Urge the Extension of State Road to Sea at Alma
A mass meeting in Alma attracted about 2900 people to urge extending the state road to the sea via Alma and Waycross. Resolutions endorsed abolishing the fee system, supporting free textbooks and rural credits. Attending were S Barrett, J Brown, and J L Shephard, with Grover Edmondson speaking in support of the road project. The event, under the Farmers Union, was one of southern Georgia’s best attended in years.
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Waycross
Ga Maren
Alma
S Barrett
Natwrul
Brown
Georgia
J L Shephard
Florida
Farmers Union
Grover Edmondson
Tarmers Union
Help the Stomach Digest Your Food
An old advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative to relieve constipation. It claims the remedy acts gently without cramps and suits children, women, and the elderly, offering free trial bottles by mail.
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Caldwells
WB Caldwell
Suz
Washington St
Monticello Ts
Peachtree Street Widening Plans Seen Near Future
Property owners along Peachtree Street prepare for widening of the bottleneck north of the Corinth and North Er yor streets between the Aragon and Winecoff hotels. Scotia apartments at 166 Peachtree will be set back with a modern stay apartment house planned. Waugh Richardson funds about 16000 dollars for Scotia remodeling while the House That Tack Built and adjacent properties also prepare similar front setbacks and alterations.
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Peachtree Street
Peachtree
Corinth
North
Eryor
Aragon and
Winecoff
Scotia Apartments
166
A. ‘Ten Eydrs Brown
Wr Brown
Waugh Richardson
W E Mashburn
Scotia
Alfriend Lesece
Grice settles Georgia inheritance tax exemption ruling
Attorney General Warren Grice ruled that the 35 100 exemption applies only to the total life estate remainder in a Georgia case, not to each individual remainder. The decision directs the comptroller general to tax the entire remainder after a $7000 deduction pending court rulings.
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Georgia
Eich Rem Cermin
Warren Grice
William & Wright
John A. Fiynds
Wright
Grice
Nine Cops Find Three Homes Ablaze in Athens Fire
Nine policemen discovered three homes ablaze at 3 o'clock in Athens on March 2. Firefighters arrived to find all three houses burning fiercely. none could be saved. The incident prompted quick police and fire response to quell the fires and secure the area.
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Athens
Calomel dangers urged against in junk mail style alert
An old promotional piece warns that calomel is mercury and harms the liver and bowels. It promotes Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe alternative, claiming it cleans the liver, relieves headaches and stomach issues, and won’t salivate, with a back guarantee and broad use notes.
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Dodson
Éragaise
Alleged Train Bandit Freed Then Rearrested in Macon
The Savannah based suspect Willem J Growe faced release after Judge Speer voided the initial robbery and assault on a mail car charge due to concurrent jurisdiction. A new warrant cited interstate freight theft, with over fifty witnesses expected to testify from Mississippi and Tennessee. Growe’s alibi centered on New Orleans, and he is represented by Dukes & Dukes. his wife accompanied him from Savannah.
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Macon
Pedal
Willem J Growe
Savannah
Wississippi
Speer
Groves
Idudee Speer
Itum
Growe
New Orleans
Dukes & Dukes
Health Week For 700 Negro Students Observed
President W A Fountain and Tou students at Shoeschool observed health week with lectures on cleanliness disease carriers and the unseen enemy of the body. Dr H R Butler Dr A D Jones and others spoke on causes death rates and prevention. Morris Brown University endorsed the effort and Constitution urged making it permanent.
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W A Fountain
Tou
Pogram
H R Butler
A D Jones
Dief
L Nash
Tff Slater
J Wn E Linder
Morris Brown University
Professor Cornet Dies of Spotted Fever in Berlin
Berlin reports the death of Professor Georg Cornet, a noted German tuberculosis specialist. He contracted spotted fever while treating three Russian prisoners and recently received the Iron Cross for his military hospital service.
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Cornet
Berlin
London
Georg Cornet
Spanking a Mule Leads to Fine in Police Court
In a police court a man named Tight was charged with cruel treatment of a mule. He testified he spanked the mule to stop balking, saying he had tried coaxing and a whip with no effect. The recorder noted spanking a mule could constitute cruel treatment and fined him $575.
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Gamman Tight
The Giant Among Tires Fortified Goodyear Treads
The advertisement touts Goodyear dominance in tire sales with 1,478,883 tires sold last year and claims five exclusive advantages. Fortified Tires resist rim cutting and blowouts, offer All-Weather tread, and promise greater toughness and wear resistance. It invites readers to buy through any dealer.
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Goodyear
Flirting with Girls Ends in Car Crash Near Athens
A March 27 incident involving Roy Smyth of Windsor, a former university football star, ended when a car with a young companion struck a post after speeding past a group of Normal School girls. Damages and a surgeon's bill were incurred.
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Athens
Roy Smyth
Winder
University
Ates
Amith Winger Injured In Wingshield Incident
Waycross Ga Maren seven to eight ps eta Monday in Savannah WW Uambdin of Waycross will qualify as federal judge for the southern district of Georga later he will move from Wastross to make his home In Sa anrab.
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Waycross
Savannah
Georga
Wastross
Saanrab
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Atlanta Telephone & Telegraph
A. Ten Eyck Brown
Ian
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Miton
North Broad Street
T. W. Hughes
Manecin
William J. Growe
Amith
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Miller Union Stock Yards
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