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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1920
Page
6
A dense classifieds page lists job ads housing and sale notes from Athens Georgia. Items include Help Wanted ads for males and females, various local business promotions, autos for sale, rental offers, farm commodities, stray animals, lost and found notices, and daily meal specials with prices.
T L Mitchell of the Equitable Life Assurance Society promotes savings, insurance services, and home financing plans. He invites inquiries for safe financial matters at 613-614 Holman Building Athens Georgia with phone numbers 746 or 540.
Inventory of fresh produce and grocer items listed by King Hodgson Co and Arnold Abney Co including corn lettuce peppers oranges coconuts bananas and more. A lost key notice offers a reward at Athens Apperson Co. plus a Red Cross meeting announced in the Chamber of Commerce Holman Building with officer elections.
Clarke County voters hear multiple announcements from candidates for alderman wards one through four, and for Georgia general assembly to fill J F Rhodes vacancy. Names include R T Dottery K A Hill J P McCall Ross A Chermore P H Conolly H Dunbar W C Thornton A G Dudley Joseph H Lumpkin with November 2 election referenced.
Winterville citizens and school authorities plan a community fair October 29 30 with advance notices, premium list, and a schedule of entries. The directorate stresses unity work and cooperation as key to the fair's success and community progress.
Closing session in Winder features college girls performing stunts and songs. Teams represented include Cox College and Georgia Normal and Industrial, which wins best report prize. Prohibition inspector Jesse E. Mercer voices strong Georgia support for enforcement amid saloon controversies. Musical selections and prizes for essays in scientific temperance announced, with winners from Canton and Virgin recognized.
The article highlights community pride and efforts toward better living, praising Winterville School as an accredited institution with eight teachers in high and common schools, two in vocational, teaching all branches. It notes the importance of community teamwork and lists a Woman's Department fair committee structure, awards, and a Georgia WCTU convention with officer reelections.
Showers and cooler conditions expected Wednesday across Athens area and interior Georgia. Cloudy conditions and light showers likely east of the Rockies with a low Mississippi Valley barometer. Warm weather persists in the east with cooler conditions in the west and no frost in sight. Serving committee listed with Mrs Kroner and others.
Brussels Oct 26 The league of nations council approved a plan for a permanent court of international justice as adopted by The Hague committee of jurists with exceptions for obligatory jurisdiction and minor matters.
Hartwell Georgia October 26 fire caused great damage to the Curry building at Carolina and Howell streets discovered on the second floor. Fire department saved the city from a major conflagration. The top floors housed Hays Brewer Realty Judge Walter L Hodges offices and McCurry Zellars law firm. First floor housed Herndon drug store J B Brown Hartwell cafe. The property belonged to the late A G McCurry and now to his widow and children Julian B McCurry of Athens and Mrs Walter L Hodges.
The Georgia railroad commission will hear Southern Bell Telephone on Wednesday over a petition for increased rates across all exchanges in the state. The schedule filed last week calls rises from 20 to 33 1 3 percent by exchange earnings. Civic groups statewide endorse higher rates if approved, while many individuals object and Warner Robins protests formally.
The Georgian Hotel Cafe invites you to host dinner parties and banquets with careful attention to detail. It advertises a 75 cent lunch and a dollar dinner, promising quality value and service, with phone contact 1171.
Marietta Georgia Oct 26 The seventy six th session of the Georgia Synod convenes tonight and continues through Thursday with day sessions for business and evening addresses. Noted lay and ministerial leaders from across the state participate including Col R L J Smith Col H H Dean and Hon Robert McMillan. The program emphasizes Systematic Beneficence and youth work with a popular meeting on youth outreach led by Dr R Kirkpatrick president of the State Christian Endeavor.
A traveling old band prepares for a Thursday trip to Columba bus, ensuring members reach the event.
Delegates to the Georgia State Convention in Macon report a record fast session. The gathering completed nominations speeches resolutions and committee appointments in under four hours with flawless execution and everyone satisfied on exit. Delegates urge supporters to buy a tag and bring home the bacon.
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