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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1922
Page
10
Local weather bulletin notes mostly cloudy conditions across southwest Florida with light winds and a chance of brief showers. Temperatures hover near seasonal norms as midweek forecasts hint at modest changes and clear periods later in the week.
A fragmented notice urges subscribers of the Banner or Banner-Herald to join a free travel accident and pedestrian accident insurance plan with Banner-Herald paying premiums while re registering. It also lists miscellaneous employment and sales opportunities with references to Earn River and Bridge Breez and a job opening in Atlanta.
New York stocks advance and retreat with uneven gains as foreign exchange and sugar markets show strength. Soy bonds and major equities list mixed results with Allied Chemical, General Electric, and Chicago firms among notable movers.
Chicago market report shows wheat prices rising slightly amid limited offerings. corn and oats weaken with modest downticks. Butter and eggs fall, hogs quoted higher. poultry supply soft. Potatoes list varied with regional sacked lots and mixed prices across states.
Opening session shows broad improvement with heavy leaders including American Sugar and Coca Cola rising slightly while rails like Canadian Pacific and Reading slip fractionally. Naval stores in Savannah report firm turpentine and rosins with multiple grades quoted and steady demand.
New Orleans and New York market reports show cotton trading with mixed moves. Prices firmed in New York after a covering movement ahead of a government report, while New Orleans saw nervous trading on weather and bureau notes with October futures sliding to around 20.40 before rebounding slightly.
President Winburn warns the four week old strike will not settle soon as national talks stall. Jewell demands seniority restoration and a country wide unit, risking layoffs of workers keeping trains moving. Central of Georgia plans to run uninterrupted service even if former shopmen do not return.
A letter from an acting director urges Central of Georgia workers to abandon nationwide settlement hopes and return to jobs to protect their seniority. It details wage losses, lack of strike benefits, and argues for a local census plan to assess population in Athens with city funding for enumerators and a simple, targeted data list.
The Census Director agrees a new count can be made and a bulletin issued, following Congressman Brand’s letter at the Chamber of Commerce request. Athens would fund the census taking, and steps are expected to be taken to secure the count.
Col. A. Sprague of the American Legion faults General Sawyer for obstructing proper care for wounded and shell shocked veterans and delaying hospital plans approved by Congress. The charge was made in a letter to Brig. General Chas EB, President Harding’s personal physician and coordinator of the Federal board of hospitalization.
National Bank Is The National Bank of Athens building one of the oldest in the city is undergoing a new coat of paint. Gordon and a crew started painting Tuesday, and by the end of the present season the Broad Street landmark will look like a brand new structure.
Last week is the final period to pay the July installment of city taxes in Athens. August first marks the deadline, and those who miss it will owe all remaining taxes for the year.
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