Fund proposed to honor hero Lockett with $100 gift
Sunday’s Banner reports J M Keith of this city suggests a popular subscription to raise about $100 for negro fireman Soap Lockett who risked his life to save a white child on G M A R tracks. The fund aims as a tangible token of white community appreciation, with a Carnegie medal hoped but a cash gift valued by Lockett more.
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J. M. Keith
Keith
Soap” Lockett
Lockett
Carnegie Commission
Pound Recepted as President of State Normal School
Prof Jere Pound, elected Friday afternoon as president of the State Normal School, was in the city in conference with the prudential committee of the board of trustees and with President Branson and the teaching staff. He formally accepted the presidency and will be welcomed in Athens with strong support from friends of the teachers college.
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Jere Pound
State Normal School
Prudential Committee
Athens
Annual Alpha Tau Omega Conclave Held at Hotel Georgian
The ATO Province I conclave at Georgia ended with an elegant banquet at the Hotel Georgian. Delegates from Auburn, Alabama, Florida, Mercer, Emory, Tech, Tulane and Georgia attended. Province Chief B A Werner presided as toast master, with toasts on fraternity ideals and alumni relations.
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Georgian
Alpia
Grek’ Letter
Georgia
W. B. Arnold
Auburn
F. E. Soost
University of Alabama
R. D. Kline
University of Florida
W. O. Galt
Mercer
Werner
Cornell
Winterville Pastor Returns From Louisville Trip
Rev. A. J. Sears, longtime pastor of the Winterville Methodist Church, arrived home from Louisville, Kentucky, where he attended a meeting of the Church Extension Board of the Southern Methodist Church. Police are temporarily quiet as the town enters the start of the commencement season.
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A. J. Sears
Winterville
Louisville
The
Southern Methodist Church
Foulards in Silk and Messaline for Evening Wear
136 pieces silk foulard rain proof and spotless Cheney foulard colors and designs new never sold for less than 85c your choice 65c 64 pieces fine silk foulard regular 1 00 quality French foulard Parisian designs and colorings all go in this sale choice 75 cents Just received complete line of messalines and clinging silks for evening wear at popular prices.
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Just
Cedar chests protect winter clothes from moths
Real airtight cedar chests guard furs and woolens, keeping them fresh. We offer a complete line in all sizes and prices, but only the best make the cut. Indispensible for wardrobes seeking long term storage.
New Coat Suits Arrive at Set Prices for Season
As many firms advertise cut prices, our New York buyers ship new coat models weekly. The latest suits cost no more than the cut price options. Prices shown are 15.06, 17.50, 18.50 and 20.00. The smartest models and best values of the season.
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New York
May Linen Sale Monday Only
Local advertisement announces a one day linen sale for housekeepers. It promotes all linen stock 66 to 70 inches wide at 75c quality, 65c for 68 to 72 inches, 85c for 70 to 72 inches, and 98c for 72 inches wide at $1.50 quality, plus $1.18 napkins to match. Linens include sh eting at 72 inches wide, with a Monday price 98c, highlighting dress and sheet uses.
Senior Parade to Highlight Last Tech Game in Athens
A long tradition returns as the senior parade unfolds on the day of Georgia versus Georgia Tech football, featuring elaborate costumes and a festive masquerade motif. The event, not listed in the social or sports calendars, draws eager participation from students and the Athens community ahead of the final ball game next Saturday afternoon.
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Tech
Athens
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Clarke tax returns lag as few taxpayers file
Clarke County tax officials report only about one thousand of roughly four thousand five hundred taxpayers have filed returns for taxable property. The books stay open about a month longer and a rush is anticipated to avoid double taxation. In other news a sensational South story details a former Georgia Methodist clergyman named Rucker arrested for vagrancy and accused of theft.
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J. H. Dorsey
County of
Clarke
Athens
Clarke County
South
Rucker
Georgia
Commencement Program at Perry Rainey Institute Auburn Ga
The Perry Rainey Institute at Auburn Georgia will hold its annual commencement from Friday May 17 through Tuesday night following. Rev J W Combs of Monticelia will preach the sermon and Hon J N Holder will deliver the baccalaureate. The program includes public school exercises Friday night and a debate Saturday night between Clario Sophie and the Alphama societies on the subject That the United States should oppose and its debaters are Luther Abford Virgil Cofeld with Clark Palmer and Loy Fearidge as Sophic debaters. Sunday features commencement exercises.
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Auburn
Perry Rainey Institute
J. W. Combs
Monticelia
J. N. Holder
Clario-Sophie
Alphama
United States
Luther Abford
Virgil Cofeld
Clan foSophic Socity
Clark Palmer
Loy Fearidge
Bunday
E Peng Onan
Former Georgia minister Rucker arrested for vagrancy
A report from Meredith New Hampshire dated May 11 notes that Rucker, once a wealthy Georgia minister, was arrested on vagrancy charges. The dispatch cites Special to the Banner from the Ward News Service.
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Rucker
Georgia
Ward News Service
Meredith, N. H
Gond
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Linton
Troy
Michael's
Michael’s
Brown
Dr. Wells
Royal Society
Michael
Auburn Institute
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