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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1917

Page

8

Short Notes of Interest and Local Advertisements

A column of short notices and classified ads includes insurance offerings, bank interest rates, loan opportunities, rental listings, items for sale such as shortening and furniture, lost items with contact details, and local business promotions. It lists J C Jester, Athens Savings Bank, Cobb Street rentals, Thomas Bros Normal Station, Levy Toggery, Jones Greenhouse, and Ora Hart Avery lost item with return details. The notices reference locations in Athens and surrounding areas with contact phone numbers and addresses.

Williams Bros. Move Services and Milledge Ave Cottage for Rent

Card of Thanks from Mr and Mrs C E Sims expresses gratitude for friends care after a sudden bereavement. The notice appears amid local classifieds mentioning Williams Bros moving services and a seven room Milledge Avenue cottage rental.

Milledge Ave Louis Camaki

Founders Day Observance at Lucy Cobb Institute

Following a long tradition, Lucy Cobb Institute marks founder Thomas R. R. Cobb’s birthday by suspending classes. Students march to Oconee cemetery to place flowers on the founder’s grave in tribute to the Georgian pioneer.

Lucy Cobb Institute Thomas R. R. Cobb Cluss Oconee Cemetery

Major Guinn to address School of Commerce on Insurance

Major R. J. Guinn, state agent for Georgia for the New England Life Insurance Co., will speak at the University of Georgia School of Commerce in Peabody Hall at 8 30 this evening on Life Insurance as a Profession. He is a leading Southern figure in the industry and a vigorous speaker. Students and business men are invited.

R. J. Guinn Georgia New England Late Insurance Company School of Commerce University Peabody Hall Guinn South End

Perfecto Tuning method by D. D. Dubose in Georgia

Perfecto Tuning is claimed as the sole method using only perfect intervals for Laying of Bearings with no tempered approximations. Inventor and proprietor 4 D Dubose operates the system from Elberton, Georgia.

Mayor and Council Plan Big Patriotism Demonstration

The May or and council outlined a city wide patriotic drive to boost home food production and conserve resources amid rising prices. A Saturday parade will move from the uptown fire station to City Hall with speeches by Dr Soule and Dr Pound, followed by a Sunday rally at the Octagon. The plan includes merchant decorations, a Chamber of Commerce role, and a special committee led by Mayor Arnold to organize events.

Athens Clarke County Tibbetts Chamber of Commerce General Committee of Citizens State Normal School Lucy Cobb Institute University of Georgia Soule Pound Octagon Universal Arnold Messrs. Dudley, Davison Dobbs T Tee Board of Health

Baseball slate schedules scattered across several campuses

On April 10 games include Alabama at Tuscaloosa against Birmingham College, Cornell at Charlottesville versus Virginia, Millsaps at Oxford against Mississippi, and Tennessee facing Chattanooga with Georgia versus Michigan cancelled. April 11 features Georgia versus Mercer in Athens, Wofford at Chapel Hill against North Carolina, Louisiana against Mississippi A. and M. at Starkville, Birmingham meeting Southern University in Greensboro, Syracuse vs. Virginia in Charlottesville, Roanoke College against Virginia Poly in Blacksburg, Michigan vs. Sewanee in Sewanee, and South Carolina versus Stetson in Columbia.

Alabama Birmingham College Tuscaloosa Cornell Virginia Charlottesville Georgia Michigan Mercer Athens Wofford North Carolina Chapel Hill Louisiana Mississippi A. & M Starkville Miss Birmingham Southern University Greensboro Ala Syracuse Roanoke College Virginia Poly Blacksburg Sewanee South Carolina Stetson University Columbia

Miss Lena Ashwell and the Ear Trumpet Laugh Line

The actress recounted a story about unclear enunciation. During a performance a theater patron cried for opera glasses while a big man in the pit demanded ear trumpets.

Lena Ashwell

Overcoming Evil with Good in Our Hearts and World

The text proclaims that crowding out evil requires replacing faulty habits with better ones. It urges individuals to conquer negativity in personal life and society by substituting good influences for bad ones.

How They Seemed to Serve at Peggy’s House

The caller, wearing earrings, notices Peggy’s curiosity as she studies a tile and pearls. Peggy, after a moment of puzzling, asks in a solicitous way if one must button one’s ears, reflecting a cautious, intimate social scene.

Peggy

No More Bank Account Quip From Newly Married Daughter

A quip attributed to Puck reflects a mother urging her daughter and son in law to open a bank account while the newly married woman contends that John already had one but calls it a bother and notes the bank’s push for more funds.

John Puck

Some Men Go Ahead Actin Foolish Over Election Bets

Uncle Eben notes that men proceed rashly as if their life earnings depend on betting on elections, criticizing reckless behavior and ill-judged bets during campaigns.

Eben Dhey Dheir

Judge Cobb Opens Clarke County Spring Term Court

Clarke county's spring term of superior court convened with Judge Andrew J. Cobb presiding for the first time since his appointment. He addressed the grand jury and spoke of his long wish to serve the county, praising the welcome and outlining his plans for firm but considerate administration. The grand jury was organized with H. J. Rowe as foreman and twenty-two members named. several divorce and land cases occupied the docket, with others postponed to today.

Clarke County Superior Court Andrew J. Cobb Chas. H. Brand Congress Cobb Supreme Bench E. H. Youngkin W. H. Little R. BE Johneue J. B. Freeman G. A. Mell A. M. Center A. S. Towns G.W. Hale F. D. Tuck C. D. Booth FH. Bowden J. W., Jarrell Gee B. Scott M. J. Abney C.D. Cox Max Huber C. N. Weatherly Harvey Stovall J. H. Patman I. P. Crawford L. C. Brown A. E Davison Maria Winfrey Walter Winfrey Martin Va. Ducket SSS

A Love Sublime at Strand with Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas stars in A Love Sublime at the Strand, a drama based on Samuel Hopkins Adams Orpheus. Carmel Myers co stars with other notable actors. the film blends thrills with a poignant love story and social realism. Also at the Strand Elite today is After The Ball Up Ball, a fast new comedy. The Elite offers The Bond Between at Paramount with George Beban, who wrote and stars in the smuggling tale, alongside a moral reflection on troubles and resilience.

Wilfred Lucas &T Strand Wilfred Lucas Strand Theater Samuel Hopkins Adams Orpheus Collier's Weekly Carmel Myers Lucas Fred Turper Alice Ragtana Pe Brammall Strand Paramount Sterling George Beban Beban New York Custom House

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