New Quarry Opens to Speed County Road Work
County Commissioners opened a new quarry behind the David Hemrick place on Princeton road to supply rock for the road from the city to Oconee county. Macadamizing is half done toward Princeton Factory and will continue to the county line, with 12 feet width and praised quality. Commissioner William Holman supervises the effort to maximize productive hours.
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Princeton
David Hemrick
Princeton Road
Oconee
County
William 8. Holman
Mills Named as New University of Georgia Manager
C G Mills of Griffin elected manager of the University of Georgia football team yesterday afternoon. He will begin work immediately on organizing next season and its details.
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C. G. Mills
Tre-Vicetim
University of Georgia
C. B. Mills
Griffin
Mills
Rabbi Koplowitz to Lecture for Atlanta Jewish Group
Dr I Koplowitz rabbi of the Hebrew congregation has been invited by the Young Men's Hebrew Association of Atlanta to deliver a lecture Sunday afternoon on a Judaism related topic. He has accepted and promises an intense, beneficial talk for attendees.
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Young Men's Hebrew Association
Atlanta
I. Koplowitz
Young Men's Hebrew Association of Atlanta
Koplowitz
Growth in the South Drives Construction Boom
The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index reports widespread construction activity across Alabama and Georgia. Projects include a 12 story apartment house in Atlanta, a $200,000 factory in Atlanta, $50,000 docks in Mobile, a theater in Bessemer, a bank remodel in Greensboro, a 4 story hotel in Milledgeville, and two school buildings in Savannah, with numerous residences and public works. It notes contracts for a 7 story Athens office building, a club house in Atlanta, and state agricultural college buildings in Barnesville, plus car manufacturing plans in Roanoke and Waycross, and other developments statewide. Senator Bailey wins reelection in Texas amid fierce opposition.
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Columbus
Georgia
Mossa
Jin
Atlanta
Mobile
Ala
Fitzgerald
Troy
Bessemer
Waycross
Statesboro
Montgomery
Greensboro
Milledgeville
Gadsden
Savannah
Athens
State Agricultural College
Barnesville
Andalusia
Birmingham
Roanoke
Rome
Macon
Alabama
Americus
Ginnery
Elberton
Telephone Inc
Whitfield County
Tobacco Farm
Perry County
Hawkinsville
Western and Gulf Railroad Company
Lectures On Electron Theory Begin At Georgia
The University of Georgia physics department begins a weekly series on The Electron Theory and Radio Activity starting Friday February 1 at 8 pm. Lectures last 45 minutes and use diagrams and experiments. Prof Patterson opens the series with the first lecture and Prof J Moore follows a week later in Moore College. Public attendance is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Georgia
J. Moore
Siven
Moore College
Oliver May Not Get the Panama Canal Contract
Washington reports that W. J. Oliver of Knoxville and associates may not obtain the Panama Canal contract after all. The administration clarified that no pledge guarantees victory and the government may reject Oliver or any other contractors and rebuild the canal if needed. An official said Oliver would join new partners under the same terms as the McArthur-Gillespie group, with amendments allowed for both sides.
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Washington
W. J. Oliver
Knoxville
Tenn
Oliver
McArthur-Gillespie
White House
Gillespie
Devoe Paint Ad Warns Against Cheap Substitutes
A letter from F. W. Devoe & Co warns Athens readers that cheap paint mixes like barytes sand lime chalk benzine and water cost more labor and money over time. It promotes Devoe paint as cost stable with long lasting wear, urging customers to buy through Talmage Hardware Co.
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Sirs
Devoe
Kodol Digestive Aid Advertises Clean Label Claims
This old line markets a digestive aid claiming to digest food and correct digestion deficiencies.It asserts vegetable acids aid sourness relief and notes conformity with the National Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold locally by Orr Drug Co and presented as a remedy for indigestion.
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Orr Drug Co
White man jumps from window on Hoyt street
Mrs. Fannie Cooper heard a noise inside her Hoyt street home near Dr. Lyndon’s residence last night around 7. A white man leaped from an open window and vanished into darkness. Police searched for hours with no immediate result and will continue the chase.
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Fannie Cooper
Hoyt Street
Dr. BE
Lyndon
New School House Planned Near Boggs Chapel
The County Board of Education will erect a two room school building near Boggs Chapel in western the county. Land and funds are donated by local citizens who will support the project. two teachers will staff the school and many children are expected. Construction will start soon and finish in time for the summer session opening.
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County Board of Education
Boggs Chapel
Ee Sheree
Allie
The Thalians to Present The Guv'nor in Commerce
The Thalians have accepted requests from several towns to present The Guv'nor. They will stage it in Commerce on February 8 and in Madison on February 15. The club promises a highly regarded performance that will please audiences in Commerce and Madison.
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Commerce
Madison
Commerce and
Corner Grocery Change of Ownership
Yesterday Mr O B Hutcheson bought the Corner Grocery in the Y M C A building for his two sons Oneal and Wesley. The Banner predicts strong patronage and prosperity for the new young merchants as they run an up to date grocery business.
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Hutcheson
Oneal
Wesley
Funkenstein Hag Returns With New Spring Stock
Louis Funkenstein of The Johnson Shoe Co. returns after weeks north buying a large spring stock. He visited major manufacturers and wholesalers, promising a handsome footwear line for the city. Funkenstein is noted as a top shoe man with rich experience on the road and in-store. The Johnson Shoe Co. invites patrons to inspect the forthcoming stock.
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Louis Funkenstein
Johnson Shoe Co
Funkenstein
Johnson S40e Co
Peacock Property Bought on Lumpkin Street
Yesterday Mr. R J Moss senior purchased the Peacock property on Lumpkin street near Clayton. He plans soon to tear down the existing building and erect a handsome new structure on the site.
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R. ‘J. Moss
Lumpkin Street
Clayton
Negro Woman Accused of Stealing Pocketbook
Mary Jane Yerby, a Black woman, was arrested yesterday on a warrant for stealing a pocketbook from a man named Howard and is jailed in the county jail awaiting trial. Albany hosts State Medical Society meeting with calls to unify exam boards and standardize medical licensure.
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Mary Jane Yerby
Howard
Mary Jane
Albany
N. Y
New York State Medical Society
Plans Set for Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs Meeting
The Georgia Federation of Woman's Clubs executive board calls a meeting of club presidents in Atlanta on February 12. Library Day is February 22 with members sending books to Mrs. E G McCabe for rural schools. Barbecue Day is April 22 to raise funds for industrial education in Georgia via Mrs. E P Dismukea.
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Georgia Federation of Woman's Clubs
Atlanta
Atlanta Woman's Club
Georgia
E.G. McCabe
Peachtree Street
E. P. Dismukea
Columbus, Ga
Executive Board For Industrial Education
County School Attendance Tops Records at Term Opening
County School Commissioner Thom as H. Dozier says attendance at the opening of the term has broken all records for both white and colored schools. Early reports indicate about 1,900 children in Clarke county rural districts, with the rural schools heavily Negro.
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Thomas H. Dozier
Clarke County
Railroad Commission to seek specifics from Bowdie Phinizy
Atlanta Ga Jan 30 The Railroad Commission will ask Hon Bowdie Phinizy Augusta to specify exact locations on the Georgia railroad where rails crossties or roadbed render traffic unsafe The commission will inspect designated points or join Phinizy in inspection depending on his response The action follows his petition for a state investigation into the Georgia railroad’s physical condition.
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Atlanta, Ga
Railroad Commission
Bowdie Phinizy
Augusta
George Montgomery
Phinizy
Georgia
Stevens
Mr Parks Hogey Moves 10 Atlanta Job Change
Parks Hogey, long connected with the laundry business in the city, leaves today for Atlanta to accept a messenger position with the Southern Express Company from Atlanta to Augusta. Hosey previously worked with the company here and later in Alabama. Friends regret his departure yet wish him success.
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Parks Honey
Atlanta
Southern Express Company
Augusta
Hosey
Alabama
Will Gann Arrested for Threatening Wife in Clayton Street
Police arrested Will Gann a white man living on Clayton street on a charge of threatening to kill his wife. Mrs Gann said he threatened to take her away and that she was unsafe while he was loose and drinking. Also reported opening session of the South Dakota Press Association mid winter meeting with editors gathering in Huron.
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Will Gann
Clayton Street
Huron
South Dakota Press Association
Ug Mall
Champion Lady Barber Nellie Wicks Dies at 21
London reports Miss Nellie Wicks the world champion lady barber has died at age 21. Daughter of a barber she learned shaving young and won the title as an eight year old at the Royal Aquarium shaving 21 men in minutes. In Vienna a surgical graft restored sight to a blind man using corneal tissue from an eye donor. The grafts in the left eye have grown for a year and the man sees well with glasses.
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London
Nellie Wicks
Miss Wicks
Royal Aquarium
Vienna
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Wingfield
Melvin R. Ward
Anna Spence
Rudolph
Meyerling
Palace Fel
Capuchein Church
Elizabeth
MR. Shaw
New England
Concord
N. H
Leslie M Shaw
the Treasury
New Hampshire State Board of Trade
Santa FE
Topeka, Kas
Atchivon, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Texico
N. M
Texas
Pacific Coast
Bailey
United States
Senate
Lone Star State
Olver
Panama Isthmus
J. C. McMahan & Son
Athens, Ga
F. W. Devoe & CO
Talmage Hardware Co
Corner Grocery
Stout
Ion Fine Printing
MIR
Funkenstein Hag
Rom
Peacock
RL. Moss, Sr
Ance
Ma, Phinizy
Commission
August Sherpe
Fort Madison
King
W. J. Smith & Bros
H. R. Palmer & Son
Mr. Parks Hogey
LL Gann
South Dakota
Lady Barber
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