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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1921
Page
13
Editors argue Georgia should sell or lease the Peachtree mansion to raise revenue, proposing a long lease or new executive residence funded from gains. They warn delaying action wastes thousands yearly and harms state finances. They praise the federal reserve for aiding farmers and banks and note other political quips.
A conference among highway leaders yields harmony on state road funding. The Davis county distribution bill will be withdrawn and replaced by a measure that preserves the highway department system, motor vehicle tax funds, and county benefits, aiming for a robust Georgia road network. Leaders emphasize broad, conservative reform and call on Georgians to support the state department’s work.
A poetic piece urges look to morning light and love despite shadowed times while a column from The Walton News celebrates corn bread and Georgia melons. It recalls old memories of family meals ashcake and sweet mil, and ends with a humorous exchange about lightning and a wintertime hell freezing over.
A column explores beliefs about respiratory illness and aging. It critiques open air treatment myths, the fear of drafts, and overcoddling in elderly patients. The piece links habits, metabolism, and comfort in open air to recovery from colds and bronchial infections.
An editorial argues against repealing Georgia’s tax equalization law amid a stalled state tax debate. It warns the move would cripple ad valorem revenue, worsen school funding, and force counties to self adjust without uniformity. The piece labels repeal as politically driven demagogy risking public services and warns of consequences in 1921 1922.
A Washington Wilkes County Kiwanis group cites a press error about Governor Dorsey naming three Wilkes lynchings. The Constitution article notes Wilkes has never had a lynching and Gov Dorsey corrected the record, praising local residents as a fine people.
Chief WB Cody received a letter confirming the convention will run October 11 to 15 with an unprecedented fire equipment display at the Auditorium. Twelve manufacturers have reserved space including Stutz Fire Engine, White Motor, American LaFrance, Morand Cushion Wheel, Ahrens Fox, Dayton Arless, Johns-Manville, Sewell Wheel, Bir e and Water Engineering, Bowser Tank, and United States Automatic Fire Alarm.
Fitzgerald Ga July 20 Special The annual short course at the Second District Agricultural and Mechanical college this week will be attended by thirteen Ben Hill county corn and pig club boys. They are under the guidance of C T Owen county agent and secretary of the farm bureau and will return Friday night after visiting Ashburn where an agricultural demonstration will be held.
Debate over the general tax law and pleas for state health department funding dominated a Wednesday afternoon committee meeting. Requests included 100590 for Gracewood and Alto facilities, 510394 for Gracewood maintenance, 60000 for the Alto tuberculosis sanitarium, and about 6000 less federal money for social disease control.
Police express belief that reports of Frank B Taylor's death by self harm were prompted by his wife fear or hallucination. They traced him to Cincinnati where he previously worked, with a ticket agent recognizing photos of him buying a ticket. Garment traces near the Chattahoochee are attributed to Mrs Taylor.
Atlanta police were asked Wednesday to search for Myrtle Lackey 20 who disappeared from 84 Greens Terry Avenue Tuesday morning and has not been heard from since Her father Fearful of foul play said she had no reason to leave without notice Lackey is described as brown hair blue eyes five feet eight inches tall about 160 pounds
Three federal judges Sibley Evans and Smith heard the American Railway Express petition seeking an injunction against a Georgia railroad commission order. The order would require the company to carry express parcels from Southeastern lines and deliver to southeastern destinations via connecting points. The panel took the matter under advisement after completing its session Tuesday.
Old ladies from the Old Ladies' home in Atlanta were guests Wednesday of Mrs M Gibbs and Mrs Renault and friends at a Grant Park picnic. Rev Neal White spoke to the group as they enjoyed a bountiful dinner transported by friends' autos. The annual event, sponsored by Mrs Gibbs and Mrs Renault, was considered a success.
Basil Blackwell of 27 Posser Street files suit in Fulton Superior Court against Hartson Motor Company claiming its car operated by E T Butler struck his son on July 6, causing fatal injuries. Attorney W T Moyers leads the case. Also Highland Avenue Extension Club to meet 8 p m at F O Stone bakery with committee reports and business.
In a chic East Side dining room a crowd of young instant-elite diners gathered. Patrons include a widow with a jet black crowd, a red banded Russian general, a chic bobbed girl, and a college daredevil, each paired with companions amid flasks and cocktails. Jim Corbett notes Broadway’s fever: artists rush Europe after hits, few settle for work, as tattooed trends fade and moving pictures rise.
Judge G W Cozart of Columbus Georgia lauds the South in a Junior Chamber of Commerce forum dinner, praising Woodrow Wilson and Southern leaders from Jefferson to Monroe. He vows Southern influence in national history and cites generals, presidents, and lawmakers as proof of regional prominence. Adjacent speakers note Montgomery and Atlanta chapters and announce Dr A T Osbron as Friday keynote on The Assurance of Success. No Accident week set for August 7.
J J Holloway state oil inspector will be custodian of funds paid to Georgia pending U S Supreme Court action in Texas Oil Co v J J Brown Georgia Dept of Agriculture. P Roan succeeds Holloway. consent order required. Funds arise from oil and gasoline tax. If Judge Sibley is overruled funds may return to the company minus clerical fees.
Mrs W L Clemons sues Wilmore hotel and manager Church W Hanes in superior court for $10,000 alleging she was arrested after a man broke into her room, threatened her, and was drunk. her husband drove him away, she was charged with disorderly conduct and held by police before release by Recorder Johnson. Haynes Vi Matheson represents the plaintiff.
Delegates from the Atlanta branch of railway mail clerks at a district convention in the Ansley Hotel in Atlanta voted to invite the 1923 national convention to the city. About 1000 poster agents from all states are expected if accepted, with 300 delegates from Georgia Florida Alabama South Carolina and Tennessee attending the district meeting.
Delegates to the Southern Forestry Congress in Atlanta were invited to inspect the Courtland Street city market Thursday. The invitation came from Norman Sharp, chairman of the Atlanta Federation of Women Clubs marketing committee, and Mrs B M Boykin, federation president. The market would be open regardless of weather conditions.
Four ousted sanitary inspectors seek to set aside an election they were dropped by the board of health. The hearing in Fulton superior court was postponed due to the absence of Aldine Chambers, counsel for the plaintiffs, and will proceed upon his return.
Officers McDaniel and Bullard found a ten gallon keg of corn liquor in the cellar at 19 Pulliam Street on Wednesday night after a caller reported two men in a dray emptied the house. The caller learned of the keg when the men left and reported the incident.
Thirty Poultry and Canning club girls camp in the automobile building at Lakewood. They study cooking and sewing under Misa Floy Shannon supervision. Mothers to inspect the camp Friday for Mothers Day activities. Presbyterian Laymen to meet next Friday at Mrs D H Floyd home on Augusta Avenue.
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