Christmas social notes and visits across Atlanta society
Miss Hazel Hodgson guests Miss Billed at her Piedmont Avenue home while Richard Battle of Oklahoma visits his mother Mrs. Richard Battle at 288 East North Avenue. Miss Margaret Haygood is guest of Miss Mildred Haggood in Smelman Park. Mrs. Mary McEvans leaves Monday for Miami. Mr. and Mrs. William Minor Spiker spend holidays in Florida returning around January 6. A. G. Aratian returns from Key West after Christmas. Col. Patrick H. Calhoun visits son Col. Charles A. Calhoun and granddaughter Miss Margaret Mercer Calhoun in Birmingham. Dr. P. A. Stomal entertains nurses of Piedmont Sanitarium at the Howard Theater. L. Tribble chaperones. George Strauss hosts fifteen friends at the Howard Theater. Miss Witheming Drummond attends a theater party hosted by friends at the Howard. Techwood Athletic Club holds New Year’s Eve dance at William McAplin’s on Spring Street. Kenneth M. Goode travels through Atlanta from Tallahassee. Mrs. Goode and son Mack Hutchins-Goode visited Florida and Tallahassee. Mrs. Goode to visit in Columbus with Greg Worsley and Mrs. C. R. Groover before returning to Atlanta.
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Piedmontain
Richard Battle
Okmtlee
Patrick H. Calhoun
Court of Ordinary
Col
Charles A. Calhoun
Margaret Mercer Calhoun
Birmingham
Als
DP. A. Stomal
Howard Theater
Piedmont Sanitarium
George Strauss
Witheming
Drummond
Techwood Athletic Club
Wil'lama McAplin
Spring Street
Third’ Street
Kenneth M.goode
Atlanta
Tallahassee
Fila
Mrs. Goode
Mack
Hutchins -Goode
George Brown- Goodies
Phillip Goode
Florida
Savings Deposits Show Record 1920 Gains Across Atlanta Banks
The article reports a substantial rise in savings deposits across major Atlanta banks in 1920. Bank officials including M.McFall, Julian Clayton, C.H.Allen, and H.B. Kennedy announce increases of about 26 percent for the year, with December 1920 a record month. Multiple banks reveal new savings facilities and growing accounts, signaling a strong year for consumer thrift and bank savings departments.
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A . Gready
Atlanta
Atlanta National Bank
Savings’ Départment
McPhail
Julian Clayton
Fourth National Bank
W. H. Fitapstridic
Citizens Southern
Fitzpatrick
John K. Murphey
Lowry National Bank
Lowry National
Albert Pritchard
Trust Company of Georgia
H. B. Kennedy
Fulton National Bank
Agstetat
Homty. C
Henry C. Heinz
Central Bank and Trust Corporation
Candler
Forsyth and
Mitchall
P. F. Clarke
American Savings Bank
Clarke
Brown
Georgia Race and Banking Company
Beautiful New Year's Ball At Capital City Club
A grand New Year's Eve event at Atlanta's Capital City Club highlighted by extensive decorations, elegant dining, and a large attendance from club members and guests from nearby cities. Hosts included Colonel and Mrs. Walter P. Andrews and numerous prominent figures such as Dr. N. M. Owensby, Asa Candler, and Jock H. Lewis, with elaborate floral arrangements and festive tableaux throughout the ballroom and salons.
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Capital City
Atlanta
James H. Nunnally
N. M. Owensby
W. A. Bpeer
Edw. van Winkle
W. H. White, Jr
Earl Gone
Lee Ashcraft
Fred Paxon
Russell Bridges
Henristta’ Davis
Ward Heidt
William Nash
Louis Carhart
John J. Woodside
New Year Reception Highlights City Festivities
A New Year reception featured hundreds of reserved dining rooms and decorated halls. Lyric theater hosted midnight entertainment with vaudeville dancing and holiday acts. The main event was the Mia night Frolic at Auditorium supporting the Tuberculosis Association with additional city fundraising.
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Phe Lyric Theater
Mia
Emergency taxes loom in heated Atlanta debate
The piece notes a vociferous fight on emergency taxes amid vaudeville features from local talent and theater groups. Hi Baker addresses health bonds for the Anti Tuberculosis Association while a former state senator explains charter limits and emergency tax provisions tied to city debt and financing.
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Irs
Atlanta
Baker
Citizen warns against rushed building measures and seeks due process
A citizen voices concern that provocative deals could create an emergency and urges proper court proceedings. He says injunctions would halt improper action, expressing respect for fellow citizens and officials while affirming his vote history and regard for both official and personal ties.
Train Hold Up Attempt Arrests Near Newbern
December 1881 near Newbern North Carolina a suspected attempt to hold up a Norfolk Southern passenger train on the Neuse river trestle led to the arrest of Calvin Rodman and Nathan Hale. A baggage master and revenue officer helped subdue the men as the train halted, with one suspect dumped from the engine and chased before capture.
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Washington, N. C
Norfolk-Southern
Neuse River
Newbern
Calvin Rodman
Bestifort
County
Nathan Hale
Norfolk
Shaw
Tander
N. B. Bvane
Clarence Smith
Evans
Willers Convicted of Desertion in Army Five-Year Sentence
Former army captain Joan A. Willers, who claimed to be a German spy, was convicted by court martial of desertion and sentenced to five years at Leavenworth. He faces separate charges of theft and embezzlement tied to $5,000 of company funds. Willers came to the United States as a German agent and served with the Forty-eighth Infantry at Camp Sevier, Greenville, S.C.
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Washington
Joan A. Willers
New York
Leavenworth
War Department
Willers
United States
Forty-eighth. Infantry
Camp Sevier
Greenville
Fractured Billing Note Causes Confusion Over Due Payment
A garbled OCR fragment shows a dispute about payment on an account. It mentions collectors, late payments, and terms but lacks clear names or dates. The readable portion implies a request for settlement or clarification of the debt and its due date.
Readable fragments of weekly theater listings update
A fragmentary OCR of a local theater page lists vaudeville and film showings at Grand Theater Rialto and other venues. Mentions programs for Saturday and weekend matinees, names performers, and notes varied acts with questionable spellings and readers’ confusion.
The Love Flower at Howard Theatre screened
A mid era notice praising The Love Flower as one of the most remarkable productions from Griffiths era. Richard Parthelmess and Dempster lead a superb cast in a tale of intimate social complications with strong directing and acting praised throughout.
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Howard Theaters
Griffith
Richard Parthelmess
Dempster
Foch Reports German Disarmament Progress
Marshal Foch has submitted to the council of ambassadors a report on Germany's progress toward disarmament. Georges Leygues, head of the French council, conferred with British and Italian ambassadors on the matter and an urgent settlement may be sought. An allied conference on the situation is likely. German miners urge disarmament in Ruhr. A Berlin dispatch reports miners pressing Bavarian authorities to dissolve the civic guard to stop potential French troop advances, and threaten to curb Bavaria coal supplies if ignored.
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Parle
Marshal Foch
Council of Ambassadors
Germany
Georges Leygues
Council of Ministers
Great Britain
Italy
London
Ruhr
Berlin
Bavarian Civic Guard
Bavaria
Youth Killed Escaping After Bank Robbery at Springfield
Hobart Austin, 25, ex sailor and bank depositor, allegedly seized 50 000 from the People's bank vault in Springfield Tennessee. Officer Lytle Dillard was shot during the pursuit and Austin was killed by officers after firing from a store room barricade. Vault valuables were recovered. Austin had been discharged December 14 from the U S Navy and sent his mother $30 monthly during service.
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Springfield
Tenn
Hobart
Austin
United States Navy
Honda
that-People's” Bank
Lytle Dillard
Springtiga
R. F. Long
Dillard
Was-S
Navy
Thompson
Tilg
Adallor
Not Compulsory Exchange Sparks Vague Statement
A terse dialogue unfolds with a misdirected remark about appearance. A man asserts his wife is present while the other person questions visibility, culminating in a brief, unclear exchange that reads like a fragment from a larger scene.
Beware the cough or gold that hangs in chronic illness
An old newspaper ad promotes Creo mulsion as a new emulsified Cre osote cough remedy. It claims relief for persistent colds and lung trouble with twofold action, soothing inflamed surfaces and killing germs. The ad offers money back if relief isn’t achieved after following directions.
Creomulsion Promoted for Colds and Lung Ailments
An old advertisement extols Creomulsion as a top remedy for chronic coughs colds and throat and lung diseases. It claims creosote based formula soothes inflamed membranes stops irritation and supports healing while boosting appetite and weight in weaker patients.
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