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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1923
Page
14
Forty Atlanta businessmen travel to Washington Georgia to join the Kiwanis club for an Atlanta day program aimed at boosting understanding between Georgia's small towns and cities. They will depart from the Chamber today for the event.
A four ton driverless truck from Orange Crush Bottling struck a tree at the base of Courtland Street hill near Edgewood Avenue, injuring EF W Smith. Driver H Y Allen said a rear wheel repair caused the truck to roll off a jack and crash downhill. Police await full details from the scene.
Individual income tax returns for Georgia for the year ending December 31, 1921 show a 21.15 percent drop in net income with total reported income of 180 million 313 thousand 466 dollars. Tax collected for the year was 3 million 802 thousand 645 dollars, across 67 thousand 719 returns filed, while nine taxpayers earning 100 thousand to 206 thousand dollars paid 361 thousand 322 dollars. A corporate return compilation will follow.
Mamie Matthews and May Carter fought over a man on Decatur street before hundreds of spectators. They clawed and bit, staggered to the pavement, then May fled and Mamie pursued. In recorder's court Judge Johnson heard conflicting tales with Tim Curry claiming he tried to stop the fight, saying he remained neutral on Decatur street.
The Christian Council of Atlanta adopted resolutions praising Atlanta newspapers for detailed meeting reports that kept evangelical church members informed. A vote of thanks was also given to Georgia Railway and Power Company for advertising space. The education board announced members for the weekday religious education board including Warren M. Seay and E. R. Craighena among others.
Macon Ga June 5 Special. R Jones an aged white man charged with Prohibition law violation was sentenced by Judge Will Gunn of Macon city court to six months at the state farm. The sentence came at his request. Jones, 60, had long appeared in county courts with fines failing to curb his drinking. He hopes confinement at the farm may help him break the habit.
Brunswick Ga June 5 A jury in Glynn superior court returned a not guilty verdict for 8 D Levadis a prominent Greek man charged with the murder of Mike Couvelas the head of the Iceni colony and among the wealthiest Greeks in the state The panel deliberated about three hours before delivering the verdict amid much local interest.
Mrs J W Cook dies at her McDonough home three miles east after months of illness She was 63 survived by husband four sons D P Hirame William R and J W Cook Jr five daughters Mrs Epps Brannan Mrs D E Selfsire of McDonough Mrs Milton Clarke and Mrs Howard Swan of Bex and Mrs Steve Carnes of Jonesboro Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 pm from the home Interment in city cemetery Widder George W Goddard Milner to officiate
Probate filing in Detroit lists total estate at $37,186,588.48. Major holdings include $29,843,250 in Dodge Brothers stock and $4,000,000 in bonds and Ford Motor Company shares abroad. Personal effects include guns valued at $1,085 and a diamond solitaire valued at $2,500.
San Salvador reports two weeks of telegraph blackout with Tegucigalpa Honduras. A New Orleans dispatch notes Honduran fugitives arriving there, fearing a revolution. A Washington dispatch cites confidential Honduran sources signaling unrest.
The piece argues against the twelve hour day in U S Steel and calls for three shifts to cut it to eight hours. It criticizes the steel institute for making profits a priority, notes labor shortages were not the motive, and urges the public and religious groups to press the industry for reform with a forthcoming iron and steel institute report.
At 75, after five doctors gave up, a neighbor recommended Mayre's Wonderful Remedy for stomach trouble. The patient felt relief instantly after taking it, having not eaten for 10 days and appearing very jaundiced. The ad claims the medicine removes catarrhal mucus and reduces inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis, with a money back guarantee.
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