Cartridges Hidden in Cakes and a Jail Escape Plot
A sensational Clarke County case centers on Margie Brown alias Margie James charged with aiding felony convict W. C. Rheney’s jail escape. Evidence shows Brown smuggled a package containing a saw and loaded cake pieces to the forger, with notes and payments corroborating an agreement with Anderson Brown.
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Margie Brown
Margie James
W. C. Rheney
Clarke County
Rheney
Brand
Georgia National Bank
Georgia Wins 1 0 Over South Carolina In Columbia
Georgia edged South Carolina 1 to 0 in Columbia as Thompson pitched a complete game, fanning fourteen. Twitty delivered the only run with a pinch hit, while Georgia’s defense and Carlson behind the plate supported the shutout as the team gains form under Ander son.
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Georgia
University of South Carolina
Columbia
Thompson
Slabman
Twitty
Anderson
Athens High to Play Riverside at Chattahoochee Park
Athens High School baseball heads to Gainesville this morning to face Riverside Military Academy. The game, set at the drill fields of the Georgia cadets encampment, features Riverside once coached by Frank Anderson and now led by Glenn Colby, both Athens natives and Georgia athletes. Home supporters expect a strong showing against last year’s state prep champions.
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Athens
Gainesville
Georgia Cadets
Chattahoochee Park
Riverside Military Academy
Frank Anderson
Georgia
Glenn Colby
Fettle
McGregor Co offers 50c stationery at 38c May 2–3
Ladies are urged to plan ahead for summer writing needs with a two day sale at the McGregor Company. On Monday and Tuesday May 2 and 3 the store will discount any box of 50 cent stationery to 38 cents in house. Phone 77. See window display.
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McGregor Company
McGregor Co
Witness Testimony Cites No White Visitors at Jail Visit
Deputy Sheriff E. Hancock testified that on the day women visited the jail there was not a white man in the Jol corridor as a visitor. Judge Foster bound the woman over in the sum of $300 for the next term of the superior court.
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E. Hancock
Foster
Muptrlor Court
Federal Court adjourns. June term to open in Rome
Judge Newman’s court adjourned with notes of technical matters and a plan to convene an adjourned term on the first Monday in June as Georgia Bar Association events and University of Georgia commencement approach. About 45 cases were disposed this week including whiskey prosecutions. Henderson Brown, an Athens inmate tied to the forger Rheney, was found guilty of forging a US post office money order, fined $100 and sentenced to three years federal imprisonment.
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Newman
Atlanta
Georgia Bar Association
University of Georgia
Georgia
Henderson Brown
Rheney
United States Post Office
Madison
Federal Penitentiary
Heirs Sought for David Fairman in Athens Ga
A letter to the Athens Georgia mayor asks for help locating David Fairman or his heirs from around 1840. The writer, Mo B. Files, offers property potential and requests assistance in locating heirs in Athens or elsewhere.
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Athens
David Fairman
MO. B
Shreveport
Athens City
Georgia county lawyers meet in Athens court session
More than twenty Georgia counties were represented in sessions of state and federal courts in Athens. Judge Brand and Judge Newman presided with a long list of local attorneys. Cases included a whiskey conviction on a twelve month chain gang sentence, a certiorari granted on a land sale dispute, a habeas corpus hearing with Jackson county officials, and a probate asset marshal petition.
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Georgia
Seasion
Athens
Federal
Newman
Brand
Western Circuit
Chambers
Circuit Superior Court
T. J. Shackelford
Jerre S. Ayers
Jefferson
W. W. Starke
Commerce
Cliff M. Walker
Monroe
A. J. Griffin
Homer
R. T. Camp
Winder
J. J. Strickland
This City
Jurge F. C. Foster
Madison
Ray & Ray
Oconee County
W. A. Mallory
Hugh Price Hinton
J. J. Branch
Oconee
Oconee Superior Court
Strickland
Foster
Jackson County
Will Lester
Jackson
A. R. Bras‘elton
Act of Commissioners For
Toads and Quenves
B. H. Collier
C. L. Harris
F. L. Pendergrass
C. O. Brook
D. L. Millford
W. W. Stake
J. S. Ayers
SLICK BURCH RETURNS AFTER DOG TOOTH ACCIDENT
Mr. Geo Burch, scratched on the hand by a dog he attempted to doctor, travelled to Atlanta for examination fearing hydrophobia. Pasteur experts diagnosed the dog’s illness as strychnine poisoning, not hydrophobia, and said the slight scratch poses no danger.
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Geo. Burch
Atlanta
Bas
Athens
Pasteur
Judge Walter G Charlton Named Commencement Orator
Judge Walter G Charlton of Savannah accepts University of Georgia invitation to deliver commencement address on June 15 at Athens. A leading superior court judge, he is known for brilliant, polished oratory and keen legal insight. The event is anticipated as a highlight of the annual schedule in the college town.
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Superior Court of
Savannah
Chatham County
University of Georgia
Walter G. Charlton
Charlton
Chariton
Superior Court of the Circuit
Athens
College Town
Cleaning-up Days Set for May in Athens
Monday and Tuesday next, May the second and third, will be Cleaning-up Days in Athens. The Banner reminds readers these days are set apart to clean every lot, alley, nook, and crevice. Both colored and white residents participated in April and are urged to continue, for health and safety as conventions approach.
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Athens
Odd Fellows Finance Drive Aims To Raise For Grand Lodge Visit
Several hundred dollars were raised yesterday for Odd Fellows entertainment as the city gears up for the Grand Lodge visit. A two thousand dollar target was set to cover the program costs, with calls to residents to subscribe generously. Athens expects about twenty five hundred Odd Fellows and broad state representation, and the effort is pitched as vital to the city’s pride and the event’s success. The Georgia Market Co announces a Toledo Automatic Weighing Machine offering honest weight and instant cost details, inviting customers to visit.
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Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge
Athens
Georgia Market Co
Lyceum Movement in the South Strong Attractions Highlight Athens Plans
Mr. S H Bryan of the Alkahest Lyceum System cites rising interest in Southern lyceum entertainment as proof of successful work to build the circuit. He praises Athens selections as among the best, rivaling northern and western circuits. Local notes mention Mrs T F Tribble's improving health and a food ad for ham and lettuce from Arnold & Abney.
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S. H. Bryan
Alkahest Lyceum
A. J. Palmer
Colonial Theater
South
Alkahest
Athens
Lyceum
Palmer
Mr. Bryan
Atlanta
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W. H. Ben
Burton
Brown
Borwn
Benton
South Carolina
Box
Athens High School
Riverside
Federal Court
Louisiana
Arnold & Abney
Slick Burch
Pasteur Institute
THE
Lyceum Movement
Florida
T. F. ‘Tribble
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