Merchants Set August Visit Week in Atlanta
Merchants and manufacturers of Atlanta announce a special August week to host traveling retailers and customers. South region merchants plan to visit. Atlanta houses aim to provide hospitality and bargain attractions. Every city house in the Merchants and Manufacturers association backs the plan, with tourism staff ready to assist visiting merchants.
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Atlanta
South
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
McClure Co. Plans Third Move to White Hall Street
Lewis of the McClure Ten Cent company announces a third relocation after two prior moves caused stock increases. The firm aims to relocate to the Blaeman building around the 15th of next month, offering a broader line of goods and inviting local retailers to visit.
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Whitehall Street
Mitewell Street
Edgewood and
Pryor
Broad and Hunter
Blaeman
Bargain Week Aims At Southern Visitors In Atlanta
Merchants plan a bargain week to attract southern buyers, hoping Atlanta markets offer everything needed for seasonal merchandise. They urge southern wholesalers and manufacturers to visit the city during the first week of August for both profit and leisure.
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Cig
Atlanta
Aragon League Rounds Up Key Players After Strong Week
In the Aragon League Harris leads with a standout week as AM and top seller for immediate and future deliveries. Scorer lists Harris, Sewell, McKinnon, Smiths, Barrow, Irby, Robinson, and a host of others reflecting a robust roster and ongoing competition.
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Aragon
AS. Harris
AM. Robinson Company
Mr. Harris
Wales
A. S. Harris
W. P. Sewell
J. H. McKinnon
I Smith
C. A. Smith
L. A. Barrow
A. Sewell
EP. Irby
I. B. Robinson
W. Harris
W. S. Jones
M. M. Stannéland
Gray Singleton
ML. Crawford
Ford Jaubert
J. W. Kea
W. A. Kay
Atlanta Sends 100 Legs for Russians
A Russian government order for about 100 artificial legs is being filled by J. E. Hanger Co. in Atlanta. C. W. Thomas of the Atlanta and St. Louis houses will sail to Petrograd to oversee fittings and press for a 6,000 leg order. The firm operates five factories and sources lumber from West Virginia swamps for the limbs.
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Atlanta
J. E. Hanger Cine
R. C. Huey
Westminster
England
Huey
C. W. Thomas
St. Louis
Hanger Company
Petrograd
Rusaie
United States
Washington
Pittsburg
Baltimore
West Virginia
Will Name Successor to Moody Next Week
Charless W Moody, southern division manager for the Globe Soap Company Cincinnati, died at his Edgewood Avenue home Monday after long illness. He served about twenty years with Globe Soap and will be buried at West View cemetery. Company officials will visit the city next week to select a successor.
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Charless W. Moody
Mr. Moody
Globe Soap Company
Cincinnati
Edgewood Avenue
West View
Moody
Bonded Adjustment Co Adds Columbus Bureau
Bonded Adjustment Co. expands operations by taking over Merchants Trade Credit and Collection Bureau of Columbus. Dave Wurmaburger, head of the local firm, and son Clarence will oversee the new area, boosting the company’s client base among grocers and merchants in the city.
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Dave Wurmaburger
Bonded Adjustment Company
Columbus
Merchants’ Trade, Credit and Collection Bureau
Wurtzburger
Clarence
Areau
Themelis Co Moves Offices in Atlanta
Last week was strong for the local trade with good orders from road sales and brisk fruit jar business as households prep for canning season. Themelis Bros Co has moved offices to 1201-2 Third National Bank building, with H H Patterson as business manager and Themelia secretary Thomas Themelia relocating to New York to run the new factory opposite the Waldorf Astoria. W Tennant of Hirshberg Co visits Atlanta with his family.
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Olin
Fain
Atlanta Hia
Dabney's Business Shows Nice Increase
The W. J. Dabney Implement Company reports a more than 10 percent rise in sales for the first half of this year versus the same period last year. J. T. Hamilton and Vulcan plow reps are touring south Georgia securing fall dealer contracts as demand grows for farm implements and Blizzard silage cutters. The owner notes rising feed production, silo construction, and expanding farming prospects in the South.
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W. J. Dabney Implement Company
J. T. Hamilton
Dabney Company
South Georgia
C.H. Dumphy
Rak. Nuthall
Vulcan
Dabney
Stacks of Orders Flood S. P. Richards Co Desk
A large stack of more than fifty pages of orders arrived at the desk of Sales Manager Kopplin of the S. P. Richards Company. Kopplin noted the inflow as steady and varied, with Sunshine Harrison and J. H. Huff among those sending lengthy orders, mostly for school supplies, reflecting broader demand.
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S. P. Richards CO
Kopplin
S. P. Richards
Mr. Kopplin
Sunshine’ Harrison
J. H. Huff
Patterson Leads U S Cigars Tour With New York Prominence
Robert H Patterson general representative of Val M Anthomes cigars spent the week in New York. His company The Melig Brothers Rose Tin is going well nationwide as he oversees territory and rest of United States. Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railroad boosted dry goods trade bringing South Georgia merchants to the city. Frank Corry of John Silver Co in South Georgia rode the excursion and secured several orders.
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Robert H. Patterson
Val
M. Anthome
United States
New York
Mr. Patterson
Themelig Brothers
Atlanta
Birmingham
Neckwear orders stir shy Atlanta trade amid Buffalo rush
Telegraph orders bring a Buffalo Buffalo house large neckwear shipment to Atlanta. W. C. Steele of All Star Manufacturing smiles at the rush demand. Cigar sales of the C. H. 8. brand grow, with May figures up and June bids set to surpass prior records. Val Mantou none’s career noted as both neckwear sizes sell.
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Atlanta
Val. Mantuonos
Veteran Confederate Officer Recalls Texas Ride and City Growth
W B Carlton, president of Capital City Tobacco, visited the city with his son P C Carlton of Statesville. He recalled riding a single horse from Statesville to Houston in 1852 and touring New Orleans Mardi Gras before returning home. Carlton, a former Confederate officer with four wounds, ages beyond seventy, praises the city’s rapid growth and speaks of his wartime service in Lane’s brigade.
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Mr. Cartson
Statesville
Houston
Texas
New Orleans
Augusta
North Carolina
Carlton
Gettysburg
North Carolina Infantry
Lane
Local Masonic News From Newnan to Atlanta
Council F8 and members report injuries and recoveries from Murphy to Columbia. G. A. Tossey improves after a jitney accident in Columbia while J. L. Miller of Newnan sprains an ankle in Murphy. H. D. Lipford and C. R. Pitner involved in recent accidents. Marilian council transfer noted. Council No. 18 schedules July 24 social night urging all members to attend with ladies.
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G. A.tossey
Columbia
D. C
Flunter & Moore Stationery Company
Atlanta
Marilian Council No
H. D. Lipford
Aera
C. R. Pitner
Rome
Council No. 18
M F Toney Buried After Fatal Accident
Friends and colleagues recount the Henderson crossing train collision that killed M F Toney. Beare escaped uninjured, Hatches suffered minor scratches, while Toney died Friday after leaping from the wreck. He led Emmett-Toney Co grain honest and known in the city trade.
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Stroud
E. L. Adams Co
Henderson's Crossing
Beare
Mr. Hatches
Morris Company
M. T! Toney
Fir of Emmett-Toney Co. Grain Deste
Notes On Local Personnel And Travel Highlights
Miss Margaret Gane of McClure Ten Cent leaves for a two week trip around Villa Rica to rest and enjoy local foods. Mrs Pauline Eaves of the Retail Grocers and Butchers association visits her parents in Cartersville for a couple of weeks. Hirshberg reports hot Florida conditions from the Florida territory. Doc Westbrook of the E L Adams shipping force takes a short sick leave. EB Harrison and J R Thornton of S P Richards travel group visit the city for the weekend. Uncle Jeff Jefferson makes a flying start in his automobile and reports many orders received for Dough lerty Little Redwine company.
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Margaret Gane
McClure Ten- Cent Company
Villa Rica
Pauline Eaves
J. F. Eve
Retail Grocers and Butchers’ Association
Doc Westbrook
E.L. Adama Company
Algann
Harrison
J._R. Thornton
Jef
J.J. Jefferson
Fred
Doughlerty-Little-Redwine Company
Demand for Heavy Velveteens Stirs Atlanta Dealers
Atlanta dry goods wholesalers report unusual demand for heavy velveteens and corduroys in colors like old rose, Copenhagen, Belgian, and white. They stress the need to forecast fashion shifts months ahead as retailers seek to stay current, betting on velvets, velveteens, and laces for upcoming seasons while blacks and blues gain favor for major fabrics.
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Atlanta
Milady
Ib Ie Rambo
John Silvey & Co
Whitehill Street
Copenhagen
Eble
Council 505 Salesmen Clash At Americus Meeting
Report from a tense gathering of Council 505 A S T P Philips and fellow salesmen shows rival companies like King Bowger Adams and Arbuckle’s Coffee active on the trail in Guineagie Territory. Several members were noted as busy on the road, new names added, and business improving as weekly orders flowed in after a long spell.
Grocers and Butchers Meet Tuesday Night
Tuesday evening July 13 at 8 o clock room 414 Chamber of Commerce building for the rega ndity officers mp and Secretary So Bee. The meeting aims to be the largest yet with many letters sent to members urging attendance and to bring a friend. The secretary notes a push for more members and discusses an annual outing project.
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Chamber of, Commerce
Alesse
Iee
Alf Ete
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