Slaton denounces prorated cotton plan as visionary policy
Governor John Slaton criticizes Washington suggestion to prorate five million bales of cotton among the twelve southern states. He argues elected officials shirk responsibility post election and urges immediate government action, including emergency currency, to aid farmers and prevent sacrifice amid crisis. He recalls swift wartime action to urge Congress to act now.
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John 2B
Slaton
Washington
South
Georgia
Mexico
Congress
Dickens
Gets-It Ended Corn Pain Without Fuss Say Ad Claims
An advertisement touts GETS-IT as a sure corn remedy that ends pain instantly with two drops. It promises quick shrinking of corns warts calluses and bunions with no pain or fuss. Sold by druggists and via E Lawrence & Co Chicago.
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Score and Wall
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Important Schedule Change for Passenger Trains No 1 and 2
Schedule adjustments effective September 6 1924 affect Passenger Train No 2 routing via Nashville Murfreesboro Tullahoma Chattanooga Dalton Kingston Cartersville Marietta and intermediate stations with an earlier arrival to Atlanta now 6 60 pm. Branch connections with the Western and Atlantic Railway lines updated. Kingston Kingston connections for trains 275 and 176 revised with Kingston Rome and Atlanta timing noted.
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Wi & Arr
N.C
Nashville
Murfreesboro
Wartrace
Tullahoma Bech
Stevenson
Hedgeport Ca
Chattanooga
Kingston Pan
Cartersvill Am Eave Acworth
Pan
Kennesaw Pan
Marietty
Tative
Atlanta
AD Brasch Line
Conee
presuMe
Kingston
Tigve
Rome
Cotton Seed Crushers Aid Georgia Cattle Raisers
The Cotton Seed Crushers association of Georgia will extend a one year credit on cotton seed meat and hulls to nearby cattle raisers. President P. D. Motar ley urges cooperation, noting benefits to oil mills, cattle breeders, and the state as meat and oil prices rise, creating ideal conditions to implement support for livestock growth.
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Association
McCarley
South
Oakland car set for cross country trip from Pontiac
Lawson Magruder of DeLand Florida, head of J 8 Magruder & Bro, is at the Oakland factory in Pontiac Michigan arranging to drive a 1915 Oakland from Pontiac to Jacksonville Maine. A second Oak land shipment is prepared as Magruder and the car head toward Jacksonville with railroad officials rushing the transit. George Hanson of Atlanta, southern director of Oakland cars, coordinates with railroad officials to speed the shipments. The plan calls for leaving Pontiac on Monday September 14.
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Lawson Magruder
J. 8
Magruder & Bro
DeLand
Fla
Oakland
Pontiac
Mich
Jacksonville
Magruder
George Hanson
Atlanta
Southern
Cotton Seed Oil Mill Shipped to St Vincent
The Burruss Engineering company closed a deal with the British government for a complete cotton seed oil mill sent to St Vincent in the West Indies. Part of the machinery shipped from Atlanta was manufactured by the Atlanta Manufacturing and Supply company in Oakland City.
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Atlanta
Burruss Engineering Company
St. Vincent
West Indies
St Vincent
Atlanta Manufacturing and Supply Company
Oakland City
Revival opens Sunday at St Pauls Church
Three revival services start Sunday at St Pauls Church with sessions at 11 00 3 00 and 7 45 a m and a two week campaign. Rev G A Klein from Nashville assisted by P M Boyd will lead the services with Mrs Boyd at the piano. Boyd is an evangelistic singer with a wide tour record. The church at Grant and Sydney streets is reached via Woodward avenue to Grant Park car.
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St Paul M 5
G. A. Klein
Nashvills
Tenn
P.M. Boyd
Hile Ainger
Klemm
Boyd
Lava
St. Paul Church
Grant and
Sydney Streets
Woodward Avenue
Grant Park
Three Young Men Bound Over In Decatur Case
In Decatur Georgia September special report three white men Kirk Turner Wade and Bob Wyatt were bound over to superior court after a preliminary hearing Judge Shelverton found Turner age 13 acted mainly as driver. Wade and Wyatt faced bonds of 200 each and were returned to jail when unable to post. They had lured Turner to drive their car from High Point North Carolina toward Atlanta with eight gallons of whisky when arrested near Lithonia by County Policeman Tom McCart. Their trial awaits.
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Decatur
Kirk Turner
Bd Wade
Bob Wyatt
Lithonia
Tom ‘McCart
Shelverton
Wade
Wyatt
Turner
Atlanta
High Point
N. C
Superior Court
North Carolina
Negro Shot Dead on Calhoun Street Calhoun Ga
In Calhoun Georgia on September 5 Will Rocker a negro dragmas shot and killed Ba Long in the open street after a dispute over a house Long had purchased Rocker drew his plates and fired at close range hitting Long multiple times Long fled toward his home but died on the threshold He escaped but was later caught near the Oostanaula river The town reports the first murder in decades
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Calhoun
Snecelal
Will Rocker
Ba Long
Rocker
Long
Booker
Oostanaula
Cordial Cane Juice Alcohol Fight Rages Waycross
Waycross Georgia on September 5 police chief John W Colley reports that sour cane juice has caused more trouble for the force than bootlegging and asks the council to prohibit its sale. Cane juice sold at small stands during the cane season is said to be as intoxicating as whisky, complicating efforts to curb its distribution.
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Waycross
John W. Colley
Evty
Grand Rapids
Negro Child Killed by Athens Autoist
Athens Georgia report states N Jack Mathews, former Southern Railway agent, was held on manslaughter charges after his car struck a buggy carrying three men, two young ladies, and three children. One infant died and four Black men were injured. A bond of 300 dollars was set.
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Athens
Jack Mathews
Southern Ralway
East St. Louis
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