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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1921
Page
7
Kellum's store on Oconee street was broken into between 3 and 5 pm on Thursday. Boxes of plug tobacco, smoking tobacco, cigars, nuts, and raisins were stolen. The entrance was gained by prying the front door lock. No suspects identified. A mystery line from Pictureplay News appears in the text.
Carlton Lodge officers elected for 1933 includeStewards list shows A H Stey28 as past master W J Whitehead Juntos Warden W 8 King J F L Brown Jr secretary C G Stevens Tyler O D Cooper 8 DO K Moon J Du Wiley Brown S S Wm E Brown and J S&S W L Porterfield DAIL QUITS UNTIL JAN 3 Dublin dispatch reports Dail Eireann adjourned to January 3 by Exchange Telegraph.
Partial timetable from Athens and Lula covering No 6 and No 7 trains, showing departures and arrivals between Lula Athens Gaines ville Union Point and Augusta. Mentions contact G B Miller and Athens GA, plus central line notes and station phone details.
Washington by the Associated Press France seeks detailed estimates of auxiliary fighting craft including submarines for the arms conference naval committee. The issue centers on tonnage ratios for small vessels versus capital ships and Britain’s push for submarine reductions. Shantung talks remain in suspension as Tokyo awaits directives while informal talks continue.
Chicago police and courts prepare for a strict New Year crackdown led by Chief of Police Fitzmorris. He vows to raid public drinking spots citywide and arrest all violators regardless of wealth or influence. Special squads will sweep clubs hotels saloons cabarets and other venues selling or serving liquor.
Athens report says Greece Admiral Count douriotis, former regent, was shot and wounded when three discharged soldiers attacked a pensions office. He underwent successful surgery to remove a bullet from his abdomen and suffered a non serious arm injury from a club strike. An unrelated ad promotes rat poison with Mr. Freder White’s claim of rats in his cellar and Citizens Pharmacy advertising three sizes at 35 cents and one dollar.
A gas explosion Thursday morning in downtown Columbus killed seven people and injured 37 others, many passersby. Two women died after the blast, one identified as Barbara Carl, as authorities launched an investigation into a leaking main fueling the furnace fire.
New York report says farmers will deter moonshine by chatter and curiosity. Prohibition agents note isolated stills found near Atlantic City Mineola and a rural shanty. They argue countryside moonshining remains limited and farmers act as informal detectors.
Police investigate after a Black man is found bullet ridden near a deserted farm in Utman Georgia. A jury returns that the death resulted from unknown causes as Robertson previously arrived in town amid tensions with the Sapp brothers. Witnesses say Sapp was at a cane grinding when Robertson struck him.
The report records bid quotes around 12 cents per pound and nearby futures about 18.1 to 18.3 cents, with March near 18.16 and December and January shifts. It notes steady inter month activity, some declines and small advances, and New York and New Orleans spot levels with varied daily results and prices for cotton seed oil products.
Chicago grain prices edged higher in early readings with wheat leading a modest advance, corn and oats mostly steady with some declines noted. Chicago prices show mixed movement across futures and spot markets as traders weigh demand and weather signals.
Fragmentary market notes show dairy items with mixed pricing for butter and eggs. A brief line references a potato market in Chicago and a wreck report noting a five year old collie involved in an incident.
Transcribed market summary shows Liberty bonds quotes with several issue prices and yields, New York money market rates for call money and commercial paper, and foreign exchange demand and cable rates for Great Britain France Italy Germany Switzerland and others. Trading notes mention stock movements including American Sugar, United Fruit, General Electric and General Motors with brief price shifts amid overall market activity.
In Washington the initial step toward a public works program to offset economic depressions is outlined. The plan centers on York range projects as a key component of the relief effort and broader public investment strategy.
Scattered market chatter reports trade in cotton futures and spot activity in Liverpool and New York. Notes mention steady small markets around 82, liquidations, and shifting prices as traders eye December and January sessions with cautious sentiment.
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