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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1912

Page

4

Grand Canadian Tour and Athens Property For Sale

Local notices advertise vacant Athens lots with seventy seven acres on a graded road and a six room dwelling with orchard pasture and water. Also promoted is McFarland's 7th Annual Grand Canadian Tour from Atlanta to Toronto offering 2 500 miles with 500 miles by water for 55 dollars covering all expenses. Refundable details provided by J F McFarland manager 41 1⁄2 Peachtree Street Atlanta Ga.

Athens McFarland Canada Cincinnati Detroit Buffalo Niagara Falls Toronto Atlanta J. F. McFarland Mgr Peachtree St Atlanta, Ga

Slow Tax Returns From Corporations Reported

Atlanta June 11 The comptroller general notes that Georgia’s corporate tax returns may show little growth or a fall in year totals. He cites big lines like Central of Georgia Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line in talks with their tax officials to push for higher returns while some firms report losses.

Atlanta Sage Seeple W. A. Wright Wright Georgia Comptroller Central of Georgia Seaboard Air Line Atlantic Coast Line

Baseball Results From The Recreation Page

The recap lists baseball outcomes with a note to visit Colonial for recreation details. The terse item mentions scores and teams in a concise summary suitable for a brief card. No additional names or dates are provided in the readable text.

Executive Committee Trustees Meeting at State College of Agriculture

The executive committee of the State College of Agriculture board met in the president's office for routine business ahead of the full board gathering tomorrow at 9 o'clock. The article lists the board of trustees, officers, and notes on the college's history from its 1906 act and 1872 origins, with names and districts for several members.

Board of Trustees The State College of Agriculture A. M. Soule Georgia State College of Agriculture General Assembly of State College of Agriculture and the Mechanical Arts University of Georgia Georgia Landscrip

Hammocks and Sports Goods Advertise in City Shop

A local store touts a wide selection of sports gear for hot weather including hammocks baseball goods croquet sets golf bats gymnasium items pennants and tennis goods with an emphasis on completing customers lines of merchandise.

Seven Young Men Apply for Bar Admission Today

Seven young men appear before Clarke County Superior Court in Athens at 9 this morning to seek admission to Georgia bar. The group includes Jake Joel Jr of Athens John Elliott Richard H Johnson Jerome Michael James Maddox and Troy G Morton all connected to University of Georgia or local courts. Judge Brand also presides upstairs to hear certiorari cases and other business not needing a jury.

Superior Court Clarke County Grand Jury Georgia Brand Jake Joel, Jr Athens John Elliott Richard H. Johnson University Law School E. C. Starke Cicero Starke Commerce Jerome Michael Columbia University School of Law James Maddox Judge Maddox Rome Troy G. Mor Ton Sylvester Law Department University of Georgia

Barrow Attends Georgia Tech Closing Exercises

Chancellor D C Barrow of the University of Georgia travels to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech commencement. He will deliver diplomas to graduates and is joined by Judge Nat Harris and likely Governor Brown, all trustees of the School of Technology and University.

D. C. Barrow University of Georgia Atlanta Georgia School of Technology Barrow Nat Harris Macon School of Technology Lkely Brown Meas

Agricultural Education Expansion and New State College Board

The notice argues for expanding agricultural education and research under a separate eleven member board of trustees. It explains the law creating a State College of Agriculture under this board, with three members from University trustees, three from the Georgia Experiment Station directors, the Commissioner of Agriculture, and five at large. The board carries University trustee powers under state constitutional provisions.

State College of Agriculture Georgia Experiment Station Commissioner of Agriculture

University of Georgia Trustees Meet Tomorrow Afternoon

The Board of Trustees will hold its first meeting of the year at 4 o'clock in the Chancellor's office on the campus. The full trustees list appears in another story in this issue of the Banner.

University of Georgia

Troutman Condition Improves After Medical Consultation

Dr. M. L. Troutman, pastor of the First Methodist church, rests better after a key consultation in Athens with Dr. Battey of Rome and local physicians Drs. L. and Ralph Goss. The patient has endured years of intermittent attacks and shows signs of steady improvement.

Troutman First Methodist Church Battey Rome Athens

Short Notes of Interest and Local Ads

Local brief ads advertise J Jester discounts on furniture stoves and shoes. Piper/Ed M White selling a Phillipe and Crew plane. Plante Suncrest Farm contact. two groom apartments for rent on Cobb street. Ga Brick Co offering brick in bulk. Moler Barber and Moler College Athens Ga promote mailed free catalogues. Maxwell two cylinder car bargain from Athens Cycle Co. Mrs Geo McDorman selling Sweet Peas. typewriters shown by McGregor Co. before purchase.

Maxwell Athens Cycle Co

For Rent and Miscellaneous Classified Snippet

Miscellaneous classified items including for rent listings, a furnished room, a horse wanted, a saddle or buggy horse, a help-wanted note, a lost Sigma Chi pearl, and a telephone contact. Contains names and addresses such as Klein & tin wagon, J. R. Crane, Miss J. W. Banner, Banner Office, and W. J. Cheatham.

Klein & Tin Wagon Sigma Chi

Stephenson and Hu Real Estate Listings

Several lots for sale within two blocks of Milledge 716x200 at 500 dollars with 25.08 down and balance in five years. Two Beulevant cottages with modern conveniences on easy terms. Eight room house on Dearing Street for 5000 dollars. Cottage on Virginia Avenue seven rooms all conveniences.

Old Milledge Avenue Chaser Beulevant Dearing Street Virginia Avenue

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Broad Street Erwing& Co Visit Colonial University John W. Bennett Waycross 11Th John T. Newton Sth Dudley M. Hughes Danville Experiment Station Board Lamartine G. Hardman Robert C. Neely Waynesboro James J. Conner Cartersville Judson L. Hand Pelham George Gilmore Worthen Gressional Andrew J. McMullan Hartwell James A. Thrash Greenville T. W. Reed Andrew M. Soule Hardman Newton McMullan the McGregor Co Chancellor Barrow Tech W. O Uniform Bank Woodmen of the World Woodmen Chamberlain C. A. Scudder, Jeweler M. L. Troutman Cheap Farm LA City Property Clayton ST Oconee Street H. Phinton Ence Erwin SN Company Rwin & Company J. C W. M. Pittman Ed M. White Plante Suncrest Farm Cobb Street Wes Jester Brick Co Moler Barber College Moler College Sweet Peae Geo. McDorman McGregor Co College Avenue J. R. Crane W. J. Cheatham Pulaski Stephenson & HU
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