East Atlanta Voters Form Improvement Association
Nearly one hundred East Atlanta citizens form the East Atlanta Improvement Association with W. S Loftis as president S Kirkpatrick as secretary and J Carpenter as treasurer Their slogan Better Improvements for East Atlanta calls for quicker city council funding for a new schoolhouse at Metropolitan and Moreland and a stronger Soldier Home car line schedule A preliminary committee of twenty five will push for action at the next meeting and more organizers will be named to advance local growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Atlanta
East
Metropoltan
Moreland
tLy
Preston Arkwright
Georgia Railway and Tower Company
Soldier Home
Premixatio
Tormillers
Candler Plans 12-Story $2 Million Baltimore Building
Asa G. Candler announced Voenda plans a $2,006,000 twelve story building in Baltimore on Market Place Pratt Lombard and Conestoga streets. The block will house eastern sales HQ and tenants with retail fronts expected on Market Place and Pratt. Arthur Tufts designed the structure alongside other Voenda buildings in Atlanta New York and Dallas.
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Asa G. Candler
Voenda Company
Baltimore
Market Place
Pratt
Lombard
Conestd
Pratt Street
Harbor
City Hall
Lombardetrest
Atlanta
New York
Dallas
Arthur Tufts
Fulton County Divorces and Marriages Compare 1913
Figures from Fulton County clerks show 2,873 marriages and 852 divorce petitions in 1913, about one divorce per six marriages. Monthly totals show no strong wave pattern, with scattered petitions ranging from 5 to 47. The 1918 divorce total surpasses 1912, and licenses split between full and partial divisions for whites and others.
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Superior Court
Fetton
State Ready to Pay Its Debts Tomorrow
State Treasurer W. J. Speer declared that all obligations due tomorrow will be promptly met. About $243,000 in bonded debt will be paid, with $140,000 in the sinking fund for principal and the remainder for semi annual interest. Funds will be distributed by National Park Bank in New York City.
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W. J. Speer
National Park Bank
New York City
Bankruptcy Petition Filed by Cherokee County Farmer
A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed yesterday with Deputy Clerk Stanton Henley of the federal court by TC Crow. The petitioner, a farmer in Cherokee county, states his indebtedness will reach $2423.50 with assumed debts of $1426.00.
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Pankruptcy
Stanton Henley
Federal Court
TC. Crow
Cherokee County
Atlanta Bride Joins Henderson Undertaker Kin
A two year courtship between Beulah Rogers of Henderson and Roy Donehoo of the firm AO Roy Donehoo undertakers culminated in a Lexington Tennessee wedding. The couple, after a brief honeymoon, reside at 62 Ak Street Atlanta. Roy had not seen Beulah since their first meeting two years prior.
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Roy Donehoo
Atlanta
Henderson
Tenn
Roy Derehoo
Beulah Rogers
Enderson
Donekos
Lexington
Ahome
Attack on clubs for not closing on Christmas Day
A statement by Rev H M DuBose of the Georgia Anti Saloon League condemns locker clubs in Georgia for defying Mayor Woodward’s Christmas Day closing order. He alleges clubs foster lawlessness, cites drunk patrons and a woman from a locker club entering a business building, and claims most liquor sold on Decatur Street comes from clubs.
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Gorgia
H. M DuBose
Georgia
DuBore
Adarese
Decatur Street
Christ
Atlanta
Fook
Woodward
Bakers Officials Banquet at Ansley Hotel
The American Bakeries' corporation of Atlanta held its first annual meeting of officials and managers. The group, established two years ago, runs central plants in Jacksonville Birmingham Chattanooga and Atlanta and uses a patented bread process in 134 cities. After sessions ended Tuesday morning visiting bakers were entertained at Ansley Hotel by Colonel Harry L Schlesinger with a banquet. Attendees included W M Solger William Tisch IL Salchow BW Sturdevant L E Rogers H J Monge EL Wood from Jacksonville W D B Sims from Chattanooga and T Millsap KH Thompson MH Ray and H A Binfold from Bilington.
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American Bakeries’ Corporation of
Atlanta
Planta
Jacksonville
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Atlan Ta
America
W P Announces Number of Changes
Announcement yesterday by Athanta and West Point Railroad Company of multiple promotions and changes in service. ES Center named assistant general freight agent at Atlanta. Frank G Browder Jr becomes assistant general freight agent at Montgomery. E G Hitt succeeds Browders Place as division freight agent at Montgomery. Y O Rourke appointed general agent at Selma Alabama. division freight agent office at Selma is abandoned. Appointments take effect January 1.
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Athanta and
West Point Hail~ Road Company
ES Center
General Ent
Atlanta
Atc- Tanta
Frank G. Browder, Jr
Mont Eamery
G. Hitt
Mr. Browders
Monteamers
Y. O'Rourke
Selma
Bright and Snappy Weather Today Foretells Clear Skies
The forecast says today will be cold but clear with a brief drizzle in the early hours. The state expects improving conditions as a cold snap gives way to sunshine, ending recent wet and windy spells that affected the region.
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Ameringa
Munday Elected Head of Order of Beavers
Atlanta lodge No 3 Independent Order of Beavers held its annual election Monday night at the lodge rooms 1714 Fast Hunter street The following were elected W C Munday president B Flournoy vice president R S Walker chaplain J R McMichael secretary W Warneke treasurer and R Potts trustee for three years The local has two large membership and the order is strong all over the youth.
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Atlanta
Order of Beavers
Fast Hunter Street
W. c Munday
B. Flournoy
RK. S. Walker
J. BR. R McMichael
W. Warneke
R. . Potts
Watchnight Services at Grace M. E. Church
Dr. C. Jones leads an interesting Watchnight service at Grace Methodist Church with department sections from the women's missionary societies Sunday school and Epworth league. Coffee and sandwiches will be served 10:40 to 11:15, then the old year ends with testimony sermon song and prayer as the new year dawns.
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C. Jones
Grace Methodist Church
Woman's Missionary Societies
iSunday School
Epworth League
State Game Chief Pushes Parcel Post Ban on Game
State Game Commissioner Charles L. Davis urged Postmaster General Burleson to bar parcel post shipments of game forbidden by state law. Burleson reportedly ordered post office staff to enforce the state laws and restrict shipments to suburban parcel post districts. Davis will notify all state game wardens upon official word and seek their cooperation in enforcement.
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Charies L. Davis
General Burleson
Mr. Davis
Burleson
Post Office Department
Howard and
Adamson
Post Office
Davis
Eastman Commercial Club Names Officers for Six Months
At a meeting in the club rooms Saturday evening the Eastman Commercial Club elected officers for the next six months. G. W. Atwill was chosen president with Wright J. Daniels as vice president. The board of governors includes J. B. Holmes J. Craver and D. Horrman. Paul M. Roberts appointed secretary and treasurer.
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Eastman Commercial Club
G. W. Atwill
Wright J. Daniels
J. B. Holmes
J. Craver
Horrman
Paul M. Roberts
Newspaperman WedsMiss Aycock in Atlanta Visit
Miss Hattie Aycock formerly of Monroe Georgia but lately of McKinnie Texas became the bride of Clarence Graves Hester business manager of The Walton News in a ceremony at 89 West Harris street Atlanta. The Rev Hawara Caldwell officiated. Afterward the couple dined at the Ansley hotel and left for a short wedding trip. They will reside in Monroe with Hester continuing in newspaper work since 1896. Acosta Bond Release shifts focus to Charleston scene where I M Acosta faces bond after fatal shooting.
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Hattie Aycock
Monroe
McKinnie
Texas
Beame
Clarence Graves Hester
Walton News
Brownae
Hugh Harrison
West
Harris Street
Hawara 4 Caldwell
Walton Newsland
Aycock
Walton County
Mrs. Arnold
Atlanta
Hester
Ansley Hotel
Happy Coupter
Greene County
Side Trip To Tuskegee Via West Point Route
Travel notice indicates a January 3 side trip to Tuskegee via the West Point route. For large parties, round trip costs are listed as 6.39 dollars and reservations must be made with the secretary of the American Association for the Advance Target Science at the Piedmont Hotel.
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Tuskegee
West Point
Secretary of American Association For the Advance Target Science
Piedmont Hotel
Ies
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Candler
Fulton County
Maier &Berkele, Inc
Diamond Merchants
Whitehall Street
Donehoo
Ansley
W. P
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Grace M. E. Church
Acosta
Charleston, & C
I. M Acosta
Mob
J. Meehan
Louisville
Crichton-Shumaker
Crichton-Shumaker Business College
Mall “Thomason
Jacobs’ Pharmacies
American Asthmatic Co. Inc
King Hardware Co
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