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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1911

Page

2

Georgia Day and Mission Society Meeting Notes

Column lists schedules for the Foreign Missionary Society of First M E Church and the First Baptist Missionary Society with meetings at 4 p m on Wednesday and Thursday. It also announces Georgia Day February 13 urging flag purchases for Rabun Gap Bartow Memorial and a Y W C A Directors meeting at 4 p m on Thursday.

Foreign Missionary Society of First M. E. Church Emmanuel Guild Vincent Foreign Missionary Society of First Baptist Church First M. E. Church Woman's ‘Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church Baraca First Baptist Missionary Society Woman's Missionary Society of E. H. Dorsey M. A. Lipscomb Georgia Rabun Gap Bartow Clayton Street

Unusual Optical Offer At R Brandt Store

An old advertisement from R Brandt promotes glasses for wearers of glasses or nearsightedness. It highlights an optometrist with accurate eye testing, proper prescriptions, comfortable frame adjustments, and a full stock of glasses. Repairs and replacements are done quickly, with mail orders filled the same day.

Mary

Baseball Notes From The Spring Training Roundup

Baseball chatter covers spring reports from managers, players and scouts. Talks of Tris Speaker at first base, Jackson and Mathewson in vaudeville, and McAleer shifting Conroy to the outfield. Updates on three league set ups, new White Sox, and scouts to assess minor league umpires.

Jake Stahl Boston Red Sox Tris Speaker Waterloo Quincy

Accumulated Newsprint Finds Use in Athens Charity

Athens women have organized a program to collect old newspapers and magazines for sale to support city improvement. The Paper will be gathered by designated wagons on set neighborhood days, with proceeds aiding the First M. E. Church Sunday school. Interested residents may call Mrs. W. T. Bryan to contribute.

Athens M. E. Cindch W. T. Bryan

Georgia Day Remark Sparks Community Prep

A brief notice promotes Georgia Day on Monday the 13th with reminders to display buttons and flags. It also lists a rental ad offering two furnished rooms at a reasonable rate, invitation to apply at the Banner office.

Georgia Day Tfdh

Dickens Birthday Observed at Westminster Abbey

London observes the anniversary of Charles Dickens birth with the Abbey filled by floral offerings. Dickens societies across the United Kingdom plan centennial celebrations next year.

London Charles Dickens Westminster Abbey United Kingdom

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