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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1921
Page
8
A Georgia editorial opposes a free text book bill as amended, arguing counties should decide its adoption. It warns of rising costs, strain on schools, and reduced local control, urging personal responsibility over state handouts to foster strong character.
Lawmakers predict a state revenue surplus from the tax act and gasoline tax that could exceed expenditures by over a million dollars. If true, governor Hardwick will have a larger-than-expected surplus and legislators may restore cuts to funding for state institutions to improve educational facilities for youth. Congressmen want Dawes to save money to spend elsewhere, illustrating city roots linger in men.
A humorous verse by Berton Braleys Daily Poem extolling self taught growth. The speaker lists courses on memory salesmanship dress and public speaking while chasing fame and culture, noting study leaves little time for work. He pursues personal progress with energetic, restless ambition.
Alan T Temple reviews A R W McNeel's book on stock market speculation, arguing readers need knowledge and self control. The piece urges brokers to require buyers to read the book and pass an examination, claiming value comes from paid knowledge and disciplined reasoning.
The Free Methodist church will hold services in the old St. Mary's church on Oconee street until the new church is completed. Rev. W. F. Dick says Sunday school starts at 9 45 a m with preaching at 11 a m and 8 p m. Class meeting Tuesday night at 8. Everyone welcome. Candied Watermelon recipe included. Old newspapers for sale 10 cents per bundle.
The piece discusses the rising costs of producing daily papers, noting the Athens university area as an example. It cites higher paper and equipment expenses, advertising limits, and questions whether two thinly populated papers can survive financially.
The Cobb County Times defends the District Agricultural schools against Augusta Chronicle attack. It claims the schools train both boys and girls to be capable citizens, farmers, and homemakers, supporting Georgia’s A M S lineage and stronger future generations.
City council met for its regular monthly session but adjourned without business, awaiting Mayor Andrew Erwin’s return from Atlanta. The mayor is expected home Thursday or Friday, and council plans to proceed upon his arrival.
The Commerce Observer argues many Georgians oppose the University of Georgia and urges the institution to demonstrate its value to taxpayers. It blames demagogues and political officeholders for fostering class enmity and calls time a healing force for the university's image.
The readable parts discuss people wearing shirts to a fight season, references to fashion items like a wig and shawl, and a question about why chicken tints appear in a crowd. It notes a noisy audience trying to distract, with a stray mention of a price or amount and a puzzling line about a master at Porinty plive.
A rambling column muses on hen and egg origins and a joke about a life in the newspaper trade. It recalls college days, a rainy afternoon, and a stray remark on hobbies, poker, and tennis, with self deprecating humor and idle puzzles.
A garbled school quiz page lists facts about Benjamin Franklin Alan Seeger Karl Marx and other figures with numerous errors It also presents a new set of questions asking about poetry geography and history and cites Thompson Feature Service at 43 West 16th St New York NY.
Dr William E Barton discusses California lemon growers facing surplus, rotted fruit, and grafted trees. He notes fourteen dollar box prices, warns against cutting bearing trees, and urges planting more lemons when prices hit bottom to ride future market turns. He stresses prudent patience and market insight.
Irregular dialogue fragments from a hazy page show a cap discussion about film topics. Names and precise context are unclear due to OCR damage. The snippet suggests a humorous or dramatic exchange titled Topics of the Day with film notes.
The city schools announce examinations to remove conditions beginning Wednesday September and admissions cards issued by principals on the same date. A weekly normal starts Monday September 29 for primary and grammar teachers with separate meetings for white and colored teachers. Examinations for students with conditions and new students without certificates occur Monday and Tuesday September 5 and 6 at nine o'clock. New students should bring certificates from prior schools to be exempt from entrance exams. usual entrance fees apply.
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