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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1922
Page
4
Prolonged rain damages Georgia roads making topsoil surfaces unusable for heavy traffic. Officials urge bonds to finance permanent, durable highways with proper grading curves and hard surfaces. Federal matching funds could double the investment, mirroring Virginia Florida plans to attract tourism.
A curious Journal feature cites Dr Georgine Luden estimating body material value, from iron to gold in brain and blood, and explains life as the unseen spirit guiding a locomotive body. A Wall Street Journal Ford tale and Germany price notes follow in fragmented fashion.
Miss Lizzie Bloomfield, Athens gifted artist, has taken studio rooms in Philadelphia and has studied there five years as a portrayer of human face and form. We predict a bright future in her chosen field though she plans to make Philadelphia her home. Miss Meta Atwood returns to Atlanta to resume studies at Bishop Elliott's school. Mig Sleish of Savannah will visit Milledge Avenue and Mrs Hooper recovers from a brief illness on Garber Street.
Charlotte Greenwood, long featured as Letty in a continuing Broadway persona, previews her lasting Letty run with "Letty Pepper" and the song "Ray of Sunshine." She explains the performance philosophy as storing happiness to sustain audiences weekly.
Los Angeles authorities seek arrest and detention of William B. Coburn former Ku Klux Klan official believed in Atlanta amid extradition proceedings. Los Angeles district attorney’s office filed final information with a grand jury which returned 43 indictments. Baker Kleagle of the Klan held at county hospital psych ward allegedly plotted escape using car and plane plans.
Cincinnati report says decision on reaffiliation of the Carpenters Union to the building trades department hinges on federation talks. Patrick H. McCarthy of San Francisco, a Carpenters representative, announced tentative plans to enroll all building trades within the department, pending action at the annual meeting.
City court closes for the week after finishing Theodore versus Brown. The court adjourned Thursday at noon and will reconvene Monday at 9 o clock. The jury was dismissed and no further business will be taken up until next week.
A lightning strike at a tenant house near MNALDA Georgia on Wednesday killed James Linton sr and seriously wounded three others. The report notes the victims as Black residents and cites local response. The incident follows a string of severe weather events in the area.
The 1922 Pandora, praised as one of the handsomest and best edited by the Senior class at the University, is widely read among the college community. It covers usual departments with many pictures and strong reading matter. now on sale by the business manager.
Fragmentary note discusses a goat regarded as an impurity in Christian rites. The text hints at ritual impurity concepts but provides no full context or events.
Helen Wainwright swam 150 yards at Brighton Beach New York in 1 minute 49 seconds 35 thirds to establish a world record for women in the event.
Washington reporters note the Agriculture Department forecast winter wheat at 607.6 million bushels and spring wheat at 247 million bushels, totaling 855 million for all wheat. Oats 1.305 billion, barley 191 million, rye 190 thousand. hay 106.06 million. Winter wheat condition 8 percent of normal. spring wheat acreage 18.639 million with 90.7 percent condition. Barley 7.55 million acres at 90.1 percent. rye 92.5. hay 91.1. pasture 93.8. apples 186 million. peaches 54 million with related conditions.
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