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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1917

Page

8

Short Notes of Interest in The Banner Ads

A column of classified notes advertises insurance offices printers services and rentals. Listings include Lipscomb's Specialty Insurance, J C Jester fire insurance, A H Davenport land loans, rubber stamps made in Athens, W J Gardner printer, 225 Lumpkin St, rental offers at 1140 Prince Ave and 149 Prince Ave, a piano contest vote for Sarah Will Collins and Irene Smith, room and board options, a bungalow for sale, and a lost breastpin near First Presbyterian church. Also notices of advertisements about furniture and a free item.

Athens W. J. Gardner Lumpkin St. Tr

Classified Advertisements and Notices Collage

A mixed page lists bank deposit details from The Athens Savings Bank offering 4 percent interest on savings deposits with compounding, plus assorted notices and small ads. Items include rental offers for cottages and rooms, employment requests for a first class butler, home sale notices, furniture refinishing services, a local shortening product ad, and a political campaign line urging votes for William Guy Tiller Jr. with a piano contest reference.

Red and Black Open Season Versus Auburn Tonight

Auburn and Georgia prepare for Friday night basketball at Alumni Hall with a loaded Auburn squad including football stars DuCote Steed and Revington. Georgia captain Morrison leads a strong Red and Black lineup as fans anticipate a competitive season opener and postgame college dance.

Auburn University Georgia DuCote Revington Steed Scott Mike Donahue Plainsmen Vanderbilt Commodore Lott and

Lodge Cleared of May 1865 Lincoln Night Meeting

Raleigh NC January 15 Associated Press reports Hiramh Masonic Lodge No 40 records show the April 17 1865 meeting begun when Lincoln was shot had not been officially concluded until tonight. John Nichols 83 a former member participated in the historic ceremony marking the formal adjournment.

Associated Press Raleigh N. C Hiramh Masonic Lodge Lincoln John Nichols Congress Grand Lodge of North Carolina Aaleigh Kilpatrick Sherman Hiram Lodge W. C. Whitten 9Th Maine Regiment Nichols

High School Quarterly 15 Fine Edition opens in January

The January issue of the High School Quarterly, edited by Dr. Jos S Stewart and Prof. Roosevelt Walker, marks another strong season. It serves as the official organ of the Southern Commission on Accredited Schools and the Georgia High School Association, circulating through Southern high schools with editorials, debates, and studies on grading, length of school day, health, athletic financing, and standardized secondary schooling.

Jos. S. Stewart High School Association of the State University of Georgia Southern Commission On Accredited Schools Georgia High School Association South Christ Georgia Assembly Hall H. A. Hollister J. EB Allen Roosevelt Walker Elizabeth A. Colton Rhoads Henderson Cawthon Torreyson Me Henry Rhoads Thomas Ives Hand Stewart J.D. Nash I. IL. Friend

Athens Boy Again Mayor of Pembroke

Mr. Hillman A. Griffeth son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Griffeth was elected mayor of Pembroke for a new term after previously serving as mayor. The Pembroke local paper praised his record calling him one of the best, noting his shrewdness impartiality and steadiness as chief executive.

Hillman A. Griffeth Frank P. Griffeth Pembroke

Local Money Lenders Sought For Improved City Property

An advertisement seeks lenders for city property improvements with amounts from 500 to 5000 dollars. First class applications only. Jerome Michael, 71 Southern Mutual Blog. A Raleigh lodge ceremony recalls the 1865 Kilpatrick occupation and Lincoln assassination news prompting a lodge dismissal to avoid unrest.

Jerome Michael Southern Mutual

Judge Chas H Brand Ends Last Term as Winder Judge

Special to the Banner from Winder Georgia January 15 Judge Chas H Brand retires after election to Congress from the Eighth district praised as a just and popular jurist in Barrow County and commending incoming solicitor Col Dean and court stenographer Golden Knight. The Barrow county community laments losing a loved judge as officials bar and townsfolk extend best wishes. Also reports a great revival meeting led by Dr F M Raines in Cincinnati Ohio and local church arrangements, plus teachers institute progress led by Superintendent Holsenbeck and Presbyterian ladies forming a Woman's Missionary Society with officers and church leadership noted.

Winder Chas. H. Brand Congress Eighth Brand Col. Dean Golden M. Knight Barrow South Ladies Form Society Presbyterian Ladies Woman's Missionary Society B. B. Jackson Lille Miller L. H. Reid F. C. Graddick Presbyterian Church S. J. Cartledge Athens

Strand Feature at Strand and Elite Films Tonight

Strand Theater presents The Matrimanic with Constance Talmadge and Clara Kimball Young in The Foolish Virgin at Selznick Pictures. Elite shows Love Never Dies starring Franklyn Farnum, Ruth Stonehouse, directed by Worthington, promising a five act Bluebird romance. Vote notices conclude the item in Plano.

Douglas Fairbanks Adts Reggie Constance Talmadge Clara’ Kimball Young Star Supreme Selznick Pictures Thomas Dixon Strand Theater Misa Young the Common Law Robert W. Chambers Miss Young ELITE Farnum Frankl

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