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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1916
Page
1
Smith Bill Advances Federal Vocational Training Plan
Senate passage of Hoke Smith's vocational training bill creates a federal state cooperative program to fund agricultural and industrial training. The bill would appoint a federal board including the postmaster general and secretaries of interior agriculture commerce and labor to supervise fund distribution with annual appropriations rising to 3 million by 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Hoke Smith
Postmaster General
Secretaries of Interior
Agriculture, Commerce and Labor
Commission of Education
Federal Board
Young couple quietly wed amid family surprise
An 18 year old groom Norman Wood and 17 year old Belle Bherhart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bherhart, were married Saturday evening by Rev E Baha. The wedding surprised both families. The groom works for Bludwine and the bride is described as a beautiful girl with many friends. They reside on Depot streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Wood
Weldon. Wood
Belle Bhérhart
Bherhart
Haenga
Life of patience and faith ends for J Y Dunaway at 1 year
J Y Dunaway aged one year died at his Bloomfield Street home after years of invalidism. Survived by widow and daughter Nola May with brothers B Dunaway Athens M H Dunaway Gainesville A L Dunaway Godfrey and sister L D Conway Ath ens. Funeral at Princeton Factory Church this afternoon at 2 conducted by Rev J Cartledge. Pallbearers named Moss Ross Butler Dozier Morgan White meet at 2:30. Dunaway praised as a Christian faithful in suffering and trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield Street
Nola May Dunaway
Messrs
B. Dunaway
Athens
Gainesville
A. L. Dunaway
Godfrey
J._G. White
Dunaway
Clerk-Treasurer Busy At Tax Office Neglects Lunch
Clerk-Treasurer W. L. Wood and Marshal Ben Woods remained at the tax office to collect money, neglecting their mid day meals as they worked through yesterday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. IL. Wood
Ben Woods
Mathew of
Old
Sunday Shooting In River Street Row Leaves Man Wounded
Gilbert Goelet, a married man and two colored men were involved in a row at a River Street home. Goelet was shot Sunday around 1 30 pm and critically wounded. Ed Harper, Henry Peres, and Chard Jackson are jailed on related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Goelet
River Street
Ed Harper
Goelet
Henry [Peres
Chard Jackson
Suspect in Madison County Disrupts St. Mary's Church Services
Special county officers seek Charlie Ray, a Black man from Madison County, for excessive drinking on Sunday and causing a disruptive scene at St. Mary's colored church on Danielsville road during services. Police report his conduct as unusually disturbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Ray
Madison County
St. Mary’s Colored Church
Danielsville Road
Pottle challenges Dorsey to four-cornered governor debate
Atlanta July 31 Hon Joseph E Pottle challenges Hon Hugh M Dorsey to a joint debate on gubernatorial issues. Dorsey replies there are so called issues and would meet with three other candidates if all enter. Pottle vows to respond and arrange the four cornered debate or any format meeting Dorsey accepts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Jos. E. Pottle
Hugh M. Dorsey
Dorsey
Mineéet
arlFanxeniatts
Me“Pattle
Mr. Dorsey
Mr.Dorsey
Casey at the Bat at Strand Today
The Strand theater shows Casey at the Bat this Tuesday August 1, 1916 with De Wolf Hopper as Casey. Marguerite Marsh Carl Stockdale and Kate Toneray head a capable supporting cast in a well worth seeing film version of the humorous poem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ypper
Casey
Strand
Mystery of the Bludwine light ball advertisement
A Royal Pharmacy display features a Bludwine light ball nearly a foot in diameter. The globe contains a creamy green mass that circulates under heat, spinning in patterns when moved and settling when placed down, inviting curiosity about how it works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Pharmacy
Heat Wave Relieved Across Northern States
A Canadian high pressure area moved southward cooling the northern United States and ending the worst heat wave in fifteen years. The relief reached everywhere north of a line west of New York as Bermuda high pressure faded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
United States
New York
Bermuda
Middle West
Old and Abney Sell Fresh Produce
Local old time grocer Old & Abney advertises green cabbage fresh corn 20c per dozen and new sweet potatoes Kalamazoo celery among other produce offerings appears in a brief classified notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OLD & Abney
Carranza Troops Fight Beside U S Soldiers in Raid
Report details a joint action where Carranza cavalry and American troopers engaged bandits after a ranch house attack. Two American casualties are named, Private John Twoney and Robert Wood, with Sergeant Lewis of the Eighth Cavalry wounded. Thirteen Americans were involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Té Ame
Carranza
John Twoney
Highth
Robert Wood
Lewis
Eighth Cavalry
Ontario forest fires wipe out towns and claim 184 lives
Associated Press reports Premier Hearst announcing 184 deaths from northern Ontario fires. Matheson was wiped out, Cochrane structures survive, 98 perished at Nushka and Monteith, Troquois Falls spared some mill buildings, damage at Englehart and Timmons, heavy rain aids relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Toronto
Matheson
Cochrane
Hearst
Ontario
Nushka
Monteith
Troquois Falls
Regular meetings set by county officials and courts
County commissioners plan their regular meeting today while justice courts and bailiff sales will not occur until next Monday. Ordinary's court schedule shifts accordingly with the first Monday date noted as not today.
Mystery surrounds death of John Wurm
Atlanta authorities probe the murder of John Wurm whose body was found in the Chattahoochee River a week after his disappearance from the Atlanta Steel Works. He was bound with caper wire and shows signs of violence. Investigators chase leads to determine motive and killer as relatives note his local roots. Captain Barnett’s nephew is identified as the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner
Atlanta
John Wurm
Chattahoochee River
Pace Ferry Road
Fulton County
Capt. Barnett
Ila Citizen J. H. Rice Found Dead in Madison County
J. H. Rice, a 60 year old planter and prominent Ila citizen, was found dead in his bed Sunday morning at his Ila home in Madison County. He is survived by his widow and children R. J. Rice J. G. Rice Mrs. W. G. Westbrook Miss Bertha Rice Miss Lois Rice and Mrs. Lizzie Burroughs. Funeral services led by Rev. S. J. Cartledge and N. T. Reviere were held yesterday afternoon as mourners gathered from across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Rice
Ila
Madison County
Messrs
R. J
J.G. Rice
W. G. Westbrook
Bertha
Lois Rice
Lizzie Burroughs
S. J. Cartledge
N. T. Reviere
Freight Rates Meet Discuss Athens Chamber Action
The Athens chamber of commerce and citizens committee will gather to review freight rate conditions. They plan a coordinated policy against proposed revisions by shippers and state trade groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comamerce and Citizens
Athens
Koningin Wilhelmina Mine Wreck Passengers Safe
The Dutch steamer Koningin Wilhelmina struck a mine off North Hinder Lightship and sank, but all passengers were saved and transferred to a British destroyer, en route to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
the Hague
Koningin Wilhemina
North Hinder
England
Jackson Superior Court Adjourned Term Opens in Jefferson
An adjourned term of Jackson Superior Court presided by Judge Brand convened yesterday morning at Jefferson to try a number of civil cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Brand
Jefferson
Naval Appropriations Conference Postponed to Wednesday
Washington reports that conferences on the naval appropriation bill were postponed until Wednesday to allow house conferees to seek advice from Navy Bureau heads on additions to the navy personnel and the new promotion system in the senate amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
House
Navy Bureau
Navy
Senate
Free Coaching At High School Aids Struggling Students
First year students who did not achieve expected marks attend free coaching classes conducted by Prof. Mell the principal. The program began yesterday morning with no tuition. Meanwhile many friends celebrate Robert W. Lamkin returning home from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore after a two month stay. he shows improvement and seeks full recovery soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mell
Robert W. Lamkin
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Hughes Nominated for President by Republican Party
Special to the Banner reports Judge Hughes was notified of his Republican nomination for president by Senator Harding in a Brick speech. Hughes delivered a 90 minute reply pledging America first and efficient government, defending preparedness, Mexican policy, and a balanced budget while endorsing the party platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nux
Judge Hughes
Harding
America
Organization of ‘Peace
Tabor
Play Festival on Campus Green This Afternoon
This afternoon at 4 o'clock the public is invited to the campus on the green before Peabody Hall for the Play Festival. The program features folk dances games and an exhibition by all classes in physical culture and gymnasium training taught by Mr Howell Pedcock this summer term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody Hall
Howell Pedcock
Fire follows explosion rages at Black Tom Island ruins
In Jersey City a resumed blaze tore through Black Tom Island where a Sunday explosion damaged shells and ammunition. Half of the Jersey City department and New York fire boats fought the flames as three business officers on the island were arrested and a full investigation prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Jersey City Fire Department
Black Tom Island
Georgia Agricultural Society Holds Two Day Convention in Athens
The Georgia State Agricultural Society, aged 106, conducts a two day annual convention in Athens with officers arriving over the weekend. Program covers University of Georgia summer school inspection, talks by Gen Meldrim and others, and a Wednesday session with Rosa Woodberry on women in agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Yeading
United States
Yaster
University
Gen
Meldrim
Milikin
Burroughs
Col. Conner
Stanley
Col. Park
Stockbridge
Col. Hudson
Maj
Mc. Gregor
Miller
John W. L. Brown
the Agricultural College
Rosa Woodberry
Woman In Agriculture and Education
David C. Barrow
University of Georgia
Building Up Georgia
Fresh Baked Goods and Produce at Pied Mont Market
Arnold & Abney advertise fresh pound cake and raisin bread. Pied Mont Market offers fryers and hens plus tender corn, butter beans, string beans, okra, tomatoes and bell peppers. King-Hodgson Co. features good fat feeder items and other produce. Phone 1118.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold & Abney
King-Hodgson
Also Mentioned on This Page
London
Mir
J. Y. Dunaway
Bloom-Field Street
Pottle
Horsey
DE Wolf
Hopper
Mystery OF the
U. S
County Court House
Jefferson Court
Naval Appropriations Conference
State Agricultural Society
Arnold
Abney
AUA
M. P. Jaragan
State College of Agriculture
Piedmont
King-Hodgson CO
Ius Ee
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