Farming Lands Gain Attention In Athens District
Larry Gantt notes rising demand for farm land and interest in cattle raising and truck farming. He cites calcium arsenate a tool against boll weevil damage and predicts a shift from cotton to diverse crops within a year. He praises The Athens Banner and its wide local circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Gantt
Athens
Akead
Fraser
Herald
Tom Shackelford
Catawba
North Ard
South Carolina
Shackleford
Tom
Banner
Hardeman to Be Buried Sunday
Funeral services for L. Quilla Hardeman who was fatally shot in Madison County will be held at Union Church in Madison County Sunday at 4 PM. He is survived by his wife, father, two sisters and three brothers. Burial will be in Ac Cemetery with pallbearers to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Quilla Hardeman
Madison County
Homer Murray
Union Church
Madson County
Mr. Hardeman
Bernstein's Chapel
County Commissioners Review Road Shaving Tractor Test
County officials including Hugh W. White J. Hodge and J. Griffeth inspected a tractor drawn road shaving machine that can be operated by one man. The device is designed to resurface long stretches of road in anticipation of rain. The group discussed further use of the machine on county highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh W. White
Citizens back municipal abattoir plan for Athens
The city council finance committee was urged by citizens Friday to fund a municipal abattoir and buy equipment for milk inspection. The plan, supported by the full council, would cost about 15000 dollars and aim to operate under a sanitary inspector with a small staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athena
Sbattoir
George C Thomas
Paul H. Conolly
W. @ Thornton
George C. Armatrong
Henry T. Culp
J. W. Barnett
W. Reed
Charles FE. Marty
Barnett
Captain Barnett
L. C. Price
Albany Abattoir
Board of Health
Q. W. Reed
W. W. Brown
White Way equipment order planned for Athens
Athens hails White Way project with plans for early equipment orders this week. Mike Costa and committee urge signings by Monday or Tuesday to finalize contracts for installation. A large opening night event with street dances and a possible street fair is under consideration to attract crowds.
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Athens
Mike Costa
Mr. Costa
Ign
Forest fires in Minnesota under control no deaths reported
Conflicting reports clarified to confirm no one was killed in northern Minnesota forest fires. Missing residents from Thursday and Friday were found unharmed as fires remained mostly contained. Weather and winds continued to challenge firefighters with several towns threatened.
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Minnesota
Duluth
Ous
Lee “S
North Woods
National
Ried ‘Eateh
Davis Heads to New York for Potate Shipment
Local Broad street merchant J. Davis departs Saturday for Whallington Tallmore New York and other eastern points likely to arrange potato orders and oversee shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Davis
Broad Street
Whallington
Tallmore
New York
Camp site interest pours into Athens Chamber
Daily inquiries about a tourist camping site in Athens are received by the Chamber of Commerce. E. W. Carroll, secretary, announced Friday. The latest came from James A. Rountree, director general of the Bankhead Highway Association, who spoke of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Chamber’ of Commerce
E. W. Carroll
James A. Rountrey
Bankhead Highway Association
Rountree
Elbert Leads In Ninth District Farm Contest
Clarke Tate Dorough Whiteside Lanier McMullen win ninth district livestock judging at Elbert county contest. Frainain county team Littie Owens Addison places second. Six counties competed as bread baking and judging events promise state title at the Southeastern Fair. Clarke Paul Fleming Stanley Allen Fred Carney lead Clarke county team in judging.
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Chicago
Clarke
Elbert
Muscogee
Floyd County
T. L. Asbury
Tate
Dorough
Whiteside
Clarke County
Paul Fleming
Stanley Allen
Fred Carney
Insurgents Driven Out By National Army Forces
Belfast dispatch reports that insurgents were cleared from Omeath and other areas by national army troops. No casualties are provided and the situation is described as under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Associated Belfast
Cana
Ifa Feriisto
Omeath
Sy Ith
National Army
Contempt Cases Open in Western Virginia Court
In Lynchburg Virginia the United States court for the western district of Virginia arranged for the trial of prospective contempt cases arising under a federal matter during hearings held Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
United States Court For the
Western District of Virginia
Baltimore Builder Killed in Payroll Robbery
Norris, secretary treasurer of Hicks, Tane and Norris Inc., was killed on Bark Mad avenues Friday by an unidentified thief who looted about $7,000 from the company's payroll. Fred W. Kuethe, a bookkeeper, was beaten and left unconscious. the culprit fled in a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Baltimore
Norris
Hicks, Tane and Norris Inc
Fred WW. Kuethe
Miss Kearney Seeks Senate Run After Primary Loss
Miss Belle Kearney, finishing a distant third in the Mississippi Democratic primary, calls for support of Hubert D. Stephens in the Sept. 6 runoff against former Senator James K. Vardaman. Official returns show Vardaman leading Stephens by about 7,500 with scattered precincts left to report.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Belle Kearney
United States
John Sharp. Williams
Hubert
D. Stephens
James K. Vardaman
Petro Vardamans
Stephens
W A Wier Visitor In Charleston
W. Alex Wied, former Athens boy and son of Mr and Mrs J B Wier of Springdale street, now works in Charleston South Carolina. He visits friends in the city and has spent vacations in the mountains of North Carolina. He is returning to Charleston after a stay here.
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Alex Wied
Athens
J. B. Wier
Springdale
Charleston
8. C
Mr. Wier
Digg
Me Etanhe
North Carolina
Wreck On Buffalo Trolley Line In Midnight Collision
Three excursion cars left the rails on a Buffalo trolley line near Niagara Falls after midnight Thursday. No fatalities and no serious injuries reported. Five people sustained minor injuries as cars toppled and tore from the track in a chaotic sequence with two cars overturned.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Deaths of Dog Sparks Arrest Warrant Storm
A dog dispute led to a tense confrontation near the Seaboard trestle and spurred warrants for Bailit Wood and C B Blankenship, then later for Henry Smith. Police charged assault and battery and whiskey possession in a volatile Friday episode at Smith’s father’s home on College Avenue.
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Henry Wood
C. B. Blankenship
Henry Smith
Wood
Smith
College Avenue
Seaboard
Toe Wood
C. F. S. Smith
Jan Wood
Hodges Cashier Hartwell Walter Hodges Elected
Walter Hodges son of prominent Hartwell banker John H Hodges was elected cashier of the First National Bank of Hartwell on Thursday. Hodges succeeds W E B White now with the Georgia Cotton Growers Cooperative Association. He is nephew of Judge W L Hodges of the Northern Circuit and is described as a young man rising in local banking circles.
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Hartwell
Walter
Hodges
Igte
John H. Hodges
First National
Bank of Hartwell
W. EB. White
Georg Ja. Cotton Growers
Cooperative Association
Frank T
Summer School Closes After Successful Term
The Summer School ends with most of about two hundred students completing two extra weeks of study. Examinations finish. September 18 marks start of new term make up work or term traction. Licenses to teach issued total 570 across grades and certificates. 275 students stayed for eight weeks. over 500 enrolled in college work. total registration 1935.
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Ala
Senator Brown 15 Honored in Senate
Senator L. C. Brown, term in the fiftieth district expiring this year, was presented a silver tray by Senator Thomas on behalf of the legislature at Friday’s closing session. Brown served in the lower house from Clarke County for years and seeks the representative seat this race. He was president pro tem of the last Senate as the session recessed for a break to accept the gift.
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L. C. Brown
Benator Thomas
Benator Brown
Clarke ‘County
Senate
Herbert Clay
D. F. McClatchey
Parsons Held After Cape Charles Slaying
Norfolk reports Charles W. Parsons, a wealthy Norfolk man, was spirited from the eastern shore to prevent violence after machinist George Lewis was killed at Cape Charles on Thursday night. Authorities arrested Parsons and jailed him, as word of the killing spread rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hampton ‘County
Charles W. Parsons
George Lewis
Cape Charles
Parsons
Lewis
Plans for Ending Strike Submitted by Brotherhoods
Washington reports republican leaders and union heads moved to implement Harding’s recommendations to end the strike. Proposal includes federal coal inquiry, railroad labor board powers, and broader federal authority to punish violence and protect aliens, aiming for a prompt return to work with preserved seniority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Washington — Republican
Congress
Harding
Representative Mondell
Federal
Coal’ Commission
Railroad Labor Board
Jackson County Obituary Notice For Dies at Home
An obituary note reports the passing of a local resident, detailing family connections and funeral arrangements. It mentions a surviving son and that the funeral will be held Sunday at a designated venue. The text is fragmented but indicates a scheduled service and local remembrance.
Local Figure Willis Autrey Seen Visiting in Johnson County
An elderly resident named Willis N. Autrey, associated with Johnson's Guarda, was reported visiting a relative area as observed by locals. The note reflects community regard for Autrey and his ongoing ties in the area.
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Willis N. Autrey
Johnson's
Guarda
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