Short Notes of Interest from The Banner Classifieds
Advertisements warn readers that only the newspaper address will be answered and identities of advertisers remain private. Notices include fire insurance offers, loans on property, rental rooms at 198 Barber St, auto tire purchase, factory job appeal for 25 steady workers, pine wood for sale near Mitchells Bridge, a corset clearance, a lost black leather card case at Ball Ground with reward.
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Mitchell's Bridge
W. A. Mallory
Erwin & Company
Banner Office
Robert Settles
Athens Savings Bank Offers 4 Percent Savings Interest
An advertisement states Athens Savings Bank pays 4 percent interest on savings deposits compounded semi annually, with deposits starting at $1.00. It urges forming saving habits and notes contact via local addresses.
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Bank IN
Athens
Athens Savings Bank
Bludwine Co Expands Delivery With New White Truck
The Athens Bludwine Bottling Co reports a second truck added to meet rising demand. Growth this summer exceeds last year by over 140 percent, prompting doubled delivery service and spring purchase of the prior truck.
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Athens
Bludwine Bottling Company
Head of dog that bit girl sent for hydrophobic test
The Pulaski street dog that bit Willie May Nelms was killed and sent to the state health department for analysis to determine hydrophobic status. Officials did not suspect rabies though. the girl sustained only minor arm wounds.
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Pulaski Street
Willie May Nelms
Dave Nelms
State Health Department
Young Wisdom Quotation from Puck
A brief literary remark notes a sixteenth year old girl can utter "All my life" more impressively than an eighty year old man, attributed to Puck.
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Puck
Rev Troy Beatty Heads Masons of Sth District Association
Mount Vernon Masons returned from Washington where the Eighth District Masonic Convention drew 500 to 600 members from 26 to 28 lodges. Rev Troy Beatty of Athens was elected master with a full slate of officers. Next year’s session will be in Greensboro, with Eatonton already seeking the 1918 meeting.
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Troy Beatty
Masons OF
STH District Association
Mount Vernon Lodge
Washington
Athens
Capt
Moss
Tignall
Mr. Johnston
Greensboro
F. M. Harper
Bogart
M. S. Shivers
Eatonton
A. B. Mobley
Monroe
W. T. Gresham
Fred T. Moon
A. O. Callaway
Marconi Says War Produced Few New Wireless Advances
In Rome August 10 Associated Press interview William Marconi says war inventions have been mostly minor or repurposed. He notes progress in wireless directing artillery from aircraft and highlights Europe’s lesson in organization and large scale transport. He declines to predict the postwar usefulness of war products.
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Associated Press
Rome
William Marconi
Europe
United States
Marconi
England
Belgium
France
Card of Thanks From Local Families
We express sincere gratitude to neighbors and friends for sympathy and help during our recent bereavement. T YOUNG W K YOUNG MRS IDA THOMASON C M YOUNG
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Cc. T. Young
W. K. Young
Ida Thomason
Cc. M. Young
Price asserts bid to seek reelection as Georgia Agriculture Commissioner
Atlanta August 10. Commissioner James D Price announces his candidacy to succeed himself in the September 12 state primary. He defends his record, says he will reach voters statewide, and emphasizes serving farmers and the people within the law while running on his administration’s achievements.
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Atlanta
James D. Price
Georgia
Two Men Fatally Wounded in Alabama Justice Office
In Gordon Alabama on August 10 Deputy Sheriff Alvan North and John Newman a farmer were probably fatally wounded in a pistol battle with John and Jeff Newman father and son. The clash followed the deputy's arrest of Robert Newman for unlawful riding on a train in the office of Justice of the Peace John T Brown.
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Gordon
Ala
Alvan North
John Newman
John
Jeff Newman
Robert Newman
John T. Brown
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M. G. Dearing
J. D. Bradwell
Clarke
Lipecomb
J. C. Jester
A. H. Davenport
Barber St
Athens Hide & Rubber Co
Lewis Shirt
Heliotropes
Sultanas Coleus
Crugedale Greenhouse
Justin
J. T. Anderson
Callege Avenue
J. L. Morris
Lumpkin St
Bolton's
DuBose
Pulaski
R. W. Lamkin
Bludwine CO
Milledge Avenue
D. G. Anderson & Co. Real Estate
Athens, GA
Athens Engineering Company
The
McGregor Co
Dustin
Farnum
Davy Crockett
Chapter
Carlyle
Star’s
West
Clayton Street
van Deadwyler
R. L. Cauthen
Ralph Walker
Mgr
Price
State Commissioner OF Agriculture
Lipscomb & Co
Frank A
Lipscomb
Pinkushon
City of
Palm Beach
Athens Empire Laundry
Stern
Tang
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