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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1917
Page
4
At the Strand on Monday the Lasky Paramount drama Her Strange Wedding stars Fannie Ward in a tale of a wealthy socialite torn between love and a doctor. The story centers on a brother who steals affection, a theft, a near murder, and a surprising union.
A West winter house party scene unfolds around weddings with guests led by Jack Dean Tom Forman and Billy Elmer. Ethel Clayton stars in The Stolen Paradise at Elite Theatre with Langford. the plot centers on a blind husband who regains sight and misrecognizes his wife. Strand presents American That’s All featuring Winifred Allen, a Triangle comedy about a college graduate challenging his father with support from Walter Walker Blanche Davenport and Georges Bennavent.
The Keystone brand presents Betrayal of Maggie at the Strand Tuesday with Chester Conking Walrus and Chas Murray in the cast. This Keyatone comedy promises one of the biggest laughs yet seen at the Strand.
On Wednesday July 4 at the Strand a photoplay features Bryant Washburn in Skinner's Dress Suit adapted from Henry Irving Dodge. The tale centers on a comical turn of events sparked by a wife who forces Skinner into a surprising success, drawing laughs and curiosity.
Citizens meet at the courthouse to form a Red Cross Chapter with addresses by Col R H Kimball L S Radford and Rev John H Wood A committee is named to assist The Methodist Missionary Society organizes with officers Miss Bonita Rivers Pres Miss Nell McCants Sec Miss Lucy Turpin Treas Mr Rush Verner VP Miss Evelyn Radford Pianist and the group meets weekly Also reports include Holder elected Speaker of the House Barrow Superior Court in session Judge Andrew Cobb presiding and Mrs Hiram Rainey buried in Winder The post office to gain second class status July 1 with Route 4 changes and new service. church unions scheduled for July and August under various pastors.
The appeal promotes civil service employment in Washington and other cities with salaries from 900 to 1200 dollars yearly. It offers an eight to twelve week shorthand training program and a special summer rate to enroll, urging 100 students for September openings.
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