Jester Expands Insurance Agency Holdings in Athens
J C Jester has acquired Hinton and Gantt fire insurance representation and the former Kytle and Jackson agency from F M Hailey. He now runs one of the city’s largest insurance networks connected with Athens Savings Bank, promising broad company access and public benefits. The Banner commends his enterprise and anticipates strong public patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Jester
Mr. Jester
Jester
Athens Savings Bank
Teachers and Mothers Club Opens School Year Meeting
The Teachers and Mothers Co operative Club held its first regular meeting of the scholastic year in the practice school gymnasium with Mrs E H Dorsey presiding. Miss Parrish spoke on school work and each grade teacher outlined planned activities. Miss Jane Taylor invited mothers to Friday lectures and a library for members will grow with periodicals. A social tea followed adjournment. Monroe girl Julia Ray elected president of the senior class at Lucy Cobb Institute Athens praised for popularity and fitness. The Breath of Life notes gorilla has large lungs and praises Dr King's New Discovery for coughs and lung troubles. Athens negroes considered superior in class with real estate agents busy. a building company for three to seven room houses is discussed.
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Practice School
E. H. Dorsey
Miss Parrish
Jane Taylor
Monroe
Julia Ray
Lucy Cobb Institute
Athens
South
Miss Ray
Ucy Cobb
Walton Tribune
Dora A. Stephens
Port Williams
Dr. King
Eee
W. J. Smith & Bro
Notions and Fabrics Bargain Sale List
A sale listing shows multiple fabric and apparel items with unit prices and discounts. Includes Suits and Skirts Notions Underwear Hosiery Carpets Curtains Lace Rugs Corsets Ribbons Neckwear Umbrellas and Knitwear for ladies and children. Lot 1 offers odds at 1c per garment. many items marked well below worth. Special bargains include Apron Ginghams 8c value, fleeced flannelettes 7 1/2c, and yardageouts 5c.
President Branson Among Men of Affairs in South Education
Bob Taylor's magazine highlights E C Branson president Georgia Normal School as a key figure in educational reform in the south. The piece notes his roles as teacher superintendent and author and editor of several instructional works and emphasizes his work with teachers in small towns and rural districts.
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Department of “Men of Affairs
Bob Taylor
Branson
South
Men of Affaira
State Normal
E. C. Branson
The
Georgia Normal School
State Normal School
State University
Trinit
University of Nashville
Ater
Page
Arnold
Shaw
Bailey Leaves Athens for Augusta Position at Georgia Iron Works
Mr. Lewis B. Bailey, a well known citizen of Athens, departs today to join Georgia Iron Works in Augusta and his family will join him later. His friends regret his departure as the Washington street paving is praised and seen as the next business area in town. The Banner notes quality printing.
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Lewis B. Bailey
Georgia Iron Works
Augusta
Bailey
Athens
Washington Street
Millinery and House Furnishings Department Opens
100 yards best Ginghams 10c worth 12 1-2 and 15c 100 hundred pairs boys fine Casimer Pants 85c worth $1.25 See our line of caps for misses boys and little tots See our line of Silk-Baby Caps Our Millinery Department is the best in the state We give you as good styles and better work for 25 per cent less than other cities We have opened up a new department on second floor in our building exclusively for House furnishing Goods Carpets Mattings Art Squares Rugs Lace Curtains Linoham and Jute floor and stair coverings
Crazy Woman Jumps Into Well at Columbus
In Columbus on September 29 Mrs Carroll Mote leaped into a 30 foot well in her father's yard at 1610 Second Avenue. She surfaced uninjured after neighbors and her brother pulled her out. Her mind is reportedly affected and a writ of lunacy may be sought. She previously threatened to drown herself in the Chattahoochee River.
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Carroll Mote
Frank A. Monroe
Second Avenue
Frank Monroe
Mayor McClellan Declines Hearst for Governor
New York city mayor McClellan stated he will not vote for William R Hearst in the upcoming governor race. He reaffirmed loyalty to the Democratic Party and its conventions while opposing Hearst and what he represents.
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William B. Hearst
Lan
Hearst
Charles W. Murphy
William R. Hearst
Tropical cyclone devastates Mobile Alabama causing heavy loss
A hurricane that tracked across Mobile caused an estimated five to fifty deaths, thousands left homeless, and $3 million in property damage. The storm breached the bay, submerged streets, wrecked ships, and prompted martial law with churches and docks severely damaged. The revenue cutter Alert sank with crew believed safe. Local chaos hindered exact tallies.
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Mobile
Ala
Meridan
Miss
Mobile Bay
Royal Street
Alabama River
Alert
Gene
Mobile River
J.P. Smith
Mary
Mary H. Btaptes
Mary 8. Blees
Gama
Overton
Hattie B. Moore
City of Camden
United Revenue Cutter Alert
St Clair St Columbus Woman States Electria Biters Aid
Mrs Mary H Walters alleges extreme stomach weakness from drugs left her unable to eat or sleep until Electria Biters. She claims rapid improvement and lasting care after use. Drugstores W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons advertise the product for 50 cents guaranteed. Telegraph lines are paralyzed with outlooks of days before repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary H. Walters
St. ,Clair St. Columbus
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Pandora Board Names Editors In Chief And Manager
Pandora Board met yesterday and named Messia Philip W. Davis and J. K. McDonald as editors in chief. T. EB. Scott was chosen as business manager. Outlook bright for an ambitious annual rescue effort and progress.
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Pandora Board
Messia
Philip W. Davis
J. K. McDonald
T. EB. Scott
Fraternities Shaping College Life and Dorm Space
The Outlook essay by Clarence F. Birdseye argues Greek letter fraternities influence college life more than once believed. It cites advisor boards, chapter houses, and increased dorm efficiency as benefits, comparing early halls to modern fraternity houses and noting Amherst’s growth with fewer dorms. Georgia University faces expansion and debate over jetapter houses.
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Clarence F. Birdseye
Amherst
Oxford
Cambridge
Georgia University
South
Rock Letter
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Hinton and Gantt
Isoy
Lewis Bailey
Columbus, Ga
McClellan
New York
McClel
Milions
Christ Church
St. Francis Street Baptist Church
St. Francia Street Baptist Church
Frascati
Brodie
Steve Brodie
Steve
Sar
New York Evening World
Willie Keeler
Mobite
Ohio
Louisville
Nashville
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