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1 ATHENS DAILY BANNER, ATHEN8. GEOgblA^
Savannah Zone
HltH'r* two . Mighty Fftii Chanes*.
—Thomasvillo Times - Enterprise:
“The mqpguito that doesn't operat»4n
this dajhoi short atifta U merely
passing up a mighty good chance to
aria. 1
" 2 aVhTcaf Effect—Tlfto'n
tor Wind, of the Cairo
s '.is new *ay of han-
ai notes; they are set
;fapb, with leaders be-
ok as jfthe Wind had
1 together.
inject
r . .jrough a Hole In the
.Liberty County Herald: ‘VA
bole in Jbe screen admits mosquitos.:
jjfoiqiiltes, i carry disease germ's and
spread epidemics and cause many
deaths: ■ i't-:ir«asy to cover the hole,
but It is; impossible to bring .the dead
to life again." ^
One ..Adel SchoolSlfl’s Heeord^-
Adei Niwat "A young lady who
made an unusual record in the Adel
icbobl lelit term was MJSS Janie Bfir-
an t. Site: had ten studies and mane
?0<> in e&h Study, or one thouttnd.
The New* -congratulates this bright
and Studinas young lady on making
perhaps the best record in the his
tory of pur echool.”, , -
Guarding jtha Health of the/ Sernl-
nolesr—iionaldsonvllie News: "Sem
inole county's public health nurse
hpa been busy for sometime 'shooK
ing’ folks with typhoid serum. Hav
ing made the 1 reputation tor being-the
hirst county In the United States- to
put health iirst, even making this the
first official step of the new courtly,
they ■ ure -Jeaiously . defending the
movement, and the future will show
the results of their works.”
Alee Temple at Wayero.a-^War-
cross Journal-Herald: ' Alee Temple
will hold a ceremonial here Labor
day, according to announcement, made
at a meeting of the Waycros* District
Shrine club last nigirt. At this meet
ing a committee-was named by the
president tp take up (ihe work of se
curing candidates and the .officers of
the local club believe now that by the
first Monday in September they will
have a surprisingly large «»«» ■ "*
‘Fresh. MsatsVto gross the hot skuas
a product that might just as well be
.manufactured in south Georgia."
Hot Asi,jgB«.#s Cold Storage^-
ultmnn Free ^reas: “Hot storage
_ .tnrown'fnr manv
Woman Badly Burned
by Bolt of Lightning
LUCKY
STRIKE
.CIGARETTE
Amerlcus, Ga.—During an clectri-fal
storm which visited Englishvtlle; an
Isolated section uagr Anderaonyllle,
Tuesday, Mrs. L. R. Justice was
struck by lightning and seriously
burned. Mrs. Justice is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs.' George Green, prom
inent Macon county residents, Who
live at Fountainville. Physicians
tending her say ahe will rocoyer, al
though her condition is serious.
The United Y. M. C. A. Spools
embrace nearly four hundred local or
resident schools, a comprehensive
correspondence school, a central
headquarters and staff and a student
body of 140,000.
Of the 104 girl graduates of RSd-
cliffe college, in': Boston, this yearj
four arq mdrrlCd.' - -
No Decision Reached
On Express Petition
Woman is Indicted • f
On Murder Charge
Atlanta. Ga.—Decision has not yet
been - rendered by the three federal
Judges on the petition of the Araeri
can Railway Express company for In
junction against a recent order of
tire Georgia Railroad commission or
dering a supplement to the tarift
schedules of that corporation.
The order of the commission would
make the American Railway Express
company carry express parcels orig
inating on lines of the Southeastern
Express company and also . carry
packages to southeastern destina
tions to connecting points. The case
was complete Tuesday before Judges
Samuel Sibley, Beverly D. Evans and
Alex V. Smith, who Have tdken It un
der advisement.
Gainesville, Ga—A true bill charg
ing Mrs. Mary Townsend with the
murder of Dr. John P. Arrington, a
well-known Gainesville physician, was
yesterday returned by the grand jury
here. The case probably will come
up for trial in the superior court
next Tuesday.
The principal witness for the stat
will be Dennis Arrington, the 12-yoar-
old son of tha uead -man, who- saw
his father shot down, according to
his testimony. ;
Fire at Statesboro
Statesboro, Ga.—Fire this morning
destroyed the large boarding house
conducted by Mrs. Waters on Seiualn
ctroct. The ularm was sounded at 3
o'clock and had gained considers Die
headway before it was discovered. It
was one of the oldest houses lu this
city and was originally on North
.Main street, being moved to Seibald
and Hill streets a few years ago To
cold storage • for many
-be‘realized, soon if the
of scientists connected
lenity of West Virginia
'ary. Great success.has
In showing the praCti-
atorage for such ar- ^ ^
gv carpets, furs, ce^ jeejje room for business houses on
.products, and oUier North Maln strcct . was the prop-
i.ar *,»«». Hot efty #f Dr j looney> 0 f this city, and
was partially covered by insurance.
SeveMI of the boarders lost all their
belongings and practically all tho
furniture was destroyed. The sani
tarium is just aerbss the street and
that building was threatened.
materials gusrfected by’dry heat. Hot
itonge with uniform and constant,
temperature .of 100 degrees Fahren
heit would prove- more effective than
cold storage in many cases.”
The Oet-Tocether Spirit—Griffin
News and Sun: "A beautiful spirit
of church unity, is being manifested in
Griffin in tbC-Anton’otien-alr meetings
which will be held on the Methodist
church lawn each Sunday night dur
ing the summer (nonthn. The Meth'
odists. Episcopalians,- Christians and
Presbyterians ;,are cooperating i»
those raoetlogs. H>e different minis
tors dividing time in preaching. It
will give the* preachers ■ s desorvea
rest and Will be more convenient and
comfortable for the church goers gen
•rally. Such a spirit of good-fellow
ship la rofi'eaiflug and cannot fajl to
accomplish spjendld results. *.
Cane to Rlotlda.—Valdosta Times:
“The sugar concern which operates a
large plant at Palatka, Fla- f has made
arrangements tb invade south Gebr-‘
gla for an additional supply of can*.
It Is understood that tho concern boa
already made contracts with a num
ber of grower* around Ray City .for
their entire crop the coming season.
The freight rate on the cane from
Ray CUy to palgtka Is reported to be
such as Wifnpernttt both the buyer
and seller to handlo this cane at an
advantage. It !■' believed that the '
concern will contract with « other
south Georgia growers for cade the
coming season, thu* taking to Florida
Women Declare War
on Brooks ’Shiners
Stills Are Burned
Albany, Ga.—Women of the north
western part of Brooks county havo
declared war on moonshiners and
have recently burned two stlila there,
according to reports reaching hero
today.
Following the burning of tho stills
the women, it Is reported, Issued a
statement to the effect that as a
measure of protection for -their fam
ilies they would destroy all stills'set
up in that section.
Mrs. E. Lingcnfclter.
Kansas City. — Mrs.u Elizabeth*
Lingenfolter is pioneering ,in; a jbb
as “student counselor,” Her work is
to solve problems, other than those
of learning, which confront boys and
girls in schools here. Flappers, the
too-rtudious. the too-popular, the un
popular, and the discouraged seek her
advice.
Basebali Results.
Southern League.
Memphis 9. New Orleans 5.
Chattanooga 7-9, Little Rock 2-1.
Rtrmlngham 3, Mobllo 0.
Atlanta 7, Nashville 6. -, v'
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Fredericksburg, Va.—Mr*. W. F.
Hedges was killed by lightning at her
home In Spottsylvanla county last
night when a bolt came down the
chimney. She was knocked down the
step* and Into the yard. She leaves
six little daughters.
American League.
Cleveland 17. New York 8.
Detroit 7. Washington 2.
Chicago 2, Philadelphia 1 (14 In
nings).
,St. Louis 8, Boston 1.
National League.
Philadelphia 8, Chicago 1.
Brooklyn 2, St. Louis 1.
Others rained out.
For tho first time slnfce the foun
dation of William and Mary college
of Virginia, 228 years ago. a group
of eight women were among the se
niors to graduate this year.
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About This Time O’ Year
Below is given a partial list of the vaHoiis fflmns and cities
where newspaper consolidations similar to the recet merger df'
the two Athens newspapers have been successfully effected.
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Only towns about the size of Athens or smaller haVe beeft i*^
looted. The list of such consolidations in larger towns ami
cities would run the number up to over 67, without
consideration the metropolitan cities with their separate^ morn
ing, evening and Sunday editions. * t / 1 , / ?
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COMBINED
adv. ::'i
TOWN
POPULATION
PAPER CIRCULATION
RATE 1
Y'V k lil
Washington, Pa. ..
.. . 21,480
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Observer-Reporter f 14,558
v.|ji if,
Spartanburg, S. C. .
. . 22,038 .
Herald-Journal
7 13,789
Aberdeen, S. Dak. .
. . 14,537
American-News
' 14,161
St""
Pittsburg, Va. . . .
. . 31,002
Index-Appeal.,-
F 6,482
- Concord, N. H. . . .
. . 22,167
Patriot
1,010
East Liverpool, O. .
. . 21,411
Review-Tribune
1 ' 5,276
.56
Piqua, 0. . . . .
. . 15,044
Call-Presa
r I 6,109
Billings, Mont. . . .
. . 15,100
Gazette £
l * ,10,708
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Unionlown, Pa. . .
. . 15,692
Herald-Times
▼ 15,444
Al
Meadvilie, Pa
. . 14,568
Tribunc-Repub.
2^18
■m?
Cheyenne, Wyo. . .
. . 13,829
State-Tribune
t 7,996
.70 1
Staunton, Va
. . 10,623
Leader-News
1 10,309
«Wl in:
Viena, O
9,110
Gazette-Repub.
▼ 4,296
.35
Watertown, S. Dak.
. . 8,637 ,
Public Opinion
6,612
.49' £
Red Wing, Minn. . .
. . 8,637
Republican
2,352
.35 i
hi »i
Urbana, O
. . 7,821
Dcm.-Citizcn
’ 4,035
.28 ‘ ’
Washington, O. . . .
.7,962
Herald
2,839
•22, a ,
Mitchell, S. Dak. . .
. . 8,478
Republican
9,942
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Miles City, Mont. . .
7,937
Star*Montanan
3,625/
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Circlcvillc, O. . .. .
. . 7,049
Herald
1,875
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Missoula, Mont
.-. 12,668
Sentinel
4,908
.70 J
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The above table' shows the wide diversity of the toWnsht’
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which these newspaper consolidations have occurred.
shows the population of the t^wns, combined circulation of the
consolidated papers and the advertising rate.
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