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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1915
Page
5
A painting job starts with selecting the best obtainable paints for the work. Visit us to learn what we propose to paint for interior or exterior areas and we supply top paints and those best suited to the purpose. If you want the best, come to us.
The military department announces Georgia's 1915 National Matches team to be held at State Camp Grounds near Jacksonville Florida. Major Wm T Spratt Jr leads as team captain with Henry H Aveilbe as coach and Horace C Russell as spotter.
Atlanta on September 30 reports a heated fight developing over House Bill 246 to license and tax all Coca Cola based soft drinks and syrups in Georgia. Supporters expect strong backing while opponents mobilize to block action in the special session.
The first automobile rural free delivery route from Athens will start this morning from the post office. Route A consolidates mail service from routes one and three and R F D 1 and R F D 3 from Athens are abolished. The 50.8 mile route shifts old routes and assigns new carriers, with resignations and transfers noted.
The Red Sox clinched the American League pennant as Detroit lost to St. Louis, enabling Boston to stay ahead without playing. The team learned of Detroit’s defeat en route to Washington for tomorrow’s game, with yesterday’s results including Washington 3 Philadelphia 4 and Detroit 2 St. Louis 8.
Atlanta report questions if someone is planting boll weevils in Fulton and Bibb to pressure quarantine adjustments. Officials deny weevils exist in those counties and vow strict enforcement while seed costs and shipments to Atlanta mills continue amid the cotton seed war.
The act requires bottling firms in Georgia selling soft drinks to obtain a county license for 100 dollars per year. Manufacturers paying syrups tinctures or extracts must remit taxes of ten cents, twenty five cents, and fifty cents per gallon for syrups tinctures and extracts used in bottling or soda fountains. Violators face misdemeanor penalties and seizure of goods until taxes are paid. Funds go to state general treasury and conflicting laws are repealed.
In Atlanta about 150 Greek men aged 18 to 41 plan to return to Greece for military duty after a call to the colors. Nick Chotas, a leading member, says the Atlanta colony will mobilize promptly, prioritizing king's call over business concerns.
Special to the Banner. Atlanta, Sept 30. Society girls display new fads with canes colored to match costumes and swagger sticks with perfumed knobs in pastel tones. Misses Isabel and Lucile Kuhrt Helen McCullough Mary Butler and Alline Fielder are cited as followers carrying canes. A daring trend features a coat suit trimmed with monkey fur and a live monkey on a silver chain, with another woman considering such a pet.
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