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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1921

Page

4

Mexican Conditions Are Vastly Improved

John Hubert Cornyn reports from Mexico City on a shift in Mexican life as returning migrants adapt quickly to local labor markets. He notes strong community aid among Indians and Mestizos, government labor transfers easing overcrowded districts, and rising wages. He critiques Protestant missions for not engaging with social changes while highlighting Mexicans in border communities eager to learn about American life.

John Hubert Cornyn Mexico City Mexico United States Latin America Texas Mexi

Controversy Over Pathe News Censorship Of Dallas Beauty Winner

Dallas teen Hillie Sorrells, 16, who won a bathing beauty contest, defends her Pathe News photo after New York censors deleted it. Pathe News fights to show the film, arguing censorship impairs press free speech.

Pathe New York Ile Sorrells Dallas Tex Hillie Sorrells United States Supreme Court Pathe News Miss Sorrells New Pathe News Tim Weekly Press of the Land Misa Sorrells Director of Public Welfare Billie Texas

Weeklong Palace and Elite movie lineup advertised

Palace and Elite theatres present a star studded weekly program starting Monday August 22 with Dorothy Phillips Anna Q Nilsson Wanda Hawley Constance Talmadge T ROY BARNES and Harold Lloyd in various features. Elite showcases Hart Gibson Percy Ray Kerrigan and Neal Hart along with westerns and dramas. Notable highlight Once to Every Woman directed by Allen Holubar features Robert Andersen and Rudolph Valentino in leading roles lauded for production quality and acting.

Dorothy Phillips Anna Q. Nilsson Wanda Hawley Constance Talmadge Danmeray Harold Lloyd T. Roy Barnes Lawyer Sunshine Miss Phillips Italy Metropolitan Allen Holubar Robert Andersen Rudolph Valentino Andersen Valentino Universal

Palace Monday Features Big Special and A Once to Every Woman

The Palace screens a big Monday feature Once to Every Woman with Pathe News. A wall town girl discovers her voice and studies in Italy before returning to the Metropolitan Opera, underscoring a message about happiness, selfishness, and cultural exchange. The piece includes observations on repatriated Mexicans, their stories, and the impact of Yankee experiences on Latin America.

The Palace Pathe News Wall Town Italy Metropolitan Opera House Baes

Amateur Carnival At Palace Theatre Tuesday

Allan Dwan presents In the Heart of a Fool at Palace Theatre Tuesday as part of Amateur Night at 9. The film, called a startling mirror of life, centers on a man who puts women before God, with licentiousness and a guilty affair disrupting a peaceful community. Mayflower Photoplay sponsors. First National releases. New faces, dances and songs highlighted.

Allan Dwan Palace Theater Mayflower Photoplay Corporation First National

Wanda Hawley Stars in The Snob at Palace Theater

Wanda Hawley is Wednesday's star in The Snob a Wanda Haw ley Realart comedy drama showing at the Palace Theater Wednesday. The story adapted by Alice Eyton from William J. Nelding tale in the Saturday Evening Post. Sam Wood directed with Alfred Gilks at the camera.

Walter Hiers Sylvia Ashton Edwin Stevens William E. Lawrence Julia Faye Richard Wayne Althea Worthley Snob Wanda Hawley Realart Palace Theater Alice Eyton William J. Neldig Saturday Evening Post Sam Wood Alfred Gilks Ithe Camera

Ugliest Woman Fails as Theatre Director in Paris

Polaire, famed for her wasp waist and title the ugliest woman, backed M. Marsal to open a Montmartre theatre seven months ago. She starred in three plays but never drew audiences from their preferred risqué shows, and P. L. Flers has secured the theatre at a bargain.

Paris Polaire M. Marsal Motn-tmartre P. L. Flers Renee Marjal

How to clean wall paper this fall

Cleaning wallpaper involves dusting with a soft brush, using bran on a large soft sponge for most soils, and changing bran to avoid streaks. For greasy spots, use a hot iron pressed against three layers of brown paper.

Rights of Citizens Under Prohibition Law Explains

Explains search warrant limits and penalties under Prohibition law. Discusses Maliciously Procuring Warrant penalties up to 1000 dollars or one year, perjury penalties, and subornation provisions. Cites Volstead Act limits on warrants. references Attorney General opinions from 1917.

Maysell

Germany Suffers Coal Shortage in Berlin

Berlin faces a coal shortage as Upper Silesia supplies dry up since May 3, forcing reliance on poor substitutes. Entente quality demands push ash content to 30 to 40 percent, far above the normal 5 percent for good coal.

Berlin Germany Upper Silesia

Georgia search warrants and the Bone Dry Act in law

The text argues for strong policing powers to enter homes with warrants and seize evidence, while emphasizing constitutional protections against unlawful searches. It discusses Georgia law sections on searches and seizures, warrants, and implications of the Bone Dry Act, citing Delaney v Plunkett and related Georgia Supreme Court considerations.

Georgia State of Supreme Court Delaney Et al Plunkett Southeastern

Prosperous Towns Around Athens Church and Lodge Notes

A historical column lists a town board of education members and the secretary, plus Braselton lodge details for I C O F meetings. It notes Braselton Odd Fellows officers, encampment leaders, weekly prayer meetings, and Sunday School sessions at the high school auditorium with a singing program. The piece ends with a tease of continuation.

Board of Education Messrs W. P. Hudgins H. B. Barber J. A. Davis Mgr. Davis Braselton Lodge No Braselton Odd Fellow Lodge W. M. Morris Noble C. H. Drake C. H. Bell Braselton C. F. Boggs R. G. Braselton H. F Braselton

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Billie Sorrells Mary Helen Hosmer Palace and Elite Palace& Elite Theatres Hart Eileen Percy Charles Ray Louise Glaum J. Warren. Kerrigan Neal, Hart Sensation Rio Grande Uncle Sam Palace Theatre Palace Next Wednesay the Apostle of Clearing House the Herald of the Newspaper Banner-Herald Athens Dorthy Phillips Anna Q Nilsson Comedy Extra Wm. S Tulliver Percy
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