Athens sends large delegation to Four County Fair
Athens will send a sizable group to the Four County Fair in Commerce Georgia October 11 to 16. The Chamber of Commerce asks citizens to visit and show support, with many cars expected in a mass trip. Manager John B Hardman leads a busy program featuring a top stock exhibit, crafts, paintings, farm trucks, and free attractions attracting visitors from Athens Jefferson Winder Maysville and beyond. Cotton prices are noted at 12 1/2 cents as the fair promises to be a gala event.
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Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Commerce
John B. Hardman
John
Susie
State Normal School Notes Highlight Society Events
The Athletic Association led by Miss Trena Reed staged a lively program in the gym last night followed by an informal reception for new members. Student body and faculty attended. Miss Thornton and Miss Mary Beth Summers visited relatives. Superintendent M L Duggan spoke to the Senior Conference and will survey Fort Valley schools for five weeks. The Woman's Temperance Department and Mission Study won first in the YWCA Panama Exhibit. The Pierces opened the annual Lyceum with a high quality reading performance. Georgia Club begins its yearly work with record attendance and a packed pedagogy room for conferences on rural progress.
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State Normal
the Athletic Association
Trena Reed
Tate
M. L. Duggan
Duggan
Fort Valley
Department of Education
Pierces
Lyceum
Georgia Club
Bids Sought to Dismantle Princeton Bridge in Clarke County
Clarke County commissioners seek bids by noon November 2 for taking down the Princeton Bridge and sorting and stacking the material by numbers. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Tate Wright, Clerk.
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Clarke County
Princeton
Tate Wright
Georgia teachers to receive 40 percent of salaries by Christmas
Banner special reports that Georgia teachers will get 30 percent more between now and Christmas, with 10 percent paid in early December, another 10 percent soon after, and 20 percent by December 25, totaling 40 percent before January. City and county loans have funded timely payments, and the state plans to rely more on local taxation next year as war conditions affect progress.
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Atlanta
Public
Georgia
Southern municipal bonds seen in strong demand rise
Atlanta reports J. H. Hillsman & Co. bought 325000 of municipal bonds. Of this 250000 are Augusta city bonds and 100000 are Rome city bonds. The outlook for business and general improvement in the South is markedly better, increasing the appeal of Southern municipal securities for investment.
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Banner
Atlanta
J. H. Hillsman & Co
City of Augusta
City of Rome
South
Worth Their Weight In Gold in Cabinet Remedy Ad
Miss Clara A. Driggs of Elba New York praises Chamberlain's Tablets as quick relief for headaches dizzy spells torpid liver and digestive disorder. Advertisement states they are for sale by all dealers and claims they are worth their weight in gold.
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Chamberlain
Clara A. Driggs
Elba
N.Y
Problem of Dope Fiends Returns Atlanta Prison Cure Question
Atlanta October 9. A new problem arises from the effort to cure dope fiends after the federal anti narcotic law. Dope fiends sent to Milledgeville prison farm to break the habit show reduced or cured symptoms but some released addicts die after returning home and re encountering old users. The risk of prison cure and need for immediate attention are urged.
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Banner
Atlanta
Milledgeville
Tossup Between Teams Over Catchers in World Series
In the upcoming World Series between the Boston Americans and Philadelphia Nationals both clubs boast strong catchers. Carrigan Cady and Thomas of the Red Sox contrast with Killifer Burns and Adams of the Phillies, with Moran as a promising reserve. Experience favors the Red Sox but Phillies catchers show solid all around ability.
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Associated’ Press
New York
Boston American
Philadelphia Nationals
Red Sox
Phillies
Carrigan
Cady
Thomas
Killifer
Burns
Adams
Giants
Moran
Back Taxes End Georgia Railroad Tax Dispute in Atlanta
The final settlement of back taxes on Georgia Railroad property ends a long litigation dating to 1910. The case established that original leased property exempt from taxation, while new improvements and property acquired by lessees are taxable. Round numbers show $85,000 paid: $25,000 to the state, $20,000 to the county, and $40,000 to Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Georgia Railroad
Comptroller General
Comptroller
Federal Supreme Court
Union Point
Athens
Waverly Place
Louisville and Nashville Property Company
Drink Pure Clear Water in Athens Spring Offer
Linton Spring Water Co announces delivery to emergencies today in Athens. They invite friends and patrons to the spring event, offering pure water and service with phone contact 504.
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Athens
Linton Spring Water CO
Public thanks for Chamberlain’s Colic Medicine cited
Mrs. T. N. Witherall of Gowanda New York credits Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Medicine with quick relief from a summer complaint attack. The ad notes its sale by dealers and praises its rapid effect. The text then reviews Boston baseball players Burns Adams Killifer Cady Thomas and Carrigan with batting and fielding averages across seventy-plus games and positions.
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T. N. Witherall
Gowanda
N. Y
Adv
Burns
Killifer
Adams
Boston
Cady
Thomas
Carrigan
Carigan
Best paints for any project offered by local supplier
The advertisement invites readers to choose the best paints for indoor or outdoor work and promises access to top products and those specially suited to the task. It urges patrons to come in and discuss their painting plans to receive expert supply recommendations.
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Big Delegaton
State Normal School
Miss Thornton
Mary Beth Summers
Eunice Summers
Bessie Johnson
Woman's Temperance Department
Abu Nix
Women's Temperance Department
Mission Study
Panama
Coile
Gladys Coile
Millie Rutherford Society
Stein Bloch
John B. Stetson
E. H. Dorsey
Clayton Street
Athens, GA
South Beter
Milledegeville
Greenhouse
Georgia Road
Cole
Bernstein Bros
Whitehall Road
East Broad Street
Southern Refining Company
Guaranty Investment and Loan Company
American State Bank
John J. Wilkins
Randall
Freeman
Treas
John L. Arnold
C. A. Scudder, Jeweler
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