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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1923
Page
3
A mixed page notes marriage customs from Scotch peasants with a bride being carried over the threshold and hands full of symbolic items. It also carries social notes on the University of North Carolina basketball prowess, a Shining Path play about India, church and club events, marriage reports, Valentine parties, and social notices from Athens area, including upcoming sales and lectures.
Mr and Mrs Rufus Turner plan a weekend in Atlanta. Mrs Julian McCurry visits Mrs Cornelius Vason. D A Baker cotton buyer from Athens shops Cor Nell a area for spare bales. Dr Andrew Wesour of Athens guest of Mr and Mrs Godfrey. Mrs Gordon W Chambers hosts a Ladies bridge club Friday with three tables and refreshments.
Bertha Shapleigh provides a detailed stuffed veal chops recipe from Columbia University. Ingredients include six extra thick chops two cups soft bread crumbs two tablespoons chopped onion bacon fat salt thyme paprika tomato juice and full cooking steps to prepare a flavorful browned chop with a tomato gravy.
The Methodist Sunday School workers in Athens met at First Methodist in a joint session to hear W. C. Owen and Rev. Homer Thompson discuss coordinating and enlarging Sunday School work. They favored forming a city council to strengthen evangelism among the youth and planned a formal meeting next Sunday at 3 p.m. to organize the movement.
The Athens Chamber of Commerce will be expanded and modernized with a campaign headquartered at the Georgian Hotel. Daniel H. McFarland Janes B. Coad and James F. Barclay will lead efforts with E. W. Carroll, backed by the American City Bureau, to boost membership funding and community cooperation for broad civic progress.
Georgia Forestry association approves a program in which each county will plant and manage a tract of waste land to stop erosion and generate income for future generations. Leaders Bonnell H. Stone and Solon H. Parks outline a plan to create demonstration forests near cities, boosting civic pride and education while producing ongoing revenue.
Three cottages on College Avenue by M P O Callahan nearly finished and slated for rent. A Dearing note says demand is strong, indicating more similar houses could be rented quickly. The homes are described as modern in every way and near Athens business center.
New York defendants Morgan E. Williams Rene M. and Montague La Monte are reported to have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the illegal sale of 30,000 gallons of liquor. The case follows a federal grand jury investigation connected with a broader racket involving fashion and sport figures. The outcome and sentencing details were not disclosed in the available fragment.
McCormick returns to Chicago with bride Mme Ganna Walska after a European journey. He declines discussion of his health and limited remarks focus on weather and wellbeing. He appears younger than a year ago during the homecoming.
Hartwell Georgia to get a new post office as bids are advertised for a suitable home lease of five or ten years. Present quarters are outgrown by rising business. the space must cover needs for the next decade and be modernly equipped. Potential locations are under review to expose suitable street access and geography.
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