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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1920
Page
2
A fragment of verse laments a sister’s shift from housework to courtship while a stream of local items reports upcoming events in Athens Georgia. Community singing, Auburn Co-eds games, visits, illness updates, concerts and social notes populate the page alongside short local notices and campus activities.
Rev. H J Mikell, bishop of the Atlanta Diocese, will conduct the morning service at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Sunday and confirm a large class. The event is expected to be impressive with multiple confirmands and the bishop leading the rites.
The Young Men's Christian Association boys departments plan a banquet at two o'clock to celebrate athletic league contests. Prep and junior teams earned top honors with captains Green and Harris leading their groups. Winners receive athletic shields and YMCA emblems for gym shirts. A prep basketball game against Winterville High follows.
Dr. Howard W. Odum, long associated with the University of Georgia and most recently dean of Liberal Arts at Emory University, resigns to accept the chair of Sociology at the University of North Carolina. An announcement from Dr. F. G. Chase underscores NC's aim to strengthen social sciences to meet evolving democracy and governance challenges and calls for leaders trained in fundamentals of social policy.
A compact notice lists Sunday services for First Baptist, St. Joseph’s Catholic, Tabernacle Baptist, East Athens Baptist, Oconee Street Methodist, First Presbyterian, Central Presbyterian, and First Methodist. It notes sermons, Bible school times, youth programs, and a Bible conference causing a Sunday night cancellation.
Mrs H P Sailors of Athens says four years of backache and kidney trouble vanished after using Dean's Kidney Pills from Palmer and Son's Drug Store. She notes initial relief within doses and complete recovery after finishing the course, saying she feels better than ever. 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
The STRAND presents a double feature with Charlie Chaplin in Elite and Harry Carey in Western Ace of the Laddie. Bryce, a billed extra, appears with a comedic and action mix as audiences see these classic performers on screen.
The University of Georgia Glee and Mandolin Club has finalized plans for its largest tour yet, starting March 20. The trip runs March 30 to April 11, visiting Rome, LaGrange, Barnesville, Milledgeville, Augusta, Savannah, Valdosta, Albany, Fort Valley, Macon, and Athens. The show features new material and jokes with a 45‑member ensemble led by W. D. Heaton and Jack T. Kontz.
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