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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
6
A collection of small ads and notices from The Banner includes Lipscomb's Specialty Insurance and the Athens Savings Bank offering 4 percent interest. Also listed are loan offers on city property, autos for rent, home linen services, a Buick touring car for sale, and educational notices from the County Board of Education dated July 1917.
Winterville Georgia notes report Mrs H A Haynes and daughter Lucile visiting Rabun Gap with her mother Mrs Lamar Holden. Ruth McKie from Athens visits aunt Mrs F H Kroner. Clara Griffith and Cleo England depart for Jackson County teaching for two months. Roberta Pittard visits Rabun Gap. J T Pittard in Atlanta. Families travel to Atlanta and Marietta. Sunday school talk by Mr Prather at Methodist church. Flora Belle Haynes ill with whooping cough. Several local visits and motor trips noted.
A fragmented line hints at a rustic reflection on wearing the Mitten, feeling cold feet, seeking rest, and fearing the cold shoulder from others, capturing a terse mood of isolation and longing. The tone suggests a regional or personal imprint rather than a formal report.
Dr Clifton Hodge spoke to about a thousand teachers and 300 students in Athens on the annual Bird Night, with Dr Soule sharing food conservation remarks. The campus hosted open-air concerts, community games, and a future talk by Edward Mimms on The Art of Thinking. Clifford Devereux Players tickets went on sale for five plays at $1.50, with individual tickets fifty cents.
The Athens Red Cross reports new members to the chairman of the membership committee. Names include Mrs Ed Upson and Miss Ellie Atkinson both of Athens, plus Miss S Treanor and Miss Carrie Reese, Athens.
A collection of brief items begins with a child’s confession and a joke about suspenders, then shifts to political notes. The Burkhalter tax bill proposal aims to tax merchandise by invoice, bank stock, and realty, with possible amendments as lawmakers seek a clear tax framework. In the Senate, the state defense council bill passes after a lengthy debate, creating a fifteen member body including the governor, commerce and labor, education, agriculture, and the adjutant general, with ten governor appointees spanning industry, labor, farming, medicine, banking, railroads, engineering, a female representative, and a Traveler's Protective Association member.
Across the West civic and military authorities act to suppress disorder sparked by the Bisbee deportations of more than a thousand Industrial Workers of the World. Officials blame war production cuts, German influence, and federal mediation seeks presidential action. A train carries workers to Columbus, New Mexico as miners threaten to strike unless the government operates the mines.
Special to the Banner reports a sharp House debate over procedural limits and a new form for selecting a rules committee. The article notes friction over extending floor time, the absence of a cloture rule, and a proposal to cap debate at one hour per subject unless the house votes otherwise, with Rep W Trox Bankston involved in pushing changes.
Gainesville residents join a large county delegation to the State College of Agriculture at Athens. Hundreds of Hall county farmers and business leaders will tour livestock grounds dormitories and farm facilities, share lunch on the college farm, and learn about state agricultural work. Cars are available for those without transport, with pickup from Gainesville and along the road to Jefferson.
Beginning next Sunday July 15 Seaboard Air Line will sell tickets from Athens to Atlanta and return at a rate of 1.50 for a round trip. Tickets are valid only on the 7 10 a m train from Athens and the 5 00 p m train from Atlanta Eastern time.
The Atchison Globe quotes a view that some people shout belief loudly without caring to verify knowledge, reflecting on confidence without evidence. The remark underscores a stance on faith versus fact in public discourse.
The University of Georgia presents Moliere's The Learned Ladies on July 17 with Clifford Deveraux and company. The satire follows Chrysale, his wife Philaminte, and daughters Armande and Henrietta, focusing on bluestockings, manners, and a witty Readings of Trissotin. The translation captures much of the original wit and sparkle, underscoring Deveraux as a master translator.
Delegates to the annual convention of the National Editorial Association were entertained by St Paul business men at White Bear Minnesota after adjournment tonight in a gesture of hospitality reflecting the city’s support for the gathering.
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