Chamber of Commerce Membership Drive Gains Names
The Athens Chamber of Commerce reports continued success in its membership drive with several new applicants. Wallace Bell leads individual results with fifty two applications over the past two days. The full list of members will be published soon to show residents who supports a Greater Athens. The drive may continue next week pending President Jarre’s return.
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Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
Wallace Bell
Bell
Athens
Jarre
Freshman Shortage Hits A. G. College Enrollment
Georgia faces a limited freshman pool with only about 1,500 high school students able to enter the State College of Agriculture next year. Henry Maddux of the Extension Department cites low state high school standards and urges improved prep schools. A campus mass meeting at 9:45 will outline plans for a statewide recruitment drive under the slogan 300 Freshmen in September.
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Georgia
Henry Maddux
Extension Department
State College of Agriculture
Colege
France
Athens
Agriculture College
Carranza Promised To Run Americans Away From Mexico
Washington April 30. American Consul at Vera Cruz for twenty years told the Senate Mexican Investigating committee that Luis Cabrera, the Finance Minister in Carranza cabinet, announced in 1914 that Carranza in launching a revolution against Huerta had as an intimate object driving Americans out of Mexico and taking their property for Mexicans.
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Washington
Y. W. Canada
Vera Cruz
Senate Mexican Investigating Committee
Luis Cabrera
Carranza
Caranza
Huerta
Mexico
Madison Aggies Defeat Athens High 9 to 3
The Athens High School fell 9 to 3 to the Eighth District Agricultural College from Madison. Madison pitchers and hitters overwhelmed Athens as backfires from Madison bats and strong defense dictated the outcome. Batteries: Madison Whitehead Hodgson Butler Nickerson.
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Athens
Madison
Agricultural College
RWE Athens
Madison Athena
Whitehead
Hodgson
Butler
Nickerson
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
In the American League Washington defeated Philadelphia 9 to 6 and New York won 2 to 4 against Boston while Detroit-Cleveland were rained out. In the National League Philadelphia beat New York 4 to 2 in rain shortened play and Boston defeated Brooklyn 3 to 0 with other games postponed by wet grounds. In the Southern League Mobile won 2 to 1 over Acania and Little Rock 5 Nashville 6 with Memphis 6 Chattanooga 7 and Now Keans 1 Birmingham 3 were also listed.
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Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Detroit
Special church services announce May revival and speakers
Central Presbyterian Church hosts May 2 services with Rev Sam Higginbotham speaking at morning service and Mr Alfred D Mason addressing the 8:30 p m session. Mason, head of the southern Presbyterian Sunday school, will share human interest stories aimed at youth.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Friends
Sam Higginbotham
Missidnary
India
Wigginbotham
Alfred D. Mason
Mason
Southern Presbyterian Church
BE. L. Hill
First Church
Lane Chapel
Hoyt Chapel
S. J. Cartledge
J. T. Dudley
Hugh L. Hodgson
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
Tyron Christian Endeavor Society
Memphis
Tenn
Mrs Rebecca Landrum Dies at Home Near Athens
Rebecca Landrum aged 22 wife of Jesse Landrum died Friday at 2:30 PM at her home on the Danielaville road near Athens after a two week illness. Funeral held at White Hall Church at 2:30 PM Sunday with interment in the church yard. She is mourned by husband parents Mr and Mrs W H Smith four sisters and three brothers.
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Rebecca Landrum
Jesse Landrum
Danielaville Road
Athens
White Hall
W. H. Smith
Burns Prove Fatal To Mrs Bryce Ward
Mrs Bryce Ward dies from burns received weeks ago when her clothing caught fire before an open grate The fatal injury was confirmed this week as Mr Bryce Ward fled from the prefects at her Jefferson home Funeral services set for Sunday in Jefferson Georgia.
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Burns
Bryce Ward
Jefferson
Athens
Coca Cola stock fights tax issue as Atlanta probes Delaware move
Atlanta actions probe Coca Cola reorganization from Georgia to Delaware. City seeks stockholder list for tax purposes and to tax 25,000,000 shares while state investigators examine implications for Georgia taxes. Winterville wins Rural School Field Day at State College of Agriculture defeating Oconee Heights and others. over 700 Clarke County children attend amid holiday spirit.
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Atlanta
CocaCola Company
Candler
Georgia
Delaware
Ciusare
Phillips
Colby & Brown
Trust Company of Georgia
Candlers
Trust Company
Mayson
Fulton
Delaware Company
Empire Cotton Oil Company
Wright
Southland Steamship Company
Savannah
Coca Cola Company of
Fullbright
Coca Cola Bottling Company
Winterville
State College of Agriculture
Oconee Heights
Tuckston
Hinton Brown
Clarke County
Wood
Purcell
Morton
College of Agriculture
Indian Educator to Speak at Agricultural College
Sam Higginbottom, president of Allahabad Agricultural College in India, will address students and faculty of the State College of Agriculture this morning in the auditorium on A Nation Transfigured by Scientific Agriculture. He will also speak at the Beach Haven Conference and at Peabody Hall.
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Sam Higginbottom
Allahabad Agricultural College
India
State College of Agriculture
Higgingbottom
Beach Haven
Peabody Hall
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Commerce Chamb'r
A. G. College
Madison Aggies
First Presbyterian Church
Oconee Street
A. F. Nunn
First Baptist Church
James William Lynch
D. D
Bible School
A. C. Dixon
Gocacola Company
Winterville Wins
Rashbun Hardeman
Helen Cooper
Hugh Davis
Fowler's Academy
Jessie Powell
Fermer Spratling
William Morton
Grace Sykes
Anton Brown
Odella Keley
Nellie Edwards
Clare
Elson
Normal
J. B. Smith
Barberville
Florrie Hardeman
Dr. Porter
Palmer's
Kreo
Karbol
H.R. Palmer & Son Drug Stores
Stearn’s Paste
Shest Coaity Wenest
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