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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1914

Page

2

Rural Carriers Meet in Athens Eighth District Dives

About a hundred rural free delivery carriers from the Eighth District met in Athens, electing J. S. Lunsford as president and appointing a vice president from each county. They discussed routing mileage funding, urged using auto and motorcycle tax funds for roads, and voted to raise insurance beneficiary dues from 50 cents to 1.10. The group praised the district’s strength and planned next year’s meeting in Elberton.

Lunsford Unle Sam's Eighth Athens S. C. Cartledge W. O. W. Hall Elberton Elbert R. L. Brown Bowman Putnam A. J. Walton Eatonton Greene E. D. Callaway Greensboro Clarke Oconee H. B. Harris Watkinsville Hart Richardson Hartwell Phil Cook

Athens Agent Ranks Seventh Among Top Life Insurance Earners

Mr. M. J. Abney, agent for New England Life Insurance Company in Athens, is seventh in the nation for April paid-for business. The list includes agents in Philadelphia, Kansas City, New York, Hartford, Raleigh, Boston, Atlanta, and more. no other city of Athens size appears. Abney credits his record to company strength, steady effort, tactful management, and knowledge of prospects. Friends congratulate him.

M. J. Abney New England Life Insurance Company Iton Mass Philadelphia Kansas City New York Hartford Athens Raleigh Boston Atlanta Louisville Detroit St. Paul Buffalo Cleveland Indianapolis Milwaukee Portland Cincinnati San Francisco Providence Chicago Baltimore Abney

Revival Begins At Tabernacle With Noted Evangelists

Rev R E Neighbour arrives from Atlanta reports strong revival across 34 churches. J H Drew and Professor Scholfield with wife sing and address travel to Athens for services at Baptist Tabernacle starting today with 3:30 p m evening preaching and afternoon talks by Mrs Dew on How I Was Saved From Romanism. Guests include Mrs W C Wingfield and Mrs Neighbour invite Athens pastors and all church members to join week of evangelism.

R. E. Neighbour the Baptist] Tabernacle Atlanta Neighbour Woodard Avenue Baptist Church Athens The Baptist Tabernacle J. H. Drew Scholfield Drew Professor Scholfield Tinue Dew W. C. Wingfield

Standardized Nomenclature Aims To Unify English Grammar

News notes a plan to replace possessive and genitive terms and harmonize grammar nomenclature across languages. The 1914 English conference in Georgia lays out July 1 2 sessions with twenty minute papers on English teaching standards unification and library role.

W. O. Martin Jackson Cedartown A. G. Miller Waycross H. B. Carreker Warrenton Prin, F. Mynatt Columbus R. H. Hankinson McDonough Jennie Mc ¥Lroy A. H. Moon Baxley C. W. Steed Macon A. L. Brewer Quitman P. F. Brown N.S Athens H. B. Adams H. B. Ritchie

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by House Springs Woman

Miss Clara Oster of House Springs Missouri endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best to cure a cough or a bad cold on the lungs. For sale by all dealers. adv.

Chamberlain Clara Oster House Springs Adv

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Baby Lloyd's Princess Go-Carts Belding - Hall Bernstein Bros Broad Street Heywood- Wakefield J. S. Lunsford J.J. Rucker Lavonia Mr. Lung+ford Morgan F. L. White Buckhead Ogiethorpe, J. F. Callahan, Lessington United States Tabernacle Revival Meeting J. H. Dew D. D J. F. Scholfield J. F. Schofield
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