Heard Family Reunion Honors Fulton County Patriarch
A large gathering at John Heard’s Oak Grove farm north of Atlanta marked his sixty eighth birthday. Fifteen children, about twenty grandchildren, and numerous friends joined a day of feasting and tribute. Notable guests included John Corrigan and J W Moore as well as local officials and family. The event highlighted a life spanning three counties and nineteen total descendants from two marriages.
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John 13 Milles
Atlanta
Oak Grove
Item Enanty
John Hoard
Chat ‘Snoothee
Fulton
Burdette
John Corrigan
J W Moore
NS BH Heard
J L Herd
Fulton County
J W. Jordian
Atlanta Gisight Company
In S Dobbs
C C. Heard
Victoria Clyde
Bristie
Hoke Smith
Harry
J S
Jew Ll Bears
Practical Nature Study Growth At State Normal School
Athens Ga August 9 Special It is noted that the State Normal School has advanced in nature study and elementary agriculture under Professor Alexander Rhodes Since his arrival he has raised the department to a high standard comparable with Cornell He teaches by object lessons and grows crops such as potatoes beans cabbage and tomatoes for student instruction and feeding the teachers The school saves funds and demonstrates the value of crop rotation soil preservation and soil enrichment without fertilizers A new barn houses cows and Rhodes plans small plots for teachers to gain practical experience and compare cultivation methods to support Georgia's push for agricultural study in common schools
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Athens
State Normal School
Alexander Rhodes
Normal School
Uetle
Cornell
Rhodes
Thigwa
Fhig County
Rhoggerrm
State Normal Ene
Georgia
Rhode
Ala~bama
Bob McDavid
Atate
Commonwealth
Kimball
Georgis
Hale County
Calbert
Dry Creek
Georgia Assembly
Cleris
Assembly
Mr McDavid
Dhoe
Alabama
Assembly Ofaoera
People
The
McDavid
Constitution
Collier Will Case Goes To Trial In Local Court
The Collier will case is the sole court matter for the week in Ordinary John R Wilkinson’s court. Judge Wilkinson heard the case last Friday into Saturday with the executors presenting proof and caveators beginning testimony. Court resumes at 9:00 AM and could yield sensational developments over several days.
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Collier
John R Wilkinson
Lumpkin
Reid
Collier Will
Wikinson
Expert Opticians Offer Quality Eyeglasses and Frame Adjustments
Expert Opticians maintain constant attendance at Hawkes optical establishment to grind fine eyeglass lenses and guarantee scientific artistic and comfortable frame adjustments. Located at 14 Whitehall St on the viaduct. Howe the Photographer also advertises photographs at 117 North Pryor Street.
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Hawkes’ Optical Establishment
Whitehall St
Wasted Time Pieces Celebrate Masterpieces of Watchmaking
A fragmented passage praises timeless accuracy and durability in a collection of watches. It notes the craft as masterful, leaning on elegance and the era of precise time-keeping. The tone evokes Shakespearean reference to a hero of time and hints at evolving storytelling in horology.
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Oeetee
Shakespeare
Negro Bible Conference to Meet in Atlanta September
A state Bible conference for Negro ministers and educators will be held in Atlanta in late September under the John C. Merritt fund. Session runs September 27 to 29 with speakers including Mer ritt, Rev Dr Lovett, Dr Theron Rice, and Hon Clark Howell. Topics cover ministry responsibility, preaching, education, social issues, church cooperation, and Bible study across denominations.
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Atlanta
John C. Martin Educational Fund
Merritt
Lovett
Theron Rice
India
Babbath School
A. B. Bodegy
Medal Offered to Tech Students by Cotton Publishing
The Cotton Publishing Company offers a gold medal to a Georgia Tech textile senior for the best thesis on textile science. Captain Lyman Hall accepted, naming the faculty as judges. The company, publisher of Cotton, aims to boost textile study in the South and notes a prior bronze medal from the New England Cotton Manufacturers’ Association. The exchange dates back to July 30, 1809, with Hall responding August 6, 1999, promising faculty oversight and notification of the winning thesis after June 1 each year.
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Cotton Publishing Company
Technological School
Lyman Hall
Cotton
Georgia
South
Hal
Atlanta
Georgia School of Technology
Hall
Avanta
New England Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Athens Education Fair Seen as Georgia's Landmark Exhibit
The Athens board of education plans a grand educational fair in May, inviting city and state school systems plus major U S and international schools to contribute thousands of specimens. The event aims to compare methods, attract hundreds of teachers, and showcase global approaches in a weeklong program at the Northeast Georgia Fairgrounds.
Passing Throng Reflections on Georgia and Alabama Legislatures
A Alabama official compares Georgia and Alabama legislatures, noting similarities and differences in tone, procedure, and lobby influence. He cites clean records, local bills, and attitudes toward corruption, while contrasting Georgia’s assembly with Alabama’s. The piece also recounts wider chats on lynching, industry, and regional politics through quotes from Judge Westmoreland and others.
Veteran Confederate Veteran J H Shipp Dies at Home
J H Shipp expired Saturday night at 392 Glennwood Avenue. Coroner S R Stamps held an inquest and ruled death from heart disease. Survived by wife and several children. Body to be taken to Rythe, Georgia, for interment with funeral services there. Eastman’s Famous Kodaks advertises full supplies and Saturday hours.
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J. H. Shipp
Glennwood Avenue
J. H Shipp
R Stamps
Rythe Ga
Weekend Rail Rates to Wrightsville Beach via Seaboard
Seaboard Air Line offers round trips to Wrightsville Beach for 7.80 dollars with Saturday sales and Tuesday returns. Atlanta to Wrightsville connections via Hamlet and Cate Parlor Car depart Saturday noon or Saturday night, arrival Sunday morning or early afternoon. City Ticket Office at 116 Panchtree provides reservations and information. The Times Enterprise in Thomasville reports permanent enlargement to seven columns and four pages, doubling the paper size.
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Wrightsville Beach
Seaboard Air Line
Beach
Atlanta
Pollman
Hamlet
Wrightsville
Cate
Wilmington
City
Panchtree &T
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Hia Descendanta
Will Matter
Tim
Er & Berkele
Whitehall Street
Athens Board of Education
Thin City
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Board of Education
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Macon
Columbus
Rome
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Hellimore
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
New Orleans
San Francisco
England
France
Germany
Atheng
Athena
Northeast Georgia Fair Association
McCast
Birmingham
Congress
T P. Westmoreland
Winona
Westmoreland
Judge Weat- Moreland
Booker T Washington
Massachusetts
North
South Carolina
L. P. Thomas
Panama
T. W. Loylesa
Augusta Chronicle
J. W Maddox
T. W. Hardwick
J G. Corbett
Savannah
F. G. Powers Ang
West Point
A. Winburn
Savanna
Olonel
J. Lindsay Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Ers
D. H. Micky
Medinon
Equitable Building
Eastman
Kodaks
Thomasville
Times-Enterprise
Agnes Scott Institute For Young Ladies
Atlante
Heeldh
Colege Preparatory
Epecial Cournea Ce
Eastern Colleges
Locust Dale Academy
Locust Dale
Virginia
Annapolis
W. Briggs
Hamilton Institute
Erchincaru
Washington Flite
White House
Atlanta, GA
Yeading
Booth
Briscop
L. W Arnold
Kot Dorsey
PH “Brewater
Albert Howel
Bandera McDaniel
Hugh ML Doraty
Arthur Heymen
Dorsey
Prewster & Howell
Ant
Kieer
Atlanca
Manhattan
Norfolk
Eiseman Bros
Hess Shoes
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