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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1923
Page
21
An obituary notices two prominent figures: George W. Farlow of Atlanta described as a pioneering elevator magnate who rose to head the world’s largest elevator company and Georgia Tech trustee. and George W. Williams of Charleston praised for philanthropy and public service, including support for Orphanage and city improvement, with remembrances of his generous character and civic engagement.
An obituary note laments the death of a prominent national business leader, praising his virile, inspiring life and his value beyond corporate interests. The passage highlights the loss to the nation and regards the figure as exceptionally useful and remarkable.
The Gainesville News notes rapid road construction across northeast Georgia mountains. Georgia plans last link of Atlanta Asheville road by May 2, with North Carolina finishing its portion soon. Federal forestry creates Highlands to Dillard mountain trail system and campsites for summer tourism, part of a national effort begun by The Constitution.
A column presents reader questions about measles mumps and vaccination versus exposure. The author cites health risks from homemade superstition and poor hygiene, urges caution, and answers questions about sleep, feed, and preventive care with medical guidance from a doctor labeled F. Ly.
A listing of favorite books includes Life of Mir Willian Van iver Tandale Roosevelt and the Tie Store on the Mississippi, A Sentimental Tale, and works by Agneth Markington and Laur Sterne. Copyright notes indicate 19th century publication rights.
O O Mintyre reports on Rheba Crawford known as the White Angel a Salvation Army deserter who performed Vaudeville on Broadway Sundays. Once arrested for traffic violations she drew dope runners gamblers and mesmerized crowds before resigning from the Salvation Army to seek a female Big Sunday tour.
A column mixes dry humor with rhymes and reader sparks, featuring jokes, verses, and witty snippets. It teases editors, offers theater tickets as prizes, and cites contributors J J. Bugg and Mrs Whinaver, with random lines about Beaus, hens, and postal stamps.
Fragmented text reports the French consulate in Vladivostok closing and notes related mentions of consular departures and unnamed officials. The passage also weaves in garbled dialogue and stray verses, unclear whether these are stray inserts or editorial artifacts.
C G Fuller was found dead in his Fumpkin Georgia home early Thursday. Coroner's inquest ruled death by own action. A respected 65 year old, he came to the area ten years ago from near Atlanta. Survived by sister Mrs J B Tanner of Cataula and several sons. Body to be moved to Atlanta for interment.
The editorial defends the Federal Reserve as a sound currency mechanism backed by national property and services. It argues regulation shapes distribution rather than soundness, notes banks can buy and sell U S bonds, and contends reserves would supply counties with money to aid farmers and schools ahead of tax collections. Marietta, Ga. April 26, 1922.
A fragmentary notice from a religious publication in Atlanta Georgia describes a minister presenting daily Bible quotations. The text extols the value of religious instruction and urges readers to seek purity and peace through the living word.
A plan reported by the free highway department outlines a new link from Gainesville to the Atlantic coast via Chil sweets and Jefferson. The project includes 60 to 75 percent completion on Athens Augusta routes, with counties Hall and Madison finishing Gainesville to Jefferson. Construction will open a scenic corridor, boost commerce, and connect regional towns, including Chandler and Gainesville, to broader markets as bridges and roads are completed.
Veterans are guests at the Atlanta theater for the matinee and evening showings of Birth of a Nation. Attendees recalled the Civil War era as the film’s power and artistry drew a crowded, mixed reception during the final days of a weeklong engagement at Griffin’s venue.
A religious essay reflecting on Job's phrase Gods giveth songs in the night and the modern courage of faith. Includes a fallen preacher Rev Thomas Calvin Cleveland’s dictated last stanza and lines of spiritual ascent. Mentions voyage from hardship to larger paths, death as adversary, and triumph of faith through Christ.
Reported at the annual meeting of the National Association of State Librarians, Mrs Maud B Cobb was chosen as vice president with M Mord Wither Cobb as president and J P Dutlard named treasurer. The convention in Bloomington Illinois adjourns after group meetings and a yearlong 60 percent gain in library advances was cited by officials.
A five story tenement on Must TMth street exploded in flames before daybreak. Firefighters and Patrolman John Malone rescued residents as walls collapsed and hundreds fled. the Mandelin family and others perished or were trapped on the upper floors amid chaos and smoke.
A concurrent resolution adopted in Austin on April 27 asks President Harding and Attorney General Daugherty to investigate the USDA estimate of 1923 cotton acreage and production. The measure terms the report untimely unwarranted and detrimental to cotton farmers.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon for the eighteen months old son, Robert, of Mr. and Mrs. Claude B. Gibson. Interment followed at Oak City cemetery with Rev. J. M. Poster of the First Church officiating.
Moscow reports quote a top Soviet official asserting that no debts are owed and that repayment is impossible. He links repudiation to wartime isolation and charges Western powers with aggression, saying the United States and Soviet allies violate nations.
Population estimates from the city directory place Atlanta at 240000. The directory lists water usage figures, property tax details, permits, and a long alphabetized listing of street names and residents.
Representatives of eight paper and pulp firms and six unions in the United States and Canada signed a one year pact effective May 1 increasing wages for all crafts by five cents an hour and fixing a 40 cent per hour minimum for common labor. The deal affects 30,000 to 40,000 workers.
In Savannah on April 27 the Warent-Teacher association of Watera Avenue Public School unveiled a memorial tablet to J A Varnadee who aided the school’s founding. The tablet is set on a large tree in the school yard during a simple but impressive ceremony.
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