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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1915

Page

5

Atlanta News of a Day Second Seeing Georgia Tour

The harsh weather hampered the Georgia automob ile tour from Macon through Canton and Marietta to Atlanta. Proposals include a November 6 trip Macon to Rome and a Georgia map book detailing twelve highways radiating from Macon. Prosecutions for pure milk law violations are planned in Atlanta and Macon. County game wardens are appointed. Governor Harris may attend Chattanooga fair. Fourth ward residents push Jim Crow realty limits. Suffragists plan a major Harvest Festival demonstration. Ellen Wilson Memorial work expands across Georgia with calendars sold to raise funds. Two Jacksonville boys found after being tagged and misplaced en route to Atlanta.

Banner Secial Atlanta Macon Rome Canton Marietta Capitol Harris Athens Automobilists of Georgia Georgia Chamber of Commerce Wr. A. Tyler Dalton Georgia Woman Suffrage Association Mary McLendon William Felton Cartersville Madeline S. Wiley H. H. Shackelton Mary Harris Armor EP. T.martin Mildred Hicks Bainbridge Olive Hardwick Conyers W. Y. Atkinson Newnan Ben Hill Fudge Colquitt Ellen Wilson Memorial Association Wilmer L. Moore Woodrow Wilson Robert Pryor Crouch Jacksonville

Weather forecast and heavy rains across cotton belt

The forecast calls for fair and cooler weather in Athens and Georgia on Wednesday. A trough extends from the east gulf coast to the St. Lawrence valley with unusually heavy rains across the cotton belt, the heaviest 3.22 inches at Macon. Frost reported at several northern locations. cooler, clear conditions expected tonight and Wednesday with westerly winds.

Georgia East Gulf Coast St. Lawrence Valley Cotton Belt Macon Lakes Mississippi River Texas Nebraska North Platte Dodge City Des Moines Rapid City Huron Green Bay Oklahoma Kansas City St. Paul Denver Athens

Local Advertises Sugar Sale By H R Palmer & Son

Fragmentary ad notes sugar sold by H R Palmer & Son at ten cents. Limited readable details suggest a simple storefront offering while supplies last.

Ike Sugar H. R. Palmer & Sone

Rhodes Scholarship Exam Underway at University of Georgia

The Rhodes Scholarship for a Georgia boy to study at Oxford begins with an October 5, 1915, exam at the University of Georgia Athens and Mr. Fleming of Mercer is currently taking the tests while others from Emory and Mercer plan to compete next year.

U. of Ga University of Oxford England Georgia University of Georgia Fleming Mercer Ers Emory Athens Oxford America

Review of Local Y M C A Building Fund

The Business Men Dinner Conference presented a review of the Y M C A building fund campaign. It outlines payments for $37,749.45 on Mason and Coca-Cola properties, progress and delays due to overdue subscriptions, and wartime impacts on collections and plans for construction.

Building Fund Association Forbes W. P. Brooks Mason and Coca-Cola Coca- Cola Coca-Cola Col. Morton

Visitor from Birmingham Aids Continental Life Boss

Mr. P. V. Cheek of Birmingham Alabama assistant superintendent of the Continental Life Insurance Company is in the city for several days on business.

P. V. Cheek Birmingham Ala The Continental Life Insurance Company

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