W A Rent Bill in One with Law Debated in Georgia
Georgia officials debated a Western and Atlantic railroad rental bill to fund past due warrants. Secretary McLendon claimed the plan finances state obligations without conflicting with school funding and noted tax value changes. The measure authorizes district by district use of lease rents as a special fund, with warrants drawn and discounted to meet obligations.
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Western and Atlantic
Sendon Purp Sea
SG. McLendon
Meuendon
McLendon
Georgia
Henry J. Fuilbright
Fulton
Athlée
Western Land Atlantic
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Aml
General Assembly
Georgis
Ferenus
Georgia Tax Bill Seeks Broad Changes and Mailorder Copies
The bill affects every business and profession in Georgia with changes to nearly all special taxes and new provisions. A few exact copies, approved by the governor, will be mailed. send $1 to R. Ellis Boxrog Kimball House Atlanta Ga for a copy.
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Georgia
R. Ellis
Boxrog
Kimball House
Atlanta
Auto recovered negro arrested in Hall County
Police recovered a stolen car and hold Julian Bray at 80 Leonard Street in connection with the theft. The Parks car, stolen November 20, 1990, allegedly involved five men who traded the vehicle for 60 gallons of corn alcohol. Two other suspects were later arrested with a car matching the theft, while one received an eightteen month sentence and others faced burglary charges. Police say the group may be part of a regional auto theft ring.
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Julian Bray
Leonard Street
Holley and Meeks
Hall County
Bryantstreat
Hall Count Ty
Winder
Iatler
Bray
Slain Georgian Howard Dasher Identified by Family After Death Near Norman
The Constitution reports a deceased youth found near Norman Oklahoma on July 27 was initially identified as Joel Dasher of Fort Valley. Family members now believe the body is Howard Dasher, younger brother of Joel, after a description run in the paper and a mother’s letter led to identification in Norman while awaiting official confirmation. The two brothers, once Atlanta workers, were said to have been in pursuit of each other toward Canada.
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The
Constitution
Norman
Okio
Joel Harrig Dasher
Fort Valley
Howard Dasher
Joel Dasher
Oklo
Ft Howard
W. H. Bankston
McDonough
Dasher Boys
Oklahoma
Atlanta
Joel
Fulton Bag
Howard
Betts
Kansan
Canada
D. D. Bankston
Dasher Brothers
Foreign trade slump blamed on postwar world mood
The Commerce Department cites a $3.01 billion drop in U S foreign trade for the just-ended fiscal year, with prices falling more than quantities. Imports fell to $3.65 billion and exports to $8.11 billion in 1921, as Europe’s needs and raw materials markets shifted.
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Istitution Bureau
Raleigh Hotel
Washington
Constitution
Department of Commerce
Europe
United States
Cottom
Burns Named Chief Sleuth for Government
William J. Burns of New York is appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation in the Department of Justice by Attorney General Daugherty. He succeeds William J. Flynn and will relocate to Washington to devote his full time to government service. Burns resigns from the Burns Detective Agency as the bureau is reorganized toward maximum efficiency.
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Webbington
William J. Burns
New York
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Daugherty
Burns
Wiliam J. Flynn
Burns Detective Agency
Washington
Catholics Reply to Sims Charge Addressed by Georgia Catholic Group
The Catholic Laymen's Association of Georgia defends Catholic schooling, noting Catholics attend public schools while maintaining parochial schools. It rejects claims of hostility to public education, citing tax support for public schools and moral aims of religious schools. It argues denominations urge private schooling without attacking public education and urges proper context for quoted canons.
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Georgia
Religious Prejudice Commission
Catholicea
America
Mayor Praises Work Of Sick Committee For Soldiers
Mayor James Key lauded the Atlanta sick committee of the Disabled American Veterans for aiding 160 World War I disabled heroes in Atlanta hospitals. Citizens are urged to send flowers fruit or tobacco to the committee at 341 Luckin Street before Friday noon each week. Roy McClellan thanked Mayor Key, the junior chamber, police, city warden, and Dr. Gordon for support and cooperation.
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Atlanta
James Jey
Alck Committee
Pegrousl
wHl
Roy McClellan
Key
Chamber of Commerce
Police Department
BR. A. Gordon
Second Ward Club Watermelon Cutting Friday Night
Members of the Second Ward Improvement club and friends hold a watermelon cutting on the lot at 868 Whitehall Street Friday night at 7 30 o clock. A number of addresses will be made.
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Second Ward Improvement Club
Whitehall Street
Monster or minnow dazzles Webster obsessed reporter
A humorous account recaps a Belgian expedition tale of a Congo monster briefly overshadowed by a Constitution reporter misidentifying gambusia as a fearsome new beast. The health bulletin explains gambusia as a small mosquito-eating minnow introduced near Augusta, swiftly eradicating larvae and leaving the reporter to marvel at his mistaken zoology.
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Thembora
Congo
Constitution
Federal Health Service
Augusta
Webster
Public Health Department
State Capitol
Mike
Furniture Men Pick Atlanta For 1922 Convention
Savannah, August 18. The Georgia Retail Furniture Dealers association executive committee decided to hold its second annual meeting in Atlanta next May. The first annual session closed with officers elected: President L C Gilbert Macon, Vice President B B Ivey Albany, Secretary and Treasurer L W Mc Manus Macon, Executive Committee W F Dorsey Athena, James Kenedy Atlanta, A R Hood Waycross, T Hart Douglas, Fred A Davis Savannah, J M Davis Savannah. A Jacksonville address by Mr Hart on Credits and Collections. Delegates spent the day at Tybee with entertainment in the evening.
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Savannah
Georgia Retail Furniture Dealors' Association
Ita
Atlanta
L. C. Gilbert
Macon
B. B. Ivey
Albany
L. W. McManus
WF. Dorsey
Athena
Desertion Charge Against Burnett
Charged with desertion from the army, H Burnett, 24, of 16 Stanart avenue, was taken to Fort McPherson Thursday by Detective Lowe, after being arrested Wednesday night by Detective Lowe and Special Officer H Gresham of the Retail Merchants' association. Police say Burnett deserted in 1918 while stationed at Fort Screven, Ga.
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H Burnett
Stan~art Avenue
Fort McPherson
Lowe
H Gresham
Retail Merchants’ Association
Burnett
Fort Screven
Dolvi Colvin Enters Atlanta Alderman Race in 10th Ward
Carl Colvin, candidate for alderman in Atlanta’s tenth ward, declares unreserved support for police reorganization and council education board cooperation. He praises past council service, calls for permanent paving, supervised city departments, and school financing to end embarrassments, urging voter trust.
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Carl Colvin
Dolvin
F.N. Ragadale
Ragadale
Banco Iastie
Board of Education
Atlanta
Colvin & Thompson
Burdett May Die From Knife Star In Fight
Burdett May die from knife wound received in a fight with W C Hatcher at East Point. Burdett, seriously wounded Wednesday night, is at Grady hospital with slim chance of survival. Hatcher held at East Point jail on stabbing charge linked to alleged mistreatment of Burdett’s 14 year old son Carl by Hatcher.
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W P Burdett
East Point
W. C Hatcher
Daat Point
Grady Hospital
Hatcher
Burchett
Carl
Atchar
Fifth Ward Citizens to Meet at Hingiteh Avenue School
Fifth ward citizens invited by Mrs Emma Cowen and WoP Neill of the Fifth ward executive committee to meet Tuesday night at 8 oclock in the Hingiteh Avenue school auditorium. W A Busutoh superintendent of schools will be principal speaker. All candidates for city office invited to address the meeting.
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Fifth Ward
Emma Cowen
Wop Neill
Atlanta Club Forum
Hingiteh Avenue
W. A Bsut‘oh
Oil inspection funds held pending high court ruling
About 105000 dollars in oil inspection fees are held by P H Mell as custodian while awaiting the U S Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the oil inspection law. Mell estimates the fund may near 300000 annually. The Texas Oil Company Gulf Refining Standard Oil and others challenged the law, with suits starting March 17 1920 and refiled in 1921. Lower courts allowed inspectors to retain penalties while awaiting decision.
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P. H. Mell
United States Supreme Court
Thuraway
Olf
Mell
Supreme Court
Meell
Texas Oil Company
The
Gulf Refining Company
Standard Oil Company
Realaties
Tate
Atlanta Public Schools Enrollments Rise for Fall Term
Enrollment in Atlanta public schools for the coming fall is expected to reach about 36,000 pupils, up 2,000 since January 1, as portable classrooms add capacity of roughly 900 seats. Superintendent Meady Button notes ongoing double sessions at crowded schools and efforts to install more portable buildings to ease the influx, though total elimination remains difficult with 3,000 additional pupils anticipated.
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Atlanta
Meady Button
Sutton
Reno
Mrsutton
Merchant on Trial for Murder Charge in Russellville
Fred R. Hall, a Russellville merchant, is on trial for murder in the death of Miss Martha Henderson of Dallas on April 12. A coroner investigation disclosed a four year acquaintance between Hall and Henderson. Hall was previously arrested in Atlanta for Mann Act violation and Henderson served as a prosecuting witness in related cases.
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Russellville
Alm
Fred R. Hall
Mies
Martha Henderson
Dallas
Texaz
Miss Henderson
Hall
Atlanta
Misa Henderson
Florence
Ala
Catholics and the Public Schools Debate Rises
A public dispute accuses opponents of seeking to bar Catholic teachers from public schools and drive Catholic children into state schools. The piece condemns misrepresentation and distortion by anti Catholic actors aiming to limit Catholic parochial education.
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Trimont
Cis pub-Mont Laboratories
O—Ady
N. Pryorst
Maier & Berkele, Inc
Whitehall St
Preabytertang
Bunscopaligng
Ctherans
Second Ward Club
Gamba' Sia
BANCO
DOLUI
Woodward
Candler
CARL _DOLVIN
Burdett
Parks-Chambers- Hardwick Company
Adair Realty & Trust Company
Healey Building General Insurance
Accident & Health
Beil, of
WAL
Globe Indemnity Company OF
Newark
N. 4
Principalie Park
N. J
AL Agpold
Perron
Peepee
Insurance Commissioners
State OF New Jersey
County OF Essex
A. Duncan Reté
Globe Internaity Company
Duncan Reid
A¢ Atlgnta-Ady Realty & Trust
Knights of Columbus
Public Schools
the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia
Augusta, Ga
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