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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1917
Page
6
A mixed slate of notices and ads from The Banner includes insurance pitches from Lipecome and Jester, Athens Savings Bank deposit terms, loan offers on city and farm land, moving and wagon services, employment inquiries from National Press Bureau, sewing services, legal references, pigeon sales, room wanted, used Ford for sale, and a rights of way remark about motorists and pedestrians.
Fort Worth Star Telegram reports that many youths flee homes seeking freedom and material comforts. The piece argues that providing free board rooms and clothing might reduce dereliction, highlighting social pressures and family dynamics.
A Chamber of Commerce meeting shows a $200 pledge to the school of commerce while planning for regional development. D P Haselton, secretary, reports from Enoville as directors discuss drainage firms, potential Athens location, and a committee to improve the Atlanta Augusta road for greater tourist traffic.
Athens resident Mrs. J F Dunston credits Doan's Kidney Pills with removing seven year kidney trouble. She urges others to try the 50 cent remedy, claim lasting relief and no further kidney issues. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NC advertises the product.
Violet Manning, a shop girl with a talent for recitation, captivates society guests at Mrs Bagden’s weekend party. Her courage to help Mabel Hard, whose family suffers during the holiday rush, leads Blake Wendell to learn of her true worth and bring her into his world.
A Swiss migrant Jake Sneezeki seeks wealth in the United States. He meets Izzy Itch who asks his money and property, learns the secret, and Jake starts a bonceman business. The tale appears in Ring W. Lardner’s Chicago Tribune adaptation.
Mortuary notices report the deaths of Frank W Bondurant in Winder aged 42 after a brief illness with survivors including wife Myrtle Stan ton Bondurant and son Frank Jr. Other notices record the deaths of Beulah A B Reddick at Winterville aged 31, H Baker an Athens resident, and F E Trout aged 80 connected to Granite City. Funeral details vary by case.
In Atlanta on May 4 the Georgia Farmers Union urged Secretary Houston to secure an adequate tin can supply for canning beans and early vegetables. The group backed forming county warehousing companies to store potatoes corn black eyed peas velvet beans and other crops, stressing food conservation and regional self sufficiency during the wartime era.
Atlanta editorial staffs are aiding the Officers Reserve Corps with several top men joining training at Fort McPherson. Quimby Melton, city editor of the Constitution, has enrolled, joined by John Paschall, another local editor, as part of the wartime call.
A Cooper Hall gathering of 32 Irish birth or descent groups erupted in violence as police ejected over 30 attendees after they refused a resolution urging Wilson and Congress to back Irish independence. Coroner Healey blamed German sympathizers for the disruption amid wartime loyalty demonstrations.
Georgia fans mourn a 1 to 0 loss to Mercer after eight scoreless innings. With two games left in the series, the Red and Blacks must win Saturday in Athens to avoid surrendering the series to Mercer Baptist and restore winning form under Coach Henderson.
Washington May 4. For every dollar paid by the South to the Southern Railway Company in March 1917 the South received 1.07 dollars from the railroad as payment for labor material and other purposes. The company disbursed 6,608,081 dollars in the South, with 80.43 percent paid to local individuals and industries, and spent 1,421,586.64 dollars on roadway and structure improvements in March.
In Atlanta during May 4, banks, insurers, real estate firms and other employers prepare women to replace men entering military service under the selective conscription act. Firms plan to keep workers with honorable discharges at hand, as women begin handling money, banking, insurance, bookkeeping and other clerical tasks. Local ads promote Linton Spring Water and fresh seafood offerings.
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