Bowen Victim in Langley Field Plane Crash at Langley Field
Charles A Bowen of Quitman Ga, a army aviator and veteran of World War I, died at Langley Field Virginia when a de Havilland 4 B plane carrying him and Cadet Thompson struck a tree top and exploded. Thompson, from Jacksonville Illinois, perished as did Bowen. Military escort will accompany the body to Quitman Ga for burial.
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Charles A. Bowen
Quntman
Langley Field
Georgia
Hampton
Noe R. Thompson
C. A. Bowen
de Haviland
Thompson
Cadet Thompson
Jacksonville
Til
Bowen
Quitman
Kelly Field
Texas
William H. Hensley
Lst
Virginia
Flying Field
Aviation Department of the Army
Germany
France
Land for ex soldiers farms eyed in Georgia plan
Announcement that the United States government considers Georgia as a site for 500 to 2000 acre land tracts to be subdivided into small farms for veteran soldiers. Dr W J Quick and M Bryson presented the plan to the Atlanta chamber of commerce urging a committee to receive offers from Georgia landowners.
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United States
Georgia
W. J. Quick
M. Bryson
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Geogia
Quick
Chamber of Commerce
Mothers Demand Close or Dances at Midnight Hour
A February meeting at the Atlanta Woman's Club drew more than four hundred representatives from colleges, fraternities, clubs, and dance halls. Mothers urged closing dances at midnight, barring intoxicated guests, and restricting auto rides home. Pan Hellenic groups reportedly hired detectives to bar liquor dealers, while Mayor Key backed cooperation and parental responsibility to ensure safe, sober exits.
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Louise Dooly
Atlanta Woman's Club
Pan Hellenic Societies
Georgia Tech
Sion
Key
Pardon for Debs Not Considered for Several Weeks
Washington June 7 The department of justice plans to recommend a pardon for Eugene V Debs, socialist leader imprisoned in Atlanta for espionage law violations. It may include views on general amnesty for others under the same laws, but the recommendations will not be submitted for several weeks, Attorney General Daugherty said.
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Department of Justice
Harding
Eugene V. Debt
Atlanta
Department
Daugherty
Southern Shoe Rotailera’ Association
Soong
Here
Hell
Ata Area
Atlanta Leads In Postal Receipts May Increase
Atlanta shows a May postal receipts rise of 0.94 percent while most major U S cities report declines. Postmaster George C. Rogers notes Atlanta's gains reflect stronger business conditions. only Richmond and Memphis in the South post increases. Further details continued on page 4.
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Atlanta
George C. Rogers
South
Richmond
Memphis
Hoeers
State Gains 50 Million From Rail Lease
Chairman Murphey Candler of Georgia’s railroad commission told the Atlanta chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers at a luncheon that the state will net about 50 million dollars from the Western and Atlantic railroad lease, after an initial 35.16 million investment and the line completed in 1851. The remarks were delivered at the Daffodile case luncheon and noted as a continuation on page 8 column 1.
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Western and Atlantic
State of Georgia
Co. Murphey Candler
State Railroad Commission
Atlanta
American Society of Civil Engineers
Candler
New River Invention Astonishes Atlanta Readers
Champagne trickles along the Chattahoochee River as onlookers in Atlanta shun the champagne scene. The Constitution previews a June 13 feature unveiling a startling invention at work on the river.
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Chattahoo,chee River
Georgia
Atlanta
Oil inspection fees attacked in Georgia suit filed in Fulton Court
The Dunham Oil company of GeorgiaFiles suit challenging Georgia oil inspection fees as unconstitutional. It seeks injunction against payment into the treasury and names Commissioner J J Brown State Oil Inspector Marvin P Roane Treasurer W J Speer and Russell Shirley as defendants. Brown to serve as trustee with bond. The action follows months of protest against fee levels and potential commerce clause issues. Continued on page 4 column 0. f
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Texas
United States Supreme Court
Treasury
R. A. Denny
Dunham Oil Company
Georgia
Fulton Superior Court
Commissioner of Agriculture
J. J. Brown
Marvin P. Roane
W. J. Speer
Russell Shirley
Brown
Police Veto Keeps Police Reorganization Alive in Atlanta
Mayor Key’s vow to veto the city’s police reorganization report shifts the fight to the council and primaries. Officers claim job security under the executive veto while pledging to operate the department as before. The mayor warns against political bunco and asserts continued police control amid grand jury findings.
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Key
Southeastern Shoe Retailers
City Hall
Aa City Special Committee
Council
Beavers
Floyd Woodward
Bunco
Atlanta
Board of Police Commissioners
United States Presses for Mexico Treaty to Stabilize Ties
United States proposes a treaty of commerce and amity with Mexico to safeguard American property, establish a claims commission, and settle boundary issues. The State Department says it will negotiate with Obregon if he accepts terms, otherwise it will wait for a Mexican government willing to bind itself to international obligations.
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Robert J. Bender
United News
Washington
United States
Mexico
Lstate Department
Obregon
Americana
Carranza
American State Department
Weather summary for Georgia and Westnest forecast
The report notes generally fair conditions in Georgia with stable temperatures. Washington forecast and a Thursday outlook in Westnest suggest partly cloudy skies and a likely shift to unsettled weather with a temperature change.
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Washington
Georgia
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