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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1921
Page
6
Classified ad fragment listing vehicles for sale including Ford and Dodge models, rental offers for rooms and apartments, a Ford truck sale, furniture and appliance inquiries, and various service notices from Athens Georgia. Mentions Dougherty Street location and Banner classifieds.
Local grocery listings show fresh produce and baked goods from Arnold Abney Co and Piggy Wiggly including lettuce peppers tomatoes onions celery beans okra and high quality cakes. Peaches apples oranges bananas and various potatoes also advertised with morning arrivals.
A continued list details new members joining various groups led by advisors and district coordinators. Names across multiple clubs include Watson Hancock Forbes Trussell Baldwin Watson and others in Red Wing Excelsior and Non-Squabble Groups.
Thornton fined two Negro ice delivery drivers after police uncovered short weights on deliveries. Three drivers were checked and docketed. one case dismissed. Fines of 5.75 and 10.76 were assessed, with drivers warned to weigh all loads and report discrepancies. Chief Beusse urged customers to verify weights and help stop the practice.
Clarksville Tennessee June 20 Clarence Hodge a white youth was shot and killed by Alvin Boyd a negro who escapes. Posses are searching for Boyd tonight.
The Associated Press reports in Washington that the Johnson bill to permit aliens who sailed before June 8 to land at American ports passed the posse and moves to the next stage. The measure seeks to ease entry for certain mariners already abroad by adjusting landing rights and border procedures.
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