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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
4
Farmers Face Economic Crisis from Tariff Barriers
A reader letter argues Congress and the Fordney McCumber tariff fail to help American farmers facing huge corn and wheat surpluses with no European market. It urges open trade, warning tariffs depress prices and hurt rural communities while political blocs ignore farmer needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feaith Bester
Agricultural Department
Congress
United States
Europe
Mao
Ghéy Ééem
Fordney-McCumber
Women voters face tariff burden on corsets and thread
The piece argues the Fordney McCamber tariff would tax corsets, cotton thread, and ginghams. It cites estimates of up to 58 million dollars yearly in manufacturer taxes and urges women to vote against the tariff to protect household costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tariff League
Athens News Echoes From A Microcosm Of 27 Years Past
Missive from the Athens Banner files recounts a quiet scene on Broad Street with a restaurant incident and a pipe threat amid local chatter. It notes a University Bank semiannual dividend of four percent and remarks on landownership growth linked to a former resident, Mr Jackson, who now owns over 100 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Broad “Street
Wheeler
Wieder
Lewis Wingfield
Nes- Yoodman
Rob
Rosa
Iife
Mark ‘Twain
Calfornia
Jackson
Community Market Showcases Farm Fresh Goods In Athens
In Hancock avenue area residents on Saturdays see wagons with tomatoes turnip greens turnips cabbage potatoes peas beans eggs and chickens. Farmers supply town with farm raised produce and Wise citizens note wood and broom straw are also available after years of scarcity. Dink Martin of Martin Brothers shoes remains active in local civic efforts as he travels for contracts back to Buford and returns with new business deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock Avenue
Son
Thomas
Dink Martin
Martin Brothers
Athens
Buford
Patrolman Encounters Unclear Pedestrian on Night Beat
A patrolman on patrol observed a dusky pedestrian walking with a crocus sack over his shoulder as night notes describe. the scene ends with unclear details and stray phrases, leaving the full incident obscured by garbled text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suen
Ving
Candidacy Announcements For Local Court and House Seat
Local notices announce judicial and legislative bids subject to a Democratic primary. M Hodgson and M W White seek election to the Superior Court and Clarke County House seat, urging support ahead of the primary on the stated date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Ee Ye Seenenn
Ee Ae
Weat
Demmocratic
Blanton. Fortson
Toyeaha
Fragmentary crime note with whiskey sack found
A vague incident describes a sack dropping on pavement with a loud thud and a strong odor. Investigators find a gallon of corn whiskey inside and note the carrier did not hesitate at potential arrest. The sack is turned in as evidence at headquarters.
Tribute to Mrs. R. Hertz
A community mourns Mrs. R Hertz whose life embodied faith and service. The piece notes her indomitable will and youthful spirit, honoring a woman whose death inspires sincere grief and reflects the moral aims of faiths alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Athens
R. Her
Committeeman Unfriendly to Phillips Ejected From Convention
Special to the Banner-Herald reports in Atlanta GA that C W Mecare a known Atlanta merchant and insurgent faction leader was ejected from the State Central Republican committee meeting in the Candler Building by two detectives while attempting to enter the room for a proxy vote to elect a new chairman to succeed J L Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banner-Herald
Atlanta
State Central Committee
Republican Party
Resignation and admission clash at meeting report
The account describes Philips submitting his resignation and being refused admittance after a ruling by Mr. Phillips who preached earlier. McClure tried to enter, was stopped by two detectives hired to prevent disturbance. Bruce Fant returned from Hot Springs after attending the National Convention of Christian Endeavor Societies and walked from New Orleans on his journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philips
Phillips
McClure
Éng
Bruce -Fant
Hot Springs
Ark
National
Convention of Christian Endeavor
Seturady
New Orleans
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