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Athens Weekly Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1917

Page

6

Libel for Divorce and various Clarke County notices

Clarke Superior Court 1918 libel actions require defendants to appear January court term. Notices include libel for divorce for Ada May Inacone Va Mathes Inacone and Francis Lorrine Hadaway versus John C. Hadaway with similar summons. Also citations on estates estates of Betsy Cole and other Clarke County heirs, orders for year's support, and administration matters. Sheriff sale notice and several ordinary court citings address estates of N W Haudrup James Oglesby and Mary H Landrum with permanent administration inquiries and guardianship discharge.

Georgia Clarke County Ada Mathes Clarke Superior Court Francis Lorrine Hadaway John C. Hadaway Andrew J Cobb E. J. Crawford Claud Mahaffey Mattie May Wingfield Wingfield R. C. Orr Court of Ordinary Chambers Thos. P. Vincent T. Butler Notle F. Vincent Elizabeth Baldwin N. Haudrup Wm. N. Haudrup Wm. N.haudrup N. W. Haudrup Mra. N. W. Haudrup Nicholas Oglesby James Oglesby E. J. Marable Lois Marable Moore A. G. Dudley Pink Hayes Ture

Athens area notices and sales in Clarke County 1917

Public notices outline guardianship and land sale actions. Geo T Bolton administrator seeks leave to sell estate land in Athens with deed references. Sheriff’s sale lists a specific property in Athens tied to J W Harris and Georgia National Bank. Administrator Deadwyler advertises a dec 31 sale of several mules and horses. Beaverdam Creek Drainage District No 1 informs landowners of $40,000 bonds and per acre assessments with March 1 1918 payment option.

Georgia Clarke County Court House State of Athens East Seab Smith Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery Seaboard Air Line Railway Tyler Rivers Martha Smith Clara Brightwell Superior Court Oconee River J. C. Rivers Fourth Street Jiam Smith City Court of Martha H. Willcox Geo. T. Bolton T. W. Willis R. C. Orr Meigs and Franklin Streets Franklin Street Meigs Street Franklin St T. J. Epps J. W. Harris Georgia National Bank of Athens Paper Company W. E. Jackson A. V. Deadwyler Court of Ordinary Geo. E. Deadwyler Beaverdam Creek Drainage District Board of Drainage Commissioners Beaverdam Creek Drainage District No Mable

Road Notice for Clarke County Road Maintenance Bids

Clarke County plans to let by contract the dragging of roads as needed. Bidders must furnish teams and hands at a per diem price while the county supplies drags and road machines. Interested bidders to meet the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues at the regular meeting on January 1, 1918. H. W. White, Chairman. Tate Wright, Clerk. sun-lt whk-21-28

Clarke County Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues H. W. White Tate Wright

Wanted Pecan Grove Near Athens in Commerce Area

Small pecan grove wanted within fifty miles of Athens. Respond with details to P O Box 13 Commerce Georgia. Sun4T week issue.

Athens Commerce

Athens to Enroll Three Thousand for Red Cross by Year’s End

The Athens community plans a large Red Cross drive, aiming to recruit three thousand members by the first of the year. Local organizers promote service, blood drives, and fund-raising to support relief efforts.

Athens Red Cross

Georgia Man In Royal Flying Co.

Captain Miller Taylor of Macon, Georgia, attached to the Royal Flying Corps for over a year, was among twelve hundred Canadian overseas forces arriving to recuperate from ailments. He was accompanied by his wife and their baby born in London during the October air raid.

Associated Press Atlantic Miller Taylor Macon Royal Flying Corps Canadian Overseas Forces Taylor London

Athens firms praised for support of YWCA campaign

Two Athens companies receive heartfelt thanks from YWCA directors and campaign workers for generosity during a recent campaign. Athens Gas Light and Fuel Company and Southern Bell Telephone Company are named, with managers Wilson and Jarrell singled out for special kindness during the campaign week.

Athens Young Women's Christian Association Athens Gas, Light and Fuel Company Southern Bell Telephone Company Wilson Gas Company Jarrell Telephone Company

Packing Industry Now Under Probe

The federal trade commission will scrutinize the packing industry starting with open hearings beginning tomorrow. Census bureau reports for August 1 to November 30 show cotton seed received at mills 2,658,978 tons with 1,531,361 crushed and 1,161,654 on hand at mills. Production of cottonseed products includes crude oil 458,346,889 pounds and refined oil 284,368,923 pounds.

Associated Press Washington Federal Trade Commission Census Bureau Stocsk

Chamberlain's Tablets Praise For Stomach Trouble

A reader from Auburti, N. writes that Chamberlain's Tablets are the best remedy for stomach trouble and constipation. The pills regulate bowel action, stimulate the liver, and keep the body in healthy condition over two years of use.

Chamberlain Mre Benjemisr Feoper Auburti

Winter Wheat Sown Reaches 42.17 Million Acres in 1917

Washington reports winter wheat sown this fall for next year totals 42,170,000 acres with December 1 condition at 79.3 percent of normal. Rye sowings reach 6,119,000 acres, up 36.6 percent, and rye condition stands at 41 percent of normal. The Agriculture Department urges increased sowings of winter wheat and rye nationwide.

Washington Department of Agriculture

Chamberlain's Tablets Advertised For Digestive Relief

Chamberlain's Tablets are described as helpful for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation with claims of relief for long standing cases. The advertisement emphasizes permanent cure when used with printed directions and highlights the product's value for biliousness and chronic constipation.

Chamberlain

Carry Your Packages Home and Far Act Handoff

A fragmented note describes a handover related to delivering packages to a home. The readable text mentions a hander and act, implying a process or policy change affecting package collection at residences. The item lacks full details on parties or dates but signals shipment handling at the home.

Five Clarke county men drafted to Camp Gordon yesterday

Clarke county sent five more young men to Camp Gordon under the selective draft. James William Tolbert Otis Mooney Benjamin Link and Harry Sheftel left yesterday morning at 7 10 over the S A L for Atlanta Fritz Hellner who had been in Florida joined them in Atlanta by permission. Local board members and families saw them off at the station with friends bidding farewell.

Clarke County Camp Gordon At- Tanta James William Tolbert Otis Mooney Benjamin Link Harry Sheftel Fritz Hellner Florda

Sister of Mrs Sears Is Dead in Atlanta

Mrs Carrie Walker forty five died Tuesday morning at 264 Oak street Atlanta Funeral was held Wednesday at 11 from the residence Interment was in West View cemetery She is survived by husband J W L Walker three sons J M Randolph and Burnett Walker two daughters Dorothy and Mary Walker and two sisters Mia A J Sears of Athens and Miss Josie Martin of Atlanta

J. W. Walker Atlanta A. J. Sears Carrie Walker Oak Street West View Cemetery J. M Randolph Burnett Walker Dorothy Mary Walker Mia Athens Josie Martin

Masonic Lodge To Confer Fellowcraft

Mount Vernon Lodge No 22 F and A M holds a Fellow Craft degree meeting at their hall third floor Max Joseph Building this Thursday evening December 20 1917 at 8 o clock. All duly qualified brethren cordially and fraternally invited. By order of W A Capps W M Ino G Quinn Secretary.

Mount Vernon Lodge No. 22 Max Joseph Duilding W. A. Capps W. M. Ino G. Quinn

THREE DECEMBER DINNERS AND PATRIOTIC REMEDY

A wartime cafe menu urges eliminating bread from the Christmas dinner to save wheat for soldiers. It lists Christmas and regular dinner items, including Blue Points, Roast Goose, and various sides, plus a patriotic note on using up crumbs. The piece also promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted medicine for children with many maternal endorsements.

Planning For Shortage of Food After The War

New regulations from the milling division of the Federal Food Administration set wheat usage limits for U S millers and outline how mill feeds prices will be set to save more than 16 000 000 bushels of the current crop year.

New York United States Federal Food Administration

War demands all hands in united effort for freedom

The piece urges joining the Red Cross at nine cents a month and outlines multiple wartime roles. It argues defeat of Germany means liberation and stresses Wilson's distinction between Prussian rule and the German people, warning that German victory would threaten liberty and rights worldwide.

Red Cross Germany Wilson Belgium France Poland Bervin Roumania Selzed United States

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Bart Bruce Betsy Cole J. H. Towns Towns Mary H Landrum Jos. Landrum H. H. Hampton W. M. Hartman Sec Carolinas Alabama bApo Sime Atlanta National Bank Peters St Atlanta, Ga Royal Flying Co Bureau Masonic Lodge B. F. Hardeman C. H. Phinizy Hardeman Phinizy Republic Carl Vrooman American Bankers’ Association
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