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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1914
Page
8
The Athens Savings Bank advertises 4 percent interest on savings deposits compounded annually from January to July. Deposits from $1 are accepted and customers urged to develop the saving habit.
Classified items list insurances and real estate offerings. Lipscomb division proposal for fire insurance with J C Jester. Clarke County Bank 4 percent savings. Rentals on Cobb Street and 485 Boulevard. Chrysanthemums for sale from Crucedale Greenhouses. Horse and survey for sale, Ford automobile for trade. Public notices are interwoven with miscellaneous ads.
Sylvanus Morris dean of the law school at the University of Georgia left Athens for Toronto to attend an international lawyers convention. This marks the first time in nineteen years he has been away from classes during the school term amid routine summer trips and minor indispositions.
China dinner ware in open stock and gold band patterns, crystal glassware, fireproof and enamel cooking ware, aluminum items, Onyx line, and assorted mops and clocks. Also cold weather items like coal scuttles, tongs, shovels, wagons, velocipedes, and dolls. War in Europe accelerates early buying for holiday storage.
Washington notes on hearings into a five percent freight rate increase for railroads and the American Bar Association convention. Key figures include President Wilson urging humane justice, Taft urging delays removal, and McReynolds calling for public opinion focus.
Mary Pickford appears at the Classic today in The Dark Horse. The program also shows the eleventh episode of The Million Dollar Mystery titled The Battle with Little Billie Jacobs. Admission is 5 and 10 cents.
Hon D T Quillian of Upper Hall county visited Athens last night while returning from South Georgia. After a vehicle breakdown he was aided in Gainesville and connected with friends in Athens and Commerce, noted for his county leadership and political activity. He has cotton business background and recently urged farmers to sell and bale promptly as prices were expected between 9 and 12 cents.
Abbeville South Carolina reports Clemson varsity defeats Georgia University scrubs by 25 to 7 in a football game. Georgia supporters claim a highway robbery, while others call it a spirited contest.
At Laurens South Carolina on October twentieth a grandstand collapse injured seventy five people and fatally damaged a mine. The crowd included many women and children as responders rushed to aid victims. Firefighters gathered in New Orleans for an annual convention running through Friday with chiefs from the United States and Canada in attendance. In Mineola prosecutors prepare to wrap up evidence against Mrs Florence Carman for the murder of Mrs Louise Bailey. In Montreal a bomb exploded in a wrecked tenement killing two and wounding twelve.
The Associated Press reports the Christmas Ship plan with the Navy, Athens Ga, and Southern cities participating. Gifts gathered for European youngsters include clothing and shoes rather than toys or dolls. The vessel sails November 10, with gifts due by November 6 at Brooklyn Bush Terminal.
An editorial comments Tuesday on Clarke county road widening and repairs, praising the county commissioners and farm boards for past and ongoing improvements that have kept Clarke’s roads among the best in the state. The piece notes widening and repair work as needed in later years.
A humorous reflection on keeping others secrets. The piece suggests a man immersed in others secrets will likely reveal one by accident. It notes that other people's secrets are not very important and replies to the question with a witty twist.
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