J LaRey Hankinson Wright Willingham R D Cole L B Akin A D Scofield G Gunby Jordan Brooks Morgan. The effort centers on House Bill 13767 to lift tariff questions from politics and mirror the interstate commerce commission in handling tariff matters.
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Edward Young Clarke
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Georgia
United States Chamber of Commerce
J. LaRey Hankinson
Augusta
Wright Willingham
Rome
R. D. Cole
Newnan
L. B. Akin
Brunswick
A. D. Scofield
Macon
G. Gunby Jordan
Columbus
Brooks Morgan
Atlanta
Congress
Rainey
Interstate Commerce Commission
Permanent Tariff Commission
Fine barbecue given by health department
City and county officials and health department staff hosted a barbecue at the Hemphill Avenue pumping station for about two hundred attendees. Candidates for county commissioner Lee Barnes and W J Stoddard spoke. most guests left by 3 p m as organizers ensured plenty to eat and drink.
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Hemphill Avenue
Lee Barnes
W. J. Stoddard
J. P. Kennedy
John Jetzen
Claude Smith
Health and Sanitation Departments
Cue
The Liquorites Debt to Dr Hardman
A home newspaper recaps Dr. Hardman’s legislative record addressing anti prohibitionist questions. It highlights his life actions and why supporters regard him as aligned with liquor interests. The piece argues the credibility of Hardman’s stance through his public service history.
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Hardman
Dr. Hardman
Men and Religion and May 1st May 1st marks new era for movement in Atlanta
The Executive Committee of the Aren and Religion Forward Movement in Atlanta prepares for May 1 as the end of an era. The issue centers on closing the red light district and the campaign that ended legal liquor sales in Georgia, a leading feature in THE WAY this week.
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Aren and Religion Forward Movement
Atlanta
Red Light District
Georgia
Movement of Atlanta Bible Classes
Three thousand men attended Bible Classes in Atlanta churches last Sunday and the Federation they represent inaugurated a forward movement to end June 11. The organized Bible Class is one of the greatest factors for good in the country today. Read of some of the big things they are doing in THE WAY Friday.
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Atlanta
Beer Causes Stupidity and Crime, Says Writer in The Way
A writer in The Way argues beer fosters stupidity and crime, labeling it Kidney Shellac and worse than brandy. The piece critiques proponents of saving beer and wine as prohibition advances, presenting a provocative stance on intoxicants.
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Decatur Street
Recorder Johnson
Friends OF Barnes
Governor Harris
Governor Arms
Conyers
Dublin
Gray
Maier & Berkele, Inc
Diamond Merchants Gold and Silversmiths
Whitehall St
Wales
Georgia Prison Commission
South America
Carlton's
Carlton Shoe & Clothing Co
Whitehall
State Chamber
Tarife
Committee From Georgia
Health Department
Stuart
Piedmont Hotel
B. Kealhofer
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway Co
C. McD
Davie
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co
N. B. Wright
Central of Georgia Railway Co
J. M. Cutler
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Co
G. 8. Rains
Seaboard Air Line Railway Co
Randall Ciifton
Southern Railway Go
the Railroads of Georgia
Atlanta, Ga
Liquorites
Movement of Atlanta Bible Classes
Honolulu
Wes Mel Bi
Son Praceuc
Anete Serer Maar
F. Mane
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