Birthday Party marks YWCA fiftieth anniversary
The local YWCA hosts a Tuesday evening fiftieth anniversary celebration with free admission. Booths honor birth months led by listed women, plus a talk by Miss Katherine Hawes of Richmond. Special vesper service led by Prof. Horace B. Ritchie. Afternoon reception features games, music, and new members welcomed by the chapter.
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United States
Association
Andrew Soule
C. A
Miss Hawes
Katherine Hawes
Richmond
Miss Rutherford
Athens Association
Horace B. Ritchie
State Normal School
The Bank Deploys Automatic Stone and Steel Brain Machine
A bank describes its new automated accounting system that handles deposits, balances, and check subtractions. The machine prints dates and balances, moves between columns, and updates ledgers with minimal operator attention, promising faster service and fewer errors.
List of named social attendees in local notice
Maud Cheatham, Miss Lois Bell, Mr. H. L. Wingate, Miss Carrie Lou Raines, Mr. Billie Gidd, Miss May Du Bose, Misses Clara and Tina Cook, Mr. G. F. Dodd, Miss Ethel Gregory, Mr. G. M. Burgess, Mr. J. J. Benford, Mrs. B. S. Jennings, Miss Nellie Spru ell, Miss Elizabeth Payne, Mr. J. W. Camp, Mr. W. K. Whelchel, Mrs. J. L. Smith, Mr. P. C. Brook, Mr. W. C. Jones, and Miss Blackshear.
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Gregory
Cook
H. L. Wingate
C. A. Vernooy
Roger de Caverly
Fairy Elliot
Vernooy
John Moss
Louise Garb
P. C. Brook
W. C. Jones
Gunboat sent to protect oil interests near Tuxpam
The United States gunboat Machias has been ordered from Tampico to Tuxpam on reports that large rebel bands may attack the Carranza garrison there, risking American oil properties.
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Tuxpam
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Machias
Tampico
Judge Cobb Seeks Johns Hopkins Care in Baltimore
Judge A J Cobb traveled to Baltimore to consult medical talent at Johns Hopkins hospital and seek treatment for a threatened nervous breakdown. Thousands of friends statewide wish him a speedy return to health. Potato plants for sale from 1 000 to over 20 000. shipping to begin April 1. prices per thousand vary by quantity. Reference: National Bank, Tifton, Ga.
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A. J. Cobb
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
State
South
Milion Nancy Hall
Porto Rico
Triumph
Providence
the National Bank
Tifton
Lipscomb & Co. Fire Insurance firm reports record year
Lipscomb & Company, a fire insurance real estate and loan agency led by Frank A. Lipscomb, announces its most prosperous year in 1916. The firm, largest in Northeast Georgia, writes about 37 000 to 38 000 in premiums, with a 34 percent rise from 1914 to 1915. It represents old reliable companies and has paid losses promptly.
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Lipscomb & Company
Frank A. Lipscomb
Georgia
Lipscomb
Coun
National Guard federalization plan proposes 200000 force
The National Guard Association presented to Congress bills for federalizing the militia. The plan calls for up to 500 troops per congressional district, totaling about 200000, with a two year enlistment and a comprehensive pay scale. It requires war department exams for officer selection, forty eight drills yearly, and field maneuvers participation.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Guard Association
Congress
Senate
United States
War Department
Bodyguard Assigned for Federal Judge Dayton in New York
Acting on orders from Washington a United States deputy marshal was signed as personal bodyguard for Federal Judge A. O. Dayton who is to arrive from Philippi West Virginia to hold court here. Dayton reportedly faced threats over coal miners strike decisions.
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Associated Press
New York
Washington
United States
A. O. Dayton
Philippi
West Virginia
Quinine Patent Ad Mentions Grove Signature
An old-fashioned ad promotes a quinine product priced at 25 cents. It highlights that it does not cause head effects and urges readers to remember the signature of E. W. Grove.
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E. W. Grove
Athens man killed in Fort Valley auto wreck
Dr. O F Singleton a wealthy Fort Valley resident was killed when his car ran over an embankment four miles north of Fort Valley. His wife and sister were badly bruised, sister Mrs Leola Cartledge had multiple fractures, and Athens man Lauren G Smith suffered a broken arm. Smith, son of Prof Talfourd Smith, had married in Fort Valley and was assigned there. He also sustained other injuries. This was his fourth auto wreck in two years with injuries in three prior incidents.
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The
Banner
Fort Valley
O. IF. Singleton
Leola Cartledge
Singleton
Roberts
Sandersville
Lauren G Smith
Athens
Mr. Smith
Talfourd Smith
Barrett Company
W. F. Dobbs
Mr. O. P. Eberhart Re-locates Athens Office
Mr. O. P. Eberhart returns to Athens to serve as the Athens representative of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company with offices in the Holman Building.
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O. P. Eberhart
Athens
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Holman
Editors Visit Athens To See Birth of a Nation
Editor Sketlon of the Hiberton Star and Editor Shackelford of the Oglethorpe Echo toured Athens yesterday. They report large crowds from their towns attending the Colonial's screening of The Birth of a Nation, the last show of the week.
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Sketlon
The
Hiberton Star
Shackelford
Oglethorpe Echo
Athens
Colonial
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McWhorter
Sanford
Thomas Stanley
J. W. Pailey
First Baptist Choir
John D. Mell
E. L. Hill
O. H. Arnold
M. M. Arnold
Joseph .Arrell
Punch
Ruth Jackson
R. L. Moss, Sr
Lily Moss
McMahon
Stone
I. H. Pittard
R. C. Curry
E. M. Howell
Joel Weir
Isabella Thomas
Blackshear
Lucy Linton
Reese McDuffie
Evie Jackson
Hutcheson
McLane
McLeod
George Mell
Sarah Moss
C. Brown
W. W. Brown
Bessie Payne
Meeks
Payne
Mercer Broach
Etta Park
Laura Blackshear
Mary Anderson
Margaret Anderson
Annie Laurie Weir
Blue Funkensten
Thelma Holland
Joan Morris
Myra Belle Brown
Virginia Brown
Cornelia Abney
Leslie Quillian
Olive Quillian
Elizabeth Cook
Mildred Boley
Mildred Beusse
Elizabeth Head
Georgia National Bank
Burroughs
Athens, Georgia
BPAK
Andrew Cobb
Lipscomb & GO
Natl Guard
Lauren G. Smith
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