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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1921
Page
5
An OCR laden page fragment lists insurance and bank references, auto services, rental notices, and sale offers. It mentions Einatimb special fire insurance, a BAVINGS a-BANK IN ATHENS, auto dealers, taxi service, and a $12,000 property sale. Several partial phone numbers and street names appear amid disjointed lines.
Associated Press reports that the president signed the bill creating a national budget system. The new system aims to appoint a director of budget within about two weeks and establish streamlined financial oversight for federal expenditures.
Notice states a bank meeting in Athens Georgia at 170 College Street to be held at 4 o'clock P M on Wednesday July 5 Se pliner and
Miss Rutherford will address a gathering of colored people Sunday afternoon at Hill First Baptist. The program features a recitation by Miss Rutherford and a special musical tribute by John A. Bator and his choir. The singing lineup includes O Mary Don't You Weep and Get On Board, Little Children.
Market daily listing shows ripe tomatoes cantaloupes peaches and bananas among fruit offers. Staples include cucumbers celery peppers beans onions and potatoes with assorted bread rolls and cakes. Multiple vendors like Arnold Abney Co Costa’s and others display prices per pound or dozen for items such as tomatoes 12 to 16 cents, pineapples 20 cents, and cakes priced per loaf.
Mrs J H Dorsey wife of Capt J H Dorsey died Thursday eve. The funeral was held yesterday at 5 p m from the First Church and she was laid to rest in Oconee Cemetery. Hundreds of friends expressed deep sympathy for the bereaved family. Rev Walter Anthony officiated.
Fragmented sermon-like text referencing Christ’s sacrifice and human frailty. Mentions heaven, eternity, and the phrase getting a hard fall from a fit of the blues. Contains several garbled fragments and nonsensical insertions.
Mrs A C Sutherland of 668 Pulaski says kidney trouble for ten years improved after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. She describes back pain, fatigue, and relief after taking the pills, noting she has been rewarded with the same results after colds and kidney issues. The ad promotes the product at 60 cents and cites FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
A notice lists the University of Georgia graduation sequence with sermons, Phi Beta Kappa initiation, alumni meetings and luncheons on June 14 and 15. Orators include Harry Stiffwell Edwards, Edward C. Davis, and the harvest of honors for the graduating class and law department. The schedule includes monument unveiling for Dr Crawford Wy Long, and a late commemoration address by William M. Howard.
A Palm Beach reader writes praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from monthly cramps and general pain. She urges publication to help other women endure menstrual suffering and promote health.
Fragmentary ad copy describes sizes from 34 to 46 inches bust and prices around 30 to 35 cents. Mentions pictorial review models and a range of garments with unclear branding. No clear event or speaker identified.
Virgil Kor aged 19 a farmer was found not guilty of murder in the degree of Leroy Lovett by a jury in circuit court and sentenced to life imprisonment. The defendant showed nonchalant attitude after verdict and appeared inexperienced in court. Sheriff's sale in Clarke County Georgia lists Lot No 10 in Block D Oconee Place with transfer to Tennie Thomas and notice dated June 6 1921.
State and county announce a public sale by auction at the courthouse during legal hours on Tuesday June 1 1921 to satisfy a fi fa from the Superior Court Franklin County in favor of Farmers Bank Canon Georgia against C J Culpepper principal B Bower and J A Property. The property to be sold is a six cylinder touring car motor number M336 No A FP 2 and related equipment held as described in the fi fa. W H Jackson sheriff.
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