Banner Auto Show Draws Crowds and Delights Athens
The Banner's Auto Show opened in Moss Auditorium drawing crowds from Athens and surrounding areas. The event features cars, accessories, and electrical appliances with loud music, dazzling lighting, and cool air from fans. Traffic and sales appear strong with full display rooms and a packed second-day outlook. Prominent booths include Athens Railway Electric, Westinghouse, Western Electric, and General Electric showcasing fans, irons, percolators, and a wide array of pianos and phonographs.
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Moss Auditorium
Athens
Car Pr Scessory
James Music Company
Edison
Mason and Hamlin
Conover
Kingsbury Pianos
Wellington
Athens Railway & Electrical Company
Alex Wier
E. R. Bridges
Westinghouse
J. “van Rogers
South Snd
Western Electric Company
Mesers
W. R. Philips
J. W. Smith
General Electric Booth
Big Parade Opens At University Campus Show
The parade starts at 11 o'clock from the University of Georgia campus entrance and moves along Broad to Thomas, Washington, College Ave, Hancock Ave, Pulaski, Prince, Hill, Milledge, Cloverhurst, and back to the auditorium. Prizes and a number drawing follow the march, with a daily show 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Booths featuring Ford, Chevrolet, Maxwell, Smith Form-a-Truck, Cole 8, Inter-State, Dodge, Buick Six and more.
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University of Georgia
Broad
Thomas
Washington
College Avenue
Hancock Avenue
Pulaski
Prince Avenue
Hill Street
Milledge Avenue
Cloverhurst Avenue
Milledge
Prince
Cobb Street
Hancock
Lumpkin
Clayton
Prize Parade At Auto Electric Show Adds Multiple Giveaways
Exhibitors announce new prizes from General Electric Western Electric Athens Engineering Westinghouse and Athens Railway and Electric. Visitors today and tomorrow can win a six pound iron curling iron heater Mazda lamps travelers iron electric toaster and more. The parade opens at 10 30 with a 11 start led by Morris band and a closing dance tomorrow night with Haughey's orchestra.
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General Electric Company
Western Electric Company
Athens Engineering Company
Westinghouse Electric Company
Travelers’ Iron
Athens Railway & Electric Company
Morris Band
Haughey
Annual meeting notice of Mutual In exresce Compas policy holders
The annual gathering of policy holders of the Mutual In exresce Compas is to be held. Details such as date and venue are not clearly readable in the fragment.
Birth of a Nation Draws Crowds in Athens Two-Day Run
Crowds from Athens and nearby towns attend two performances daily at 3 p m and 8 30 p m of The Birth of a Nation. The orchestra is praised as the best heard here. Veterans and African American audiences are noted with gallery access for negroes tonight and tomorrow night at 50 and 75 cents.
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Athens
Auto Show Opens With Strong Seller Interest
The Auto Electric Show started with several sales and strong dealer interest. Griffeth Implement and Ford agency reported two cars sold on the show floor, while Mr Lasnett of Chevrolet sold a car within an hour of opening. Dealers expect more sales today and tomorrow as The Banner notes the event is successful. ARNOLD ABNEY advertise fruits and produce with daily specials including Florida oranges apples bananas and fresh greens.
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Chevrolet
Maxwell
Clarke County Motor Car Company
Joe Downs
Bernstein Brothers
Ford
Willys Knight
Overland
Willys-Knight
H. S. Jackson
J.H. Griffeth
Cole
Clayton Street
Woodruff Brothers
Winder
Indiana
Woodruff
Athens
Dodge
Charlie Hodgson
Griffeth Implement Company
Lasnett
Athens Hosts Dual Commencement Across Two Schools
In Athens the State Normal School and Lucy Cobb Institute plan parallel commencement schedules. Lucy Cobb features an outdoor play The Sign of the Leopard, alumnae banquet, annual concert, a Sunday sermon by Rev John D Mell, and a Monday evening graduation with literary address by Hon William M Howard. State Normal will hold preplanned events leading into final exercises and a senior reception.
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Athens
State Normal School
Lucy Cobb Institute
Lucy Cobb
Institute
Cucy Cobb Pee
Albert Néwell
Atlanta
Seney-Stovall Chapel
John D. Mell
D. v
William M. Howard
Augusta
Gerdine
Brumby
State
Note to England Goes Forward Today
President Wilson sent the completed draft note protesting interference with neutral mails to the state department for dispatch to London. The document denounces British seizure of neutral ships and censorship of mails, insisting these practices must stop.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
State Department
Wilson
London
Wilson’s Robles on Trade Commission Ends Fifteen Months
Washington May 23 The action ends the fight to keep Robles on the trade commission where he has served fifteen months as President Wilson s ad interim appointee He likely will continue until near the end of the present congress. The week will also feature a recital by the music department a juniors reception for the seniors a commencement sermon by Dr Plato Durham of Emory University and other campus events by the college community.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robles
Trade Commission
Wilson
Conaresmianel Souxion
Commerce
Music
Plato Durham
Theological Department
Emory University
Atlanta
Oratory
Miss Augusta Center
Germans Respond to French Offensive at Verdun
Reports from London describe heavy German assaults northeast and northwest of Verdun as fighting continues. French hold Fort Douaumont despite German pressure while counterattacks drive the invaders from Deadman's Hill. Rome and Vienna report Italian retreats in Tyrol and along the Astico Brenta corridor amid broader wartime moves. A British war-credit total reaches eleven billion nine hundred ten million. Berlin notes a centralized food dictatorship as Germany seeks to secure nourishment despite blockade.
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Associated Press
London
Havd
Doudumont
Verdun
Fort Douaumont
Deadman’s Hill
Italy
Tyrol
Rome
Astico
Brenta
Laguna
Vienna
Borgo
Trebizond
Turkey
Serbecht
Mesoptamia
House of Commons
Germany
Berlin
Federal Council
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Ajax
F. A. Gross
Lamar
E.S. Sporting Goods Company
E.S
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Florida
Arnold & Abney
Shiver
White Rock
State Normal
England
Aumnae i Association
S. N. S. Glee Club
J. Ogden Persons
Forsyth
Senate
General Assembly of Georgia
Winnie Davis Memorial Hall
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