Tom Watson Memorial Committee Formed Amid Fund Drive
Announcement of the state executive committee of the Tom Watson Memorial Association was made by James H. Boykin of Lincolnton. A fundraising drive begins on Watson's birthday September 5 to erect a memorial on the capitol grounds and endow scholarships for poor boys and girls at state college. County chairmen and subscribers are to be appointed and the roster of subscriptions preserved. The committee includes four women and 65 prominent men.
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Tom Watson Memorial Association
James H. Boykin
Lincolnton
Capitol
State College
Mr. Watson
Watson
Senate
Devhin
al Fests
Ptitean
Macon
Rebecca Felton
J. C Torp
Marie Louise Myrick
Phil W. Davis
Three White Men Escape Thomaston Jail
Wm Fenner Grover Brown and Buddy Jones escaped Upson county jail Friday night by tunneling from their cells into the corridor and boiler room to freedom. The escape was found Saturday morning as sheriff led a search. Traces of one escapee were found north of Thomaston. others remain at large.
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Wm. Fenner
Bill
Grover Brown
Buddy Jones
Upson County
Thomaston
Thomaston Times
You May Have Pellagra Warns of Symptoms and Treatment
Ad offers a free booklet The Story of Pellagra and promotes a treatment endorsed by a State Health Department and physicians. Dr. Fred W. C. Rountree of Arkansas Texas advertises over 2000 treatments sold in a year and invites diagnosis assistance.
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Fred. W. C Rountree
M. D
Alexarkana
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The Florida Boom Drives Miami Real Estate Frenzy
Miami real estate accelerates with Miami Beach Coral Gables and Hollywood attracting vast investments. Developers push tropical estates and sky scraper hotels while buyers flood markets, though caution rises as land prices peak and traffic surges with thousands of automobiles on the Causeway and Gandy Bridge. Investors like Gilbert C. Robinson and C. C. Montfort feature in bustling scenes, with figures such as Hoke McDaniel and Eugene Hodges among notable locals. The story promises continuation next week.
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Brickell
Bryan
Jake Drive
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New York Stock Exchange
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Gandy
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Miami Herald
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C.C. Montfort
Martin A. Chapman
H. R Lane
Hoke McDaniel
Eugene Hodges
Reynolds
C. W. DeLong
A. D. Chapman
Ida Steed
Pauline Jordan
Wyley Jordan
Butler
DeLong
Clearwater
Fla
Coral Gables Development Corporation
Boy Who Worked Way Through College Wins in Kentucky
Lexington Kentucky August 16 M B Daniel who worked his way through the University of Kentucky and saved 3000 during the four years was elected one member of the Kentucky legislature from Fulton and Hickman counties defeating two men of middle age Returns showed Daniel received a majority of 2177 in Hickman and 129 in Fulton totaling 4311 Daniel worked as a table waiter carpet cleaner window washer and sold papers During his four years he never was tardy nor missed a class When he graduated last June he had 3000 and paid the interest on his father's farm for two years besides
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Daniel
University of Kentucky
Kentucky
Fulton
Hickman
Hickitan
Solit
Neill and Brown Split Rumored in Georgia politics
Atlanta reports W Cecil Neill Speaker of the House tied to gubernatorial leadership is said to have broken with the Agricultural Department. The rift stems from Neill pushing a gasoline distillation test bill to the calendar after rules committee action, despite a petition with a majority signers.
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Atlanta
W. Cecil Neill
House of Representatives
Agricultural Department
Neill
Rules Committee
Oil Inspectors Cut as Georgia House Passes Gasoline Test Bill
Atlanta August 18 The Georgia House voted 122 to 57 to replace gravity tests with distillation tests for gasoline and to cap oil inspectors at six. Backed by reformers against the Agriculture Department the measure faces Senate uncertainty but its passage could influence policy even if not enacted.
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Atlanta
House of Representatives
Department of Agricullure
Agricultural Department
Senate
House
Purification Cure: Calotabs Health Booster Ad
Physicians tout Purification as Nature’s health base and offer Calotabs as a system purifier. Take a thorough course once or twice weekly for several weeks to refresh the body. Family package with directions priced 35 cts, trial 10 cts, available at any drug store.
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Nature
Great Prosperity in Georgia This Fall
Four Atlanta business men predict the greatest era of prosperity for Georgia this fall and winter. A. S. Adams cites rising inquiries about Georgia locations, while W. H. Kriegshaber and Sona notes Georgia’s expansion and upcoming branches. Ivor Kenway highlights the high performance of the Atlanta south eastern paint branch. D Greenfield points to overall wealth growth and Georgia’s favorable conditions.
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Atlanta
Georgi
A. S. Adams
Rotary International
Georgia
Adams
William Kingson
W. H. Kriegshaber and Sona
Florida
Ivor Kenway
Devoe and Raynolis Paint Co
Southeastern
Interstate Commerce Commission Revises Southern Class Rates
An ICC revision of Southeastern class rates places Georgia on equal footing with other states in industrial rates. The change is expected to attract new factories to Georgia and improve their prospects by removing rate discrimination and establishing an equitable system of class rates.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Southeastern
Georgia
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