Grand Jury Assails Police Department Over Costs and Lakewood Plan
The January grand jury harshly assailed Atlanta area issues including the police department policy and morale, the proposed Lakewood fair funded by county money, and the rising cost and maintenance of the new county courthouse. It criticized the county fee system and Tower prisoner feed and paid tribute to Judge Ben Hill and his longtime associate.
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Ita
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A. J
Lik
Dudge Hill
Grand Jury
Benjamin Hill
California
Vera Cruz
Alre
Confederate Congress
Davis
Wrong Wise Sisters Arrested in Savannah
A telegram to E. B. Durham of Durham Jewelry at 20 Edgewood Avenue claims the wrong Wise sisters were arrested for swindling him of $1,000 in Savannah, Georgia. Policeman Sad Webb, who went to Savannah to bring the women to Atlanta, sent the message Friday.
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E. B. Durham
Durham Jewelry Company
Edgewood Avenue
Wise Sisters
Savannah
Sad Webb
Alflanta
What Conversion Is Dr Jones to Preach
On Sunday morning Dr. Jones pastor of Trinity church will preach on a theme from the Chapman Alexander meetings. His subject will be What Conversion Is and he will show the impossibility of personal salvation without regeneration.
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Jones
Trinity Church
Chapman- Alexander
Southern credit signals confidence from Boston financier
Arthur E. Childs, Boston financier and president of the Columbian National Life Insurance Co, praises Atlanta’s discount rates as among the lowest. He notes improving southern trade, banking optimism, and the cotton pool dissolution, predicting strong support for next year’s crops aided by new federal banks. He criticizes the north’s buy-a-bale wave and urges continued southern resilience.
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Federal Reserve Banks
Atlanta
Arthur E. Childs
Boston
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The
Columbian National Life Insurance
Pany
Massachusetts Lighting Company
Constitution
Childs
South
Mr. Childs
Georgian Terrace
Alfred C. Newell
Columbian National Life Insurances Company
Farmers Rally in Rome Draws Large Attendance
Farmers from Floyd County and nearby areas attended a rally in Rome under the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs. Barry Wright presided, J. Hanks gave the welcome, and speakers included J. D. Price commissioner of agriculture, J. Phil Campbell of the State College of Agriculture, Dan G. Hughes, Mrs. Nellie Peters Black, and Mrs. Lyman Amsden.
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Rome
Floyd County
Georgia Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Barry Wright
J. Hanks
State’ College of Agriculture
Dan G. Hughes
Atlanta
Nellie Peters Black
Lyman Amsden
Two Atlanta Boys Honored on U G A Board Officers
Athens Ga February 26 Special Two Atlanta boys were named on the new board of officers for the University of Georgia U M I A last night at the annual election The officers nominated by a committee were elected Tollows President Henry Newton LaGrange Vice President Milton Scott Decatur Secretary Law Scott Atlanta Treasurer Henry Brown of Atlanta re elected Dr R H Edwards of New York international secretary of the social service department addressed the Georgia association last night Forty eight men were found this year regularly engaged in this service teaching in Sunday schools visiting the convicts in the camps working in deputations sent to neighboring towns and other lines RK M Guess the student general secretary has developed the association wonderfully in the past two years.
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Athens
Atlanta
Board of
University of Georgia U. M.I. A
Tollows
Henry Newton
LaGrange
Milton Scott
Decatur
Law
Scott
Henry Brown
R. H. Edwards
New York
Social Service Department
Associational Work
Georgia Association
RK. M. Guess
Coffee County Forms New Farmers Unions
Douglass Ga February 24. Special. Since moving the national headquarters to Douglas, inquiries have increased about the Farmers union. Local enthusiasm grows with eight unions formed in the county last week. President Barrett of the national union predicts 50 000 new members this year. The national body has 406 delegates from 42 states and may bring the next annual convention to Douglas, giving this region wide notoriety.
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Douglass Ga
Binte Farmers’ Union
Douglas
Barrett
National Union
Shot Friend in Leg in Mistaken Thief Incident
Nashville Ga February 26 Special Colonel Clayton Griner of Tifton was shot in the leg twice by John Nessmith who fired as he mistook Griner for a thief at Nessmiths field. Griner and his brother Bee were en route to phone his wife. Nessmith regrets the accident, noting prior break-in attempts at his home.
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Nashville
Clayton Griner
Tifton
John Nessmith
Nessmith
Griner
Bee
Mr. Nessmith
Titton
Mr. Griner
Georgia Chief Justice Fish Recovers From Surgery
Chief Justice William H. Fish of the Georgia Supreme Court is resting well after an operation for prostate trouble at Piedmont Sanitarium last Thursday morning. He had been in ill health for about six months, and his condition since the operation is reported as very satisfactory at his home.
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William H. Fish
Supreme Court of Georgia
Piedmont Sanitarium
Justice Fish
What We Believe About the Devil at First Universalist
Rev Fred A Line will discuss What We Believe About the Devil at the First Universalist Church located at 16 East Harris Street this Sunday morning at 11 oclock. There will be good music.
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Fred A. Line
First Universalist
East Harris Street
Sunday School Convention closes in Dawson at Methodist Church
The Terrell county Sunday school convention ends its two day session this evening at the Methodist church in Dawson Ga Dr Williams A Brown of Chicago and D W Sims of Atlanta lead the closing exercises and have edified audiences at each service
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Dawson
Terrell County
Methodist
Williams A. Brown
Chicago
D. W. Sims
Atlanta
Central Church Service Notice
Central Congregational church will hold services Sunday morning with preaching by the Rev Frank T Lee. Sunday school will be at 3 80 o'clock.
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Central Church
Central Congregational Church
Frank T. Lee
State Mutual Life Elects New President in Rome
State Mutual Life Insurance directors chose ER. D. Walter as president to succeed Judge John W. Maddox who resigned. J. S. Calhoun of Cartersville was elected as director to replace Maddox. Other officers named include J. A. Glover as first vice president H. B. Kelley as second vice president and A. Wadsworth as secretary.
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Rome
State Mutual Life Insurance ‘Company
ER. D. ‘Walter
John W. Maddox
J.S. Calhoun
First National Bank
Cartersville
Maddox
J. A. Glover
H. B. Kelley
A. Wadsworth
Bitter fight waged by Athens officers over law enforcement
Athens Ga February 26 Special The bitterest fight on lawlessness and the most determined resistance to liquor laws and other ordinances affecting that element is under way in Athens. Detectives from Atlanta faced delays while witnesses were scarce and a clash occurred when Henry Gulp allegedly assaulted detective J W Jones. The case was postponed again as officers vowed to protect witnesses and continue the probe, with two detectives fleeing the courtroom before being summoned northbound. Additional claims allege the detectives were allowed to run a new sting, prompting warrants and ongoing city court action.
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Athens
Recorder’s Court
Atlanta
J. W. Jones
Bond
Henry Gulp
Jones
Culp
Seaboard Air Line
Recorder
Cals
Sue
Hugh H. Gordon, Jr
Police Committee of Council
Friends
Jackson
Clarke County
Express Company Reports Large Cash Package Missing
Savannah reports Southern Express officials notified of a loss in Camilla Georgia late yesterday afternoon. A package containing nearly four thousand dollars was shipped from Camilla to Savannah Bank and Trust Company via Atlantic Coast Line. The envelope held 3550 in currency and the rest in paper money. The envelope was turned over to the Coast Line agent by the express company agent.
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Savannah
Southern, Express Company
Camilla
Atlantic Coast
Camila
Savannah Bank and Trust Com
York Exchange
Coast Line
Express Company
Receiver Takes Over Adel Mercantile Firm
Adel February 26 special The J T Wilkes company incorporated a large Adel mercantile firm has entered receivership at the instance of J T Wilkes Temporary receiver J T Wilkes, longtime local businessman, remains involved amid unclear indebtedness.
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Adel, Ga
J. T. Wilkes
Building Booming in Augusta as Permits Pass Thirty Thousand
Building activity surged in Augusta Ga during the past weeks with permits issued yesterday totaling over 30000 for the day. A notable project is a new reinforced concrete refrigerating warehouse valued at 22000.
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Augusta
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