Bibb County Cooperative Association to be Formed
At a Bibb County meeting of farmers bankers supply merchants cotton factors fertilizer men and professionals plan is to form the Bibb County Co operative association tomorrow in Macon Ga the group aims to align with Southern Food congress ideas and pledges to deal only with cooperative members with members pledged to raise no more than ten acres of cotton to the plow
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Macon
Bibb County Co-operative Association
Southern Food Congress
Atlanta
Change of schedule for N. C. & St. L. Ry and W. & A. R. R
Effective Sunday October 18 1914 changes announced for trains 95 Dine Flyer and 94 Dixie Flyer. Train 95 will depart Five Atlanta Terminal Station and 20 BP while Train 94 will leave Atlanta Union Passenger Station and 15 Ray General Passenger Agent confirms details.
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Atlanta
Terminal Station
Union
Ray
Isplinter Removed From Finger After Dozen Years
Athens Georgia October 16 Special Mrs WT Sorrelis of Frensant Valley Walton county near Athens had three splinters extracted from her hand yesterday embedded in the flask for eighteen years Dr O N Pendergrass of Monroe performed the operation Eighteen years ago Mrs Sorrella thrust a small fat pine splinter in her finger it inflamed but she neglected to have it taken out and it lost all tenderness until last week when a small inflamed spot grew until the sliver was removed. the splinter was in the same condition as if it had just been thrust into the flesh
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Athens
WT Sorrelis
Frensant Valley
Walton County
O N Pendergrass
Monroe
Bad Weather Impacts Mitch County Corn Show
In Camilla Georgia on October 16 the Mitch all county boys corn club contest was held despite bad weather. Ten members entered with Lemuel C Boothe winning first from bushels and Allen C Palmer placing second with 54 and a fraction bushels. Other yields ranged 38 to 23 bushels. largest yield profit reached 21.60 dollars. Judging by District Agent J.G Oliver and Local Agent Rountree weighed yield 89 percent, net profit 30 percent, written report 20 percent, and 10 year exhibit 20 percent.
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Camilla
Mitch
Onty
Lemuel C Boothe O"bushels
Allen C Palmer
J.G Oliver
Rountree
Macon Police and Fire Debts Targeted by Civil Service
Macon Georgia October 16 the new civil service commission for police and fire began by suspending one policeman and one fireman and reprimanding two others while serving notice on 431 department members that settling debts will be a prerequisite for office. Motorcycle Officer L S McLendon faced suspension to December 1 and will return as a patrolman. detective W Dey was reprimanded. Fireman Warl Moseley suspended sixty days for intoxication. Fireman RT Moore reprimanded for rule infractions. The commission plans to adopt new civil service rules at its next meeting.
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Macon
Civil Service Commission
Police and Fire Departments
L. S McLendon
H E Duckworth
Charokee Heights
Bear Galvons
Warl Moseley
RT Moore
Civil Service
Court holding night sessions in Campbell murder case
Camilla Ga October 16 Special The jury in the Campbell murder case was completed after 7 pm and state testimony began. About a dozen witnesses were cross examined before 10 pm and court adjourned. Night session to begin at 7:30 pm with more state witnesses yet to testify. case expected to extend beyond the week.
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Camilla
DC Campbell
John Harrel
City Light Ordinance Sparks Taxing and Political Debate
City Electrician R C Turner accuses the newly enacted light ordinance of political manipulation and calls for repeal. Alderman Thomson defends it as a records measure, while the committee keeps the ordinance in force until year’s end and approves new light and telephone installations at several streets and schools.
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Electric Light Committee
City
R C Turner
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Thomson
Turner
James W Maddox
General Council
West Peachtree
Parsons and Buarlea
McDonald and Cameron
Brookline
Stewart Avenue
Sabilan Avenue
Stewart
Atlanta Vice Probe Sees Mayor Hold Closed Board Conference
The grand jury's vice and graft inquiry moved to Mayor James G Woodward's city hall office with seven police board members. The closed session followed Beavers' statement on cooperation failures, sparking reports of secret pledges and possible board actions against the chief.
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Grand Jury
James G Woodward
James L Beavers
Council
Mayora
Woodward
Froom
Grand
Beavere
Atlanta
Silentum
W A Verney
A H Baskin
W Woods White
Forsyth Street
Beavers
Seven
Will Finish Paving Of Lucile Avenue
Councilman L L Dallas won approval Friday to spend 111 from the street committee to start paving Lucile avenue The move shifts funds from other wards The finance committee then took West Mitchell street funds to balance the October sheet ending any immediate paving this year If county officials adopt the street committee plan Griffin street would be paved next year The committee also approved paving Cameron street from Pickett to Greenwood with tar macadam and 200 feet on Glenn street east with costs borne by property owners.
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Ll. Dallas
Seventh Ward
Lucile Avenue
Jesse B Lee
Griffin Street
West Mitchall
West Mitchell Street
Cameron Street
Pickett
Greenwood
Glenn Street
Martin Street
Boy rider hurled onto auto hood in Athens crash
Athens October 18 A motor cycle rider Noell Arnold collided with an automobile driven by J He Wilson of Watkinsville. Arnold was knocked from the cycle and carried thirty yards on the hood before the vehicle stopped. He escaped serious injury with only minor bruises and burns to the hands.
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Athens
Noell Arnold
Biledga Avenue
J He Wilson
Watkinsville
Arnold
Rebekahs to Visit Lindale Lodge in November
The Georgia division of Tebellahs ladies auxiliary to the Odd Fellows will meet in Lindale as guests of Lindale HebeIkah Lodge No 27 on Tuesday November 10. Representative delegates from six counties will convene to conduct organizational business.
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Rome
Keith Georgia
Tebellahs
The
Odd Fellows
Lindale
Lindale Hebelkah Lodge
Man's Arm Crushed in Gin Near Jonesboro
Roy Roberts six years old had his arm caught in a gin four miles south of Jonesboro. It was so badly cut that amputation above the elbow was necessary. The incident occurred October 16 with Special Report from Jonesboro, Georgia.
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Jonesboro
Roy Roberts
Oris
Car Jumped a Bridge Pins Occupants at Rocky Face
Dalton October 16 Special. A six cylinder runabout belonging to George S. Hardwick of Cleveland Tenn. plunged through railings and overturned over a small creek bridge near Rocky Face. Occupants Cicero Hardwick and Dr Bledcoe were trapped but survived with injuries. Hardwick escaped with minor injuries. Dr Bledcoe suffers a broken arm and sprained ankle. A new bridge is to be built on the Sherman Johnston Highway to eliminate the danger.
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Cicero Hardwick
Bledace
Cleveland
Pridge
Tress
Dalton
Hard
Bardwick
Bledcoe
Sherman Johnston
Corpse Bet Taken To Court In Historic Trover Case
An unusual civil action seeks to reclaim and retain control of a deceased man’s body. Sam Tennant, an undertaker relative of the deceased, filed a trover against Payton A Sims over funeral expenses and the body’s possession. The case, filed in Fulton County, risks the corpse being kept for trial and possibly sold if the plaintiff loses.
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Joan Hemikten
Elysian Heights
John
Hia
Johns
Payton A Sims
Sam Tennant
Payton
Trover
Oconee River Flood Damages Property and Infrastructure
The Oconee River rose higher than in seven years washing a 50 foot iron bridge downstream, flooding the city waterworks pumping station to 30 inches, and damaging roags and rolling farmland across the county after heavy rain yesterday. Athens reports heavy precipitation and property damage as river levels peak at dawn October 16.
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Athens
Oconee
City
County Roags
Train Hits Cleveland Girl Near Rome Alabama
A young woman named Ora Woolernd from Cleveland Tenn was struck by a Western and Atlantic train three miles north of Rome. She was seriously injured while walking on the tracks and is reported to be recovering in a local hospital after not seeing the approaching train.
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Rome
Cotton Movement Gains Momentum in Southern Purchases
Interest in the cotton movement was renewed Friday as Frictionless Metal Co of Chattanooga agreed to accept cotton for cash at 10 cents a pound for all purchases after October 15. A letter to jobbers and manufacturers urges widespread adoption to aid southern merchants and farmers, with several firms reporting cotton purchases or acceptance at 10 cents a pound to support the effort.
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Frictionless Metal Company
Chattanooga
Mershanta
Frank
Manget-Brannon Company
Newnan
Shotwell Manufacturing Company
Chicago
South
Ballard & Ballard Company of
Louisville
Atlanta
EB Clark
EB Clark Company
LaGrange
Banks& Rameey Company
West Point
West Lumber Company
HF Shedden
United States
Druid Hills Presbyterians Move Services to Enlarged Building
The Druid Hills Presbyterians will hold services in their enlarged building Sunday morning with Rev D M Melver preaching The Allurements of Goda House. Evening service topic is What To the Unpardonable Sin.
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Druid Hills
Dr Ridley to Speak at Railroad Y M C A
A meeting of interest planned at the Railroad Y M C A rooms 3114 West Alabama street Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o clock features Rev Caleb A Ridley pastor of Central Baptist Church as speaker LG Dibble of Tabernacle Baptist Church will render solos and the regular orchestra will play.
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Railroad
Young Mens Ghriellan Association
West
Alabama Street
O Clork
Caleb A Ridley
Central Baptist Church
LG Dibble
Tabernacle Baptist’ Church
Rome
WL. Barber
Lindale Presbyterian Church
G Mo Talford
Dr Plato Durham to fill St Pauls pulpit this Sunday
Dr Plato Durham, dean of the new Methodist Theological Seminary in this city, will preach at St Pauls MoE church during both morning and evening services. He is described as a preacher of great force and power.
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St Pauls Moe
Plato Durham
New Methodist Theological Seminary
Durham
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Co-operative Association
Isplinter
Mitchell Corn
Commission
Miller
Miller Dismukes
Peachtree
Campbell
City Electrician
the Literary Digest
Funk & Wagnalls Company
New York
Boy
Rebekahs
Sewanee
Frictionless Metal Company of
DR. Ridley
Railroad Y. M. C. A
ST. Paul’s
Hinson
Bush
Anecetio
Ocol
Presbyterian
Prrhiy
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