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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1922
Page
4
A move to repeal Georgia county four year terms faces likely defeat in the legislature. Proponents argue shorter elections would reduce civic unrest, but opponents warn repeal would disrupt service and hurt incumbents. The public is urged to retain the current four year term as a stabilizing standard.
The Brunswick News suggests keeping dollars local by growing kaffir corn and sunflowers for chicken feed in Clarke County and Athens. It argues kaffir corn thrives in dry soil, sunflowers grow easily, and a local feed mill could cut costs while boosting poultry production and keeping money within the region.
Gray-haired men recall springtime sea dreams once fueled by adventure and pirates. The Westinghouse gyroscope demo signals physics curbing romance at sea as steam, war, and labor disputes reshape progress, while Jules Verne’s era fades into scientific romance.
Athens daily notes from December 1894 covering Charles Henety and others traveling to Atlanta for a Southern Colleges convention to draft intercollegiate football rules. Representatives from Auburn Vanderbilt Sewanee Alabama North and South Carolina Tech Georgia and UGA attend. The item also mentions social events and local visits, including musicians and residents, with Mount Vernon Lodge electing officers for the coming year.
An old reader letters piece recalls early Georgia dancing as wholesome amusement with only the minuet. It denounces waltzes and hugging as immodest, urging daughters of the land to resist vice and uphold virtuous standards with indignation and modesty.
Ordinary Kk C Orr reorganizing court house records finds three classes of records not provided for. The judge, aided by three lady friends including Miss Florrie, hesitates to offer a firm suggestion yet proceeds with the file arrangement.
Rabun Gap memories frame a scene where Ike’s remark about marriage, support, and lunacy records ends with a joke about a single general heading. The judge returns to his desk and faces an incomplete filing job with three classes of records missing, while a Kentucky gentleman’s remark echoes on liquor law wisdom.
New York slips from AL lead after dropping four of five as Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel prepare to return May 20. Eddie Rommel dominates, Philadelphia beats New York 4 2 while Boston pitchers Nehf Barnes and Shea crush the Giants 9 1. St Louis tops Cincinnati 6 5 in nine, Bonk exit. Veteran Jack Quinn ushers Washington to an 8 0 win with three RBIs.
Athens Georgia lawyers agree to close their offices at 2 p m each Saturday afternoon from May 6 1922 through the first Saturday in September 1922. The list of signers includes F L Upson T S Mell John B Gamble H C Tuck E S Price and many others representing local firms and practitioners.
Bakersfield California E A Abbott a plumber is jailed after refusing to testify before the grand jury investigating alleged Ku Klux Klan activities He said answering questions for District Attorney Dorsey would violate his oath as a Klan member and refused to cooperate on Wednesday leading to jail Thursday record says.
A lost item notice seeks the return of a book titled Lost Book 12 Banned Herald Route. The finder should bring the item to the Banner Herald office and will receive a reward.
Advertisement touts a product named Freezone or Freezeone that claims to stop corn pain instantly and allow removal with fingers. It markets a cheap tiny bottle sold by druggists for use on hard or soft corns and calluses between the toes without soreness or irritation.
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