Public Schools Open in Athens as Fall Term Begins
Athens public schools began the fall term with enrollment near three hundred higher than last year. Superintendent Bond supervised visits. high school welcomed Principal Mell back after illness. Delays leave the new high school and planned swimming pool and other facilities for later completion. Total attendance across white and colored schools rose from last year, though night programs opened with weather and travel challenges.
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City of
Athens
Bond
Mell
Court House
Department of Manual Training
Oconee St
College
Baxter
Meigs
Fligh
Nantahala
East Athens
Col
Newton
W. Athens
Reese St
Lucy Cobb Institute Opens Fifty Eighth Session
The Lucy Cobb Institute in Georgia began its fifty eighth annual session with ceremonies in the Seney Stovall chapel. Attendance is strong, drawing local girls and a large contingent from other cities and states, with students coming from numerous prominent families across about ten to twelve states.
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School For Girls
Georgia
Lucy Cobb Institute
Seney-Stovall
Florida Customs HQ Move Orr Florida Sponge Aid
The Senate approved a House bill to transfer the Florida customs headquarters from Jacksonville to Tampa and passed a separate measure granting 3500 dollars to safeguard Florida sponge factories.
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Washington
rTnhe
Senate
Jacksonville
Tampa
Florida
Naval Stores Operators to Form Marketing Body
Pensacola reports naval stores and factors operators will meet in Montgomery on Saturday to organize a group dedicated to marketing naval stores. The justice department reportedly states such an organization would not violate antitrust laws.
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Associated Press
Pensacola
Naval Stores and Factors Operators
Montgomery
Federal Department of Justice
Mr J E Wall Dead at Bogart
Mr J E Wall, aged 75, dies at Bogart yesterday morning. Father of Dr Wall of Athens. Funeral today at Bogart with Rev W M Saye presiding. Survived by three children M A Wall of Atlanta Ophélia Rylee of Bogart and Dr J M D Wall of this city.
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Bogart
JE. Wall
Wall
Athens
W. M. Saye
M. A. Wall
Atlanta
Ophélia Rylee
J. M. D. Wall
Rosh Hashanah Observed by Athens Jewish Congregations
The Athens Jewish community marks Rosh Hashanah starting Sunday evening September 20 and ending Monday 21, with Orthodox observers also noting Tuesday as part of the two day celebration. The festival begins the year 5675 and is commanded in Leviticus and Numbers with trumpeting and holy convocation as key observances.
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Athens
Federal mediation invoked as railroad faces potential strike
St Louis September 16 The Federal Board of Mediation was invoked by the St Louis & Southwestern railway to avert a strike after conductors engineers and trainmen demanded reinstatement of a former conductor accused of drunkenness. The invitation was accepted. Also an ad urges Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey for fall coughs and colds for children and adults with claims of relief and immunity against germs.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Federal Board of Mediation
St. Louis & Southwestern Railway
Dr. Bell
University Opens 115th Session at Georgia
The University of Georgia began its 115th session with about thirty extra registered students over last year. The opening chapel included Rev C C Jarrell, the chancellor, city ministers, Mayor Dorsey, and speakers like Sen Toombs DuBose and L C Brown. A large freshman class of 260 and 120 who answered Snelling’s call marked the first day. many new students and returning “old” men are expected to boost attendance beyond last year despite war concerns.
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University of Georgia
C. C. Jarrell
Dr. Hill
Dorsey
Robert Toombs DuBose
L. C. Brown
Georgia
DuBose
Dean Snelling
Snelling
Truce Sought in Colorado Strike Endorsed by President
Trinidad reports the Miners' convention voted to accept President Wilson's plan for a three year truce in the Colorado strike. The decision comes as workers listen for further guidance from national leaders.
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Colorado
Associated Press
Trinidad
Miners’ Convention
Wilson
Atlanta Primary Yields City Office Winners
In Atlanta on September 16 voters chose among several city offices. Incumbent city comptroller John H. Goldsmith narrowly defeated John S. Holliday by over 2,000 votes, while R. C. Turner beat Dan Bowie for city electrician by a large margin. N. Y. M. Hurt defeated L. W. Roberts for chief of construction, and Mayor James G. Woodward faced no opposition for another term.
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Atlanta
John H. Goldsmith
John S. Holliday
R. C. Turner
Dan Bowie
City Electrician
N. Y
Orphans Home Work Day Urges Community Help
The 26th Orphans Home Work Day calls for local support for Decatur Orphans Home Ga. and urges Sundays schools to participate. It cites war time hardship and asks churches to observe the day or fall events in the fall before Navy 1st. Also includes brief health and patent medicine notices from Lima Ohio and promotional line for Po-Do-Lax and Po-lo-Lat remedies.
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Navy
Europe
Decatur Orphans’ Home
Decatur
J. WM. Hawkins
Ordination of Deacons at First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church will formally install deacons this Sunday morning. Named present are W. T. Bryan J. Y. Camthers Dr. L. H. Crow H. V Head H. P. Lawrence Dr. C. N. Walker R. B. Wingate. All deacons are urged to attend the ordination.
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First Baptist Church
W. T. Bryan
J. Y. Camthers
L. H. Crow
H. V Head
H. P. Lawrence
C. N. Walker
R. B. Wingate
Sloan's Liniment Relives Rheumatic Pain Quickly
A vintage advertisement promotes Sloan's Liniment as a fast penetrating remedy for rheumatic pains around joints. It claims relief without rubbing, broad uses for aches, bruises, sore throat, neuralgia and chest pains, with a customer testimonial from Mr. Chas H Wentworth of California. A 25 cent bottle is guaranteed and available at druggists.
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Sloan
Chas
H. Wentworth
California
Sour Stomach Relief With Chamberlains Tablets
An advice notice recommends Chamberlains Tablets for stomach troubles and urges careful use according to bottle directions. It claims definite benefit from a trial and notes the product is sold by all outlets.
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Chamberlain
Citrolax
M. J. Perkins
Green Bay
Wis
H. R. Palmer & Son
Ady
Sarepta Baptist Meeting Set At Commerce Next Week
The Sarepta Baptist Association of Athens area churches will meet at Commerce First Baptist on Tuesday and Wednesday the 22nd and 23rd. Delegates from Athens churches and visitors will attend as the association discusses orders of business, standing committees, missions, temperance, and denominational education with the state convention in mind.
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At Commerce Association
Athens
Sarepta Baptist Association
Georgia Baptist Convention
Commerce First Baptist Church
State Convention
Carrollton
Southern Baptist Convention
Houston
Texas
Commerce
First Baptist
Tabernacle
West End
East Athens
Athena
Order of Business
C. J. Hood
Treassurer
J. P. Dendy
Weaver
R. E
P. W. Davis
R. T. Pittard
W. M. Coile
M.S. Weaver
W. M. Cofle
J. W. Lynch
A. J. Cobb
John D. Mell
L. A. Henderson
T. 8. Cunningham
J. C. Bennett
W. H. Rich
J. Hood
W. W. Dickson
R. BE. Neighbour
L. W. Collier
W. M Yeargin
T. C. Hardman
L. F. Edwards
M. J. Brown
M. S. Weaver
G. W. Hulme
W. A. H. Walton
Charman
J. B. Brookshire
J. J. Ray
J. P. Cooper
R. L. Dughtry
Orphana' Home
Interesting Facts About Animal Industry in Georgia
U. S. Department of Agriculture analysis highlights Georgia's meat supply and demand during wartime. It cites seven million more mouths to feed since 1910, with four million nonproducing adult foreigners, rising prices due to dwindling supply, and a shortfall of beef, sheep, and hogs per 100 people. Georgia had 33 surplus counties in 1910, led by Bulloch in meat output and wealth, while 113 counties faced deficits. The article notes historic surpluses in Colquitt and neighboring counties and details price levels for ham, shoulder, and bacon in the Brooks area.
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Jas, E. Downing
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S Department of Agriculture
Georgia
State College of Agriculture
Middlewest Jmeat
United States
Bulloch County
Appling
Ben Hill
Berrien
Brooks
Bryan
Bulloch
Chariton
Clinch
Coffee
Colquitt
Decatur
Echols
Effingham
Emanuel
Grady
Irwin
Liberty
Lowndes
Montgomery Pierce
Pulaski
Rabun
Screven
Tattnall
Thomas
Tift
Toombs
Towns
Turner
Union
Wayne
Wilkinton
Taliaferro
Upson
Hancock
Spalding
DeKalb
Bartow
Jackson
Floyd
Paint Better Paints and Profits in Your Labor
A humorous ad style piece contrasts cheap paint with the benefits of buying top quality paint from Devor Talmage Hardware Co. It also includes consumer tips on paint longevity and value, and references various old time remedies and local notices about health and farming topics.
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Devos
Devor Talmage Hardware Co
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MR. J. E. Wall
Gate City
Woodward
Bernice Wyandt
Lima
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Sarepta Baptist Meet
Asm Sap Mae
Brooks County
Jimmie Woodward
Jimmie
Lester Wolroth
Pearl Wolroth
Herkimer, N
Veterans of the Grey
Macon
Dealera
Mr. Fields
Cherokee County
Mrr. Treadwell
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