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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1916

Page

5

Social notes from Athens and surrounding towns

Mrs. John Keating of Portland hosts guests on Kennesaw Avenue while Miss Hattie May Mitchell of Atlanta heads to Athens to visit Mrs. Talmadge. Guests from Cincinnati and Athens attend gatherings. several residents travel to Atlanta for opera and church events.

John Keating Portland Ore Walter Middleton John Henderson Kennesaw Avenue Keating Hattie May Mitchell Atlanta Athens Talmadge Atlanta Constitution M. W. Welch Isabelle Thomas John Welch Ruth Jackson George H. Thornton J. J. Thrielkeld Crew Street Constitution

The Havoc at Strand with Gladys Hanson and Dramatized Triangle

Gladys Hanson stars in The Havoc at the Strand. The Atlanta actress leads a modern realist drama about infidelity, betrayal, and a husband who asks the betrayer to marry his wife. Edna Mayo and Henry Walthall headline a Strange Case of Mary Page feature in the same program.

Gladys Hanson Strand Lucy Cobb Miss Hanson Atlanta Arthur Berthelet Mary Page Edna Mayo Henry Walthall

Athens High to Go Over to Monroe

The Athens High School plans to travel to Monroe for the district meeting with several teachers led by Principal Mell and Prof. Austin. Students will compete in events with five winners advancing in track, spelling, recitation, and declamation, including Bryan Lumpkin and Clinton Stevens among athletes.

Monroe Athens Mell Austin Bryan Lumpkin Clinton Stevens George Thomason Leon Jones Pierce Martin Paul Ready Delaney Sledge Moselle Ashford May Treanor Marita Bullock Eustace Lampkin

Prince Avenue Defeats Baters in Airtight Victory

Cox pitched airtight ball and Prince Avenue won handily by a score of 0 to 0. Cox allowed six hits but kept them scattered and was never really threatened. St John played left field for Prince Avenue.

Cox Prince Ave St.John

Baxter Cubs Triumph Over Prince Ave in Low-Scoring Duel

Baxter stifled Prince Ave 8 to 0 behind strong pitching from Weatherly and Cox. Fears led Baxter with a sharp stab on a potential home run ball while batting. Prince Ave tallied eight runs on 10 hits as Baxter’s defense turned key plays.

Baxter Baxter St H. E. Fears Weatherly Epting Murray Bowden St. John Jones Tuck Prince Ave. Short Price Hodgson Cox Butler Wood Fleming Dowdle Mapp R.H.B. Prince Prince, Cox and

Baseball Results From National to College Scores

National league results list Boston 4 Philadelphia 2 New York 2 Brooklyn 1 Chicago 0 St Louis 3 American Detroit 1 Cleveland 6 Philadelphia 4 New York 9 Washington 7 Boston 4 St Louis 4 Chicago 5 Southern Birmingham 4 Atlanta 3 Nashville 5 Memphis 4 New Orleans 1 Mobile 2 Chattanooga 4 Little Rock 7 South Atlantic Jacksonville 6 Charleston 9 Montgomery 3 Albany 4 Columbia 5 Augusta 8 Columbus 6 Macon 8 College games include Lexington Virginia North Carolina Aggies 18 Washington and Lee 8 Spartanburg 8 Newberry 4 Wofford 0 Guilford 7 South Carolina 3

National Boston Philadelphia New York Brooklyn Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati-Pittsburg Iain Detroit Cleveland Washington Southern Birmingham Atlanta Nashville Memphis New Orleans Mobile Chattanooga Little Rock South Atlantic Jacksonville Charleston Montgomery Albany Columbia Augusta Columbus Macon Lexington North Carolina Aggies Washington & Lee Spartanburg Newberry Wofford Guilford College N. C Guilford South Carolina

Working Boys Called to May Meeting at Y M C A

The Working Boys club of the Y M C A will hold a called business meeting at the Y M C A building next Friday night May 65. A short session followed by lemonade and cake will precede plans for three months, indoor baseball team selection, and a general get together. All city boys ages ten to eighteen are invited, especially past or prospective members.

Working Boys’ Club

Athens embraces Flag Day in proud patriotic tribute

The Classic City of Athens hosts a Flag Day celebration showing strong Americanism during a tense period. A street parade dazzled residents and visitors, with Southern oratory praising national unity. A Northern editor joined the festivities, underscoring Athens proud stand in defense of American ideals.

Athens

Dr E L Hill Attends Trustees Meeting

Rev E L Hill pastor of First Presbyterian church left yesterday for Columbia South Carolina to attend the annual meeting of the board of trustees of Union Theological Seminary.

EB. L. Hill Columbia Meeteetee Ae Theological, A E. L. Hill D. D First Presbyterian Church S. C Union Theological Seminary

An Ideal Spring Laxative Ad from Dr. King's Pills

An old advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a time tested remedy to move the bowels stimulate the liver and clear the body of wastes and impurities. It urges readers to cleanse winter poisons and buy the product from local druggists.

Dr. King

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