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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1922
Page
7
Informal blurb promotes consumer savvy and price comparison tips. Encourages reading ads to learn where to buy goods and how to maximize value. Mentions daily and Sunday inserts as sources for pricing and offerings.
The Highway Weather Service notes continued favorable weather aiding road conditions across Georgia. Streams decline and low-lying areas dry. routes to Chattanooga and Augusta are fair to Macon and Columbus, poor to fair elsewhere, improving rapidly for rural routes despite lingering rough sections.
The old Lumpkin Law School chapel on Prince Avenue, once linked to Chief Justice Lumpkin and Gen. Thomas R. Cobb, may be moved to the University campus if the Catholic church agrees. Atlanta businessman Andrew Calhoun offered to fund the move to protect the historic structure from decay and pigeons. Trustees via the committee have consented to placing it off campus, with immediate action planned.
A handsome new cabinet for the Red Cross was delivered to the courthouse on Friday morning. It was funded by the local community council and wears the clothiers’ contributions for Athens poor. The cabinet results from Miss Josephine Wikina and the lumber donated by Sebe Moss, a prominent Athens citizen.
Moscow reports a Russian distributed set of wall slogans translated from American mottoes like Time is money to cut red tape. Diplomats note heavy formalities persist as one official needed twelve visits to clear possession of a car duty free, quipping that time is Soviet money.
The measure offers six options including cash, endowment policy value 3.38 times cash, vocational training at 1.25 daily, farm or home to 140 percent cash, and land settlement with reclamation projects. Introduced by Joseph W. Fordney in the House and Porter J. McCumber in the Senate, aiming to aid veterans and stimulate national benefit.
A sweeping reclamation proposal backed by the American Legion seeks compensation for ex service members and strict oversight to prevent real estate speculation. The bill, long debated since 1919, echoes payments abroad and ties to wartime obligation, with historical opposition and support shaping its path through Congress.
The New York cotton market opened lower then firmed with active months slipping 6 to 13 points before a late rally. May futures fell to 17.80, then recovered to around 17.94 as reports of improved British trade conditions supported prices, while domestic mill curtailment kept gains limited. New Orleans spot held at 16.75 middling with steady tone, Liverpool futures quoted soft and weekly stats show large U S movement into mills.
James Seagraves died at home of parents Mr and Mrs Hugh Seagraves on Nantahala Avenue Friday at 4 a m. Funeral from the residence Saturday at 11 a m conducted by Rev A L Flury with interment in Bradley Cemetery Dunaway Co funeral director in charge Surviving are parents Floyd Seagraves brother and maternal grandparents The road hog joke follows unrelated item.
Crucible Steel led declines after its dividend pass, Bethlehem Steel slipped slightly, while United States Steel and other Industrials rose on bullish volume. Copper, oils, motors, sugars and tobaccos advanced as bulls pushed stocks higher. total volume around 1.2 million shares.
A scan of market listings reveals mixed moves among major names including Allied Chemical American Locomotive and General Motors with several issues posting fractional gains. Notable items span copper, oil, steel, tobacco, and transportation sectors led by strong showings from Union Pacific and Pennsylvania Railroad related listings.
In Chicago the market showed moderate upturns with wheat prices higher on Liverpool quotations. Corn and oats also advanced at open, while provisions declined as hogs eased. later trading closed mixed with wheat unsettled and corn firm.
Palace shows Alice Lake in The Golden Gift today before similar Western program at Elite featuring Jack Hoxie in The Hills of Hate. The Western double bill includes Winners of the West while Palace also lists Gloria Swanson in Under the Lash for Monday with Mahlon Hamilton supporting.
New York raw sugar firm at 4.04 with refined at 5.40, poultry largely steady though live birds softening. Chicago potatoes weak with sacked whites around 1.66, creamery butter steady, naval stores in Savannah show firmer turpentine and rosin prices, Liberty bonds close with varied yields across series.
Report of a new business in Athens featuring a modern mirror parlor at 336 Oodfee Street. Describes glass dealers and other town trades, with chatter about a potential prize notice offering $10,000 for a missing wife.
A couple celebrated their fifty-eighth anniversary Thursday night as their son hosted a small reception. The celebration included a neighbor who later marked his own thirty-eighth anniversary and a musical concert at Conv ege s. The pair, in good health, walked around the city, with Dr. Law noted as state clerk of the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly for many years. Ink stains from sour milk offer a home remedy for removing trink stains from white cotton fabric.
An advertisement touts a no cure no pay remedy claimed to end rheumatism and pains after two days. It asserts quick, harmless relief and urges purchase through Palmer's Drug Stores with a money back guarantee.
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