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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
1
Athens Chamber of Commerce seeks catchy three word slogans for a standpipes top blaze to promote progress and invite business. Five hundred or more ideas are urged with sample lines such as Athens Ahead Again and Come to Athens.
John L. Bishop, adjunct professor at Georgia State College of Agriculture, resigns to run a dairy venture in Northern Virginia with Dr Harvey W. Wiley. He criticizes Georgia political conditions hindering the university’s progress and calls for rational leadership to advance agricultural development.
July ends with the fewest marriage licenses issued to white couples in fifteen years in Athens Clarke counties. Three white couples applied for licenses while the colored group filed more than eight marriages but still below typical spring or fall numbers. Names listed include Louie Ray and Ellie Ramsey, Harvey Seagraves and Lucy Stevens, and others as Judge Orr issued licenses for July.
In a storage room near the tracks at the Atlantic Ice and Coal Company plant two workers, Joe Milner and Henry Wingfield, were killed when a mass of coiling ammonia pipes and ice blocks toppled, releasing fumes that burned skin and chilled vitals. Firefighters freed Milner after heavy rescue efforts, coroner Weatherly to hold inquests.
Atlanta July 31 The house appropriations committee cut 110000 from the bill then added 15000, reducing the common school fund and pension funds by 50000 more. Work of the State Cottage Industry at Athens faced a 10000 fee, extension funds dropped from 40000 to 30000, totaling a net cut of 95000. State Normal School Athens gained 2500 to 50000, G N I C Milledgeville rose to 55000, State Sanitarium offset by 5000, Health Board 5000 for typhoid vaccine production.
The Lipscomb bill fate in the house hinges on the Stovall amendment as Clarke county representatives push to emasculate the measure. A recorded vote shows a broad split among lawmakers with a mix of ayes and nays across numerous counties and districts, indicating the bill’s uncertain future in Ways and Means.
Russell Daniel leaves Athens on a motorcycle with a suitcase strapped behind. He begins his vacation heading directly toward New York, planning a unique journey. The source notes Sporting Goods Company in Athens as a related detail.
The record notes unusually warm temperatures for the month and lists 65 prescriptions filled for alcohol across Palmer's 53, Orr's 7, Citizens' 0, and Warren Smith & Bro. 6. Other names show two month filing patterns and multiple individuals with small counts.
The report outlines mean temperatures across Texas, Tennessee, Alabama and surrounding states with highs near 100 degrees midweek and generally warm nights. Rainfall was beneficial in central areas but scarce in the Great Plains, eastern cotton belt and New England while overall drought conditions persist in central counties.
The University of Georgia Summer School ends in two days with exams for teachers certificates under new state board rules. About 70 percent more students are expected this year, rising from 353 last year to over 570. Local farmers anticipate good crops and merchants foresee a strong fall trade in Lynchburg. A traveler plans a two week journey along the national highway through Virginia and the Northeast.
A poem by Florence Earle Coates speaks of a soul awake finding beauty everywhere and turning to suffering with charity. The verse notes faith in God amid life’s trials and loves others even amid despair. The text mentions speculation on the senatorial race and possible opposition to Senator Moke Smith.
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