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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1921
Page
1
A staff article surveys towns around Athens emphasizing prosperity driven by farming and local industries. It notes sectioned coverage of rites and ongoing growth, with many towns expanding as small enterprises thrive and attract investment.
Henry F. Saxon reports Madison's bustling economy with about fifty stores, banks, and industries. General business conditions are good and improving. few business failures have occurred. Local banks include First National and Bank of Madison, with substantial capital and surplus. Major firms noted are dry goods, jewelry, furniture, groceries, drugstores, garages, and a large Chero-Cola plant. Key industrial outlets include Cotton Oil, Fertilizer, Cotton Oil Company, and Thomas Milling Ginning and Ice.
Mrs Glenn M Hudson reiterated today her claim that her husband killed her two sons and then spoke of her life after her first husband died in France. Sheriff Tarver said Hudson had accused her of killing the children as she came from Columbia Alabama last December to prevent removal of the boys. She later married Hudson after moving to Albany Georgia.
A terse Associated Press note from Atlanta dated July 20 reports the Senate agriculture committee recommended no further action against the Commissioner of Agriculture after a Senator failed to appear. The record shows no charges or further steps planned.
Mrs. Loulie E. Baker of Kansas City dedicates her work to freeing women and girls from jail. She investigates cases, posts bonds for worthy women, and takes pride in saving many unfortunate girls through her welfare efforts.
A 74 year old bride declares love cannot exist without beauty and seeks a divorce. She recalls a husband flipping flapjacks and tending dough, while she reflects on faded romance and the idea that love survives beyond memory. She says love is like house of cards built on beauty and memories, and refuses to rely on childhood recollections.
At a large Athens Chamber of Commerce meeting the Athena Fair association formed plans for a Clarke County fair representing NE Georgia. A permanent site and race track were envisioned with horse and motor races. Committees were named for site selection and funding, with leaders including J Warren Smith and John A Darwin.
In a small village Mrs Mathilda Schubert, 74, marries Louis Schubert after years of a stalled romance with her former partner. The couple wed after a chance reunion but harmony quickly vanished as irritability grew. The man had a history of a one wife and divorce, and the marriage deteriorated with domestic strife.
Commerce, Ga., July 20. Up to date there have been shipped ninety seven carloads of peaches from Commerce to New York and other eastern markets. Hundreds of crates were sent by express to Athens, Atlanta and nearby towns. Commerce growers are gaining a strong market reputation as peach producers.
Washington July 20 Senator McKellar of Tennessee told hearings on disorder in Mingo County West Virginia that it is wrong for men to work into union confidence then report to detective agencies. C E Lively a United Mine Workers member said he served as a Baldwin-Felts detective while attending union meetings and acting as a delegate. He would have been “turned over to an undertaker” if miners had known. Avis for operators cited DOJ practices but McKellar said the idea offends American honor.
Carolyn Cobb Entertainers from the Summer school perform an annual show at the University of Georgia Octagon this evening at 8 45 oclock. The program promises lively costumes and engaging acts, recalling past Atlanta appearances before the Advertising Club and other groups. The public is invited.
Warrants were issued for Governor Small Lieutenant Governor Sterling and Vernon Curtis banker of Grant Park after they were indicted on four counts of embezzlement conspiracy and confidence games involving state funds from 1917 to 1921. Bonds were set at 50000 each. Sterling denied the charges.
War Finance Corporation advances Barrett & Co of Athens Georgia to fund export of about 12 000 bales of cotton from Georgia North Carolina and South Carolina The loan stipulates warehouse storage for up to six months and is tied to market value as collateral The program also provides finance for 100 000 bales in the Delta district and 65 000 bales elsewhere.
Liquor valued at $20,000 was found aboard the gasoline yacht Curlew of New Orleans. After damage at sea from rough weather, the vessel sought refuge yesterday in Beacon Hill. Six men were arrested as authorities took control of the scene.
William Leonard Erwin of Athens is a lawyer with Erwin, Erwin & Nix and a University of Georgia graduate. He earned B and B S degrees, belongs to several fraternities, and is active in Kiwanis, tennis, and the American Legion, having served as post commander and as a U S Army officer in World War I. Born November 29, he lives at Milledge and Hill.
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