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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1920
Page
11
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Athens citizens gathered at a large meeting to back plans for a Greater Lucy Cobb School. The campaign praises Miss Rutherford and urges locals to donate and rally to preserve the institution as a key community asset and educational beacon.
Representative Barnes of Bibb county introduced a bill to fix a standard time for the state to unify clock time across communities. The measure passed the legislature aiming to reduce confusion and ensure uniform time usage statewide.
The piece notes Atlanta residents resisted a time shift linked to Bibb County influence and a council action to align with other sections. It mentions a modified schedule, mayoral and council debate, and public calls for restoring the prior time amid ongoing newspaper sentiment.
A sermon tracing the Church as Christ’s enduring Bride of the Lamb and the source of philanthropy education and civilization. It urges renewed devotion through giving and service, recalling the church’s historic resilience amid storms and its role in shaping society.
A reader asks about the word ingenue meaning a young innocent actress. The column answers a front bedroom layout, tax stamps on corn cure, Mary Pickford rumors, leap year marriage risk, Roosevelt tomb location, Boston University law diploma, and brides wearing white gloves.
A period piece excerpt presents Ash Wednesday meditations on mortality and repentance. It includes a short parable about a sinner seeking pardon through penitence and a public health notice touting a quinine cough remedy. The tone is antiquated and instructional with brief verse fragments.
The February issue of the American Cotton News, official organ of the Georgia Ginners Association in cooperation with the American Cotton Association, is off the press. The 32 page magazine features editorial and typographical quality with contributions from leading cotton men in Georgia and the South.
Compilation of sample Q A items about hazing a thes both literary figures and historical terms including Arnold Bennett Zenziber insolvency Nancy Astor Sidney Carton Formosa chief product Joseph Conrad tuber stuba Paul Deschanel supercargo hollyhock appearance and related questions for study.
Pittsburg plans a 1920 baseball trip to Athens Georgia for two games April 23 and 24 with Georgia, signaling a shift in Pitt sports ties under Jimmy DeHart who may coach Georgia football next fall. Pittsburgh hopes to broaden its southern schedule and ease DeHart’s influence on the university’s athletic relations.
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