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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1921
Page
4
Rate cards note daily and Sunday subscription plans while the paper cites encouraging signs from cotton belt reports. Officials anticipate a government report showing a 40 percent crop reduction and a path to normal conditions, with lower prices and broad economic stabilization ahead.
The Constitution highlights alleged police corruption in Atlanta, urging reform as crime rises. It cites escaped criminals like Abe Powers and accuses city officers of aiding lawbreakers. Backing Solicitor Boykin’s crime campaign is urged to restore order and public safety.
Young Jack meets a visitor who may be his grandmother on his father's side. She confirms, and he quips he is on the wrong side. She recalls his father's blunt reaction to a declaration of love, a brief, humorous exchange from the bulletin.
Athens pays tribute to Confederate veterans in a citywide observance honoring the living and the dead. Flowers will grace graves of fallen comrades and the cross of honor will be pinned on heroes yet alive as the community pledges enduring loyalty to the Confederate cause and its memory.
A Macon Telegraph piece reflects on time value through the Sam Cardinella case in Chicago. It notes Chicago’s daylight saving change altered the execution time, causing Cardinella to argue for Central Standard time and an extra hour of life. The column ends musing whether a governor might have spared him.
A compilation of quotations from diverse papers praising The Banner and commenting on Rotary clubs, with light humor about a dance critique and reflections on honesty, virtue, and political sentiment. The excerpt ends mid thought with “a 4 ft.”
A verse by D G Bickers discusses moral worth over riches and possessions, stressing heart, conscience, and how one uses wealth. The page also lists quiz answers and new questions covering geography, biology, and history with varied facts and curiosities.
Central of Georgia Railway announces timetable changes effective May 1 1921. Eastern Time trains between Athens and Macon adjust arrival and departure times with trains 4 Ly 24 Ly 23 Ly and 18 Ly reflecting revised schedules. Corresponding changes apply at intermediate points. H G Sullivan, Commercial Agent, 712 Southern Mutual Building, Athens, Ga.
Monte Blue leads the Charles Maigne film adaptation of John Fox Jr in a Kentucky feud tale at the Palace. Diana Allen co stars with Frank Joyner Wilfred Yeatell and John Miltern in a rugged mountain drama backed by a companion comedy. Passages show Roore Stallard as the clan backbone and a union faction clash with Randolph Marshall.
Tom Mix shines in Prairie Trails a breezy western by James Hendrx shown at the Elite theater with The Texan star again as Tenton. Janet McWherter, played by Kathleen OConnor, embodies a dual lure of companionship and conflict amid a compelling outdoors tale. The Blue show pairs with Purple Riors in today’s Georgia product screen.
Harold R. Flintoff assistant director of the University of Georgia war memorial fund campaign addressed the Economics Society at Peabody Hall Monday evening. He spoke on the importance of organization in economics, gave practical illustrations, and shared his experience with army intelligence and campaign work.
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