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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1923
Page
1
Kiwanis members and guests gathered for Ladies Night at the Georgian Hotel on Thursday evening. Chairman Walter Hodgson and associates organized an entertaining program enjoyed by eighty five Athenians, marking a lively social event for the club.
Larry Gantt recalls a meeting with Fred Hunnicutt of the Southern Cultivator at a Farmers Conference hosted by Dr. J. A. Hunnicutt. The column recounts banqueting antics with club members in costume, the farmer’s weed control advice from Hunnicutt, and lists attendees including Frank Holden and M. N. Tutwiler.
The Banner-Herald dominates Athens shopping week with store news and business notices. Daily circulation reaches 3,273 copies, ensuring most homes see both morning Banner and evening Herald editions. The paper urges readers to shop using its advertisements.
Athens Clarke county reports the Y M C A current expense fund drive surpassed its goal by four hundred forty six dollars at a Thursday luncheon. The final tally shows eleven thousand four hundred forty six dollars, with remaining funds aimed at reducing the summer camp debt. General Chairman John White Morton extended thanks to workers, supporters, auxiliary volunteers, and newspapers for aid.
CORDELE GA More than a hundred guests flee smoke filled halls when fire erupts in the Suwanee hotel basement early Thursday. Light injuries from flying glass are reported as flames are brought under control before all guests evacuate.
A Paramount picture titled Kick In starring Betty Compson Bert Lytell and May McAvoy plays at the Palace theatre Thursday and Friday. The drama shows a story of slums and fashionable districts with strong performances from Gareth Hughes Kathleen Clifford Maym Kelso and Walter Long. The musical program directed by Jimmie Bishop enhances the film.
A row of four three story brick structures on Barrone Street near Canal in New Orleans was nearly destroyed by fire early Thursday. Fire authorities estimate the loss at 300000 dollars as the blaze spread to a neighboring building next to the Grunewald hotel causing guests to be alerted to prepare for evacuation.
The Morehouse Parish inquiry into hooded violence ends with Attorney General Coco stating the Ku Klux Klan bears responsibility for disturbances since the Klan’s arrival. Witness Leon Jones testifies about masked men near Lake LaFourche before two kidnapped men were found dead. Judge Barnett challenges the legality of the proceedings, calling the deposition process a nullity and stating testimony may be unusable.
The Eighth District Parent-Teacher Association convention will be held in Athens Friday February 2 starting at 9 30 a m in the auditorium of the State College of Agriculture with about 50 delegates expected from twenty two associations. Mrs Boyce Ficklen Jr district president will announce and preside with Mrs Bruce Carr Jones state president present. Lunch will be served in the college cafeteria.
virtually all rail lines in the Ruhr and adjacent occupied zone were halted by a mass railwaymen's strike. major routes along the Rhine between Düsseldorf and Cologne tied up, Paris Berlin and Warsaw Paris expresses stalled at Düsseldorf.Only two Holland freight trains entered the Ruhr. telegraph and telephone workers threatened midnight walkout. mobile telegraph unit prepared to assume service.
Mrs. Alica Lyttle, editor and owner of the Columbia Sentinel, visits Athens for a farmers conference at the State College of Agriculture. In town as guest of Congressman Brand and family, she is a leading Georgia figure active in state affairs and past managing editor of the Sentinel during Senator Thomas E. Watson’s era. The Sentinel under her direction is a prominent voice in state and national politics.
Governor elect Clifford Walker urged farmers to adopt business methods and press tax reform. He criticized long-standing political lobbies, called for support of Georgia’s educational institutions, and promised larger state university funding if taxes are reshaped. County agents discussed financing farmers, dairying successes, calcium arsenate demonstrations, and practical farm management.
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