Lucy Cobb Institute Opens Its 53rd Session in Bright Fashion
Lucy Cobb Institute begins its 53rd session with full occupancy in both boarding and day divisions. Students come from many states, ages three to eighteen, with a new kindergarten under Miss Jeasie McGregor. Faculty includes J Lustrat, Liddell, Kirk, Anderson, De Sha, Mott, Hodgson, and Miss Manon Eer supervising athletics. The school features a new gymnasium swimming pool, rose garden, and expanded grounds work, with renovations to a brick art building and teacher housing on the Villa side.
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Lucy Cobb Institute
Lucy Cobb
Jeasie McGregor
Athens
J. Lustrat
Liddell
Kirk
Elizabeth Anderson
Philadelpia
Cornell
van Deusen
De‘Sha
Mott
Edith Hodgson
Kate Hodgson
Jennie Smith
Mary Lyndon
Carolyn Cobb
Mary ‘Ann Rucker
Marion Bloomfield
Dorothy Selby
Usal
Athens Market Sees Rail Trade Lift Cotton Crops 1911-12
Market reports show heavy cotton arrivals in Athens by rail and wagon, with 10 to 12 thousand bales marketed to date and hopes for 150,000 bales for the season. The piece notes strong railroad activity, growing shipments, and comparisons to last year’s output, alongside a separate feature praising Lucy Cobb School’s facilities and its W C A room funded by student efforts.
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Athens
Court Official's 87-Year-Old Father Breaks Up Gaming Gang
The father of Athens city court judge T J Shackelford and city attorney Frank C Shackelford, aged 85, confronted a home gambling disturbance at the Craw ford W Long residence on Prince Avenue. He confronted a crowd of visiting Black men as they played a game, resulting in arrests of ringleaders after a confrontation in which one man pointed a revolver at him before fleeing.
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T. J. Shackelford
Shackelford
Crawford W. Long
Prince Avenue
Three Year Old Boy Injured Handling Bottle at Grady Ave
The three year old son of Dr and Mrs Wood of Grady avenue narrowly escaped serious injury yesterday afternoon when a heavy five gallonLinton Spring bottle tipped over spilling ice and glass. He suffered a deep cut over the right eye requiring three stitches, marking the third time in as many years that the child has needed surgeon’s care for a forehead wound. The doctor reports the child shows no ill effects from the fright or injury.
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Athens
Reverend H C Compton Dropped From Ministers Union
The Rev H C Compton former pastor of Second Baptist East Athens was dropped from the Athens Evangelical Ministers Union at this week’s meeting. He had attended only one meeting since joining early last year and differed with others on pastoral visitation. The action was approved and the secretary notified him.
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H. C. Compton
Second Baptist Church
Athens
Athens Evangelical Ministers’ Union
Orthodox Evangelical Church
Compton
Mayor Fines Hack Man in Disorderly Conduct Case
A crowded mayor’s court heard Andrew Fitzpatrick, labeled a hack man, and William Guest, an insurance man, in a disorderly conduct trial. After full evidence, Fitzpatrick was fined fifty dollars and Guest was dismissed. The judge found Fitzpatrick at fault while Guest did nothing warranting a fine.
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Andrew Fitzpatrick
Hackman
William Guest
Guest
Homelike Southern boarding school embodies culture and refinement
A fragment highlights a boarding school described as homelike and thoroughly bred to southern ideals of culture and refinement. It lists produce such as corn-field beans fresh corn green cabbage and okra and notes a contact phone number 1076 with Arnold & Abner.
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Phome
Arnold & Abner
Reception for new students at State Normal School
The faculty and YWCA will host an 8 pm reception for new students. Haughey's orchestra will provide music and light refreshments will be served by the domestic science department. If weather holds, the event on campus in front of Gilmore Hall. otherwise in the dining room. Church ministers and trustees are invited to meet the students and learn their names for the coming year.
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State Normal School
Haughey
Gilmore Hall
Athens
Former Athenian's Mother Is Dead
News reached this city yesterday of the sudden death Monday morning around 3 o clock of Mrs. M Silver, mother to Mr Sprague Silver who was for several years connected with Warren J Smith & Bro in Morganton North Carolina. The death occurred there and many friends here express sincere regret at his bereavement.
Mr J O Bridges Relapse Alarms Family Friends
Mr J O Bridges, long time resident, suffered a relapse yesterday and his condition caused much alarm among relatives and friends. The notice notes his familiarity in the city and ongoing illness. Ar no ld & Ab ne y mention Elberta Peaches and New York state Dears and maiden blush apples.
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J. O. Bridges
Mr. Bridges
New York State
Arnold & Abney
Irish Potatoes At Arnold and Abney
Eastern stock Irish potatoes priced at 50 cents per peck with a 500 count offering. Arnold and Abney advertise local produce and supply.
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Arnold & Abney
Record Registration Surges at University of Georgia
The University of Georgia saw a record number of new student registrations on the second day of enrollment. By nightfall the 1911-12 roll was about twice as large as the previous year’s second day totals. Many alumni have not yet registered, and a new $2.50 fee applies to old students who register after Saturday noon unless excused. There is rivalry between Phi Kappa and Demosthenian literary societies as the freshmen cohort arrives. The term opens with a promising start, drawing both new students and seasoned alumni back to campus.
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University of Georgia
Phi Kappas
The
Demosthenians
Revival Meeting At Oconee Street Church Begins
Next Sunday morning protracted meetings start at Oconee Street Methodist Church led by Rev. A J Sears pastor. Rev. John F Yarbrough of East Point will preach, noted for his active service in the North Georgia conference and his with the state life, aiming to yield strong evangelical impact amid recent illness interruptions.
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Oconee Street Methodist Church
A. J. Sears
John F. Yarbrough
East Point
George W. Yarbrough
North Georgia
J. W. Heidt
Walter Dillard
Oconee Street Church
Contest Over Athens City Court Judge Noted in Atlanta
The Athens city court bench dispute between Col. T. J. Shackelford and Judge Henry S. West widens with findings from Walter R. Brown and B. M. Blackburn in Atlanta. They report West’s appointment was confirmed by the Senate on June 23, 1910, and note two commissions were issued to Shackelford. An injunction hearing is set for Saturday, Sept. 23, with Judge Brand presiding in Banks County or Athens as location unknown. No jail cases set before November term.
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Atlanta
T. J. Shackelford
Athens
Judge West
Col. Shackelford
Brown
Senate
Walter R
Blackburn
Howell Cobb
Shackelford-West
Atlanta Dispatch
Shackelford
Smith
Brand
West
Banks County
Homer
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