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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1911

Page

6

School Fair To Be Held Today In Watkinsville

In Watkinsville on Wednesday November 1 a school fair will showcase the county boys farm work led by J W MeWhorter C S C and include girls domestic work with Miss Annie Hudson and teachers. The event aims to inspire a future countywide fair and invites Athens Clarke friends to visit. The county plans broader school displays and prizes, hoping for growth into an Oronee County fair next year.

Watkinsville Gin J. W. MeWhorter C. S.C Annie Hudson NY OL ON Ison Hhur Athens Clarke County Oconee County Nelson Hindson

University Mandolin Club attracts many new hopefuls

The University Mandolin Club reports a large number of new applicants this year and anticipates a standout lineup. The first choir tryout is set for Wednesday at 2 20 pm in DuPree Hall under Director Hauchey.

Volin DuPree Hall Hauchey du Pree Hall Milledge Ave City Hall Milledge Avenue Virginia and DuRose Avenues Boulevard Prince Avenue

Brutal attack ends when a match is struck

A man seized a woman and struck her repeatedly until her head was severed by a single blow with a match. The account describes escalating violence culminating in the fatal outcome.

Georgia election row hints at plurality governor nomination

The Atlanta dispatch explains that the state executive committee supports a plurality delegate vote for governor, signaling a move aligned with Hoke Smith influence and favoring Pope Brown. It argues the plan preserves county unit elements while bypassing a state convention and majority requirement.

Atlanta State Executive Committee J. Pope Brown Hoke Smith Brown Stith Pope Brown Park Georgia Beer

Sixteen New Auto Entries for Savannah Meets

Savannah reports sixteen more entries for the Grand Prize and related Savannah auto events on November 27 and 30. Fred Wagner, Savannah Automobile Club starter, lists additional entries from Studebaker-Flanders, Marmon, Abbott-Detroit, Mercedes, Lozier, Cole, and Mercer, with many cars already entered. Officials hope total entrants reach about seventy two across four classics.

Savannah Vanderbilt End Light Fred Wagner Abbott-Detroit Lozier Mercedes Cole Matere Annah

New Eagle Cafe Offers Three Meals Daily For $15 A Month

The New Eagle Cafe launches today offering three meals a day every day for fifteen dollars a month. The establishment bills itself as one of the city’s best up-to-date places with everything new and attractive.

NEW Eagle

Southern History Talk by Dr Lin Cave on Friday

History-minded readers may attend Dr Lin Cave on Friday for a talk on Gen. Robert E. Lee. Admission is 30 cents for adults, children 10 cents. Tickets available at Palmer's Drug Store and McGree's Book Store.

KR. Lin Cave Gen Robt Palmer's Drug Store McGres Toms Book Store

Oregon hotel men meet in Portland for state convention

Prominent hotel men from across Oregon gathered in Portland for the two day convention of the state association. Sessions will cover numerous questions of common interest to hotel keepers.

Oregon Porthland

State Committee Takes Over Primary Result Declaration

The state committee abolishes the chance for higher party authority to convene and will declare the December 7 primary result itself. It plans to use a 9 percent plurality delegate vote as the basis, asserting control ahead of next year’s national elections.

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Athens Trust & Banking Co Athens Trust & Banking Cowpany J. W. Griffin R. H. McCrary The University Mandolin Club Foley Meteor Mercer Ato Vanderbilter Clayton St Athens, Ga E. H. Jester Mgr Clayton and Jackson State Normal School Fitzpatrick & Norwood Pasmore Mary Pasmore Dorothy Pasmore Suzanne Pasmore William Armstrong Chicago Inter-Ocean Palmores Berlin Berlin Zeitung New York Musical Courier Palmers Drug Store MIL Southern History Oregon Hotel Seaiaiye Gatar Ely LYS Eli D. G. Anderson Son Mutual Cascade H. R. Palmer & Sons Prescription Experts Clayton Street Excl Southern States Cotton Corporation Geo Dole Wadley Macon Land of the Sapphire Country Southern Railway James Freeman J. L. Meek
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