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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1922
Page
7
Griffin, known as Income Tax Man, will assist residents with filing tax returns until March 15. He will be on the second floor of the federal building with offices staffed by Mr. Griffith, spending Wednesday in Watkinsville before remaining in Athens.
Mercer University will represent the South in the National Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis. North Carolina failed to gain faculty consent to participate, so the invitation went to Mercer after the South finals in Atlanta last week.
A motion was filed in the Tennessee Copper Company case before the Supreme Court. W B Miller of Chattanooga and associates represent Tennessee Copper Company seeking to maintain current limits on sulphur emissions, arguing the injunctions protect Georgia residents from toxic fumes.
In the past 24 hours heavy rainfall hit central Georgia with Macon recording 6.36 inches and other areas reporting over 1.5 inches. Roads are severely damaged, paved highways usable only with chains, and country roads impassable. Improvement is forecast later in the week as rivers rise and weather clears.
Fragmentary OCR shows Seaboard Airline Railway schedules with North and Southbound departures from Atlanta and connections to Gainesville and Atlantic City routes. Dates and times are garbled but indicate city pairs such as Atlanta to Norfolk and Washington via Abbeville.
In Macon Georgia the Ocmulgee river rose above banks after the heaviest rain in 23 years. Rainfall from Sunday afternoon to Tuesday morning reached 6.37 inches, the highest since records began. The river stood about two and a half feet above flood stage early Tuesday and continued rising, with a washout on the Central of Georgia line at Powersville and about 1,000 telephones out of service.
The ball park receives final preparations as Sanford Field is outfitted for the baseball and track season. New grandstands and bleachers add seating for 7,000 plus 3,000 circus seats to handle large crowds. The old grandstand was torn down and rebuilt, extending the stands.
A truncated OCR fragment references field notes and forewords but lacks clear names dates places or events. The readable bits suggest a discussion of field and sea terms, with no identifiable persons organizations or concrete actions.
Charter members of the Tea Square club hosted a Saturday evening party in the parlor of the Woman's Building to honor new members. Hostesses Wilma Mitchell Anna Belle Drake and Susan Brandon oversaw a green and white St Patrick's decorated room. Fourteen guests attended with light refreshments served later.
Washington The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Interstate Commerce Commission rate dispute from 1920 transportation acts including rail rate legality. The ruling notes suits to set aside a rate should be filed in federal district court, affecting ICC and state parties.
A Missouri reader reports heavy pains from female ailments after an operation was advised. After taking Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills she recovered strength, gained weight, and could resume work, praising the product and authorizing sharing the letter to help others.
Cables from Liverpool and Manchester report improving trade and bullish notes, yet heavy rains and moisture delay new crop prep. May reach about 18.16 with July near 17.21 while New York spots show steady ranges and New Orleans prices edge higher amid delayed planting and shared Western belt sentiment.
New York stocks opened firm with price strength yet saw irregular declines as profit taking set in. Consolidated Gas retreated after a brief rally while motors and various independents moved, with tobacco and sugar shares supported and foreign issues causing uncertainty.
Chicago grain prices slipped as Wheat led losses with 3 to 8 cent declines in early trade amid unsettled finish. Corn and oats opened mixed with slight down moves, while hog futures nudged up in the provision market. Livestock receipts showed mixed gains and losses across cattle, hogs, and lambs with top cattle at 9.35 and hogs near 11.39.
Patchy market blurbs from Chicago and New York on dairy eggs sugar and turpentine. A Pittsburgh bank messenger survives a robbery attempt as a bandit fires and is wrestled to the ground by a bystander with the bandit later captured by police.
Pain from backache and lumbago fades with Jacobs Oil. Ads promise quick, almost instant relief from soreness stiffness and deep pains when applied topically. Small trial bottle offered to try and gain lasting relief, with emphasis on harmless coating soothing nerves and joints.
Ambiguous, partially garbled OCR text mentions a small bottle of balm for nostrils marketed as a remedy for head colds. It claims rapid relief and references a product name similar to Cwam Balm, with uncertain years and details. The source lacks clear dates, entities, and verifiable facts.
An Oklahoma woman and Congress member addressed Republican women at a city rally Monday. She urged experience over rhetoric, critiqued political knowledge among men, and reflected on her own decision to consider running for Congress. The talk touched on anti suffrage views and the broader political climate.
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