Tallulah Falls power project transforms gorge scene
Tallulah Falls Georgia will see a $5,000,000 development turning the river underground via a tunnel and six penstocks into turbines powering Atlanta. Two lakes will rise above the dams, stocked for tourists, with a 190 mile line of copper cables feeding the city and a promise of lower electric rates when completed by January 1.
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Atlanta
Tallulah
Grand Narrow Lake
Sawtooth Falls
Gorg
Rive
Cascades
Davis Street
Tallulah Willle
Narrator presents Hiawatha play at Inman Park lakeside
The Uncle Remus Memorial association stages an outdoor enactment of Hiawatha beside Springvale lake at Inman Park with Indian players and Stewart Piggot as narrator. Proceeds fund a permanent Wren's Nest memorial honoring Joel Chandler Harris. performers are college graduates in a pageant tone reflecting the tale. A tonic ad interrupts the page.
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Hiawatha
Springvale Lake
Inman Park
Uncle
Falls Development Work Statistics
Principal figures on the Tallula Falls development show investment in plant and transmission lines at $5,000,000. Expected horsepower production is 906,000. Water flow through penstocks to turbines is 600 feet drop. A water tunnel from dam to powerhouse measures 12 feet wide and 14 feet high, 114 miles long. Transmission line to Atlanta spans 100 miles. Electric rates in Atlanta on turning on the new power range from 8.4 to 12.0 cents per kilowatt hour. Plant completion is targeted for January.
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Tallula Falls
Atlanta
Forsyth Vaudeville Show Draws Big Crowds In Atlanta
An unusually clever vaudeville bill at the Forsyth headlines Lilian Shaw who eclipses her Atlanta successes and earns high praise for the week. German comedian makes a first Atlanta appearance with strong reception. Lulu Mac Connell and Grant Simpson shine in a comedy sketch. Upcoming week promises peak material with two headliners Joe Welch and Trix Frignan za plus the Asah troupe of Japanese wizards.
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Forsyth
Lilian Shaw
Atlanta
Comediennes
Cliff Gordon
Lulu MacConnell
Grant Simpson
New York
Chicago
Joe Welch
Trix Friganza
Asah
Langford matriarch dies at 87 with kin in Atlanta
Mrs J E Langford aged 87 died today at a private sanitarium. Survived by two sisters Misses Shipley of Atlanta. Remains to be taken to Conyers Georgia for interment tomorrow after funeral services at 37 Woodward Avenue residence.
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J. E. Langford
J. F. Langford
Shipley
Atlanta
Conyers
Woodward Avenue
Funeral for One Year Old Clarence Ireland Held at Bethel
The funeral of Clarence Ireland one year old who died at Bolton yesterday was held at Bethel church this afternoon. Interment followed in the churchyard. He was the son of Mr and Mrs C C Ireland.
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Clarence Ireland
Bolton
Bethel Church
C. C. Ireland
Hyde Reed faces death amid commission review in South Carolina
In Columbia on June 13 Sam Hyde, condemned for killing his wife and father-in-law, declares he is not insane and refuses commutation. Governor Bleage names alienists to examine him as he nears an electrocution date of July 5. His four year old child visited the penitentiary for a farewell glimpse.
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Columbia
S. C
Sam Hyde
Anderson
Bleage
Hyde
South Carolina
University Club Mourns Death Of Army Aviator
At a Wednesday night meeting the University club passed resolutions expressing grief over the untimely death of Lieutenant L. W. Hazlehurst who died in an army aeroplane near Washington on June 11. Also elected as new members: Robert Toombs DuBose, A. B., University of Georgia 1879. DeWitt Payne, A. B., University of Georgia 1907 M. D.. Samuel Screven Goulden, A. M., Mercer 1879 M. D.. J. H. Dozier, B. B., University of Georgia 1890.
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Council of the
University Club
L. W. Hazlehurst
Washington, D. C
Hazlehurst
Robert Toombs DuBose
University of Georgia
Georgia House of Representatives
DeWitt Payne
Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons
Samuel Screven Goulden
Mercer
University of Maryland
J. H. Dozier
Charter Amendment Sought In Rome Police Appeals Change
Rome Georgia June 13 a resolution asks the legislature to amend the city charter abolishing the right to appeal police cases to the city council.
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Rome
Up and Down Peachtree City Clerk Shares Bobby Walthour Tale
Walter Taylor recalls a humorous Atlanta anecdote about Bobby Walthour receiving a loving cup during a Bijou theater event. The story ends with Walthour fumbling a prepared speech and thanking Lowry Arnold for his conversation in a lighthearted, oral-history style.
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Walter Taylor
City Hall
Taylor
Bobby Walthour
Bobby
Walthour
Europe
Henry Durand
Atlanta
Lowry Arnold
Judge’s Boyhood Pal Faces Him in Court
Lon Paris the painter appeared before Recorder Broyles in police court for being drunk. Recognized as an old schoolmate, Paris pleaded guilty and a reduced fine of 3.75 dollars was recorded, instead of the customary 5.76. Paris thanked the judge and left.
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Lon Paris
Broyles
Paris
Nash
Bigger pay for state o lawyer
Atlanta attorney Carl Hutcheson will push for a bill in Fulton county to raise the state attorney general’s salary from 3000 to at least 5090 dollars. He cites the office as the highest in state service and overburdened, with the governor regularly seeking AG advice. Hutcheson reports broad state lawyer support and anticipated legislative backing.
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Carl Hutcheson
Atlanta
Fulton County
Mr. Hutcheson
Hutcheson
Railroad Commission
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles ad
A vintage patent medicine claim from Dr E. W. Hall promising to cure kidney and bladder ailments in men women and children. The Texas Wonder bottle is advertised as a two months treatment costing $1.00 with testimonials available. Sold by druggists in St Louis and by mail for out of state orders.
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Texas
E. W. Hall
Olivest
St. Louis
Doctor in Rome Defies Fine Over Insanitary Barnyard
Dr J T McCall, a 40 year advocate of cleanliness, appeared before Rome city council with two top lawyers and witnesses to seek remittance of a $2.50 fine for an insanitary barnyard. After a two hour hearing, the council found him not guilty.
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Rome
J. T. McCall
Kelly
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