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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1917
Page
4
The Athens Daily Banner outlines mailing and delivery rates and urges subscribers to report delivery issues promptly. It explains second class mail, annual and short-term rates, and acceptable remittance methods for payments.
The United States government calls citizens of registration age to report for service today amid a strong call for duty. The Banner urges Athens and Clarke county to set a record, backing the youth who will answer the draft, with hope that no slackers remain when registration closes tonight.
Citizens confront a June sixth registration day urging all White and colored, married or single, native or naturalized residents to register from 7 AM to 9 PM. The notice frames registration as enrollment for national service, not enlistment, and emphasizes patriotic duty and financial support for the war effort.
The article notes Mr. Herbert Hoover as food manager prioritizing fruit crops alongside staple foods. Oregon apple growers fear railroads may favor essentials, but Hoover asserts apples will be moved when needed, a stance that pleases growers and hints Hoover’s influential role in wartime food distribution.
A dramatic poem by George Stirling recounts vigilante resolve against a tyrant. It describes allied nations from North to South and East joining in a collective effort to bind the Beast, end war, and secure world freedom, portraying hatred, violence, and heroic duty.
Mrs. A. C. Firor mother of Guy W. Firor J. W. Firor and George Firor died Sunday June 3 at her Thurmont Maryland home. Friends regret loss of the parents of these Georgia tied men long connected with the State College of Agriculture and Habersham County Farm Demonstration.
A witty exchange likens a waitress to a poet, noting she is born to her work. The dialogue, framed as a riddle, underscoring mastery of service through precise order and timing.
Local lodge rosters list meeting nights and places on Clayton Street in the Jes ter Building and Max Joseph Building. Entries include Eckman s Alterative K P St Elmo Lodge 40 Knights of Pythias Athens P C E 790 Mt Vernon Lodge 223 Davie Camp 292 W C Woodmen Hall Rutherford Klan 5 Knights of the Ku Klux Klan with contact and time details. Visiting members invited to attend.
At the Strand and Elite today Laulee Huff and Jack Pickford star in the Lasky Paramount version of Gene Stratton Porter’s Freckles with scenes from a California lumber camp. Lenore Ulrich headlines The Road of Love at Elite, while Chas Murray in Her Fame and Shame appears at the Strand. Bessie Barriscale stars in The Snarl at the Strand Thursday.
An ad states constipation shortens life and causes headaches biliousness and nervousness. It claims Dr King s New Life Pills provide prompt relief with mild action and improved skin tone. Available at druggists for 25 cents.
Fragmentary timetable lists Southbound and Northbound Seaboard Air Line trains with numbers and posted times. Obscure entries show arrivals at 4:03 p.m and 7:45 p.m for Nos 30 18 1B and 17 5 with other lines around 11:45 p.m and 6:15 p.m.
Eastern Time timetable lists trains serving Athens with daily and Sunday operations. Train No 60 departs 6 35 am. No 62 runs daily except Sunday at 4 pm. No 64 runs Sunday only at 4 20 pm. No 61 daily except Sunday arrives 12 69 noon. No 53 arrives 9 40 pm. No 56 arrives Sunday 12 40 pm.
Gainesville Midland Railway timetable for January 23 1916 lists Athens departures Train 2 at 7 20 p m Train 4 at 2 29 p m and arrivals Train 1 at ? and Train 4 at 6 40 p m Cars connect at Belmont for Winder and Monroe and intermediate points with the railroad for all points end at Gainesville for Gainesville & Northwestern stations and Southern Halfway north and south.
Daily trains to All Points depart at 5:00 am with variations for Sundays and daily ex Sundays. Arrivals list times including 1:00 pm 3:15 pm and 6:60 pm. Advertisements follow for wants.
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