Harmony Grand Jury Aims to Unite City Hall and Police
The grand jury plans to convene Friday at 10 o clock with mayor, councilmen, and department heads at police headquarters to bridge the rift between city hall and police. Proposals include more funds and personnel for the force and an impartial probe led by business leaders as Mayor Woodward dismisses the inquiry as a failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreman White
Carlos Mason
Fain
William P. Fain
Woodward
Robert T. Pace
Pace
Fam
Beavers
Atlanta
Grand Jury
Thase
Thia
Tam
Fue Police Commission
Beavara
July Mail Pouch Found Opened in Vacant Lot
Police exposed a ripped July mail pouch found in a vacant lot near 6T Rhodes Street late Tuesday. Officers Evang and Milam investigated after locals reported the sack had lain for over a week. Letters from North Carolina addressed July 22 appeared opened and massed, with officials noting a failed prior search and suspecting the pouch slipped from a Terminal station bound mail car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes Street
Evang
Milam
Croker
North Carolina
Postoffice
Elne
Belgians Offered Homes In Georgia Immigrant Plan
Interest grows as Brooks county leads a state wide effort to bring Belgian refugee farmers to Georgia. About 1,900 families may settle across the state with Savannah as a landing point. W H Allen of Atlanta offers 25 to 60 farms near Macon with rental terms and possible financial aid for settlers. Additional offers pour in from across Georgia and Atlanta to host Belgian families.
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Brooks County
Brooky County
Savannah
W. H. Allen
Fourth National Bank
Georgia
E. Clarke
Atlanta
Macon
W.H. Allen
Free Evening Lecture at Ira Street School
The Parent-Teacher-Neighborhood group hosts a free evening program at Ira Street School on Friday October 82 at 8 o clock. T Settlew of New York, secretary of the Recreation and Playground Association of America, will speak on Recreation and Playgrounds with stereopticon illustrations. All interested are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Street
T . Settlew
New York
Recreation and Playground Association of America
Great Revival At First Methodist Sees Renewed Support
The First Methodist stewards renewed loyalty during a two week revival led by Evangelist Klein. He preached on the Flood and Death as consequence of defiance to God. Special events include luncheons for young businesswomen, talks for working women, children’s meetings, and men’s services, with daily sessions and public invitations.
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First Methodist Church
Evangelist Blein
Evangelist Klein
Klein
Lving
Atlanta
Revd
Alleged bad checks spark Moore arrest at YMCA
D H Moore, posing as a Disciples delegate from San Francisco, was arrested after allegedly passing two $10 checks and a worthless draft. Law Bros. cashed the first two prior to a San Francisco clearing house telegram and a third check was rejected. Moore, facing detectives, planned to take two women to the Atlanta theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Moore
Young Men's Christian Association
San Francisco
Disciples of Christ
Moore
Law Bros. Company
Amon
Mrs L E Boone Placed Under Peace Bond
A long standing neighborhood feud ended when Mrs L E Boone of 298 South Pryor Street was placed under a peace bond of 100 dollars after Mrs Minnie Wofford testified in municipal court that the two families had been hostile over their children for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE. Boone
South Pryor
Minnie Wofford
Boone
Ridley
Fine Weather Today Says The Forecaster
Atlanta forecast notes a stalled rain system from Texas, leaving Georgia under high pressure. Expect fine weather Thursday through Saturday with temperatures around 68 rising to 78 as clear skies prevail. Light winds shift from north to south by Friday. No cold air yet in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Thorsday
Texas
Georgia
United States
Southern Railway to Tour Georgia with Dairy Instruction Car
The Southern Railway announces a dairy education tour starting November 2. A mobile dairy lecture car will travel routes between Atlanta Fort Valley and Columbus plus other lines with expert dairymen, dairy charts, silos models, and on site demonstrations for farmers.
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Southern Hailway Company
Georgia
Atlanta
Fort Valley
Atlantal
Columbus
Birmingham
Hawkinsville
Florida Southern Railway
Stockbridge
McDonough
Roberta
Yatenville
Culloden
Macon
Lizella
Atlanta Hosts Heads of U. S. Chamber Guests
The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce will host John H. Fahey and other national chamber leaders at a dinner. The visitors travel through the South to meet leaders, view resources, and promote southern commerce, with a motor tour and an eventual return to Washington.
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Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Assembly
John H. Fahey
Hoston
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Arthur B. Farquar
York
H. L. Ferguson
Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Willoughby M. McCormick
Baltimore
Hovey C. Clarke
Minneapolis
Blot H. Goodwin
Mr. Prenties
Neil Satterlea
Department of Commerce
National Chamber
Atlanta
Wilkinson
J. Paxon
Charleston
Savannah
Jacksonville
T Lere
Texas
Memphis
Birmingham
Washington
Denied Salary Prompts Librarian Miss Wooten to Resign
Miss Katherine Wooten, librarian at the Carnegie Library, resigns after the finance committee fails to raise her pay from 1500 to 1800 dollars per year. Effective November 14, she leaves after fourteen years of service, with President Wins X Everett expressing the loss and likely calling a special board meeting to name her successor.
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Finance Committee
Atlanta
General Council
Katherine TH Wooten
Carnegie Lbrary
Miss Wooten
Library Board
Wins X . Everett
Miss Wouten
Migg Wooten
Everett
Associated Charities to Quit Work Monday
The Associated Charities, the citys largest charity, will liquidate Monday afternoon at a meeting at city hall. Directors will report on final affairs as General Secretary Joseph C Logan presents an office report. A liquidation committee will be appointed. Lack of funds blamed. In the past year 17500 was spent aiding hundreds of destitute families while payments lagged. A city industrial commission has been appointed to study conditions and plan for charity work under city supervision, likely needing a larger appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Charities
Associatedharities
Fve
Linton C. Hopkins
Associated’ Charities
Atlanta
President Wilson Will Not Attend Congress in Atlanta
Joseph P. Tumulty informs Albert R. Keen that President Wilson cannot visit Atlanta to open the American Road Congress in November. Senator Hoke Smith led Atlantans in inviting the president, but Tumulty's note expresses gratitude and notes the unavailability while promising to remember the offer if circumstances change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Tumulty
Wilson
Albert R. Keen
Atlanta
American Road Congress
Keen
Tumulty
Auanta
Parents Reconciled for Sake of Children
Henry McDaniel had sworn a desertion warrant against his wife for leaving their children. Yesterday she swore out a peace warrant against him. Both cases were dismissed and the couple reached a peace agreement to cooperate in raising their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McDaniel
Playground system discussed by Settles in Atlanta meeting
S Settles, southern field secretary of the Playground and Recreation Association of America, addressed Atlanta school children and teachers at the October meeting of the Atlanta Home Garden league in the Carnegie Library. He compared playground systems in southern cities and stressed Atlanta’s needs. Monthly prizes went to Louis Ingram for lettuce and Katharine Reeves for flowers. The league, backed by women and businessmen, boosts the garden movement among Atlanta’s students, with a silver loving cup to Meredith Mason for top flower and tee table averages Sept–Nov audience prize.
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S. Settles
Playground and Recreation Association of America
Atlanta
Atlanta Home Garden League
Carnegie Lbrary
Louis Ingram
Park Street
Katharine Reeves
South
Forsyth Street
Home Garden League
Two truants Delbert Woodruff and Lloyd Pierce die
In Siégland Michigan on October 21 Delbert Woodruff aged 10 and Lloyd Pierce aged 12 killed themselves after vanishing from school. Searches found them near the Pierce home with revolvers and forehead wounds. Authorities believe fear of punishment for truancy led to the tragedy.
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Siégland
Mich
Delbert Woodruff
Lloyd Pierce
Stander
Puercs
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L. E. Boone
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