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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1922
Page
4
The Athens Banner requests that all business communications go to the Athens Publish ing house, not to individuals. News articles intended for publication should be addressed to the Athens Banner.
The piece outlines widening protests over a proposed bonus bill for former service members. Allies and opponents clash on funding methods, with the president pushing plans like time certificates and bank loans, while critics warn of a crisis and frozen credits. Political maneuvering intensifies as business leaders and soldiers voice concerns about national consequences.
A program assigns Coach Stegeman to teach aspiring athletic trainers in high schools and at the university Summer School. The emphasis will be health, proper exercise, and preparatory rules to equip young men for work in schools, benefiting boys through trained instructors.
The piece argues that British coalition supporters remain in power after World War II era tensions but drift toward party disputes. It notes de Grove withdraws aims for a prewar settlement, Irish issues stretched postwar unity, and growing restlessness within coalition ranks as leaders like Lloyd George contemplate a lengthy government and a return to party competition.
Movements pressed the government to acquire Mammoth Cave and surrounding lands to preserve them as a national park. Advocates argue the cave is a premier American landmark and a potential national scenic asset that would cost little to protect for the public. The plea echoes calls to safeguard other sites and ensure private gain does not threaten this landmark.
The report recalls the Athens Masons meeting in Washington Georgia to plan centennial exercises and notes Judge A La Mitchell and Archelus H Mitchell awaiting the event. It highlights Dr Moses Waddell and Dr Henry Van Speer as aging figures connected to University of Georgia history and mentions invitations to prominent speakers from Georgia and Washington D.C. for the June celebration.
The page mixes sports notes with scattered quotes and civic jottings. It mentions belt lines on telephones and a lost race claim cited by Florida scientists, plus local crime and grand jury notes from Oconee county. The tone is brisk, collage-like, and aims to tease multiple brief items rather than a single story.
Local Athens note reports on planting shade trees in the Athens area with lines indicating work in progress and updated status. The brief items mention Madina references and a February 15, 1901 dateline, highlighting community improvement efforts and ongoing horticultural work.
A garbled OCR note indicates McDowell and Son seeking an appointment or arrangement, with unclear guidance on the requested action or party involved. The readable elements suggest a business matter requiring a formal meeting or decision.
A fragment notes that a teaching describing the soul as a direct creative God caused controversy. The conservative Southern Presbyterian church could not bear the implication, and directors at the Columbus Theological Seminary confronted the issue amid debate.
A garbled OCR fragment references the Presbytery, the vacant chair, and names like J. Cartledge and Gen Cares. It reads as an unfinished meeting note with unclear context and no clear event or outcome.
The article argues colds stem from over-sensitive skin nerves and exposure. It recommends gradual hardening via cold baths and loose clothing, plus outdoor activity in cool rooms. It notes many cannot endure really cold baths but most can take cool baths and stay warm overall. It cites the Southern Division of the American Red Cross in advice on maintaining resistance.
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