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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1921
Page
3
An advertisement touts Jacobs' Liver Salt as a pleasant, effective remedy for biliousness and torpid liver. It claims relief from constipation dyspepsia headaches and sluggish bowels and invites trials from Jacobs' Pharmacy in Athens Georgia.
An old newspaper ad extols ironized yeast tablets as a vitamin source to stave off run-down health. It claims yeast supplies vitamines, aids growth, fights aging signs, and treats boils and skin issues. Sold by druggists, each package contains ten days' supply for $1.00, with directions for children.
A resident of Aplanta Georgia shares a testimonial about relief from severe womanly weakness after using Cardui. The letter cites backache dizziness hot flashes headaches and faintness and promotes Cardui as a purely vegetal remedy endorsed by many women.
Thursday noon a rook party hosted by Mrs. Brooks Atkinson and Miss Muyrd Atkinson celebrated their house guest Miss Lucile Kin debrew of Athena Georgia. Guests included Miss Henry of Durham and Miss Atkinson with prizes and a light meal followed by cards and confections.
The Athens column records residents and guests including Miss Roberts at Milledge avenue, Mr. and Mrs. Nethling moving to Cobb street, and Margaret Cook visiting Hendersonville with her grandmother. It notes improvements for Mrs. H. M. Martin and travels of Mrs. J. S. Lockey, Mrs. Ralph Garman, and others visiting relatives in nearby towns.
Stewart Gelders arrives in Athens to become news editor of The Athens Herald and begins duties Friday. A former University of Georgia student, Gelders previously served as city editor in 1919 and later as managing editor of The Athens Banner before leading The Fitzgerald Leader. He is well known in Athens for his extensive newspaper work and prior roles with major Georgia dailies.
Willie Gray Kimbrough of Union Point died at a local hospital Friday morning following an operation. Funeral services will be Saturday at Union Point at 3 o'clock with Rev. O. B. Tally officiating. The Masonry will conduct interment and administer Masonic rites. He is survived by his mother and father J. H. Kimbrough and Mrs. J. H. Kimbrough, two brothers J. L. and W. J. Kimbrough, and three sisters Mrs. Annie Fall and Misses Saran and Nellie Beatrice Kimbrough.
The University of Georgia will close eight weeks of college credit courses with Saturday morning examinations. About seventy five students enrolled under Dr. R P Stephens report unusually successful work this year. A comprehensive schedule and high quality instruction marked the 1921 session with many professors overseeing the courses.
John J. Wilkins of the Georgia National Bank accepts as City Chairman of the National Budget Committee. He joins hundreds of city chairmen aiding Gen Charles G. Dewes in reducing federal taxation. The Budget Guard sub-committee recruits volunteers from its memo diligently. The piece notes a summer sociology course under Professor James L. Sibley and lectures by prominent sociologists. The six week program ended with 34 graduates.
In Elreno Oklahoma masked assailants abducted L P Matthews a 20 year old mail clerk from his home blindfolded him and dumped him in the street tarred and feathered after driving him several miles from town three other individuals were later arrested on a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct in connection with the incident.
Mr Wilkins will lead a local Budget Guard committee drawn from prominent city business and professional figures. The group aims to back nationwide efforts to reduce federal appropriations and simplify administration of expenditures under a budget bill promoted by the National Budget Committee. Stanley J Howe announced the appointment. committee directors include Taft, McWarburg, Lymson, Chadbourne, and others.
J. J. Byce aged 66 former Lula mayor was fatally shot Thursday afternoon by town marshal Mercer Kinsey. Byce sustained a heart wound when a pistol bullet passed through an intervening object before striking him. Investigators pursue motive and details as the case develops.
A disturbance at a ball game led to a free-for-all fight. Marshall Kinsey was beaten while trying to intervene and allegedly shot at James Akrey after Akrey struck Kinsey with a rock. The bullet hit Akrey’s shoulder and also struck Mr. Byce, who stood nearby. Kinsey surrendered to the sheriff in Gainesville. Byce leaves two sons James and Howard Byce of Atlanta and two daughters Mrs. Hf J Reynolds of Norcross and Miss Incile Bye of Washington DC.
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