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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1922
Page
3
An old advert claims St Jacobs Oil eases rheumatism and joint pain without drugs. It touts quick relief for sore joints backache sciatica and sprains and urges readers to quit complaining and try the product for a moment to become free from rheumatic pain. The copy pledges relief and warns against dangerous drug division.
Society notes from Athens detail Mrs. Robert Ruswell of Denver and Mrs. Howard Watt of Birmingham hosting and attending elegant bridge luncheons at Prince Avenue. Guests included Mrs. Asbury Hodgson and J. L. Cohen, with daffodils and ferns decor setting a refined debutante social scene.
Engagement news from Lithonia and Athens notes Miss Val Stynchcombe to wed D H Hodges of Loganville with ceremony planned at the bride’s parents home in Athena on Sunday March 5. The bride has led high school work in Lithonia since September and enjoys local friendships.
A compact guide listing trusted children and young readers books. Names publishers and titles including Bible for Young People Best of all arrange ments for the young Poetry of the People A Book of Verses for Children The Ugly Duckling and Other Fairy Tales Aesop's Fables Heidi Jungle Book Robin Hood Hansel and Gretel Peter Pan Saint Francis Birds Mother Goose etc.
Mrs Hazel Gordon and her son William prepare to leave Athens for Shelbyville Indiana as her YWCA post shifts with Miss Ruth Vick named to replace her. The change follows Gordon's departure, highlighting Vick as a rising leader in the South Atlantic field and noting continued community regards and good wishes.
Mrs. Hazel H. Gordon, long time local general secretary of the Y W C A in Athens, will leave March 1 for Shelbyville Indiana to become General Secretary there. The Shelbyville Y W C A board pressed for her transfer after their secretary was moved to foreign fields, and the national board granted her release.
A Athens community council committee planned to press the board of education to raise the school bond from 150000 to 200000 dollars. Representatives from all Athens schools said they would vigorously pursue the increase at the Tuesday 3 30 pm meeting, while Superintendent G G Bond noted routine items would also be addressed.
The Cloverhurst country club of Athens filed a petition in superior court for a twenty year charter renewal. The club, established in 1902, has grown into a prominent Athens social hub with golf, swimming pool, and a clubhouse under the direction of W. D. Hooper of the University of Georgia faculty and other well known local officers.
The Aghon society at State College of Agriculture initiated three new members on Tuesday. E. L. England of Balraville, Troy Edwards of Monroe, and W. A. Saintly of Macon joined the ranks, noted for debaters and students. The society, akin to a university mentor circle, traces its roots to 1920.
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