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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1915
Page
8
A dense jumble of items includes coupons for mileage with cash ads, insurance and real estate pitches, room rentals, sale and exchange offers, needs for old paper and rags, typewriting services, and small notices about amusements and local services. It features Lipscomb insurance, Bidwine stock, and Moler Barber College promotions alongside practical tips and historical notes.
A line from the Philadelphia Ledger remarks on human roles, noting some men are hammers and others are nails, while most are bel lows, illustrating a varied view of human function.
W C W Messrs R E Carter head advisor Geo B Davis and W W Beacham joined the executive committee to meet rising preparations for the state meet in early May. Carnival Man Here Charles A Tate special agent for Metropolitan Shows arrives to set up for the W O W spring festival week.
Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery in Athens named the year’s officers last night the evening of Good Friday led by Eminent Commander W. C. Jordan Generallisimo T. W. Richardson Captain-General H. L. Stewart Prelate T. L. Hill Senior Warden M. T. Summerlin Junior Warden J. R. Northcutt Treasurer H. R. Palmer Recorder Jas. Barrow Standard Bearer E. M. Dowell Sword Bearer Gasper Palesana Warder J. T. Kilpatrick Sentinel T. M. Forrester.
Unusual Saturday sale at Max Josephs grocery with meat department specials. Featured items include peas, lima beans, navy beans, head rice, cherries, peaches, pears, apricots, lamb cuts, loin and round steaks, pork chops and steaks priced from 23 cents to 1.05 per pound. Local shoppers urged to visit for bargains.
Berlin orders nightlife shutdowns with 1 am cafe closings and abolition of late night trains and taxis by two thirds. Private cars face a ban unless for empire service or fire, medical, or welfare needs, with permits rarely granted. Vienna and London reports follow on wartime labor and pay strains.
Fort Worth Texas April 2 F S Carroll released after two weeks detention as police confirm the boy with him is Robert Allen Striker kidnaped from St Petersburg Florida in December. Colon riot leaves Corporal Langdon dead and three soldiers wounded a patrol clash in the segregated district follows a drinking dispute with a Panama policeman. Washington April 2 Rear Admiral Bradley J A Fiske resigns as aide for operations to Secretary Daniels offering no reason and declining to discuss it.
Athens High beat Gainesville 7 to 4 in a drizzly game. Key hitting from the Athens lineup stood out as Damiel Costa Matthews and Smith teamed on the batteries while Frank Anderson umpired.
The text discusses Paris fashion shifting to fewer hats and simpler gowns with fuller skirts and new footwear, plus a predicted hit to handbags due to fewer pockets. It notes import demand from Italy and America and fashion’s wartime practicality ideas from inventors. It also recounts wartime proposals from protection nets to portable rail lines and balloon drawn trains.
Tech game called off due to rain in Tennessee. March records show cold, dry spell with 25 degree low on March 13 and four killing frosts, yet fruit damage minimal. The season remains damp and cool with little warming expected. Vaudeville and Classic Theater items appear in the page.
Yesterday at 11 in the First Methodist church Rev C C Jarrell led a notable Good Friday service. He read Isaiah 53 and the Crucifixion passages from Mark and Luke and administered Holy Communion to the worshipers.
A moderate disturbance moves from southern Florida with pressure below 29.9 inches and brings cloudy rainy weather across the southeast including South Carolina Georgia Florida and Alabama. Unsettled conditions cover most of the country with some rain or snow. killing frosts reported in North Carolina. Temperatures rise slightly in the west and northwest with a northeastward movement along the Atlantic coast.
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