Atlanta Indorsed For Federal Bank By Georgia Backers
Georgia leaders rally behind Atlanta as the logical site for a regional Federal Reserve Bank to serve the Southeast. Jacksonville and Chattanooga also compete, with Richmond and Washington in play. Georgia cities and bankers express broad support for Atlanta, while some regional rivals seek to block a Washington center.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Avanta 13
Bankitlinta
Commmittee
Southeast
New Orleans
Richmond
Washington
Jacksonville
D. B. Tuten
First National Bank
Leland
Fla
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta Clearing House Association
Bank of the South
Chattanooga
J. A McCord
J. Ottley
Atlanta Joint Committee
Satuday
Montgomery
Cooperation Between Macon and Atlanta Is Discussed
The text expresses that the idea has no foundation and hopes to convince in the future. It states Macon desires cooperation with Atlanta, and vice versa, with joint committee efforts to win support from other southern cities.
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Macon
Atlanta
Atlanta Faces Freezing Weather Cited By Forecast
Atlanta braces for a sharp cold snap as a western weather system drives 20 degree above zero temperatures. Residents who drained water lines or shielded plants may face plumbing and debris cleanup as the cold persists through the week.
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Atlanta
Judge Rebukes Girl For Going to Dinner With a Married Man
J O Masters an insurance agent of 112 South Gordon street was arrested Sunday night for disorderly conduct in a hotel lobby. Miss Gordon Guess of Carnegie way bound over under $200 bond for carrying a concealed weapon and fined $60 and costs for disorderly conduct. Recorder Broyles rebuked Miss Guess for accompanying the married man to a dinner party. she said Masters telephoned in the afternoon and she saw no harm in dining publicly with him.
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J _ OM Masters
South Gordon Street
Rathsheller
Miss Gordon Guess
Carnegie Way
Broyles
Miss Guess
Masters
Fulton Vets Number 1,306 on Pension Roll
Pension Commissioner J W Lindsey reports Fulton county shows 1,306 Confederate pensioners this year up from 1,295 last year with total distribution of $18,410. He notes uncertainty about dead pensioners reducing paid count. Bibb Floyd DeKalb figures follow with hundreds of recipients, losses, and payouts.
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Fulton
J W Lindsey
Fulton County
Lindsey
Bibb County
Bibb
Floyd County
DeKalb County
Grown in Indiana Dinner for Hoosiers at Ansley Hotel
The Hoosier Society of Atlanta hosts a January 20 dinner at the Hotel Ansley titled Grown in Indiana. Menu items will be grown or originated in Indiana. Celebrities Henrys, George Ade, Thomas W Marshal, David Starr Jordan and other Hoosier figures are invited. Reservations near 126, with expectations of about 150 diners. An executive committee meeting took place at the Ansley.
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Hoosier Society of
Atlanta
Ansley
Diana
Henries
George Ade
Toomas W Marshal
David Starr Jorden
Ee Hee
County Institution Heads Re-elected by County Commissioners
County officials including air house head Turner and wife were re named at Monday’s meeting. L Z Rosser named county attorney and other staff kept or raised slightly. Reappointments cover jail, courthouse, various buildings, and chaplains for both white and negro convicts along with county physician and coroner.
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Turner
Air House
Ta’ Means
Industrial Farma
Rosser
B' Evang
Wilson
Holland
SD Mitchell
Paul McDonald
J W Hurt
JH Galbert
Thrower
Ho VW Barrow
Old City Hall
W A. Pickens
Dent Wooten
J M Reeves
Ble Vaughn
C H Conway
John R. Jones
Innocent Man Freed After Seven Years In Penitentiary
Governor Slaton commuted the life sentence of Henry McKeever of Caweta county to present service after seven years in prison. McKeever, once believed guilty of killing a man named Brown during a dance fight, was likely innocent. Evidence points to Shack Barnett as the actual knifing suspect, though Barnett has since died. The clemency was supported by the trial judge and several prominent citizens.
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Slaton
Henry McKeever
Caweta County
McKeever
Brown
Shack” Barnett
Board Probes Georgia Children's Home Society for Aid
The arms and juvenile committee of the county commissioners will investigate the Georgia Children's Home Society before approving partial maintenance funds. The commission decided this at Monday's meeting after the society petitioned for aid.
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Arms and Juvenile Committee
Board of County Commissioners
Georga Children's Home Society
Georgia Ohio Society Meeting Friday Night at Hotel Ansley
Members of the Georgia Ohio Society will meet Friday night at the Hotel Ansley on the mezzanine ninth floor. All members are urged to attend as matters of interest will be discussed and decided.
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Ohio Sochety
Georgia
Ansley
General Evans Heads to Washington for NRA Meeting
General RK Evans of the United States arms with headquarters in Atlanta will leave for Washington Tuesday afternoon to attend a National Rifle Association directors and members meeting. The event will set the time and place of the next annual shoot. Evans, a director and expert shooter, travels with Mrs. Evans for several weeks.
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RK. Evans
United States Arms
Atlanta
Washington
National Rifle Association
United States
Evans
Association
Royal Welsh Ladies Highly Recommended Concert in Atlanta
The Royal Welsh Ladies choir visits Atlanta for a Tuesday concert at the Auditorium Armory under the Atlanta Music Festival. The ensemble, led by Madame Hughes-Thomas, features pupils who live with her in Cardiff and are soloists, many graduates of the Royal Academy of London. The program promises melodic, rhythmic tunes appealing to music lovers and general audiences alike.
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Royal Academy of London
Atlanta Suffragists Hold Meeting Tonight
The Woman's Suffrage association plans a rally at the Hotel Ansley ballroom with speakers including Mrs Charles O Craigle on The Citizens Mother and Dr Art Holderbs on Womans Rights Movement. Mrs Anne Fletcher and Dr B Marks will also speak, with Mrs Mary McLendon presiding.
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Woman's Suffrage Association
Ansley
Charles 0 Craigle
National Suffrage Movement
Art Holderbs
Anne Fletcher
Eagland
B Marks
Mary McLendon
State
State Suffrage Organization
Aincha Woodall
Atlanta Woman's
Suf- Taes Assoc
Waters to Stand For County Board As Country Candidate
Commissioner Tull Waters announces re election bid for the county board as a country candidate. The law requires one member from the country party and Shelby Smith is the current country member. Smith’s future race is not known.
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Tull Waters
The
County Board
Bit
Waters
Shelby Smith
Smith
Negro Giant Bell Stuns Decatur Street in Atlanta Visit
George Bell, Ringling Brothers’ giant, eight feet tall and weighing 350 pounds, arrived in Atlanta on vacation. The 22 year old, No 82 shoe, is said to be still growing and drew crowds as he walked Decatur Street, pedestrians stopping traffic to stare. Bell has four years with the circus and many siblings who are of average size.
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George Bell
Ringling Brothers
Atlanta
City
Decatur Street
Traffc
Bell
Circus
How To Grow Long Beautiful Hair Recipe Revealed
A home remedy claims to stop hair loss and promote growth. Mixing a half pint of water with 1 or Day fum, a small amount of Barbo Compound, and glycerine rubbed into the scalp is said to restore hair growth, darken gray streaks, and add gloss. The method emphasizes affordable ingredients from drug stores and repeated nightly rubbing to achieve results.
Sheriff Mangum Granted Higher Prisoner Feeding Funds
Fulton County commissioners on Monday approved increasing funds for prisoner feeding. Sheriff Mangum will receive 37 cents per capita for this year, up from the 80 cent rate previously used, to feed inmates.
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Mangum
Freight Bureau to Host Twelfth Annual Banquet in Atlanta
The Atlanta Freight Bureau schedules its twelfth annual event on Thursday evening, January 15, at the Piedmont Hotel. An informal dinner will begin at 5 30, followed by speeches on freight and manufacturing issues and the election of officers. A short communique will be read to the group. Officials discussed per capita costs, debating a plan of forty cents, which was rejected, and a revised rate was unapproved.
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United
Department of Commerce
Washington
United States
Darwin P. Kingsley
Atlanta Freight Bureau
Jwauurs
Piedmont Hotel
Groves
Turman Bho
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