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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1921
Page
6
A dense Athens classifieds page lists insurance offers from Lipecomb and The Athens Savings Bank, painting and contracting services, dental offices, rental ads, lost items, and a bank stockholders meeting notice. It includes促 financial rates, plumbing and plastering, plumbing, garden hose sales, and a call for disarmament quotes amid miscellaneous humorous quotes.
Special to The Banner Atlanta June 3. Hardwick preparations to study highway department overhead cost of salaries, office expenses, travel and administration. Proposes abolishing useless offices and creating cabinet with department heads. Plans to deliver annual messages orally and take questions from legislators for direct understanding.
The district court in the Northern District of Georgia Eastern Division adjudi cated Wingfield & Smith bankrupt on June 1 1921. Creditors meeting will be June 13 1921 at 10 a.m. in the 215 Hinton Securities Building Athens Georgia to prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. Referee Howell Cobb presiding.
The governor faces a new practice as a legislative body invites a quiz on a message. Historically messages were read by the executive, but never before has the legislature asked questions on the contents of a message. This marks a novel interaction not seen since the Angl A. legislation era.
Chief Henry Beusse departed for St Louis to attend the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference for four days starting Monday. Captain Fred Seagraves will lead the department in his absence. Chief Charlie Seagraves and Officer H M Moore uncovered a gallon can of whiskey in the old cemetery during a prior search, ending rumors of a booze cache nearby.
Police recovered a stolen auto tied to Mr. W. T. Broxton after it vanished from College Avenue. a $50 reward had been posted. The merchant tracked the vehicle, reported it to police, and retraced routes near Mitchell's Bridge before rechecking Hardeman & Phinizy where the car had been left all day. Also noted: Asa Hammond waived commitment on a prohibition case, bond set at 300 dollars for the next city court term.
The docket reports T Mozeley, a man described as a negro, waived preliminary hearing before Judge Milton Thomas on charges of possessing stolen goods and was remanded to jail in default of a $700 bond. Earlier, a case noted whiskey in a car was cited as part of the proceedings.
Pierre South Dakota June 82 Associated Press reports the death of Chief Iron Lightening at his Thunder Butte home. A sub chief who fought under Sitting Bull at the Little Big Horn on June 26 1876, he is regarded as one of the last chiefs from that era of Sioux history.
Iron Lightening, 76, longtime resident near Thunder Butte station, was a tall and commanding Ute leader who urged peace after the Ute uprising. He refused to separate from two wives despite a polygamy ban, arguing in Indiantongue that a single man could not parts with two wives, a stance upheld when the commissioner could not compel him to choose. They lived in harmony with one cooking for the family, a revered role in their community.
Hanover June 3 A health study of Dartmouth College freshmen will be started next fall to guide diet and activities. Led by Harry Willman recreation athletic head, the plan aims to balance height and weight for optimal study and athletic work. A rigid exam will assign students to groups with normals joining regular activities.
The British actress Mary Glynne headlines the Paramount photoplay Appearances shot in London. Six London artists served as the beauty jury for the project while Schwaral Knoblock wrote the film and Cosmo Hamilton produced The Princess of New York and The Call of Youth.
A recurring pattern shows a woman singled out in cases but often proves to be the incorrect subject. The commentary notes the risk of bias and false leads in high profile investigations.
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