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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
4
A compact listing of notices and ads from The Banner includes addresses for services like insurance Lipscomb specialty, Athens Savings Bank offering 4 percent on deposits, and lending by Green & Michael. Also seen are real estate moves, furniture, rooms for rent, sales of Palladium paint, Berkshire pigs for sale, stray Jersey cows, and farming goods with contact details and location hints.
The city court docket shows mostly traffic cases such as speeding and lights violations. Reports cite vacant city prison space, street work on Hancock Broad and Finley, paving on Milledge, and waterworks activity with April output of 40,740,000 gallons and a net profit of 120 despite 1,701 in permanent improvements. An ordinance bans feet on streetcar seats, sidewalk paving on Virginia avenue is approved, and the annual caucus is set for June 4 to outfit city offices and confirm re-elected officials.
Mount Vernon Lodge No. 22 F. & M. will hold a regular communication on Thursday evening May 10 1917 at eight thirty PM in the third floor hall of the Max Joseph Building. Warranted by E C Paine W M and G Quinn Sec’y. guidance by V CUEE.
In Athens, Georgia defeated Clemson 8 to 2 as Teet Philpot held Clemson to five hits after a strong start. Whitey Davis Gillis and Satterfield starred for Georgia, with Long and Parker pacing Clemson’s offense. The game featured sharp defensive plays, including a double play to end the Mercer-style rally, and lasted about a hour and a half.
Georgia rolled to an 8 to 2 victory over Clemson at Grant Field with strong hitting and solid defense. The Red and Black showed renewed form ahead of Tech games, aided by pitching options between Westbrook and Fox as Rip Majors prepared Friday’s starter. Attendance reached about 1,500 as both student bodies anticipated the weekend series.
Athens CHAUTAUQUA organizers announce the tent will occupy Walter Childs lot beside Childs street school after last year’s location proved unavailable. The event, under the Chamber of Commerce, gains local support from the Woman’s Club and other groups. Advance ticket sales rise as pledge cards are collected. season tickets available at Costa’s Cafe Thornton Cafe Palmer's Drug Store Chamber of Commerce and Harris' Drug Store.
One million New Yorkers welcomed the French war commission led by M Viviani in New York on May 9. Mayor Mitchell greeted the visitors as Viviani delivered the longest speech of his American tour, stressing America’s role in liberty and France’s wartime sacrifices. He praised conscription as essential while warning against Germany’s threat to democracies.
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