Fight planned on profiteering in Georgia food fuel
A proposed bill in Georgia would empower the Georgia Council of Defense to control administration and distribution of food and fuel for twelve months after the peace treaty ratification. The council would include the governor and other officials with 24 governor appointed members. it would fix prices and investigate hoarding to prevent profiteering.
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Georgia
Georgia Council of Defense
Dorsey
Atlanta
Walker
Sepeereerae Ee
Council of Defense
Senate
Ita
Commerce and Labor
Agriculture
Rosst Ie
Ex- Presa
Jett and Kelley Freed Under Bond
A. B. Jett son of Assistant Chief of Police BE Jett and Watt Kelley Jr were released on bonds of 5000 each after a grand jury indicted them for the July 6 killing of Lon Bostwick. Judge John D Humphries of the Fulton criminal division approved the bonds after a hearing on bond applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Jett
Be, L. Jett
Watt Kelley, Jr
Lon Bostwick
John D. Humphries
Fulton Criminal Division
Changes Wanted in Constitution in Georgia Senate Proposal
The Georgia Senate constitutional amendments committee favorably reports a substitute by Senator Farmer Barrett for a convention to revise the state constitution. The plan calls for a September 1918 election for delegates, a October 1919 convention in Atlanta, and ratification by voters, with delegates apportioned by county and census-based rules, finalizing a revised constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Farmer Barrett
Atlanta
Barrett
Fulton County
Georgia
General Assembly
State of Georgia
Jaxua
D¢Ach
Thig
People of
Canitol
Atlania
House of Representatives
Bec
Confederate Relics Displayed at Jacobs Pharmacy Window
An 1860s Civil War relics exhibit at Jacobs Pharmacy, 6 8 Marietta Street, showcases old rifles powder horns lead bullets cannon balls Confederate currency flags and steel engravings of Generals Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson. The highlight is the last note of Stonewall Jackson written in the field on May 2 1863 addressed to General Lee describing battlefield developments and hopes for victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacobs Pharmacy
Marietta Street
Robert E. Lea
Stonewall
T. J.) Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
Lee
Tie Up Would End Macon Food Supply In One Month
Macon Georgia August 7 Special shopmen strike could halt the nations transportation and exhaust Macons food supply within thirty days. Central of Georgia railway cuts freight to one train daily per division as equipment breaks down with no repairs. Union meetings held behind closed doors at the new city auditorium with officials here but offering no comment. Local steps to prevent hoarding may be planned amid rising food prices and rents. Municipal authorities may investigate though powers are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Central of Georgia Railway i
New City Auditorium
C. L. Candler
Central of Georgia Railway
W. H Fenner
Macon Council to Require Heat for Street Cars
Macon Georgia August 7 Special. An ordinance will be offered at the next city council meeting to require the Macon Railway and Light company to heat its street cars this winter. Alderman J C Wyche champions the plan noting other cities heat their cars and the company should too. Previously cars received only small heaters and not all cars had them as motormen heated for public comfort. The company argued winter weather here is not severe enough to demand heated cars.
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Macon
Macon Railway and Light Company
J. C. Wyche
Brunswick Ice Plant Planned To Aid Prawn Trade
Brunswick Georgia August 7 announcement by the Brunswick Canning Company that it awarded a contract to build a ten ton ice plant adjoining the existing factory on Bay Street. Prawn dealers have suffered from ice famine, often relying on distant suppliers by carload lots. The new plant aims to solve the shortage and support local prawn business.
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Brunswick
Brunswick Canning Company
Bay Street
Brunswick Canhing Company
Dog Leaps to Death at Sound of Master’s Whistle
In Brunswick Georgia a bird dog owned by FR E Sherman died after recognizing a whistle from his master's automobile. The dog followed the car from a second story city hall meeting, leaped through a window and fell to the sidewalk, dying moments later.
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Brunswick
FR. E. Sherman
Geleep
Fendig Resigns From Brunswick Mutual Light and Water
Albert Fendig, long time president of the Mutual Light and Water Company in Brunswick, has tendered his resignation to the directors. It becomes effective in August, with an announcement just made. A meeting to elect a successor will likely be held in the coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Albert Fendig
Mutual Light and Water Company
Allied Packers Head En Route to Macon to Expand Plant
Macon Ga August 7 Special The visit of J A Hankinson president of Allied Packers Inc to Macon on August 18 signals the first step toward making the Macon packing plant the largest in the South Experts say the plant will see $1 000 000 in improvements on top of the existing 1 500 000 investment The company operates sixteen plants nationally with a 16 000 000 capital stock and plans to double that soon The Macon plant could expand to four or five times its present capacity creating a regional livestock market The Chamber of Commerce plans a dinner in Hankinsons honor with city business leaders attending Alex Block a major stockholder is in New York working with Allied Packers directors on the improvements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
J. A. Hankinson
Allied Packers, Inc
South St. Louis
Big Packing Syndicate
Hankinson
Macon Chamber of Commerce
Hantinson
Alex Block
New York
Allied Packsers
Chatham Ordinary Cleared of Wrong and Suit on Payments
Savannah report says grand jury found no fault by Judge McAlpin in lunacy trials and cleared the Chatham ordinary. A separate suit seeks execution against the commissioners to recover 6600 dollars claimed as illegal payments by Major Richter.
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Savannah
T.—Specula
Chatham
McAlpin
G.H. Richter
Richter
Blacksmith Strike On No Smoking Law Settled in Anniston
In Anniston Alabama on August 7 striking blacksmiths at the Anniston Steel Company returned to work after a conference with company officials. Fifteen workers struck Monday over a discharge for violating the anti smoking rule, which insurers require. The men agreed to resume duties once the policy would be enforced evenly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
Anniston Steel Company
Albany Man Dies After Truck Accident
Albany, Ga August 7 Special Cold Hudson died in 4 local hospitals last night from injuries after falling under a heavily loaded truck driven by his cousin Ben Sanders on his way to Newton with two loads of merchandise. He hailed Sanders and tried to board while in motion, slipped, and the wheels passed over him. He suffered crushed legs and shoulders, several ribs, and a punctured lung. He was the son of Honorable C. D. L. Hudson of Baker county and had moved to Albany recently. He leaves a wife and a small child.
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Albany
Hudson
Ben Sanders
Newton
Sandete
C. D. L. Hudson
Baker County
Tick law amendment urged by farmers
A large delegation of Calhoun farmers and livestock owners led by C. D. Kline left for Montgomery to appeal before the agricultural committees and State Veterinarian Cary in support of a proposed tick eradication law amendment. The amendment, prepared by Mr. Hhne, has county commission endorsement except for the provision listing cattle deaths.
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Anniston
Ala
Calhhoun
C. D. Kline
Montgomery
GA. Cary
Hhne
Calhoun County
Glass cuts artery when child falls in Oxford
Anniston Alabama August incident reports a toddler, Lamar Jeffers Jr., injured by a shattered drinking glass on a front porch. The broken glass severed an arm artery. he was hospitalized and resting easily. Also noted are pension grants for Frances E. Davis of Savannah and Pope J. Winn of Hartwell.
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Anniston
Ala
Sperclalj
Lamar Jeffers, Jr
Lamar Jeffers
Oxford
Anniston Hospital
Ream
Georgia club winners start one week at Athens college
One hundred four canning club girls and ninety five pig and corn club boys, prize winners among twenty thousand Georgia agricultural club members, have arrived at the State College of Agriculture for the annual short course. They gain knowledge from club work and will return to their counties to aid agents and home demonstration work. Their prize products will be shown again at the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta, the state fair in Macon, and at county fairs.
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Athens
Canning Club
Nnnety
Georgia Agricultural Club
State College of Agriculture
Atlanta
Macon
Brunswick Nominates Captain Butts for City Court Judge
Captain Suntace C. Butta has been nominated to the Brunswick city court for a four year term starting January 1, 1920 after Governor Dorsey sent the nomination to the senate and it was confirmed. The contest had favored Kratag, the current judge, but Butts returns from France to assume office. Butts is a prominent Brunswick attorney former mayor legislator and former president of the Brunswick board of trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Suntace C. Butta
Atlanta
Senate
Dorsey
Butts
D. W. Kratag
France
Brunswick Board of Trade
Brunswick Oil Plant Set for Refining Work
Atlantic Refining’s Brunswick plant will refine oil before year’s end, supervisor M J Welsh says. Plant construction employs over 1,600 workers, with many tanks and cottages for white and colored staff already nearing completion. A second item reports Hoyt Norton from Croccolocco severely injured in a fight with Cleve Brymer. Norton’s condition improves after hospital care in Anniston Alabama.
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Brunswick
Spe
Atlantic Refining Company
M. J. Welsh
Alabama
Fitzgerald Planter Passes On Thursday
Fitzgerald Georgia August 7. P. Ef. Stone prominent planter of this county dies after operation at Ben Hill sanitarium. Member of county equalization board and active in county affairs. Funeral set for Friday afternoon.
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Fitzgerald
P. EF. Stone
Ben Hill
County to Fight Typhoid Fever Through August Campaign
Dr. 3 W Hurt county school physician will launch a typhoid fever drive starting mid August. Fulton County Commission has appropriated 1500 dollars for instruments to aid this work.
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3. W. Hurt
Fulton County Commission
Tubee engines again will use oil as fuel in Georgia
Savannah Ga August 1 Spec tral Soon after September 1 the locomotives on the ee line of the Central of Georgian railway will be gin again to burn off instead of coal The reversion to coal after long time in which oil was used exclusively was made necessary by war conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Central of Georgian Railway
Kodak’s Bold Pitch for Picture Taking Expands Reach
Eastman Kodak pursues broader market presence in photography with new dealer network and improved developing services. Jao Moore & Sons, opticians, carry Kodeks and Brownlea frames while out of town orders are routed to Specialty at 42 North Broad Street for faster service.
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Eastman Kodaks
Jao Moore & Sons
The
Pticians
Kodeks
Brownlea
N. Broad St-ladr
Erro
Georgia holds state memorial for WWI soldiers
Plans for the state memorial exercises change from the Auditorium to the house of representatives. The memorial will honor Georgia’s fallen soldiers and sailors, begin at 8 30, and be attended by both houses in a joint session. Speaker John Notder will call the house to order.
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Georgia
House of Representatives
General Assembly
John Notder
Joint session organized by President Olive to convene
A wig branch will proceed to the house where the joint session will be organized by President Olive, who will preside. After adoption of the resolution, Major D F McClatchey will read it. Dr Charles I W Daniel and Bishop Warren A Candler will deliver the memorial address. The session will be dissolved in motion. Senate committee members are Shingler Reynolds and Elders. House committee members are Hollis and Hamilton.
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Olive
D. F. McClatchey
Senate
Charles Iw. Daniel
First Baptist Church
Warren A. Candler
Emory University
Candler
Shingler
Reynolds
Elders
House
Hollis
Hamilton
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