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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1922
Page
4
The Tifton Gazette laments a new war tax on free pool admittances and forecast tariff boosts under Fordney McCumber. It argues higher costs fall on women who manage household expenses as public discounts vanish and tariffs rise.
Vidalia growers report dewberry shipments ending on the 15th with a net profit of 202 dollars per acre after expenses. The Vidalia Dewberry Association plans to reinvest profits to expand acreage and ship by carload daily aiming for 500 dollars per acre.
Athens 27 years ago reports Howell Cobb Jr transfer to Canton Georgia gauger position at a large distillery. Also from New York dispatches two detectives face police commissioners in Atlanta row over reporting an attempted death by own action and a confrontation between Cols Rucker and Glenn during trial proceedings.
Eleven Georgians, alumni of the University of Georgia, have been honored with Phi Beta Kappa membership for distinguished service. The list includes five Atlanteans, with roles as physicians, governors, lawyers, and executives in cities such as Savannah, Atlanta, Athens, and Columbus, plus one from Alabama.
Minnesota voters went to the polls to nominate party candidates for U S congress and state offices in a primary election. Many eyes on the Kellogg senate race as Anna Dickie Olesen challenging him with two men for the Democratic nomination. Republican contests include Charles F Davis facing Reuben Thoren in the third district as polls opened at 6 a m and close at 9 p m.
Leser Fields, a Black man, is in critical condition at Grady Hospital after his wife reportedly threw gasoline and struck a match, setting his clothing ablaze from waist to neck during a quarrel at 50 Roac Street. Police search for his wife in Atlanta.
An old advertisement warns readers about calomel dangers and urges using Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute. It claims calomel can salivate the system, shock the liver, or cause bone necrosis, and promises quick relief without side effects. It notes the product is safe for children and requires no salts.
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