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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1921
Page
6
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A group of Atlanta Methodist ministers passes strong resolutions condemning social dancing in churches and public schools. They urge abstinence and warn that officials in missionary groups and schools encourage dances, risking youth away from their moorings. The ministers plan to read the resolutions publicly in Atlanta next Sunday.
A citywide educational and church coalition in Atlanta considers action against modern dance. Resolutions call a social purity campaign with two large rallies on Sunday evening to engage Epworth Leagues and urge school and church communities to attend and promote conservative values.
Hingatlong of Corniquor, a confiscated automobile and the arrest of B. G Buckner of 61 Stonewall Street were reported after a Georgia Central rail road car inspector aided by motorcycle officer P. B. Dalley investigated suspicious activity near the L and N bridge on Lee Street. A man fled with a tin can of whiskey found in the car.
Atlanta attorney Titou von Nunes announced that if Councilman Robert H. Jones does not run again he will become a candidate for Ninth Ward councilman. His platform would focus on better schools and improving the street system. O. E. Ellis has already announced as a candidate.
Cecil Neill, speaker of the Georgia House, will be principal speaker at the Optimist Club luncheon Tuesday at 12:30 in the Capital City Club dining room. His remarks will discuss business problems facing Atlanta merchants and financial bills before the General Assembly. A feature will be vocal selections by Mrs. James H. Whitmore.
Three auto thefts were reported to police Monday night from curbside parking spots. A. J. Waters of 15 Marietta Street had his car taken in Hast Point near noon. Mrs. W. M. Henderson of 73 Stonewall Street reported a touring car stolen from in front of the Criterion theater around o clock. W. L. Powell of 176 South Pryor Street said his car disappeared from Marietta Street below the Federal Reserve Bank in the early evening.
Delegates from 48 southern states attend the bi annual meeting of the Masons' Annuity Grand Lodge at the Anialey hotel. The Masons' Annuity writes insurance exclusively for Masons. Organized in 1896 with Atlanta offices since, its policies are payable on the annuity plan or as a definite monthly sum, preventing loss of principal. Officers include Judge Dan A Green of Birmingham, Robert W W Woodruff of Atlanta, and Hobart E Edwards of Atlanta.
In Mobile Alabama on Saturday J Priestly Orme of Atlanta Georgia caught the first tarpon of the season off Coden. Holston's hotel proprietor John E Rolston confirmed the capture noting the tarpon’s spirited fight. The capture is viewed as the start of the tarpon run. Orme works in insurance and lives at 30 East Eighth Street.
Knoxville July 18 a Tennessee man named Lowe was killed by officers resisting arrest during a pistol battle near Oliver Springs. Officer Walter Christenberry suffered a painful hand wound as inmates in an automobile escaped after several minutes of gunfire.
Carlos S. Hardy of Los Angeles spoke to a packed Local Theosophical lodge audience on The New Psychology or the Perfecting of Man. He argued man is a spirit in God’s image with mental, emotional, and physical bodies and can reach perfection through evolution or a religiously recognized shortcut by developing latent inner qualities.
Ming Mamie Harris of 129 East Sixth Street reported a purse snatching on Peschtree near Third Street. A Black thief grabbed her silver mesh bag and fled before she could resist or alert others. She could offer little description to police.
Columbus Georgia July 18 Special John A Lewis prominent Columbus merchant aged 62 died suddenly tonight He was a descendant of Ulysses Lewis Columbus first mayor and Betty Washington proprietor of Shield Coffee company He was born in Alabama and lived in Columbus most of his life Survived by his wife and three sons.
J H McKerley, clerk of Recorder Johnson's police court, was assaulted and robbed of $12 by five white bandits who stopped a car on Whitehall Street near the rail road track Monday night. Struck in the face with a revolver butt, he submitted after being told to hand over money. the car sped away with the motor running. Police believe the attack arose from a personal grudge and know the automobile, aiding their hunt for the five suspects.
A city council record outlines a proposed move to abolish certain boards, with a substitute bill passed by the house and pending in the senate. Bentley vows to oppose any abolition, fearing a mayoral rise to supreme power. The council urges legislators to accept amendments that reflect the general council’s decisions, including zoning and land approval provisions. An indemnity bond requirement for taxi operators is proposed, and a $500 Labor Day parade fund allocation is approved.
Aldermen Seawright Garner Cochran Davis Carpenter and Councilman Woodall discuss ordinances to zone dance halls and pool rooms amid two public hearings. The Atlanta Equal Suffrage Association presented a petition asking traffic policemen be provided with umbrellas in warm weather and sentry stations to keep them warm in winter, a measure referred to the police board.
Birth announcements list numerous families with newborns in July and March. Names include Richardson, Cotton, Francie, Husgine, Jones, Roper, Nickas, Stearns, Brewton, Bizinski, Tumlin, Sanders, Boone, Beers, White, Bruce, Stringfellow, Patrick, Cason, Cannon. Locations span Greensboro to Kirkwood and Central avenues.
SH McGregon aged 79 of 245 West Fair street died Monday morning at his residence. He is survived by his wife two daughters Mrs M Moon and Mrs Charles Wichols and one son H D McGregor. Death of infant Woodrow Johnson infant and Mrs E Ban.
The body of W B Calhoun aged 58 of Waverly Hall Ga who died here Sunday at a private hospital was sent to Waverly Hill Monday. He is survived by his wife his father Simon Bickley of Waverly Hall three sisters Mrs Mollie J Harris of Atlanta Mrs J T White head of Waverly Hall and Mrs D E Patterson of Atlanta and a Brother Duncan Bickley of Melgs ne I
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