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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1922
Page
3
Society column lists county essay contest rules for American Legion scholarships, with state and national judging steps. It notes local social happenings including visits, guest lists, bridge lunches, club dinners, and numerous residents’ weekend and travel plans across Atlanta and nearby towns, with many names and places.
A vintage ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safer alternative to calomel. It claims calomel harms the body, causes sickness and salivation, and suggests liver tone purges biliousness without side effects. The pitch emphasizes ease, safety for children, and a money-back guarantee.
Mrs J C Bryan of Woodstock Woodstock county died last Friday at about age eighty. Funeral services were held by Rev Cartledge of Athens. She was a Presbyterian and mother of four sons. She was aunt to Will Peek and Mrs Walter Childs. Survived by Bryan family members in Columbia and Charleston. Burial followed at home with large sorrowing attendance.
Police launched a weekend drive against traffic ordinance violations in Athens. Drivers cited include Sammie Culpertson after crashing into a telephone post. charged with driving drunk to be tried Monday. Others named: Wyman Mapp for illegal streetcar passing, W. G. Dunn for fast driving, J. R. Smith for cutting corners, H. H. Farr and Tom Jones for turning in the middle of the block.
A violent wind and rain storm struck Athens and surrounding county early Sunday night. Crops suffered, corn blown down and cotton damaged in fields. A large magnolia on Milledge avenue at Ralph Hodgson's home was uprooted. Despite severity, no serious damage was reported.
Judge J. D. Bradwell has returned from a short fishing trip at Burton Lake. He reports the biting was fine Saturday with brim and bags as the best catches and no difficulty in landing these species. North Georgia larkes are becoming favorite haunts for local nimrods and many parties are planned later in the summer.
The annual home coming day will be observed at Ft Lamar in Madison county next Saturday July 29 and every person who ever lived in that community is invited back. Descendants of old settlers gather for acquaintance renewals speeches and a big dinner. Prominent families include the Paynes Tabors McWhirters Montgomerys and other Madison county scion families.
Saturday night police picked up several violators in an unusually active docket. Hassie Bunkley was arrested on face slapping. Wilt Gregory and his wife were locked up after a scuffle. A group returning from church created a loud disturbance on Findley street and were sent to the municipal jail. Will Morton and others faced minor charges. A. R. Wood and S. M. Sorrells were also detained on minor counts. Their case set for Monday afternoon.
Apple Valley near Commerce in Jackson County held a homecoming day with Abit Nix of Athens as a principal speaker. Dr. J. J. Bennett preached at Apple Valley Baptist Church, followed by a feast on the grounds.Speakers from state affairs and other locals attended, including Mr. and Mrs. Abu Nix and Walter A. Mallory visiting Mr. Nix.
Judge Blanton Fortson opened Standay court in Oconee County Monday morning. Both juries are in session. The most important business is the trial of additional cases involving alleged lynchings in the county. Three others named Jim Dooley Ham Dooley and Mr Hawkes are on the docket for trial. Solicitor Dean indicated they will be tried this session.
Indictments against five individuals over the Knickerbocker Theatre disaster that killed 97 were dismissed Monday by Justice Sidons of the District of Columbia supreme court after sustaining the demurrers. Mrs W W Smyth and James Camak Jr will return to Athens August 1 and remain through August with James Camak.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease anti septic powder to shake into shoes for instant relief from corns bunions and aching feet. It notes 1 500 000 pounds of powder used by the Army and Navy during the war and emphasizes quick soothing effects for smarting swollen feet.
Hon William J Harris senior Georgia senator will visit Athens Wednesday July 26 to deliver at least three addresses. He will speak at 9 20 am in Pound auditorium and 11 am at University chapel and address county superintendents before leaving for Washington that afternoon. Public invited to attend.
Homer Thompson, former Georgia star catcher and member of the Thompson and Thompson battery, is in Athens. He commented on proposed Georgia Tech games on August 3 and 12, saying he would give half a year's salary to participate. Currently he works in the Atlanta Trust Company in the farm loan department.
Mrs Garland of Arland Michigan shares monthly pains severe enough to bed rest. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for helping her become regular and improve health after a thorough trial.
An advertisement promotes a freckle and tan lotion made by squeezing juice from two lemons into three ounces of Orchard White to yield a quarter pint. It claims the mix provides a clear, soft, rosy complexion when applied daily to arms and hands, valued as a cheap drugstore remedy.
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