Athens Leads Round the State Tour in Early Run
Athens drives the J. F. T. a 72 mile leg to Atlanta in two hours under the rules, setting a perfect first lap on the Georgia good roads tour. D. G. Bickers notes Athens, with Chamber of Commerce and Banner support, led the field amid clear skies, praising Bogart road and Clarke and Gwinnett counties as the car proceeds toward Macon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. T.” Maxwell
Chamber of Commerce and Banner Party
Atlanta
D. G. Bickers
Athens
Maxwell
Georgia
North Georgia
Good Roads Tours
Chamber of Commerce
Hugh Gordon
Roy Tibbetts
Federal Building
Hancock Avenue
Prince
Normal School
Bogart Road
Clarke
Winder
Gwinnett
Oconee
Jackson
Commonwealth of
Lawrenceville
Carl
Auburn
DeKalb
Constitution Building
Frank Weldon
Dick Jamison
Price
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Macon
Athens Presses Push to Secure National Highway Route
Athens aims to steer the New York Atlanta Journal Herald national highway through Clarke County. Efforts highlight Oconee and Madison county cooperation, farmer funding, Clarke County road experience, and offers of county engineers and university help to make a continuous, high standard road from Winder to Ila through Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Clarke County
Bogart
Winder
Oconee County
Madison County
Ila
Pocatallico
Clarke
Oconee
Madison
Athenstolla
Holman
Strahan
University
Man Drives Over Two Small Children and Neither Was Hurt
A Saturday incident on Hill Street reports Hugh Gordon driving a buggy at a fair trot when two children aged about eight and ten ran into the horse and buggy. They fell under the horse but were not touched and suffered no injuries as the mare and wheels bypassed them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Hill Street
Bugsy
Hugh Gordon
Mr. Gordon
Athens Chamber Tour Route Through Georgia Road Network
Routing log for Athens Chamber of Commerce car run from Constitution building Alabama and Forsyth streets through Atlanta area. Includes turns onto Whitehall Stewart avenues, multiple railroad crossings, and markers for towns Clayton county Henry county Mamption Powders and towns like Jonesboro Milner Barnesville Forsyth and Lorane with cautions about curves and slow sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Constitution Building
Alabama
Forsyth Streets
Alabama _ street
Whitehall Street
Stewart Ave
North Side Central Railway
Hapeville
Southern Railway
Clayton County
Cross Central Railway
Wood Bridge
Jonesboro
Flag Station
Danghr
Cross
Lovejoy
Henry County
Orchard Hill
Pike County
Milner
Barnesville
Monroe County
Foorsyth
Courthoust
Smarrs
Bolingbroke
Perfect Score Drives 167 Miles In Georgia Tour
A 35 car Georgia state tour led by the J. F. T. Maxwell of the Chamber of Commerce and the Banner, Athens, arrived in Macon at 3 18 p m after leaving Atlanta at 9 40 a m. The 167 mile first leg reported perfect scores with no mishaps. The Augusta Chronicle Speedwell from Augusta also posted a perfect opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JM. J
Abney
Macon
Banner and
Chamber of Commerce
Banner
Atlanta
Maxwell
Athens
Hotel Lanier
Constitution Building
Thousand Mile
Cook Betts
Gordon
Barnesville
Clarke
Georgia
Albany
Daughters of Confederacy seek participants for November entertainment
Daughters of Confederacy members who subscribed to entertainment must submit their names and a 50 cent fee to Mrs. George Dudley Thomas, treasurer, to aid the entertainment committee in counting participants and badges. Read directions include Broad Street area and hotel references for official headquarters and check-in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Confederacy
George Dudley Thomas
The Savannah Gar Due Tonight in Athens
The Savannah representative on the first day of the round the state tour is due to arrive from Augusta in Athens and check in at the Georgia hotel this evening. The Speedwell valued at 2760 dollars is entered by F. C. Mahoney with a party of five, staying tonight and departing tomorrow from the Banner office for the run to Atlanta. A non-competing car from Statesboro may accompany the Savannah party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Augusta
Athens
Georgia
F. C. Mahoney
Atlanta
Statesboro
Victor Hugo Works Offered Free With Constitution
Atlanta Constitution advertises six volumes of Victor Hugo works free through E. B. Parrish as agent, with contact phone 705 for readers to obtain the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
E. B. Parrish
B. B. Parrish
Agt
Sir Walter Scott
Parrish
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Statham
Winder Board of Trade
The
Banner's
Constitution
Banner Office
Statham Road
Wm. Holman
Ghiaries Strahan
University of Georgia
Jackson County
Winder—Granite Hotel
Counties Corner
Nue
Bampton
Cross Railroad
Pomona
V. Calvin
Jones
Augusta Chronicle
South
Iniato
Georgian
Sydney C. Jones
Waynesboro
Macon Telegraph
Mr. Jones
Forster
W. E. Kennedy
Chronicle
Lexington
Harlem
Thomson
Washington
W. D. Barbot
W&e
Academy For the Blind
Wesleyan Female Seminary
Cherry Street
Plaza
Uropean
Brown
Laniern
Savannah Gar
Victor Hugo
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