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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1920
Page
7
A vintage notice proclaims the Athens Savings Bank pays four percent interest on savings deposits as of January 1. The ad invites deposits from one dollar up and promotes the saving habit along with sale items from local merchants and services available at 455 Clayton Street and around Athens.
Local ad touts home grown peaches cantaloupes corn butter beans and string beans. Promotes quality bread and urges readers to buy from Arnold Abney and Co noting their quality loaf slogan and insistence on good materials.
Advertisement listing dinner options for Wednesday August 4 1920 at Thornton's Luncheonette including Chicken Pie Roast Beef and sides with desserts and drinks. Card of thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy after illness and death of wife and mother of the home. Also employment notice seeks bright girls for permanent positions with wage benefits and vacation and sick pay at Miss Childers 183 Clayton St.
The League Bar Association committee favors nations and convenes sections parallel to the parent body. Beveringe of Indiana and Judge Hen B. Lindsey of Denver are noted figures with L. Carson of Philadelphia as president. Allied bodies meet in conjunction, including the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform Laws and regional bar groups.
Fragmentary rental ad offers two unfurnished rooms and a kitchen at 12 Clayton Street. Includes contact telephone reference and notes on possession availability. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR text.
The legislature debated and advanced bills on weevil control and budget authority. Lawmakers moved to provide arsenate free poison and established a securities blue sky law with a state commission to regulate offerings.
Monroe defeated Thomson 7 to 5 as Rentz pitched four scattered hits and Doyle allowed two. Ingram made two notable defensive plays including two claimed home runs. Chase, ex Major League player, was barred from Pacific Coast League parks amid gambling allegations. Hart Magart was released by Salt Lake.
Warsaw reports a Bolshevik peace bid collapsed due to a misunderstanding. Soviet authorities say armistice talks at Minsk were requested by the Poles who must send a credentialed delegation to negotiate.
Madison defeats Winder 9 to 7 on the road as Winder’s pitcher staff yields eleven hits and Madison’s Young exits in the fifth. Notable bats include Winder’s Cy Young and Elberton’s Jenks, with fielding praised as brilliant by both teams. Umpires Robinson and Harper.
Slaughter's team clinched the league title automatically after a win by W R Bed god's nine over Dr Brown's squad. The victory negated a potential playoff and preserves Slaughter as champions. A snow league game opens the season today with Bob McWorter's team facing a squad led by Mayor Andrew C. in.
American league and national league games report Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, Cleveland, Brooklyn, Louisville, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Memphis, Allentown, Birmingham, Little Rock with multiple scorelines. Highlights include Philadelphia 1 Chicago 3 and Boston 4 Pittsburg 3 as scattered results across cities.
A Miami Scouts team from Florida set what is claimed as a world record at the International Boy Scout premiere. Competing against Welsh boys in eight events, they navigated a two wheeled cart loaded with eight bags weighing fifty pounds, covering five hundred yards over obstacles in about three seconds.
A garbled report from Associated Press discusses the Vaterland ship, once part of Hamburg America, and its role in transporting hits from Italian ports. The item mentions August, naval movement, and questions about deportation or posting arrangements.
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A concise fable explores how characters face scarcity and hunger in a small American town. Through shared meals and clever choices, the story reveals resilience, community aid, and the value of cooperation over hoarding resources.
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