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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1921
Page
6
Councilman E. Buchanan proposes a park without taillights rule for the white-way section, drawing strong backing from car owners and dealers. They favor limited permission but warn against extending it to all streets due to shading, light gaps, and safer driving needs.
Ray H. Cutter of Joseph G Blount retail sales balanced a silver dollar on a Chalmers motor while it ran at speeds from 1200 R P M to a dead stop and back to speed. Wysong headed the campaign praising the demonstrations and predicting increased sales.
Oscar Parlier has been named district representative of the Republic Truck Sales corporation in this territory, succeeding S. Stuart who has moved to manage the newly opened Atlanta branch. Parlier, a North Carolina native, has held various roles in the auto industry from sales to distribution and served on the U.S. Housing Commission during the war.
A niece reports her aunt Cassie Robertson missing from Roxton Texas. A letter from Minnie Dial says Cassie was living in Lithonia Georgia with husband Milton Robertson and their three children Cora Ada and Jem mie. Now the whole family is untraceable.
Chicago August 27 union leaders guarded against an unauthorized shop men walkout over a labor board rule. B M Jewell and six Federated Shop Crafts officials opposed cutting overtime pay but urged workers not to quit. A wage cut effective June 30 and prior strikes heighten tensions amid Sunday overtime pay changes.
McKinstry, a veteran local automobile dealer, has secured the distribution of the new Handley Knight. He cites extensive industry ties and a thorough factory inspection to affirm the car as a fine, easily maintained vehicle with a Knight sleeve valve motor. The 27.2 hp model features a 125 inch wheelbase and aluminum trim, with a recent price reduction and year-long guarantee.
Jack H. Macey returns to the automotive field to distribute Gould batteries across southern states. He has joined Gould Battery for two years and prepares to serve battery owners by training and setting up a local service network at 222 Ivy Street with an interim sales and service station and plans to grow dealers. Nearby text notes a palm leaf article about a Chinese factory producing imitation Pan-B hats distinguished only by experts.
The Republic Truck Sales Atlanta branch displays the Republic Rapid Transit model at 15 Currier Street. Highlights include a 124 inch wheelbase Lycoming motor Torbensen drive canopy express body with electric lighting, 1395 price fully equipped, and body options from open to enclosed cabs with multiple configurations. The chassis weighs 2500 pounds with total weight 3100 pounds with body, and uses 32 4 inch pneumatic tires and artillery wheels.
W W Mitchell. newly named manager of the Atlanta Ford branch, succeeds R S Abbott who is transferred to Houston. Mitchell has long service with Ford and is regarded as one of the liveliest and most enthusiastic figures in the Ford distributing network.
An appeal to Atlanta merchants to display help boost Georgia signs in show windows was led by Dave W. Webb, former Advertising club president, as chairman of the Georgia association membership drive. Thousands of placards will be distributed this week amid strong canvass response. W. J. Rudland reports hundreds of members have paid fees for the advertising fund. Georgia seeks more farmers to settle and develop lands, drawing attention to southern prospects in farm journals to attract midwestern investors.
Louisville banker John H. Leathers announced the Jefferson Davis monument will rise to its intended 351 foot height after protest over capping. Daughters of the Confederacy will coordinate the finish and dedications date, now postponed from June.
New York August 27. Chairman Lasker of the Shipping Board charged that United States Mail Steamship Co diverted $1,200,000 from immigrant passage and hotel expenses. Nine ships, seized for nonpayment, were returned to the board and will be run by a special committee awaiting sale or charter. The committee includes W Averill Hartiman Kermit Roosevelt and A Moors. The government aims to keep American ships operating and protect immigrants from fraud. Receivers say company assets will be disposed for creditors. The ships include Agamemnon Susquehanna President Grant America George Washington Princess Matoika Mount Vernon Potomac Pocahontas. Immigrant tickets and deposits will be honored.
A damaged, garbled record notes concerns over "Bigs" and “German Lloyd” Bremen lines, examining continued operations at North docks and terminal facilities. It mentions mail cam and losses, suggesting a seizure in July as likely justified by unfolding sonar considerations and commercial chicanery.
St Petersburst Florida on August 27 authorities reported the body of a young woman found floating in a creek about fifteen miles from Clearwater. An apparent stab wound was noted and the victim had arms bound. a local farmer and two small boys allegedly witnessed the scene. The body was recovered near a bridge believed to be near a recent automobile wreck site and taken to Clearwater for identification.
Buick dealer meetings stemming from a recent convention in Atlanta proceed to hold a September convention at four Atlanta branches. About 75 salesmen from Gear-Bia Megs Tormlinson Brown Catr Raiford John M Suncompay will attend. Benjamin Ulmer Atlanta Buick manager will lead sessions on automobile salesmanship and problem discussion in an open forum format. Other groups are planned for Chattanooga Intgony and Or dando in September.
A blast at a Providence, RI, plant of the United Railway Gas Company killed one man and seriously injured several others. The building was shattered and many nearby residents were hurt. Names of those involved appear garbled in the report.
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