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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1921
Page
4
A reader in Baltimore laments the decline of genuine old fashioned pumpkin pies and accuses modern sellers of producing machine made, watery fillings with soggy crusts. He recalls days when pies were cherished, baked by skilled cooks, and sold weeks in advance, claiming today’s baking dulls taste and tradition.
The Banner Commissary Fund invites Athens residents to donate for Christmas relief. Generous giving has sustained aid for the needy during hard times, with funds allocated to those most in need after careful review. Subscriptions of all sizes are welcome to ensure timely support before Christmas.
A discussion on how spending on toys should favor well made, durable items that foster healthful play and self initiative. Cheap or fragile mechanical toys quick to break do not aid growth, while sturdy toys like blocks encourage skill, imagination, and independent activity.
A fragment reflecting on the Christmas season as a time for thoughtful giving over fretful lists. It contrasts simple cards with real spirit, notes concern over expenditures and armaments, and mentions diplomats, gifts for wives, and the holiday mood. The text also hints at hunting seasons and a cultural shift toward humble celebration.
A Monday conference of Agricultural College department heads including Dr Andrew M Soule and Joseph B Stewart proposed expanding the summer school from under 1500 to over 2000 by using the Agricultural College plant. The plan aims to improve operations across veterinary, horticulture, and other departments and coordinate expeditions to state colleges for outreach.
The session aims to host about 2000 teachers and students, larger than any prior summer session. The 1921 term enrolled 1500. Attendees include Boeldes Dr. Stewart, Dr. Sonle, and many named scholars such as Dr. John R. Fafa, Dr. G. Crabb, Paul W. Cord, T. H. Meag A, and J. H. Wheeler, among others.
Chicago police continue pursuit of gunman Tommy O Connor who escaped Cook County Jail with two companions. New clues arrive from Hartford Wisconsin and Milwaukee while detectives verify a taunting unsigned card. Suspensions follow as authorities review jail connections amid ongoing investigations.
The article discusses O Connor facing execution and the possibility of a pardon by the governor or president. It cites Art Lloyd Heth proposing O Connor be declared a fugitive to justify execution upon capture, with timing rules based on escape between sunrise and sunset on Thursday and the sheriff’s delay.
The board of education held a Tuesday meeting at city hall to review a report from a committee returning from Birmingham and Savannah. They studied a work-study-play schooling plan and favored the Fernandes plan, with committee members Superintendent G G Bond Chairman D Flannigan and Professor B R Bell endorsing it.
Officials say the inspecting committee report will influence which school improvement plans Athens will adopt. The board may drop the junior high program in favor of productive play schools, with projects costing about 390 thousand dollars set to begin soon. The mayor and council will decide bond amounts to fund the work.
About a thousand Mennonites from Saskatchewan reached Yellow Pin Alabama on Tuesday with cows, horses, sheep, vehicles, and farming tools ready to begin housekeeping and soil preparation for the next crop. An advance guard has bought land and set up temporary shelter as the colonists establish their settlement.
Joel Armstrong promotes TresRAT SNAP as a safe cake form poison after rats appeared at kennels. He claims within three weeks all rats vanished and notes dogs remained dry and unaffected. Advert suggests three sizes 5c 66c and 1 25 with Citizens Pharmacy guarantee.
The article notes a sojourner sentiment toward agricultural pursuits in a secluded Alabama region, with colonists expressing a desire to migrate south. Few arrivals have traveled so far south, reflecting a shift in settlement patterns and frontier opportunities.
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