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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1922
Page
2
The Route Book award is set to return as EO' s T Banner Herald announces the prize. Details on the award ceremony and recipients are expected to be released by the publication this week.
An Athens Georgia plant touts its Maid of Athens mattress as the finest in the United States. The family firm of Arnolds says the mattress uses select cotton and is highly regarded by major hotels and buyers across seven states. The article notes the factory capacity and widespread shipments, including a large order from Wilmington, North Carolina.
A bold advertisement touts Mahdeen as a dandruff remedy that stops flakes. It guarantees results or refunds the purchase price, urging customers to buy from druggists or to mail order from the Mahdeen Company in Natordoches Texas.
In a fragmented discourse residents praise Columbus as a growing manufacturing hub while critiquing the high price and quality of imported Athens products. Experts note potential gains if local output expands into an exhibit reflecting community industry.
The Department of Fine Arts of the Georgia Federation of Women announces a contest for club women with prizes of 10 dollars for best short story and best poem. Entries must be federated club members, 1000-2000 words for stories and 80-150 lines for poems, typed and copied, with author details sealed.
Athens social notes show numerous residents traveling and visiting cities from Atlanta to Chattanooga and New York. People named include C Geise Dawson Ga L C Brown Clarence Porterfield B B Candler A M Candler Leo Gottheimer Jack Goodman Margaret Sizer Virginia Brown LaFayette Lanter Troy Patterson J Z Hoke Julia Moss Elizabeth Mewbourne Sallie Harris Carter Bertha Kate Davison and Mrs Phinizy with trips to Manchester Swainsboro Augusta Florida Quitman Chattanooga and New York Reflects a busy pattern of movement and hosting among Athens residents.
Former Athens Banner and Athens Banner Herald editor Mr. Stewart F Gelders spent Monday and Tuesday in Athens with friends. He is currently relief editor of the Atlanta Constitution, a major paper, and has held senior roles with Greensboro papers in North Carolina.
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