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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1917
Page
6
The itemized page shows a mix of ads for insurance fire, bank savings, loans on property, rentals, used gear, and sale items. It includes notices for a piano, sewing machines, garden hoses, potatoes, hydrangeas, and a moving service. Also details about employment, rental rooms, and farm labor with generous offers.
A new six room house is presented as aesthetically appealing and inviting. The listing promises that entering the four walls elevates mood and that the home is easy to admire. Interested buyers are urged to call for details or a viewing.
A 1917 article urges savings in work stock rations using Cotton Seed Meal with corn. It cites Dr Tait Butler recommending mixes of Cotton Seed Meal to Corn and oats, giving specific ratios and a potential annual saving of about 29 dollars per animal by substituting meal for corn.
Congressman Brand secured and sent thousands of garden seed packages to the Chamber of Commerce for free distribution to those unable to buy seed. Although district allocations were exhausted and the season ended April first, he procured remaining seed from Senator Smith and colleagues. President Tibbetts will supervise fair distribution at the Chamber office starting Monday.
The Sans Souci club was entertained by Miss Jocelyn Lynch yesterday morning. Attendees included Miss Dorothy Rowland, Leslie Quillian, Rosamond Eppes, Norma Mikler, Helen Capps, and Jocelyn Lynch. Mr Elmer McBride of Atlanta Western Union visited for the weekend while Mrs W W Barnett, Miss Jewell Barnett and Mrs W E Brat of Colbert were in town shopping.
For the first time in county history two Superior Court sessions start tomorrow with Judges Cobb and West presiding. Cobb will handle criminal matters with special talesmen summoned for jury duty, including Pate Ginn charged with shooting Will Bates and Ellie Matthews charged with attempted criminal assault. West will oversee the civil docket in the city court room where Cobb is disqualified.
The full University cadet corps marched from campus at 1 o clock to the Southern Railway station for Gainesville, arriving mid afternoon to Camp Henry D. McDaniel at Chattahoochee Park for a week. They presented a fine soldierly appearance marching through town behind the Georgia band and have trained more in military duties this year than ever, improving readiness for service.
At Grant Field Atlanta Tech defeated Sewanee four to one in the college baseball game. Tech pitchers held Sewanee to a single run while Tech offense produced four, securing the win in this April contest reported by Associated Press.
Don’t pay more for clothes than necessary. Buy direct from makers to save five to ten dollars and get quality. Head & Momahan pitches no competition in the South for boys suits at the stated prices. Straw hats also offered without future cut pricing.
The Athens YMCA unveils a new natatorium and begins regular swimming classes for men led by C W Jones. Beginners and advanced groups meet Tuesdays and Fridays at 8 pm with life saving examinations and medals by the International Committee. Water calisthenics and games like water polo and basketball will accompany lessons.
Mineola New York April 21 Theodore Roosevelt urged immediate limits on grain used for making intoxicants and called for stopping joyrides to conserve gasoline for war needs. He argued these steps would aid the nation's war effort and reduce wasteful driving.
Thomas J. Shackelford a noted Athena bar speaker has accepted an invitation to deliver the Memorial Day address at Maysville next Thursday. He is described as an attractive and forceful public speaker with a strong presence in legal circles.
Governor Catts ordered two local militia companies to protect William Miles a negro held for the murder of Mrs Palmer and her infant at Ellenton. Miles reportedly confessed implicating another negro who has also been captured in the case.
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