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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1921

Page

2

Pay Up Week Yields Payments in Athens

Pay-up Week in Athens drives merchants to collect long overdue accounts as posters and advertising spur action. Palmer drug stores president says he knows cases where payments were made that likely wouldn’t have occurred otherwise. The campaign runs from December through December 10, with observed impacts across several merchants and customers.

Athens R. Palmer Palmer Drug Stores Banner-Herald Caifes Turday

Restore Russian Officer's Power in Bolshevik Era

Riga, Latvia. The Russian army officer once stripped of authority by Kerensky and vilified under Bolshevik rule is being restored to nearly his former position. Bolsheviks recognize field command authority amid strict Red army discipline, with officers often finding职责 burdensome and rewards modest.

Riga Latvia Associated Press Kerensky Red Army

Cadet Officer Training Calls For West Point Boost

Brigadier General Douglas MacArthur, superintendent, urges increasing cadets at West Point from 1333 to 2600 in a War Department annual report released Thursday. He notes the academy cannot supply enough officers even for a 150000 man peacetime force and should expand to form a nucleus for civilian training in emergencies.

Washington West Point Military Academy Doulas MacArthur Secretary of War Military Academy Ssarcely

Unearth Brewery Used 3700 Years Ago

Philadelphia reports an Egyptian brewery model dated about 3700 years ago. Researchers describe the artifact’s features and its link to ancient beer making. The find sheds light on early brewing techniques and social practices surrounding fermentation.

Unearth Brewery Philadelphia

Engineering education under strain in America says Christie

Professor A G Christie of Johns Hopkins told the American Society of Mechanical Engineers that the rising production mindset in colleges harms character building and lowers educational standards. He cited Dean B L Bishop of Pittsburgh and Comfort A Adams of Harvard as agreeing that no first class engineering school exists in America.

New York Amercan A. G. Christie Johns Hopkins University American Society of Mechanical Engineers B. L. Bishop University of Pittsburg America Comfort A. Adams Harvard

Dr Adams claims high standard in engineering exams

A quoted remark argues that Dr Adams could prove in a six minute oral test that 99 percent of graduates in electrical engineering nationwide lack a thorough grasp of fundamentals. He compares U.S. students unfavorably with European university standards where students are older and more mature.

Adams

Blind Women Rescued As Home Fire Strikes Jersey City

A fire at Saint Josephs Home in Jersey City trapped blind residents on multiple floors. Attendants, firemen and police evacuated dozens, with nuns guiding evacuees via ladders and an elevator. Father Cornelius McInerney suffered a minor arm abrasion, and Miss Ossie Mae Carson returned home from Commerce.

Jersey City Ongra Joseph Cornelius McInerney Father McInerney Ossie Mae Carson Commerce

Jury Considering Carter Moss Suit In City Court

The Carter Moss Lumber Company sues Lomax for repayment of $400 tied to a third party’s debt. The jury began deliberations Thursday after a Wednesday progress in city court. The next civil case to be heard will be the Commercial Bank of Athens versus Williams on a note.

Carter-Moss- Lumber Company Lomax Carter-Moss Luber Company Carter Commercial Bank of Athens Williams

Guatemalan Congress Recalled After 1930 Revolution

The Guatemalan congress, dissolved during the September 1930 revolution, is recalled to meet to receive Carlos Herrera and to elect a provisional government amid ongoing upheaval and efforts to stabilize the country.

Associated Press Carlos Herrera Moray Ni vi

Mail Bandit Shot Near Savannah

Unofficial reports say a marine and a mail car guard aboard Atlantic Coast Line train No. 80 near Savannah Georgia were shot at by a bandit. Police and railroad officials investigate the incident as a violent robbery attempt.

Charleston 8. C Atlantic Coast Line Savannah

New York Horse Case Aims to Recover Purchase Price

The case before Justice Callaghan involves Harry F. Sinclair against James Tolkinson over the purchase of a racehorse named Wiethe bow, full brother to Man Owen. The horse, described as a windsucker, was bought last summer for $100,000, with disputes arising from its objectionable habits and the ensuing legal action to recover the price.

New York Wiethe Bow Owen

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