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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1921
Page
8
Air force tests crash the petrol tanks used in war aircraft to prevent leaks and fire. Tanks filled with different fuels are dropped from a fifty degree slope at 50 mph onto a solid bed to assess impact resistance. The best tank wins a prize of 4,400 pounds with additional prizes for second and third place.
A funeral for Dr. Howard Cross, linked to the yellow fever cause, drew government sanitary leaders and scientific societies from across the region. The large mourning procession accompanied the casket to the station, where officials planned a formal tribute.
In Hartwell Georgia Brick has been laid for a new church at Sardis a large area away from Hartwell an estimated cost near $40,000 Rev T J Espey serves as pastor The project aims to complete a substantial place of worship for the community.
A fragmented note outlines a proposed compulsory arbitration measure for labor disputes. It references involvement by New York trade unions, the state industrial relations authority, and potential power to restrain strikes and regulate labor relations, with references to superiority of the court system.
A report from a county cotton mills board states that the mills led by John M. Williams, president, will resume full operation starting Monday after extended overtime periods. The situation, tied to Speen and local industrial activity, reflects a move to normalize production following a prolonged stretch of extra hours.
A damaged newspaper wire story reports Edward Stinson and Lloyd Bertaud flying an all metal monoplane to set a world continuous flight record. The flight began Friday evening near 21:45 local time with frigid, windy conditions and snow flurries. The Stinson family, noted as aviation kin, includes two sisters who are pilots. The article highlights Stinson’s status as a premier stunt pilot and the record attempt conducted during wartime aviation activity.
State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe announced a campaign to crack down on immoral parlors in Chicago. Investigators alleged the three women owners ran a parlor with female attendants in the Loop, part of hundreds of such places in the city. Crowe said some parlors may be legitimate, but rejected places where masseurs attend to men.
An unidentified man was shot to death early Friday at the Inasmuch Gospel Mission on West Saratoga Street, B More Maryland. The slayer fled after threatening the watchman. the sleeping men were awakened and chaos followed. No motive was found for the shooting. The mission offers free lodgings for homeless men.
Said Zagloul Pasha, nationalist leader, and five followers arrested in Cairo last Friday sailed from Suez for Ceylon Thursday night. The six were expelled after refusing to discontinue political activity, triggering rioting in Cairo and other cities with lives lost.
A fragmentary 1921 item discusses batting and a costly stage plan. The garbled prose mentions figures, blame, and a Bible, with references to a plan failing and producers or actors involved. The text is incomplete and reads as a disjointed draft.
A garbled item references various sports figures and teams including Chicago White Sox and Willard, with scattered phrases about field positions and performance. The text is incomplete and unclear, making it difficult to establish a coherent event, date, or outcome from the readable fragments.
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