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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1923
Page
5
Local cotton bids eased Monday with mid dling at 28 cents per pound, near Saturday’s 28 1/4 cents. New York futures opened weak on European jitters and Texas rain, with March near 27.82 and October slipping to 25.64 as declines widened, while Liverpool spot eased and New Orleans quotes tumbled on drought fears.
A storm struck Gooseport suburb of Lake Charles Louisiana early Monday injuring five people none in serious condition and damaging several houses.
R E Hanna president of the Calhoun Highway Association visited Athos Monday to discuss development of the proposed route. He met with Martin J Abney and E W Carroll of the Chamber of Commerce to plan a meeting soon with representatives from cities along the route. The group will study ferrate section improvements and Madison counties role. The Calhoun Highway would link Athens with Raleigh and connect Quebec to Florida via a shorter corridor, with initial meetings attended by Athngel Rotary Kiwans and the Chamber of Commerce.
Washington reports a 2.4 percent rise in employment and a 3 percent gain in total payrolls in December 1919 versus November, based on 3,294 establishments across 43 manufacturing industries. Ten industries rose, led by pottery at 29.9 percent and agricultural implement at 14.8 percent. fertilizer declined 11.4 percent, with flour brick and tobacco down 3 to 6 percent. Comparative 13-industry data show further gains in automotive 31.5 percent, car building 28.7 percent, iron and steel 26 percent, while men’s clothing fell 12.2 percent.
Paulette Duval, Paris beauty, plays Empress Poppaea in the Fox feature Nero showing today at the Palace. Corinne Griffith is noted as wickedest woman in the world, with discussions of ideal type and actor’s challenge amid the premiere atmosphere.
In Lausanne the Allies outline a settlement plan where Turkey uses foreign legal counsel officers, including one to sit with the Turkish judge in cases involving foreigners. The proposal, backed by foreign advisers, mirrors prior plans to appoint Hague judges to assist Turkish magistrates, but Turkish acceptance appears unlikely.
Three small articles describe burglaries over the weekend. Entries include a fraternity house break in with a suit, coat, pants and a watch stolen, and a separate theft at a boarding house on Lompkins Street. A third incident notes entry at B. H. Barrow’s residence on Saturday night with windows left open.
A garbled entry notes a January shipment from Chev Jet Motor Company to a local dealer Mr Rhodes. It references 2100 units and mentions plants and a telegram received, with unclear details on origin and insurance.
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