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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1922
Page
8
The Woman's Club announces weekly Thursday afternoon gatherings at 4 o'clock until October 10. Members are urged to attend for important discussions and arranging activities.
Names of delegates to the State Federation of Clubs to meet October 10 are published at the request of the Woman's Club. Listed are Mrs. C. M. Snelling president. delegates from Cannon, Royston, Baxley, Waycross, Decatur, Cartersville, Abbeville, and others.
ROT Hardeman R G Davis and Can named alternates for the convention. All alternates are entitled to state slots.
County Engineer Homer Nicholson noted fall plans to rush bridge work on the rivers hindered by winter rains and heavy traffic. He stated the pace could be slowed by river flood conditions and hoped to resume with reduced delays as crews address traffic flow and safety.
Jackson county farmer John P Harris died Monday evening at age 73 after a year with heart disease. Survived by four daughters, four brothers, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral at Murray cemetery near Center Tuesday at 4 PM with Rev Will Saye officiating. Dorsty's in charge.
Priscilla Dean stars in Conflict a Universal Jewel drama shown at the Palace Theatre today. The canny expedition follows a Canadian North Woods logging battle with a dam dynamiting scene and a massive log jam.
Rex Ingram uses a radiophone to direct crowds in The Prisoner of Zenda coronation scenes. The device lets him send instructions to thousands of extras without a switchboard, amid recent radio popularity.
Mrs Caroline Smith age 89 died at 190 Satula Avenue after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Prospect Methodist Church, Attica, Tuesday at 4 PM conducted by Rev George M Acree. Interment in churchyard. Dunaway and Sons funeral directors in charge. Surviving are two sons C J and J B Woodall and a daughter Mrs M E Freeman.
Jimmie Bishop, formerly with Coburn's Minstrels and Honey Boy Evans shows, now performs at the Palace Theatre. He appears daily, singing and playing organ during pictures, with audiences reporting warm receptions and management confirming a permanent engagement.
The Eighth District Congressional convention will meet in Athens Wednesday at 11 AM to nominate Judge Charles H. Brand to Congress after his September 13 primary victory over Thomas J. Shackelford. James I. Brown chairs the district organization. John Elliott serves as secretary. Women are named to committees and Brand delegates, with Clark's delegation led by four women.
Regular women delegates and alternates named from Clarke and surrounding counties. Judge Brand is expected to attend after the convention vote, deliver a short acceptance speech, followed by a notification speech. Delegates and alternates listed include Mrs. Katie Thomas Mrs. Sherwood Colle Miss Alice Burch Mrs. H B Hudson and others.
J. W. Nixon aged 32 died at his home four miles out on the exit road Monday. Funeral services were held at Prospect Methodist Church conducted by Rev. George M. Acree Tuesday at 11 a.m. Interment followed in the churchyard. He is survived by brothers H C Rily F La B I Ho HY and J E B Nixon and four sisters Mrs Hattie Nash Mrs Clyde Hollis Mrs Catherine Ford and Miss Ethel Nixon, all of this city.
Mike O'Dowd of St Paul and David Rosenberg of Brooklyn meet in a 15 round title bout at Ebbetts Field as recognized world champion contenders in New York.
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