Georgia Alumni Ball Game Promises Classic Showdown
The University of Georgia hosts a commencement season alumni ball game next Saturday. Alumni led by Charley Cox challenge Captain McWhorter to a true varsity style meet with a first string lineup. Captain Frank Martin and other 1908 champions will join Morton Hodgson Happy Harmon Foley Watson Lucas Gordon Griffith Bill Erwin and more for the event.
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Univerity of Georgia
Charley Cox
McWhorter
Frank Martin
Morton Hodgson
Happy Harmon
Foley
Watson
Lucas
Gordon
Griffith
Bill Erwin
Heisman to Scout for All Star Talent at Sanford Field
The Athens B P C E baseball team seeks pitching help as Lamar Han of Milledgeville enters the fray. Coach Cunningham will handle catching duties while Heisman visits to evaluate players for future all star teams. The game is tomorrow at 3 30 pm on Sanford Field with 50 cent admission aiding Elks charity.
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Heisman
Athens B. P. C. E
Lamar Han
Milledgeville
Cunningham
Elberton
Sanford Field
Elks Charity Fund
Roving Nell the Only Girl Hobo Visits Athens
Tallapoosa dispatch details Roving Nell, a 16 year old female hobo who has traveled through eleven countries and most US states. She rode a passenger train blind, visited a boarding house and picture show, dressed as a sporty young man, and traveled on with her brother to Atlanta. She spoke of road life with passion, while her mother and brother sustain her by selling trinkets. In Athens she was spotted by S A L watchman near the coal shed, mistaking him for her partner as the two discussed trains and routes before leaving town together, heading north on the rails.
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Nell
Union
Atlanta
Southern
Athens
Cleveland
Redrider
Two Days Cold Set Cotton Back Two Weeks
The cool spell has not seriously damaged cotton but has slowed its progress, possibly delaying growth by about two weeks. After hail struck parts of the county, farmers face blue prospects as the cold affects cotton more than corn which endures the chill. Experts say cotton tolerates 60 to 65 degrees, while temperatures dropped to around 50s.
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State College of Agriculture
Vegetables and Fresh Fruits at Williamson's Fears Grocery
Fresh produce display at Williamson's offers large eggplants bell peppers squash snap beans cucumbers red tomatoes and new Irish potatoes. Fears Grocery Co. features Indian River and California oranges grapefruit pineapples and cantaloupes.
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Williamson's
Fears Grocery Co
Indian River
California
Fresh Produce Ad From Arnold & Abney and Fears Co
Local listing features fresh corn, beets, eggplants, cucumbers, lettuce and more from Arnold & Abney with phone 1076. Also lists cucumbers, yellow squash, snap beans, new corn from Arnold & Abney and Postel's elegant flour branded as the highest grade flour on the market by Fears Grocery Co.
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Arnold & Abney
Postel
Fears, Grocery Co
College Ave Schoolhouse Barbecue Today At Noontime
The College Avenue Schoolhouse hosts a barbecue from 12 noon to 2 30 PM with Brunswick stew and trimmings. Proceeds fund a framed eightieth dollar art gift for the building, rain plans move serving indoors, and readers are urged to phone the school to arrange a home dinner if travel is difficult.
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College Avenue Schoolhouse
College Avenue
University Board of Visitors Inspect Campus Daily
Yesterday the board of visitors led by Dr A W Van Hoose conducted the annual university inspection. They canvassed institutional property and held sessions with faculty, receiving information from several members. They expect to complete work by Friday afternoon.
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A. W. van Hoose
Mother of Boy at Junior State Seen in Distress
Mrs Ethel Smith of Atlanta is hospitalized in a nervous condition after an attempted death by self harm connected to rumors about her twelve year old son at the Junior State school under Superintendent Copeland. Copeland explains the boy has been under supervision for two months and weekly letters home were not required last Friday.
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Ethel Smith
Atlanta
C. M. Copeland
Jis
Copeland
For Sale and Wanted Classified Items
For Sale Babcock one horse sor ry practically new cheap also nice run about at a bargain Address P O Box 423 Athens Ga 2t Wanted One thousand eyes to examine at once Pendley 3t
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Babcock
P. OQ
Athens
Pendley
Graduates Deliver Diplomas In Frigid School Program
Inside the crowded school building due to cold, high school graduates received diplomas after a carefully staged program. Rev. Dr. Arthur Bishop of Austin opened with prayer, and Haughey's orchestra provided music. Students in white dresses and pink carnations showcased self made gowns, with readings and orations including The Mission of Unrest and The Japanese Teacher.
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Arthur Bishop
Austin
Texas
Athens
John D. Mell
Board of Trustees
City
David Michael
Haughey
Thalians Present The House on the Sands at Colonial
The Thalians of the University will stage The House on the Sands a drama set in the Georgia mountains and the state capital. The short play features known author and actors and will run Friday night at the Colonial, leaving ample time for the pan hellenic dance marking the start of the commencement season.
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Thalians
Georgia
Colonial
Prepare for the Dedication at Baptist Tabernacle
The Baptist Tabernacle will hold a special service tonight at 8:30 to arrange details for the dedication and revival meetings. The entire church membership is urged to attend if possible as matters demand the church’s attention.
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The
Baptist Tabernacle
Peabody Hall Dedicated for Georgia Education Department
The first event of Georgia's commencement features the dedication of George Peabody Hall housing the Education Department with Dr. Wooster as dean. A program at University Chapel and the new building includes speeches by H. H. Horne and D. C. Barrow, followed by a reception. Trustees, visitors, and the public are invited. The hall will be open for inspection.
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Georgia
George Peabody Hall
Department of Education
Wooster
Board of Visitors
University Chapel
T. J. Wooster
Peabody School of Education
H. H. Horne
New York University School of Pedagogy
D. C. Barrow
Henry D. McDaniel
Board of Trustees
George Peabody
Meeting of Chamber of Commerce Set for Friday Night
The chamber of commerce will hold its regular monthly meeting on Friday night the thirteenth, the second Friday this month. Several important matters will be discussed, and all members and prospective members are urged to attend a brief session at City Hall.
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Chamber of Commerce
Police End Resolve: Dog Shot by Officer on Pulaski Street
Yesterday morning Policeman Geo A Gentry faced a dog owned by Mrs Huff on Pulaski Street described as dangerous. After firing five times the canine died. the hard to kill animal, labeled mad by neighbors, was put down at the officer’s request.
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Geo. A. Gentry
Doctor Bloomfield Announces Morning Office Hours This Week
In Office from Ten to Twelve Dr J C Bloomfield will be in his office daily next week from 10 to 12. Arnold Abney advertises fresh produce including oranges bananas turnips cabbage celery peppers tomatoes beets. Revival meetings with special prayer services are announced at 8 30 pm and 6 am inviting all interested to attend.
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J. C. Bloomfield
Athens Firm Anchael Brothers Earn National Millinery Honor
The Millinery Trade Review, Broadway, honors Athens Michael Brothers for three sections in its June issue. The magazine features center-cut designs from Michaels hats and child patterns from Wolff family ads, placing Athens alongside Germane, Gimbel, Reboux, Miller, and Jaspot in top millinery circles.
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Michael's
Athens
Michael Brothers
Orphan Boy Helps by Aches of Cold Weather
A twelve year old Athens orphan, Johnnie Willoughby, stood barefoot and shivering on a street yesterday. Passersby offered aid after learning his tale of parent loss, hardship, and brief employments from cotton mills to farms, with meals and small earnings saved for clothing and shoes.
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Johnnie Willoughby
Athens
Nearly a Fourth of All the Law Graduates Will Settle in Athens
The University of Georgia grants diplomas to thirty three senior law students who will be admitted to practice. At least seven plan to stay in Athens, the legal and cultural hub, to begin their careers. Notable names include W A Cunningham, Olaf Johann Tomas, Pope F Brock, Fred A Gillen, D A Russell, and C H Newsome, with several joining local offices and firms.
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Athens
University of Georgia
Funeral for Mr. Robert B. Peeler Held at Second Baptist
Yesterday at 10 o clock the funeral of Robert B. Peeler was held at the Second Baptist church with Rev. S. R. England Willie Saye and A A Sullivan officiating. Six nephews served as pallbearers and offerings from many walks of life showed the esteem in which he was held. Burial followed at Oconee Cemetery.
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Robert B. Peeler
Second Baptist Church
Messrs. S. R. England
Willie Saye
A. A. Sullivan
Oconee Cemetery
Dr Hopkins Named As Warrant Clerk
Dr Hopkins I S Hopkins formerly president of Emory College and Georgia Tech and pastor in North Georgia has been named warrant and requisition clerk to Governor Slaton. He is well known here with many personal friends glad at this recognition. Smithfield Hams at Fears Grocery Co. Try them.
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I. S. Hopkins
Emory College
Georgia School of Technology
First Methodist
North Georgia Conference
John M. Slaton
Hopkins
Death of Mr. I. K. Eidson Near Athens
Mr. I. K. Eidson died yesterday morning about 7:30 on his farm four miles from the city toward the Georgia Factory. He was past middle life but recently active and energetic. Survived by his wife and nine children, including W. K. Eidson of Athens who works with E. D. Sledge. Funeral today at 10 o'clock conducted by Rev. McWhorter of Watkinsville. Eidson known as a good citizen and mourned by many.
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I. K. Eidson
Georgia
Eidson
W. Kk. Eidson
Athens
E. D. Sledge
McWhorter
Watkinsville
Baptist Tabernacle Picnic Postponed
The Baptist Tabernacle Sunday school picnic scheduled for Thursday has been indefinitely postponed due to bad weather. The ad includes an offer to claim money by identifying and paying for the notice, with box number 585 and a brief grocery listing from Fears Grocery Co.
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of the Baptist Tabernacle
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