Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Banner in Athens, Georgia

We have 1,947,233 pages in Georgia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1916

Page

3

Elephant Butte Dam Dedicated as World’s Largest

The Elephant Butte Dam in Sierra County New Mexico near Engle was dedicated by A A Jones representing President Wilson. The $5 million project by the U S Reclamation Service creates the world’s largest irrigation storage with a capacity of about 2 64 million acre feet and a reservoir surface of 40 080 acres.

Elephant Butte Associated Press Elephant Butt New Mexico A. A. Jones New York Wilson United States Reclamation Service Sierra County Engle Wier

Grand and Traverse Jurors Drawn in Northern District Georgia

Names were drawn yesterday in Atlanta for grand and traverse jurors for the November Term 1916 in the Northern District of Georgia. Commissioners present included W. G. Cornett and T. W. Reed. selected jurors hail from Athens Elberton Watkinsville Madison and surrounding towns with numerous residents named.

W. G. Cornett Federal Court District of Georgia Traverse Cornett T. W. Reed J. G. Lumpkin H. L. Hodgson E. D. Cox Grand Fletcher J. Marshall Watkinsville Traverse Jury J. W. Roberts Elberton Wescom Hudgin Athens Marion L. Wallace Rutledge Isaac Newton Butler

Special Notice City Taxes Payment Window

The last installment of city taxes is due from October 15 to November 1, inclusive. Taxpayers who fail to pay by November 1 will incur a $1.50 cost on file against all delinquents. G. E. O'Farrell, City Marshal.

G. E. O’farrell

Infant mortality and obstetric care gaps urged at Milwaukee meeting

Dr. Arthur B. Emmons of Boston ties 40 percent of infant and maternal deaths to inadequate care at confinement. He advocates pregnancy notification to local health authorities, later mandatory, to ensure prenatal and safe obstetric care and improve obstetrics standards nationwide.

Assoc Ud Press Milwaukee Arthur B. Emmons Boston American Association For Study and Prevention Association Massachusetts

Malapropery Recounts Anecdotes in Croup Memorandum

Mrs. Twickenbury notes the careful handling of an infectious membraneous croup with anecdotes hanging about the house, reflecting a humorous misuse of medical terms. The remark highlights playful misnaming and domestic social flair in a lighthearted scene.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Charles Morris America Chas. Morris Broad Street House of Values Athens, Georgia Delaware Sloan Ray O. M. Epps Crawford D. E. Mann Jas. R. Patton Colbert John H. Mealor Herman P. Hunter LaFayette Thurmond Statham, Ga W. Donald Hawes Marshall A. Barnett Jasin. Griffith Danielsville Columbus M. Thompson Winder John Knox Lexington George H. Hulme Wade H. Williamson Jefferson John H. Hawkins Crawford, Ga Phillip R. Bradford Carlton Ed Woods Buckhead Wm. J. Hammond Middleton Henry H. Fitzpatrick Madison Joel A. Weir Barnett H. Malcom Fair Play George T. Kilpatrick Godfrey, Ga Marshall N. Pledger Chas. W. Brandt Strannie H. Griffith Thos. M. Maxwell John J. Wilkins Jesse R.adams Hull Albert H. Winter John B. Elder Farmington John N. Williamson H. Nixon Rainey, Jr S. Pierce Aycock Arnoldsville Chas. F. George Alban C. Bishop W. A .Stewart Maxeys Wm. E. Epps Chas. B. Hargrove Upson Harper Jas. P. Medlin High Shoals Hugh H. Gordon, Jr W. H. Raines John C. Scott Martin L. Ridter Charlie W. Bugg G. Ramon Powell Cobb Davis J. D. Vaughn Clement J. Hood Commerce Chas. M. Hunter Wm. P. Broach Point Peter Earnest Duke Pendergrass Jas. T. J. Johnson Comer David P. Moon Frank M. Bell Robt. J. Hancock Grandy D. Cook Bishop Louis Funkenstein Finid Astoria Centaur Castoria AK City Lumpkin St G. A. Blasingame Watans Phonogripe
Search Courier

Search the Athens Banner Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Banner?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication