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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1922
Page
5
The forecast calls for generally cloudy skies through Wednesday with partial clearing tonight. Patchy rain or drizzle is possible tonight and into Wednesday across the region including the Carolinas.
The Banner-Herald seeks subscribers for its fee travel and Vietman accident insurance club. The paper covers premiums while you remain a registered subscriber and invites readers to inquire at office number 76 for details.
Profit staking and overnight rail strike developments push New York stock exchange to an irregular open. Most popular shares rise to new highs while St Paul and other leaders show gains early, with quotes reflecting mixed sentiment and cautious trading among banks and industrials.
An active session shows mixed moves across grains and livestock with Chicago cash wheat and corn holding narrow ranges while oats slip slightly. Cattle and hog volumes are steady to lower with beef and pork margins weak. equities see broad gains in select industrials and utilities as investors push several high profile names higher.
Feeder lambs rise from yesterday with top bids around 12.75. Packers and butchers keep steady, with slaughter cattle trading around 12.85 to 7.00 for select grades. Washington yearlings and breeding ewes also near 12.75 as buyers show cautious demand.
A summary of quotations from Atlanta offices on Cities Service preferred stock and common cash offerings. Sugar futures in New York trade dull to steady as refined sugar prices hover near 6.75 to 7.00. New York live poultry and dairy quotes show modest steadiness, with butter and eggs near unchanged. Chicago potatoes, dairy, and poultry prices shift with regional yields, while naval stores in Savannah mark turpentine and rosin activity with steady rosin and firm turpentine.
President Harding, at the White House, signals no shift in policy beyond his congressional address. He asserts government enforcement of the law and workers' right to enter railway service remains final, barring any new direction from Congress or future statements.
Fragmentary text shows a family greeting event possibly at Youkon with scattered phrases about coats and smiles. No clear names, dates, or locations beyond Youkon, making precise summary difficult.
In New York and New Orleans trading, cotton prices fall amid unfavorable weather, private crop reports and cautious selling. Liverpool futures ease while domestic spots show declines, with gains later from Texas weather and late-day buying lifting prices from intraday lows.
Atlanta Based Associated Press report says Governor Hardwick commuted Glen M Hudson from death to life imprisonment for the murder of his two step sons, aged 11 and younger, on the Hudson farm near Albany. The governor cited circumstantial evidence and noted possible doubt on guilt. The state prison commission had recommended commutation.
Chicago via Associated Press reports a subcommittee of Illinois operators and miners reached a plan to settle the coal strike by renewing the 1922 wage contract in line with the Cleveland agreement. Ratification was not yet signed but expected soon.
Palace presents a fashion themed feature with Colleen Moore in a story about gown design and wardrobe challenges. The article also highlights Buster Keaton’s comedy at the Palace Theatre with Mischievous stunts and a risky net mishap during filming for View Relations leading to a minor bump.
Polly Meacham, a twentieth century girl, pursues a stage career in Polly of the Follies starring Constance Talmadge. The comedy follows her plans and ambitions as Uncle Brian envisions a conventional path while she presses toward the footlights. The finale shifts to New York with a Broadway chorus and opening night drama.
Washington report says the army board found Lieut. Col. Beck not guilty of misconduct in the killing by former Judge Jean Day of Oklahoma City last April. The army secretary had not read the full report but indicated the findings. Civilian handling of the evidence was debated but not confirmed.
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