Griffin Trial Opens for Athens Bank President
In Clarke superior court, the Griffin trial commenced against J W Griffin, former president of the defunct Athens Trust and Banking Co. A broad panel of jurors was qualified, with state witnesses beginning testimony as court sought a complete, slow but thorough presentation to finish without delaying through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Griffin
Athens Trust and Banking Company
Clarke Superior Court
L. H. Nichols
McCrary
Oconee Heights
R. B. Dixon
H. P. Couch
Princeton
W. H. Little
J. H. Poss
College Avenue
M. G. Nicholson
Davison-Niquelson Company
J. R. Hale
L. W. Sparks
Empire Chemical Co
John Parks Williams
Georgia
Whitehall
W. B. Head
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
D. F. Miller
Geo. G. Goodale
Paul Brown
Lexington
Crawford Oil
Athens
Howell Erwin
J. B. Brown
New York
Harriman Bank
William Fleming
Crawford Oil Mill Co
Stepheng Ginner’ Company
Union Point Ginning and Fertilizer Company
John B. Gamble
Thomas J. Shackelford
Capacity Congregation at the Tabernacle Last Evening
Dr J H Drew urged young women to rise above mere marriage aiming for useful service in society. He cited Elizabeth I Nightingale Dix Willard Bonheur Barton Joan of Arc Anthony Bronte Austen Addams Lathrop Rutherford as examples, stressing Christ central to lives. Memory verse for Sunday is 1 John 4 10 about God’s love and Jesus as propitiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Drew
Dew
Jesus Christ
Old Maida
England
Florence Nightingale
Angel of Mercy
Dorothea Dix
Frances E. Willard
Rosa Bonheur
Clara Barton
Red Cross Society
Joan of Arc
Susan B. Anthony
Charlotte Bronte
Jane Austen
Jane Addams
Hull House
Julia Lathrop
America
Mildred Rutherford
Athens
God
All-Day Children's Services at West End Church Sunday
West End Baptist church plans an All Day Children's Services program with special training for kids led by Gupt M. E. Forcron and helpers. Sunday evening, Pastor L T Weldon aims to preach on Parental Obligations and administer baptism. Parents urged to attend. prayer meeting details to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Baptist Church
Gupt. M. E. Forcron
L. T. Weldon
Local Painters Union Elects Officers in Meeting
The Local Painters Union elected officers Thursday night with Chas Richards as president and R L McCune as vice president. Lonnie Coleman will serve as conductor and Dave Teat as warden, Walter Ma as recording secretary, Dolphus Wood as preceptor, and A T Ross Will Bareh and A A England as trustees. Former president Dolphus Wood was chosen as a delegate to the Rochester general assembly on Sept 1, 1913. Ike Dottery, recently injured, attended the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Richards
R. L. McCune
Lonnie Coleman
Dave Teat
Walter Ma
Dolphus Wood
A. T. Ross
Will Bareh
A. A. England
Mr. Wood
General Assembly
Rochester
N. Y
Ike Dottery
Card of Thanks for Mr Fears and Mrs Parr
The family of the late Mr. Parks Fears and of Mrs. Calvin Parr express gratitude through the Banner for the many acts of kindness during the illness and after Mr. Fears death. They especially thank those who remembered the funeral with beautiful floral offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Parks Fears
Calvin Parr
Fears
Preparations For Y M C A Boys Camp In 1913
Preparations for the Y M C A boys summer camp proceed with calls for funds to buy six sleeping tents three usable tents this year plus a new kitchen tent and dining fly. A camp conference is set for Monday at 6 pm at the Y M C A with notices to old campers and friends. Images of past camp scenes are on display at Sadder's window. The 1913 camp will be held at the same location.
Governor Brown names education board appointees
Special to the Banner Atlanta Ga June 27 Governor Browns appointments to the state board of education were confirmed in executive session without incident The list includes G R Glenn Lumpkin county W L Phillips Baldwin city court judge Carl Vinson Zebulon judge and others with terms from August 15 1912 to September 5 1915 and positions on the State Normal School trustees and county and city courts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Brown
State Board of Education
State Senate
Senate
Koke Smith
G. R. Glenn
Lumpkin County
T. J. Wooster
Clarke County
Walter E. Stead
Taylor County
A. N. Moon
Appling County
W. L. Phillips
Baldwin
Carl Vinson
Ben M. Turnipseed
Zebulon
Philip Newborn
Ocilla
Joseph W. Smith
Board of Trustees State Normal School
Funeral of Guy W. Parr Held Yesterday
Yesterday afternoon services for Guy W. Parr were held at his father's residence on South Lumpkin street. The funeral drew a large gathering, with many flowers, and the body was later laid to rest at Oconee cemetery. ARNOLD & ABNEY advertise produce such as yam potatoes green cabbage celery cantaloupes and ripe soft peaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. D. Parr
South Lumpkin Street
Guy W. Parr
Oconee Cemetery
Athens Taxation Plan circulated to Georgia papers
Secretary Callaway of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Charles A Whittle publish a tax revision report. The committee’s work spans months and aims to inform the public through nineteen daily newspapers statewide. Callaway urges wide publication to benefit state business and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Whittle
Chamber of Commerce Committee On Taxation
Callaway
Whittie
Savannah News
Savannah Press
Atlanta Journal
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Georgian
Albany Herald
Macon Telegraph
Macon News
Columbus Enquirer-Sun
Columbus Ledger
Rome Tribune Herald
Thomasville
Georgia
Charles A. Whittle
State Agricultural College
Porter at Work in Athens Stockade After Re-arrest
Robert L. Porter, once sentenced to six months for violation of prohibition laws with suspension conditioned on leaving Athens, has returned and is now employed in the city stockade. Doctors treat his ailments, and guards emphasize equal treatment for all convicts. A Chattanooga officer sought Porter on a charge of operating a locker club in that city against revenue laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Porter
Athens
Bor
Chattanooga
Porter
United States Revenue
John Morris Signs with Knoxville for Season
A Georgia baseball star from 1913, Old Reliable John Morris, has signed to play for Knoxville in the Appalachian C League. The contract follows a letter from Hutchins, who also stars for Rome in the league and is moving up to the clean-up spot. The trio of Georgia’s 1913 team—Hutchins, Morris, and Bowden— join the professional ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
John Morris
Knoxville
Hutchins
Rome
Morris
Bowden
Jack Amick's Pennant Winners to Open at Colonial Monday
Manager E P Stone announces a top road show at the Colonial Monday night Jack Amick's twelve person company opens the week with a fine musical comedy fresh from Macon The attraction comes at higher prices ten twenty and thirty cents instead of ten and twenty The Pennant Winners are praised for strong performance Today's matinee and tonight's show end the Panic breakers run in this city Also featuring Angel Food Cake 25c and 50c Gardner's Pound Cake advertised at Williamson's
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Stone
Jack Amick
Macon
Lyric Manager Posey Films Deep South Tour Highlights Firemen Meet
Posey of the Lyric returned from a professional trip into Carolina with several thousand feet of motion pictures. He shot Abbeville during the state firemen's tournament, Governor Cole Blease, and views for weeklies of Secession Hill and the cabinet meeting at Davis place. A firemen convention and a three member escort committee show strong political splits, two members refused to accompany Posey citing fear of public exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manager Posey
The
Lyric
Carolina
Abbeville
Cole Blease
South Carolina
Posey
Secession Hill
Davis
Confederate States of America
Special Excursion To Tal Lulah Falls Promoted
An ad announces a special excursion to Tal Lulah Falls by the Sum Mer School on July 11 with round trip price of 1.50. It also advertises fresh Georgia peaches and cantaloupes at Williamson's, noting phone orders and local availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallulah Falls
Georgia
Williamson's
Fourth of July High School Celebration Proposed for Athens
A proposal for Athens to host a statewide July Fourth celebration features a morning state declamation contest and afternoon field events on Sanford Field. Over twelve districts send contestants from more than a hundred high schools, with a nighttime recitation in the chapel. The plan calls for safe fireworks and full public participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Athens
Sanford Field
Athens Chamber Seeks Pulp Plant Site in West Virginia Inquiry
On a call from Secretary Callaway the New Industries Committee of the Athens chamber reviewed an inquiry from West Virginia firms seeking inducements for a wood pulp plant to employ fifty workers initially and over five hundred within two years. The committee discussed incentives and the secretary provided the requested information, highlighting Athens advantages and promoting local progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callaway
New Industries Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
A. H. Sikes
Harry Hodgson
J. H. Dozier
West Virginia
Athens
Athens Scout Car Tour to Atlanta Invites Automobilists
Athens observers plan a scout car trip to Atlanta next Tuesday to recruit Atlanta drivers to join. Secretary Callaway expands the effort, urging Athens car owners to participate, promising publicity via the Constitution and a return trip Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Callaway
Atlanta
Athens
Constitution Office
Constitution
Milledgeville and Athens Compared by Visitor
A Milledgeville Times-Recorder item contrasts Milledgeville and Athens noting similarities but Athens enjoys college and university degrees while Milledgeville is seen as less educated. The piece mentions Dr Chappell and the value of doctoring degrees. also reports a union service at the Presbyterian church next Sunday and the possible visit of temperance preacher Dr Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Athens
Dr. Chappell
Mr. Chappell
Presbyterian Church
Young
Athens Teachers At Dawson For A Day
In Dawson Georgia on June 27 experts from the State College of Agriculture led an institute for Terrell county farmers. Professors J I Bishop and J W Firor and P O Vanatter offered timely addresses to a crowd of local attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
State College of Agriculture
Terrell County
J. I. Bishop
J. W. Firor
P. O. Vanatter
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Griffin
the Tabernacle
Local Painters’ Union
Y. M
Mir
Parr
Arnold & Abney
C. C. Callaway
Angel Food Cake
Gardner
Williamsons
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