No Accident Week in Atlanta Promotes Safety First Campaign
The Junior Chamber of Commerce launches No Accident Week August 7 to 13 with a mock burial of Carelessness at Five Points. Mayor Key urges residents and businesses to avoid unnecessary risks, aiming to save lives and set a citywide precedent for safety.
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Chamber of Commerce
Key
Carelesences
Baker Street
Peachtree
Ivy Streets
West Peachtree
Whitehall
Mitchell
Broad
Marietta
Junior League
Boy Scouts
J.C Robertson
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Robertson
Atlanta
James L. Key
Atlante
Tames LL. Key
City of Atlanta
Freed after raid men held on booze charge
After release by Commissioner W C Carter for lack of evidence, W G Willingham and J H Parker were rearrested following a second raid at 225 Ivy Street. Three others and about 50 gallons of whisky were seized. a woman Miss Ea Evans is named. Some detainees were released on bond. others committed to Fulton Tower. Prohibition agents and local detectives conducted the operation.
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W. C. Carter
W.G. Willingham
J H. Parker
Ivy Street
Kirkpatrick Takes Up Duties At Anderson Presbyterian
Dr. R. F. Kirkpatrick, four years pastor of West End Presbyterian in Atlanta, begins his new role today as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Anderson South Carolina. He resigned Atlanta pastorate recently to accept the Anderson call. His Atlanta work included youth religious leadership and state helm of the Christian Endeavor movement. He helped liquidate church debt, expand the roll, and led local mission committees. Educated at Davidson College Union Theological Seminary Cedarville College, he holds honorary degrees and serves in church missions. First Presbyterian in Anderson is a leading South Carolina church.
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First Presbyterian Church
Anderson
Atlanta
Kirkpatrick
West
Memphis
Christian Endeavor Movement
Friar's Club
General Assembly
Evangsham
Southern Presbyterian
Home Mission
West End
Davidson College
Union Theological Seminary
Cedarville
Ohio) College
South Carolina
Heat wave in Atlanta ends forecast improves cooling outlook
Forecaster C. F. von Herrmann declares the Atlanta heat wave broken with Friday’s high near 92 and Saturday’s drop to 76. He predicts Sunday will be pleasant with highs around 82 and light afternoon thundershowers. Rain in recent days eases drought, sustaining farmers for a time though showers should remain light.
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C. FI von Herrmann
Woodruff to Move White Co Offices to Ohio at Once
Robert Woodruff of Atlanta is elected vice president of White Motor Truck and will relocate headquarters to Cleveland immediately. He joins three other vice presidents on a sales committee to handle national sales while retaining leadership of the southeastern territory.
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Robert Woodruff
Ohio
Robert W Woodruff
Atlanta
Woodruff
Cleveland
That
Southeast
Embrace
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Sides
Isouth
Wife Seeking Divorce, Young Man in Griffin Hotel
Iran Cleary 25 of Columbus shot himself in a Griffin hotel room last night. His body found by a maid around noon. He had come to Griffin three days seeking reconciliation with his wife who had moved there and filed for divorce. He left a death note and sealed letters for an undertaker before authorities took charge and sent the body to Columbus.
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Griffin, Ga
Iran Cleary
Columbus
Griffin
Salt
Pickard Injured as Atlanta Police Criticized
A prominent Atlanta physician accused police of indifference or collusion after Dr J A Pickard was knocked unconscious Thursday night at Peachtree and North Pryor. The assailant, named Condon, is said to be in Macon. Mayor Key ordered Chief Poole to search for him. Pickard, 44, recovered consciousness Saturday at Wesley Memorial Hospital.
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Atlanta
Key
J. A. Pickard
A. Lamar Poole
Dr. Pickard
Pickard
Peachtree
North Pryor
Mar
Tme
Rex’ Saloon
Beavers
PoHce
Condon
Virginia avenue subdivision home lots selling rapidly
Virginia avenue subdivision on Virginia avenue is on the market with rapid sales reported. The last vacant property between Highland avenue Piedmont and North Boulevard Parks lies in the building boom path. Three houses are completed and more under contract with plans for homes matching the area. Window display at 138 Peach tree street shows property and nearby homes.
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Virginia Avenue
Highland Avenue
Piedmont
North Boulevard Parks
Peachtree Street
Estes Family Reunion Set for August 11 in Atlanta
The Estes family from across Georgia and nearby states will gather August 11 at Grant Park Atlanta for a day of basket lunches barbecue and swimming. An impromptu business session will discuss establishing the Estes Institute with an endowment. The Estes lineage traces to Virginia stock with Scotch and Welsh mixes.
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Family of Estes
Atlanta
Grant Park
House of Estes
Estes Institute
Estes Fame
Estes
Georgia
Virginia
South
City Curb Market to Stay Open All Day Saturdays
Mrs. Northarpe of the Atlante's Woman's club head announced the city curb market will remain open all day every Saturday through the season. The first all-day session drew about ten thousand dollars in produce sales, a figure four thousand less than last year, with fourteen Georgia counties represented by farmers selling goods.
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Wa J
Georgia
Farmera
Twin Vegetable Contest Expands Across Counties
A Georgia newspaper notes a growing Twin Vegetable contest with new entries from Greene and Spalding counties. The feature began with a twin watermelon from Gwinnett and includes twin squash from Greene, twin cantaloupe from Spalding, and twin cucumber from Bartow. The quirky County exhibit tone mirrors a state fair display as editors describe the colorful entries.
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Georgia
Gwinnett County
Greene County
Spalding County
HR. A. Bailey
Dacula
Bartow County
Harry Ford
Cartersville
W H. West
Greensboro
Twin leagues and a triplet idea for the game
A satirical note from 1821 mocks spreading leagues game by game while debating a possible quadruplet league. The item then shifts to Joe Guyon silent on a $25,000 suit for alleged alienation of affection filed by Benjamin R. Holton against Mrs. Gertrude Holton. Guyon, a Georgia Tech alum and Atlanta Southern league outfielder, refuses to comment.
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Joe Guyon
Jon Guyan
Benjamin R. Holton
Gertrude Holton
Guyon
Golden Tornado
Georgia Tech
Atlanta Southern League Baseball
Free Textbook Bill Favored by House Education Committee
The house committee on education met Saturday and favored a report on the Wimberly-Walker textbook bill. It will return to the house for final passage with a favorable committee report. A subcommittee led by Chairman Holloway conferred with M. L. Brittain, superintendent of schools, agreeing to let county boards decide if the provision is adopted locally. Minor amendments covered distribution. Attending were Representatives Wimberly, Nichols, Gresham, Woodward and Senator B F Walker.
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House Committee On Education
Holloway
M. L. Brittain
County Board of Education
Brittain
Wimberly, Nichols, Gresham and Woodward
B. F Walker
Boat Races Off During Chicago Pageant of Progress
On August 6 the speed boat races at Chicago’s municipal piers were called off due to rough water. Three races had been run when Meteor II, owned by Walter B. Wilde of Peoria, sank, prompting cancellation of the remaining events.
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Chicago
Walter B. Wilde
Peoria
Divorce Suit Details Family Strife In Atlanta
The case centers on Holton and his wife of 21 Grant Place with claims of marital infidelity by a ball player named Guyon. Holton alleges he discovered a letter from the player to his wife and that she refused to deny intimacy. He says the wife mortgaged furniture to aid Guyon and that she lived immorally under duress after he allegedly refused to work. Mrs Holton counters with sensational charges, asks for a restraining order to protect belongings, and a temporary order was granted.
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Stonen
Fulton Superior Court
Holton
Knight Brothers Grocery Company
Peachtree
Guyon
Holton Slieges
Grant Place
Atlanta
Guyon Took Mrs. Holton
whenHolton
Mra. Holton
Bell
Seaboard Cashier Sought by Police Taken in Columbus
Hyman J. Bowen Seaboard Air Line cashier in Columbus Ga. arrested near force headquarters after a month long search. Deputy Sheriff Palmer seized Bowen who is accused of about $3000 missing from cashier records. Bowen, 22, left on vacation in June and did not return. audits reportedly showed discrepancies in a second review.
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Columbus
Hyman J. Bowen
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Bowen
Force
Sherriff Palmer
Seaboard
Cotton Growers Marketing Drive Proves Success
The Georgia Cotton Growers Co operative Association reports its first stage education and speaking campaign, launched July 27, as highly successful with over three score meetings in Sparta Monticello Summerville Franklin Carrollton Louisville and Cuthbert. Strong local organizations exist in sixty five counties and about twenty thousand bales of cotton have been contracted in ten days. The second stage will extend to remaining cotton territory August 20 with planned simultaneous sign up efforts across the state.
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Sparta
Monticello
Summerville
Franklin
Carrollton
Louisville
Cuthbert
Georgia Cotton Growers? Co-operative Essociation
Ohe
Macon
South Georgia
Etna Association
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Anderson, S.C
R. F. Kirkpatrick
RF Kirkratrick
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Gwinnett Bartow
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Georgia State Securities Commission
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Marietta Street
Atlanta, Ga
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Scott W. Allen
Ben R. Padgett
Robi. T. Hudson
Edger Craighead
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