Key and Council Seek Rate Increase to 1 50
Atlanta leaders urge Fulton and DeKalb lawmakers to raise the ad valorem tax rate to 1.50 and place a 75 cent permanent school tax referendum before voters next year. Delegates clash over whether to lift the rate and fund schools exclusively, with motions debated and adopted.
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Atlanta
Board of Education
Fulton and
DeKalb County
General Assembly
Ernest G. Bentley
Lutton
Carl Guess
DeKalb
Ralph McClelland
Virlyn EB. Moore
Fulton
Murphy M. Holloway
Fulton and DeKalb
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J. R. Nutting
Mayor Key
Nutting
H. Williamson
Ninth Ward
Key
G O P Discusses Reapportionment for Dixie States
In Washington on June 16, House Republicans held a conference to discuss reapportionment and reducing southern state representation due to alleged negro disenfranchisement. No decision was reached. Tinkham proposed an investigation into disenfranchisement, Barbour urged maintaining the current House size per the 1920 census, and another conference is planned for next Thursday night to continue both topics.
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Washington
House
Congress
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Barbour
California
Fines Threatened on Georgia Insurance Tax Delinquency
Comp troller General William A. Wright warned Thursday night of $500 penalties on insurance firms not paying the state tax by July 1. About 300 Georgia corporations sell insurance. only around sixty have paid, totaling roughly $100,000 of the $600,000 annual tax. State funds, including the $110,000 interest account and legislature expenses, rely on these payments to proceed.
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Treasury
William A. Wright
Georgia
Wright
General Assembly
Tax Collector in Grady County Dies by Own Action
Cairo Ga June 16 The body of R W Ponder tax collector of Grady county was found about eight miles northwest of Cairo where yesterday he committed death by own action The office books are being audited and it is alleged Ponder stole funds but he left a letter blaming the auditor for his death He was 46 and left a widow and three children.
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Cairo
R. W. Ponder
Grady County
Ponder
Ponder Teft
Fifty Years Ago in a Mayor's Court
A tattered snippet reports Dan Shehane in mayor's court for drunken disorderly conduct and threats with a pistol. Fined ten dollars plus costs, he teared up when facing clubs, then calm at the calaboose. Also notes a velocipede rider, editor Sam Smith, and a Georgia case over a wife and child dispute.
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Sinn Fein
Dan Shehane
Campbell House
Dan
Exams to Fill P. D. Jobs in Georgia State
The United States civil service commission will announce examinations in Georgia for first second and third-class postmasters under President Harding's order. Regulations emphasize education training business experience and fitness with photo ID required for some tests. Details cover general qualifications examination subjects and how to obtain application forms.
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James A. Hollowon
Constitution
Bure Raleizh Hotel
Washington
iBy
United States Civil Service Commission
Georgia
Harding
Luey
United States
United States Civil Service’ Commission
Rotary Speech of Ashby Jones Not Delivered
Edinburgh June 16 The International Association of Rotary Clubs convention concluded with flags of Britain and America in the pageant. Rev M Ashby Jones was to deliver a speech but it was not given. The president called the meeting the most successful Rotary gathering yet. Delegates rejected a proposal to build permanent Chicago headquarters for up to 500000 dollars.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
International Association of Rotary Clubs
M. Ashby Jones
Chicago
New York
Hamilton Holt
Wilson
Harding
Harding Association
Whson League of Nations
Mr. Holt
America
Congress
League
Holt
League of Nations
Earth
Court of St. James
One Man May Die In Runaway Car Crash News
Thursday yielded multiple auto crashes with two women and a child hurt. E T Lee, owner of a Ford roadster, suffered skull fracture and brain concussion, as police blame reckless driving. A 4 year old girl, Carrie Stouty, was struck by a truck near Capitol Avenue.
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E. T. Lee
East Point
Grady Hospital
Ife
No. 81
Washington Street
Les
Lee
Carrie Stoify
Capitol Avenue
Fight Promised Over Tax Jobs At Council Meet
Marvin P. Roane state oil inspector announced his candidacy to succeed W. A. Hancock in the city council tax assessor race next Monday afternoon. Rumors linked A. C. Burton with opponents, while Drew Liddell denied involvement. Hancock remained confident of re-election, Roane declared he will be elected.
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City Councll
Marvin P. Roane
W. A. Hancock
A. C. Burton
Drew Liddell
Fulton County
Liddell
Roane
Hancock
AFL rejects One Big Union plan at Denver meeting
The American Federation of Labor denounced the International Federation of Trades Unions plan for socialization of industry and general strike. Gompers leads the debate as AFL backs autonomy, condemns Soviet agitation, and outlines steps to fight wage cuts and unemployment. Delegates consider reestablishing relations with the international body.
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Denver
American Federation of Labor
International Federation of Trades Unions
The
Federaton
J. F
International Federation of Unions
American Federation
International Organization
Committee On International Affairs
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Connell
Executive Council
International Trades Unions Meeting
International Union
Bolshevists
Russia
Internaional Union
Accuses International
New England
Northwest
South
Riordan case sparks Atlanta teachers charge demand openness
Atlanta Public School Teachers' Association calls for an open session to hear charges against Miss Julia Riordan after her removal from Davis Street School. Teachers decry lack of hearings and due process while praising Riordan's service and urging fair treatment.
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Association
Miss Riordan
W. W. Gaines
Board of Education
Atlanta Public School Teachers’ Association
Julia Riordan
Davia Street
Riordan
Davis Street
Blanche Campbell
Carl Hutcheson
Essay Contest Papers Turned Over to Judges Today
Georgia high school students in the Bood roads essay contest will have their papers sent to State School Superintendent M. L. Brittain and a judging committee. The panel will pick first to fourth prize winners with national prize for a four year university scholarship. Winners will be announced in The Constitution.
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Georgia
M. L. Brittain
Grolier Society
Lester Book and Stationery Company
Southern Book Concern
EL 8
Firestone
Thia State
Washington
C. B. Strahan
University of Georgia
W. R. Neel
T. E. Patterson
State Prison Commission
Chicagoan Named New Yorker In Final Session
Charles Henry Mackintosh of Chicago was elected president of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World at the Seventeenth annual convention in Atlanta. He defeated George W. Hopkins of New York by 26 to 698, with a new executive committee and two added vice presidencies. Hopkins praised the convention, and Atlanta received high marks for hospitality and organization.
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Charles Henry Mackintosh
Chicago
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Mackintosh
George W. Hopkins
New Yuys
H. H Charles
New York
Frank E Lowenstein
Atlanta
Charles J. Orbison
Indianapolis
C. G. Ferguson
Minneapolis
Harold Kayton
San Antonio
Don Francisco
Los Angeles
W. S Crawford
London
Eng
Wiliam P. Strandberg
Portland
Ore
E. J. W. Caldecoat
Brisbane
Australia
Jessamine G. Hoagland
Conference of
Advertising Women
Frank Melegure
National Advertising Commission
Associated Advertising Club
United States
D'Arcy
Hopkins
Weather Summary of Partly Cloudy Conditions
The report notes partly cloudy skies with unspecified high and low temperatures. Normal temperatures and rainfall data are given, including 0.16 inches of rainfall in the past 24 hours and a 84 day deficit since the start of the month.
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