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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1922
Page
5
A damaged notice from the Ku Klux Klan threatens to aid in breaking up a purported disturbance in Athens and urges authorities to identify and arrest those responsible. The message, signed by the “Evaluated Cyclops” chapter, claims cooperation with city and county officials and provides a P O Box address.
New York stocks closed mixed with declines in rails and Mexican petroleum issues while bankers noted 3 percent money handling and steady demand for acceptances. Foreign exchange markets showed broad demand quotes with Britain at 4.45% on both demand and cables, and multiple European currencies priced against the dollar.
Chicago markets report wheat edging lower in early dealings with quotations from Liverpool, mixed results across grains and uncertain trends. No. 2 red wheat around 1.09, corn 61-64 cents, oats 32-36 cents, rye 79 cents, with pork firming superficially and lard around 10.80. Closing was uneven, volume near 600,000 shares.
The market shows steady to higher demand with hogs and calves quoted strong. Beef, veal, and lamb receipts are listed with ranges for weights and cuts. top prices for light weights near 9.90 to 10.75 per unit, packers buying modestly and western bids limited as fat sheep and feeder lambs remain scarce.
New York poultry prices show broilers and roosters steady to unsettled with varying freight costs. Naval Stores report turpentine quiet, rosin steady with multiple grade quotes. dairy prices in Chicago and New York mixed with butter and eggs holding recent ranges. Sugar market in New York remains quiet with no sales reported and refined prices steady.
A tabloid style Gwinnett County item notes a farmer warning bootleg liquor as deadly to boll weevils. The clipping mentions the death of J R Stringer once a Gwinnett resident at Fish Georgia and lists local marriage notices in Dacula and Duluth along with names like Annie Hood Paul V Kelly Claud Ray Ethel Fowler Ruth Summerour and Ida Haselrib.
Miss Mandiemart The Mize marry Sunda in Jasper County. The county reports alfalfa growth, a lightning strike on a major machine and a stun incident. Hall County promotes Clyde W. Walker to soliciting agent of Gainesville Midland. Antioch camp meeting set for August 25. Typhoid fever declared stamped out in Gainesville. Two automobiles collide near Wat none church. Ogletorpe County rail strike delays big plan. Granite quarries opening near Work and Lexington Bank reconstructs burned quarries. J Knox elected tax receiver. N D Arnold at sanatorium in Atlanta. C C Stevens announced as legislature candidate. J Q Nolan of Atlanta delivers Ku Klux lecture in Lexington. P W Davis praised by visitors. Renovation work on two stores in Lexington begun. R A Toibble dies at Loganville. Suit for 50,000 against Georgia Railroad filed in Walton. Mrs Warrier Couch dies near Loganville. James H Studdard home burned near Harmony church. Miss Oynlia Wrre and Buate! married at Monroe. Horgan former Walton student, first bale of new cotton at Tifton.
Rochester New York fruit growers fear transportation disruption as rail strike reduces rolling stock. The peach belt in Werton New York and nearby states faces warnings of slow shipments and potential crop losses as supplies move sluggishly amid the industrial action.
The Bicker family pleads for a smoother outing as Elmer and Uncle Robhie wave the boat out, claiming it makes them good and sore. Local scene captures a playful, stubborn relief in a lakeside launch ritual.
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