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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1916

Page

2

Short Notes of Interest from Athens Classifieds

Local classifieds list items for sale and rent including six room houses on S Jackson and Grady Ave, an equity life insurance inquiry, real estate loan offers, a five room rental, stock sale, job ad for agents, a grey Angora cat lost, a horse for sale, and two used cars a Maxwell Special and a Hudson. contact details included for J C Jester, J T Anderson, J W Ingle, Louis Camak, T L Mitchell, D O care Penner, Mrs Ralph Goss, A S Myddleton, Mrs I H Pittard, Morris Yow.

Athens Savings Bank Offers Interest on Deposits

Local Athens bank advertisement promotes savings deposits from $1 with interest compounded annually on January 1. Also lists rental properties, loan offerings, and miscellaneous classified notices for Athens area. Includes notices for real estate, employment leads, and business services.

Athens Athens Savings Bank

Directory Itemizes Dining Room and Kitchen Goods

A shopper listing describes dining room cups and saucers plates dishes and glassware plus kitchen enamelware aluminum ware and assorted utensils. It also notes general household items like cedar mops wash boards dusters irons tubs and related cleaning and cooking supplies. You can find it at the store.

Committees Named for Chamber Year Leaders listed for various departments

The chamber of commerce announces committee chairs for the current year. Chairmen include J. F. Tibbetts for Membership Committee No. 2 Andrew C. Erwin for Membership No. 1 Dr W H Cabaniss for Sanitation and Health I W Richardson for Cotton Interests Prof A Rhodes for Schools and Education J Y Carthers for Finance J W Jar tell for Safety T C Dunlap for New Enterprise H Abit Nix for Legislation George A Mell for Real Estate Banking and Insurance M G Nicholson for Mercantile Interests W F Dorsey for Railroads D P Haselton for Entertainment James W Morton for Agriculture and Rural Life D G Bickers for Meetings and Program W B Strohbar for Publicity and Advertising W G Gredig for Civic Affairs W L Erwin for Public Utilities M J Abney for Streets and Roads A G Dudley for Manufacturing B E Fortson for Municipal Affairs E H Dorsey for Trade at Home H J Rowe for Conventions.

I. W. Richardson Department of Schools and Education Prof A. Rhodes Department of Finance J. Y. Carthers Department of Safety J. W. Jar, Tell Department of New Enterprise T. C. Dunlap Department of Legislation H. Abit Nix Department of Real Estate, Banking and Insurance George A. Mell Department of Mercantile Interests M. G. Nicholson W. F. Dorsey Department of Entertainment D. P. Haselton Department of Agriculture and Rural Life James W. Morton Department of D. G. Bickers Department of Publicity and Advertising W. B.strohbar Department of Civic Affairs W. G. Gredig Department of Public Utilities W. L

Berlin Substitutes Phrase for Legal in Lusitania Draft

Washington reports Berlin replaces the word legal with a phrase deemed to cover all submarine warfare principles. The note says killings of Americans were without intent as the Lusitania sinking was a reprisal, and re prisals should not apply to neutrals. Officials see potential for early settlement and cooperation with the United States on freedom of the seas.

Associated Press Washington Germany Berlin Wilson Lusitania United States

Largest Telescope Tube Being Moved to Carnegie Observatory

Los Angeles on February 5 reports the installation of the world’s largest telescope at Carnegie Solar Observatory. The massive tube and parts weigh over 47 000 pounds with the lens about 4.5 tons. Shipping hurdles included a cape horn voyage after the railroad refused delivery.

Associated Press Los Angeles Mount Lowe Carnegie Solar Observatory Cape Horn

Weeklong Vaudette program features top stars

Manager Stone announces the Vaudette’s biggest week, with a lineup across five reels each night. Highlights include Bessie Barriscale in The Painted Soul, Harold Lockwood in The Secret Wire, Cleo Madison in Soul Enslaved, Miriam Nesbitt in The Cat's Paw, Gladys Hulette in In the Name of the Law, Helen Holmes in The Girl and the Game, and many other star features plus a Miracle of Life five reeler.

Bessie Barriscale Harold Lockwood Kline-Edison Miriam Nesbitt Marc‘McDermott Edwin Stevens Tina Marshall Henry Brenham Athens Margaret Fisher Helen Holmes Thanhouser Kathryn Adams

Athens High Girls Basketball Team Defeated by Gainesville

The Athens High School girls basketball team returned from Gainesville where they were defeated by a large margin by Gainesville High School on Friday night. The party enjoyed the trip despite the loss.

Aiso G.H. S Athens High School Gainesville

Southeast Arkansas flood roils towns and farms

Arkansas City reports one of the worst floods in southeastern Arkansas with hundreds of refugees in Lake Village and Claren don and McGhee under water. About 100000 acres of farmland submerged as levees threaten to fail. Chicot Lake dyke feared near breach, while Mississippi levees remain holding.

Associated Press Arkansas City Ark Clarendon McGhee Lake Chicot Lake Arkansas Lake Village Chicot County Mississippi

Mrs Mohr Acquitted in Husband's Murder Case at Providence

Elizabeth F. Mohr was acquitted of instigating the murder of her husband Dr. C Frank Mohr in Providence. Brown and Spellman were found guilty of the killing and sentenced to life imprisonment. Mohr remains charged with complicity in the shooting of Miss Emily Burger last August near Barrington. Strong levee breaks flood Clarendon Arkansas with no reported deaths.

Associated Press Providence R. L Elizabeth F. Mohr Dr. C. Franklin Mohr C. Victor Brown Henry H. Spellman Emily Burger

Star Theater Week Program for Colored People

Notice promotes the Star Theater showing popular movies for colored people this week. It praises cleanliness and good order, with admission 5 and 10 cents. The ad notes a trip and mentions defeat, implying an advance listing or schedule change.

Star Theater

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Hugh Price Hinton G. Avenue Milledge Avenue Birwin THE Athens Audit Co J. F. Hart Lipscomb Insurance J. C. Jester S. Jackson St W. L. Erwin Grady Ave J. T. Anderson J. W. Ingle Meigs and Finley Sts. Louis Camak T. L.mitchell D. O Care Penner Care Banner Ralph Goss Milledge Progress Educational Monthly A. S. Myddleton Holman Bldg I. H. Pittard South Jackson Maxwell Hudson Morris Yow Clayton St Bogart Davenport Joe L. Deadwyler H. P T. L. Mitchell F. K. Freeman Springdale St Erwin, & Company noComs T.l.mitchell W. Hancock Ave Concord W. L. Stewart Valdosta Geo. A. McGregor. Co Franklin St Chicago College Avenue H. B. Wilson Southern Mutual Building Chichester S Diamond & BF Phs Sale Alwar Keir Cain Normal Pretty Oak Grove D. G. Anderson & Co Athens, Ga Athens Engineering Company J. D. Bradwell, Attorney Clarke Directory House Supplies Hugbins & Son Green & Michael Southern Mutual Building Loan Department Chamber OF Commerce Committee Chamber of Commerce J. F. Tibbetts Andrew C. Erwin Department of Sanitation and Health W.H. Cabaniss Appam Newport News England France Lieut Berg State Department Champagne Argos Lachasse Canal Somme Vosges Dvinsk Aylmer Kut-Eh Amara Mesotomaia Vienna Montenegro Emperor Joseph Zurich Franz Joseph King London King George Palmer’s Dorian Saloniki Entente J. Edge Y.W.C. A John P. Campbell Y. W.G A Miss Fain Jallaiadad Leee Fire Insurance Lipscomb Fire Insurance Agency Frank A. Lipscomb Mgr Vaudette Stone Big Picture House Cleo Madison Gladys Hulette Pathe Jakié Saunders Mere Amen Mrs. Mowr Free DR. Mohr Claredon White River Trip McClure Home ‘Store
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