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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
4
The notice lists Daily and Sunday subscription options: one month is 3.60, three months 1.56, six months 2.00, and one year 0.01. It notes Associated Press rights, reserving republication rights for dispatches and local news. It binds the paper to AP as exclusive for news dispatches and certain spectacles.
Editorial argues profiteering claims against retail merchants are general and unfair. It cites merchant burdens, manufacturer price controls, and public sacrifice, urging harmony and fair competition while defending merchants as community builders. It criticizes Governor Harding and praises more liberal Federal Reserve Board policy for stabilizing credit and production.
London, June 16, Associated Press report: murders by rebels in Ireland since July 1920 total 568. Sir Hamar Greenwood told the House of Commons that Crown forces convicted for murder in the same period were two: one Royal Irish Constabulary and one police auxiliary, the latter found insane.
A Georgia column piece titled A Good Morning to You presents humor about climate and heat in the state. It includes character sketches and a quip about ambition as drive and leadership, attributed to D G B and D B.
A compilation of quiz items with corrections and new questions. It lists correct answers for cities, states, stones, and terms and adds new questions about astronomical year balances and watch mechanisms. The content reflects a reader’s puzzle page style from a historical newspaper.
Mt. Vern Lodge No. 22 F J A M meets on the second Tuesday night monthly at K of F hall Washington Street. Olivar Encampment No. 14 I C Os meets Fridays at 8 pm in Fellows Hall corner Clayton and street. Elmo No. 40 Knights of Pythias meets Mondays at 8 at Castle Hall Clayton Street. Rebekah Lodge No. 26 I O R P meets Tuesdays in Macomb Building Odd Fellows Hall. Williams Lodge No. 15 I O O F meets Mondays in Lipscomb Building Odd Fellows Hall. Classic City Camp No. 292 W C W meets Wednesdays at 8 30 in Lipscomb Building College and Clayton Streets.
New York and New Orleans cotton prices and futures show slight gains and declines across months. U.S. grain and pork lard futures edge up and down while Liberty bonds appear mixed amid market chatter. London’s coal strike weighs on British trade and cotton demand, with potential sharp moves if resolved.
State Board approves University Summer School to serve Georgia teachers across grades and specialties. Examinations for licenses will be held July 29 and 20 with state board authorization. Open house events include an opening address by Chancellor Barrow and programs by the Atlanta Concert Company and others.
A list of July events for the Summer school includes talks by Sea and World Liberty and Prof R W Ramirez, recitals by Hugh Hodgson and Kate Hodgson, and a closing diploma program under Chancellor Barrow. Moving picture evenings in cooperation with the Palace theater will show high class films at Pound auditorium and University Chapel on selected Saturdays and Tuesdays, limited to Summer school members. A published poem on In Old Kentucky by Dr J W Lynch is noted with related mentions in the Danville Messenger and Advocate.
Dr J W Lynch former pastor of the First Baptist church in this city presents a poetic work that reflects his spiritual views and affection for the community.
A fragmented passage blends religious sentiments with regional nostalgia for Kentucky Old Kentucky and images of dreamlike castles and streams. It mentions profit driven ads and a distressingly garbled line about enjoying life “over there” plus a Needle hold: “Banner Want Ads. Phone 75.”
Washington June 16 The house republicans at a conference tonight discussed reappointment and the opposed reduction of representation of Southern states in Congress over alleged disenfranchisement of negroes No decision was reached. Read for profit need for sure results. Banner Want Ads Phone 76.
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