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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1922
Page
6
A jail lair tale describes a forced initiation for Black inmates by Sheriff Walter Jackson. The piece recalls punishments with a paddle and slang about “Sons of Bull Durham” and other coded groups. It depicts racial tension inside the jail and lingering cruelty in a harsh penal setting.
The article recalls coach Mike Donahue of Auburn and his long influence at the university as a legendary figure. It narrates a historic Georgia vs Auburn game tale, where a telegram implied Donahue’s wish to hinder Georgia, leading to a nil-nil tie as a dramatic example of his impact and admired tactics.
Big Sam Boney, captain of the Red and Black basketball team, will join the Georgia squad in Savannah Saturday morning for the Initial fracas that night against the YMCA. Coach Clark, acting captain and manager, said Boney will be ready despite a late return from holidays.
A fragmented list shows many individuals and locations including Athens Atlanta Memphis Augusta Anderson Dublin Ga and other cities. The passage reads like a social roundup or register of visitors and residents with numerous personal names and affiliations.
Capt Roy Grayson's Grayson five defeated the Harris quintet 41 to 32 in the carnival opener on the Y court. Grayson led with ten field goals aided by Jake Butler and George Bishop as Harris battled hard, trailing 20-16 at halftime. The Grayson lineup included Dean Grayson Butler Harris and Richardson. The second game saw Fowler beat Mets 38 to 30 as Morton Mell Slaughter Kilpatrick and Conolly starred for the victors. Indianaplis reported American Legion funds and Georgia athletics head Stegeman was honored by the American Football Coaches Association in New York with appointment to a trustees board alongside Daly Zuppke and Dobie.
European featherweight champion Eugene Criqui and world title holder Johnny Kilbane prepare for the May 30, 1923 bout. Criqui, born August 15, 1893, nears 30. Kilbane, four years older, has held the title for over a decade, last defeating Abe Attell with notable recent foe Danny Frush. Contenders like Johnny Dundee show Kilbane’s vulnerability while Criqui emerges as Kilbane’s strongest opponent in years. shared plans place the bout at Polo Grounds on Decoration Day next year.
New York reporter notes Mollie Fuller, once a Broadway favorite, appearing in Brooklyn theater. The formerly celebrated performer, now blind and penniless, is staged to conceal her condition with a clever act as friends arrange engagements. The story also mentions President Harding signing a bill extending a one year period for German or Austrian citizens to recover property taken by a custodian.
Armour and Company of Delaware gains charter and plans to acquire assets from Armour and Company of Illinois. J Ogden Armour says the new entity will control South American and Cuban operations, fertilizer and soap works, other by products plants, and about 23 million dollars in investments to streamline management and financing of the business.
Alexander Williams, an investigator for the department of justice, said the New York area imported more than four million dollars worth of liquor via New Jersey coastal waters for the holiday, challenging prohibition officers. He cited shipments landed on the Virginia coast for Washington D C and said most New Jersey arrivals were shipped into New York in burhip and that private police accompanied the consignments.
J L O Connor president of American Foreign Oil Corp says a concession from President Obregon will allow exploitation of Mexican federal lands. He plans to travel to London to arrange financing largely from European, especially French, capital. Exploitation start postponed by Obregon for one year. explorations to begin in six weeks.
A fast commercial express leaving New York at 10 05 am for the west was derailed at Princeton Junction New Jersey at 11 09 according to a report to Pennsylvania railroad A mail car a combination car and a coach derailed The engine tender and mail car turned over No injuries reported by the company
Governor Hardwick extends Col. John W. Clarke’s pension commissioner term from December 31 to June 30. Clarke, appointed after John W. Lindsay’s death, gains timeframe clarity per Attorney General Napier’s opinion. The order ensures Clarke serves as pension commissioner until mid year.
Four suspects including Jim Caverty George Wilson and their wives were moved from New Orleans to Kansas City to answer first degree robbery and assault with intent to kill charges. The December 13 heist of Drovers National Bank messengers left one bandit shot and wounded. The quartet denied ties to the robbery and offered no statements. A severe snowstorm disrupted Rochester New York with heavy piles of snow four feet high.
In Steubenville Ohio Joseph Jones fifty mill worker and Deputy Sheriff H L Jones of Brooks County West Virginia were wounded in a Wednesday night gun battle near Fol lawnsbee across the Ohio River. Hundreds of shots from machine guns pistols rifles and riot guns were fired when police went to arrest Jones on a wife's complaint alleging he forced her at pistol point to sign over property. Jones barricaded himself in a house as reinforcements arrived and more than a thousand rounds were exchanged before Jones, wounded in the leg, ceased fire. His wife watched from a neighbor's porch.
Larry Gantt argues farmers should organize and pursue education to uplift the Southern farmer. He urges attendance at a January Athens meeting and notes the region's favorable soil climate water and natural advantages attracting new residents set against departures elsewhere.
A compact grocery item lists available items from KING-HODGSON CO and The Wier Grocery Co for New Year dinners. Items include Iceberg Lettuce Celery Cranberries Cauliflower Yellow Squash Fresh Tomatoes Turnips Salsify Oysters Country Sausage Smoked Hog Jowl Black Eyed Peas Cheese Winesap Apples Oranges Bananas with delivery and cash payment prompts. The ad promotes prompt delivery and cash savings.
A reader reports a simple home cough remedy using Parmint double strength and sugar mixed with water. One spoonful soothes throat and nasal membranes, stops tickling, reduces inflammation, and may clear coughing within a day. The note cites widespread usefulness for catarrh and mentions magazine ads and actors in tangential references.
Fragmentary text discusses constitutional requirements for a jury of twelve in civil or criminal litigation. Mentions both sides must fit and the right to a jury trial. Reflects legislature aiming to conform to constitutional standards with emphasis on jury size and selection.
A man who issued bad checks, with ties to Atlanta and Live Oak Florida, was arrested Thursday in Atlanta. He admitted warrants in Waycross Griffin Hawkinsville Ga and West Palm Beach Florida. Police say he faces charges of circulating bogus checks across several Florida and Georgia cities.
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