Young Athens Man Refuses Army Oath After Promised Education
A Georgia youth visits relatives in Macon and is enticed by army schooling and shelter. He travels to Indianapolis to take the recruit oath but returns home unable to endure the discipline and culture shock. The piece notes his reluctance toward military life and cites local media praise for nearby advertising and leadership changes.
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United States
Athens
Macon
Piso Pacar
Indianapolis
Philippines
Country Post Office
A Mill or a Mill ion Special to the Banner
Atlanta Georgia July 16 joint meetings of the house and senate education committees favor the McMichael bill to levy a one mill tax for teacher pay, with a second year one mill tax planned. The measure aligns with county school superintendents at Athens who urged action and requested legislature to adopt it. The bill proposes bonds of one million dollars if needed for funding.
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Atlanta
Committee On Education
House
Senate
Athens
J. 8. Stewart
Moves to Abolish Present County Commissioners
Clarke county representative Rhodes has introduced a bill to abolish the current board of county commissioners and create four new boards elected by the people. The present board members reportedly earn seventy two dollars per year under popular vote.
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Rhodes
Clarke County
Board of County Commissioners
Athens not seeking station move from Griffin to Athens
Special to the Banner reports rivals Griffin and Athens over the Georgia Experiment Station. Athens has not asked for the station nor shown willingness to host it, while Griffin wishes to keep it. Chancellor Barrow in Atlanta says he is not backing any relocation and will not act in the move. No action was taken on a 10,500 reimbursement for two barns. it is believed to pass.
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Atlanta
Georgia Experiment Station
Griffin
Athens
State College Farm
Barrow
Spalding County
Appropriations Committee
Georgia Club study draws teachers to learn state facts
The Georgia Club bulletin by Prof Branson of the State Normal School promotes teacher training to study local conditions. It urges teachers in each county to learn resources soils ores and county facts to educate pupils and spark progress. Forty one counties are described as dormant awaiting awakening.
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Branson
Georgia Club
National ‘ Educational Bureau
Savanah Morning News
Georgia
Bureau of Education
State Normal 1
Athens
Bureau
C. Branson
Racal
Normal School
Farrow County
Mesaba
Minnesota
Bartow
Brangon
Senator DuBose Restores Education Funding In Georgia
The report notes Senator R T DuBose secured restoration of one hundred thousand dollars for maintenance and fifteen thousand dollars from the fixed appropriation for state education. The Banner praises his work in safeguarding Clarke County and educational interests in the general appropriation bill.
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R. T. DuBose
State
Eobtions Committee
House
Senator DuBose
de Bose
Senate
Clarke County
Georgia Experiment Station May Be Merged With State College
Atlanta July 16 A movement to merge the Georgia Experiment Station with the State College of Agriculture at Athens seeks to move the station from Griffin to Athens. The push cites a looming federal cut of 30 000 to the experiment station unless the state funds the operation. It argues the state cannot raise its 900 appropriation and notes a federal hint to place the station under college of agriculture leadership. The bulletin urges counties to study local conditions and pursue rapid county development.
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Atlanta
Georgia Experiment Station
Wit State College of Agriculture
Athens
Griffin
United States
College of Agriculture
Georgia
Georgia Club
Arch ie Wingfield Dies After Long Illness at 52
Archie Wingfield senior son of the late Judge Wingfield died at 9 45 pm at his home 169 Virginia Avenue after eight years of illness five of which he was confined. He attended the Baptist Tabernacle dedication recently and will be buried from that church Friday at 10 am. Interment at Oconee cemetery. Survived by mother wife three children Edith Chandler Archibald and several brothers and sisters.
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Archie Simpson Wingfield
B. Wingfeld
Virginia Avenue
The
Baptist Tabernacle
Wingfield
Edith Wingfeld
Chandler
Archibald
W. C. Wingfield
B. Wingfield
Warren J. Smith
John Williamson
Annie O’farrell
H. P. Short
Atlanta
R. B. Neighbour
Oconee Cemetery
Corn Clubs Gain in State College Funds
Seette Seer reports that the increase for the maintenance fund of the State College of Agriculture at Athens will target corn clubs work. The appropriations committee favors restoring the college maintenance to 100000, reduced to 85000 last week, with 16000 set for corn club expansion. Additional careful items include 30000 for the Medical College at Augusta and 80000 for the Milledgeville State Sanitarium, with 10000 available in 1914 and 20000 in 1915.
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State College of Agriculture At
Athens
Corn Clubs
Appropriations Committee
Corn Club
Medical College
Augusta
Milledgeville
U. C. T. Barbecue Set for Saturday at Tibbetts Park
Classic City Council No. 315 U C T will hold a barbecue at Tibbetts Park this Saturday July 19 at 5 o'clock p m. Proceeds support lodge activities and community service efforts in the area.
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Classic City Council No
Tibbetts’ Park
Colored Boys of Athens Win a Prize
The Croswell Cadets, a juvenile uniformed branch of the colored Knights of Pythias in Athens, won the first prize in the state drill at Brunswick where the grand lodge met. Twenty four boys formed the company led by A F Hawkes who directed their drill. Nearly a hundred cadets attended the event.
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Croswell
Colored Knights of Pythias
Athens
Brunswick
Grand Lodge
Ani
A. F. Hawkes
Funeral for Mr. John Sharpton Held at Oconee Street
The funeral of 24 year old Mr. John Sharpton, who died at his home on Oconee street after a several day illness, was conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev. J. D. McPhail at the Oconee Street Methodist Church. He was buried in Oconee Cemetery.
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John Sharpton
J. D. McPhail
Sharpton
Oconee Street
Oconee
Oconee River
Young Athens Attorney Draws Commission Bill
Joe L. Deadwyler, a young prominent Athens attorney, has drawn the Commission Bill at the request of Representative Frank Rhodes who will introduce and urge its passage.
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Joe L. Deadwyler
Cty
Athens
Prahk Rhodes
DMS Club Ordered to Close by Mayor After Trial
The DMS club was ordered closed by the mayor following a court appearance yesterday afternoon. Witnesses testified that near beer was available to non members in the Owls club rooms and that these outsiders bought the product without questions being asked. The exact member count could not be determined.
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Owls
Winder County Wins Committee Backing For Barrow Plan
The Winder County proposal to form Barrow with Winder as capital won Senate committee approval amid cautious optimism. The committee voted 3 to 1 in favor, advancing the measure toward a full Senate vote and eventual voter consideration at the next election.
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Barrow
Winder
Senate
Crap-shooters Not In Cemetery Despite Raid Claims
The keeper of the Oconee cemetery requests the Banner state that the raid on crap-shooters Sunday last led to the flushing of a game and the trial of several men, but they were not found in the cemetery property, rather in a distant patch outside the grounds amid a dispute over gas charges.
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Oconee
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