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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
2
Numerous ads describe savings at Athens banks and insurance options, farm loans, rental homes, used trucks, and a piano sale. Notices include ownership changes at a cafe, plant shipments, job openings at Goodyear, and requests for board and lodging. Names include Jester, Tate Wright, Williams Bros, J. K. Smith, Georgia Land & Loan, and Goodyear.
Mr. L. C. Trousdale was summoned to Monroe Louisiana yesterday due to his brother Mr. D. G. Trousdale's illness. Dr. and Mrs. G. W. DeLaPerriere, Mrs. Harry Segara and Mrs. E. E. DeLaPerriere of Winder were in Athens yesterday for a brief visit.
Thornton's Luncheonette offers a menu with chicken salad bread and beverage choices. Featured items include vegetable soup Brunswick stew roast beef soft shell crabs and desserts like strawberry short cake baked apple and lemon apple coconut coffee and other drinks.
A communication of Mount Vernon Lodge No. 22 F and A M will be held on Thursday evening April 25 1918 at 8 o clock in the Max Joseph building third floor. Work in the Fellow Craft degree to be performed. Brethren invited by W A Capps W M and MO G Quinn Secretary.
The Lake Erie & Western shops in Lima Ohio were hit by fire tonight with complete destruction probable. A large portion of South Lima is threatened as oil tanks grain elevators and the seven million dollar Lima locomotive works face danger from the blaze.
In the interfrat semifinal yesterday the Kappa Sigmas defeated the Thetas 9 to 4. The winners had ten hits and three errors while the Thetas had three hits and four errors. Kappa Sigmas advance to face the Kappa Alpha Lambda Chi Alpha winner for the frat title.
Clarke County will sell on the first Tuesday in May at the court house to the highest bidder for cash. The property lies in the 216th District G M Clarke County fronting Bloomfield street and includes an easement. levied to satisfy a City Court of Athens judgment in favor of Mrs. A C Lucas against R T Wright and W H Chafin. Sale is conducted by Sheriff W E Jackson on April 10 1918.
The message asserts that success for the nation is valued only when the cause is just. It frames a toast that prefers moral right over victory, declaring the speaker would rather the country remain right than merely be successful.
Katherine Mutterer notes rising demand for monograms to enhance linens with tablecloths and napkins. Details include placement on round, square, oval, and oblong tables, sizes from 1 to 6 inches for napkins and tablecloths, and diagonal or centered layouts. Perforated monograms and pricing are listed.
Government urges larger 1918 war gardens to boost export food stocks and ease railcar burdens. Leaflets from USDA and state colleges offer free gardening instructions. 2,000,000 gardens planted in 1917 showed lessons for improvement.
Government war exhibition train of relics will visit Athens Tuesday April 30 at 1 30 to 9 30 government time 12 30 to 2 30 city time arrival at Seaboard terminal Broad Street. French and German war items including mortars and airplane parts provided by the French government will be shown to educate citizens about warfare methods. The train tours Georgia with about 200 stops in 27 days and urges newspapers churches and businesses to publicize the event and urge attendance in Athens.
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