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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1921
Page
5
Washington reports December 13 cotton ginning reached 7 458 running bales, with 25 648 bales of Aheor ception and 3 064 bales qsea d. census notes year earlier totals and related context. Also includes unrelated ad fragments and weather or miscellaneous items.
Fragmented OCR listing state totals and bale figures with many garbled numbers. Reads like a financial gist showing Alabama Arkansas California Florida Louisiana Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas and others with large sums and a 1 316 bales figure. Likely a statistical table header row with regional totals.
The Lucy Cobb institute varsity basketball team was announced following a recent athletic association banquet. Players include Elsie Jester, Elizabeth Head, Frances Holden, Ethel Quincey, Naomi Powers, Virginia Brown, with substitutes and guards named. Miss Florence Arnold chaired as toastmaster and Miss Nellie Lee and Miss Mary Ann Lip contributed verses. A silver mesh bag was presented to Miss Hickey.
General John F. Morrison, after more than four decades of service, is retired from the Army at the statutory retirement age. Born in New York in 1858, he graduated from the Military Academy in 1881 and served in the Santiago campaign of the Spanish American War and the Philippine insurrection.
A woman, away on errands, found her two children had locked her out with no key. A neighbor or assailant suggested using the fire alarm to summon the fire chief, who arrived with the key. The event centered on regaining entry to the house and involved the fire department.
In a tense session at Downing Street George Briand and Lloyd George discussed money and reparations with France’s Briand accompanied by Philippe Berthelot and Mantoux. The talks, aiming at a coastward settlement, continued amid a Senate committee review of our loans refunds and a separate district malfeasance case against Jos C Selvence awaiting trial postponement.
A notice posted on rag sheet states The Peoples Bank did not open its doors as state banking officials investigated affairs. The bank reportedly faced an all paper run Monday amid turmoil. Jeff Smith reportedly sought to box Harry Greb for nothing, a claim dismissed as untrue.
A vivid Greenwich Village influence colors the Follies at Colonial Theatre. John Murray Anderson frames a sensual, artistic revue with curtained backdrops and light painting. The show blends spectacle and satire, with striking costumes and music, appealing to varied tastes while reflecting the era’s restless spirit.
A naval air craft from Hampton Roads base crashed near Newport News on Monday. The lieutenant pilot escaped without injury after a forced landing that left the machine badly smashed among trees. He fled the scene, called the base, and investigators searched until Monday afternoon.
Mrs Della Kunze of 856 Lilt Ave Chicago says Tanlac is wonderful medicine. She details prior loss of appetite weight loss indigestion and nervousness and credits Tanlac with restoring appetite mood and weight. The testimonial ends noting Warren A Smith and Brothers as seller.
Augusta Chronicle reports the Imperial Theatre drew the largest audience of the season for the Greenwich Village Follies. The show wowed with vivid costumes, color effects, and sparkling dancing led by Japonette. Highlighted acts include the Hickey brothers parodies, Robert Dilts and Mise Cardon, and Mayne Gehrues.
The Aniston wreck and dramatic performances mark a grand Greenwich Follies. Miss Cearahan and Mert perform Red as a Rose. Robert Dilt’s piece and dancing by Hickey Brothers receive high praise. Javonette’s grace and Follies costumes captivate the audience. overall, the show earns universal acclaim as the season’s finest.
A brief note suggests someone named Cobb selected players from a catalog and expects recovery of interest in those choices. The speaker mentions not having seen the players yet and hints at awaiting delivery or availability. No dates or places are provided.
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