WAGON FALLS IN HOLE IN ATHENS STREET
A Tal Madge Grocery wagon carrying toward a hundred bushels of meat plunges into a large hole on a rough Athens street beside the courthouse breaking the back axle and prompting ire over street conditions in the city. The community discusses signs, streets, and the need for better city planning as officials push a major Southeastern exposition effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talmadge Grocery Company
Courthouse
Missons Hancock Avenue
Jacks and
Thomas
Athens
Visitors Arrive for Athens Event Names List
Attendees include H. H. Connard of Winder T. B. Johnson of Wadley Mr and Mrs J Stewart of Macon F H C Stewart of Macon L C Picard of Columbus D M McLellan of Macon Miss Charlotte Lund of Marietta C Cowan B C Allin Owen Higgs M Sinentger W H Cooper C B Stewart C ht Terreen Mr and Mrs Sam DuBose Mrs S B Burnett Mrs Hi Be Chambertin J DuBose E R DuBose Mr and Mrs W H Barker and Miss Islyne Barker
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Connard
Winder
T. B. Johnson
Wadley
Charlotte Lund
Marietta
Atlanta
C. Cowan
B.C. Allin
Owen Higgs
M. Sinentger
W. H. Cooper
C. B. Stewart
C. Ht. Terreen
Sam DuBose
Burnett
Canary Bird Farm Latest Project For Classic City
Mrs A C Edwards operates a canary bird farm on Broad and Hull streets in Athens. About fifty birds of varied ages fill three large cages, with oldest and best singers kept separate from younger layers. The setup showcases orderly management as mother birds and hatchlings occupy separate sections.
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A. C. Edwards
George C. Thomas
Broad
Hull Streets
Athens
Attempt at Murder Case Tied to Jealous Husband
Late Friday Andrew Huff, a colored man, faced warrants for murder after allegedly attempting to shoot Mathis over a dispute involving Huff's wife. Mathis denies provocation, saying he hardly knew Huff's wife. Local residents, described as negroes, live near Athens on the Danielsville road.
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Andrew 3Ig
Ales
Moses Huff
Matuls
Huff
Mathis
Huf
Hull
Botti Negroes
Athens
Danielsville Road
Georgia Student Disappears In Virginia Hills
The Runner reports the disappearance of J.C. Wilson, a University of Georgia freshman, from Martinsville Virginia. He left with two companions over a week ago, was coatless during a long hike, and has not been heard from since. He is described as tall and frail, son of Mrs J.C. Wilson of Elkwassee Georgia.
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Martingville
J.C. Wilson
Martinsville
Tenry County
Ison
University of Georgia
J.C. Wuson
Elkwassee
Inmates Enjoy Late Jazz Songs at Jail
Prisoners at the facility were entertained with a livelier late night jazz music session. They started with Ain't We Got Fun and sang along, many clapping and enjoying the performance in a rare communal recreation.
What in the hell is all this about
A reflective, humorous meditation on the word hell and its varied uses in speech. The piece muses on overworked phrases and the paradoxes of language, ending with a nod to Morton Hodgson and two supposed doubles.
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Gabriel
Morton Hodgson
Clarke County Superior Court Docket Called for July Term
The appearance docket for the July term will be called Saturday at 10 o'clock before Judge Blanton Fortson. This term will have only appearance business as civil and criminal dockets were postponed to October.
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Clarke County Superior Court
Blanton Fortson
Superior Court
Old Bell Is Broken in Berlin Cathedral
The Berlin cathedral houses the largest bell in the structure which is broken. It was among the oldest and largest bells in the world having been cast in 1471.
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Berlin
Postpone Meet School Superintendents Will Not Convene
The meeting of the county school superintendents of the state for the general conference on conditions, usually held during the university summer school session here, will not be held this year, according to T. H. Dozier, county superintendent of schools.
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T. H. Dozier
Mrs Matilda Cooper Dies in Comer After Illness
Mrs Matilda Cooper aged 53 widow of W B Cooper died Thursday at 2 30 pm at her Comer residence after an extended illness. Funeral was Friday at 4 30 pm beside the grave in Comer cemetery with I W M Calle officiating. Survived by two daughters Mrs Mattie White and Mrs Cora Wood of Comer a son J G Cooper four brothers R H W H J W and J S Porterfield all of Comer four sisters Mrs Lucinda Smith Hull Mrs Julia Anne Russell Comer Mrs Emerline Simmons Carlton and Mrs Lizzie Nelms Comer and seven grandchildren Bernstein Brothers funeral directors had charge of arrangements.
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Matilda Cooper
W. B. Cooper
Comer
W. M. Calle
Mattie White
Cora Wood
J. G. Cooper
Lexington road to be inspected next week officials say
Inspectors from government and state highway department will inspect the new Lexington road next week per district engineer R. T. Goodwyn. The road opened to the public Wednesday and will be turned over to the highway department for maintenance after final finishing details are completed in the coming days.
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Lexington Road
State Highway Department
R. T. Goodwyn
Thig
Dart
Elbert County to Let 6 Mile Clay-Grave Road Contract
The state highway department and Elbert county will jointly let a six mile clay-gravel road contract in Elbert County soon. District engineer R T Goodwyn announced the Elberton Washington road project and said the department will plan specifications and supervise construction as part of a push to link the Eighth district with first class highways.
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State Highway Department
Elbert
Elbert County
R. T. Goodwyn
Elberton-Washington
Highway Department
Implements of War to Build Roads in Peace Time
The article notes how war implements employed by the United States in the recent conflict are repurposed for civilian use, signaling a shift from military to infrastructure projects. It highlights the transition from swords to plowshares in the Purentia of peace.
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United States
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Neighbor in Athens
Local advert boasts Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache and kidney trouble. Mrs Mary Brown of 3858 Jackson St Athens attests one box cured her child and that she and others improved after use. Pills sold at Palmer Son's Drug Store or any dealer for 60 cents nationwide.
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Doan
Mary Brown
Jackson St
Athens
Dean
Palmer & Son
War machines repurposed for state road work in wartime tone
Enumerating by R. T. Goodwyn, district engineer, the number of war machines now used by the State Highway Department. Armored tractors, escort wagons, barbed wire repurposed into fence and sign posts, T N T blasting devices, and trucks along quiet rural roads enable maintenance and right of way creation as the land moves from war to peacetime progress.
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Highway Department
R. T. Goodwyn
State Highway Department
France
Flanders
New Books For Lumpkin Law School Expanded Library
James E. Calkins of Fernandina Florida presented a Florida statutes compilation to Lumpkin Law School. The project, adopted by the Florida legislature, adds to about 1000 volumes donated in the last year including Wade McWhorter Cobb and Gerrard Glenn materials.
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Lumpkin Law School
Florida
James E. Calkins
Fernandina
Orida
Lumpkin ,Law School
Calkins
Peyton L. Wade
Hamilton McWhorter
Andrew Cobb
Georgia
Gerrard Glenn
New York City
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John.e. Drewry
Ivorkia
E. W. Carrol
F. H. C. Stewart
Macon
L. C. Picard
Columbus
D. M. McLellan
Canary Bird Farm
Virginia Hills
Hell
Elbert Road
Law Department
Newark
Nee
Opera Pape
Flewark Shoe Stored Co
Clayton St
Kress
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