Polls Open Today for General Election in City Wards
Polling places listed across eight city wards with specific street corners and stores serving as venues. Polls open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in city, and country precincts run 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. with locations mirroring the August 22 Democratic primary sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtie’ Drug
Forsyth
Mitchell Streets
Poole’s
Fair
Fraser Streets
Pierce
Auburn Avenue
Jackson Street
A. J. Martin Hardware Company
Mariatta Street
North Pryor Street
Mra
Peachtree Street
Adameville
Battle Hill
Edgewood
Collins
Hopeville
Cook's
Oak Grove
Peachtree
South Bend
Black Hall
East Point
Bryants
Buckhead
College Park
Sixteen Run for Three Court of Appeals Seats
Report from the Cotton Belt railroad details the fifteenth annual financials with surplus decline, gross earnings at 8,989,565 and net earnings of 2,290,119. The piece notes candidates in the Court of Appeals primary and lists election context alongside the company’s financials.
Socialists Issue Ticket in Democratic Primary Race
In the Democratic primary Socialists present a ticket against the party nominees. Crenshaw runs independent for railroad commissioner against McLendon. Voters face state and county offices plus ratification of a constitutional amendment creating a court of appeals. The ballot lists sixteen judge candidates for three seats with a three-name scratched choice. Polls run 7 am to 7 pm in the city and 8:30 am to 3 pm in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals
Ben Hil
Court of Appeale
Miller
Democratic State Executive Committee
Oy T . Crenshaw
Lendon
Macon
Socialist Party
Osborne
Dellat
Hoke Smith
Court of Appeal
T C Crenshaw
Crenshaw
McLendon
Charles N. Allen
Democratic Executive Committee
Reeds
C L Anderson
EB V Carter
County Commission
AL Culbergen
Robert J. Madnox
George ¥ Y Pierce
Thomas M Poole
Hoke Smith UJ B
Philip Cook
George H Ehrhops
William A Wright
Mae Wilk
Streets Clean-Up Urgency After Joyner Resigns
Central streets remain muddy and scraped only sparsely as the sanitary department struggles with reduced labor. Health authorities may meet to plan immediate street cleaning while white labor replaces blocked Negro crews. Citizens press for action and cleaner, safer thoroughfares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitary
Health Board
Sanitary Department
Ince
Board At Health
Cotton Crop Damaged 25 to 50 Percent in Mississippi
Richard Cheatham, secretary of the Southern Cotton Growers Association, was notified by telegram from Walter Clark, president of the Mississippi division, that Mississippi cotton crops were damaged 25 to 50 percent. In many areas the crop lies beaten down in mud by wind and hard rains, a total loss. Texas advisers report similar damage across sections of that state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Cheatham
Mississippi
Southern Cotton Growera Association
Walter Clark
Misissippi
Texas
Doctor credits Postum over coffee for heart relief
A doctor testifies that quitting coffee and using Postum improved his long standing nervous heart trouble allowing him to resume business. He states he prescribes Postum for patients whose coffee affects the heart nerves or stomach and notes its better flavor and sustaining effect. The testimonial, from the Postum Co source, refers readers to The Road to Wellville and a claim of “There’s a reason.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
14 & Co
Lt Ang
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellsville
Pavement decisions loom for Peachtree street bids
The city street committee will review three bids for re paving Peachtree Street. The Asphalt Paying Company of Georgia bids 124 5 per square yard, or 103 with county labor for removing old pavement. Southern Bitulithic bids 115 per square yard with county labor, or 99 with city labor and local stone. Citizens favored asphalt as the likely choice after review. The committee reports next Monday week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peachtree
Georgia
Southern
Bitulithic Paving Company
Heating stoves boost warmth and economy for winter
The KING HARDWARE COMPANY at 53 Peachtree Street promotes Vortex Hot Blast Coal Stoves and Estate Oak models, touting long burn times, airtight construction, and high radiating efficiency for coal or coke fires, plus laundry stoves and accessories to cut fuel use and heat loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hr Bottad
King Hardware Company
Jair
Peachtree Street
Florida Club at Emory Special Meeting Draws Large Turnout
The Florida club of Emory College Oxford Ga met October 2 with record attendance. Officers elected were President C M Tramel Lakeland Fla Treasurer W J Delaney Key West Fla Secretary J OR Blocker Plant City Fla. First banquet planned for Covington with three more to be held in Oxford or Atlanta. Negro Killed at Dance in Yatesville Ga October 2. A fight at a nearby church left Joe Allen shooting Lou. Miller died instantly. Allen fled and remains at large. Long Fell from Train in Columbia S C October 2. Traveling man believed from Asheville fell from a southbound train near Union, was rescued for medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Club
Emory
Emory College
Oxford Ga
C M Tramel
Lakeland
Fla
W J Delaney
Key West
J OR Blocker
Plant City
Covington
Oxford
Atlanta
Yatesville
Monroe County
Joe Allen
Lou
Howard
Allen
Long
Columbia S
Thomas Long
Asheville
Joness'He
Unrn
Nan
Tonductos
Union
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Mient
Titans
Engegea al
Feoytall
Sprlen
Baers
Hein West
Guiln Og
Tine
Brancus
I. H. Oppenheim
East Alabama St
Democratic Party
Z. C. Crenshaw
Robert E Park
Robert F. Maddox
George ¥. Piet M Poole
Thomas J Chappell
Redprick C. Foster
Thomas Gheene
Hammont
G. Janes
George
Jones
Richard B. Howard van Epps
Bartow
Willingham
Cleveland
Ohio
Judge Phillips
The
Common Pleas Court
W. J. White
American Chicle Company
Chewing Gum Trust
Ewe Bea
Racine
Peo onenRs
Hellrat
Tod P
Sundaye
Joyner
Farmer
Negro Hackman
Joe Key
Fred
Frank Scott
Hackman
Union Depot
W. B. Cummings
Gerald L. Haney
Council
W. Joyner
Atlanta Fire Department
James G Woodward
B Cumming
Gerald Haney
Thre Company No 7
Cap Joyner
South
United State
Postum
Street Committee
New York
Paris
Alfred Benjamin & Co
Essig Bros
Whitehall St
King Hardware
Hykers
Peachtree St
Jctor
Marvel
V Sembneh
Heink
Caruso
Calve
Plancon
Scotti
Patti
Melba
Eames
Phillips & Crew CO
Victor Talking Machine
Edison Phonograph
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