Annual Meeting Elects Officers for Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting electing the president secretary and other officers for another year. Members praised the gathering for progress on highways public roads and city development in Athens Clarke County and surrounding counties. The report of President Flanigen and Vice President Abney highlighted yearly achievements and reforms with an emphasis on ongoing business and infrastructure work.
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Athens
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Address of President Flanigen on civic duty and prosperity
The address urges strong cooperative spirit in the chamber of commerce to boost community prosperity. It emphasizes supporting existing industries, improving schools, infrastructure, and public services, and avoiding partisan politics to attract new business. Atlanta’s growth is cited as proof of united civic effort.
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Azade
A&: Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Business Men’s Club
Toozster Club
Atlanta
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Battery trouble blamed for submarine E-2 explosion
Lieut Cooke testified that four torpedo heads with 120 pounds of gun cotton were aboard the E 2 when the explosion killed five and injured nine. He said the gun cotton was wet and unlikely to explode, praising crew for extinguishing the fire. The naval board reported battery trouble causing excessive hydrogen ignition as the likely cause, with ignition sparked though origin undetermined.
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Associated Press
New York
Lieut. Cooke
Board of Inqury
Washington
Naval Board
Navy Department
City Banks Closed for a Legal Holiday on Lee Birthday
City banks and post offices observe a holiday for Lee's birthday with national recognition. Public schools typically close or adjust schedules, while government offices may follow federal observance.
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Lee
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Miss Irene Fenwick in The Sentimental Lady at Vaudette
Star Irene Fenwick features in The Sentimental Lady a five reel Klein picture based on Owen Davis story at the Vaudette today. The drama is filled with love and romance and promises lively entertainment.
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Irene Fenwick
Athens
Owen Davis
Vaudette
Klein
Y W C A Opens Season With Athens High In City Rivalry
The Y W C A basketball team meets Athens High School in the season opener at 11 this morning in the Y W C A gym. A holiday crowd is expected with seating for hundreds. Admission is 25 cents. Clarence Rawson of Georgia will referee.
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Athens High School
Clarence Rawson
Georgia
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Stella See
Cornelia Mitchell
H. Barrow
Lucile Griffith L Eppes
Lynah Weatherly
Corabell Parr
M. Rhodes
Maude Smith G, Brown
Anglo French Now Have Line of Bases Surrounding Greece
London reports drawn from multiple fronts recounts a January 15 end to a Russian offensive in East Galicia and along the Bessarabian frontier with heavy casualties, while Austrians claim Russian reinforcements and potential aims against the Balkans and Romania. The article notes Greece as a focal point with alleged German moves toward Athens and possible base corridors, alongside Balkan combat updates and British naval reports of submarine encounters and snowbound front lines.
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Anticipating Trial for Lunacy Negro Hangs Self
A prisoner named Brittain awaiting trial on a lunacy writ and facing a crimacy charge hanged himself in a county hospital ward. He fashioned a rope from bed coverings, climbed to a window ledge, and strangled himself before daybreak. The coroner's jury ruled death by his own hand with no blame to others.
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Beford Diyim
Brittain
Athens Seeds Relief for Stricken Northern France Residents
The Athens community contemplates aid for the starving in Northern France as winter bites harder there than at home. Prof J Lustrat leads a local relief movement, with only 157 dollars raised so far this winter. The appeal urges broader subscriptions from individuals and small gifts to provide food and warmth.
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Athens
France
J. Lustrat
Margé
County Commissioners Hold Routine Session
County officials held a routine session to review applications for help and assess charity account matters. The update covered funds disbursement and committee work from the past two weeks.
Assessors Scarce Visitors at City Realty Hearings
City assessors, gathering in the council chamber for days to hear complaints on realty assessments, have seen unusually few callers this year. The valuations seem to be reasonably maintained, though the note hints at limited public engagement. Tyrie.
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Council Chamber
Tyrie
State Horticultural Society Holds Summer Meeting Change
The State Horticultural Society decided to move its annual meeting from January to summer and select a venue other than Athens. Speakers discussed marketing, boll weevil issues, apple culture, and conservation, with officers elected and plans set for the summer gathering. The State Board of Entomology also attended.
Dairy and Live Stock Convention Held at State College
The Georgia Dairy and Live Stock Association held its annual meeting at the State College of Agriculture. The program began Tuesday morning January 18 at 10 oclock with remarks by President A H Barnett of Washington Ga and committee appointments. Reports included Treasurer O T Goodwin of Athens and progress on cooperative swine demonstrations led by Prof Ross M Gridley of Athens. Other talks covered pure bred hogs , horse production for the South by Dr Carl W Gray of Philadelphia, dairy herd feeding by Prof W I Howell of Athens and cattle utilization and silage as cattle feed. Officers will be chosen at todays session and the program listed further items for discussion.
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Georgia
State College of Agriculture
A. H. Barnett
Washington
O. T. Goodwin
Athens
Ross M. Gridley
Calhoun
J. E. Hite
Gallatin
Tenn
C. W. Parker
Elberton
Perry van Wing
South Carolina House OKs Chaingang Sentences for Liquor Violations
The South Carolina House approved a prohibition bill by seventy-one to eighteen, mandating chaingang sentences with no option for fines for liquor law violations. Supporters expect Senate passage.
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Associated Press
Columbia
Jan
South Carolina
Senate
Gib Bons Knocks Out Ahearn in First Round Bout
In St. Paul Minnesota on January 18 Mitke Gib Bons of St. Paul knocked out Young Ahearn in the first round of a scheduled 10 round fight. Ahearn was unconscious as Bons earned a chance at the world championships with the decisive right swing to the jaw.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Minn
Mitke Gibbons
Young Ahearn
Ahearn
Two Hundred Acre Farm for Sale Near Winterville
For sale a 200 acre farm near Winterville listed at 7 percent investment return in 1915 terms. Also offered is Royal Scarlet Coffee three pounds for $1.00. Sold by Arnold & Co in Athens.
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Athens
Arnold
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