Judge Sibley Praises and Condemns Modern Girls at Emory
Judge Samuel H. Sibley addressed Emory University's 189 graduating class on Modern Freedom. He praised women's progress in politics and education while condemning fashionable dress and social conventions, urging knowledge as the path to liberty. He outlined three freedoms economic, legal, and social, citing traffic and prohibition laws and urging educators to spread truth.
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Sibley
United States
Samuel H. Sibley
Emory University
Elbertas peaches to receive final spray treatment
The Elbertas peach variety should receive the final spray or dust for curculio and brown rot between June 11 and 17, using arsenate of lead and lime sulfur or dust. Ensure thorough coverage on every peach to leave a residue through harvest.
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Elbertas
Georgia Belles
Georgia
Govt. & State Laboratory
Fort Valley
Independence Day Celebration at Lakewood Park July 4
Atlanta reports elaborate plans for a landmark Independence Day event at Lakewood Park sponsored by the Southeastern Fair Association. The program includes noon speeches, band concerts, harness and automobile racing with purses over 1200, gas oline classic, midway attractions, dances, basket dinners, fireworks costing over 1000, and picnics with full amenities as Lakewood promotes itself as a premier Southern amusement venue.
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Atlanta
Lakewood ‘Park
R. M. Striplin
Southeastern Fair Association
Lakewood
Midway
Joyland
Lakewood Park
Another Piano Sacrifice at Ludden and Bates Bargain
Due to inability to keep up payments another high grade piano in excellent condition is turned back. We can sell this instrument at a rare bargain with favorable terms to responsible parties. For full particulars write Ludden and Bates Atlanta Ga.
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Ludden & Bates
Atlanta
Lift Judiciary From Politics Proposed in Georgia
Macon June 16 Mrs Viola Ross Napier Bibb County delegation member urged passage of a bill to take Georgia's judiciary out of politics. The plan would appoint Supreme Court Court of Appeals and Superior Court judges by selection rather than election, via a constitutional amendment awaiting voter approval. Napier also seeks passage of the Children's Code Commission bill and notes a peach packing and marketing bill requested by the Georgia Peach Growers Exchange.
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Macon
Viola Ross Napier
Bibb County
Georgia
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Superior Court
Constitutional Amendment Committee
Napier
Children's Code Commission
Georgia Peach Growers’ Exchange
Siblesys Condemnation Of Modern Flappers Draws Comment
Atlanta June 18 college girls ranked above average and not as bad as Judge Sibleys remarks. Dr James R McCain Agnes Scott President and Dr W Quillian Wesleyan Female College Macon criticized the judge while praising today’s students noting external features may be open to criticism yet the heart is right. They said young men and women seek greater freedom but not for the country. Nude stockings and bare knees cited as vulgar though not widespread among college girls.
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Atlanta
Samuel H. Sibley J
Emory University
James R. McCain
Agnes Scott College
Decatur
W. Quillian
Wesleyan Female College
Dr. McCain
Sibley
Quillian
Emory
Tudge | Sibley
On Mental Weakness A Weak Mind Is Ike A Microscope
A terse quotation defines mental weakness comparing a weak mind to a microscope that magnifies trifling matters yet cannot grasp substantial ideas, attributed to Chester deld.
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Chesterdeld
Assaulted convict guard is dead in Georgia
A wide hunt for five escaped black convicts from a Muscogee County gang near Apaloochee creel led to the fatal assault on guard H J Walker who died in Columbus hospital. Rufus Hicks, believed ring leader, was still at large after being captured briefly and later released. Sumter County authorities later arrested Rufus King as a suspected Hicks, which Columbus officers refuted as misidentification.
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Columbus
Apatoje Creel
Buena Vista Road
H. J. Walker
Americus
W. P McArthur
Sumter
Rufus Hicks
Haid
L. M. Houser
Benton Copeland
Hicks
George Lawson
Old Fort Benning Road
Copeland
Willie Jones
Midland
Archie Jamerson
Cataula
John Edge
Waverly Hall
Mr. Neill
Edge
Chain Gang
Chaingang
J. A Beard
McArthur
Muscogee County
Buena Vista
Columbus Hospital
Walker
Sumter County
Rufus King
H. J Walker
King
Murder Trial Set for John Howell in Perry
Macon June 14 John Howell is indicted for murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Harry Green deputy sheriff a few weeks ago. He will be moved from Bibb county jail to Perry to stand trial.
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Macon
John Howell
Harry Green
Bibb County
Perry
Jones Bloodworth denied new trial in Columbus case
In Columbus Judge Charles E. Roop denied the motion for a new trial for Willie Jones and Gervis Bletchworth. The youths, jailed in Muscogee County, may appeal to the state supreme court to stay the scheduled execution set for Friday June 26. Their lawyer Homer Beeland filed an amended motion on Friday alleging juror prejudice. The state countered with affidavits. Brown denied prejudice. If overruled, the case could go to the supreme court with a supersedeas stay.
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Columbus
Chas.e. Roop
Carrollton
Jones.Bloodworth
Supreme Court
Willie Jones
Gervis Bletchworth
Muscogee County
Roop
Brown
Beeland
State Supreme Court
Home of J. E. Mathis Burned Thursday Night
A Junction City fire destroyed the home of Mr J E Mathis and a garage after sparks from a nearby freight train engine reportedly started the blaze. Mr and Mrs Mathis were at supper when neighbor Hill raised the alarm. only a few furnishings and two cars were saved.
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J. E. Mathis
Junction City
Mathis
Hill
Talbotton
Judge McLaughlin Leaves for Atlanta to Preside
Judge C F McLaughlin departed Columbus Monday for Atlanta to preside in Fulton superior court at the request of Judge G H Howard who will be out of Atlanta this week. He is expected to remain in Fulton for the entire week.
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Columbus
C. F. McLaughlin
Atlanta
Fulton Superior Court
McLaughlin
G. H. Howard
Fulton
Triumphs of Philosophy and the Limits of Reason
A concise reflection on philosophy’s power to overcome past and future ills while present hardships outmatch philosophy. It notes that the good we gain from one source helps endure sufferings, and that weakness often succumbs to ills reason could not defeat, attributed to La Rochefoucauld.
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