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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1915
Page
8
The Volunteer State Life Insurance Company, headquartered in Chattanooga Tennessee, reports continued strength as an all southern insurer. The 12th annual statement underscores practical southern investment and growing prosperity in the region where income is earned.
The company’s annual statement shows $540,640 invested in Georgia securities with $184,457 reserve and $2,238,139 in force insurance. A Tennessee insurance commissioner's letter praises management and policyholders for stable earnings above 6 percent on admitted assets, highlighting a southern investment and rehabilitative financial strength.
In the absence of the pastor Dr J J Hall will preach at the 11 o clock service and at 730 pm He will lecture on War Conditions Abroad Dr Hall has recently returned from Europe The public is invited to attend both services.
Rev Willard O Woster will speak Sunday evening on Christian Home Life in Atlanta at West End Christian church. Dr Foster’s subject draws large audiences as his Sunday sermons on city murals explore concrete experiences frankly.
Burglars robbed Mrs M L Gramling’s residence at 283 Marietta Street and set the building on fire, endangering twelve occupants. Police search ongoing with no arrests. Nearby stores at 116 Boundary, M Ruas, and 246-8 Marietta reported burglaries or attempted break-ins, with livestock taken at 222 Washington Street.
Dr John R Atkinson preaches at St Philip's Cathedral Sunday morning on A Thing That Seemed Wonderful to Jesus The Savoy Theater hosts an evening service at 745 led by Bishop C K Nelson with city clergy The first of two Sunday evening services short and popular Public invited Holy communion at St Philip's 8 am breakfast 9 am Sunday school 945 am Bible class 10 am Choir to perform Sing O Heavens with Berthold Tours works and local quartet and choristers listed
At an all-night session in Dublin on January 22 the Georgia division of the farmers union voted to relocate its state head quarters from Union City to Douglas in Coffee county after a fierce Dublin versus Douglas contest. New officers were elected including J J Brown as president and J Overman as delegate to a national convention. Resolutions supporting rural credits improved market facilities and agricultural education were approved, and M L Rhodes of Tennessee spoke on farming problems. Delegates returned home satisfied with the convention.
Griffin Georgia January 22 Special HV Kel company Griffin wholesale merchants exclusive distributors for the Sunshine farm operated by Wayman Reifel have completed the sale of a car of Georgia products to Atlanta jobbers. The car will carry canned potatoes Spanish pimentos pimento pepper relish and apple cider. Kell Co and Mark Reigel Sunshine farm manager cooperate for mutual profit showing growing demand for Georgia products.
Macon Georgia police seek a $6,000 diamond necklace stolen from Mr and Mrs Nick Block at 317 College Street last Monday evening while Mrs Block attended the theater. The necklace was in a bureau drawer. a housemaid was arrested with a key to the drawer but denies knowledge of the theft. The jewels have not been recovered.
Macon Georgia January 22 special Mrs O E Dabbs mother of Leo Dabbs a boy run over by a heavy auto truck of a local bottling company last year was awarded 6500 damages in city court of Macon she had sued for 15000 The verdict is among the largest city court damage awards in months and an appeal is likely
At the annual stockholders meeting in Roswell Georgia held January 22 the Citizens Bank of Roswell declared a 10 percent dividend. Directors elected included B O M Broadwell C C Orwell J H Couatt C M Webb C B Dorris J B Wing H P Carpenter officers named H H P Carpenter president J Byrne vice president C C Fowler cashier
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