Newly Appointed Pastor Morris To Arrive In Athens
Rev J C Morris the new pastor of the First Methodist church arrives in Athens this afternoon at four o clock with his wife. They will reside at the parsonage on Lumpkin street. Morris is a distinguished SM church preacher who has led major appointments and was president of Central College in its earlier years.
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J. C. Morris
First Methodist Church
Athens
Lumpkin Street
Mr. Morris
Southern Methodist Church
St. Louis
Central College
Morris
Athens Telephone Expansion Hits 24 000 in Six Months
The Southern Bell Telephone Company is investing about 24000 in Athens over six months to extend lines, add equipment, and upgrade the central office. Crews of about sixty workers run more than 12 miles of cable, with payroll exceeding 900 weekly as service demand grows.
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Southern Bell Telephone Company
Athens
Oconee Street
France Avenue
State Normal School
Lumpkin and
Milledge Avenue
University Place
Milledge
Law and Hammer
Barberville
High Shoals
Georgia
Tallasee
Princeton
Mrs Troutman to Leave Athens for Rome then Atlanta
Mrs M L Troutman departs for Rome to visit her ill mother Mrs Robert Battey for several weeks. She plans to return to Athens in August for a time before likely making her permanent home in Atlanta where her son Henry Troutman lives. Friends in Athens regret her departure after three and a half years here.
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M. L. Troutman
Rome
Robert Battey
Fined for Fishing Without Permit in Clarke County
A Clarke County game warden convict ed John Coleman in city court for fishing on someone else’s stream without written landowner consent. He was fined thirty dollars. The article notes a written permit from the landowner is required to fish legally in the area.
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Clarke County
John Coleman
Acquittal in Alley Theft Case of Rosa Collins
Rosa Collins, a colored woman, was arraigned in city court for larceny from a house involving a skirt. The court found the allegations not sustained and acquitted her, dismissing the case. The judge noted the skirt’s location lay outside the court’s jurisdiction.
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West
Rosa Collins
Rosa
F C Attention for Athens Aerie Members
Members residing in Athens are asked to send their names and addresses to T R King at P O Box 194 City.
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Aerie
Athens
T. R. King
P. O
City
Where Milady Sleeps Room Papers for Restful Walls
A decorative guide to sleeping room papers contrasting ideal calm with often dull bedroom wall coverings. The collection encourages repapering guest rooms with inviting patterns and finishes to enhance comfort and elegance.
Black man fined for ride on fast horse
Ned Derricott, a colored man, was charged with taking a horse from Mr Hogeson and driving it without permission. He paid 40 and faces work or further payment as the judge weighing the case hinted the fine would likely be worked out.
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Drigg
Ned Derricott
Hogeson
Negro With Fever Taken From Jail
Yesterday morning Will Epps was removed from the county prison to a local hospital for treatment of typhoid fever. He had been jailed on a charge of stealing a ride after being found in a railroad yard and reportedly had the germs in his system then.
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Will Epps
For Sale Eight Hundred Acres in Wilkes County
Eight hundred acres of red land in Wilkes County between Little River and Kettle Creek with a public road through the property. Accessible to public school churches and R F D mail. Can be divided into 75 or 100 acre parcels with road frontage. Rent this year equals 34 bales of cotton. Price and terms reasonable. J W Fanning Washington Ga Route 2. Peaches at 15c and cooking apples at 40c per peck. Phone 1076 Arnold Abney.
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Wilkes County
Little River
Kettle Creek
J. W. Fanning
Washington, Ga
Georgia Legislature's Veto Fates Tippins-Alexander Bill
Capitol notes show Governor may veto the Tippins Alexander measure, delaying passage past July 27 and spurring a late-session scramble. The fee-owners bill advances, requiring officers to publish annual fee records to grand juries under oath, seen as a step toward ending the fee system. Committees delay initiative referendum recall. Ault probe reforms face senate resistance. Butter beans advertised.
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Capitol
Atlanta
Georgia
Tippins-Alexander
Senate
Alexander
DeKalb
House
Lawrence
Chatham
Gwinnett Judge Sets July 26 Trial For Strickland Murder Confession
Gwinnett Superior Court Judge Brand rejects the confession of Mack Strickland a 21 year old negro and orders a jury trial for the murder of a 12 year old colored girl near Duluth on July 8 with trial scheduled eighteen days after the discovery of the body. Cols. Irwin and Oakes to defend. The case, noted as a speedy trial, has drawn praise from many in Gwinnett for judicial fairness amid significant local interest.
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Mack Strickland
Gwinnett Superior Court
Brand
Gwinnett County
Speedh
Duluth
Cols. M. D. Irwin
I. L. Oakes
Gwinnett
Report on Defunct Bank 15 Expected by Sunday
Receivers of the defunct Athens Trust and Banking Company prepare a partial report for Judge C. H. Brand by week’s end. The document will show progress in winding up affairs and the current financial condition, with potential immediate payments for depositors if funds allow.
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Athens Trust and Banking Company
Superior Court
C. H. Brand
Brand
Electric chair favored to replace gallows in Georgia bill
Atlanta July 18 The house penitentiary committee reports a substitute proposal replacing hanging with the electric chair. The chair would be located in Atlanta at Fulton county Jail with a $2000 appropriation for installation. The measure follows the Gainesville legislator's plan in essence.
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Atlanta
House Committee On Penitentiary and Penitentiary Matters
John O. Adams
Hall
Gainesville
Milledgeville
Fulton County
McLendon Announces Candidacy Against Judge Hillyer
Atlanta July 18 Hon Guy McLendon former Georgia railroad commission chair announces bid for the commission opposing Judge George Hillyer. He accuses Hillyer of backing special privileges for Atlanta and unfair concessions against other state business interests. McLendon says his record opposed those privileges.
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Atlanta
Guyt McLendon
State Railroad Commission of Georgia
George Hillyer
Hillyer
McLendon
Rain Delays Turn Into Late Night Downpour
The article describes an unusually long dry spell ending after ten oclock with scattered rain finally arriving near press time. It notes a near record dry spell and the premature forecast of rain turning to a late installment of showers.
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Dity
F. C. Attention
Jason
Arnold & Abney
Tional Bank
Tors R. A. Washburn
E. G. Barnet
W. H. Davis
A. H. Davison
Luggins
Milady
Spence
Carroll
Department of Agriculture
Ault
Bush
Cromartie
Harris
Agricultural Department
Bill
Mlendon
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