Banner-Herald to award loving cup for public service
The Banner-Herald will present a three hundred dollar silver loving cup early in the new year to Athens or Clarke county’s citizen judged to have given the greatest public service. A committee drawn from The Woman's Club Kiwanis Rotary City Council County Commission Ministerial Alliance Chamber of Commerce will select the recipient. Readers are urged to recall notable acts and submit candidates for committee consideration.
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Campbell County country bank aids farmers and commerce in Fairburn
Campbell County Bank at Fairburn Georgia, a country bank, distributed 150 brood eggs to standardize poultry, supplied sweet potato slips and crates, built a curing house, and helped market crops. It boosted Campbell county sweet potato output from 5000 to 60000 bushels, sold mainly to merchants at about 90 cents per bushel. It provided cotton seed for weevil conditions, financed calcium arsenate purchases, and aided boll weevil control. The bank promoted hogs cattle dairying berries and raspberries, leaving 800 bales of cotton and abundant farm supplies at season end. President C R Harvey is lauded for welfare contributions and dividend earnings, with a note that other banks may be doing similar service.
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Campbell County
Fairburn
C. R. Harvey
Fairburn Bank
Daily Sermonet te: Gratitude as a virtue in psalm moment
A brief devotional cites Psalm 92 1 2 urging thanksgiving to the Lord and praise for His steadfast love each morning and faithfulness by night Theodore Parker notes gratitude as a rare virtue
If It Ever Occurred To You A Thanksgiving Georgia Game
A column argues Georgia should schedule a big Thanksgiving football game in Athens to boost revenue and keep fans local. It notes potential attendance from Atlanta and other Georgia cities, warns about past scheduling losses, and urges planning for next season. The piece also discusses school building safety and one story structures to protect children.
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Athens
Georgia
Atlanta
Tech- Auburn
Riddle Clock Puzzle Solves Hour Mystery
A puzzle notes a clock hour where one half one third and one fourth of the hour are added to the hour to yield one more than the hour. The solution identifies the hour. The note also mentions yesterday’s answer and an ink stroke trick: transforming the numeral 3 into an S by enclosing the f and adding a pen stroke.
Fire safety and fire escapes urged for public buildings
A call to install fire escapes in all public buildings and crowded workplaces. The State College of Agriculture girls’ dormitory lacking escapes—three stories high—could face severe danger if a fire occurs. Estimated cost to install escapes is under one thousand dollars, with expectations the institution and state will fund protections for the students.
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State College of Agriculture
Tegislature
Clemenceau Busy Second Day in St Louis Visit
Georges Clemenceau war time premier of France continued his goodwill tour in St. Louis with a public reception an automobile parade and the fourth address aimed at deepening Franco American ties before leaving for Kansas City. Police guarded the route and press at the Pulitzer home as Clemenceau planned a schoolchildren sighting and formal welcome by Chancellor Hall of Washington University.
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Associated Press
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France
United States
Kansas City
Joseph Pulitzer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis County
Pulitzer
Clemenceau
Washington
Frederick Hall
Believe Headless Skeleton Found Hanged Near Riga
Atlantic City authorities hunt the mystery of a headless skeleton found kneeling against a tree with a rope dangling from the woods behind Riga, discovered by three hunters. Investigators think the man was abducted months ago by a band and hanged at the scene.
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Moton Speaks in Macon at City Hall Program
Dr. R R Moton president of Tuskegee Institute spoke in Macon Saturday night at the city hall. He was introduced by Dr Rufus W Weaver president of Mercer University. Mayor Wil Ham s delivered a welcome and plantation melodies were sung by a quartet from Tuskegee Institute.
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R. R. Moton
Tuskegee Institute
Varlum
Rufus W. Weaver
Mercer University
Wil Hams
Tuskogee Institute
Big Thanksgiving Feast At Prices In Athens
Hon J D Price hosts a grand Thanksgiving supper at the Pines for about thirty guests. The feast features home raised dishes including backbone, biscuits, sausage, brains, chitterlings and oyster dishes. Toastmaster John J Strickland presided as guests praised the meal and the hosts. The writer notes oil curiosity in Franklin County and interest from Athens residents seeking oil reports and potential field extensions. Sidman cigars are advertised.
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J. D. Price
the Pines
Colonel Price
Jy Jim Wylie
Athens
Oconee Coun
John J. Strickland Xettd
Jim
Pines
Jim Price
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