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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1921
Page
4
The Athens Banner announces 1921 subscription rates for Daily Banner and Sunday issue. Rates cover weekly, monthly, and yearly terms with advance payment required and automatic discontinuation after expiry. Duplicate subscriptions with Sunday Herald may be extended at corresponding rates.
A historical opinion piece argues against broad government loans to European nations. It notes Europe owes the United States about 21 billion dollars, with prospects of principal repayment unlikely this generation. The author prefers credit tied to productive private ventures and urges focusing on domestic commerce while pressuring Europe to show intent to repay debts.
Washington voices stress that Europe should shift to standard business methods in dealings with the United States. Eugene Meyer Jr of the War Finance Corporation warns buyers abroad to practice sound economics, arguing credit can aid or harm when misused.
A state of awakening spreads through China as a province plans to build five modern highways nearly two thousand miles long under expert supervision. Labor and materials are cheap, and the project signals broader development and a potential transformation of the nation in the coming years.
Editorial on William H. Taft becoming chief justice, praising his fair minded temperament and judicial approach. Notes his defeat in 1912 and subsequent ascent, arguing the public seeks a balanced, pragmatic judge who sympathizes with labor yet supports business. Includes satirical asides on current events and public figures.
Atlanta July 15. Legislators back moving Brantley County seat from Hoboken to Nahunta located centrally along a railroad line. Supporters include Senators Thomas and Aiken and Representatives Stricklen Nichols Vocelle Mann Pickten. No public buildings exist yet. past vote opposed the move by twenty two, with allegations of eighty eight illegal votes. The shift is pursued in legislature for speed.
MI68 Weatherly weds Mr. Lacy C Arnett as Rev. Walter Anthony marries the couple at First Methodist Church. The groom, a prominent Athena photographer, and the bride plan a short honeymoon and future home in Athena. Also notes Chicago pickpocket ring using lawyers to avoid conviction amid strict eastern laws.
Athens area hero Jameson Neighbors risked his life to save four boys during a lake incident at the new Winterville lake last Sunday. While hundreds watched, he swam in clothes to pull the last boy from the water after rescuing the others, prompting a campaign to award him the Carnegie Medal for bravery. The Clarke County Fair project is advancing with multiple clubs forming an executive committee to select a site and date, hosting what planners expect to be a major county event with strong support from the State College of Agriculture and local agents.
Cobb C Torrance of Atlanta a popular University of Georgia graduate and Athens figure was reported seriously hurt in an Atlanta automobile accident. The Banner and university circles expressed regret and hope for his recovery, noting his widespread goodwill and expected future contributions to Georgia.
Train schedule fragment lists northbound and southbound leaves and arrival times for routes including Atlanta to Monroe Birmingham Abbeville and Norfolk Richmond Washington New York with various times and stations.
Thunder showers moved through Athens and nearby areas Saturday with more general showers in the eastern cotton states. Florence Alabama and Oklahoma City reported over two inches of rain while Charleston recorded a heavy 6.14 inch fall. Morning temperatures ranged from the low 60s in the west to about 80 along the gulf.
An old bulletin notes Germany operates four air routes from Berlin with the Berlin Dortmund and Berlin Koenigberg lines as the longest at about three hundred miles. Other routes include Berlin Bremen and Berlin Dresden. Read for profit, use for sure result, Banner Want Ads. Phone 76.
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