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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1922
Page
5
Fragmented forecast notes scattered references to tonight and Friday with general fair and showers. Mentions thunder showers possible this afternoon, varied across Northwest Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, and Colombia-like areas. Overall tone suggests unsettled conditions with focal thunderstorms and mild temperature changes.
New York currency and stock pages show foreign exchanges firm with mixed gains in bonds and commodities. Sugar markets advance with raw sugar strong and refined higher, while Liberty bonds show varied prices across maturities as list of major stocks moves upward on opening.
Chicago markets opened with varied wheat, corn, and oats prices amid firmer hog values. Cattle receipts reached 10,000 with steady to lower tendencies in beef and steady to active hogs. sheep at 17,000 with outsized bids for select western and heavy-weight lambs.
Naval stores at Savannah show turpentine steady with receipts and stock figures. rosin firm on sales and stocks. Money market in New York with call money at 4 percent, mercantile paper 4 to 14 percent, and time loans steady. Cottonseed oil prices listed with futures, total sales 13 200. Potato market in Chicago described as steady with slow movement and varied regional prices. New York poultry markets report steady live broilers and easy dressed poultry. Cities Service quotations provided with debenture and preference ratings.
Local market listing notes Creamey extras and eggs, fresh gathered specials. Prices quoted include extras at 25 to 28 and cheese items in stock, suggesting a small grocery section update for shoppers.
Chicago dairy prices show butter and creamery extras at 34 percent, firsts around 30 to 34 percent, standards 33 to 34. Eggs weaken with 10 356 cases, firsts 20 to 21 percent, ordinary firsts 19 to 20. Poultry remains steady with fowls at 21 4 percent, broilers 24 to 28, roosters 14 percent.
Athens Chamber of Commerce and civic groups press to revise 1920 census figures after new territory including the western half and areas near Milledge Circle. Congressman Brand proposes a local recount in cooperation with the Census Bureau to update population estimates toward about 20 000, arguing the city has grown beyond prior totals.
A clipped historical letter from CHAS H BRAND M C 8th Ga District requesting a favorable ruling and asserting authority. The correspondence seeks correct figures and asks to be advised on the matter, closing with courteous formalities and best wishes.
The Sarepta Baptist Association Sunday School and B Y P U convention closed a successful two day meet at Carlton with packed crowds. Mayor Thomas of Athens featured the Tuesday session, with addresses by Rev. Jennings and others on class activities, China, and state topics. Athenians attending included Dr. J A Mell and J L Pendley, with Rev. Jennings presiding and Miss Kathleen Drake supervising senior work.
Friends of J M Billings and associates at the Athens Railway and the Company learn he is greatly improved at Athens General Hospital after a severe cold. Pneumonia feared earlier but prevented, and recovery is expected by week’s start.
Paying bids will be asked soon for paving a street from a main road to the river and for a new bridge across the river. The county and city plan the project but most work will not be finished this fall, with funding and planning ongoing.
The State Highway Department reports continued road improvements across Athens Division No. 4 with new ten ton tractors and eleven large machines. Foremen oversee about fifty miles each, supported by crews maintaining ten mile sections. Weather delays have slowed unimproved roads but extensive machinery is active in Clarke Madison and Oconee counties, aiming for all roads to be in excellent condition.
An Athens motoring party led by Alexander Scudder with Mrs. James White Sr and two Mrs. Scudders heads for Halifax Nova Scotia by car, planning about 6000 miles with stops at Richmond Washington Baltimore Princeton New York and Boston, then a return via a different route aboard an Essex car.
The board calls for bids on the purchase of county bonds totaling 200000 dollars. Bids will be opened August 22 at noon. The 6 percent bonds mature in series through 1952.
Mrs Mashburn died at her home on Bridge Road Weene. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon from the home. Interment followed at Attica Cemetery with Rev W M Winterville officiating. Survived by husband five sons Amar Edgar Lawrante Tasker Oscar and four daughters Esther Gray Edith Bruce Isadore Genevie and several grandchildren.
A brief shopper advisory in The Barrier-Herald guides residents through Athens retail options with tips on pricing, accessibility, and store hours. Readers are urged to compare prices, check promotions, and consider nearby merchants for better value and convenience.
An advertisement proclaims Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the leading medicine for women's ailments. It notes nearly 3,000,000 bottles shipped in 1920 from Lynn Massachusetts with branches in Canada and Mexico. The copy stresses plant roots and herbs, no harmful drugs, and safe use by women.
A fragment mentions a remedy claimed to cure malaria chills and fever and dengue or bi fever, asserting its effectiveness though details are unclear. The terse note names the illness categories without presenting evidence or context.
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