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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1917
Page
8
A real estate plan catalog offers 80 bungalows and two story residences with cost photos floor plans and descriptions. The prepaid book outlines affordable home designs for buyers seeking compact living options in varied lot sizes.
President at Red Cross memorial dedication declares the fight against Germany will be a grim but united effort. He asserts the war will erase sectional and racial lines and bind the nation as one. Former President Taft introduces the president, while Mr Williams of Mississippi speaks for Southern women.
A 1917 letter and charity notices describe mass support for Jews in war torn Europe. Athens Georgia donors including Col. M. G. Michael pledge gifts, with Herbert Lehman and Murrow in Oklahoma coordinating aid. Henry Morgenthau gratefully acknowledges the donor’s sacrifice and calls for broader Jewish relief efforts.
The Associated Press reports Omar Khay-Yama won the 43rd Kentucky Derby in Louisville on May 12 with Midway placing second and time 2 04 3-5.
The will of Patience Baker has been filed for probate in the office of the ordinary and ordered admitted to record. Advertise your wants.
The council committee, appointed by the mayor, is preparing a completely new city charter to be submitted to the legislature. Aimed at a commission government with a strong city manager element, the plan would reduce the council to four ward representatives elected citywide, retain ward lines in name, and blend features from prior plans with new additions.
A letter from a prominent Southern loyalist urges the Confederate Veterans Association, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and related groups to dissolve during the Washington reunion next month. The author cites national strain and cites Athens as a historic hub for CSA origins and honors.
A promotional piece argues for aluminum cooking utensils over old earthenware and enamelware, citing lighter weight, lasting durability, faster heating, and resistance to rust and chipping. It contrasts grandmothers era pots with modern aluminum ware and touts safety and beauty for the modern housewife.
A sizable contingent of Athens lawyers and University of Georgia students join the officers training camp at Fort McPherson. The list includes Will Erwin Julian Erwin Frank Holden R L McWhorter Alban Reed and W A Cunningham among many others from Athens and the surrounding towns.
Archibald Carlisle McKinley died May 8 1917 at his brother G C McKinley home in Milledgeville Georgia aged 75. Wife Sarah Spalding preceded him eight months earlier and the couple had no children. He was brother to Mrs Howell Cobb and uncle to Mrs E O Treanor both of Milledgeville. He served as a gallant Confederate officer bearing marks of devotion to that cause.
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