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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1921

Page

4

Collar Ad Era Brings Jack Holt Screen Stardom

New York notes rise of Jack Holt as the outdoor, adventurous hero signaling a shift from the collar ed, lounge lizard type. Sinclair Lewis’s Main Street dominates books while Holt’s films like The Man Who Sold Himself and The Stage Door move westward settings. Diamond lives of Diana Deer and Gloria Swanson projects are teased with Meighan and others shifting schedules.

James W. Dean New York Jack Holt Sinclair Lewis Main Street Lewis Adonis Jack Holt Holt West Canadian Northwest Nettings Holt Heo Ethel Clayton Girnal

Markets Open and Bond and Cotton Notes

Markets report opens with prices across commodities and bonds, listing futures and spot figures for cotton and energy plus Liberty bonds and City Service debentures. The piece also covers spot cotton markets in several cities and notes on grain markets with July prospects and weather impacts on crops. It cites government crop forecasts for cotton and discusses the potential for higher prices if yields disappoint, alongside commentary on the weevil threat to production.

Chicago Wly Shorts

M. L. Brittain to Visit Athens for Summer School

State School Superintendent M. L. Brittain of Atlanta will visit Athens and the University of Georgia on Thursday July 7. He will address students and teachers at the university summer school, an annual event eagerly anticipated by faculty and staff.

M. L. Brittain Atlanta Athens University of Georgia University Brittain

Ramblings notes on visiting officials and university support

John E. Drewry reports Athens will host M J Brittain of Atlanta and Congressman W D Upshaw as distinguished guests next week. Upshaw’s July Fourth oration and Brittain’s annual university visit are highlighted amid concerns about child crime and calls for the state to fund the University of Georgia to "pay as we go."

Athens

Wildcats edge Bulldogs in slow rain baseball clash

In a soggy field, Dr Slaughter pitched a strong game for Hopkins' Team as he nabbed three hits and scored twice. Bob McWhorter had two hits for the Bulldogs, while Booze Lampkin Wilkins and Hopkins led the Wildcat hitters with two apiece. Parr and Hollingsworth added key actions in the center field and defense.

Sam Woods H. R. EL Hopkins Crane Hollingsworth Edo McDorman Goodwin Davis Slaughter Dean Pea Ee Bulldogs H.R. EL ‘Geo, Thornton Tony Costa Booze MeWhorter Koh MeWhorter Pat Lampkin Dows Thornton Griffeth Wilking C. Conta Teule Dr. Slaughter Ito Fiela Bobh McWhorter Dewa Hooze Lampkin Wilkins Wild Parr Soule Goodman Dena Cooky Howard McWhorter Yanigans Vanigans Julian Erwin Netbling Julian Hedgood Hopking McWhorter Mill Sizer

Georgia alumni pledge drive for university funds

Chancellor Barrow told Macon diners that Georgia cannot educate all high school graduates, warning 3,000 will be left without state campuses. Athens alumni group plans a $1,000,000 drive starting October 12, aiming to expand Univ. of Georgia facilities and deter out-of-state enrollment.

Macon Telegraph Barrow University of Georgia Macon War Memorial Fund David C. Barrow Hotel Dempsey Athens University Georgia State College Harry Hodgson University Hodgson Israel Tatate T the Great Britain Plattsburg Athens College Athens Speaks

Government Estimates Cotton Crop 8 433 000 Bales Conditle

Washington July 1 department of agriculture forecasts a cotton crop of 8 433 000 equivalent 500 pound bales this year based on June 25 cultivated area of 26 519 000 acres and a crop condition of 69 2 percent of normal. May 25 condition was 66 percent and last year production was 65 000 equivalent 500 pound bales with 37 043 000 acres under cultivation.

Bureau Wasington Woovil Andy Washington D. C Department of Agriculture

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