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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
4
Clarke County notices publish libel for divorce actions with dates, appearances, and orders. Also includes guardian and administrator filings, real estate sales, creditor notices, and sheriff sal es announcements for properties in Athens Clarke County Georgia.
Public sales of half an acre Barrett Street lot and five and one sixth acres at Ovonee Heights in Clarke County. Court orders grant divorce process for Eva V Poulos versus George Poulos. Public sale of Wall Street building known as Myer Marke Building by Athens Savings Bank due to default. Sale of land on Hull road with two room dwelling for Rollin Cardell ward. Will sell a Willys Knight Touring Car from M B Pittard case in City Court Athens.
The petition from OCONEE HILL CEMETERY TRUSTEES seeks to amend its charter to allow gifts and property trusts for cemetery preservation, establish investment rules, authorize compensation, require five year reports to Clarke county, and add the Ath ens mayor as ex officio trustee. The petition requests the court grant the amendment to confer needed rights and powers to carry out the corporation’s purposes as per prior charters and Georgia law.
Forty-six cases were filed this last return day in Clarke County Superior Court, with eighteen involving divorce, alimony, or disability removals from prior divorces. Names listed include Robert Patrick versus Lou Patrick, J W Moore versus Nellie Moore, M H Hubbard versus Addie Hubbard, and others. A separate poem titled A Dream by James W. Camak appears after the notices.
A printer recounts a cautionary tale about a misplaced comma. The anecdote centers on two young men and two young ladies whose evening leads to unintended confusion after the ladies allegedly get drunk following the departure of the men.
London reports from Reuters amsterdam correspondents that a Chinese style rumor of food riots in Berlin arises amid shortages. German munition workers strike district rations as British advances capture 40 more villages near Peronne and along the Somme. Russians enter Mesopotamia from Persia threatening Ottoman forces, while Duma praise planned in Commons to back the Provisional Government.
Special to the Banner reports that the Hell Gate bridge will link the Pennsylvania and New Haven rail systems, enabling through service between Boston and Washington and potentially Pullman cars from Boston to New Orleans and other southern points. The project cost 27060000 and aims to boost commercial and tourist travel between the regions.
A domestic tip advises wrapping winter clothes entirely in newspapers before storage to deter moths. It claims moths avoid newspapers, offering a simple method to protect fabrics during off seasons.
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