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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1917
Page
2
The late Rev. Hugh F. Oliver's poem The New South is highlighted as timely and fitting for Athens readers widow Mrs. Oliver resides there and the verse envisions unity across regions and progress toward a modern South. May 28 1909 dated feature includes cultural notes and local calendar items.
The article warns that a single fly can carry up to five hundred million germs and spread typhoid fever and possibly infantile paralysis. It urges immediate anti-fly campaigns in April through June, cites farms and suburbs as breeding grounds, and notes flies migrate to towns by rail and other transport. Kill flies and save lives.
The University Club will not meet this evening as planned with Mr and Mrs Fred Orr due to Mr Gutzon Borglum being unable to attend to address the club.
The ad lists refrigerators and ice boxes, frost King freezers, water coolers, glassware, fruit jars, and a full line of O'Cedar mops and polish. Garden hose, flower pots, saucers, watering pots, and a variety of stoves and accessories are promoted with low prices.
Store and weight spoons, bunny spoons, birth month spoons and bent handles in nursery rhyme designs. Knife, fork and spoon feature very short, chubby handles suited for small hands. Cups in sterling and Sheffield plate.
Rosa Munday Owen shares a lyrical reflection on North Georgia springs, praising the region’s flora and fauna. The piece notes azaleas dogwood and arbutus in bloom, whippoorwills singing, and the author’s attempt to smile through pain as she admires the season. The Clay ton Tribune is cited.
Miss Ruth McGaughey of Monroe and Rollins Champion of this city were married last evening at nine o clock at the Tabernacle Baptist church. Rev E H Jennings officiated. The couple has many friends who will be interested in the announcement. Miles McGaughey visited locally.
Mrs. J. W. Barnett and Mrs. A. H. Davenport host a bridge party at the Country Club for Mrs. Ed Sterne of Albany. In Albord Veazey notice, Mr. W. L. H. Alford of Sylvester announces Ellie Alford to Lincoln Veazey of Athens with a late June wedding.
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