One Story School Buildings Urged After Covington Tragedy
Athens Banner reports renewed push for single story school buildings as safer design after Covington disaster. Augusta education supervisor Hall cites fires in Arizona New York Iowa and other states supporting the need for one story layouts to reduce hazards and improve safety.
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Hall
Augusta
Partment of Education
Tery
Wall
Herme’t
Arizona
York
Towa
Negro Exodus and Warning Calls in the South
A fragmentary 1922 letter from Henry Tuggle discusses the Southern exodus of Black families to the North, citing fear of weather and farm life, urging restraint against bogus northern labor warnings, and warning Black readers to consult whites before trusting agents. The piece notes farmers like Mr Olin P. Hester and mentions warnings tied to labor agents, with broader context on social unrest and Greek-Turkish war references.
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Henry Tugele
Rho
Ohio
Hester
Monroe
Henry
Mr. Hester
Dayton
Henry Tuggle
Joemer
Olin P. Hester
State Department of Commerce
Phish
Athens 27 Years Ago Items of Interest from Banner Files
Athens residents recalled in a 1895 retrospective from Banner files. Mr Barrett Phinizy returned from a Florida trip and witnessed the Royal Poncanna i Hotel opening at Lakewood. Miss Alice Williams circulated among social teas and theatre parties in Atlanta and Augusta. Mr J Co McMaster visited Atlanta and capitals club events. Mr F H Ivy hosted by H A Lawrence on His street. Prof J D Cooper and spouse returned from Florida winter resorts. Mr Frank Hardeman came back from Augusta after the New Year ball.
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Athens
Banner Files
Barrett Phinizy
Florida
Lakewood
Alice Williams
Atlanta
Augusta
F. H. Ivy
Wayside
H. A. Lawrance
J. D. Cooper
Frank Hardeman
Did It Ever Occur To You Bankers and Traffic Woes
The column jests about bankers as needed allies while lampooning Athens traffic enforcement and rising automobile fatalities. It cites Dr. Louis I Dublin’s warning that 13,000 to 14,000 Americans may die in 1932 from car crashes, noting auto deaths surpass other diseases and that one third of fatal accidents involve under 15s.
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Athens
Police Commission
Tms
United States
Louis I. Dublin
Accident Statistics Committee
Public Safety Section
National Safety Council
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of
New York
Dublin
Teri Ulder
Reversing fashion blurs lines with bold velour suit
An odd sports style item describes a brown velvet trousers and white plaid velour jacket ensemble. The text oddly touts a Western Mutual Lite life policy for a wife, mixing apparel with insurance promotion in a single puzzling clipping.
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Worthwestern Mutual Lite
GOOD WORK DONE BY NEGRO SCHOOLS
T. Larry Gantt profiles the Danielsville area Teachers' Training and Industrial Institute led by Principal Judia Jackson. He praises the school's work in industrial training and parental education, recounts a two day Thanksgiving fair showcasing fruits, vegetables, pickles, dairy, crafts, and livestock, and notes plans for a February meat show to promote home production and hog raising. He urges discouraging Black emigration from the South and lauds the school’s impact on the local colored community.
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T. Larry Gantt
Helicon
Danielsville Road
Teachers’ Training and Industrial Institute
Judia Jackson
South
Ford Denies Plot To Kill Wealthy Husband
Mrs May Blenn Ford allegedly sought a Kansas City gunman to murder Ney J Ford for 20000 and to provide a photo of the target. Four detectives say she planned with Edward Kunath to pay for the slaying after overheard talks in a rented apartment. Ford, detained on charges of attempting to commit murder, calls it a frame up linked to divorce and damages suits.
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Detroit
May Blenn Ford
Ney J. Ford
Ford
Edward Kunath
Kunath
Kansas City
Harding Discusses Many Subjects In Congress Message
A congressional message by President Harding covers numerous topics as the document continues from page one. The address touches on immigration, citizenship, and regulatory issues, reflecting the era’s approach to governance and national policy debates.
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Harding
Congress
Harding speech outlines immigration guard and world role
President Harding outlines plans to tighten immigration checks to deter illegal entry while promoting Americanization of new citizens. He tells Congress that U.S. foreign relations are stable and free of threats, asserting the nation has used its influence to reduce the chances of war and strengthen international understanding.
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Dent
Four Executed in Ireland Friday
Rory O Connor Lian Mellowes and two other Irish rebels were executed at Mount Joy prison in Dublin. The four men, linked to the Four Courts siege, were put to death as a reprisal for Sean Hales assassination. An official report notes a military court martial convicted them late at night and the sentence was carried out at 9 20 Friday morning with three priests present.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Rory O'Connor
Lian Mellowes
Mount Joy
Joseph McKelvey
Richard Barrett
Roderick
Rody) O'Connor
Liam Mellows
Free State
Sean Hales
London
Timothy Healy
Ireland
Execution of O'Connor and Mellowes shocks Dublin
The execution at the scaffold followed the assassination of deputies and rapid action by the Free State government. The event marked a swift purge in Dublin, with regulars losing two principal leaders and four others surrendering after the destruction of the four courts in which O'Connor and Mellowes led.
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Free State
Unexpected turn in Morris and Company Armour merger
A public statement from Morris and Company chairman Nelson Morris and president Edwin Morris reveals Armour and Company’s Wall Street talks. Armour told President Harding Morris may exit the packing business, prompting questions about government consent and potential cost savings to consumers.
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CHWLC
Morris and Company
Armour and Company
Nelson Morris
Edwin Morris
J. Ogden Armour
Washington
Armour
Secretary Wallace to decide on proposed merger legality
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate Secretary Wallace awaited an opinion on the legality of a planned merger. General Daugherty and Mr Armour were mentioned. Armour reportedly planned to depart east early today and declined to discuss the merger last night.
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Wallace
Daugherty
Armour
East
Bostonian Refuses Alabama Coaching Offer
Frank W. Cavanaugh, Boston college coach, has refused an offer to serve as Alabama football coach at a $10,000 salary. He rejected the term contract sent by the University of Alabama, as learned on Friday.
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Boston
University of Alabama
Frank W. Cavanaugh
Boston College
Hig Unfer
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Rowe
Tredgurer
Athlish
Athena Banner
Texas North
Sam
Mr. J. Co. McMaster
J. H. Rucker
Georgia, National Bank
Wilkins
Smith
Goethius
Jed
O'Connor
Athens Daily Herald
Herald and Banner
the Banner-Herald
Alabama
Mohammed IV
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