Athens High School Graduation Records Year of Growth and Plans
Thirty five graduates receive diplomas from the city board of education as Athens High marks a record enrollment. Construction to transform the old courthouse into a larger high school is planned. The event featured an outdoor program moved indoors by rain, with diplomas awarded by Dr J D Mell and Rev R E Neighboure. A reception for seniors follows and promotion cards are to be collected at 9 am.
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City Board of Education
Marvin Perry
Jimmy
Melba Rhodes
Elizabeth Davis
Hannah Joel
George Abney
Nettie Webb
J. D. Mell
R. E. Neighbour
William Mallory
Geo. Abney
Montieth Flanigen
de Laney Sledge
Sam Nickerson
Last Baseball Game of the Season Set for Saturday
The Championship Red and Black face the Georgia first team at Sanford Field Saturday at 4 30 pm in a benefit game for the Ella White Memorial School. Admission is fifty cents, thirty for adults and children fifteen. Athens Woman's Club sponsors with proceeds aiding Mountain City school and a pre dance program.
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Sanford Field
Georgia
Athens Woman's Clubs
Ella White
Mountain City
Ginn
Bob McWhorter
Dain
Athens Club
Athens
M. A. Lipscomb
A. O. Harper
Athens Woman’s Club
J. Z. Hoke
J. Y. Carthers
A. S. Parker
J. J. Green
Annie Camak
Mary Creswell
EB. i A. Crawford
Elmer Crawford
Cobb Lampkin
H.C. Conway
C. A. Whittle
J. A. Darwin
G. A. Booth
Callahan Case Dominates City Court Proceedings
The Callahan v Athens Railway and Electric Co. suit for damages filled the city court yesterday as Rev Callahan sought to prove the company liable for a fall while alighting from a boulevard car during a past Methodist Conference. Attorneys Mahaffey and Strickland led for plaintiff and defendant respectively with Shackelford and Lumpkin to argue this morning.
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Callahan
The
Athens Railway & Electric Co
Mr. Callahan
J. A. Mahaffey
Jefferson
John J. Strickland
Messrs. Shackelford
E. K. Lumpkin,sr
Decorations brighten University of Georgia chapel for commencement
The historic chapel at the University of Georgia will be dressed in glad colors for the annual commencement. Major Kendrick led the decorating effort, spending time and labor to prepare the space. Flowers will be added fresh daily from Saturday to Wednesday next week.
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University of Georgia
Kendrick
Our Mutual Girl Off For The Country
The Mutual Girl leaves the Majestic Theater for a country visit with Uncle Eben promising livelier reels. She will be away from the city indefinitely but urges audiences to see her next week for more engaging showings.
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Majestic Theater
Deaths from Extreme Heat Hit Athens Area
Report notes record heat in Athens with temperatures near 92 to 96. Elam Cook, a colored farm hand, died in a field near Oconee Heights from heat effects. A colored man on Dearing Street was overwhelmed by the heat and revived after resuscitation. The article hints at broader warmth and cites a West Indies dialect remark.
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Athens
Elam Cook
Oconee Heights
Dearing
West Indies
Indies
Mary Pickford Stars in A Good Little Devil
Mary Pickford leads the fairy comedy drama A Good Little Devil on stage, adding to her film fame with a new stage triumph. Coming Friday the Perils of Pauline is also featured in the program.
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Mary Pickford
Pauline
Restorative horse racing bill dies in Louisiana House
The Reinhardt bill to restore horse racing in Louisiana was practically killed when the lower house voted fifty five to fifty to indefinitely postpone it. Hundreds of citizens from across the state attended to support and oppose the measure as strong public interest surged.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Reinhardt
Louisiana
Thalian Seats Go On Sale For Salvage Play
Tickets for the Thalian performance Salvage go on sale at Palmer's with prices of 1.00 .75 and .50. The Georgia student Victor Victor of Atlanta wrote the play set near a local area. The cast is praised and box parties are planned for the event the same Friday night.
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Thalian
Palmer’s
Georgia
Victor Victor
Atlanta
Palmer's
Macon Ball Player Timon Sowden Named Mercer Coach
Timon Sowden, former Macon left fielder and Georgia star in football and baseball, has been elected football coach at Mercer University succeeding Scully who resigned to return to Syracuse.
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Macon Ball
Mercer
Macon
Timon ‘Sowden
Macon Baseball Club
Georgia
Mercer University
Scully
University of Syracuse
A Real Barbecue by John Burch at Moore Stables
John Burch will host another old-fashioned barbecue this evening at 6 30 at the Moore stables on Oconee Street. The event is the second in a series following a successful first gathering last Wednesday, drawing barbecue lovers and connoisseurs alike.
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Moore
Oconee Street
John Burch
Moore Stables
The Great Leap at Majestic Anticipated
Today at the Majestic audiences will see The Great Leap a four reel feature noted for its dramatic plunge over a high precipice alongside new music. Heat waves from the Missouri valley to the Allegheny mountains caused prostrations and deaths with lingering heat forecast for New Orleans and the Atlantic coast. Vernon Williams of Baltimore defeated bantamweight champion Johnny Coulon in the third round to claim a world title.
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Washington
Missouri Valley
theAlleghency Mountains
New Orleans
Atlantic
Arnold & Abney Produce List Highlights Local Goods
A brief notice lists fruits and vegetables including string beans egg plants bell peppers ripe tomatoes yellow squash cantaloupes pineapples and new potatoes from Arnold & Abney. The pair appears as the supplier for these fresh produce items.
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Arnold & Abney
Desperate Illness of A H Talmage Alarms Friends
The friends of Mr. Allen H. Talmage mourn that his condition is critical and death is momentarily expected after months of illness. Doctors offered little hope for improvement though the past days brought rapid decline.
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Allen H. Talmage
Carranza's Reply Expected At Niagara Falls Talks
Washington reports indicate Carranza will send a final position within hours on armistice and provisional government terms. Mediation in Niagara Falls debates Huerta's foreign minister and recognition risks as efforts to shape a provisional presidency resume scrutiny.
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Carranza
Niagara Falls
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Huerta
Washington Administration
National prohibition under House Rules Committee review
Washington June 9 through a constitutional amendment national prohibition will be considered at a special meeting of the house rules committee. Hobson Alabama proposed amendment aims to prohibit sale manufacture for sale and transportation for sale of intoxicating liquor in the United States territories and for export. Majority Leader Underwood seeks a test vote in the house though leaders doubt a two thirds majority.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Galveston
el Sud
Tampico
Arcadia
Baltimore
Hamburg
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House Rules Committee
Hobson
Alabama
United States
Underwood
House
Tillman Blames President On Toll Exemption Debate
Senator Tillman of South Carolina harshly criticizes President Wilson for raising the tolls issue, warning it harms Democratic chances in the fall elections. The tolls exemption repeal bill debate continued in the Senate with a vote expected soon and a night session planned to advance the Simons Norris amendment.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Borah
Tillman
South Carolina
Wilson
Congress
Hans Wagner Aims for Three Thousand Career Hits
Hans Wagner veteran Pittsburgh shortstop hits his three thousandth major league career hit here today. Only Adrian C Anson is reported to have surpassed three thousand, with three thousand forty seven in twenty two years.
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Hans Wagner
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Adrian C. Anson
Georgian Agency Passes to Lee Bowden in Athens
The Atlanta Georgian reports Lee Bowden has taken over circulation management for Athens. A Banner ad asks readers not receiving their papers regularly to call him at 300 or at 80 dollars.
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Atlanta
Lee Bowden
Athens
High School Pupils to Collect Promotion Cards
Four high school pupils must meet at the high school building at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning to receive their promotion cards for next fall. Potato chips are made fresh today by Arnold and Abney.
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4N High School
Arnold & Abney
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