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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1910
Page
5
Messrs. W. B. and H. L. Pope, brothers from Athens, traveled to Atlanta by motorcycle on Sunday. They left at eight thirty and arrived at eleven forty, with roads reported as good, to participate in motorcycle races in the state capital.
Representative-elect Robert Toombs Clarke from the Western district has been asked to introduce a bill in the next Georgia General Assembly to alter the Clarke county judicial circuit lines. Mr DuBose is named to carry the measure and is acting under advisement as tax-payers seek the change.
Governor Joseph Brown will appoint a new solicitor general for Fulton County’s superior court to replace the late Charlie Hill. Prominent lawyers pressed Linton Hopkins to allow his name for the job, Hopkins signaling willingness if appointed. Names discussed include Lewis W. Thomas Hugh M. Dorsey Madison Bell Ed T. Williams Robert S. Blackburn Carroll Latimer Alex Stephens and John W. Moore. Some expect Harvie Hill’s supporters to urge presenting his name for the succession.
Up to date young man desires immediate position in steno bookkeeper and general office work. Salary no object. Apply Hustler care Banner.
The article notes Vanderbilt’s strong showing against Yale and calls it a moral victory for the Commodores. Auburn’s loss to Clemson reveals Clemson’s grit under Coach Dobson. Georgia’s 35 to 3 blowout of Tennessee positions the Red and Black among the south’s top teams, with tech and Georgia rivaling Vanderbilt for the title.
The Juvenile Protective Association and Juvenile State board met to expand staff at the Industrial school, appoint Delmer Sheppard as superintendent and his wife as matron, elect J. S. B. Thompson as trustee, and rename the institution to Junior State. They abandon jail as punishment and push unpaid labor for violations, while introducing aluminum coins bearing Love Law Liberty for boy subsistence. Col. Shackelford helped craft the coin motto.
Petition to the Superior Court of Clarke County seeks incorporation of Black Mamny Memorial Institute to run a school and boarding department for colored youth in Athens Georgia. No capital stock. twenty year charter with renewal. trustees to include six white men in Athens and three colored directors. authority to acquire property and operate with donations and tuition.
In Atlanta after Georgia football defeated Tennessee, a small group gathered near the Silversman corner and started a bonfire using barrels and boxes. The impromptu celebration drew old Georgia men who refused to wait for a formal parade.
Mr William John Russell of Atimothy and Washington announces by phone that he plans to be in Athens to offer for sale valuable city property.
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