Georgia Leads as Early Home to Boys' Corn Clubs
The article notes Georgia likely housed the first U S boys' corn clubs with Athens cited as a starting point. Prof Jos Stewart is credited with proposing boys' corn clubs, and a Georgia bulletin titled The Boys' Corn and Cotton Clubs of Georgia supports the claim.
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United States
J. S. Stewart
University
Georgia
Jos
Stewart
Léctontary Education
Athens
Miss Marjorie Ford to Have Position at Muscogee
Miss Marjorie Ford of Demorest Georgia who spoke at University Day will become a teacher at Muscogee elementary school next year. Her performance matched the best earlier this year and hundreds of applications have been received for fall positions, eighty percent from State Normal graduates.
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Marjorie Ford
Demorest
State Normal School
University Chapel
Muscogee
Ford
Athens
State Normal
Prudential Board
Special Commencement Concerts by Haughey's Orchestra at Cafe Royal
Arnold and Abney present two daily performances by Haughey's Orchestra at Cafe Royal at noon to 1 PM and 6 to 7 PM featuring ten pieces. Fresh vegetables listed this morning include cucumbers bell peppers and eggs plants with contact phone 1076. Royal venue noted with Sw 7 designation.
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Haughey
Cafe Royal
Arnold & Abney
Silvey Drowned In Swift Mill Race At Princeton
Fred Silvey a carpenter for Contractor Nichols drowned in a swift mill race while bathing with companions. He stumbled into the current and was strangled before aid arrived. burial held yesterday at his old Florida City home. Also Mary Vess narrowly escaped drowning during a Tampa visit, swept under by a treacherous current and saved by a stranger.
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Princeton
Fred Silvey
Nichols
Florida City
Mary Vess
George Blake
Tampa
Florida
Huff Rucker Granted Release by Court
Huff Rucker, a Black man from Hart County, was released by Judge Cornett, United States commissioner of revenues, after being charged with illegal whiskey sales. There was insufficient evidence to bind him over.
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Huff Rucker
Cornett
United Statesc
Hart County
Trustees Hold Another Session at University of Georgia
The University of Georgia trustees met yesterday and discussed several items reported in this paper. They received and accepted President Connor’s report from the State College of Agriculture, invited Dr. Soule to speak on extension work, and considered the Preston Arkwright check and the road expert matter as the day’s key issues. A brief session was planned for this morning with a final sitting on Wednesday before commencements.
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University of Georgia
Connor
The
State College of Agriculture
Soule
Preston Arkwright
General C. E. Evans Desperately Ill at Atlanta Home
General Clement A. Evans is badly ill at his Atlanta residence with serious fears for recovery. A prominent figure over fifty years as a soldier and UCV commander, he was once a gubernatorial candidate, led the prison commissioners, and was named by the incoming governor to replace General Scott as adjutant general of the state militia.
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Clement A. Evans
Atlanta
General Scott
Alumni Day at Georgia features classes of 1901 and 1906
Alumni Day activities at the University of Georgia include large gatherings, banquets, and student orations. The 1901 and 1906 graduates receive honorary priority with a planned address by Hon. Harold Hirsch after junior orations. The Alumni Association holds a 10:30 a.m. meeting led by President Judge B. H. Callaway, with notable alumni and prizes to be awarded.
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University of Georgia
Harold Hirsch
Alumni Association
B. H. Callaway
Board
Loyal Stores
Georgia Boys
Athens
Clarke County Exhibit Proposal At National Exposition
The Athens Chamber of Commerce secretary will present a plan to have Clarke County represented with a credible exhibit at the United States Land and Irrigation Exposition in Chicago from November 19 to December 8. The Atlanta Chamber has secured all Georgia space, and the Georgia booth will distribute literature to farmers visiting from the Midwest, with A. W. Brooks promoting county commissioner support this morning.
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Chamber of Commerce of
Athens
Clarke County
Chicago
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Georgia
Middle West
Chamber of Commerce
A. W. Brooks
Rescue Worker 13 In Athens The Southern Rescue Mission
A. W. Elliott of Atlanta visits Athens to appeal to the tenderloin and hold services for girls. He has spent years in prayer meetings and conversations with thousands of girls, inspiring formation of the Southern Rescue Mission to rescue the fallen and aid their reintegration. His Rescue Magazine reaches the affected, with some rescued women placed in new positions and marriages.
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A. W. Elliott
Atlanta
Mr. Elliott
Southern Rescue Mission
Elliott
Rescue Magazine
Athens
Goften
Clarke County Local Act Seeks Road Superintendent Pay
Notice of Local Act states that after thirty days an application will be made to the Georgia Legislature for passage of a local bill. The act would authorize Clarke County commissioners to employ one of their number as Road Superintendent and fix his salary for service and other purposes.
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Clarke County
Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues
Georgia
Obituary for William F. Duke in Athens and Winder
The death of William F. Duke occurred yesterday after ten thirty at his mother's home in Athens. He leaves a wife, his mother, and two sisters Miss Meta Duke and Mrs. O L Dabney of Decatur. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at four in the Christian church at Winder.
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William F. Duke
Duke
Athens
J. D. Duke
Washington Street
Meta Duke
O. L. Dabney
Decatur
Winder
The
Christian Church
Second ward leads fight for courthouse bonds at Athens
A city hall meeting in Athens Marked the start of a county wide bond drive. Judge C T Young chaired the Second ward rally with W F Dorsey and other speakers urging support for courthouse bonds. Campaigns by all wards plan continuous effort through July 11 election. A Georgia Railway and Electric figure, Preston S Arkwright of Atlanta, pledged six hundred dollars to the Joe Brown Scholarship Fund at the University of Georgia, prompting talk of a Preston S Arkwright Scholarship Fund at the board meeting today.
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Second Ward
C. T. Young
W. F. Dorsey
Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Alatke County
Judge Young
University of Georgia
Preston S. Arkwright
Atlants
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
Georg Sia
Atlanta
T. W. Reed
Athens, Ga
National Bank of Aulanta
Joe, Brown
Joe Brown
Universitns
Arkwright
Clark Howell
Mr. Northcutt Fined for Auto Speeding in Mayor Court
In the mayor's court John Northcutt was tried on reckless driving and speeding. He was convicted and fined $100 or three months on the streets. The case against Mr. Gray was carried over to this morning for trial. Several other cases were heard as usual on Monday.
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John Northcutt
Gray
County Court Grants TRO Against County Road Work
Judge grants a temporary restraining order in the case of C. W. Christian versus Clarke County and others. The order halts further road work by the county commissioners through the road superintendent near Buck Branch district between Winterville and Madison pending the court’s hearing on the twenty fourth.
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C. W. Christian
Clarke County
Federal Court Opens and Closes in Georgia Division
The Northern district of Georgia held a brief session with Judge Newman absent. The deputy clerk opened and closed the court, swore jurors for per diem and mileage, and adjourned to July 3. The judge will arrive in Athens to admit law school graduates to practice. Additionally, items mention fresh pound cake at Arnold & Abney and the relocation of a road with crop damages claimed by the plaintiff.
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Georgia
Newman
Law School
Athens
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Fla
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SGI
Herty Field
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W.A. Blount
Ashby Jones
D. D
Magnus Jacobson Witr
Cago
Mary Lyndon
Misa Angelyn Shearer
Mrs
Robert Spier
Young
MR. Northcutt
Washington
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