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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1916
Page
8
Short local note lists Lipscomb's Specialty Insurance and a loan offer on Athens real estate by W L Erwin. Mentions a regular dinner service from 11:30 to 3:00 at The Oasis on Broad Street. Also advertises a lost pink silk baby carriage quilt with reward offered by Banner.
District Court in Georgia announces the first meeting of creditors for John T. Gholston of Athens in Clarke County. The meeting is set for March 28 1916 at 11 a.m. in the referee’s office Athens with creditors invited to prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. Frank L. Upson Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Athens Savings Bank advertises savings accounts with compounding on January first and July first deposits starting at 81.00. A $50.00 scholarship is for Athens Business College. Lewish Shirt Factory seeks 25 seamstresses for steady work. A two story three room house is for rent on Hancock avenue at 25.00 per month. Lost two keys on Pulaski street, return to Warner and Co. Clayton street.
The Roberta Harris Wells Chapter LL D announces a Memorial Banquet at Masonic hall Watkin ville on March 24 at 7 30 p m to benefit the graves marking movement. Miss Mildred Rutherford of Athens will be guest of honor with other speakers. Admission 25 cents.
The Supreme Court reviews multiple appellate decisions including Colgan Company vs Hughes from Elbert Judge Meadow, Pendergrass vs Duke from Jackson Judge Brand, and Camp vs Terrell from Franklin Judge Meadow. Attorneys for plaintiffs in error include Tutt Rogers Grogan Cooley Ray Strickland Mahaffey. defendants represented by Goode Little.
The Athens Chamber of Commerce sends a referendum letter to members asking their views on a bond issue to enlarge and improve the waterworks plant. It proposes pumping from Sandy Creek, replacing the Oconee system, and seeks opinions on sufficiency, drinking use, and the plan's merit.
Danielsville Ga March 17 Special to the Banner B O Williams aged ninety and Miss Mary E McLevy aged seventy five were married in Madison county near this place on March 15 Williams a prominent citizen resides at the old family home settled over a century ago and he expects to reach the hundred year mark.
The Texas onion harvest is under way and is estimated at about 2,500,000 bushels, a 16 percent rise over last year, according to figures released by the department of agriculture.
Greensboro Georgia March 17 a party of gypsy fortune tellers were observed traveling in an automobile with their belongings packed around and beneath the car The piece notes the historic bond between gypsies and horses and ponders the gypsy’s adaptation to autos as auto traders.
Oglethorpe County Teachers Association holds its regular monthly meeting in the Crawford school auditorium at 9 30 a m Saturday March 17 A basket dinner will be served for teachers and officials Trustees and board of education are urged to attend In the afternoon Rev W H Faust will address the association and the public is invited to hear him.
Dr L R Geissler of the University of Georgia will lecture on The Mental and Physical Growth of the Baby at First Methodist church in Monroe Sunday evening March 19 at 7 30. He will also speak at Mill chapel Sunday afternoon at 4. His address on child development is expected to interest parents guardians physicians ministers teachers and others concerned with child welfare.
Watkinsville Ga March 17 there will be an all day church rally at Johnson church on Saturday March 18 on the grounds Rev S P W of Athens and other noted speakers will be present. Everybody is invited with morning and afternoon addresses listed.
Strand goers will rejoice as Blanche Sweet appears Monday in The Black List a powerful drama about the struggle between capital and labor. The picture is touted as her greatest triumph and will be shown at Paramount.
Norfolk March 17 The steam er Santa Mae which rescued twenty one of the Kanawha crew off South Carolina is still hunting the seven missing.
Col R L J Smith an attorney from Commerce represents several railroads and other corporations in Washington. He spends time there pursuing railroad interests and related legal actions.
The United Doctors of Athens plan to receive patients within days at the Shackelford Building. They offer non surgical treatment for chronic diseases using pure drugs prepared in their own lab and provide free consultation with acceptance only for curable cases.
Lipscomb and Company ads Mary Miles Minter in the Exquisite and Unusual Romance Dimples at the Strand today. The five act Metro feature, produced by Columbia Pictures, follows a double love story with romance and wit. Also showings include Mr Jack Dodges the Alimony in a Saturday comedy.
State and county tax books are now open for payment. H. Dorsey, tax receiver, urges property owners to settle assessments promptly at the county office and avoid penalties.
The document lists total assets of 331,889,091.16 with cash on hand and in office 1,000,000.00, premiums in collection, interest and dividends accrued, cash deposits, subscriptions paid in cash, and mortgage related items totaling 31,889,001.16 in equity plus liabilities. It references bonds and stocks valued at 25,732,639.00 and mortgage 1,170,000.00 in a financial statement style.
The Clarke County Choir holds its first meeting of the season with the church at Arnoldville Sunday March 19 at 2 30 pm All singers and lovers of vocal music are invited Arnoldville is twelve miles from Athens on the Georgia Railroad
Washington reports export figures showing about 679000 horses and mules valued at 132 million dollars shipped to Europe and other destinations in the past year according to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Athens delegates named by Mayor Arnold to represent the city at the World Court Congress in New York from May 2 to May 4. Attendees include D. Barrow, Jere M. Pound, C. H. Brand, H. West, and H. M. Holden, leaders from academia and the judiciary. The article also notes Dorothy Gish Owein Moore and George Fawcett appearing in Betty of Greystone, Griffeth's Triangle Program entry.
Mrs Emma Vaughan died yesterday at her home on Williams street aged eighty eight. Funeral services will be held at Princeton today at 10 o'clock conducted by Rev Mr Shaw and other ministers. She was survived by a son, John Vaughan. Mabel Normand and Roscoe Arbuckle return next Tuesday in Bright Lights, a Triangle Keystone comedy.
Mr F F Duster aged seventy six died at his home near Bogart yesterday after a several weeks illness. Survived by five daughters and five sons, he was a consistent member of the church for many years. The funeral and burial will be held near Bogart tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock.
Practically all examinations across University of Georgia departments were completed yesterday leaving students with a light breathing spell until finals in May and June and commencement season approaches.
Fire department responding to a 11:20 PM call at the corner of Broad and Pope’s Treats found no fire. It was the second false alarm answered this week.
Athens investigator J. F. Hart began auditing county officers books in Lexington on March 17. He will scrutinize those who handle the county cash and related financial records as part of the official inquiry.
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