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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1916
Page
4
The Athens Banner discusses how Georgia farmers may be blocked from federal Farm Loan Act credits due to opposition by lawyers and the state's Torrens-like land title system. It notes congressionally planned farm loans hinge on reliable titles, and criticizes county records as defective while urging reform.
The legislature is praised for approving dormitory funding for the three Normal Colleges, though the money will be available next year. The budget plan allocates immediate support to those three, with other institutions to be funded next year. Additional needs cited include a central heating plant for the University of Georgia, a new general building for North Georgia Agricultural College, and a large stock judging pavilion for the State College of Agriculture.
The piece argues Charles E. Hughes shows lack of dignity and fitness as a presidential candidate. It contrasts him with Wilson and Roosevelt, claims Hughes monitors only as a ward politician, and asserts the American public will reelect Wilson as Hughes delivers more speeches.
A concise tale notes a leader who emphasized incorporation by adding Co to form Co Operation. The move included obtaining a charter and placing the Co first, aligning the business with orderly growth and reduced waste and lost motion.
A poet and philosopher faced scorn and poverty, dying, yet his work endures for two thousand years. His life and death are framed as a testament to immortality through art, urging readers to follow a path of sacrifice and obedience to death to truly live.
A letter from Miss Annie Comer and Leroy Hart asks that a State University tract near their homes be set aside as a permanent bird preserve. Dr. Soule in Canada replied encouragingly, noting practical gains for horticulture and farming through insect and rodent control by birds. Citizens of Athens are invited to support the effort and extend schooling visits to the woodland preserve.
Eminent Macon lawyer Joe Hill Hall is nominated for one of three new judgeships on the Georgia Court of Appeals. Col T W Rucker proposes Hall, praising his patriotism, intellect, and justice as fitting for the bench amid multiple candidates in Atlanta and Columbus, including Henry Fullbright Yeomans Hutcheson Stephens Cozart.
The Street Car Company repairs Clayton street tracks causing temporary diversion of lines. Uptown cars run to Broad and Thomas and back. riders from College and Washington board at College and Washington. Transfer to Seaboard at Washington and Jackson. Cement must cure several days after paving.
A Topeka Journal reflection notes brides and memory, praising past attire while presenting a letter from Dr. Soule to Miss Mary A. Bacon. He states he will refer her petition to the Ath ens Bird Club executive committee and sends best wishes.
The National Foreign Trade Council reports on the European war’s effects on U S overseas commerce. It notes abnormal demand for munitions and foodstuffs, loss of European competition and potential postwar shifts toward renewed European investment and cartels. The Webb bill favoring exporter cooperation gains strong backing from the council.
Rome Georgia August 15 Judge Moses Wright of Rome has accepted an invitation from the University of Georgia alumni society to speak at the 1917 convention.
An old advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for muscle soreness toothache and other vacation mishaps. A Rome Georgia city commissioner is indicted for violating the commission charter as governance debates surface, reflecting broader national concerns about economy and foreign competition.
Directory of lodge meetings across St Elmo including Knights of Pythias Jostle Building Clayton street Max Joseph Building and local O F work on Mondays Wednesdays and Thursdays with officers and meeting times across multiple groups North West Georgia communities and Masonic lodges listed with halls and contact extras
Des Moines Iowa. A woman who was gravely ill credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after four years of illness. She says her husband opposed surgery, she improved with the remedy, and she urges others to try it before surgical operations. The note invites readers to write to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice.
Train No 50 leaves at 8 30 a m Train No 52 leaves at 4 00 p m Train No 56 leaves at 4 30 p m Sunday only Train No 61 arrives at 12 30 p m daily except Sunday Train No 53 arrives at 9 30 p m Train No 57 arrives 12 m Sunday only
Timetable lists train departures and arrivals for Athens and connecting points. Train 2 leaves 7 20 p m while train 4 departs 2 20 p m. Train 1 arrives 11 40 a m and train 4 arrives 6 40 p m. Connections at Belmont for Winder and Monroe and links to Georgia Railroad and Gainesville & Northwestern lines.
Train schedules for the Athens branch list daily departures at 8 20 am and 1 00 pm with Sunday 3 15 pm and daily except Sunday 3 30 pm. Arrivals occur at 12 40 pm 6 50 pm and 9 45 am on non Sunday services. Information available from H E Williams and E Shelton.
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