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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1915
Page
6
Georgia Railroad timetable lists daily trains No 50 No 52 No 56 No 54 No 51 No 53 No 55 with departures and arrivals. No 50 leaves 8 55 a m No 52 3 55 p m daily except Sunday No 56 4 25 p m Sunday only No 54 9 05 a m No 51 arrives 1 20 p m No 53 arrives 9 20 p m No 55 arrives 8 00 a m except Sunday.
Schedule No 2 leaves Athens at 7 20 a m No 4 leaves Athens at 2 30 p m No 1 arrives Athens at 11 25 a m No 3 arrives Athens at 6 35 p m Nos 2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder and Monroe with interme diace joints and with the Georgia Railroad for all points and at Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern stations and with Southern Railway north and south
Daily departures at 8 10 am and 1 0 pm with Sunday and daily variations. Arrivals listed for all points at 12 40 pm and 6 50 pm, with Sunday and daily-except-Sunday adjustments. Information provided by Paul Pinkerton and E Shelton with contact numbers.
Mildred Rutherford is appointed to the National Committee of the Woman's Section of the Navy League of the United States to mobilize American women in support of patriotism and national defense. The group, led by prominent figures such as Mrs. William Cumming Story and Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens, plans a nationwide pledge drive, a large Washington pageant, and outreach to lawmakers to back defense measures. The effort aims to recruit tens of thousands of women and culminates in a major fall pageant with judges including Belasco and Julia Marlow.
The English Society of Friends reports vivid field work in northern France showing destruction and reconstruction. Twelve reports describe investigators nurses builders and agricultural relief with about 125 volunteers from England and other nations. The account emphasizes courage hope and friendship as the supreme response to war's despair.
Attendance for the Y M C A dinner at the city gym shows 75 to 100 men likely. Dr Plato Durham of Atlanta is billed for a masterly address, with Methodist church officials delaying their monthly meeting. The Episcopal Guild serves fried spring chicken with potato chips yamato salad green peas ice cream coffee rolls.
Members of Cobb Delaney Camp United Confederate Veterans hold their monthly meeting at 11 in the city hall council chamber. Commander Griffeth announced that Dr. J M Pound, president of the State Normal School and noted Southern historian, will deliver the address.
Athens families offered pure water delivery with same day emergency service. An old hospital report recounts a refugee woman’s courage during a siege and the impact of farm equipment aid, noting destroyed machines and cooperative distribution of mowing machines, reapers, and binders after the German retreat.
A list of 1915 minor league pennant winners by league and city including American Association Minneapolis and Pacific Coast league Closes Oct 24. The ad promotes Foley Kidney Pills from H. R. Palmer & Sons citing relief from headaches back pain rheumatism and fatigue tied to kidney function.
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