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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1921
Page
10
Mrs A L Spratling entertained Thursday at a spend the day party and luncheon for Mrs Jones of Virxints. The luncheon table was daintily appointed with a lace cover and central adornment of rests contained in a decorative basae.
Miss Janie Bellingrath of Pine Bluff Ark visits Miss Helen Harlan in Atlanta area. Mrs Hartwell Spain in Datroft. James Hartney Lucas announces birth of daughter Virginia on Sunday August 14. Elizabeth Moncrief of Madison guest of Marion Smith. Atlantans at the Manor in Asheville include Cashford Darden and Dorothy Darden. Arthur Rylander of Americus visiting. Margaret Pratt leaves to visit Augusta Crawford in Columbus. Mrs Mayer and daughter Mariam of Pensacola visit Mrs Mayer's parents Bodenheimer. Elizabeth Whitman leaves for Augusta then Beaufort to visit Miss Helen May. Mrs Charles Emerson Cook and daughter leave Thursday.
A fragmented social notice lists Mrs Jones and Miss Sallie Jones with Miss Janet Zaufield and Miss Jane Dedmon. Other named individuals include Blanche, Keith, Mrs Lamden, Mrs B J Porter, Mrs Wel Dedmon and Mrs Spratling in a brief community notice.
Los Angeles readers chase real life thrills as the Kennedy murder case draws theatergoers and critics. Mrs Madalynne Obenchain, Arthur Burch, Ralph Gleенchain and Rev William Burch are named in this melodrama as audiences debate hero or culprit while courtroom twists feed fevered speculation. The public search for truth behind the love triangle and alleged plots continues as fans compare real events to screen fiction.
Edgar Watkins, eighth ward councilman candidate, denounces the current police setup and backs the majority banco committee report and three fraud juries. He calls for a modern charter with centralized authority, a single head of police, and immediate reforms to ensure efficient law enforcement. He notes his long advocacy for charter revision and reform in city government.
The Southern Tariff Congress in Greensboro ends with resolutions urging a protective tariff for Southern agricultural, mineral, and pastoral products, and continuation of the embargo on foreign imports until tariff legislation is settled. A Washington-bound committee will present the resolutions to the Senate Finance Committee. John H. Kirby of Houston urged cautious schedules, while R. E. Taylor warned Mohair growers the industry is near collapse. Governor Campbell’s letter favored a 20 cent duty on long staple cotton. Senator Broussard and U S Tariff Commissioner Burgess spoke on non-political tariff aims. The congress adjourned after a brief session yesterday.
Port Washington August 6 A nanoplane flying yacht piloted by Commander David McCulloch U N and carrying three passengers reached 20000 feet in an altitude test. Freezing temperatures limited further ascent as the crew dressed for summer attempted higher flight lengths.
Officials of the Aero Club of America and army air experts note a 16 000 foot record set two years earlier by Caleb Brage at 16 000 feet. Commander McCulloch, NC 3 pilot, reached high altitude within 48 minutes after surfacing, as the monoplane traveled 130 mph. Passengers rode in a cabin near the front. Nearby, L F Lewis named assistant cashier of Barnesville bank, replacing Hugh Bush who moved to Atlanta.
Mrs. Virginia Heath of 78 West North are not protests to Mayor Key, as voter and taxpayer, against waste in the detective department. She cites two theft cases, a chicken theft and apparel theft from a guest at her home, and recounts instructions to “catch the thief on the job” and to employ the thief if he returned.
Fragmented OCR text on Page Five references a department and an arrest with a quoted remark about a rare opportunity not arriving. The readable lines point to a legal or crime context without full details, leaving ambiguity about the involved parties or exact actions.
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