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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1916

Page

12

Mexican Commissioner Heads to U S With Protocol

Alberto J. Pani, one of the Mexican commissioners at Atlantic City, departed from Queretaro for the United States bearing authority to act on the conference protocol. Officials expect the protocol to be signed with or without changes, though Pani's exact instructions remain undisclosed.

Associated Press Querataro Mexico Alberto J. Pani Atlantic City United States Cararaza Pani

Clarke County Probate Notices and Administrators Sale

Clarke County notices cite J Thomas Heard as administrator for Lucy Gates estate seeking discharge and letters of dismission on January first 1917. Guardianship hearings for Rosa Brooks and several Edwards minors set for January first 1917. Administratrix SENSE MORRIS to sell Burrel Morris estate property January 1917 and Administrator W A Edwards sale of 163 35 100 acres in Puryear District January 1917.

Georgia Clarke County J. Thomas Heard Lucy Gates R. C. Orr Hattie F. Smith Rosa Brooks Georgia Brooks Nellie P. Edwards Sheldon B. Edwards Zena Edwards Ida Elizabeth Edwards Albert H. Edwards Nellie Pearl Edwards Vernie Tribble Edwards W. A. Edwards Court of Ordinary

Estate Sales Advertised for Clarke County Land and Personal Property

Notice of administrator and administratrix sales in Clarke County Georgia listing parcels in Puryear district including 42 acres and six acre tracts with Shoal Creek gin rights plus extensive personal property such as mules horses cattle and farming gear. Also notice of administratrix sale of the estate of R L Pittman for a house and lot near the State Normal School fronting Athens Jefferson road with legal description and sale date in January 1917.

Said Burrel Morris Said County Towit Athens Clarke County Georgia Dearing M. B. Morton Lewis Watkins Henry Roberts Deu Pree Hunnicutt Sol Flatau Superior Court Myer Stern Burel Morris Sense Morris John B. Gamble Puryear Shoal Creek James Crowley W. A. Edwards Sidney Boley Puryear Place Shoal Creek Gin Company Athens and Godfrey Corner Crowley Don State OF Clarke Court of Ordinary Court House R. L. Pittman Athens and Jefferson Road State Normal School Slaughter Camak Alice L. Pitman

Praising Poverty and a Bleaching Bones Collection

A fragment argues against using personal poverty as testimony of virtue and notes a sharper selection of bleaching bones. The text then pivots to mention New Republic and urges payment of state and county taxes now due.

North Pole Philadelphia New Republic

Funston Defends Ban On Revivals In Military Camps

Major General Funston told Associated Press he refused revivals in border camps not for doctrinal reasons but because he believed they were unfitted for a military environment. He said he instructed Col Barnum to deny consent and that the word lost referred to the view that wearing uniforms makes a man automatically lost.

Associated Press San Antonio Texas Funston J. B. Gambrell Southern Baptist Convention Wilson Col. Barnum

Silvertown Tire Dominates 1916 Auto Season Ends

Chicago reports the 1916 automobile racing season closes with Dario Resta named champion driver and Goodrich Silvertown Cord Tires sweeping the year. Silvertown cars win 31 firsts and over $210000 in prize money, setting multiple records across venues including Santa Monica and Ascot. The AAA will award the championship in the coming weeks.

Chicago Dario Resta Goodrich Silvertown Cord Santa Monica Resta Ascot Rickenbacker Silvertown Rickenbacher America Silvertowns Cooper Pullen Silver Town Buckstall American Automobile Association

Cold Wave Warning Extends South Atlantic Coast

Weather Bureau issues cold wave warning for the South Atlantic coast predicting near freezing temperatures by Sunday morning in northern Florida and frost in central Florida. Colder weather to spread along the seaboard with lower temperatures in Georgia and the Carolinas.

Associated Press Washington South Lantic Florida Seaboard Georgia

Rank and High Heels Through History

The article traces Persian boot heels tied to sandals to keep feet above sand. It notes nine inch heels known in the past. In Venice high heels called chapineys signified wearer rank and status.

Venice

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