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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1916

Page

3

Georgia summer school enrollment shows statewide reach

The University of Georgia summer school at Athens draws a representative Georgia group with enrollments from 132 counties led by Clarke 128, Fulton 44, and multiple counties in double digits. Additional states such as Florida and Alabama are represented, with county totals listed in an approximate enrollment roster.

University Summer School For Athens Georgia Clarke Fulton Barry Johnson Emanuel Hall Randolph Tattnall Jackson Hancock Meriwether Troup Bibb Houston Franklin Polk Muscogee Jefferson Putnam Florida Texas Tennessee Virginia Kentucky South Carolina North Carolina Alabama Appling Bacon Baker Baldwin Banks Barrow Ben Hill Berrien Bible Bleckley Brooks Bryan Bullock Burke Butts Calhoun Camden Campbell Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham Chattahoochee Chatooga Clay Cherokee Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt Columbia Coweta Crawford Cris Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols Effingham Elbert Evans Fannin Fayette Floyd Forsyth Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Haralsson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin Jasper Je& Davis Jenkins Jones Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Lowndes Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh Miller Milton Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray Musecogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Pickens Pike Pierce Pulaski Quitman Rabun Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns

Taxicab Service Advertises College Avenue Stop

An old classified line promotes Taxicab Service on College Avenue with the slogan Good Automobiles and careful drivers. The number 840 and the brand Chasin appear as contact cues for riders seeking transportation.

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Georgia Pig Clubs Make Great Profit

Records show Georgia pig clubs posted the highest net profit per pig and lowest cost per 100 pounds of gain among US clubs. Government figures list Georgia leading in average profit per pig at 17.80, with state-by-state comparisons. Census data note a 311,300 hog increase in Georgia from 1914 to 1915, a 15 percent rise and the largest state gain, signaling Georgia’s rapid emergence as a hog state.

United States Georgia United State Corn Belt Alabama Arkansas Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Nebraska North Carolina Oklahoma Texas Census Bureau of the Union

City Court Jurors Listed for August Term 1916

The Athens City Court, Judge West presiding, draws jurors for the August term in open court on July 31, 1916. The list includes Thos J Scott, J M Paul, A W Wier, C F Elder, T L Collins, A J Patterson, W J Tuck, C A Rowland, BE M Howell, Paul Hadaway, Ed J Arnold, M L Duncan, L B Thurmond, Ben J Smith, H E Fellows, S T Hood, J C Williams, Rev A L Flurry, Geo H Hulme Sr, M G Nicholson, Jno R Moore, Clem G Stone, T B Winter, Watson Daniel, B A Crane, E H Sykes, H C Couch, W C DuBose, Claud Tuck, J H Dozier, Jno H Glenn, R W Godfrey, M N Daniel, J M Crawford, T W Morton, Talford Smith, W A Edwards, W C Jordan, W A Fowler, C L McLeroy, H F Pittard, C J Kenney, T G Anderson, J M Head, L McLeroy, J A Booth, Jno T Pittard, J G Lambert.

West City Court of Athens Thos. J. Scott J. M. Paul A. W Wier C. F. Elder T. L. Collins A. J. Patterson W. J. Tuck C. A. Rowland BE. M. Howell Paul Hadaway Ed. J. Arnold L. Flurry Geo. H. Hulme, Sr M. G. Nicholson Jno R. Moore Clem G. Stone T. B. Winter Watson Daniel B. A. Crane E. H. Sykes H. C. Couch W. C. DuBose Claud Tuck J. H. Dozier H. Glenn R. W. Godfrey M. N. Daniel J. M. Crawford T. W. Morton Talford Smith W. A Edwards W. C. Jordan W. A. Fowler C. L. McLeroy H. F. Pittard C. J. Kenney T. G. Anderson J. M. Head L. ®. McLeroy J. A. Booth T. Pittard J. G. Lambert

Swift and Company Establish Pension Fund

Swift and Company announced a nationwide pension fund with a $2 million foundation. No employee contributions. about 30,000 workers eligible. Pensions range from 240 to 5000 dollars yearly, with Swift covering needed funds and a five-member company board overseeing the plan. In Chicago, 8000 people fall under it. Walton Griffith visits his father Arthur Griffith. Dr. R J H DeLoach in the city.

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