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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1921
Page
6
Chicago jury acquitted Mrs Cora Orthwein of murder in the Zeigler case. The not guilty verdict marks her as the twenty eighth woman cleared on Cook county murder charges in the past decade.
Trunk and suitcase repair offered by Neel's Auto Top Service Co at 252 N Lampkin St with phone 1500. Farm loans promoted by LC Thurmond at 704 Holman Bldg Athens Ga. Also Athens Tire Service Co offers vulcanizing and new tires. Public notice of bank stockholders meeting at Commercial Bank of Athens on College Ave July 6 1921. Train schedules show Atlanta Memphis and Birmingham connections with times. Reward offered for arson of Whitehead barn near Carlton Ga on June 13 1921.
Market notes list ripe tomatoes iceberg lettuce J beans okra and cucumbers along with melons and citrus. Costa's Delicatessen Shop features bulk olives pickles and fresh produce. Local prices include 25c per pound potatoes and assorted cakes priced around 40c to 60c.
A dense notice explains how to format want ads for classification in the Morning Banner and Evening Herald. It emphasizes indexing, first words for categories, and proper placement to maximize results and avoid rejection. It notes rates of one and a half cents per word and mentions combined coverage across Athena papers.
Riga reports the American state department via committees led by Fridtjof Nanten and an unnamed Norwegian captain and diplomat has failed to obtain release of American prisoners in Soviet Russia.
In Atlanta on June 24 M W Campbell of Green 8.0 and Mrs Safeh Ward were released after police found insufficient evidence in the accidental wounding of Miana Howard caused by Campbell's wife.
Readable fragments report a Mrs Campbell held pending outcome of Mrs Howard's wound and suggest the attacker attempted to abduct her husband. The note implies Mrs Howard was wounded and may recover. Names and details are incomplete.
Two unidentified youths staged a lengthy melee in the roof garden atop a 26 story Birmingham building. Chairs were swung and one overturned to the sidewalk but no injuries occurred as bystanders watched. The combatants escaped while a crowd gathered.
Washington June 24 Charles B Warren a Michigan lawyer was named by President Harding as ambassador to Japan.
Special to The Atlants Ga. reports Aldine Chambers a politically prominent figure alleges Governor Boykin and officials concealed a bunco syndicate in Atlanta. Chambers claims repeated violations and seeks impeachment by presenting a letter urging the governor to initiate proceedings. The piece notes indictments and recent police probe activity in the case.
A federal grand jury indicted Tim Murphy and six co‑conspirators for stealing mail in a Dearborn robbery on April 6. The names of the defendants were suppressed pending arrests.
Bishop Yoseph M. Kondelka of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior died yesterday in Superior Wisconsin. The death comes as a sudden loss to the local church and community. Funeral arrangements are not yet announced.
Fragmented OCR shows scattered scores including Atlanta 9 Nashville 6 and Mobile 14 Little Rock 1 with many unreadable names. National and American League references appear garbled. No coherent game list or date can be confirmed from the legible lines.
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