Governor vetoes tobacco refund and mutual保险 concessions
Governor Hardwick vetoed a bill to reimburse tobacco taxes from 1920 and also blocked a bill granting concessions to mutual insurance companies. He said refunds beyond what comptroller general allows cannot be approved. He also planned to veto a bill limiting the railroad commission from interfering with municipal street railway contracts. No action on school Bible reading or interurban railroad definitions.
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Hardwick
Iit
William. A. Wright
Georgia Railroad Commission
New $250000 Citi zens Trust opens in Auburn Ave
The Citi zens Trust company opened at noon on Auburn Avenue in a central Black business district. Capital stock is $250000 and the bank plans to attract out of town deposits by week’s end. Directors include prominent Black figures. Herman E. Perry heads the board and calls the bank a great financial system for colored people with fourteen departments and central banking services.
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Citizens Trust Company
Auburn Avenue
n@zro
Bes
South
H. C. Duras
Herman E. Perry
Paren Bank
Harris withdraws from Fifth Ward alderman race
G S Harris, candidate for alderman from the Fifth ward, announces retirement from the race in favor of Foster L L Hunter. The trio remains in contention with incumbent C R Garner and T W Mullins. Harris cites harmony and shared support for the councilmanic committee report and police department reorganization.
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G. S. Harris
Foster L L. Hunter
C. R. Garner
Foster L. Hunter
T. W. Mullins
Harris
Hunter
Councilmanic
Police Department
Ifth Ward
McCalley Indorsed by Parent Teacher Groups
Parent-Teacher associations in wards two and three endorse W. L. McCalley for reelection to the board of education at meetings held on Tra Street Crew Street and Formwall Street. McCalley faces opposition from Mrs. A. G. Helmer as the city sees active PT A involvement in school board races.
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Tra Street
Crew Street
Formwall Street
Fraser Street
W. L. McGalley
Board of Education
Rames
McCalley
A. G. Helmer
Helmer Attacks McCalley Over Destruction Of Affidavits
Mrs A G Helmer candidate for membership on the board of education from the fifth district charged Commissioner W S McCalley with destroying Riordan affidavits and withholding their contents from Miss Riordan and the public. She argued those affidavits belonged to the people and should have been saved. Helmer noted her civic work and denied reports she is not a naturalized citizen, saying she was born in New York and married in Canada. The fifth district covers the seventh and tenth wards.
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A. G. Helmer
Board of Education
Fifth
W. S. McCalley
Riordan
New York State
Canada
Bourke Exonerated Of Whisky Charges
M C Burke proprietor of a garage at 17 West Baker street was exonerated by D C Smith's testimony at a preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner Carter on Tuesday and ordered released. Smith swore Bourke knew nothing of liquor in the car when captured by Agents Saphire and Frye. Smith held Bourke's employee, and Bourke faces no charges. Bourke is a ex army captain with transport corps service at Camp Jessup.
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M. C. Burke
West
Baker Street
D. C. Smith
Smith
United States
Carter, J
Bourke
Saphire and Frye
Robbery by force charged to a Savannah man
Savannah Georgia August 16 Special. Tom West a negro was today bound over to the Chatham superior court charged with robbing by force After snatching a purse from Mrs Nina West Sunday night the negro was wounded by a policeman but escaped Later he was caught by another officer
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Savannah
Tom’ West
Chatham Superior Court
Nina West
Lions Hear Ploh-er On Commission Rule
De catur city manager P P Pitcher spoke at the Lions luncheon on the benefits of commission government over mayor and council systems. He traced its history from Galveston to charter basis offices and cited cities like Springfield Norfolk Dayton and Akron as successes. Plans were announced for a joint reception with the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis on August 25 and a Roundtable on Atlanta at next Tuesday’s meeting.
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P. P. Pitcher
Decatur
Gao
Lions
Piedmont
Pitcher
Galveston
Texas
Stanton
Judge Landis
Atlanta
Web of Evidence Tightens Around Hightower
In San Francisco on August 15 William A. Hightower was identified by Miss Marie Wendel as the man who called for Rev. Best and drove away with the priest on August 2 near Daly City. The women, later joined by neighbor Mrs. Bianchi, viewed Hightower in the District Attorney’s office in Redwood City. Hightower, questioned over hours, offered little cooperation saying I hang I’d like to have Mr Swart hang me. Tent found in his room remains a point of inquiry as preliminary examination is planned for August 19 at Daly City.
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San Francisco
William A. Hightower
Marie Wendel
Patrick
Hest
Misa Wendel
Bianchi
Franklin Swart
Redwood City
Hightower
Rev. Best
Dolly Mason
Pacific Ocean
Dorothy Fisher Gifford
Oakland
J. J. Duffy
Swart
Mr. Swart
Father Hoeslin
Salada Beach
Daly City
$100,000 Building Planned for Ivy Street Site
A $100,000 brick and stone three story building with two basements is planned on two vacant Ivy Street lots sold to Massell Realty for $65,500 total. The lots front 74 and 41 feet between Haker and Peachtree and Adair Realty handled the sales for J R Smith and M S Rankin and E A Erwin respectively. Plans call for stores and offices with construction to begin soon.
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Massel Realty Company
Ivy Street
Haker
Peachtree
Massell. Company
Harper. Weathers Realty
J. R. Smith
M. 5. Rankin
Eleventh Ward Citizens Meet Thursday Night
A meeting of the eleventh ward citizens will be held Thursday night at Faith'n Crossing with Mayor Key, Professor W A Sutton, and Mrs Rogers Winter as speakers. Ward candidates will also speak. All ward residents are invited, especially patrons of Farth and East Atlanta schools, as Sutton will discuss the school situation. The event replaces two previously planned meetings by Farth and East Atlanta schools.
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Eleventh Ward
Faith'n Crossing
Key
W. A. Sutton
Rogers Winter
Farth
East Atlanta
Sutton
Boy, 2, Hurt After Fall From Window
Marion Reynolds, 2, son of Mr and Mrs H W Reynolds of Reservoir Avenue near the waterworks, is at Grady Hospital with injuries from a fall from a second story window at his grandmother's home on Marietta Street. Doctors fear a possible fractured skull but are hopeful for recovery.
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Marion Reynolds
H. W. Reynolds
Reservoir Avenue
Grady Hospital
W. Reynolds
Marietta Street
Howard in the Race for City Committee
Murray Howard of 141 South Lee Street was omitted from the list of entrants for the city executive committee from the seventh ward. He created the Wake Up Daddy movement enabling electing the board of education, started the Peeples Street school book exchange, and hopes to expand it to all Atlanta schools, claiming $100,000 yearly savings.
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Murray Howard
South Lee. Street
Seventh Ward
Howard
Board of Education
Peeples Street School
Atlanta
Birmingham Children Challenge Atlantans For Playground Meet
Mrs. Harry Moore of Atlanta playgrounds reports a Birmingham match proposal between winners of city field day events on August 26 27 after Atlanta closes playgrounds on the 25th. About 70 Birmingham children would stay in Atlanta as guests with civic aid requested.
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Harry Moore
Atlanta
Birmingham
Two Youths Loot Home of George L MacMillan
Two white youths entered the home of George L MacMillan at 118 Simpson Street and ransacked the residence last night. Neighbors reported flash lights seen in the house and alerted authorities. The owner is away in Canada, leaving the house unoccupied. Loss amount not yet determined.
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George L. MacMillan
Simpson Street
Canada
Key and Troutman to debate city tax increase
A joint debate featuring Mayor Key and Attorney Robert Troutman will be held Friday at 3 PM at the Chamber of Commerce as part of the Atlanta League of Women Voters meeting. Key supports the ad valorem tax increase on August 31, Troutman opposes, and council candidate records will be reviewed.
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Key
Robert Troutman
Atlanta League of Women — Voters
Chamber of Commerce
Troutman
Eleanor Raoul
League
Turkey
Great Britain
Children from Annexed Territory Attending Milton Avenue School
Children in the annexed strip of territory will enter Milton Avenue School. School age children must register next Saturday morning from 8:30 to 12 with Principal Miss Helen Roday, bringing vaccination certificates. Voters in the territory may register for the August 31 primary until August 21 at the courthouse tax collector’s office.
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Milton Avenue
Helen Roday
Negro Hanged by Mob Near Groesteck Texas
Report from Datura justice of the peace says Alex Winn a Black man was hanged yesterday by an armed mob near Datura after an attack on a white girl. Wora received here today confirms the mob action and location.
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Groesteck
Texas
Alex Winn
Datura
Wora
Justice of the Peace
Travel fare options on Southern Railway System
Round trip prices listed include 7.00 to Jacksonville 6.00 to Brunswick 12.00 to Tampa and 12.00 to St. Petersburg with travel dates from August 25 to August 29 and final limits noted.
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Jacksonville
Brunswick
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Southern Railway System
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