Retained staff at Georgia Experiment Station amid salary cuts
Griffin Georgia April 22 Special to the Banner Dr Harry C White was retained as station chemist as new director DeLoach takes over July 1 The vice director post is abolished and Whites salary cut from 1800 to 1000 Worsham state entomologist kept but unpaid to perform mud work research or other duties Kimbrough retained as agriculturalist and assistant director with retirement at end of term DeLoach relieved as secretary treasurer but salary 2600 Gamble named secretary treasurer at 200 per year Poultry husbandry department discontinued due to lack of funds All other staff re elected.
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Griffin
Harry C. White
Georgia Experiment Station
R. J. H. DeLoach
White
E. L. Worsham
J. M. Kimbrough
Dr. DeLoach
M. G. Gamble
Department of
Enlarged plans discussed for city school buildings
The Board of Education met to review expanded building, remodeling, and enrollment plans. A census of 6 to 18 year olds will be conducted at two cents per name, with enumerators hired immediately to finish within two weeks. A joint six-member committee from the Board and Council will oversee draft outlines and estimates before fall term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Hugh H. Gordon
Fourth Ward
M. G. Michael
Board of Educatoh Aerray Hsing Hchoors & Committee of Six
Col M. G. Michael
C. D. Flanigen
J. D. Meil
J. B. Aaron Coten
White Morton
B. F. Woods
Motion Pictures Taken of Splendid Lucy Cobb Gymnastic Carnival
The Gymnastic Carnival by Miss Garnett and seventy five Lucy Cobb students delighted hundreds of spectators. Highlights included the dance of the dolls and the rabbit chase by younger girls, with the Wind Mill drill and Fancy March drawing praise.
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Lucy Cobb
Carniva
Miss Garnett
Miss Ga
Florence Hooper
Srpitmcen
Winnifred Wadley
Posey
Lacy Cobb
Lyric
Becks
Somer s System Continues Field Measurements and Appeals
The article details the extended Somers System work in Augusta with craftsmen and calculators, noting long hours and 2305 working days. It explains the appeal path for property owners: appeal to the Board of Assessors, then the City Council if unsatisfied, asserting no rights are interfered with and that assessors present a concrete value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somers
Board of Assessors
Sim Anacanor
Augusta
Athens to Host Georgia Baraca Convention Next Month
Athens prepares to entertain four to five hundred delegates at the Georgia Baraca convention on the 9th to 11th of next month. A finance committee seeks about five hundred dollars from citizens to fund a cordial reception and fitting program. Teams led by local figures will canvass districts including Broad, Clayton, and Jackson streets, with canvassing assignments for the Normal School and University groups.
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Athens
Georgia Baraca
Baraca-Philathea Union
B. Wingfield
G. Ne
Broad
College Avenue
Steel Bridge
C. N. Weatherly
F. B. Hinton
Hull
Thomas
H. M. Rylee
B. O
P. Edwards
Georgia Depot
King Hodgson
Rowland
P. Chasteen
Clayton
Jackson
College
Wilson Lanier
Neil Arthur
Thomas and Springstreets
J. C. McClair
H. P. Lawrence
Lumpkin
Hancock
Washington
M. M. Stephenson
Wingate
Southern Mutual
Hodgson-Shackelford
City Hall
Electric Railway
Webster Callaway
Charlie Stone
Finance Com
Dr King's New Life Pills Promise Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a rapid cure for headaches sour stomach and indigestion. Claims purification of blood and renewed vigor with every pill guaranteed at 25 cents, endorsed by W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons.
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Dr. King
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Loving Cup Event Brightens State Normal School Assembly
The senior class won the Field Day trophy, receiving a silver loving cup from President Pound. A tiny burlesque cup was given to Prof. D L Harnest, captain of the faculty relay team, and Prof. Peter Brown received a consolation prize a doll in a show box. The event energized the campus and honored athletic effort.
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Chapel
State Normal School
Pound
D. L. Harnest
Peter Brown
DROWNED INOCONEE RIVER BOY ED MONSON DIES IN ACCIDENT
An inquest found eleven year old Tommie Edmonson drowned in the Oconee River in an accident. He was last seen Monday evening fishing by the riverbank between Third and Fourth streets. After a search by neighbors, dragging located his body ten feet from where his pole was found. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of accidental drowning.
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Tommie Edmonson
Algo
Oconee
Paint price rise forecast and labor notes at Talmage Hardware
Advertisement discusses higher paint costs next year due to delayed work and suggests waiting costs about ten percent more than painting now. It cites an average job cost around $2.60 per 3000 square feet and mentions Devoe paint. Also notes Mitchell named New York labor commissioner by Governor Sulzer.
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Q Mitchell
New York
Sulzer
Memorial Day Exercises Planned by University and Local Groups
Miss Mildred Rutherford completed the Memorial Day program for the coming Saturday. The event at University Chapel includes prayer, music, and speeches by Maj. Jne E. Talmadge and Supt. Lawton B. Evans. Prizes for essays by city and county students will be awarded, with about 80 essays submitted, reflecting growing interest from schools.
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Mildred Rutherford
The
Georgia Cadets
University Chapel
Chas. Jarrell
First Methodist Church
Mell Quartet
Jne E. Talmadge
Cobb-Delaney Camp
Lawton B. Evans
Augusta
Mra
T. F. Green
Laura Rutherford
M. M. Welch
Oconee Cemetery
University Battalion
W. R. Kendrick
Athens Camp
Boy Scouts of Ameri
Atlanta
Mr J A Hanna to Locate Here
Mr J A Hanna of Gentile Washington plans to relocate to the area as a business announcement noting his move and intended residence.
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J. A. Hanna
Tragic Collapse At Barnett Shoals Claims Negro Worker
Yesterday morning at Barnett Shoals Miles Brower a enslaved man employed by George Mc Elroy on a grading job died in a landslide. The earth slid while workers dug out a trench leaving Brower buried under eighteen to twenty inches of soil and his iron wheelbarrow. Full cause unclear whether head injury suffocated or neck rupture. He was dug out promptly.
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Barnett Shoals
Miles Brower
Normal
George McElroy
Hodgson Family Proposes Memorial Trust Charter
The Clarke county superior court saw an application to incorporate the Hodgson Memorial Trust a nonprofit aimed at promoting religious and educational causes and charitable works. Petitions name E R Hodgson Jr Asbury Hodgson Joe Hodgson Julie Hodgson McNeill and May Hodgson Lipscomb with a board to be formed and the trust perpetual. Athens notes this as a pioneering Southern charter for such funds with the Hodgson family long supporting institutions and uplift movements.
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Superior Court of
Clarke County
Messrs
E. R Hodgson, Jr
Asbury H. Hodgson
Hodgson
Athens
Marriage License Dilemma Delays City Ceremony
Yesterday at city hall a hopeful couple from Oglethorpe county sought a marriage license and a mayor to perform the ceremony. The mayor and city marshal explained the missing license form and directed them to the courthouse and Judge Orr, then expressed regret that the city could not grant the license or perform the ceremony for Mr W A Akins and Miss Lillie May Hammond.
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Marshal
Mayor
Conway
Marerial
Orr
Mn W. A. Akins
Mise Lillie May Hammond
Oglethorpe County
College Avenue School to host fine art exhibition
During the week of May 13 the College Avenue School building will display carbon photographs and engravings loaned by A. W. Elson Co. of Boston. The collection features about 200 subjects from major art schools and world masterpieces, with a catalog for sale and a small admission fee to raise funds for new school art purchases. Dr. Friedmann’s reputation is noted as controversial by some.
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College Avenue School
A. W. Elson Co
Boston
Mass
History of Georgia Methodism Reverberates in Athens
A new book History of Georgia Methodism by Rev Dr Geo G Siaith of Macon draws strong interest in Athens for figures and events tied to the city. Rev R O Smith son of the author visits Athens to promote copies at Mrs J S Kings Cobbstreet and notes a daughter at the State Normal School. The work features Chancellor Barrow Dr Jarrell D B P Allen and others, with many locals urged to subscribe to this engaging volume.
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History of
Georgia Methodism
Geo. G. Siaith
Macon
Athens
Methodist Church
R. O. Smith
Mre. J
King’s
Cobbstret
State Normal School
Barrow
Jarrell
D. B. P. Allen
EB. R. Hodgson
Ket
J. Cartledge
Appointment Deadlock Over Wilson Era Nominations
Republicans block President Wilson nominations in the Senate as Democrats demand Taft appointments in a political standoff. The dispute centers on Senate approval of executive branch choices and party control during the wartime administration.
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Senate
Congress
Wilson
Taft
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Baracas
State Normal
Talmage Hardware Co
DEVOE
Daughters of the Confederacy
Sons of the Confederacy
the State Normal
Stademan
Lawton &, Evans
Clement Evans
College Ave School
Dr. Friedmann
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