Subscriptions and Editorial Musings from The Constitution
A late 19th to 20th century style column listing subscription options for daily weekly and biweekly papers, then a July 18 1970 Atlanta Bureau dispatch mixing jokes about hot weather and political commentary. It lampoons politicians Roosevelt Taft Cannon Landis and the meat trust while noting vacation and travel humor. It references hotel newsstands and distribution in Atlanta and New York.
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Laborers or vagrants in Atlanta demand for workers grows
An Atlanta reader notes a labor shortage in Georgia with farmers needing hands and city industries short of workers. He cites idle African Americans on Decatur street, reports vagrancy arrests, and urges strict enforcement of vagrancy laws to provide jobs and curb crime, arguing work offers would reduce criminal risk and boost productivity.
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Destiny drives Dixie growth says rail boss in The Constitution
A column argues that drought and land booms are reshaping migration from the Northwest to the South and Western Canada. W C Brown of the New York Central predicts farmers staying in the United States will favor the South, boosting Dixie development and rail traffic. The piece urges Southern cooperation and aggressive advertising now.
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Voter candor urged in Georgia political row
A Georgia editorial argues that voters must demand candor from candidates and officeholders. It contends eternal vigilance is essential for good government and warns that demagoguery and subterfuge threaten progress. It urges clear stances on gubernatorial choices.
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Georgia
Brown
Smith
Just From Georgia and Other Light Verse Bits
A collage of verse and anecdotes from a vintage column. Observations on happiness poverty and politics mix with humorous riffs about a legislator's salary and Irish and Negro prize fight notes. Witty quips and cultural snapshots reflect playful modern era humor.
Issues Not Epithets in Georgia Politics
CHAS. T. HOPKINS of Atlanta writes in support of the Constitution editorial “Issues Not Epithets,” praising Governor Brown’s reform and urging higher appellate court salaries. He argues current pay hinders attracting capable judges and compares compensation to mercantile worth, urging state action to improve justice and governance.
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Sunday Constitution
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Atlania
Higher Criticism in North and South Delivers Sermon View
The dedicatory sermon at First Methodist Church in Washington Georgia by Bishop H C Morrison rails against higher criticism and unorthodox creeds. He notes northern pressure and southern steadiness, with fewer heresy trials south of the Mason-Dixon line and a strong attachment to traditional religion.
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H. C. Morrison
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Mason and Dixon
Caveat Emptor in Politics
The Virginian Pilot argues that lawmakers and executives betray campaign pledges and manipulate voters, noting that Congress state legislatures presidents and governors pursue partisan gains rather than public welfare, prompting concerns about sincerity and capability in leadership.
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Congress
Dr Newton Craig Returns to Atlanta Medical Practice
Dr Newton Craig has located in Atlanta joining Dr Dunbar Roy. He spent years in New York where he worked in ear nose and throat medicine at Silvester Polyglote Graduate School and the New York Eve and Infirmary. Friends in Atlanta welcomed his return as he resumes medical work.
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Governors Race Tidbits From Georgia Papers
A collage of brief quotes from Georgia papers tracks the governor’s race. Most sources urge a calm campaign, noting Brown and Smith as main contenders, with Hart’s withdrawal shifting focus to the Brown Smith contest amid talk of bonds, taxes, and legislative maneuvering.
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Griffin Special Election Narrows To Two Mayoral Candidates
Griffin Georgia on July 18 reports municipal politics in a bitter bid for mayor between incumbent Gresham and ex mayor Bailey. Stewart briefly campaigned for mayor but withdrew, backing Bailey. Several aldermanic races also feature intense contest with strong bids and bitter fights.
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Exiled Russian Nobleman Lochwitzky To Speak At Trinity
Colonel A M Lochwitzky, former Russian exile and school founder, will lecture at Trinity Methodist Church on What Christ Means to an Exile. A banished reform advocate who escaped to Siberia and later naturalized in the United States, he promises a thrilling account of bureau cracy and escape. Admission is free and the public is invited.
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Artesian well near Griffin supplies city water
Griffin Ga July 18 special one of the boldest artesian wells bored in Georgia completed here output 244000 gallons daily only a few hundred less than the citys daily consumption water to be turned into main during this week well bored by contractor Andrews of Atlanta depth 500 feet water reaches surface of earth a second well likely to be bored soon
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Georgia
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Atlanta
Hundred Stories to Lack by Bridges Smith in Macon
Bridges Smith publishes Hundred Stories to Lack a collection of about one hundred sketches portraying humorous everyday life of the negro. The best pieces include The Tiaene Paper Ball and Sympathy Alley with Minerva Jackson’s home, Jack Johnson tales, Slew-Foot Bat, Whispering Anita, and Fatty Fan. The book aims to depict regional Georgia life with faithful, varied negro characters.
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Smith
Atene
Minerva Jackson
Jack Johnson
Jacksoursije
Bat
Anita
Trimin Dick
Fatty Fan
South
Regio Lite
Georgia
Dr Gwaltney Dead Ex-President Shorter Rome
The death of Lila R Gwaltney occurred here at 2 pm. He was 60 and had served as president of Shorter College and pastor of the First Baptist Church in Rome as well as the Baptist church at Athens. A respected figure in southern church and educational circles, he leaves several children. The funeral will be held there Thursday.
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Lila R Gwaltney
Shorter College
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Court Postponed In Dawson To August For Farmers
Terrell superior court in Dawson is adjourned until August. Grand jury and Traverse jury called for next week, with criminal cases to be tried at the August term. Postponement allows farmers to confront grass threaten to damage cotton. City court adjourned to August 1.
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Terrell Superior Court
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