Election Ordered for Clarke County County Unit System
Clarke County commissioners set Wednesday October 16 1912 for a vote on adopting the county unit system of schools. The action follows a petition by over fifty voters and details of the general assembly act creating county education boards. The notice directs voters to choose for or against the system and lists election officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
New School Law
Athens
Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue
Georgia
Hodgson- Shackelford
Hodgson
Pittard
Holman
Tate Wright
General Assembly
State of Georgia
Clarke
Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues
County of
State of
E. H. Dorsey
E. B. Mell
H. J. Rowe
J. F. Pittard
B. B. Woods
Thos. H. Dozier, Jr
C. D. Flanigen
W. M. Coile
E. L. Hill
G .G. Bond
W. W. Puryear
Aaron Cohen
Andrew J. Cobb
Wattson Daniel
J. 8
Stewart
J. W. Coller
T. S. Mell
Jas. H. Towns
N. B. Davis
Claude Tuck
E. B. Branson
M. Stern
David C. Barrow
Jas. C. Bloomfield
J. E. Gardner
C. N. Scudder
Jas. M. Morton
J. C. Hutchins
H. R. Palmer
J. Y. Carthers
W. C. Greer
J. W. Turner
Herbert Miller
C.G. Talmadge
A. H. Davison
B. Moore
H. H. Brand
W. C. Orr
W .A. Mallory
J. F. Fears
G. W. Brightwell
W. E. Oliver
J. L. Pendley
E. P. Fears
A. P. Whitehead
L. N. Betts
W. A. Capps
W. F. Costa
R. W. Woods
W. L. Wood
Roy Crane
J. B. Wootten
B. H. Weatherly
J. W. Barnett
J. R. McGhee
Jas. Barrow
Jno
T. Wilkins
Harvey Stovall
J. T. Anderson
J. W. Galloway
E. B. Parrish
E. C. McEvoy
H.J. Langston
R. C. Orr
E. I
J. M. Hodgson
J. T. Pittard
Sandy Creek
S. E. Suddeth
J. P
H. B. Mithell
G. W. Barber
Bradberry
J. R. Nunnally
Duke Daniel
J. W. Daniel Kenny
Mob Overpowers Cumming Jail In Lynch Attempt
Special to the Banner reports a mob in Cum ming Ga shot a prisoner inside the jail and hanged his body from a tree. The protest gang, numbering hundreds, then moved to Marietta to target additional black detainees linked to a white woman’s assault and murder. Authorities had moved the prisoners to Atlanta as the unrest grew. No further violence was confirmed.
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Atlanta
Cumming
Miss Crow
Marietta
Morris
Young Men Win Two Thousand Dollar Scholarships
The Southern Railway awarded two 1000 dollar scholarships for study at the State Agricultural College after a strict written exam. Northern winner is Pope Hill of Toccoa, Georgia, with H G Wiley as alternate. southern winner Horace Lasseter of Vienna High School, with Wilson Blyes of Tifton as alternate. Each winner may receive 250 dollars per year for four years unless funds are redistributed.
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Southern R. R
State Agricultural College
Pope Hill
Toccoa
Toccoa High School
H. G. Wiley
Eastenville
State Normal
Horace 8. Lasseter
Vienna High School
Wilson W. Blyes
Tifton
Soule
Mahe
Jon
R. R
Miss Rutherford's Party Returns Home From Europe
A cable message from Miss Mildred Rutherford and a party of young ladies in Europe reports all members are well and in good spirits on their homeward journey. They are expected to land in New York on the 20th and the Athena members with Miss Rutherford will reach Athens a few days later.
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Mildred Rutherford
Europe
New York
Athena
Misa Rutherford
Athens
Price's Name on the Regular Tickets
Atlanta officials announce that J D Price will appear on general election ballots as the democratic candidate for commissioner of agriculture to deter bolters and independents. The notice lists party managers and clerks across districts and covers fallback selection rules for defatting party representation at polls.
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Atlanta
W. J. Harris
J. D. Price
Price
Tent Meeting Opens September 16 In Athens
A tent meeting begins Monday September 16 with an eight o'clock evening service. Rev E Neighbours of Spartanburg leads a three-person campaign for souls with Rev Charles Butler directing the large chorus. C E Mason of Charlotte directs personal workers and tract distribution as Athens Christians welcome visitors and consider establishing a new Baptist church.
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J. T
E. Neighbours
Spartanburg, S
Neighbours
Wohse
East Macon Baptist Church
Dublin
Americus
Salisbury
N. C
Southside Baptist Church
Spartanburg
Brazil
South America
First Baptist Church of
Southside
South Carolina
Charles Butler
Butler
United States
Europe
Charles Alexander
Billy Sunday
Torrey
Tennessee Baptist Assembly
Minneapolis
W. B. Riley
C. E. Mason
Charlotte
Mason
Ciizens
Athens
Baptists
God
All Saints
Remarkable feat of nerve and skill by Athens youths
A Tallulah Falls rescue story highlights two Athens boys, trained in the Y M C A Boys Department, saving a drowning river water boy with a rope and long stick. The incident underscores early physical culture and moral training shaping brave, capable men for the years ahead. The boys’ names are withheld, but they are praised as strong examples of Roughly Athens youth development.
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CW. T. F
Young Men's Christian Association
Athens
Tallulah Falls
Rycker
Forbes
Cost Jack Slaton $13 000 With Little Opposition to the Elected
Atlanta Sept 10 The campaign expense account of Governor elect John M Slaton has been filed with the comptroller general. It shows campaign costs of 12 701 with major items postage 3 850 advertising 2 936 31 clerks stenographers office force 2 750 printing 126 45 and campaign buttons 564. Largest contributions were 8 000 from Mrs John M Blaton 2 500 from Mrs Slaton's mother Mrs Grant and 2 600 from John W Crant.
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Atlanta
John M. Slaton
Mr. Slaton
John M. Blaton
A Gopher Is Not a Gopher at all
Atlanta reports a startling misperception about gophers, claiming the animal is not a gopher but a furred creature with a tail like a rat. The piece notes widespread belief among Georgia residents and farmers about seeing gohoker on farms, revealing a nationwide mix up.
County Unit School Plan Prompts Athens Meeting
The Committee's report by Chairman Cohen urges Athens residents to attend a public meeting at city hall Friday at 8:30 pm to discuss Clarke County's county unit school system. It details how city and country schools would merge under one system with nine month terms and tax shifts to fund countywide education.
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Cohen
County Unit System of Schools
Athena
Athens
Aaron Cohen
County Unit School System
Athene
Georgia
Clarke County
Tifa
Fem
Uocome
Toral
Bit’slso
Richmond
Bibb
The Value of a Tree in New York Court Ruling
The New York supreme court awarded a property owner $500 damages after a construction company cut down part of his fine trees. The opinion notes trees’ years of growth and their beauty, comfort, and protection for people and animals, arguing no money can fully compensate such vandalism.
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New York Supreme Court
Coughs and lung diseases urged with free trial offer
Many afflicted seek relief as the ad promotes a safe medicine for coughs and lung problems. It touts quick relief from throat and lung troubles and claims to help against colds whooping cough and sore lungs. Trial bottle promised free with guaranteed satisfaction by W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R Palmer & Sons.
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W. J. Smith & Bro
H.R Palmer & Sons
Students Express Company on Campus Freight Rush
During early September the Princeton campus resembled a railway yard with trunks crates and furniture. A student run express service hired wagon space and huskies at two dollars a day, earning well as the term wore on. The venture began in 1905 and grew through the college year with salaries and profits noted.
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Cob Ige
Princeton
Princeton Express Company
Students' Express Company
Uncle Esra Saye Promises Quick Health Fix
A Vintage ad claims a simple cure with Dr. King’s New Life Pills, promising quick results for biliousness indigestion and liver derangement. Priced at 26 cents, the product is sold by W. J Smith & Bro and H.R. Palmer & Sons.
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Esra Saye
Folka
Dr. King
W. J Smith & Bro
H.R. Palmer & Sons
Athens Education Opening Draws City Attention
The Athens education opening draws broad city interest as the area evolves from a local school affair to a more statewide attention. State Normal students recently returned to the city, signaling renewed educational activity and community involvement.
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Athens
State Normal
Ely
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John T. Pittard
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