Advertiser newspaper, 1963

Series — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Collection number: MSS 010.034

Scope and Contents

The two issues are dated February 6, 1963 (Volume II Number 1) and June 12, 1963 (Volume II Number 19). The businesses depicted in photographs are: C & D Pharmacy, Village Drug Shop, and Nicholson’s Chick-n-Treat Drive In. Individuals pictured include Carolyn Hartford of Armstrong & Dobbs, Jimmy Stokes of the Goodyear Service Store, and Leroy Thomas of the Peoples Loan and Finance Corporation. There is also an illustration of Beech Haven Baptist Church.

Dates

1963

Conditions Governing Access

This collection has no restrictions. This collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Apply in the Heritage Room for access.

Biographical / Historical

The newspaper later became the Athens Daily News, a competitor to the Athens Banner-Herald. After only a couple years as an independent daily, the Daily News merged with the Banner-Herald. In its earlier incarnation as a weekly advertising sheet, the paper had limited original content in addition to advertisements. The ads provide some images amid a wealth of textual information that could be of use to historical researchers. In the early 1960s, new shopping centers like Beechwood significantly expanded Athens’ shopping choices; these suburban businesses as well as older urban and rural establishments advertised in this paper, which billed itself as “Northeast Georgia’s Feature Weekly.”

Extent

0 Linear Feet (Schoolhouse Times student newspaper, Chase St. Herald student newspaper, and Advertiser newspaper included in the same box as Thumb Tack Tribune (31001005172995))