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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1916

Page

8

Letters of Administration and Guardianship Notices

Clarke County Georgia notices announce applications for letters of administration on Mrs. R Z Tolbert estate and for guardianship of multiple minors. Citations set for September 1916 term to show cause why administration should not be granted or guardianships confirmed. Includes dismission request for J R White estate and sale leave for Emaline Behols property. Notice also names Athens Photoplay Company charter filing with capital details and principal office in Athens.

Georgia Clarke County Susie T. Smith R. Z. Tolbert R. C. Orr Cora M. Hicks Josephine F. W. Hicks Coaty Cafd Annie M. Johnson Walter Lowe Carrie Lowe Phillip Lowe William Lowe George Lowe Vickery Allen Kennedy Earnest Elizabeth Kennedy Said R, C, Orr Hugh W. White John R. White, Jr J. L. Hawks Georgia F. Hawks R &. Orr Kate C. O’parrell A. H. O'Farrell A. H H. A. Weatherly Athens Dougherty Street May A. Weatherly Erwin Jester Justice Court R. F. Wood W. B. Jackson Hoen Iry H. West Sach Marion L. West Henry H. West R. L.bramblett H. L. Mullins Culinary Emaline Broad Street City of J. Scott Robels Magnolia Gordon Court of Ordinary Scott Echols Emaline Behols Emory Waters Clarke Superior Court Charles H. Brand E. J. Crawford Said County Snall State of Georgia State of J. White Ware Cassie W. Ware G. Gidley Carl F. Crossley

Grandson of Georgia Governor Dies at 75

Captain Richard H. Milledge, 75, longtime Atlanta insurance official and descendant of colonial Milledge family, died at his daughter’s home in Decatur. Born 1841 in Augusta, he served in the Confederate Army, was related to Governor John Milledge, and helped found the University of Georgia land grant. He leaves three daughters, two sons, and a brother. funeral in Decatur with interment in Forsyth.

Atlanta Richard H. Milledge Pioneer Insurance Milledge Emory M. Pattillo North Candler Street Decatur Forsyth Sand Hills Augusta Old Georgia Military Institute Marietta James Habersham Georgia John Milledge Athens University of Georgia Harriett Adeline Kate Milledge John Richard Milledge G. L. Milledge Texas

Governor Harris Keeps Busy Pace With Campaign Speeches

Atlanta August 23 Governor Harris resumes a tight itinerary for the balance of the week planning up to ten speeches in multiple cities. He will attend the Confederate veterans reunion at Americus then speak at Ellaville Benita Vista Preston Lumpkin Fort Gaines Edison Morgan and Dawson before returning to Atlanta.

Atlanta Harrison Harris Americus Ellaville Benita Vista Preston Lumpkin Afernoon Fort Gaines Edison Morgan Dawson

Eight Hundred and Twenty-Seven Textile Plants on Southern Bay

A textile directory issued for 1916 by the Southern Railway system shows 827 textile plants with 9 865 248 spindles and 214 467 looms on rail lines including Mobile and Ohio and Georgia Southern and Florida. The directory reports 635 cotton mills 152 knitting mills 83 woolen mills and 7 silk mills with eleven mills under construction. It notes 10 000 000 cotton spindles in the South on Southern Railway lines about five sevenths of U S spindles in cotton states and nearly a third of all U S spindles.

Washington, D. C Southern Railway Mobile and Ohio Railroad Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Industrial and Agricultural Department South United States Census Bureau Indiana Missouri United States

Young Iconoclasts Replaced by Time Honored Custom Host

In a humorous cartoon scene the Young Iconoclasts plot against Time Honored Custom but are thwarted by the Host of the Old Guard who rescues and reinstates Time Honored Custom, restoring order to his throne.

Memories in verse and humor across ages and dollars

A playful meditation on writing about memories and aging with Dorothy Dix’s quote on age and fashion. It shifts to humorous social commentary about Atlanta fashion and a discussable share of money, noting per capita payments and changes from prior periods.

Dorothy Dix Atlanta

Headquarter Dispute Collides With Georgia Farmers Union Race

Douglas Chamber of Commerce denounces the state Farmers Union move from Douglas after paying $1,700 in advertising and subscriptions. The letter and Coffee County resolutions allege misused funds and broken promises by J. J. Brown, former president, amid Brown’s bid for state agriculture commissioner.

Atlanta State Farmers Union Douglas Douglas Chamber of Commerce Coffee County Union J. J. Brown State Commissioner of Agriculture Farmers Union Chamber of Commerce Brown Coffee County J. H. Mills Jenkinsburg Butts County Georgia Douglas Chambhdr Melvin Tanner

Industrial activity fuels fall optimism across the South

The Industrial Index reports 29 new firms formed weekly with 1.9 million in minimum capital. Counties vote bonds for Everglades road work, Savannah builds an auditorium, and Jacksonville and Hamilton area plots emerge. Construction spans apartments to bridges, with Mississippi and Florida projects widening regional employment prospects.

Columbus, Ga The Industrial Index Palm Beach County Florida Everglades Reads Savannah Jacksonville Fla Hamilton Clay County

Miss Millie to Speak to the Vets at State Reunion

Americus Ga August 23 The advance guard of an expected 500 Confederate veterans arrives for the state reunion to be held Thursday and Friday Governor Harris and Lucien Lamar Knight will open with remarks Thursday morning Miss Mildred Rutherford historian general of the State Daughters of the Confederacy is also slated to speak Secretary McClatchey of the state senate will read during the Macon convention It is noted redistricting for fertilizer inspectors may occur due to new counties and John M Graham joins the race for a place on the court of appeals bench.

Americus Harris Lucien Lamar Knight Atlanta Mildred Rutherford State Daughters of the Confederacy United States Clatchey State Senate Macon McClatchey St. Louis John M. Graham State Supreme Court Supreme Court Mr. Greham Augusta Joseph Gsnabl

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RC. Orr Georgia, Clarke County, Mra Jessie Tuggle Waters Leesle Moon Gassett Noah ‘W. Gassett Noah Ww. Gassett Athens Photoplay Company Nancy Hart State Capitol Capitol Piedmont Continental Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Richard P. Brooks W. P. Glover Colquitt Avenue Southern Bay Capitol Gossip State Union Dublin Douglas, Ga D. F. Mo Spartanburg D. C Summerville 5. C Mobile Ala Chester York Counties South Carolina Clarksdale Miss Cobb and Fulton Clay and George Counties Mississippi Fort Myers Lakeland George County Lee Palm Beach Fitzgerald, Ga Union Daytona Toccoa Cannery Gulfport Brooksville Anniston Als Leesburg Miami, Fla Hattiesburg Natches Mias Americus, Ga
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