Athens Merchants Back Campaign for a Bigger Community
A listing of local Athens businesses across sectors from automotives to banks and hardware showing support for a broader community future. Merchants include Lawler Motor Co Studebaker J M Hodd C A Prissell Motor Co S Sporting Goods Co Armel's Garage Keller Motor Machine Co City Garage American State Bank Commercial Bank of Athens Georgia National Bank National Bank of Athens Benson's Bakery Skel's Bakery Budwine Bottling Co Clarke Storage Battery Co Hilley Jones Georgian Hotel Athens Poster Advertising Co Athens Canady Kitchen North Georgia Cotton Co Armstrong & D Coal Dealers Bee Lipscomb & College J C Jester Levy's Toggery Boys' Shop department stores Clayton Jackson Wall Streets stores and other suppliers in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawler Motor Co
Studebaker
E. Washington Street
Morris Yow
Dodge Bros
Broad Street
J. M. Hodd
Columbia Light
Clayton Street
C. A. Prissell Motor Co
Ford
Lincoln
E. Clayton Street
Automobile Accessories
S. Sporting Goods Co
Broad and College
Armel’s
West Washington Street
Keller Motor Machine Co
City
Washington Street
American State Bank
Washington and College
Commercial Bank of Athens
College Avenue
Georgia
National Bank
ERN Mutual
National Bank of Athens
Broad
Jackson Streets
Why Buy at Home in Athens Why Not
An argument urges Athens residents to purchase locally stating that about 40 cents of every dollar spent on goods produced elsewhere remains in Athens. It claims local goods yield higher local benefits and that buying outside drains value while the buyer alone benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens Road Improvements and River Street Bridge Contract
Contributed by J. M. Hood urges Athens to complete River Street bridge and Barberville road work promptly for access by two national highways and five counties. He advocates expanding roads to Danielsville Tia Elberton Commerce and beyond to capture Savannah River trade and boost merchants and growth. He calls for united effort to develop Athens into a great commercial and manufacturing center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Street
Barberville
Athens
Danielsville
Tia
Elberton
Savannah
South Carolina
Athens Ambition: roads parks and fair plan for growth
A reader in Athens urges upgrading the city with expanded highways and paving of the Boulevard and intersecting streets. They back White Way efforts, support a public park, and propose a farmers market or fair to showcase crops and aid marketing as cotton reliance declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Mike Costa
Georgia
Athens Business Directory Fragments Highlight Local Firms
A partial list of Athens merchants and services appears, naming gaps for grocers, hardware stores, jewelers, lumber firms, life insurers, lawyers, mattress makers, meat markets, theaters, and transport providers. Entries include Hodgson-Comer Co Broad and Oconee Streets, Athens Hardware Co Broad Street, J Bush Jeweler 165 East Clayton Street, Atlantic Ice & Coal, Williams Transfer & Storage, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grocers Paddock & Co. Inc
Piggly Wiggly College
Avenu
Whitten Goe Ork
Lumpkin
Washington Street
Hodgson-Comer Co
Broad
Oconee Streets
Webb-Crawford Co
Oundry Street
Athens Hardware Co
Broad Street
Scott Hardware Co
Clayton Street
Georgian
Washington
Jackson Streets
Atlantic Ice & Coal Corporation
Seaboard Railway
Joseph Costa Co
M. F. Fickett Jewelry Co
Erwin, Erwin & Nix
Southern Mutual
Holden
John B. Gamble Southern
Mutual
Green & Mich
John J. Strickland Holman
Thomas J. Shackelford
Hodgson-Shackelford
Julian McCurry
Broadus B. Zellars
Lamar C
Rucker County Court House
Athens Mattress &Spring Bed Co
Thomas Street
National Market
Omas Street
Compan
Tille
Lumpkin Street
Anderton Pt Plumbing Co
J. Dorn
Harry A. Lindberg
Chasin Taxicab Co
College Avenue
Williams Transfer & Storage Co
Clayton, Hull
Washington Streets
Also Mentioned on This Page
HESE
Benson’s Bakery
Hancock Avenue
Skel ’S Bakery
Budwine Bottling Co
Oconee Street
Garris Bettis Oe
Clarke Storage Battery Co
Willard Hancock Avenue
Barber
Bill Posters
Athens Poster Advertising. Co
Holman Bus Candy Manufacturers
Athens Canady I Kitchen Lumpkin
Cotton Factors
North Georgia Cotton Co. Oconee Street Contractors
W. T. Braxton Southern Mutua John K. Davis Holman Building
Armstrong & D. Oconee
Lipscomb & College
J.C. Jester Holman Building
Sam B. Wingfiel
Levy’s Toggery
Bbs
Boys’ Shop
Department Stores
Clayton, Jackson and
Wall Streets
Beng
Ith & Bro
R Pa
Layton Street
Clayton
Jack
Ateneo
Eering
Silway & E & Electric Co
Barmim Implements and Hardware
Griffeth Ih Implement Co
J. M. Hood
Columbia Light Six
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