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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1919
Page
2
The Athens Banner is published daily except Mondays by the Banner Publishing Company. Based at 175 Lumpkin Street, it serves as a local daily newspaper for the Athens area.
H J Rowe editor information appears in a newspaper notice stating the publication is entered as second class mail matter at the Athens Georgia post office.
A long optimistic editorial urges Americas readiness to lead in postwar construction and global prosperity. It calls for faith, cooperation among labor and business, and widespread public meetings to spark local projects from highways to housing, arguing such work prevents future wars and strengthens national and world morale. The piece cites allied editorials and discusses Bolshevik influence and international mandates as contextual references.
The Childs Street school beat Lucy Cobb 10 to 6 in a tightly played girls basketball contest. Notable performers include Elsie Tester with five baskets for Childs Street and Frances Meyers with one for Lucy Cobb, while Dorothy Watson added two for Lucy Cobb and Miss Jester received praise for her superb work. A return game is scheduled at Hills Street school next Friday night.
Oglethorpe coach Frank Anderson files a protest with S I A A president Henry Phillips after umpire Stegman calls a balk on Holbrook in a 2 2 tie with Georgia. Anderson disputes the ruling, praising Stegman overall but arguing no balk exists when no runners on base. Georgia is described as the stronger team despite the close game.
We advertise a hardware exhibition offering a free aluminum cooking ware set with each range purchase. Mr C D Walker from the factory will explain merits of the range. Attend at Cott Hardware on Clayton Street.
Clarke County Georgia petitioners seek dissolution of Davison Nicholson Company by court order and charter surrender. Notice by publication in Weekly Banner Ath ens for four weeks and hearing set for April 14 1919. Includes attestations by M G Nicholson and notary public. Also lists numerous probate notices and divorce libels with dates and parties.
Do Not Get Careless Wil Impurities Invite Disease. You should pay heed to blood supply vitality and purity. A few bottles of 8 8 8, the vegetable blood medicine, will revitalize your blood and give you strength. Go to your drug store and obtain bottle today. Medical advice is available without cost by writing to Medical Director Swift Specific Co. Atlanta Ga.
The Strand shows A Gentleman of Quality with Earle Williams, a mystery drama of dual identity where a man doubts his own past after a vanished husband. Supporting cast includes Katherine Adams and Joyce Moore, plus extras The Fatal Marriage and Harry Carey in Roped.
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