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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1920
Page
8
A collage of small ads offers insurance from Lipscomb’s and New York Life through Garnett L. Daniel agent, plus notices on the US YMCA pool hours and plumbing, sale of engines and paper, home loans, auto repair, and various wanted and for sale items across Athens.
Piano sale now offers upright mahogany pianos at 500 to 260 and player pianos at 900 to 650. Large square grand listed at 1260. Easy payment options through Flanigan and Flanigan at 268 North Jackson Street. Also a lost heirloom diamond found with reward offered at Baier office. Lady reads note about chewing gum brands by Fleer.
The page blends Arnold Abney &Co bread promotions with a Mount Vernon Lodge No 22 M M degree ceremony set for Thursday evening at Mason Hall. The notice also lists refreshment times, plus market items and miscellaneous ads including a refrigerator wanted and candy listings.
Erwin beat Davis 8 to 2 yesterday on the field. Capt Erwin led a second inning rally as Davis committed errors and Erwin’s battery of Urwin and Baton provided the pitching support. Standings show Conolly 6 2 .760 and Erwin 6 2 .760 with Davis 4 5 ....
Atlanta Music Study Club president Mrs. Armand Carroll asserts the city welcomes music despite critics. She cites last season’s thirty concerts by national and international stars drawing 3,000 to 6,500 patrons, featuring artists like Schumann-Heink, Galli-Curci, McCormack, and others, disproving claims Atlanta lacks musical support.
About six hundred delegates from across the country and Canada will attend the American Railway and Bridge Builders Association convention in Atlanta October 26 to 28. The event, held at the Piedmont Hotel, features business sessions, entertainment, a Stone Mountain barbecue, a special Georgia Railroad train, and a theater party for women, with officers led by G W Roar of San Francisco as president and C A Litehy of Chicago as secretary and treasurer.
Shackelford argues no formal protest before the convention affects the nomination and cites vote totals. He suggests a plurality rule allows self-serving tactics and claims victory would differ if opposing candidates had not run. He asserts the outcome will be vindicated in two years.
A fragment notes L R Aiken of Glynn county, a former state representative and senator, withdrawing as a candidate for Georgia's senate chair while remaining in the race for other presiding offices. The report references opponents including Herbert, Clay, Cobbs, Andrews, and others.
The Atlanta Music Study Club plans multiple concerts for children under its auspices. About 400 members are involved and over 4 000 city children heard a Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra concert last season while more artists and ensembles are slated this season including Fritz Kessler Margaret Matzenauer Isadora Duncan Dancers Alfred Cortot and the New York Chamber Music Society with many more to be announced.
The 1920 Athens opening night presents Hitchy Koo to a packed house. Raymond Hitchcock stars in a vaudeville style revue praised for its movement and humor. The Colonial Theatre, under Mears J Cyril Hats and S.M. Frankenstein, promises a lively season.
Atlanta Georgia reports the retreat paying program for the fall has not been discarded but the price of cement has risen about 75 percent in three months. The expenditure remains roughly 200000 dollars as the cement cost trend continues to climb.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive examinations for clerical positions. Vacancies exist in the Federal Classified Service. both men and women are eligible. Applications must reach the 18th day before the exam date. Details and blanks available from the Athens Georgia Civil Service Board or the Atlanta district secretary.
An old Fleer advertisement touts a gum described as the best chewing gum ever with pepper mint flavor and candy coating. The copy urges dealers to stock the product and emphasizes its popular appeal in the market.
Winterville community members urged to attend a very important meeting at the town house Thursday at 3 30 p m. The gathering will cover vital issues and business matters.
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