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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1922

Page

6

Cotton Market Trends and Prices Across Major Hubs

The Athens market shows good middling cotton at 173-4 cents with limited offerings as six weeks of dull trade persist. In New York, the market advances 2 to 6 points on rains and firmer cables, with May near 17.76 and July around 17.17 as shipments and export movement influence prices. New Orleans sees a steady tone despite heavy rains, with May around 16.50 and bids listed while reports of labor troubles and crop acreage forecasts temper gains.

Athens New York Liverpool New England New Orleans Orleans

Bluebeard Buried Without a Name

Paris reports Henri Desire-Landru guillotined February 1 for murdering ten women and a boy. He lies in an unmarked grave, his children authorized to place a small cross bearing only Henri Desire. The family seeks to assume the surname Reny.

Bluebeard Paris Henri Desire - Landru Hinble Desire Henri Desire Ren'y

Wall Street Open Falls as Markets React to Mixed Trends

New York stocks and bonds show muted activity with Liberty bonds, call money, and foreign exchange quoted. Major names such as International Harvester, Sears Roebuck, Central Leather, and various rail and oil stocks move modestly, while oils and utilities pull back amid cautious investors.

Allied Chemical and Dye Allis-Chalmers American Can Car and Foundry International Corp American Locomotive American Sugars Sumatra Tobacco Ini American T. and T American Tobacco Anaconda Atchison Ath, Gulf, and W. Indies Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore and Ohio Bethlehem Steel Canadian Pacific Central Leather Chandler Motors Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago Mil St. Paul Chicago, R. I. and Pac Colorado Erie General Asp General Electric General Motors Goodrich Co Great Northern Pith Illinois Central A Inspiration Co International Harvester Marine International Paper Invincible Oil Ee Ae Kelly-Springfield Ve Ee Kennecott Copper Louisville and Nashville Mexican Petroleum Miami Middle States Midvale Steel Missouri Pacific New York Central Hartford Norfolk and Western Northern Pacific Chishores Pacific Oil Pan Assettn Petroleum Pennsylvania People Sears Roebuck Sinclair Con Southern Pacific Eel Southern Railway Standard Oil of N. J Babaker Corporation Tennessee Copper Texas Co Texas and Pacific Union Pacific Utah Co Estinghouse Jasive Overland Voice Atants Comet Line Coca Colm Bs Oe Oee Geir Teal Se Ee Es Wall Street New York Intin Pullman Virginia Carolina Chemical Market Street Railway Wro

Chicago Markets Update on Wheat Corn and Cattle Prices

Market news from Chicago shows wheat weak at Liverpool inspired levels with mixed gains in hogs lifting the provisions complex. Corn and oats open lower while wheat closes unsettled. Livestock demand softer for cattle with hogs steady to mixed and veal calves weak to lower. Chicago pork and lard prices listed with slight gains. cattle receipts strong and feeders steady. Washington grain and livestock quotes from St Louis and Chicago briefs included.

Chicago Liverpool Atrong Texas

Market Roundup Of Potatoes Sugar And Naval Stores

Chicago market shows weakness in potato prices with round whites and reds moved at 1.50 to 1.85 per cwt across states Minnesota Idaho Nebraska and Wisconsin. New York raw sugar holds firm around 3.92 at centrifugal, granulated levels steady. Savannah naval stores report firm turpentine at 1 dollar with steady rosin and varied pitches for grades, with detailed stock, receipts and shipments across several resin classifications.

Chicago Wisconsin Minnesota Idaho Nebraska SUAR NAVAL Savannah

Fine Black man for breaking up worship at Ebenezer church

Arthur Grisham, a Black man, was found guilty in police court of drunkenness and disturbing services at Ebenezer church on Arch Street last Sunday and fined 25.75 or 50 days on the street. He will be tried in county court for interfering with divine worship. Another Black man, Reno Terrell, was arrested on a similar charge for breaking up worship at a colored church on Fourth Street and will also be held for county court.

Arthur Grisham Ebenezer Church Arch Street Grisham Reno Terrell Fourth Street

Movements Lift Shares Amid Broad Market Activity

In a brisk session, trading saw notable moves as stocks gained 1 to 6 points. Demand grew for equipment oils and steels while low priced railroads absorbed at higher figures. The Pacifica advanced as the close strengthened with total sales around 50,000 shares.

Pacifica

Roy Dickerson to be tried Monday in Seale jail

Roy Dickerson sits in the dual locked death cell of Russell county jail in Seale Alabama charged with several robberies including the 1920 Phenix-Girard bank robbery at Girard. He was brought from Birmingham by Sheriff Ragland after an arrest related to a New Orleans burglary. C L Mullins and Judge J B Williams accompanied him. He is slated for trial next Monday morning in circuit court as the regular term of court begins.

Former Cashier Alleges Persecution in Embezzlement Case

ALBANY Ga A former Bank of Ty Ty cashier H T Wren nick claims persecution by enemies who aim to remove him for cases he helped investigate and push He is jailed at Sylvester Worth county charged with embezzling bank funds and a shortage remains unresolved.

Albany H. T. Wrennick Bank of Ty Ty Wae Tie County Sylvester Worth County

Georgia Plans Cooperative Cotton Pool With 240000 Bales

Dallas Texas Georgia is forming a cooperative sales association and expects 240000 bales for this year s pool Charles Barrett president of the National Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union and Georgia Farm Bureau federation chairman told Texas Farm Bureau officers Barrett was joined by Harvie Jordan secretary of the American Cotton Growers Exchange and C A Moser of Atlanta The trip aimed to survey Texas federation achievements and apply lessons from other states to Georgia efforts

Dallas Texas Georgia Charles 3. Barrett National Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union Georgia Farm Bureau Federation Texas Farm Bureau Federation Barrett Harvie Jordan American Cotton Growers Exchange C. A. Moser Atlanta Barret Texas Federation

Rickard's Counsel Rested At Noon In Rape Case

New York prosecutors defend Tex Rickard against a charge of raping a 15 year old girl, Sarah Schoenfeld. Attorneys rested shortly before noon Tuesday as the court signaled it hoped to submit the case to the jury Tuesday night.

New York Tex Rickard Sarah Schoenfeld

Nineteen Chinese Await Deportation at N J Village Jail

Twenty three Chinese, recently arriving from Havana on the steamship South America, are held in the Village jail to await immigration action. Sixteen are said to be stowaways, the rest ship crew. They are well dressed and carry between 1000 and 1300 dollars each. A note mentions a book titled How to Find a Wife and a tongue in cheek line about doing something you shouldn't.

Roosevelt N. J Havana South America

Metropolitan Life Insures 19 Million Nationwide Workers

Metropolitan Life reports about 19 million insured with over 16 million under weekly premium plans. Free nursing and health services reach 2,800 towns, with 14 million visits and 2,116,875 in 1921. The company highlights disease prevention, housing loans totaling over 68 million dollars for 17,744 homes, and life expectancy gains. It claims leadership in both Industrial and Ordinary life insurance with vast policies in force and premiums exceeding rivals.

America Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Metropolitan Ace Eee Salen di Coren Feo Alee Cape Worle Saar Hian Dou

Helping the Employer to Help

Employers insuring their employees under group policies are advised regarding health conditions and accident prevention, while the employees receive benefits of nursing service and welfare literature.

238 Million Pieces of Literature in Health Campaign

Attractive booklets and pamphlets on health and disease, prepared by leading experts, are distributed widely. So far 238,000,900 copies have been distributed with 25,000,000 in 1921. The Metropolitan health magazine prints 18,000,000 copies annually.

Metropolitan

City That Is Watched Demonstrates Health Regulation Impact

In Framingham Massachusetts the metropolis leads a national health experiment observed by authorities to show what proper municipal health regulation can achieve. Deaths from tuberculosis have fallen from 121 per 100000 to 40 per year.

Framingham Mass

The Metropolitan Insurance Prospect in The Future

The Metropolitan pledges to continue its endeavor to offer life health and accident protection and aid to save human life. The company foresees continued growth and greater opportunities to serve the American public with insurance protection and life and health conservation.

America

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