Georgia Athens notes and commencement season reflections
Special notice and assorted Athens commentary discuss subscription collection, local events, and upcoming legislature. Georgia and University of Georgia themes appear with remarks on weather, accouterments of the senior banquet, and the value of tax reform to aid graduates entering a rising cost of living. The piece urges legislative action to revise Georgia's tax system and urges support for young graduates with opportunity and employment.
Prosperity Envelops Athens Amid Building Boom
Prosperity beams on Athens as improvements drive large payrolls and bank deposits rise. Local money finances nearly a million dollars in new construction including a two hundred thousand dollar courthouse and office building. Builders and merchants anticipate unprecedented business from September to January and expect Athens to rise among Georgia’s top cities by the next census.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Athens
Court House
W. S. Holman
James M. Smith
Georgia
Pension Fees For Georgia Ordinaries Proposed In 1914 Bill
Judge R C Orr reports a proposed 1914 Georgia bill to pay the one dollar fee now fixed by law for ordinary duties connected with pension work. The measure, repealing conflicting laws, would have the state pay the fee via governor’s warrant after pension roll settlements, shifting burdens away from pensioners. The article notes past introduction and debates, and argues the fee is fair but should not be charged to pensioners.
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General Assembly
State of Georgia
Commissioner of Pensions
Senate
House
Burt
Mercer President Search Hinted To Dr. Lynch
The Mercer trustees delay choosing a successor to Dr. Jameson and Athens figures a strong candidate may be Rev. Scampnel W. Lynch. Lynch, pastor of First Baptist Athens, is praised for education work, student ties, and leadership qualities. The note reflects local support and unsettled reaction.
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Athens
Emory
Brenau
Mercer
Jameson
Georgia
Scampnel W. Lynch
D. D
First Baptist Church of
Ines
South
Lynch
Mércer
This Date in History June 14 Highlights and Birthdays
June 14 marks historic events from 1777 adoption of the Stars and Stripes to 1887 Canada Pacific steamship arrival. Births include Joseph R Ingersoll and Greece’s Queen Sophie. Also noted are multiple birthday observances for public figures and royals.
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Joseph R. Ingersoll
U. S
Philadelphia
Napoleon
Battle of
Friedland
Cincinnati
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
Canadiin Pacific Line
Vancouver
Japan
Sophie
Greece
Berlin
Prussia
Frederick
Queen Victoria
England
Duke of
Sparta
King George
Prince George
Prince Royal
Alexander
Princess Helene
Prince Paul
Irene
New York Cotton Markets Report
Weather fair and cotton prices noted as 12 to 18 cents per pound in New York trading. Market activity appears light with no major shifts indicated in the brief update.
Chicago Quotations Detective Burns Majes Tic Today
A fragment from a Chicago newspaper item notes detective Burns Majes Tic involved in a case today. Details are unreadable in the OCR, but the reference places the agency and timeline in the city. Further text is needed for a complete summary.
University Report Praises Thalian Club and Facilities
The report lauds Thalian Dramatic Club performances in Athens and other cities as highly meritorious, commends the Glee and Mandolin Club, and credits the athletic programs and gymnasium use for student benefit. It urges improved records of physical development, new equipment, better heating and communications, and notes calls for general student fees and campus quarantine of student events to campus venues.
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Thalian Dramatic Club
Athens
Gainesville
Commerce
Thalians
Glee and Mandolin Club
Atlanta
LaGrange
Albany
Thomasville
J. R. Slade
Morris
Athletic Association
Griggs
College of Agriculture
Electric Shop Window Show Captivates Athens Children
Woodland nature and a small zoo fill a storefront display by Sam Woods C A Duggan and W H Thompson salesmen at the Electric Shop in Athens The scene uses forest materials from Barnett Shoals Cedar trees grape vines and ferns with live animals including turtles a gator a bull frog a monkey and a gray fox A prize four dollar toaster will go to anyone who spots the turtles in perfect order spelling Mazda The display will run for a week with a night photo sent to Mazda lamp makers and Electric Journals.
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Sam Woods
C. A. Duggan
W. H. Thompson
Athens
Barnett Shoals
Mazda
Electric Shop
Uptown Fire Department
Electric Company
Investigation into Judge Emory Speer’s 28 years on federal bench
Macon Georgia June 13 Inspector J T Lewis representative of Attorney General McReynolds is in Macon to probe the judicial records of Judge Emory Speer since his appointment 28 years ago. He has been in the city a week examining court records and interviewing people connected with the federal court. The inquiry will extend for weeks as he collects affidavits and information from Macon and beyond. A separate report on the Huff bankruptcy case is disputed.
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Banner
Macon
J. T. Lewis
McReynolds
Department of Justice
Washington
Emory Speer
Federal
Lewis
Federal Court
Huff
Judge Speer
Washington, D. C
St. Paul Minn
J. L. Lewis
SHERIFF REJECTS REDUCED GRIFFIN BOND IN BANK CASE
Strenuous efforts to lower the bond for J W Griffin to a sum smaller than the $12 000 fixed by Sheriff Jackson were unsuccessful. Griffin faces banking law charges and a special term begins soon with R H McCrary, bank cashier, also to be tried. The trial date nears and Griffin will likely stay imprisoned until the 23rd. Detective Burns at Majestic today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Griffin
Jackson
Giffin
R. H. McCrary
Griffin
Jackson Wuld
Illness Parade and Local Ads Highlight Late Edition
Mr E P Fears is reported dangerously ill at his Prince Avenue home, while notices advertise auctions and a racing auto for quick sale. A government probe into Judge Emory Speer progress is uncertain, with reports linking potential charges and a controversial Macon litigant to possible testimony.
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Parks Fears
Prince Avenue
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Georgia Mattress Company
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