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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1924
Page
16
The Committee on Church Cooperation urges Christians to fulfill civic duties, noting historical voting trends and crime rates. It urges Salt and moral influence in Atlanta through religious leaders and lay citizens, calling for renewed public-minded action and faith in community service. The piece ends with local church notices and service times.
A dense, period-voice listing of church notices across Atlanta. Pastor names, church names, service times, topics, and Sunday schools are given for Inman Park, Peachtree Road, St. John’s, Gordon Street, Capitol View, West End, and many other congregations with sermon subjects such as The Lord’s Supper, The Five Mountains on the Road to Hell, The Magnetic Chelat, and The Path of the Rail Counter.
Columbus Ohio October reports Professor Harold Burt, a noted psychologist, attempting to broadcast thoughts by radio on station WEAQO. He concentrates while a deck of cards, three cigarette brands, and dice sit nearby. Results to be announced November 20 after colleagues file postcard reports.
Charles G Dawes will end his Republican vice presidential campaign with two speeches in Indiana, one at a farmers rally near Brook and a conclusion in South Bend. He plans no statements after the South Bend address and views the Indiana trip as a holiday after a grueling touring schedule.
Harvey Jordan, a leading figure in cotton growing and manufacturing, will speak to the Athinta chamber of commerce on Friday afternoon November 7 in the chamber building. The event is organized by the American Cotton association with key figures from the Cotton Manufacturing association, Atlanta Commercial Exchange, Georgia Bank association, and A Bo A railroad. Jordan’s talk will cover the cotton industry from bolt to bolt and reflect his extensive travels outlining the cotton situation in France, Belgium, and Germany. He also advocates subsidizing cotton growers in Egypt, China, Peru, Brazil, and the Sudan.
Southern Pacific announced the completion of its plan to acquire the El Paso and Southwestern railroad, transferring stock and bonds to pay for the railway and subsidiary lines and leasing operation to begin immediately. Julius Kruttschnitt, SP chairman, leads a transportation system covering 2,370 miles with assets exceeding 10 billion.
A luncheon meeting of the Atlanta section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers will be held Monday at 12 20 in the rainbow room of the Ansley hotel. T M Keys, commercial survey engineer of Southern Bell Telephone Company, will be principal speaker discussing commercial surveys of large projects. Officers in charge are Rawson Collier, chair, and H N Pye, secretary and treasurer.
The Y. W. C. A. at 21 West Baker street will hold an open house Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock. Mise xa Stirling, an accomplished man and golf expert, will be present to give demonstrations. The gathering will be informal and highlight the afternoon's social aspect.
Cities Service forms a new $100 million corporation, Cities Service Power and Light, to expand public utilities in 15 states serving over two million people. It will own the common stock of the new firm, including properties like Toledo Traction Light and Power, Ohio Labile Service, Public Service Colorado, Denver Gas and Electric, Kansas City Gas, St Joseph Light Heat and Power, and Empire District Electric. Authorized capital includes $65 million common stock, $15 million preferred stock, $5 million second preferred, and $204.1 million in bonus, linking oil and utility ventures under Henry L. Doherty’s leadership.
William S R Abbey, Japanese proprietor of Nikko Inn, was indicted by the Fulton county grand jury on murder charges for fatally shooting Dillard Moore, 1 year old son of Mrs. Walter Moore, as a group left his restaurant without paying. The boy died after six days in Grady hospital. Abbey was captured after fleeing to a downtown hotel and expressed remorse. Funeral arrangements to be announced after relatives arrive from South Carolina.
Frank J McIntyre, head of the largest fraternal circus group, arrives in Atlanta to finalize plans for a ten day Arsret Grotto circus at Spillers Park November 4 to 15. He brings a program of famous acts from New York venues and discusses benefits for the Grotto, a Mason blue lodge fraternal order.
New York October 31 La Follette stock reached a new low as brokers offered 18 000 against 1 000 that the Wisconsin senator would be defeated on November 4 This marked the longest odds quoted against a presidential candidate with England’s conservative victory cited as influencing third party prospects and shiftingContidi srases himself moved up to 9 to 1
The Salz Brenner exhibit in the Atlanta Biltmore will run into next week after patrons requested more time. G F Willis chairs sponsors noting letters from visitors advocating longer viewing. Portraits of Atlantans and landscapes by contemporaries draw attention as owners permit extended display days.
Ten men pleads guilty to gambling charges in Fulton Superior Court. Charlie Daniels plus nine others were fined 100 and given months on the chain gang with several sentences suspended. Daniels received 300 fine and six months jail for operating gambling joints on Forsyth Street and North Broad Street. The judge condemned the gambling rings saying he targets the operators while warning others. The solicitor general urged harsher action to stop gambling games that lure youths.
The announced list names engineers who will deliver addresses to the mechanical engineering department at via Tech in the first semester. Speakers include J. W. Montieth of the inghouse Stokers and L. Niddlemeyer of the Earl company, with topics on Steam Power Boilers Turbines and Deaerations of Boiler Feed Wouters.
Ruby Laughridge the year old daughter of Mrs. TY Laughridge suffered cuts and bruises on her head Friday night when the car she and her mother rode in was struck by a vehicle driven by AL Patterson a vice president of an loent lagu aml savings company The accident occurred on Peters street near Walker street The child was taken to Grady hospital and released after treatment M L Johnson and M D Cartwright arrested Patterson placing him under 500 bond on charges of operating a car while intoxicated Trinity set for Wid in recorder s court.
Central Standard Time schedules list departures from Atlanta Terminal Station on A B A Railway and Seaboard Air Line with connections to Waycross Tifton Columbus Montgomery New Orleans and Montgomery lines. Georgia Railroad and L R Y trains to Augusta Cartersville Chattanooga Nashville and Chicago listed with arrival and departure times. Rail connections to Birmingham Memphis Richmond Washington and other points appear, with Peachtree station specifics and local and denver routes noted.
A dense catalog of sections for announcements personal notices events automotive services real estate employment and more. The list outlines categories such as automobiles for sale repairs and services financing instruction livestock merchandise real estate for rent and for sale auctions and legals with subcategories and numbering for quick reference.
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