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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1920
Page
8
Short notes list items for sale and notices from Athens area including savings bank rates, real estate, jobs, lost items, rent and wanted ads. Entries mention Athens Savings Bank four percent interest, For Sale Overland and Ford cars, a lost keys notice for Joseph H. Lumpkin, rental wants for furnished rooms, and people moving to Atlanta for Packard company work.
New York Life Insurance Con Garnett L Daniel Agt phone 1081 lists a for sale item. A good two burner stove is offered at 806 College Avenue.
Obituaries list Mr. W H Walton of 165 Strong Street at 74 who died after a week long illness. Survived by wife Jennie and eight children, with funeral plans to be announced. Also noted are Mrs Emma Merck of 157 Childs Street and Mr Timmie W Crow of Walton County, along with Mr William Joe Elder of Watkinsville. all details include survivors and funeral arrangements. The column also highlights Salvation Army national charity work, coal and ice distributions in winter and 1919 figures, praising its service to the needy.
The Salvation Army conducts regular audits and frequent reviews of its accounts. Every cent spent goes to the needy. The Army provided 3,699,000 free meals to penniless persons in the United States last year, with feeding the hungry as one of many activities.
Mr. E. H. Dorsey left Sunday for New York for several days. Before leaving he enrolled as a member of the Palmer Club and announced support for the administration candidate. He plans to return in time to vote for Attorney General Palmer in the next presidential election.
Atlanta April 12 Associated Press reports Southern railway stops selling through tickets to points north of Washington except train No 36. Sea board Air Line ends tickets north of Richmond while RF&P railroad plans to carry passengers through Washington amid the strike north of Washington.
Announcements by Clarke county Georgia officials seeking reelection in the Democratic primary set for April 20 1920. Candidates include Clerk of Superior Court Walter E Jackson Sheriff W A Mallory Tax Collector J H Dorsey Tax Receiver J M Dorsey Ordinary BC Orr Treasurer B L Smith Sr.
Clarke county Georgia faces Democratic primary on April 20 1920 with announced candidates for county school superintendent T H Dozier Sr for coroner C N Whatherly and B H Barrow for surveyor all seeking re election or election in the county office slate amid party rules and dates.
Mt Vernon Lodge No 22 F A A M meets in regular communication at the Masonic Hall Clayton Street third floor Max Jones Building. Also K of P St Kimaden No 40 meet every Monday at 6 in Castle Hall Je R building Ek Street. Classic City Camp 292 W C W meets every Wednesday night at 1 Yellowok in the Mar Joseph Building.
Major F P Carroll of Augusta dies at Leather Crest farm Greene County yesterday, after a long military and civic career. He served in the Army of Northern Virginia and later in Tennessee, and is survived by his wife Miss McNatt three daughters Mrs Walter H Bishop Mrs T C Crawford Mrs Clark Jack and one son. Funeral and interment will be held in Augusta tomorrow.
Mexicali April 12 Governor Esteban Cantu of the Northern District of Lower California said secession movements in Sonora are local and the Northern District government will remain in full accord with the presidency of Mexico and maintain allegiance to it.
Embargo on perishables in carload lots and consignments beyond Florida borders announced by fruit and vegetable shippers. A prior report notes a tornado in Melrose Texas killed one, injured twenty five, and destroyed about thirty homes.
An old advertisement urges readers to buy Wendell's Pills Ambition Brand from H. R. Palmer & Sons claiming to banish nervousness and fatigue. It promises quick improvement within days and offers a money back guarantee on the first box purchased, citing benefits for nervous and digestive issues.
George Creel, former head of the wartime Committee on Public Information, released a letter to Attorney General Palmer urging an investigation of charges that he illegally transferred the official bulletin to Roger W. Robson. He also wrote to Senator Smoot accusing him of besmirching allied war officials and lamenting that Congressional probes have spent a million dollars without uncovering graft.
The Business and Professional Women club will meet at the Y W W C A annex Thursday at 8 o'clock. Due to the death of Miss Moony Michael, chair of the program committee, she cannot carry out the planned program, but other features are being arranged. Several business items will be transacted and Miss Florence Cain will read from Penrod and Sam by Booth Tarkington. The president Miss McKellar asks the executive committee to meet at 7 in Miss Cain's office.
The fifth annual contest of the District Agricultural schools at the State College of Agriculture will be held April 23 and 24, 1920 in Athens. Events include livestock judging, grooming, cookery, spelling, art, corn judging, buttermaking, sewing, poultry contests and debate preliminaries. Judges assess method, accuracy, and efficiency across multiple agricultural disciplines.
In Syracuse New York April 12 all striking switchmen from the New York Central and the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroads agreed to return to work tomorrow while conference with Brotherhood heads in Washington continues.
Birmingham reports the formation of an overall club with a large mass meeting. Members pledge to wear only overalls until clothing prices fall. The piece notes a surge in Salvage Army rescues across the United States and cites a high permanent rescue rate.
The Salvation Army Lassies in many cities saved hundreds from death during the influenza epidemic by entering homes to care for children, clean, and deliver food and fuel where needed.
A health advice note recommends that a woman grow more beautiful as she ages through proper baths diet and exercise and by keeping the liver and bowels in good condition. Indicators of poor health like yellow eyes or dingy whites may stem from indigestion or sluggish liver and are corrected by Chamberlain's Tablets.
The Salvation Army shared its doughnut formula used to make crullers for the men of the A E F. The recipe calls for flour sugar baking powder salt eggs and lard with notes that knead cut and drop into hot lard. Laughter and a smile at serving time were said to improve the treat.
Theodore Roosevelt lauds the Salvation Army as a valuable social asset and recognition prompts new, more business like tactics. These changes bring the Army closer to communities it serves and expand its reach while improving economy of effort and personnel.
The Salvation Army operates in 66 countries and conducts meetings in 40 languages. In the United States it runs hotels for the unemployed, rescue homes, maternity hospitals, children’s homes, prisons relief work, and distributions of meals, coal, and free supplies.
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