Dixie Highway Tour Guests to Be Welcomed in Atlanta
Dixie highway party arrives Friday afternoon after Chicago leg, with a grand parade through Atlanta to the Hotel Ansley. City officials plan a large oyster supper at Auditorium Armory and a booster meeting to celebrate the visitors from the Dixie route amid a coordinated reception by civic groups and police.
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Atlanta
Chicago
Miami
Fin
Atlente
Joy
Dixie Highwaymen
Georgia
Chattanooga
Tenn
Rome
Esecorta
Touckland
Chattahoochee Bridge
Marietta Road
Marietta Street
North Avenue
Peachtree Street
Mitchel Street
Mitchell Street
Broad Street
Marietta
Forsyth Street
Ansley
Mayo
Cava
Ghief Mayo
Peachtree
Cara
Fulton County
Gove Letment
Matheson
Auditorium-Armory
Predicted cold wave follows today’s probable showers
Officials and amateur prognosticators foretell frost and severe cold within two or three days after today’s probable showers. Wednesday was overcast with no rain, and temperatures remained mild into the night. The weather man says showers are likely today, signaling winter gear ahead as the season nears.
Brown and Allen Celebrate Opening Anniversary Sale
Brown and Allen druggists mark their first anniversary in the new store with a public celebration. The event features visiting dignitaries, afternoon presentations, and souvenirs for attendees.
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Brown & Allen
Radias
Bank Clearings Show Increase Over 1914
Atlanta clearing house statistics show Wednesday total clearings at 33,671,578.80, up 31,212,485.50 from the prior year. The first half week clearings reached 9,800,017.44, up 2,938,913.08 from the same period last year, with officials predicting a weekly total possibly surpassing the year’s high 18,386,394.74.
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Atlanta
Fine roads reported on Forrest highway
Judge Moses Wright, Secretary H A Wheeling and Chief Engineer 7.5 Grafton toured the Forrest highway from Rome to Birmingham. Meetings were held at Cave Spring, Center, Gadsden, and Rabville. The party found work proceeding along the entire route and praised Cherokee county residents for building a surfaced road by volunteer labor.
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Home
Moses’ Wright
Rome
Birmingham
H. A. Wheeling
Grafton
Dixie Rishway
Cava Spring
Center
Gadsden
Rabvilla
Cherokee County
Alabama
Sneed Held to Grand Jury and Thrower Fined
In police court on Wednesday former Patrolman H K Sneed was ordered held to the grand jury under bond of 500 dollars. Former Gamewell Telegraph Operator J Knox Thrower was fined 25 75 for participation in a recent fight during which he reportedly lost a finger. Two women Roxie Kennedy and P e Miller were each fined 25 75 after being linked to the incident that led to the men’s dismissal from the police department. Recorder Johnson offered to help pay Thrower’s fine if possible.
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H. K. Sneed
Gtand
Gamewell
J. Knox Thrower
Roxie Kennedy
Pe. Miller
Johnson
Edward Apperson Promoted in U S Marine Corps
Edward C Apperson formerly of 48 Sells Avenue has been named squad leader signalman and marksman by the U S Marine Corps. He enlisted June 9 1914 at the local recruiting station and now serves on board the U S S Rhode Island, a predreadnaught unit of the fighting fleet. He earned a silver bar for marksman qualification.
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Atlanta
United States Marine Corps
Edward C. Apperson
Sells Avenue
Young Apperson
Marine Corps
U.8
Bust of Dr. Battey to be presented at Wesley Memorial
A bust of Dr. Robert Battey will be presented Friday at 3 o’clock at Wesley Memorial church. Dr. George H. Noble will present it on behalf of the family and Bishop W. A. Candler will accept. Battey, Georgian pioneer of the Battey operation, saved thousands of women and is honored worldwide.
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Robert Battay
Wesley Memorial Church
George H. Noble
Atlanta
W. A. Candler
Emory, University
Italy
de. Battey
Manholes and Water Meter Boxes Spark Damage Claims
City council claims committee reports five claims of injuries from manholes or water meter boxes. One man says he fell into a manhole after prior incidents involving a woman who was hurt. The top of the manhole had been repaired before the man’s claim. Two more candidates surface for police board seats in the fifth ward, with Jessica B. Lee and Jamie W. Maddox expected to run alongside C. R. Garner. Cyclorama receipts for September at Grant Park show a dramatic year high of 360, doubling all prior months, prompting calls to protect the valuable exhibit. The tax committee bars free licenses for junk wagons to deter thieves, citing older man’s bid to license his son. One free license per family rule is enforced after inquiry into a man selling from a wagon.
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George P. Freeman
Grant Park
Council Tax Committee
Football Victim Davis Chambers Buried in Decatur
Davis Chambers, killed Tuesday during a Decatur high school football game with Marist College, was buried at Decatur Cemetery after services at the Presbyterian Church. Principal H. Saxon said the fatality ends the season and may end future Decatur football.
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Decatur High School
Davis Chambers
Decatur
Marist College
Presbyterian Church
J. G. Patton
De~calur
DeKalb County
Othere
H.saxon
Seach
Mrs J R Hopkins Granted Divorce with $3000 Alimony
Atlanta reports Mrs McKee Hopking wife of Dr I R Hopking of 276 Peachtree Street was granted a divorce with $3000 yearly alimony. Debts paid by the husband are to be deducted from the alimony, while the suit sought $36000 alimony and $35000 bills. The decree is preliminary under New York law with three months until final decree.
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Atlanta
McKee Hopking
I. R. Hopking
Peachtree Street
Hopkins
Eugene Black
Georgians Pickett and Denning Promoted in Postal Service
Two Georgia men receive senior postings in the U S Postal Department. J K Pickett of Dawson is named chief clerk to the fourth assistant postmaster general, with a long service record since 1845. William I Denning of Griswoldville is promoted to chief clerk of the department, heading the civil service and reporting to the postmaster general.
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Dawson
Post Office Department
J. K. Pickett
William I. Denning
Griswoldville
Civil Service
Lstand
Pickett
Postal Aerifice
Star Route Service
Burleson
Fivery
Mr. Pickett
Preston
Dewitt Pickett
State Senate
Muscogee County
Moonshine Charges Held Up By Jury Duty
In Gilmer County the case of D Kinser on moonshining charges could not proceed because he is serving on a Gilmer Superior Court jury. Judge Newman postponed the case until Kinser can be excused to appear in Atlanta on Monday after testimony from John Wood of Jasper Pickens County confirming Kinser duties.
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Gilmer County
Newman
D. Kinser
John 5. Wood
Jasper
Pickens County
Kinser
Atlanta
Bankers and Brokers Club Elects Officers in Atlanta
James V. Leitner of the Atlanta National Bank was elected president of the Bankers and Brokers' club of Atlanta at its annual meeting at the University club. Henry A. Kennedy of the Fulton National Bank was chosen as vice president, with H. Warner Martin, Ralph W. Users, and Wayne McPadden named treasurer, secretary, and director respectively. The group discussed collecting country accounts and formed a committee to arrange a Thanksgiving banquet for members and bank officers.
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Atlanta National Bank
Bankers and Brokers’ Club of Atlanta
University Club
Ete
Henry A. Kennedy
Fultop National Bank
H. Warner Martin
Lowry National Bank
Ralph W. Users
Third National Bank
Waynes McPadden
Southern Santer
Ex Governor Glenn to Speak at Colored Church Event Sunday
Ex Governor H B Glenn of North Carolina will headline a prohibition rally Sunday night at the First Congregational Church at cornet Courtland avenue and Houston street. He will be introduced by G W Blehalberger, Anti-Saloon League of Georgia official, with leading white prohibitionists in attendance.
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First Congregational Church
Cornet Courtland Avenue
Houston Street
H. B. Glenn
North Carolina
G. W. Blehalberger
Anti-Saloon League of
Georgia
Hoodoo Seen, Education Official Seeks Help
E I McCord superintendent of the N C & St L A R testified before the city council claims committee about injuries to his children, asking to pay a doctor bill up to five dollars for his year old son Lacy who was hurt in a Calhoun Street school yard incident. The committee voted to cover the bill and advised McCord to move to a different house number to escape the alleged hoodoo.
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No. 18
Eity Council
E. I. McCord
McCord
Baltimore Place
Lacy
Calhoun Street Schooi
Aged Woman Granted License to Peddle for Family Support
An elderly woman named Sarah Pope asked the tax commission for a free license to peddle wood and coal from a wagon to support her feeble husband and brain-injured son. She lives on Strong Street and said she could drive the horse while selling the goods. The committee granted the license after her plea.
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Tax Commission of Council
Sarah Pope
Alderman Kefley
Substitute for Calomel Dodgers Liver Tone Ad Claims
A townwide ad pitches Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative to calomel for liver sluggishness and constipation. It claims druggists report a drop in calomel sales since Liver Tone’s introduction, with a money back guarantee and easy, overnight relief without griping.
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Dadson
Governor Commutes Three Prison Sentences and Grants Parole
Governor Harris yesterday commuted three sentences and granted parole to one convict. Gus Holt of Fulton county was fined 45 dollars for larceny after serving six months. Sam Loveless of Hale county, jailed eight months for misdemeanor, will pay a 25 dollar fine. Burwell Jackson of Warren county, serving twelve months for house breaking, is to continue services due to sun stroke, judged with little time left. Paul Barclay of Butts county, charged with manslaughter, was paroled for the 1911 frolic killing. the other involved man was released by a former governor.
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Harris
Gus Holt
White
Fulton County
Holt
Sam
Loveless
Hail County
Burwell Jackson
Warren County
Paul Barclay
Butts County
Parochial School Fair Draws Large Crowds at Sacred Heart
The annual parochial school fair of Sacred Heart church drew large crowds yesterday. Held in a huge tent on Marist college grounds the venue featured an interior arranged in a country fair style to attract attendees and showcase activities.
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Sacred Heart Church
Parochial Groups Host Community Booths
Knights of Columbus, Marist College, Young Ladies' Society, Ladies' Altar Society and the parochial school run booths at a local event offering varied classes and activities for participants.
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Knights € Columbus
Marist College
Young Ladies’ Sogality
Ladies’ Altar 20Iety
Auction of Ladies of Searcy Heart Church Sale
The Ladies of Searcy Heart Church announce a continuation through Saturday night. The event area opens to the public from 2 PM to 11 PM each day, inviting community participation.
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The
Ladies of Searcy Heart Church
Aragon Store Robbed in Rome Georgia
Burglars entered the Aragon store in Rome Georgia and stole merchandise. Police investigate as shop windows show signs of forced entry and valuables taken by the thieves.
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Emanual
Aragon
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