Plans For Confederate Flag Day Fund Drive In Atlanta
Final plans call for a Friday morning meeting at 10 in the Chamber of Commerce Hall with about 400 prominent Atlanta women to assign flag and Robert E Lee photo stations. Mrs. Robert G. Stephens leads the Candler Building efforts with Helen Plane honored, knitting socks for veterans. Dozens of club and business women from the city will join committees at venues from East Lake to West End as General J Wood and others address the veterans. All Atlanta women are urged to report Saturday morning to stations to complete the entertainment fund for the reunion.
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Fisg
Atlanta
Champur of Commerce Assembly Hall
Orolock
Robert E. Lee
Tha ‘Hall
Bray
Robert G. Stephens
Ace
Candler
Helen Plane
The
Association
Plane
Mra
Stephena
Booth
W. P.anderson
James W. Bedell
Robert Blackburn
Harry Gapanlee
John Eewals
Hobert Les Avery
Hoo
Ander
D. Tebo
Dave W. Webb
Haat Lake Country Club
East Lake
N. B. Forrest
J. #. Wood
Marianna
Ark
General Wood
Cora Brown
Atlanta National Bank
C. F. Gorea
W. C. Ballard
Georgia Libby Circle
King's Daughters
Third
Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association
William A. Wright
Ladies’ Memorial Association
Rialto
Grant
Coursey & Munn Corner
Totes Cig
Postoffice
Sam D. Jones
W. W
Lillard
Julia Jackson
Children of the Confederacy
Flatiron
J. & Nichols
Margaret
A. Wilson
West End
Rmva
T. T. Stephens
War Camp Community Service and Railway Statons
Nashville branch of Federal Reserve Bank approved
Joseph A. McCord announces that the Federal Reserve Board in Washington has approved a Nashville Tennessee branch of the Atlanta bank. The Nashville branch will serve East and Middle Tennessee counties east of the Tennessee River within the Sixth District, joining New Orleans Birmingham Jacksonville and an agency at Savannah. The move is expected to aid member banks in that part of the district. The report also notes South Africa’s production of butter and cheese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. McCord
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Federal Reserve District
Middle Tennessee
Tennessee River
Alabama
Kentucky
New Orleans
Birmingham
Ala
Jacksonville
Fila
Cotton Buyers Association Holds Annual Meeting in Georgia
Annual meeting notes the Cotton Buyers Association gathering of Georgia cotton merchants. Officers elected include CB Howard of Atlanta president, C V Smith Cedartown vice president, W S Jones Elberton vice president, C Truitt LaGrange vice president, John D Moss Athens vice president, E Ehnhey Atlanta vice president, and J Eblin Atlanta secretary treasurer. The group supports creating a foreign finance corporation to back U S business ventures abroad and to find outlets for American exports.
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Georgia
The
Owen
Senate
Howard
Atlanta
C. V. Smith
Cedartown
W. 30. Jones
Elberton
Cov. Truitt
LaGrange
John D. Moss
Athens
E. & Ehnhey
J. Eblin
Big Cotton Meeting in Newnan Saturday
One of the first gatherings of cotton farmers in the state to organize a county unit of the American Cotton Association will be held in Newnan on Saturday. Coweta County growers merchants and bankers are expected. Judge H A Boykin of Sylvania Georgia division president and J J Brown secretary of agriculture will address attendees. The meeting will be educational and aim to safeguard growers interests and uphold cotton prices. A county organization will be formed to participate in the national membership drive with plans for committees in every school district. Coveta is among the first counties to hold such a meeting.
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American Cotton Association
Newnan
Dtama
Coweta
Cottom
dJudge H. A. Boykin
Sylvania
Georgia Division
J. J. Brown
South
Coveta
B. M. Drake
Georgia
Funeral Services of Charlie Jones Held Today
The funeral for Charlie C. Jones, longtime Atlanta resident who died Wednesday, will be at 11 a.m. today at his residence 85 Piedmont avenue. Pallbearers include Walter C. Taylor George P. Moore Charles Hyamp J C McBride H C Beckman and Henry Fennell. Interment will be in West View. He had recently moved back to Atlanta from Cairo where he farmed. He leaves his widow Rene Jones a sister Mrs B Beardsley two brothers R Jones of Houston and W E Jones of Jacksonville.
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Charlie C. Jones
Atlanta
Piedmont Avenue
Walter C. Taylor
George P. Moore
Charles Hyamp
J. C. McBride
H. C. Beckman
Henry Fennell
West
Cairo
Onerene Jones
Mr.b. Beardsley
R. Jones
Houston
Texes
W._E. Jones
Jacksonville
Fla
Wife Seeks 10000 Damages In Husband's Death Suit
Herschael Rice is described as a streetcar conductor killed when Adda Webb's car struck him on Pathtree Road at Brookwood during a trolley return. The suit filed by Mrs Belly Rice in superior court alleges Webb drove at 30 to 40 mph without rights, fled toward the city, and Rice was later held in the Tower before bond under Fulton indictment.
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Herschael Rice
Belly Rice
Adda 3
Webb
Rice
Lawtonley
Weident
Pathtree Road
Brookwood
Bond
Fulton Grand Ury
Marietta Paving Nears Completion Date
Fulton county public works chief says paving on the Marietta road from the Exposition Cotton mills bridge to the river will finish September 6. Pace's Ferry road due to wrap up shortly before Christmas with a November 1 contract deadline delayed by recent railroad strikes delaying materials.
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Marietta
Exposition Cotton Mills
W. A. Hansell, Jr
Public Works
Fulton County
Pace's Ferry
Red Cross executive takes new position
Alexander Johnson, after eleven months with the American Red Cross southern division, leaves to become superintendent of the Alex Milne Home for Girls on the Mississippi River, 12 miles above New Orleans. He has long served in social welfare, including roles with Indiana state charities and the National Conference of Social Workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Johnson
Department of Civilian Relief
Southern Division
American Red.Cross
Alex Milne
Missipi River
New ‘Orleana
Johnson
State Board of Charities of
Indiana
National Conference ‘of Social Workers
Red Cross
Camp Greene
Bureau of Supervision
Georgia
Bll
State Board of Charities
Ansley
Bureau of Civilian Relief
Ada T. Wool, Folk
Marguerite Thompson
Helen C. Cinnamond
Eleanor Tucker
Evelyn Crawford
Boyce M. Edens
W. &. Plummer
Joseph.c. Logan
Daniels And Party Welcomed To Hawaii
Honolulu August 20 Ancient Hawaiians welcomed Secretary of the Navy Daniels and his party and officers and men of the dreadnought New York arriving today. Warriors with spears lined the landing area as visitors came ashore. Rear Admiral Albert Mucormick underwent an appendectomy at sea. his condition described as dangerous. Apprentice P T Smith of Chicago was crushed to death aboard the New York by the swinging of a 14 inch gun turret.
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Honolulu
Hawai
Daniela
New York
Albert MuCormick
P.T. Smith
Chicago
Miss Willingham Named Sponsor for Georgia Reunion
Miss Anne Willingham of Macon, a prominent society figure, is named sponsor for the Georgia division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans at the Atlanta reunion October 7 to 10. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs Broadus E Willingham, with her father presiding over Willingham Cotton Mills in Macon. She travels from Grove Park Inn this summer and returns to Georgia in September. several social events in her honor are planned during the convention.
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Anne Willingham
Macon Society
Atlanta
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Miss Willingham
Grove Park Inn
Broadus E.’ Willingham
Willingham Cotton Wills
Macon
Gradt Bloodworth
Personnel Changes in Atlanta Office of Haskins & Sells
In Atlanta the Haskins & Sells office announced changes through manager L C Matthews. Henry S DeVault, assistant manager for about 18 months, is named manager of the Pittsburgh office and will depart Atlanta September 1. He will be succeeded in Atlanta by W L Chaffee, long-time New York staff.
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Atlanta
Haskins & Sells
Haskins& Sells
L. C. Matthews
Henry S. DeVault
Pittsburg
DeVault
W. L. Chaffee
New Yorks
Husband Struck Her Sues For Divorce Inplex Suit
Mrs. Fannie Fulton sues Ed Fulton for divorce alleging a violent blow by her husband almost unjointing her neck. Attorneys Carl N Guess and Frank Guess filed the suit on Thursday. In a separate action Carlos Fuller sues Mrs Nettie Futter for divorce alleging his wife’s arrest with a soldier and a prior disorderly conduct conviction. Attorney Walter A Sims represents him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Fulton
Ed Fulton
Carl N
Frank Guess
Carlos Fuller
Nettie Futter
Grant Park
Recorder's Court
Walter, A. Sims
Officers School Graduates Plan Reunion in City
Graduates, instructors, and officers on duty at the training camp plan a reunion in August 1928. The program includes business sessions, a banquet at Ansley, and a dance. Col William H. Beck and Captain Eugene Oberdorfer organize the committee with General Walter A. Harris and others as speakers. An annual reunion is hoped as membership shifts for muster out and dispersal across the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Beck
Griffin
Eugene Oberdorfer
Atlanta
Walter A. Harris
Macon
B.M. Batley
J van Holt
Nash
William A. Beck
Basil Brockbridge
French Scholarships for Girls of Georgia Open 1919 20
Georgia announces twenty scholarships in leading French lycees for the 1919 20 academic year beginning October 1. Open to American girls aged 18 to 20 who read French and have strong scholarship records.Applicants should contact Robert L. Kelly at 19 South LaSalle Street Chicago with endorsements and documentary evidence.
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Brittain
Robert J. Kelly
Chicago
Association’ ‘of ‘American Colleges
Eulea
South LaSalle Street
America
Arthur Carlton
Worcester
England
Leamington
Lawton
B. Evans
Augusta
Esira
Brunswick City Street Railway Seeks Fare Increase
The Brunswick Brunswick City and Suburban Street Railway asks the Georgia Railroad Commission for authority to raise passenger fare from 5 to 7 cents. The company states that without the 2 cent increase it would face bankruptcy. The commission set the petition for hearing on September 9.
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Georgia Rallroad Commission
City and Suburban’ Street Railway Company
Brunswick
City traffic ordinance discussed by club members
This afternoon members discussed a proposed parking and traffic ordinance before the street committee. The measure would regulate central city parking and traffic, stop College Park and Hast Point cars at Mitchell street, and effect Broad, Alabama and Forsyth streets. Business men from the Broad Forsyth area planned to attend the public hearing.
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Point
Bua
Ineas
E City
College Park
Hast
Mitchell Street
Joop
Broad
Alabams
Forsyth Streets
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Union of South Africa
Cotton Buyers’ Association
American ‘Cotton Association
Charlie Jones
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RED Cross Enecutve
Daniels
Hawaii
Miss. Willingham
Georgi
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Brunswick Comp. Company
Thomas
GW. Carter
John .T. Pendleton
Carter
Coursey. & Munn
Broad Star
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Southern Decorating. Co
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