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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1921
Page
7
The legislature heard plea for higher education support as Chancellor and Dr Soule urged increased maintenance and equipment funds for Georgia colleges. Georgia Tech and other institutions sought multiyear boosts, while several bills on road, nursery, and county matters were postponed or moved to future sessions.
At a Macon meeting of druggists bottlers and ice cream manufacturers the campaign against a proposed 1 cent tax on a 6-cent drink or ice cream sale was announced. A state wide effort will urge legislators to oppose the tax with letters and coordinated actions led by Ben S. Persons and Kinet t. Georgia Ice Cream Manufacturers Association and wholesale druggists will mobilize their members and customers. A Bibb county legislator meeting is planned as locals return to Macon, with further steps to follow Friday.
A Senate speech argues against early enactment of adjusted World War I compensation. The speaker warns such gratuities could destabilize finances and hinder tax readjustment, urging frank discussion of difficulties and a focus on national duty amid postwar chaos and debt.
A pivotal address argues for refunding war debt and adjusting foreign loans to reduce taxes and avoid treasury overburden. It warns against new obligations beyond capacity, calls for scaled government costs, tariff revision, and rapid aid to veterans through insurance, training, and rehabilitation programs.
The article details Atlantic fleet air bombing exercises off Hampton Roads and Yorktown aimed at destroying ex-German destroyers 8-122 and V-43 with bombs, followed by possible gunfire from destroyers and battleships. A nine-member Navy board will study results after July 20, with Ostfriesland to be destroyed. A Henderson carries a radio compass and extra receivers to monitor progress and coordinate rescue if planes must ditch. The operations involve Florida Delaware and North Dakota, plus Martin bombers and De Havilland craft under Read Admiral A Scales, testing combined air and sea power with multiple bomb types and loads.
An advertisement from the American Compounding Company of Jasper Alabama urges relief from pellagra warning the disease is rising. It claims thousands suffer severe symptoms including sore throats swollen feet and hands constipation and diarrhea and promises a free booklet and treatment information through a box in Jasper.
Arkwright of the Georgia Railway and Power Company denounces anti utility sentiment at a Lions Club luncheon in the Piedmont hotel. He argues antagonism increases fares, halts improvements, and harms the city while urging cooperation between residents and utilities to end a long-standing feud.
The piece argues Atlanta lacks ocean, minerals, and natural export assets but gains strength from location and accessibility. It contends cooperation should apply to public utilities, urging an end to feuds and dissent among residents while praising the city’s role as Southeast financial and transportation hub.
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