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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1920
Page
2
A lively Chi Phi dance at the Chapter House on Lumpkin Street featured Morris' Orchestra. Attendees included Margaret Rowe and many others, with festive red white and blue decorations and games marking the patriotic theme.
Local ad lists full cream cheese per pound and BBC fresh eggs per dozen at low prices. Also features No 5 compound lard at 1.08 and No 10 compound lard, highlighting weekend specials for shoppers.
The weekly story telling hour for Athens children drew about thirty youngsters to Sidney Reeves on Waddell Street. Miss Dawson from the American Red Cross outlined plans to borrow swings and playground equipment from local residents to establish a temporary playground for Athens until a formal one is built. Messages from Athens residents offering items will be coordinated through Miss Dawson at the county courthouse.
Oglethorpe County bankers form the Oglethorpe County Banker Association at Watson Springs with over forty representatives from eight county banks. Officers elected include W T Brightwell president W K Howard vice president and W T O Neal secretary and W A Child treasurer. Athens bankers J J Wilking and J Warner Smith attended with a banquet at the Watson Springs Hotel.
Warren G. Harding's father Dr G Tyron Harding says he will drive his old horse and single seated buggy in the presidential inaugural parade. He notes the horse and buggy are good enough for Marion and for Pennsylvania Avenue as he awaits the inauguration.
An old advertisement touts S.S.S. as a fifty year old blood purifier claimed to cleanse the system and keep the blood pure. It urges readers to obtain a bottle and write for more medical advice from a Swift story medical adviser in Atlanta Georgia.
The Strand offers a rare double bill with Will Rogers in Jes Call Me Jim and Fatty Arbuckle in The Hay Seed. Rogers stars with Irene Rich Lionel Belmore Willan Faversham Jimmy Rogers Nick Cogley and Sydney De Grey as part of a Goldwyn presentation of Seven Oaks era drama and romance.
A notice urges subscribers to call the Circulation Department at 75 before 10 A.M. if they do not receive the Athens Banner, promising immediate replacement and urging reports of negligence or irregularity by carriers for prompt correction. The paper emphasizes its motto to serve the public.
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