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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1920
Page
6
Short notes describe Lipscomb's Insurance offers and savings at The Athens Savings Bank with 4 percent deposits. Various small ads list homes for sale and rent on Prince Avenue and Cloverhurst Terrace, farm lands in Greene County, a Ford car for sale, plumbing, bedding and mattress services, and job advertisements including stenographer and office work.
Multiple fresh fruits and produce items listed for sale by Arnold Abney Co and Costa's Delicatessen Shop. Featured items include Elberta peaches, cantaloupes, Irish potatoes, cabbage, peppers, bananas, lettuce, tomatoes, apples, rolls, breads, and dairy products with prices noted for peaches.
Luncheonette announces a dinner special for Tuesday August 3 1920 featuring hamberger loaf or roast beef with string beans and ham hock scalloped tomatoes Carolina rice one egg bread crim pudding with cream sauce and coffee or tea or milk all priced at 60 cents.
The Brown and Redgood teams clash this afternoon in the Y league final game of the series with a postseason berth at stake. A large crowd is expected as Brown seeks first place and a shot at the Slaughterites for the championship while Beds backs Slaughter for the title. A six team league forms with leaders Dorsey Erwin Whitey Davis Bob McWhorter Andrew Erwin Marion Connolly guiding squads. The Junior A League opens with Captains Moss and Nelson Dean clashing earlier and Bradshaw Watson facing Sidney Goldyn at 3:30. Two B Junior games are on the morning slate.
Georgia farmers anticipate strong returns as the tobacco season opens. About 260000 pounds sold in ten Georgia markets at averages near 8 cents per pound, with top sales to 85 cents. Re-drying plants at Tifton and Douglas ready. Valdosta and Lyons expect solid markets. Hazlehurst and Glennville struggle to find buyers. Yields per acre expected higher despite uneven early demand.
An ad touts Howard's Buttermilk Cream as a magical remedy for dull complexions and rough hands. It claims quick disappearance of signs of aging, with a money back guarantee and Patrick's Pharmacy as supplier. A beauty tip notes a short nightly massage suffices for best results.
Hon Thomas J Shackelford will address voters in Greensboro as part of his campaign for Congress from this district. He plans August 4 speeches in Carnesville and tours across the district to rally support. The Social Circle New Era notes John Shackelford of Athens running a clean campaign and urges Judge Brand to stop quibbling over costs.
A Vienna wife learns via telegram that her missing husband is alive in Irkutsk. The telegram is misdelivered to another man with the same name, who later marries his nurse and returns home. The original wife survives and they now seek to resolve the tangled situation.
Former Athenian Thomas B Hudgins of Greenville South Carolina visits his sisters Mrs J N Carlton and Mrs H H Carlton. Hudgins graduated from Tech with a textile course and joined Mangham Mills where he holds an important executive position. He was the sole Tech textile engineering graduate in his class to earn a diploma and has since achieved success in business. He will stay several days visiting relatives and friends.
Oscar Gelsberg 74 dies in Anderson South Carolina after a long illness. He lived in Athens during his business years and was father of Mrs Sol Boley of Athens. Funeral services will be held at his Anderson home.
An article quotes W. C. Denny arguing the automobile dealer now serves the public like a doctor. He says family dealers consult with clients on car needs, earning loyalty through reliable, conscientious service and ongoing support.
Ruling prices for cotton in New York and New Orleans show steady tone with middling around 38.60¢ and 28.60–31.70 figures. Chicago quotations list wheat, oats, corn, lard, ribs with open high low close data for Dec Mar and Oct contracts.
Georgia girls club program reports 499 clubs organized with 1 041 attendees and 1 883 dozen eggs preserved. Members raise grapes figs poultry and canning, with county home demonstration agents guiding efforts. State prize winners will attend a short course in Athena in August to train as leaders for their counties.
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