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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1921
Page
2
A fragmented Savannah Zone dispatch compiles items from multiple papers. It highlights school records in Adel, public health nurse activity in Seminole County, a Waycross Shrine Labor Day ceremony, and Florida sugar cane expansion plans affecting South Georgia growers.
During an electrical storm in Englishville Andersonville area Tuesday Mrs. L A Justice was struck by lightning and badly burned. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs George Green of Fountainville, respected Macon county residents. A physician said she will recover despite seriousness.
A grand jury in Gainesville returns a true bill charging Mrs. Mary Townsend with the murder of Dr. John P. Arrington, a noted local physician. The case heads to the superior court with Dennis Arrington, the 12 year old son, as principal witness after he saw his father shot.
In Atlanta Georgia three federal judges delayed ruling on the American Railway Express Co petition for injunction against a Georgia Railroad Commission order. The order would modify tariff schedules to require the company to carry express parcels from Southeastern Express lines and to southeastern destinations via connections. The case was submitted Tuesday before Judges Sibley Evans and Smith and is under advisement.
Fire this morning at 3 o clock destroyed the large boarding house run by Mrs Waters on Seibala street Statesboro Ga It was among the oldest houses in the city and had been moved from North Main street recently The property of Dr Mooney it was partially insured Seven boarders lost their belongings and most furniture The sanatorium across the street was threatened but escaped damage
Albany Georgia reports say women in Brooks county have declared war on moonshiners and burned two stills. They threaten to destroy all stills in the area to protect their families. Fredericksburg Virginia sees Mrs. W F Hedges killed by lightning at her Spottsylvania home as she fell from a chimney. Eight women join seniors at William and Mary College of Virginia for the first time in 228 years of the school's history.
Southern League games saw Memphis 9 New Orleans 5 Chattanooga 7 6 Little Rock 2 1 Birmingham 3 Mobile 0 Atlanta 7 Nashville 6 in the American League Cleveland 17 New York 8 Detroit 7 Washington 2 Chicago 2 Philadelphia 1 in 14 innings St Louis 8 Boston 1 National League Philadelphia 8 Chicago 1 Brooklyn 2 St Louis 1 Others rained out.
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