Short Notes of Interest Local Ads and Offers
Market notices and personal ads list fire insurance with J C Jester. Loans on Athens real estate. Two story rental on Haycock Avenue for 25 dollars monthly. Sewing machine for sale. Cadillac touring car almost new with 6000 miles. 8 room house for rent on Nantahala Avenue. Daily dinner at The Oasis. For sale sweet potato plants Nancy Hall Porto Rico and Southern Queen ready March 25. Scholarship to Athens Business College offered. Two mules and a two horse wagon for sale on Georgia Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Hall
Porto Rico
Southern Queen
W. H. Hobby
Rebecca, Ga
Bank in Athens and Local Listings
The Athens Savings Bank offers 4 percent interest on savings deposits compounded January 1 and July 1. Deposits start at 81.86. Real estate listed near Normal School by J. B. Wier on Prince Avenue. Barred Rock Eggs advertised by phone 883. Equitable Life Loans at 6 percent with no commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank IN
Athens
Athens Savings Bank
Gathe
Pictorial Review Coat No 6611 For Teens
A corduroy or velours pique coat is featured as a top seasonal fashion for young girls. The cream model is shown, with striking red blue and green options. Self trimmed except for the corded silk collar, it uses 314 yards 54 inch fabric. Sizes 14 to 20 years, price 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pictorial Review
Augusta Fire Aftermath Sparks Massive Reconstruction Plan
Augusta Georgia contends with six burned blocks and over six hundred homes destroyed. A citizens relief committee reports fifteen thousand dollars raised with fifty thousand more expected to aid three thousand homeless. Fire loss estimated at six million dollars. cause under investigation. militia stood down. city imposes informal moratorium while streets are cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Augusta
Citizens’ Committee
Dyer
Broad Street
Littleton
Red and Black Ball Team 15 Shows Improvement in Practice
A warm March afternoon on Sanford Field featured a 12 inning practice as the Red and Black Ball Team 15 split players between regulars and rookies. The varsity won 7 to 5 with improvements in batting and fielding noted. positions for Tuesday’s game with West Virginia Wesleyan remain unsettled, but Henderson will be at first, Holden at third, and Rawson likely catching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bean
Sanford Field
Varsity
McWhorter
Jones
Rawson
Kemp
Neal Gillis
Wootten
Bondurant
David
Quattlebaum
Holden
Whitey Davis
Keystone
West Virginia Wesleyan
Henderson
Clements
Davis
Veteran Southern Railway engineer earns bronze service medal
Forty years of faithful service on the Athens to Lula branch are recognized when Tom Moore receives a bronze medal from president Fairfax Harrison in Charlotte. Other longtime Athens branch staff Mr. R. H. Lemond, Conductor Arthur Cox, and John A. Mann are slated to receive medals, honoring decades of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s Day
Tom Moore
Southern Railway
Athens
Lula
Moore
Charlotte
N. C
Fairfax Harrison
Harrison
Par
Southern
R. H. Lemond
Arthur Cox
John A. Mann
Daily Thought on Life as Chance to Learn Love
Quote on life as a chance to learn love and understand its possibilities, reflecting Browning's view that joy and woe shape our pursuit of love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Directors of Athens Chamber of Commerce Meet at Clayton Street
The Athens Chamber of Commerce directors will meet at their Clayton street office this morning at 11 o'clock to discuss several important matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Clayton Street
Mule cruelty fine for William Killian in court
William Killian was yesterday morning fined $10.75 for cruelty to a mule. The incident was recorded in local court records and reflects enforcement of animal welfare ordinances in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Killian
Major Boswell Named Marshal for Athens Flag Day Parade
At the insistence of the committee on arrangements Major Boswell commandant of the University of Georgia cadet regiment has consented to act as marshal of the day on the occasion of Athens Flag Day. He will oversee the formation line of march and composition of the paras of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Boswell
University of Georgia Cadet Regiment
Pope Brown Likely Named President of Georgia State Agricultural Society
Athens reports indicate at the society’s upcoming summer meeting Pope Brown of Pulaski county will be elected president without opposition to succeed Captain John A. Cobb of Americus, one of the South’s oldest agricultural groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Georgia State Agricultural Society
South
Pope.Brown
Pulaski County
John A. Cobb
Americus
Farm building and engineering expert joins Georgia college extension
Georgia State College of Agriculture announces Guy R. Jones will join the extension department to aid farmers in building silos, drainage, roads, and farm structures. The service, funded by Smith Lever, reflects high farmer demand. Jones, already superintendent at the Milledgeville insane asylum farm, starts April 1 with six months of work lined up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia State College of Agriculture
Guy R. Jones
Extension Department
Smith-Lever
Jones
Insane Asylum
Milledgeville
College of Agriculture
Rabbi Blumenthal Here for Two Days in City
Rabbi Charles Blumenthal of Savannah will be in the city today and tomorrow. He is a leading Jewish minister and will speak at Congregation Adath Moshe this evening at 8 o clock in Knights of Pythias hall, used as a meeting place until a synagogue is built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Blumenthal
Savannah
Adath Moshe
Knights of Pythias
Progress April issue features New Orleans focus and social topics
The April issue of Progress magazine runs seventy two pages with extensive advertising and reading material. It highlights the New Orleans number tied to the Southern Sociological Association meeting and covers topics from New Orleans memorials to education and social service efforts across Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress
Merrill
New Orleans
Southern Sociological Association
Louis J. Hennessey
Louisiana
C. A. Ives
Southern Sociological Congress
Southern Conference For Education and Industry
Women’s Meeting
Nelle Peters Black
Travelers’ Aid Society
Southern Summer School For Social Service
C. C
Almira M. Winchester
Macon
Congressman's Life
A New York American line notes a congressman's life as a string of weddings and gifts reflecting public service and social ties. It treats life as ceremonial, suggesting ongoing personal and political rewards through marriage alliances and public recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York American
Livestock Campaign Reaches Over Seventy Five Thousand in Georgia
The Georgia College of Agriculture with the US Department of Agriculture and railroads wrapped up a livestock campaign that ran since January 24. About 75,000 people were reached in meetings and exhibits of purebred livestock and home-grown feed, with Jasper Georgia drawing the largest turnout and LaFayette close behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
College of Agriculture
United
States Department of Agriculture and Railroads
Jasper
LaFayette
Lavonia
Chipley
Buford
Swainsboro
Union City
Every Cow in Athens Milk Supply Examined for TB
The Athens city board of health announced that Capt. Gilbert of the state department of agriculture will inspect all cows in dairies supplying Athens milk. He will report in a few days. Every cow from which milk is taken will undergo a rigid TB examination to safeguard public health. Strong enforcement hinges on this dairy cattle inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Board of Health of
City
State Department of Agriculture
Capt
Gilbert
Capt. Gilbert
Cadet drill simulates Mexican skirmish on campus field
After morning assembly cadets enact a mock battle with infantry and artillery clashing near Lumpkin Hill and Alumni Hall. Spectators at the ball field watch as advancing Scouts and defenders engage, until the recall bell ends the staged engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Signal Corps
Lumpkin Hill
Alumni Hall
Lack of Mountain Scenery Keeps Georgia Film Crew Away
A Lasky company seeking authentic mountains failed to find suitable scenery near Athens. A message from Miss Hazel Dawn's manager asked if Athens could supply mountains and surroundings, but Joel of General Film declined. The crew moved on to Gainesville and Tallulah Falls, bringing Georgia into the real movies while Athens lacks moving picture mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Lasky
Joel
Rabun
Gainesville
Tallulah Falls
Georgia
Street Carnival Stirs Gainesville Faction Clash
In Gainesville Georgia on March 23 the mayor Dr P E B Robertson Col Edgar Dunlap city attorney Col Carl Davie four councilmen and rival factions clash over a La France Truck purchase and the street carnival on the public square. The mayor and many business men oppose the carnival while the Candler Horse Guards back it. Attorneys Davie and Dunlap rush to Dawsonville for restraining orders. Dunlap arrives first and secures one enjoining the mayor from stopping the shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
P. E. B. Robertson
Edgar Dunlap
Carl Davie
Candler Horse Guards
la France
Candler
Davie
Dawsonville
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Dearing
Berwin & Co
J. F. Hart
Lipscomb
Iinsurance
J. C. Jester
Athens Real Estate
W. L. Erwin
Flor
Haycock Avenue
Milledge
A. H. Davison
Baldwin Street
Nantahala Ave
S. R. Grubb
the Oasis
Equitable Life
Holman Bldg
Athens Business College
Athens, Gatt
Georgia Avenue
M. L. Hampton
J. T. Anderson
Normal School
J. B. Wier
Prince Avenue
Su-Tu
Equitable Life Loans
Daily Fashion Note
The
Southern Railroad
Id. G. Anderson & Co
Clayton St
Athens, Ga
OF Directors OF
Chamber OF Commerce
Athens Engineering Company
Maj. Boswell
Pope Brown
State Agricultural Society
Extension Service
State College
Rabbi Blumenthal
Congregation
Athens Sociological Publication
Lipscom B. &. Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!