This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1913
Page
5
Dozens of couples will separate as the Superior Court handles a heavy divorce docket. The list excludes criminal cases and motions, focusing on civil dissolutions and related filings.
The Clarke Superior Court faces a crowded docket with 100 plus cases to be heard by Judge Brand. Included are numerous divorce, alimony, injunction and equity petitions, many criminal matters, attachments and garnishments, and a long list of named litigants and entities awaiting October term.
A fragmented OCR list names Hinton Whitehead Morton Mapp Huff Pitner Potts Bolton Cohen Coleman Dean Simmons Goodwyn Graham Flanigen Lamkin Whittaker Hinton and other individuals, likely a roster or committee from a historical Alabama or Southern institution.
Judge Cobb protests a reform measure that would grant salaries to a mayor and three commissioners and allow recalls and board dissolutions. He argues such steps threaten public welfare, expose officeholders to undue private entanglements, and risk politicizing judges and city boards. He urges voting against adoption, signing his protest as Andrew J. Cobb.
The Norman Field Players win approval after rescheduling to perform in Athens for another week. They rehearse daily for a fresh production each night, opening with Eagle's Nest last Tuesday in Gainesville and featuring A Rolling Stone with a Punch and Judy show by strolling artists for younger audiences. The Alaska settings promise old prices for next week.
National League games showed Chicago defeating Pittsburgh 7 to 1 and Philadelphia beating Boston 7 to 6 while New York topped Brooklyn 8 to 2. In the American results Washington beat New York 5 to 2 and Philadelphia defeated Boston 5 to 4.
A special meeting of the Georgia State Band will be held at the YMCA tonight at 8:30. All members are requested to be present for special business. C D McDonald, Secretary.
Madam Paulini Clairvoyant and Scientific Palmist returns to Athens for a short visit. Office hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily except Sundays. Located at 293 Clayton St., West.
Mr. T Curtis Fleming of Chicago, son of Mr T B Fleming, is visiting his parents. He has spent three years in the drug business there and plans to move to New York to continue in the trade, aiming to become a first class pharmacist. Olive Lawn Hotel for rent October 1st, 19 rooms, 3 baths, boarders. Phone 1103. 3t
The Clarke County Sunday School Association met in Winterville with Rev. Troy Beatty of Athens presiding Secretary D W Sims attended and inspired platform work The day featured Msims address on the Land of the Book and Mrs Annie O Farrel's helpful talk Dinner was a picnic style repast Tomorrow's program includes sessions on missions home relations to Sunday schools organized Sunday school work and parishioner input with reports and next meeting plans
The Thornwell Orphanage trustees urge Presbyterians in South Carolina Georgia and Florida to observe October 11 as Orphan Work Day to fund foreign missions and Sabbath school extension. Contributions go to Rev W P Jacobs Clinton S C. Sunday schools will collect on the second Sabbath. The institution houses over 300 inmates with new buildings planned and about 200 applications waiting.
A consistory of Godfrey de Bouillon Commandery Knights Templar meets this evening at the Asylum at the usual hour. The Eminent Commander IW Dorsey and Clerk James Barrow sign the notice urging all sir knights to attend.
The twelfth annual meeting of the Women’s Missionary Union of the Sarepta Baptist Association will be held September 30 and October 1 at First Baptist Church Athens. About 200 delegates from roughly 50 churches expected with a full program including devotions, reports, seminars, and addresses led by Mrs. Witcher Mrs. E J O Kelly Dr B D Gray Miss Rutherford and others.
Mr Charles A Whittle publicity man and editor for the State College of Agriculture is in Knoxville Tennessee attending the Great Conservation Exposition. He travels with Mrs Whittle and the children who have relatives there. Prices listed include Concord Grapes 20c Delaware Grapes 35c and items from Arnold & Abney such as Shelled Peas and Green Corn.
Mrs. Josephine Clement proposes a model Boston theater with unobstructed seats ten cent coat and uplifting programming. The plan includes reading rooms lunch stands for performers, educational moving pictures, Harvard Dramatic Society backing, clergy and officials support, and fast progression for talented youths.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.