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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1922
Page
2
The Woman's Club will hold important meetings every Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock until October 10. Members are urged to attend due to many matters to discuss.
Names of delegates to the Tree State Federation of Clubs convening October 10 in Valdosta are published at the request of the Woman's Club. List includes Mrs. C. M. Snelling president and delegates from Cannon Baxley Decatur Royston Waycross and Abbeville.
CT Hartieman, RG Davis and WC Planangan listed as alternates with all alternates entitled to seats in the convention.
The article notes county road projects including bridge work on River street and traffic impacts. It mentions Nicholson overseeing work with expected traffic restoration across Vinebridge and plans to rush the bridge project this fall despite winter rains. Heavy rainfall and car counts disrupted progress while engines and labor push ahead.
John P Harris longtime Jackson County farmer died Monday evening at 7 after a year long illness hearty disease He was 73 and a pioneer in his neighborhood Survived by four daughters Mrs C T Brooks Mrs Pearl Ickes and Misses Vickey and Easie Harris two sons E C four brothers and seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral held at Murray cemetery near the home Tuesday at 4 pm Rev Willie Saye officiated Dorseys handled arrangements.
Priscilla Dean headlines the Universal Jewel Picture Conflict showing today at the Palace Theatre. The film, set in the Canadian North Woods, chronicles a logging industry battle amid dramatic dam dynamiting and a raging log jam captured by six cameramen.
Rex Ingram using a radiophone directs crowds on the set of The Prisoner of Zenda as filming of coronation scenes progresses. The device, tested during radio acclaim, eliminates switchboard delays and reduces miscommunication during large scenes.
Mrs. Caroline Smith aged 89 died at 190 Satula Avenue after a long illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Prospect Methodist Church Attica, conducted by Rev. George M. Acree. Interment followed in the churchyard. Dunaway and Sons were in charge of arrangements. Surviving are two sons C. J. Woodall and J. B. Woodall and a daughter Mrs. M. E. Freeman.
Jimmie Bishop, formerly with Goburns Minstrels and Hone y Boy Evans minstrel groups, now performs at the Palace Theatre singing and playing organ and piano. He debuted Tuesday afternoon to warm ovation and is secured permanently for day and night shows.
The Eighth District Congressional convention will meet in Athens on Wednesday at eleven to nominate Judge Charles H. Brand for Congress after his primary victory over Thomas J. Shackelford. James T. Brown chairs the district group, with John Elliott as secretary, and many women are named to committees and to Brand’s delegates.
The article lists regular and alternate women delegates from Clarke and nearby counties for Judge Brand's nomination convention. Following the vote consolidation, Judge Brand will speak after a short acceptance address and a notification speech by a convention member. Delegates and alternates include Mrs. Katie Thomas Miss Alice Burch Mrs. E B Hudson Mrs Charlie Pittard and others.
J. W. Nixon, 32, died at his Lexington road home Monday. Funeral was held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Prospect Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. George M. Acree, with interment in the churchyard. Dunaway and Sorgh? funeral directors led arrangements. Survived by brothers H C Nixon, F L Nixon, J E Nixon and four sisters Mrs Hattie Nash, Mrs Clyde Hollis, Mrs Catherine Ford, and Miss Ethel Nixon, all of this city.
New York contender Mike O'Dowd of St Paul fights David Rosenberg of Brooklyn for the world middleweight title in a 15 pound bout at Isbbets Field. The match headlines a major boxing card with local and state significance.
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