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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1921
Page
4
The Athens Banner reports daily and Sunday editions with subscription pricing for one month, three months, six months, and one year. The paper credits the Associated Press for news dispatches and reserves republication rights for special dispatches.
Farmers report acreage reduced by up to one third with potential 40 percent cut. Surplus cotton will be exhausted if this crop is healthy, costs lower than in a decade, and mills will resume work. Banks show strength, rates may drop to four percent, boosting commerce and farm prosperity.
The Associated Advertising Clubs of the World issue a timely Message of Good Times urging confidence in American prosperity. It cites industry integrity and faith as fundamentals, notes that purchases express faith and sustain employment, and calls for disciplined spending and cooperative effort to bring tomorrow’s better change.
A verse fragment reflects on duty and rest under fate. The speaker questions daily labor and endurance, noting the strain of effort and the difficulty of doing nothing while fate dictates pace. The piece contrasts Sin seeking Mercy with Justice opening a door.
A mixed set of quiz items covering topics from fumigation to color blindness to planetary facts. Includes questions on Indianapolis as a city, Mayflower colonists, and Cleveland as a presidential figure, with several science and language prompts.
An advertisement extols Caamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as a staple family item. It urges keeping the preparation ready for immediate use during severe colic or cholera morbus, noting its uniform success and prompt relief.
The Chirke County Farm Bureau holds its regular monthly meeting at the court house this afternoon at 3 30. Several important matters will be discussed as members gather for the session and consider upcoming agricultural issues.
Georges Carpentier show speed in training as he floors Joe Jeannette in the first round of a sparring session. Jeannette recovers and returns for more while a second partner is brought in, and observers quip about the sparring in a Stone Age tone.
The Palace Theater presents Home Stuff a Metro special with Vick Dana in the lead. Madge plans to quit the stage for farming life but a traveling show strand pulls her back where she is taken in by farmers and a kindly family. Albert J Kelley directed the lively production with John Arnold’s photography and A M Mants artwork. The cast includes Tom Gallery Josephine Crowell Nelson Mc Gowell Priscila Bonner Robert Chandler Aileen Manning and Philip Sleeman.
Betty Blythe and Lon Chaney headline a two feature program at the Elite Theater Tuesday with Nomads of the North, a frontier drama praised for realism and animal co stars. Also showing Purple Riders, an action filled companion feature.
Major T. C. Locke announces to Georgia Railroad Commission that the Camp Gordon site near Atlanta will be sold for government salvage and then used for a major automobile manufacturing plant. He notes transit must remain for 150 camp families and opposes tearing up trolley tracks to Oglethorpe University while a buyer from a distant state pursues the site for factory use.
Whitey Davis leads one team with Julien Irwin Bil Wittard Morton Hodgson and others while Aurion Conolly leads the opposing squad including Morton Conolly Abe Link Luke Hutchins Bob McWhorter and Red Good. The teams prepare for a series starting this afternoon at 6 15 pm at the Y field as crowds look for exciting play.
Five Southern Railroad engineers were arrested on warrants from Flowery Branch after citizens complained about speeds through the town. A petition to the railroad commission alleges the railway must stop trains No 9 and No 138 at Flowery Branch, where speeds were set at 10 mph, then reduced to 6 mph by the town council.
Atlanta Ga June 6 If the state collects about half a million dollars from enforced sale of tax fi fas this month in about 30 counties the treasury figures show a slim chance to pay the last half of the old pensioners before the legislature meets The income will cover slightly more than the pension needs but not fund the new class The state has 120 000 to meet July 1 and the balance will come from insurance and special taxes totaling about 600 000 The remaining overage covers current expenses and the legislature funding The finances remain precarious for the state and the new administration.
Wendell Pills Ambition Brand advertised as a nerve tonic offering vigor and vitality for nervous, tired, and despondent people. Sold for 60 cents with Palmer & Son authorized to refund if unsatisfied after the first box. promoted for debility and nervous disorders from alcohol and tobacco use or overwork.
The Detroit factory cuts Hudson and Essex prices for all models effective June 2. Hudson Super-Six totals drop by 350 to 600 since last fall, with a further 150 reduction this time. Essex models see a total 250 decrease per model, after a 200 cut last fall.
Georgia health authorities launch the annual campaign against the common enemy the fly with renewed effort. Atlantans are urged to organize fly swatters in every home and join the line of duty against the pest.
Fragmented ad copy promotes Hall s Catarwil Medicine claiming cures for deafness and other disorders. The message references Drucytate Crewlars and portrays a medical remedy with vague restorative aims.
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