Athens gains district HQ as H C Conway is promoted
H C Conway, longtime manager of Southern Bell Athens offices for 22 years, becomes District Commercial Manager with headquarters in Athens. He will oversee Gainesville, Buford, Cumming, Elberton, Royston, Madison, Rutledge, Greensboro, Monticello, Social Circle and additional county sites. The Athens office becomes the district center, with new clerical staff to handle increased volume. Conway chooses Athens, praised by Superintendent Gentry as the best town in Georgia.
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H. C. Conway
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Athens
Gainesville
Buford
Cumming
Elberton
Royston
Madison
Rutledge
Greensboro
Monticello
Social Circle
Atlanta
Conway
Georgia
Heer
Gentry
Telephone Company
Attorney General Hart on hunt for missing books
Atlanta Jan. 15 Attorney General John C Hart back from Washington where he argued the Georgia Railroad tax case before the U S Supreme Court now tackles the shortage of books and plates in the state library. The alleged loss totals about 30000 tied to the Franklin Turner Printing Co bankruptcy. The governor has ordered a demand for missing property and the bond may face suit if not delivered. Colonel George W Harrison doubts the shortage and says the figure may be exaggerated but any loss will be made good.
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Atlanta
John C. Hart
Washington D. C
Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States
State Library
Franklin-Turner Printing Co
George W. Harrison
Saved At Deaths Door By Electric Bitters
Murray W Ayers of Transit Bridge New York nearly died from virulent liver trouble and extreme weight loss. He credits Electric Bitters with restoring his health, regaining 40 pounds, and restoring strength. Endorsed by local merchants W J Smith A Bros H R Palmer & Bons.
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Murray W. Ayers
Transit Bridge
N. Y
J. Smith
Carpets Twenty Years Old Removed From State Capitol
Atlanta January 15 Governor Brown used the public building fund to redecorate the state capitol halls. The two chambers have been stripped, repaired, and repolished. Old chairs and leather seats are being upholstered. New carpets, after twenty years in place, will be installed for next summer’s session.
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Atlanta
House
Senate
Brown
Public
Cigarette Tobacco Clause Creates Tax Confusion
Georgia imposes a 25 dollar tax on cigarette tobacco and cigarette papers amid questions over what qualifies as cigarette tobacco. Tax collectors say some tobaccos used for pipes could be taxed, while Comptroller Wright rules tax cannot be collected unless tobacco is clearly used for cigarettes. Also, authorities captured Butler Sant alias John Wilson in Clinton, D. C., wanted for larceny. Subscribe for the Weekly Banner.
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Atlanta
Georgia
IW. A. Wright
Butler Sant
John Wilson
H. C. Reed
Clinton
D. C
Miss Ashford Dies in Watkinsville At Seventeen
Miss Ashford seventeen daughter of A. W. Ashford died Friday evening at the family home in Watkinsville Funeral and burial followed Saturday afternoon at four o'clock. A large crowd of sorrowing friends paid tribute to the memory of the young woman. The Athens public mourns her loss with heavy hearts.
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Miss Ashford
A. W. Ashford
Watkinsville
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Southern Bell Telephone Co
Hart
Hunt For Missing Books
State Capitol
Reed
Domino
Naival
Flaxon
Sherrette
the Daintiest
Madras
Coton Goods
Davison-Nicholson Company
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