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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1917
Page
6
Advertisements list varied notices and business pleas. Listings include insurance promotions, savings bank rates, rental offers, room and house rentals, lost pig, factory jobs, and tailor services. Local agents advertise loans on city property or farms, with brief contact cues and locations in Athens area.
The Banner announces Rev H H Brooks who has completed a thorough BYPU course has a special invitation to attend the Baptist Young People's Union of America 26th Anniversary Convention in Detroit Michigan from July 5 to 8 1917. See Mr Brooks to go as a delegate and for arrangements.
A brief anecdote about Frances aged three acting very naughty. Her mother shakes her by the arm and jokes that the devil has a hold on her. Frances responds promptly with defiance saying Let go then, as she wiggles free.
A Milwaukee News item notes a curious bias where a bachelor running a business favors married men for jobs. It suggests this practice is not part of a larger matrimony movement, just a local preference rather than a social program.
Georgia opened the 1917 season with a 3 to 0 win over West Virginia Wesleyan at Sanford Field. Westbrook struck out ten for Georgia, while Shriver held the visitors to five hits. Georgia benefited from errors by Wesleyan and featured strong defense and sharp pitching. Indiana visits this afternoon at 3:15.
The Associated Press reports Mercer defeated Indiana Baptists 9 to 0 last night. Tech beat Bingham School in Atlanta 4 to 3 in another game.
The Louisville Colonels baseball team departed Thursday afternoon for Atlanta after staying since the 6th. They will play in Birmingham, Nashville, and return for a regular season opener on the 11th in Louisville.
The navy enrollments at New Port R I include the Yale Flying Unit now practicing at Palm Beach. The unit enlisted in a body into the naval reserve, marking a significant expansion of Yale's aviation contingent within naval service.
Seale Alabama March 30 Charles H Tallman Russell county tax collector indicted yesterday charged with embezzlement was arrested today The amount of the alleged shortage is not disclosed He was released on bond.
Alfred N Chandler of the Single Tax Service League spoke to the University school of commerce about the single tax on land values as the solution to state and municipal finance. He cited city adoptions and a state moving toward the system, which excludes taxes on houses household effects machinery livestock and merchandise.
A devotional exploring Jesus as the LIGHT of the world drawn from John 9 1 80. The author argues light grants vision and spiritual sight, contrasts physical blindness with faith and experience, and urges reliance on Jesus to interpret reality and guide toward heavenly destiny.
Special to the winner. Bingham School of Mebane North Carolina defeated Belmont College in the third game of their Southern tour. The Cadets extended their string of triumphs and schedule next at Furman University. Final score shows Bingham with a strong offensive showing and Belmont struggling to score through the innings.
In Fort Worth Star Telegram style the tale centers on a protective older brother who defends his littler kin from an imposing figure named Gomncone, with the serious tension escalating as Mister steps in to shield the younger sibling.
The Chamber of Commerce directors met yesterday with presiding Mr. C. D. Flanigen. Mrs. J. T. Anderson and Mrs. Walter B. Hill urged sanitary inspection of homes of colored laundry workers, prompting referral to the sanitation and health committee for action. The group discussed Athens fairs, a canning factory, farming incentives, and the upcoming hautuauqua May 15 through 22. Delegates will travel to Atlanta April 6 to hear Mr. Vrooman discuss agricultural preparedness and regional food independence.
New Orleans March 30. “Greater Prosperity Through a Greater South” outlines the Cut Over and Conference of the South to be held April 11, 12 and 18. Organizers include the Southern Pine Association and local commerce groups. Proposals focus on rebuilding cut-over lands through cattle hog and sheep raising colonization and reforestation with invited speakers such as Vice President Marshall and cabinet officers.
Miss Hila D. Leverett, missionary to China, will address colored residents on foreign missions with emphasis on China. The event, supported by the First Methodist Society, is set for tomorrow at 3 45 at Mortons Opera House. All colored people are invited to attend.
The Athens bar is called to meet in the superior court room this morning at 11 o'clock to fix a calendar for the approaching term of the court for this county.
The funeral for Mrs Pearl Clifton Hodges, who died after a long illness, will be held at 11 am at First Baptist Church. Rev Dr Lynch will preach. Pallbearers are F H Thormon, George Thornton, J B Thornton, Asa Thornton, W H Mines, W E Shehee. Burial at Oconee cemetery. Survived by mother Mrs Y B Clifton Athens a brother A Clifton Atlanta two sisters Mrs E L M Howell Athens and Mrs J D McCardy Atlanta and two young sons Masters Clifton Hodges and D B Hodges. Body from home to Dorsey’s, call 10:30.
Special to the Banner reports Otis Camp and Deputy H D Micer arrested T. H. Wall and his wife about six gallons of whiskey three miles north of Statham Barrow County on a Thursday night. It is claimed to be the first arrest under the new bond law during the extra session of the legislature.
Tallahassee March 30 The Florida supreme court has upheld the statute authorizing the sale of bonds for drainage of millions of acres of Everglades lands. Bonds to be issued against property benefited within special drainage districts.
The track meet scheduled for Sanford Field has been postponed to next Wednesday due to the Indiana game. Event order includes sprints, jumps, throws, hurdles, relays, and a mile run with teams of four from each class. Admission is free and merchants have contributed prizes. officials to confirm time and sequence.
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