Remarkable Class of 1917 at State Normal School
Last night 121 graduates received diplomas marking the twenty third commencement on campus. Four speakers presented papers of high merit. Miss Massey to represent on University day, and prize winner Miss Ruby Ward. Dr. Pound praised the class for civic effort and planned Alumnae Teachers Home.
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State Normal School
Cartledge
Pound
Annie V. Massey
State Normal
Georgia
Inez Porter
Evelyn Griffith
Nanalyn Brown
Lillian Hardin
Barrow
University
Augusta Center
Ruby Ward
Oconee Heights
Misa Ethel Agnew
Lillie Belle Allgood
Margaret L. Collias
Elizabeth Margaret Cox
Marion F. Cubbedge
Brown Dallas
Weaver Dallas
Jewel Davis
Josephine Davis
Amy Coster
Willie Dukes
Ruth L. Fenner
Louise H. Few
Maude Freeman
Odessa Floyd
Carolyn Frankum
Ethlyn Fussell
Fannie Kate Garrett
Emily George
Nellie F. Grene
Evelyn Griffeth
Agnes Gunter
Bertha Gunter
Sallie Lou Gunter
Lil-ian L. Harden
Connie Harvey
Fannie Lucile Hawkes
Ruth Hayes
Mattie Hendrix
Evelyn Henry
Marie Hicks
Virginia Hilsman
Annie Mae Hinton
Jimmy Hogg
Georgia Hollingsworth
Leona Holmes
Nan Hope
Imogene Leone Howard
Martha Y. Hutchinson
Bessie Johnson
Nellie Johnson
Raby Jones
Affree Eloise Kerlin
Lucile Koehne
Ruby Lanier
Emma le Prade
Emily Latimer
Elizabeth Macnabb
Ruth McLeroy
Mildred McMillan
Annie Martin
Kathleen Maxwell
Louise Mercer
Lucy Merrice
Carolyn Montgomery
Frances Montgomery
Bunle Moore
Roberta Morris
Irene Philpot
Inez Porter- Weld
Arthur C. Sale
Lucy Lee Sale
Louise Scarborough
Helen Shanklin
Kathleen Sharp
Lalashirley
Clara Lucile Smith
Mattie Frances Smith
Florica Snellings
Persia Sullivan
Gue Gullivan
Ruth Odessa Tanner
Martha Towns
Fannie Trimble
Ruth Turk
Miles Ione Walker
Miles Felixina Weems
Naomi Wells
Helen Whittelsey
Frances Williams
Leila Williamson
Susan Wimberley
Sarah Wynne
Ethel Crawley
Villa Again Holds Border Fort In Rancho Fray
Presidio Texas May 30 Villa forces rout government troops at Okinaga seizing plaza as 16 government soldiers die six captured and three wounded while 50 Villa escape across the Rio Grande US troops patrol the border as Villa cavalry operate on the southern bank. San Antonio reports ample American forces to guard towns near Presidio and a Mexican consul dispatch says Villa was not with the rebels.
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Associated Press
Presidio
Texas
San Antonio
Southern Department
Villa
Washington final war tax bill nears final form in Senate revision
Washington May 30 The war tax bill edges toward completion in the Senate finance committee revised form the estimated revenue now standing at 1 460 000 000 with introduction anticipated by mid next week Also notes balloon tests and a war mission cable from Italy praising American reception and signaling closer ties between Italy and the United States
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
Simmons
Washington
Navy
Chicago
Akron
Italy
America
Xing
Victor’ Emanuel
Italian Front
Udine
United States
Tornado Rips Mineral Point Train and Town
A May 30 tornado hit Mineral Point Missouri killing four people and injuring about thirty, destroying the town except the school house before moving to Rye where a farmer died. Doctors from St Louis aided the injured in Desoto as wire service lines failed. Two coaches on the Iron Mountain railroad were overturned and conductor Thomas Lemaster was reported dead.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Mineral Point
Potoal
Iron Mountain Road
Thomas Lemaster
New Southern Bell to Build Additional Rooms at Hull and Broad
The Southern Bell Telephone Co. plans a 2 garage and large wareroom addition beside its new four story Hull and Broad building. Supt Binder, contractor supervisor, is on site to oversee construction on the property.
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Hull and
Broad Etrees
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Supt. Binder
Trustees Elect Leaders at State Normal School Meeting
The State Normal School board held its annual session approving officers and committees. They praised President B S Miller and Pound, named B G Miller Hall and Jere M Pound Auditorium, and urged Governor Dorsey to reappoint Miller as trustee, citing long service and dedication.
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Board For Trustees
The
State Normal School
Prudential
Siesem
Brittain
Barrow
McWhorter
Morton
Davison
Bondurant
Balaries
McCord
Brown
Hayes
Greene
Griffith
CoBum
Opelan
J. W. Smith
Evans
Beauchamp
Brand
Copeland
Cleveland
Haye
Larsen
Collum
McWobster
B. 8. Miller
Pound
Sum
Marthe
Dew
Alumnae ‘Association
B. G. Miller
Jere M. Pound
Georgia
Miller
B. S. Miller
Dorsey
Columbus
Athens
Board of Trustees
General Wood to Speak in Athens July Fourth Address
The notice from the Athens Chamber of Commerce confirms General Wood has accepted an invitation to deliver a Fourth of July address in Athens. The event is billed as state wide in importance with Governor and state officers expected, and Wood’s prior ties to Georgia’s educational institutions cited as adding to local interest.
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General Wood
Chamber of Commerce
Athens
State House
The
Legisla
Ture
Technological School
Atlanta
Georgia
Roosevelt Seeks Leave for War Time Duty and Draft Protests Rise
In Mineola Col Roosevelt urged the wealthy to refrain from using labor to beautify estates during war. He expressed envy for those risking their lives for the country. Across the border in Laredo, officials report Americans crossing into Mexico to dodge conscription, while Milford posts urge protest against the draft. New York hosts a socialist conference at Madison Square Garden urging immediate war aims and democratic peace.
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Mineola
N. Y
Roosevelt
United States
Madison Square Garden
Morris Hilliquit
Resolution Committee
Remembered Agonies Rise From Dreamed Old Things
Poem fragment by Charles W. Kennedy quoted in the June Scribner collection hints a memory surge. The speaker recalls beauty, distant spring, and a fallen rose leaf. Old pains are rekindled by a breath of stars and bluebirds in a night of memory.
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Charles W. Kennedy
Scribner
Roads proposal sparks public furor and bonds sold
Philadelphia May 20 volunteers in cars rushed to patriotic demonstrations and won hundreds of Liberty Loan subscriptions. Even those barely able to meet living costs joined. Subscribers of German birth contributed $125,000, reflecting broad mobilization for the war effort.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Liberty Loan
Southern Railway Solicits Bond Subscriptions for Liberty Loan
Fairfax Harrison urges Southern Railway officers and employees to subscribe to Liberty Loan bonds. Bonds are $50 to $1,000 at 3 1/3 percent, tax free, with company advances up to 25 percent of yearly salary repaid via 12 installments. A three member committee handles subscriptions. signs and envelopes included. If service ends, funds are refunded with interest.
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Harrison
Southern Railway System
South
United States
Southern Railway Company
Messrs
A. H. Plant
H.C. Ansley
L. E B. Jeffries
Washington, D. C
Plant
Fairfax Harrison
Tax Equalizers Near Finish After Light Adjustments
County tax equalizers are completing their work with little left to adjust or change in property returns. The tax receiver is praised for thoroughness, with one equalizer calling the review a near supererogation as they finish theDigest.
Historic Henry Grady home under major restoration
Capt. Jesse Beussee recently bought the historic Henry Grady home at the corner of Prince and Grady. Extensive repairs and improvements begin, preserving the stately colonial exterior while updating the interior for modern use.
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Jesse Beussee
Henry Grady
Prince and Grady
Southern Railway would leave Lula line with one daily train
Southern Railway seeks to discontinue three Athens Lula line trains affecting service on the Athens to Lula route. If approved, only one train would operate daily, with limited service and extended travel times for residents. The Athens Chamber of Commerce plans to oppose the change at the next meeting.
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Southern Railway
Lula Line
Southern Railway Company
Railroad Commission of Georgia
Athens
Lula
Lala
New York
Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Himesters
Odum Named to County Board of Education
Judge Andrew J Cobb yesterday appointed Prof Howard W Odum superintendent of the University summer school and member of the Peabody school of education faculty to the county board of education replacing the late James H Towns Odum has been active in county education and is praised for tact, loyalty, energy and unselfish work for local schools
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Andrew J. Cobb
Howard W. Odum
University
Peabody School of Education
County Board of Education
James H. Towns
Odum
Federal Reserve Seeks Leaders Behind Pro German War Bond Propaganda
Chicago May 30 officials of the federal reserve bank announced efforts to locate leaders of German propaganda aimed at undermining confidence in liberty war bonds.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
Fresh Riots Break Out in East St Louis
East St Louis May 30 one negro was shot and two beaten by a mob during renewed race riots. The militia and police dispersed the mob. The piece notes upcoming June 6 registration will reveal a need for a vital statistics record system as thousands, especially colored men, may lack birth dates and the means to verify ages.
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East ST. Louis
East St Louis
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Creasea
Wood
Associates Frese
Mexco
Laredo
Mexico
Milford
Mass
Howard Odum
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