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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
8
The Jewish congregation announces Yom Kippur observances with services at 8 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday, followed by memorial services at 4 p.m. Sermon topics include After Repentance What. The event falls on October 11 and emphasizes confession, prayer, and charity. The public is invited to attend.
The Athens Savings Bank offers 4 percent interest on savings deposits compounded January 1 and July. Deposits start at $1.00. A local notice urges adopting the saving habit and mentions Martin Bros. shoe repair with guarantee. A black horse mule, about 950 pounds, was missing Sunday night near Farmington. reward offered for information or return to R E Fulliliver Bishop Ga.
A collage of short ads offering home for sale on Cloverhurst Avenue near Milledge, rooms for rent, farm birds, a tea cart sale, and job-seeker notices. Also listings for a storeroom to lease, real estate opportunities, and small items like a lost purse and garden lots. Includes medical tonics claims and an invitation to sell SEAT soap.
The Young Women's Christian Association of Athens formed a branch in East Athens in the former city night school building. Eight charter members attended the organization, with officers led by Miss Sue Fambrough as president and Miss Daisy Durlap guiding as general secretary. A sewing club and cooking club will be formed soon, with weekly meetings planned.
Reports say Judge Emory Speer has recovered enough to be moved to his summer home at Mount Airy. He was carried there yesterday as friends show interest in his condition and plans for convalescence.
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine claiming dandruff removal, scalp cleansing, and new hair growth. It urges readers to moisten a cloth, apply to small strands, and use for a few weeks to see enhanced, soft, light hair with no dandruff.
Sam Ausbin, a life term convict from Athens, was fatally stabbed by fellow convict Jim Berry at a Wilkes county convict camp. Berry, jailed on murder charges, says Ausbin attacked him over a pillow dispute and threatened with an awl. Berry used a pocket knife, causing fatal neck wounds. Coroner's inquest ordered Berry held for the November Wilkes Superior Court term.
Athens Detective Agency led by L. W. Ferguson reports successful campaigns in Wrightsville and Adel enforcing law and prohibition. In Adel, mayors fined convicted parties $100 each. Wrightsville saw two brothers charged, one with a $1,000 fine and twelve months, the other a year and another $1,000 fine and added jail time. The agency also recovered a negro murderer in South Georgia and notes alleged negro involvement in tiger operations with white partners fundingConvictions and fines highlighted.
The Y M C A board of twenty leading local Christian business men meets at 8:30 PM in the association building directors room. October ends the fiscal year, guiding plans for next year’s work and financing. The group aims to broaden services, add departments, and place more staff to serve hundreds of men and boys with the new building.
J M Hawkins urges public support for the annual Day for the Orphans campaign to raise funds for Decatur Orphans home and other institutions. He notes rising giving from $800 to $16,500 over years and asks friends to contribute October 11 and send gifts to preferred homes. Dr J J Bridges praised Athens business climate during a recent visit.
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