Attract ive Carter Electric sign dazzles city display
One of the largest and most beautiful electrical signs in the city stands at 72 North Broad Street for Carter Electric. Built under Lansdell letters and powered by belt driven generator, the 48 foot tall double faced sign draws thousands nightly from dusk to 11 pm, costing over 1600 dollars and highlighting local progress in electric display.
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Healey
Carter Electric Company
North Broad Street
Which &. L. Shivers
Shivers
Big Healey
Fred Landsell
Intract
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Lansdell
Attendance grows at electrical show plans for 1916
Friday is Rotarians day at the electrical show in the Healey building with Rolly club members bringing wives to view exhibits then attend a dinner dance at Ansley. Ad Men club urges attendance as the show grows with visitors more than doubling from Monday to Thursday and exhibitors seeking more space for next year. The Anti Tuberculosis Society booth will share in receipts as the exhibit continues day and night.
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Healey
Rolly Club
New Atlanta to Macon Highway Discussed
A Fulton county meeting led by the Georgis Chamber of Commerce considered a new Atlanta to Macon highway via Donough Jackson and Indian Springs. Preliminary surveys will begin within ten days, with attendees including HJ Freeman Tom Winn FP Camp F D Moore and J OG Gaston from several counties.
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MeoDepough
Clayton Henry
Butts
Georgis Chamber of Commerce
Aldine
Fulton
Ais
Atlanta
Macon
Donough Jackson
HJ Freeman
DeKalb County
Tom Winn
Tulton County
F D Moore
Claytoncourt
J “Og Gaston
Butts County
Oil Stock Promises Big Gains as Company Seeks Capital
The Uncle Sam Oil Company advertises a rapid capital raise of over a million dollars to expand in the Cushing field and Cherryvale Tulsa refineries. It claims plans for 6 locations, 10,000 barrels per day production, and a 3rd of stock allotted among 16,000 holders, with potential returns amid war demand and expanding pipeline reach.
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Luelesam Oil Company
Tae
Great Cushing
Idalau
Arkansas River
Ich Boston Oil Pool
Vhs Company
Thres
Delare
Uncle Sam
Mddle West
Tulsa
Cherryvale
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Weald Gold
Bartlerville
Boston
Special Stock Offer for Uncle Sam Oil Company Kansas City KS
Advertising copy shows stock remittance details for Uncle Sam Oil Company in Kansas City Kansas with 200 shares at 14.60, 600 shares at 3500, 1000 shares at 7000, and 10000 shares at 70000, plus street city and state address placeholders. The fragment presents an offer layout and numbers but lacks complete contact or acceptance instructions.
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Uncle Sam Oil Company
Kansas City
Kansas
Douglas Extends Royal Welcome to Highway Tourists
Douglas Georgia December 2 special report highway commissioners due to heavy rain traveled by rail from Macon to Waycross while others in the party continued by road. At 3 PM today Fitzgerald cars led by twenty from Douglas arrived to a 3600 strong crowd including 50 local cadets and women, with bells and Dixie played by a cornet band. Douglas celebrates Coffee County’s roads and Dixie highway prospects.
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Douglas
Dixie Highway Commissioners
Macon
Fitzgerald
The
Agricultural College
Dixie
Coffee County
Georgia Baptist State Mission Board Elects Officers
Delegates at the Georgia Baptist Convention annual meeting elected officers for the next year during Thursday morning session at First Baptist Church. Presiding was Dr L Barton. officers named were W Minor Madison president, W L Cutts Canton vice president, W W Gaines Atlanta recording secretary, AC Cree Atlanta corresponding secretary and treasurer. Dr WoL Wagner Rome led devotion as 21 board members attended.
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State Mission Board
The
Georgia!n Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church
Thoraday Mornings
L . Barton
W. Minor
Madison
W L Cutts
Canton
W Gaines
Atlanta
AC Cree
Wol Wagner
Rome
Prisoner Follows Wife For Years Told In Court
WoL Kelly, an Atlanta merchant, faced Recorder Johnson in police court on charges of following Mrs LL Jones of Smyrna. Jones testified Kelly had stalked her for over five years, leading to his arrest on a disorderly conduct count. The judge dismissed the case after warning Kelly to avoid his wife’s routes and directions.
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Wol Kelly
Atlanta
Recorder Johnson
Polices
LL Jones
Smyrna
Jones
Kelly
Municipal Offices Closely Contested in North Georgia Towns
In Athens and nearby Colbert two contested races drew lines along business ties. An Athens resident who influenced Colbert’s vote moved his citizenship to Athens amid a mayoral contest where Ross edged Kirk by a slim margin. A later Colbert vote tied, while Comer also yielded a tied mayoral result between Birchmore and Jeelly, with a school issue stirring the campaign.
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North Georgia
Athens
Colbert
Messrs
Ross
Kirk
Hoss
Wade Glenn
WL. Hardeman
Comer
Sal
Finayor
Messrs Birchmore
Jeelly
Metropolitan Grand Quartet Sings Here Tonight in Atlanta
The Metropolitan Grand Quartet arrives from North Carolina for a concert at the Auditorium Armory as the sixth Lyceum program of the Alkahest series. A new program features Nursery Rhymes and Calamity Songs by Thomas Wade Lane and his wife. Tickets range 90 cents to $1 and doors open at 7:20 pm with the concert at 8:30 pm.
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Metropolitan Grand Quartet Company
Atlanta
North Carolina
Auditorium Armory
Tormight
Alkahest Lyceum
Avlanta
Alkahest
Lyceum
Thomas Wade Lane
Lane
Auditorium-Armory
Fifth Ward Imp Club Hears School Library Plan
The Fifth Ward Improvement Club met at English Avenue school to discuss enlarging the school and adding a library to meet growing needs of fifth grade students. FC Bentley presided as the meeting received strong support from attendees.
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Fifth Ward Improvement Club
English Avenue
Bentley
Municipal Election in Statesboro Names Three Elected
Statesboro Ga held its municipal primary with five candidates for three seats. Edwin Groover, Imedy W. Franklin, and J O Martin were elected, with Denmark leading the ticket in a warm election scenario not seen for years.
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Statesboro
Mark
Edwin Groover
Medy
W. Franklin
J O Martin
Denmark
Ellaville Depot Burns in Georgia Fire
Ellaville Georgia depot burned today destroying about 100 bales of cotton and substantial freight. The fire, likely accidental, may have started from a passing locomotive spark.
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Ellaville
Burns
Augusta
Central
Short Route Tourists Welcomed By Waycross
Waycross Georgia December 2 Special The short route Dixie highway tourists were met eleven miles from Waycross late today and given a rousing welcome A brass band carried to Waresboro to head the procession At the city limits Mayor Scott Beaton and members of council greeted the visitors pinning badges entitling them to everything in Waycross The procession of automobiles was nearly two miles long and as it moved down Plant avenue presented with elaborate electric air effects a very impressive scene Drew W Paul mayor of Fitzgerald was among the tourists W R Bowen president and Isadore Golder secretary of the Short Route Association are also members of the party traveling in eleven automobiles Fifty machines will compose the delegation to Jacksonville tomorrow Lilly Hinton Dies Atlantic City NJ December 2 Special William Hinton famous as an emotional actress twenty years ago died of heart failure at her country home at Linwood tonight.
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Waycross
Dixie Highway
Waresboro
Scott
T Beaton
Plant Avenue
W Paul
Fitzgerald
W R. Bowen
Isadore Golder
Jacksonville
Inside Bath Habit for Health and Beauty Promoted
An article urges both women and men to start a morning habit of consuming hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims inside cleanliness improves skin complexion and overall health, preventing headaches bad breath rheumatism and colds, noting inexpensive phosphate at drugstores can demonstrate quick changes.
Residential heating rate notice issued for low charges
A local utility promotes specially low rates for residential heating current. The notice outlines reduced prices aimed at households, encouraging customers to switch or remain with the program.
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WM. Sewell
Coolidge
Mr Sewell
General Electric
S. R Dull
Carter Electric CO
Broad Street
Atlanta Housewives
S. R. Dull
Ivy
Hunter Hogue Electric Co
Walton St
Georgia Savings Bank & Trust CO
Aha
Carter
Atlanta-To-Macon
Varrel Wella
Wenondy
Wation i
Biz
Tada
Kan
Plas
Metropolitan Quartet
Lilly Hinton
Atlantic City
Wily Hinton
Linwood
Ladies’ Tome Journal
Charles P Steinmetz
Steinmetz
Edison
Literary Digest
Dumbreck
Glasgow
Scotland
Georgia Railway & Power Co
Home Bailey Electric Co
North Pryor St
Cotton States Electric Co
Auburn Ave
D. Peters Flectric CO
South Forsyth St
J OM
Clayton
Luckie St
McGaughey Electric Co
Bryan
EleCtrical Disard Construction Co
Austell Ride
Gate City Electric Co
Woliosse, L Electric Co
North Broad St
Mckinne, Lac
Virginia
Piedmonts
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