Last Session In Old Federal Building Opens Macon
The June session of the United States district court in Macon will likely be the final session held in the old federal building at 467 Second Street. Judge Speer will wind up bankruptcy cases and then move to a new Grand Opera Building quarters. A $300,000 demolition and new construction plan follows, with federal offices to relocate next month.
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Constitution Bureau
Second Street
Macon
Lune
United States District Court
Stevion
Federel
Speer
Mason
Mount Airy
Ruderm Hutang
Grand Opera
Csurta
Postoffic
weath+ bureau
White
Europe
J. J. White
First Baptist Shuch
Eurore
Engine boiler explosion near Ridersville kills engineer
Near Ridersville Selma June 24 a boiler engine exploded aboard a logging camp locomotive. Engineer RP Moore died, fireman Grany Peoples, a Negro, was fatally injured alongside two injured Black firemen. The engine had just left a logging camp on Sand Mountain and failed to show warning before the blast. Moore's body was found in fragments around the rack area.
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Selma
Ala
Ridersville
Three Concerts Today at Grant Park and Ponte de Leon
Today three concerts will be held for the public with one at Grant Park by the Fifth Regiment Band directed by Fred Wedemeyer and two at Ponte de Leon under B Hallldwell. The Grant Park program includes marches waltzes and operetta selections with intermission, while the Ponte de Leon programs feature ragtime and Hungarian themes along with various overtures and medleys.
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Grant Park
Ponte Dé Leon
Fifth Regiment Band
Fred Wedemeyer
Ponce de Leon
Brow
B. Halldwell
Boys of the Old Brigade
Chambers
Goysrtars
Stabat Mater
Rasaint Selection
Woodlands
Mazurka Russe
Marek
Gate City
Weldon
Wetter Blut
Strauss
Behubert
Balfe
Mare
Post 8 TA Plans Outing to Atlantic Beach Florida
Preliminary post B Traveler Protective Association in Atlanta decides to stage a July 15 excursion to Atlantic Beach Florida. Committees named and members report enthusiasm for a delightful outing during peak season. Routine business also noted and a playful exchange closes the item.
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Atlantic Beach
Florida
Fla
Post B
Traveler Protective Association
Piedmont Hotel
Travelers’ Protective Association of Georgia
C. J. Hollingsworth
F. Morgans
M. WV
P. Streeter
A. Jr. Swansz
Woman in well ends life after morphine request
Columbus Ga June 24 Special Mrs Martha L McGuirt over 60 casts herself into a well after failing to obtain morphine. The coroner ruled death by own action. The story traces a life marked by a murder charge against her husband eight years earlier and a long morphine addiction.
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Columbus
Martha L. McGuirt
First Avenue
Nineteenth Street
John McGuirt
Webster County
Georgia
Susan Everhar
Uenamnent
afoGuirt
Mra McGairt
Roy
Death of an Old Engineer Dr M Queen Dies at Grady
D M Queen aged 69, longtime Western and Atlantic railroad engineer and Civil War veteran, died at Grady hospital after illness. Funeral at his residence 318 Simpson St this afternoon at 3, interment Oakland Cemetery. Local lodge No 207 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will conduct services with pallbearers and honorary escorts named.
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M. Queen
Grady Hospital
D. M. Queen
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Mr. Queen
Atlanta
Barclay & Brandon
Simpson Street
Oakland Cemetery
Lodge No
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
F. v. Anderson
J. Permenter
C. E. Adams
T. L. Francis
Jeff Irby
W. C. Stradley
M. L. Collier
A. Q. Adams
Sid Rolland
Qisen
Tate Aoras
Hid
Kuew Fim
Soon to Build New Railroad in Gulf Coast Route
Columbus Georgia June 24 A Dothan Alabama conference on awarding the contract to build a railroad from Dothan to St Andrews Bay Florida nearly hundred miles will be let soon The Enterprise Lumber Company of Atlanta is said to be interested President H M Steele attended Dothan The promoters claim all funds ready and no bonds will be issued The road priced under ten thousand dollars per mile due to level country Dothan has subscribed twenty five thousand dollars and pledged terminal facilities and right of way It will boost timber and operate regular passenger trains paralleling the Birmingham Columbus and St Andrews line B H Hardaway a noted Columbus contractor may bid The project aims beyond lumber traffic to general use.
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Columbus
Itta
Dothan
Fla
St. Andrews Bay
Gulf Coast
Ala
Enterprise Lumber Company
Atlanta
H. M. Steele
B. H. Hardaway
Birmingham
Great Sachem Speech At Cherokee Smoker Event
Great Sachem Mayson renowned speaker to address Cherokee tribe at a smoker and reception tomorrow evening. The event at Great Beacham James Il Mayson’s lodge will feature his big new talk and a display of the secret Work. All Bucks of the reservation invited to attend, partake in cigars and prepared provisions amid a large crowd projection.
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Cherokee Tribe Mo
Great Beacham James Il. Mayson
Sachem
Sachem Mayson
Cherokee Tribe
Cie
Sham Battle for July 4 at Piedmont Park by Fifth Regiment
A sham battle by the Fifth Regiment is planned for July 4 at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. The display will feature rapid firing cartridges, mounted artillery, and a machine gun platoon with special ammunition, staged after the baseball game as twilight falls to resemble a real battle for charity.
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Piedmont Park
Atlanta
Ekapa Alphas At Asheville Biennial Convention Opens
Three hundred members of the Kappa Alpha college fraternity gather in Asheville North Carolina for their biennial convention starting Tuesday General officers include Hdl Chambers Smith Raleigh NM Gi aswell J Hubbard Norfolk Va Frank P McConnell Talladega Ala G P Hardin Burney Richmond Va Ben S rew Atlanta Ga and Douglas Fexgin Mazon Ga The nine day session features a Pacific Northwest exposition booklet and excursion rates from Chicago and the east via the Northwestern line for details address W L Kniskern PT M Jackson Boulevard Chicago Sun Wed to 7 15.
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Asheville
N. C
Kappa Alpha College Fraternity
Hdl
Chambers Smith
Raleigh
Gi “Aswell ‘J. Hubbard
Norfolk
Go Oh
Frank P. McConnell
Talladega
Ala
G. P
Hardin T.burney
Richmond
Ben S €Rew
Atlanta
BR. ‘Oouglas Fexgin
Mazon
Pacific Northwest
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Northwestern
Chicago
East
Kniskern
PT. M
Jackson Boulevard
Sun-Wed
Land sale near Winston-Salem with mansion and 300 acres
The tract lies in Yadkin county one mile from the Southern railway on the Winston Salem to Wikenboro route. It contains over 300 acres mostly woodland with an eight room brick mansion costing over 3000. Rolling terrain, two streams, soil suited to tobacco corn wheat and fruits. Sold to the original buyers with cash. Written details by H D Poindexter Winston Salem NC.
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Ceussun Aumstead
R. M. Pearson
Merrimac
Yadkin County
Southern Railway
Winston- Balem
Wikenboro
N. C
Yadkins
Pearson
North Carolina
H. D. Poindexter
Winston- Salem
N.C
Baptists to Meet Here in Atlanta Next Year
The Georgia State Baptist Young People's Union chose Atlanta as next annual meeting site. Mayor Wandora and city groups issued invitations via council resolution and chamber of commerce support. Rev. S. A. Cowan was elected secretary treasurer as the Blo ULTRIE meeting concluded showing the union flourishes.
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West End
Georgia State Baptist Young Peoples Union
Chamber of
Sommeree
F. Maddox
Baptist Ministers’ Association
West Era Baptist Church
Atlanta
8. A. Cowan
Dimanuel Baptist Church
Baptist Young People's Union
Bloultrie
Brandon Returns After Savannah Convention
G H Brandon, retiring president of the Georgia Directors Association and head of Barclay Brandon funeral establishment, returned from Savannah where he presided over the convention. He praised the meeting as harmonious and best yet, said Savannah entertained royally, and declined reelection after two years. The association grew from eighteen to eighty seven members during his term.
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H. Brandon
Barclay
Brandon
Savannah
Geonwra Directors’ Association
Brandan
Sarvannuis
Atlanta
Association
Greatest Obstacle at Home in Evangelization
Asheville June 24 The greatest obstacle to evangelizing the world is not foreign missions but indifference and lack of faith among Christians at home. The Southern Missionary Movement conference discussed this finding led by H Hari Taylor. John R Moot delivered the principal address as secretary of the World’s Christian Student Federation.
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Asheville
Southern’ Missionary Movement Conference
H. Hari Taylor
Feld
The
Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
John R. Moot
Chritian Student Federation
Analasses
Harry Wade [Bicks
Albertean Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Revival at Calhoun Ends After Eighty Three Added Members
Revival at the Calhoun Methodist church near Calhoun Georgia concluded with eighty three new members joining. About twenty five others expressed desire to join Baptist or Presbyterian churches. The two week meetings drew nearly the entire town with Rev GD Stone and Rev dai Fenarix leading singing and preaching.
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Calhoun
Stone
Tre Pater
Tite Soretees
War Aely
Sweet Aongs
Seaboard Air Line Plans Through Trains to Birmingham
Seaboard Air Line announces new through service from New York to Birmingham with two daily through trains via Atlanta starting July 2. The Birmingham division will gain improved trains including parlor car coaches sleepers and cafe dining cars. Officials say the service will match the best southern standards and extend to eastern destinations.
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New York
Washington
Birmingham
Seaboard Air Line
Seaboard
Atlanta
East
Christian
Atlanta Real Estate Company Planned by Richard Respess
Promoter Richard Respess of Floral Park outlines establishing a large Atlanta based real estate company to handle contracts across Georgia. The plan includes headquarters in Atlanta, agency offices in towns over 1,000 population, and widespread land and town development, with stock offered to the public at 50 cents per share. Respess banks on high profits and dividends from a broad real estate trading business statewide.
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Richard Respess
Floral Park
Atlanta
BUE
Georgia
Ala
Retpese
Negro Teachers Meet in Atlanta for National Association Meeting
Great preparations in Atlanta for the second annual meeting of the National Association of Teachers of Negro Youths at Lloyd Street Methodist Church from June 28 to 30. Delegations are expected from all southern states and several northern and western states, with topics including science instruction kindergarten rural schools and higher education.
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Atlanta
Lloyd Street Methodist Church
Neshville
J. R. E. Lee
Tuskegee Institute
Benevict College
Columbia
8. C
Lee
South
Isrga
Colored Teachers’ Association of
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
Lnouisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Kentucky
Missouri
Okrahoma
North Carolina
South Carolina
Negro Teachers’ Association
Cish
Tuskegee
Negro Young People’s Congress
Teacher's’ Association
Three Thousand Will Meet College Men Gather Next Year
Asheville North Carolina June 26 The Southern College Young Men's Christian Association announces a quadrennial gathering of student volunteers in Nashville Tennessee February 8 to Match next year Four thousand men from about one hundred colleges across the United States and Canada are expected to attend led by Joan R Matt secretary of the Worlds Christian Students federation the forecast calls for the largest gathering of college students in the South to date
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Nashville
Asheville
N. C
Southern College Young Men's Christian Association
Tenn
Joan R. Matt
World’s Christian Students’ Federation
Matt
United States
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