Short Notes of Interest and Local Advertisements
Lipscomb's Specialty Insurance offers fire insurance and partnerships with J C Jester. A H Davenport invites loans on farms or city property. Sweet Potato drawers for sale two million Warren yellow yam drawers at 1.25 per thousand F O B Sycamore GA. An ice station opens on Foundry Street by Atlantic Ice Coal Corporation phone 496. Wanted first class real estate salesman to sell lots in growing state address D care Banner. 7c One Mfg Co seeks sales staff.
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Warren
Sycamore
Foundry St
Atlantic Ice « Coal Corporation
D. Care Banner
Savings Bank Promises 4 Percent on Deposits
The Athens Savings Bank advertises 4 percent interest on savings deposits compounded semiannually on January 1 and July 1. Deposits as low as 1.60 accepted. Also notes a cleaning ad for sanitary supplies and miscellaneous local classified items including Berkshire pigs for sale, a job ad for agents, and lost and found notices.
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Athens
Athens Savings Bank
Georgian oil heir reunion details and family background
Reunion of Edward Galt kin in Atlanta highlights the 26 year old georgian who struck it rich in Oklahoma oil. Family ties include Judge John L Galt Ardmore Oklahoma and Edward Galt president of Ardmore Railway Company with roots tracing to Canton and Cantons. The tale centers on a fortune built from oil discoveries near Healden Plains and Ardmore with early support from a newspaper man Johnson and a prophecy from an old veteran.
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Atlanta
Edward Galt
Lahoma
Ansley
John L. Galt
Ardmore
Okla
Aire
William Galt
Canton
Jabez Galt
Mount Vernon
Texas
H. L. Rob
Erts
Frances
Galt
Leland Galt
Manchester
W. A. Galt
Johnson
Ana
Roy
Oklahoma
Healden Plains
Young Galt
Healden Fields
Frry
Birmingham
Regis
T. Y. Mor
Coming 10 Colonial to Present Summer Musical Comedy
Arthur E. sarr and associates lease the Colonial for the summer with tabloid style musical comedies. Greenwood Agency of Atlanta supplies Barr with top talent to tour the South. Shows change twice weekly with new faces and a clean, lighthearted format aimed at ladies and children.
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Arthur E. Sarr
Neil O’brien
Greenwood
Atlanta
Barr
South
Athens
Brandeis Nomination To Be Voted On Tomorrow
The senate judiciary committee will decide Brandeis Supreme Court nomination tomorrow after months of review. Nine of ten Democratic members are expected to favor a favorable report, with Senator Shields the only uncertain Democrat. Republicans are likely to oppose Brandeis. aShield vote could tie the committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Shields
Tennessee
Brandeis
Exercise fuels the body’s hidden laboratory for health
The article extols exercise as essential to the body’s chemical processes, noting that proper activity keeps secretions balanced, waste elimination normal, and the body’s appearance strengthened. It emphasizes engaging, varied routines blending work and play, and promotes YWCA swimming classes led by Miss Smootherman with contact details provided.
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Nature
Smootherman
Sant
Piterrius
Peneanes
At Piney Ridge screens at the Strand with Mary Page chapter
The Strand presents Fritzi Brunnette in At Piney Ridge a thrilling story that grips from the start. Also continues the Mary Page serial chapters as the mystery of the murderer nears its end with upcoming Wednesdays showing the next installments.
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Strand
Fritzi Brunnette
Piney Ridge
Mary Page
University of Georgia Professor Delivers Numerous Commencement Speeches
Prof. R. E. Park head of the English department at the University of Georgia is in demand for commencement addresses. He leaves today for Laconia to speak, then to Tennille, Cartersville, Athens, Hawkinsville and Midville before returning.
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R. E. Park
University of Georgia
Laconia
Tennille
South Georgia
Cartersville
Athens
Hawkinsville
Midville
Beban Stars In An Alien At The Elite Today
George Beban, renowned for his pathos, appears at the Elite today in An Alien. The Athens audience expects a steady flow of devotees to witness his portrayal of a poor immigrant who cherishes his daughter above all else.
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George Beban
Athens
Beban
Marriage Licenses Slump Despite Lunacy Trials
The office of the ordinary reports a sharp fall in marriage licenses this spring with only two issued to white couples and nine to negroes in May, while lunacy trials have also dropped from typical monthly levels.
Barrow County Moves Prisoners From Clarke County
Barrow County sheriff transfers inmates from Clarke County jail to the new county prison at Winder after completion. Five prisoners are relocated. the move follows months of confinement in Clarke County jail.
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Winder
Clarke County
Prohibition Party Considers Bryan for President Nomination
Chicago leaders weigh William Jennings Bryan as a possible Prohibition party candidate if the Democratic convention rejects a prohibition plank. Other figures named include Richmond P Hobson Foss Hanly Sulzer Miles. The Prohibition convention is set for July 19 to 22 at St Paul. Bryan disavows any such bid, noting he never expected to hear of it and has not contemplated a presidential run on the prohibition ticket.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Jennings Bryan
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Alabama
Sulzer
New York
Foss
Massachusetts
Hanly
Indiana
Nelson A. Miles
St. Paus
Bryan
Washington
Prohibition Party
Funeral Yesterday for J T Huggins Merchant Leader
The funeral of Harvey T. Huggins, longtime city merchant and First Methodist church steward for 35 years, drew a large crowd at the Athens area Methodist church yesterday afternoon. Choir members led hymns including Lead Kindly Light and Abide with Me before Rev. James C Morris preached, prayers offered, and interment at Oconee cemetery following graveside rites.
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Harvey T. Huggins
Lil Hodgson
E. C. Payne
C.A. Whittle
Sterling P. Wiggins
Athens
James Cr. Morris
First Methodist Church
Oconee Cemetery
Democrats Adopt Special Rule On Naval Appropriation
Washington May 23 Democrats approved a special rule for the naval appropriation bill to push for a final House vote by Friday or Saturday of next week. The rule, set for Monday, provides night sessions and limited general debate after a heated floor dispute between Majority Leader Kitchin and Minority Leader Mann.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kitchin
Dade Mann
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Athens Audit CO
J. F. Hart
Lipscomb
Insurance
J. C. Jester
A. H. Davenport
7&C One Mfg. Co
Sanitary Co
4Th Ave
Beanie N
Tamworth Berkshire
Fred Stewart
Julian Distilling Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Wsu
Setter Pup
Prince Avenue
Reunion Galt Family
Miss Galt
Cobb
Gal
Asheville
Mentone
Ala
Dge Galt
Georgia
Murray County
Ora McGhee
Pleas McGhee
Aes Ge
Morris
Athens Engineering Company
Childs Street
Brandies
Lipscomb & Co
City Loans
J. D. Bradwell, Attorney
Fritz
State OF GA
Barrow County
Clarke CO
National Prohibition
J. T. Huggins
Naval Appropriations
Toledo
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