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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1921
Page
10
In Elberton Georgia on February 22 a cooperative marketing discussion was held. Officials and locals reviewed methods to improve sales channels and farmer cooperation.
Commissioner of agriculture J J Brown will discuss in eight talks at Etherton on Saturday. Likely presentations by Dr A M Soule of the State College of Agriculture and T J Shackelford are expected.
An advertisement warns against pimples and skin blemishes and promotes a blood cleanser labeled 5.8. as the cure. It claims local treatments fail since the source is in the blood and invites readers to begin taking 5.S. and write to the Medical Director at 827 Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Ga.
London February 23 Turkish delegations at the council were sent back for detailed revisions of their Savres treaty demands. Greek delegates planned to respond but the session was abandoned. Turkish Constantinople and nationalist camps, initially hostile, posted similar proposals and are expected to finalize details by tomorrow morning per Premier Lloyd George.
The new Boy Scout troop hut at Tech High school named the Willa A Sutton Hut will be formally opened at 1 16 oclock Thursday afternoon. Professor W A Sutton principal will preside and the student body will attend with Atlanta scout executives and troop committees also present.
Atlanta remembers George Dode Paskert, longtime outfielder, for saving five children and aiding ten others from a fire on Lorain Avenue in Cleveland. He entered the burning store three times, carried children to safety, and sustained burns, while his heroism recalls his 1905 Crackers pennant days with Atlanta.
A bond campaign text lists organizations that endorsed the issue, led by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and Affiliated Technical Societies. It argues for funding more and better schools, waterworks, sewers, health, and traffic relief, noting taxes would shift if the bond passes and the emergency rate would be replaced by long-term taxation. Frank M. Inman chairs the campaign committee.
Washington reports the Senate passed the agricultural appropriation bill carrying about 41 million dollars for department operations starting next June. The measure exceeds current year appropriations by about 9 million and tops the House figure by nearly 6 million after conference. Additional items include 150000 for wood utilization in Madison, 100000 for aviation weather forecasts, 114000 for road materials studies, and 160000 for foreign farm markets.
The Macon Concrete Builder company sues Brooks Calloway in U S District Court alleging patent infringement over concrete finishing methods. Evidence finished Wednesday and arguments are postponed to Friday or Saturday as the parties dispute patent validity and alleged rights.
Chronic coughs and persistent colds lead to serious lung trouble. Creomulsion is promoted as a twofold remedy that soothes inflamed surfaces and destroys germs, with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved after following directions.
Soperton Ga February 35 Special J Ross Hooks Treutlen county minister yesterday convicted of manslaughter and given 10 to 15 years has filed for a new trial. Hooks was found guilty in the killing of L K Lumiey and his son in the county’s upper area last August. Hooks’ father Bennis Hooks was convicted about two weeks earlier for participating with his son and received life imprisonment.
Wilt Skates a white man with a long criminal record has begun his twentieth term in Chattooga county gang after being brought back from Catoosa county where he was serving a sentence. He escaped last summer as a trusty and was rediscovered when the county gang warden found him in Ringgold while fetching two other prisoners. He must complete seven months in Chattooga.
Igeriy Ga February 28 Investigation at Trion revealed a young girl’s body buried in a newly dug grave in an isolated part of Trion cemetery. Officials had believed the missing mail carrier Kinsey, who vanished January 25, might be found there.
Campaign workers in Atlanta pledge to raise 10000 for the Humane Society. One third of the goal is in hand or pledged. Plans target churches and schools, with Malcolm Lacks in charge of soliciting business officials. A proposed motorcycle officer would report daily to the humane office, under Mayor Key’s support. Asa Candler Sr contributes 25 dollars.
A court or hall report notes 375 different patience games claimed by a solicitor at the town hall. The writer remarks the British public is playing many varieties, citing names like Robert Lowry and Miss Katherine Crabb among small sums such as $25 and $20 as examples of the era’s betting or gaming notes. The tone hints at a broad pastime trend and modest prize references.
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