Athens Should Go After State Fair
The Athens Chamber of Commerce is urged to move the Georgia State Fair from Macon to Athens this fall. The piece cites a $15,000 deficit in Macon and weak fundraising, arguing Athens has the facilities and the Agricultural College to showcase Georgia’s farming progress and attract both rural and city visitors. It suggests expanding plans to a state wide district fair hosted in Athens with fair directors’ consent.
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Macon
Julius H. Otto
The
Fair Association
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Athens
State College of Agriculture
Chamber of Commerce
Georgia
Agricultural College
Unstable and Inadequate Personalities Highlighted by Neurologist
The article cites Dr. A Warren Stearns describing Unstable Personalities as highly emotional and prone to violent acts under stress. It contrasts them with Inadequate Personalities who lack direction and appear paralyzed by indecision, needing others to guide even small tasks. The piece argues society must identify and address these mental deficiencies intensified by global upheaval.
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Warren Stearns
Dr. Stearns
Dr M L Brittain Named President Of Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech trustees select Dr M L Brittain state school superintendent to succeed Dr K G Matheson. Brittain, born in Georgia and long a reforming educator, brings wide educational vision and national reputation. A Boston teen’s movie career dispute follows a scout’s offer and parental concerns.
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M. L.,brittain
Georgia School of Technology
Georgia Tech
Brit
K. G. Matheson
Drexel Sntite
Philadelphia
Igia
Georgia
Brittain
South
Wells
Harangue Defined as a Loud Public Speech
The entry defines harangue as a round popular oration to a large public assembly. It notes the verb form meaning to address earnestly or noisily. Origin traces to French harangue meaning a speech before a large multitude. It offers example sentences for noun and verb uses.
Touring Cars Open Up Room For Kin And Friends
In a light verse Bereton Braley extols touring cars as the ideal family carriage. A big car fits two or many, offering space for lunch and friends on trips, making motoring less selfish and more enjoyable for all who ride.
Hay Fever Relief By Dr R H Bishop
Dr R H Bishop explains hay fever causes including ragweed and other weeds. Symptoms start like a cold with sneezing and nasal congestion and may be linked to asthma. Prevention includes cutting tall grasses and avoiding pollen exposure. vaccines may prevent or cure if supervised by a physician.
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R. H. Bishop
United States
Candidate H Brand Announces Congress Candidacy
In a public notice the individual H Brand declares his candidacy for Congress in the Eighth Congressional District. The statement expresses gratitude toward supporters and outlines intent to seek the office under the applicant’s stated political aims.
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Congress
Eighth Congressional District
Rgia
Saih
H. Brand
Heart to Heart Talks by Mildred Rutherford in Athens
A column recounts sayings of Thomas Jefferson on thrift patience and self-reliance. The piece cites quotable maxims such as never spend money before you have it and never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. It notes Rutherford’s Athens, Georgia contributions as contributing editor.
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Mildred Lewis Rutherford
Athens, Ga
Thomas Jefferson
Arage
Georgia
Misrepresentations of Georgia in History Part III Yazoo Fraud
A historical account recounts the Yazoo land fraud where Georgia lawmakers were bribed to sell vast Yazoo territory. Governor James Jackson opposed the acts, helped repeal them, and pushed to burn the Yazoo papers to restore Georgia’s honor.
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Georgia
Yazoo
Yazoo River
Alabama
Steeteet
Tennessee
Wea
Mississippi
House
Senate
James Jackson
United States Senate
Scriven
Chatham
Net
Jackson
Loulaville
Supreme Court
World War Air Duels and Record Speeds Highlight Alsace Skirmish
The World recounts daring air clashes over Mulhausen with French and German pilots increasing numbers. Lieutenant Immelmann earns fame before his death in 1916. Navarre vows to challenge him as French SPAD sets speed record at 125 mph vs the German Fokker.
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Mulhausen
Immlemann
Germany
Navarre
Immelmann
Europe
William
Suresnes
Paris
Notable World War I Air Fight Claims French and American Aces
The piece recounts Boillot a French aero motorist killed while aiding a machine parcel dispatch in a Verdun era air battle. It highlights Norman Prince Kiffin Rockwell Clyde Balsley and Captain leading a French squadron against 40 German planes over Verdun in June 1916. It notes Victor E Chapman the first American airman to die in midair after aiding Prince.
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Thotr
Boillot
Joffre
France
Surroun
Norman Prince
Kiffin Rockwell
Clyde Balsley
Verdun
Teves
Rhenish
Prussia
Carlsruhe
Grand Duchy of Baden
Mulheim
Rhine
Baden
Treven
Victor E. Chapman
John Jay Chapman
New York
Ecolé Des Beaux Arts
Paris
Chapman
Noman Prince
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Athens Publishing Company
Braswell
Charles E. Martin
Ea He
Athens Herald
Athens Banner
Erwin
Audit Bureau
Associated Press
Bowdre Phinizy
H. J. Rowe
Athens Publishing CO
Athena Publishing Company
Banner-Herald
TECH
F. Anderson
Boston
Philllys Brooks
Berton Braley
Will
NEA Service
the World
Dr. J. A. Bell
the Hinton Securities Co
Life Insurance
Chafin Taxi Co
Palace Theatre
the Herald
F.C
Atlanta
Boll-We-Go Manufacturing Co
Forsyth
Atlanta, GA
Ivy
Azo Ib
Havana
Cuba
Good
Southern Railway
W. L. Estes
North Broad Street
Atlanta,Ga
Southern Railway System
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