City Health Officer seeks funds for veterinarians and nurses
Dr Kennedy urged a $1,500 two nurse appropriation to cut Atlanta baby mortality by 20 percent arguing current inspectors fail at slaughter houses. He pressed for a child welfare bureau and higher trained staff, while other department heads sought raises and equipment. The committee will meet daily to hear public needs and department requests.
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de Kennedy
Atlanta
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Kennedy
Chill Welfare Bureau
Child Welfare Bureau
City Health Department
CD Vender
Walter Taylor
City Electrician
Turner
Fufler
Two White Men Shot in Saledos District Duel
In Canton Georgia last Saturday night a pistol duel in Saledos district left Railiff A. V. Harmon mortally wounded and another white man severely wounded requiring arm amputation. Harmon had attempted to arrest a negro, deputizing the second man to help. the negro opened fire on both. Harmon’s physician says he will not live.
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Canton
Saledos
Railiff A
Harmon
Bailie Harmon
Swift & Co Americus offices damaged by fire
Americus special: The Americus Swift & Co packing offices and storage warehouse suffered serious damage from an early morning fire started allegedly by rats and matches. Goods and merchandise were damaged by fire and water, with losses estimated between 800 and 1000 dollars to building and contents.
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Americus
Swift & CO
Americus Go
Swift & Co Packers
Man killed on trestle by Coast Line train
On January 12 at Morgans Lake near Savannah a Coast Line train struck and killed a man identified as J. Brown of Ohio. He stepped onto a trestle pier as the engine passed, fell back, and died minutes later.
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Jesup
Morgans Lake
Savannah
Jman
J . Brown
Ohio
Florida Representative Introduces Bridge Bill Across St Andrews Bay
Representative Wilson of Florida introduced a bill authorizing construction of a bridge by the Birmingham Columbia and St Andrews railroad across the navigable waters of St Andrews bay near Grasses point on North Bast.
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Washington
Spring Street Improvement Plan Seeks $50000 Start of Work
A committee of Atlanta citizens plans street widening grading and extension on Spring Street from Mariella to Brookwood with an initial $50000 request to the finance committee. Hall Bros engineers prepared plans including grade limits up to 4 percent and funnel entrances to ease traffic near Peachtree and Carnegie Way. Temporary macadam would precede a permanent pavement when the street settles, with work to begin in a few days between Seventeenth and Nineteenth streets.
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Council
Oelock
Atlante
Morris Brandon
Gerrell Payne
Hugh Richardson
Frank Rice
John J Woonside
John BR. Smith
W S Davis
Taylor
G A ‘Martin
Mariella Street
Fourteenth Street
Mariotts Street
Carnegie Way
Simpson Street
Fourteeuth Street
Peachtree Street
Brookwood
Marietta Street
Deachtree Street
Sain Street
Hall Bros
Tenth Street
Halt “Bros
Peters
Six Boys Paroled by Fulton County Commissioners
County commissioners, in a Monday meeting on motion by Commissioner Winn, instructed the Fulton County Industrial Farm superintendent to parole six boys now housed there: Seth Pharr, Arthur Meiner, Henry Perkerson, Leonard Hudson, Ernest Roberts, and Suy Walane.
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Winn
Fulton County
Seth Pharr
Arthur Meiner
Henry Perkerson
Leonard Hudson
Ernest Roberts
Suy Walane
Bridge on Ogeechee River Near Dover Moves Forward
Authorities report progress on the Ogeechee River bridge approaches at Dover after delays. The completed steel span across the river already serves Dover area, with Bulloch County branches finished earlier. The project aims to boost local trade along the river and mirrors existing cross-river bridges built with shared county funding.
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Dover
Bulloch County
Rockyfard
Bulloch
Screven
Inspect Brunswick for Lighthouse Site Movements
Brunswick officials received a Washington telegram stating Assistant Secretary Sweet and Lighthouse Commissioner Putnam will visit next Thursday to assess Brunswick harbor for a possible sixth district headquarters relocation from Charleston. A port-headquarters bid competition includes Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah, Brunswick, Fernandina, and Jacksonville. hearings have occurred and now the pair will tour all ports to evaluate facilities.
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Weatherly
Brunswick Board of Trade
Todey
Washington
Sweet
Department of Commerce
George FR. Putman
Charleston
Wilmington
Nei
Savannah
Brunswick Fernandina
Jacksonville
Secreta
Putnam
Freight Wreck Delays Seaboard Traffic at Rochelle Georgia
Special Seaboard freight No 83 from Montgomery to Savannah wrecked at 11 this morning three miles east of Rochelle. Five cars torn up, passenger trains delayed until about 8 this evening when the wreck will be cleared. No injuries reported.
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Rochelle
Seaboard
Montgomery
Savannah
Decatur Trade Board reorganizes into five executive departments
The Decatur Board of Trade met Monday and organized into five executive departments led by officers including Candler W F Dabney as president and J G Hastings as first vice president. Departments cover public affairs organization publicity and agricultural development while resolutions endorse Atlanta's regional plan for the southeast trade region.
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Decatur Board of Trade
Ae Oir
Department of Public Affairs
Wels
Iilton
Department of Organization of Affairs
E. Ho Wuson
John A. Montgomery
We 5
Gibson
Department of Agricult Candler
W F Dabney
G Hastings
Presideeiien
Ailinta
Colonel Huff Ill at His Macon Home in Desperate Condition
Macon Ga Special reports Colonel W Huff 38 years old and longtime Macon mayor is gravely ill at his home. He has been bedridden for three weeks, delayed disclosure hampering doctors. Huff oversaw investigations into Judge Emory Speer’s conduct and faced bankruptcy and a contempt charge years ago.
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W . Huff
Macon
Colonel Huff
Huff
Emnory Speer
United States District Court
Love quarrel leads to ice attempt at Waycross
Waycross Georgia January 12 Harvey Herrington aged 21 is in critical condition at a local hospital with a self inflicted wound after a quarrel in a romance. Reports say Herrington used a pistol in the act and the incident followed a dispute with a deispondent outcome.
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Waycross
Harvey Herrington
Millwood
Ware County
Herrington
Attair
County Bridges to Receive New Paint Coats
County commissioners awarded a contract to Mackle Growford Construction to scrape and repaint multiple bridges. Bridges listed include Johnsons Ferry, Powers Ferry, Bolton Garyn and Turners, Garretts Ma, Pace's Ferry, and Sadvances Creek bridges.
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Mackle- Growford Construction Company
Johnsons Ferry Bridge
Powers Ferry Bridge
Bolton Bridge
gon_and
Turners Bridge
Garretts Ma
Pace's Ferry Bridge
Sadvances Creek Bridge
Vandegrift's United States Tariff 1943 Digest
Vandegrift's 1943 tariff digest offers a complete renedule of duties, decisions of the Treasury, and special acts such as Cubin Reciprocity and Wood and Drug, arranged alphabetically with tables of foreign monetary values. Published by F B Vandegrift & Company, Custom House Brokers & General Forwarders, New York. 1625 Whitehall St. Publishers of the Porters Cyclopaedias.
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Fordizn
Gorteament Brenslom Botnes
F B Vandegrift & Company Custom House Brokers & General Forwarders
New York
Whitehall St
Phe Lowporters
Kycyelopaesita
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