Local Workers to Build Clarke County Courthouse
Contractors pledge to hire Athens locals for the Clarke county courthouse project as long as enough local labor is available. The plan, supported by the county commissioners and city officials, aims to prioritize home mechanics for additions and school building expansions as bond issues are resolved.
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Athens
Clarke County
Little-Cleckler Const. CO
F. M. Cleckler
Little Cleckler Company
City Board of Education
Captain Barnett
Hartwell Capitalist Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition
Clarence Linder of Hartwell Georgia filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U S district court on a liability estimate near 190000 dollars. Assets are about 80000 dollars including farm lands Hart county town property and stock in corporations with many transfers to creditors as security. Linder, once vice president of the People's Bank of Hartwell, linked to the bank's recent failure.
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Hartwell, Ga
United States District Court
Clarence Linder
Linder
Messrs
A. G
Julian McCurry
Hartwell
8. C. Upson
Athens
Mr. Linder
People’s Bank
Hart County
Corditors
Georgia’s disappointed office seekers blame Georgia senator
Georgia’s new Democratic administration stalls patronage and disappoints office seekers. The piece centers on Lucius Stubbs of Dublin and Patronage tensions between Senators Smith and Bacon amid postmaster and federal appointments.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Senator Smith
Mr. Smith
Washington
Jos. M. Brown
Stubbs
Laurens County
Dublin
Mr. Stubbs
Smith
Senator Bacon
Jess
Bacon
U. K
Sen. Bacon
Senate
Georgia Lawmakers Prepare a Flood of Bills This Summer
Atlanta reports say Georgia legislators will bring a flood of measures to the clerk’s desk this summer. Ed Wohlwendorff from Muscogee outlines three bills, including a blue sky law to curb wildcat stocks, a calf killing ban, and a judiciary overhaul plan. Vital statistics and county health boards are urged, while women’s suffrage and prohibition efforts are expected to resurface with renewed vigor.
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Atlanta
Georgia
General Assembly
Ed Wohlwepdorff
Muscogee
Wohlwender
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
9Th Congressional District Medical Society
Gainesville
Boards of Health
Sth District Society
Anti-ealoan League
Farmers Alarmed By Delayed Planting And Looming Short Crop
Farmers within thirty to sixty miles of Athens report scant soil work and delayed prep for the season. Ground dry only a few days since January, with one tenth of 1911’s pace and expectations of lower fertilizer sales.
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Athens
Spirit of Anarchy Address Rings Athens on Liquor
Hon. Seaborn Wright of Rome delivered a forceful Athens talk at the Colonial Theater under the YMCA Men’s Meeting banner. He argued a national liquor trust dominates politics and law, driving open saloons to corrupt youth while urging civilization against a giant money power.
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Athens
Seaborn Wright
Rome
Colonial Theater
Young Men's Christian Association
Wright
Liquor Trust
Middle West
Corn Belt
Yill
Big Liquor Trust
Germany
Per —Vance
Capt J P Robinson to Inspect Georgia Cadets
Captain James P. Robinson general staff will inspect the military departments of Marist College Atlanta North Georgia Agricultural College Dahlonega University of Georgia Athens Georgia Military College Milledgeville Gordon Institute Barnesville and College Park as he visits southern colleges.
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J. P. Robinson
Georgia
Washington
James P. Robinson
General Staff
Marist College
Atlanta
North Georgia Agricultural College
Dahlonega
University of Georgia
Athens
Georgia Military College
Milledgeville
Gordon ‘Institute
Barnesville
College Park
South
Military Department
Mr Lee Callaway Plans a Fine Residence in Athens
Mr Lee Callaway of Lexington, connected with Callaway Grocery Co, has purchased a residence lot on Milledge opposite J Y Caribera’s home from H C Erwin and DeuPree Huhnbutt. He will build a fine home and make Athens his permanent residence.
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Erwin & Co
R. Lee Callaway
Lexington
Callaway Grocery Company
Milledge
J. Y. Caribera
Mesors
H. C. Erwin
DeuPree Huhnbutt
Callaway
Athens
Odum Engaged in University of Georgia Sociology Chair
Prof Henry W Odum of Covington California has been elected to the chair of educational sociology and rural education at the University of Georgia School of Education. Dr T J Wooster dean reports Odum will also conduct research in Philadelphia for the bureau of municipal research after earning Ph D from Columbia and Clarke last year.
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Henry W. Odum
Covington
School of
University of Georgia
T. J. Wooster
Philadelphia
Bureau of Municipal Research
Odum
Columbia
Clarke
Evolution Beliefs Highlight Athens Baptist Assembly
At the Baptist Tabernacle in Atlanta and Athens scenes, Dr G Campbell Morgan and Dr Broughton spoke against blind Bible literalism, promoting evolution as a growing scientific fact. The Athens meeting urged temperance actions and protection of homes, praising Wright for clarifying the temperance fight.
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Atlanta
the Baptist Tabernacle
G. Campbell Morgan
London
Broughton
Jay
Darwin
Ministers and Deacons Convene in Nicholson Ga Church
Baptist ministers and deacons from this section will meet in Nicholson on March 28 at 9 a.m. in the Baptist church. The program covers devotions, sermons, and lectures on church leadership, missions, and group pastorates with speakers including H. E Hardman P. W. Davis and T. Burgess among others. Athens attendees expected.
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Nicholson
Baptist Church
Te—Ginning
Athens
H. E Hardman
P. W. Davis
L. A. Henderson
T. ©. Burgess
C. T. Burgean
W. M. Sage
W. H. Fauat
Clerik
W. W. Dickson
Former Athens minister Dr J B Bryan dies at 66
Decatur Ga March 17 Dr J B Bryan pastor of Decatur Methodist church died last night at 7 45 o clock at age 66 He had served as pastor in Decatur for two years after moving from Marietta He leaves a widow two sons Paul and Clem Bryan and four daughters Susie Nellie Annie Pope Mrs Lee Johnson The funeral will be held at Decatur Methodist church Monday at 3 00 pm with interment in Forsyth Ga The board of trustees will act as honorary escort Pallbearers listed.
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Athens
Bryan
Athena
Decatur
Decatur Methodist Church
Thee Decatur
Marietta
Sparta
Forsyth
Dr. Bryan
Emory
Methoding Conference
Lee Johnson
Flat Rock
N. C
Porsytt
J. Harral
Hyde Park Rioters Blamed for Police Misconduct
A fragment states Hyde Park rioters worsened treatment of a gentle victim while the police were blamed later by officials for the incident in Washington.
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Hyde Park
Washington
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