Urge Public Playgrounds to Benefit Atlanta Youth
A Macon to Atlanta style call for full time playgrounds and social centers urges $528 525 yearly funding to operate year round. The steering group led by W H Anderson and W M Slaton backs extending recreation to schools and parks with adult spaces, lighted centers, and rural outreach. cites crime reduction and healthier leisure as justification.
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Atlanta
Chamber of
George M. Hope
W. MM. Slaton
T. S. Settle
Southern
Playground and Recreation Association of America
Macon
Savannah
Birmingham
Richmond
Memphis
Charlotte
Charleston
Jacksonville
Tampa
Calhoun
Williams Street
Tech High
Jia
Brivbine Park
Welker
Bair
Fraser
Crew School
Fredmont Park
Yone School
Pittsburg
Matchell
Atlanta University
Ponce de Leon
Doyner Park
Grant Park
Mims Park
Adair Park
Ate
Co Maak
Tomear
Yeas
Tait Hall
Walker Street
Pryor Street
English Avenue
Joyner School
Ruth Vere
Wedding Gift Specials In Our North Window
In our north window we display numerous handsome wedding gifts at 3.00 dollars. 1-inch Sheffield trays in patterns, sterling candle sticks, card trays, spoon sets, fruit knives, and many other fine values. Sittings from 1.00 to several dollars. Catalogue available on request.
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Sheffield
Wholesome recreation urged for unemployed men
The text argues that unemployment harms by pushing men toward unproductive or harmful activities. It favors wholesome pursuits like bars, swimming, band listening, and baseball gatekeeping over burglary or assault. A sub-committee will meet periodically to discuss extending the system and report on progress.
Victims Recover From Mercer Ptomaine Poisoning
In Macon Georgia Mercer University staff report twelve of over thirty poisoning victims remain confined but out of danger. The illness traced to tainted milk from local dairies prompted city inspectors to investigate. Many students and staff, including several named professors and football team members, were affected.
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Macon
Mercer University
Br W.L. Pickard
Mercer
C. A. Strouby
Bhatmaery School
Fred
Robina
CG. Stevens
Carlton
Albert Swann
Milledgeville
W. C. "Parker
Waycross
Batonton
W.M. Rogers
Eastman
SL Stevens
Whitesburg
K. BE. Hawes
Thomson
James Walker
Cochran
Qf. Acrrerre
Dublin
A. Bute
Pelham
Wy Sema
Daltony H. Adams
Danburi R Welch
Thomas Will
Mr. Lée
Locust Grove
Express Agent Admits Embezzlement of $600
Ward of 503 Whitenuil confessed to embezzling 380 from Southern Express company while serving as Bennettsville agent until two weeks ago. He claimed troubled finances prompted the act and was arrested Wednesday by Officers Vitman and Carter. Sumter official offered 109 reward for Ward’s capture in Atlanta.
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To. Ward
Whitenuil
Vitman and
Carter
Eveang
Wedded Bliss Turns Violent in Georgia Court
A four month old Georgia marriage ended in a court case after Mrs. Jefferson Davis had her husband Avery Davis jailed over a quarrel. She showed a blackened eye while he claimed she attacked him with a broom. The court bound him over to await the next term of superior court. Both parties are about 18 years old.
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Avery T
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Caurt
Three candidates enter Cordele mayoral race
Cordele, Ga. October 15 Special Lonbt of the entry into the Vordels mutoralt sace of G O. Nobles, present member of the aldermame board, whose term expires this year, Was cast aside today when iis announcement for this office appeared in the local newspapers His entry makes the race a transular affar between himself Ji. . McKenzie and Fred Harder, present Matar, whose announcement also was nuide today.
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Cordele
Vordels Mutoralt
G O. Nobles
Aldermame Board
Iis
McKenzie
Fred Harder
Matar
Nuide
Rufe Hutchens Fails to Speak at Dublin Campaign Event
Dublin Ga October 15 Special Rufe Hutchens progressive candidate for the United States Senate against Hardwick did not give his speech as advertised. Announcement of his coming had been made in local papers but little interest was shown in the progressives campaign. It is not known why he did not call the date.
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Macon
Usgrues
Georgia
Central City Park
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Progressive Party
R. R Wright
Savannah
Wright
Dublin
Rufe Wathens
United States Senate
Hardwick
Canada
Blind Tiger Witness Perjury Charged in Rome Case
Rome Ga October 15 Chief of Police Tonarris swore out a warrant for Alex Johnson a white man charging him with perjury. Johnson allegedly swore falsely about the time of John Smith selling liquor before the city court. He claimed to have seen the defendant in Kingston on the day of the offense.
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Rome
Tonarris
Alex Johnson
Johnson
Alsely
John Smith
Kingston
Gea
Chet Tarris
Urat Juhnsen
Cotton Problem Up 10 The States Heads North
Washington reports that W P G Harding Alabama banker and Federal Reserve director urges states to act for relief from cotton market collapse. He supports Senator Bankhead plan to buy cotton with state bonds, creating an artificial market but warns federal aid is impractical. He suggests Alabama purchase half of its cotton at cost and pay with 4 percent bonds, pledging to stabilize prices and reduce debt burden.
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Washington
South
W. P. G. Harding
Alabama
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Mr. Harding
Alabams
Senator Bankhead
United States
Bankhead
iWinbama
Lordera
Cotwin
Walter A. Clark dies at home in Augusta
Augusta Ga October 15 Special Walter A Clark aged about 70 years long time treasurer of Richmond county died yesterday morning in Augusta after a lingering illness born and reared in Richmond county served four years as a Confederate soldier once a member of the Georgia legislature and was a writer of exceptional ability he was an uncle of Rev William F Clark pastor of Collins Memorial Church Bolton Ga
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Augusta
Walter A. Clark
Richmond County
Georgia
William F. Clark
Collins Memorial Church
Bolton
Republicans Name Negro at Lardute Convention
At Lardute the fourth district Republican convention selected Be Sexton and two negro physicians for the congressional nomination led by Lere togay, signaling a historic slate.
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Lardute
Be Sexton
Lere Togay
Rally Day Planned in Honor of Daniel Plan Bl a
Plans finalized at a statewide Odd Fellows conference in Atlanta for a monster Rally Day October 30 to honor newly elected grand sire Robert L Damel of Griffin. A Georgia parade across lodges, afternoon and Taft Hall night events at Auditorium Armory are set with Grand Master W. B. Joan presiding and more than 3,000 participants expected.
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Kimball House
Atlanta
Robert L Damel
Griffin
Taft Hall
Auditorium Armory
W. B. @Joan
Gainesvile
Yonah Council Marks 20th Anniversary Celebration
The Yonah council of the Royal Arcanum marked its twentieth anniversary Thursday night at the Piedmort hotel convention hall. Attendants wore dresses by Joseph C. Logan and Thomas H. Jeffries. Vocal solos were given by Miss Sale Bell Cooper with recitations by Mrs BE. A Williams.
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Yonah Council
The
Royal Arcanum
Piedmort Hotel
Joseph C. Logan
Thomas H. Jeffries
Sale Bell Cooper
BE. A Williams
J. D. Barry Appointed Professor of Forestry
Athens Georgia October 15 special. At a meeting of the executive committee of the board of trustees of the State College of Agriculture a professor was elected to take the place of Prof A Akerman who resigned to start a private forestry school. J D Barry a Minnesota graduate with a master’s from Pennsylvania was elected. He was pursuing a doctorate at Munich when the war began.
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Athens
State College of Agriculture
A. Akerman
J.D Berry
Minnesota
Desige
Pennsylvania
Munich
Khorassans to Hold Fall Ceremonial Next Wednesday
Kibla Temple No 125 Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan will stage their fall ceremonial next Wednesday October 21 in the Pythian castle hall Kiser build me The event marks the first major gathering for Kibla Temple votaries since early spring.
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Kibla Temple
Knights of
Wife wakes to discovery of husband dead at home
John Russo, a bartender at the Fiedmont Hotel, died in his bedroom at 91 Yonge street on Wednesday night at 11. Mrs Russo awoke to find him touching her shoulder. Ambulance efforts failed and the body was sent to New Orleans for interment. He is survived by his wife and eight children.
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John Russo
Fiedmont
Yonge Street
Mrs. Russo
Grady Hospital
Mr. Russo
Central of Georgia Railways Changes Schedules
The Central of Georgia Railway announces schedule changes effective Oct. 18. Train No. 4 is discontinued. Train No. 32 will handle Train No. 3 traffic and Savannah steppers, and depart Atlanta at 10 10 p.m. Train No. 9 is discontinued. Train No. 15 will run Macon to Atlanta, 4 50 p.m. to 8 15 p.m., via Sermery. Dixie Flyer trains Nos 94 and 95 have revised departure and arrival times in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Savannah
Macon
Sermery
Pras
Dixie Flyer
Baptists pledge aid to Chief of Police in Atlanta
The Atlanta Association of Baptist churches finished its sixth annual session at Gordon Street Baptist church with reports from W. T. Jones and Walker Dansen. A resolution unanimously endorsed Chief Beavers and pledged the association’s support for his law enforcement stance. A peace resolution condemning militarism was passed. The group voted to appoint nine trustees to Cox College’s advisory board and referred next session details to the executive committee.
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Atlanta Association of Baptist Churches
Gordon Street Baptist Church
W. T. Jones
Walker Dansen
Beavers
Europe
Committee
Cox College
American Christmas Gifts For European Orphans
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced that American railroads may transport gifts free of charge for Christmas shipments to European orphans made by the war. Discretionary free transport rests with each railroad as newspapers plan to send a Christmas ship abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Americans May Loan to Warring Nations
Washington officials consider private loans to belligerent European nations as ordinary commercial transactions. Under this view such loans would not violate American neutrality. Secretary Bryan had said the government would not approve any to belligerents after the war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Administration
United States
Bryan
Joany
Visit Sewanee Round Trip Fare Ad
Round trip rate 3450 with car accommodations advertised for travel. Tickets on sale October 17th to 7th advance notice.
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Sewanee
Unconditional Gifts for the University in Virginia and Atlanta
Dr A J Lamar of the Southern Methodist Educational commission told the Holston conference Bristol Tennessee October 15 that no donation to the Atlanta university will be accepted unless unconditional and beyond court control. He announced a campaign to raise 1 million more once the cotton industry revives, saying the church cannot continue patronizing Vanderbilt under present terms. The conference day was largely devoted to routine work.
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Bristol
Va.Tenn
Vanderbilt University
New
Atlanta University
Supreme Court
A. J. Lamar
Southern ‘Methodist
Strikers Seek Early Trial In Atlantay Case
A written demand for trial was filed on behalf of labor leaders W. E. Fleming and C. F. Rudder, charged with rocking an engine and inciting a riot. The request came during Thursday morning in Atlantay’s criminal court after the term continuation granted at Luther Rosser’s request.
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W. E. Fleming
C. F. Rudder
Criminal Court of Atlantay
Arnaud & Donehoo
Leonard ¢. Grossman
Luther Rosser
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