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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1921
Page
8
Special Intelligence Officer Broderick from Washington arrived in Savannah to launch a general probe into charges that prohibition agents took pay for protecting moonshine makers and whisky dealers. No statements will be issued until his work is underway and reported.
Rev. J. Ealy D D of Oakland Maryland died aboard the southbound Dixie Flyer en route to Fort Myers Florida for health reasons. He was accompanied by his wife. Upon arrival in Atlanta the body was taken to the chapel of Harry G. Poole and awaiting Rev. Ealy's son Captain A. Ealy from Glasgow Kentucky. Survived by widow and son. Heart disease is said to have caused his death.
This excerpt proclaims Own Your Home Day across the United States, led by the National Government and the Y M C A with Thrift Week origins. It frames home owning and construction as civilizational progress, urging patriotic participation to foster national growth and community development.
A persuasive editorial urges readers that anyone who works and saves can own a home. It stresses willpower, early planning, and practical steps such as consulting an architect to shape ideas and begin financial planning, noting that starting now saves time and trouble later.
Washington January 19 Jurisdiction of the state department in cases of aliens arriving without a passport is recognized by the labor department In a formal statement Secretary Wilson to the chief of the immigration bureau Also it was announced that the decision that Donal O Callaghan lord mayor of Cork should be allowed to reship on a foreign vessel due to his status as a seaman had not been rescinded The letter said the decision be consummated at the earliest possible moment Earlier the labor secretary had written to O Callaghan counsel directing the lord mayor be surrendered promptly to the immigration inspector at Norfolk He was separated in custody of his counsel Judge Lawless of Norfolk upon arriving from Cork as a stowaway He is now in New York with no announced plan to appeal
J P Smarr is arrested on a murder warrant sworn by Dr Underwood from the recorder's court for the killing of John A McCann local and state labor leader. Smarr will be held without bail until the grand jury can consider the case. Dr Underwood is McCann’s brother in law. Coroner’s inquest returned a verdict of justifiable homicide in a prior related shooting at the Smart home.
Louisville Ga January 19 special funeral for Sergeant Ramgom Rabun held Tuesday at Baptist Church with large turnout from county and nearby towns. Services led by Rev P A Pressley and Rev J G Gunter. Rabun killed at Soissons after multiple wounds since enlisting near Mexican border. Member of Company M 29th Infantry. Body arrived from New York on Sunday.
The Army recruiting office at 33 A South Forsyth Street seeks thirty men to serve as sergeant instructors for infantry duties at various ROTC units in the southern states. Vacancies exist in Atlanta public high schools, Emory University, Georgia Military Academy, and other Georgia sites, with additional posts across Alabama, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Qualified candidates require strong character, education, and ability to teach theory and practice, with prior service preferred. Pay and allowances start at about 120 dollars monthly, depending on prior service. Complete information available at the United States Army Recruiting Station.
Warren Palmer, first violinist of the Greenwood School of Orchestra, tops a lineup at Cable Hall Saturday afternoon and night. The event, under Atlanta Woman's Club and Free School of Health, features Virginia McCrae Huth Oberon Tom White Shelley Ivey Claudia Morriz and Swami Ram Shamskatha. "Hansel and Grethel" and A Winters Tale will be shown. proceeds aid the kindergarten playroom in Peach Tree Arcade and the Free School of Health piano fund. Tickets 35 cents at Cable Hall and the playroom.
City council plans an adjourned session to decide on a proposed five million dollar bond issue and to act on the January 1 finance sheet. Several council members backed a four tenths of one percent levy with an understanding that bonds would allow rescinding part of the emergency tax. The outcome hinges on whether the bond authorization is approved and how the tax plan is adjusted.
The sixteenth division of the En campment branch of the Odd Fellows of Georgia met at Piedmont lodge on Marietta Street at 7:30. Allen M. Turner presided as deputy division grand patriarch. Grand Master Co Ht L J Smith of Commerce spoke on Patriarchate Gold Fellowship. many Patriarchal members attended and talks were given. Refreshments followed the session.
Washington January 19 Officials of the American Legion state adjutants general and the navy department as well as members of the local draft boards over the country are assisting the war department in correcting the lists of draft evaders prior to their publication Secretary Baker announced today He said the department wanted to make certain that no man who was exempted from service or who actually served with the fighting forces was branded as an evader or deserter.
Judge Allison of Chattanooga will preside as Dixie Highway Association directors hold a meeting in Miami Florida on January 31 to consider his resignation as president. He attends the Lea highway convention here and will chair the Miami session.
Winchester Va January 19 Mrs Mary Glenn Hicks wife of Stanley H Hicks shot and killed three of her four children early today at her home near here then killed herself Authorities believe mental derangement from a recent attack of influenza contributed to the tragedy The killer was 33 and the children ranged from 2 to 9 years old.
Chicago dispatch reports Bee Palmer says the shimmy is declining as schoolgirls and debutantes restrain themselves. She endorses the upcoming syncopated strut, condemning current dancing as vulgar while demonstrating a refined new style with a glide and shoulder movement.
Nominations for Georgia postmasters were sent to the Senate on Wednesday. Names include O. D. Barnes Canon Sues Dollin Allen Ellijay Migs Eate Harris Leesburg John N. Maughan Zab Fla Waynesboro James A. Grant Alto James M. Lawson Aragon E A McCallom Baconton Frank E. Conley Blairsville Essie Hargrave Byron Jessie S. Crighton Camp Benning Alvert W. Mathews Carlton Adna McNair Damascus Henry J. Howington Flowery Branch Robert J. Walsh Garfield Noel H. Brags Gay Liciulus E. Smith Hapeville Miss Nina B. May Hardwick Henry L Murphy Hephzibah James P. Pirkie Hoselton Miss Rosa E K Lindsey Irwinton Willie N. Casey Kingsland Katherine B E McElvoy Kingston Henry J. Clugston Hite Jefferson B. Stalway Lake Park Benjamin N. Walters Martin Thomas J. Hunt Milner Edward S Ray Norwood Thomas A. Bullock Ochlochnee James W Varnsbee Pinehurst Robert R. Murray Powder Springs M L Fields Rebecca Mary G. Everett J Simons Island James M. Wright Screven Earl M Pournett Watkinsville Emmett D Dial Woodstock
Amsterdam January 19 The general weakness and lassitude of former Empress Augusta Victoria of Germany who is suffering a heart attack is increasing says the latest bulletin from Doorn
Paris dispatch reports French British and German delegates abandon the plan to fix a total reparations sum and adopt annual payments as the mechanism for Germany to settle obligations. The shift signals a move toward periodic installments rather than a lump sum, pending formal acceptance.
A revived remedy by Dr Blosser uses a ready prepared cigarette made from herbs and berries to deliver antiseptic vapor to head nose and throat. The method claims to reach passages where sprays and douches cannot and contains no cubebs or habit forming drugs. A trial pack costs 35 cents or postal order to The Browser Co Atlanta Ga. Call Belle Isle taxi.
Chicago January 19 railroad labor board hearing on rules and working conditions focused on alleged decreases in efficiency after reverting to hourly wages from piece work. Employees and rail representatives argued over railroad statistics and whether indifference or incompetence caused reduced production, with figures central to the dispute.
Constantinople January 18 report cites Hamed Mouchtarbay commissary for foreign affairs in Mustapha Kemal Pasha cabinet saying the Turkish nationalists are willing to negotiate for a settlement with the allies.
Washington reports 1920 census figures for several cities. Norfolk's black population reaches 43,477, up 18,338 or 732 percent, while white residents rise to 72,243, up 29,890 or 706 percent. Portsmouth shows 28,242 Black residents, up 41,625 or 126.1 percent, with 21,400 whites up 3,544 or 44.8 percent. Charleston and Cleveland also show sizable gains in Black and white populations.
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